TN Day Report: Saturday

May 3, 2018
Tim Kay
PBR Tennessee Director of Scouting

On Saturday, we traveled across the state, catching 3 games. We began the day at CPA for their matchup against Franklin Road Academy, staying for just under 2 full innings. We then traveled to Grace Christian in Knoxville for the Webb vs. King’s Academy and CAK vs. Grace Christian games. Weather overall was good, truly spring weather with a lot of sun and high temperatures, though temperatures dropped and it got windier as the night went along. CPA was previously written up here. CAK was previously written up here. Grace Christian was previously written up here and here. Read below for standouts and check out the Twitter feed for video highlights!

JACOB TATE / LHP / 1B / CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE, TN / 2019

Rankings StateRank: 7 / POS: 2 OverallRank: 253 / POS: 36

FB (81-85, T86), CB (63-66), CH (64-68)

- 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K

Kentucky commit features projectable frame, strike-throwing ability. XL tall frame w/ some present strength, very projectable. Long and lanky. Pitches from a full wind-up into H ¾ release. Repeatable delivery w/ low effort throw. Quick arm. Angle and plane, extension. Ball gets on you quick. FB shows occasional arm-side run. Medium downer CB flashes proper shape w/ average depth. CH w/ sink and fade. Slows arm on both off-speed pitches. Strike-thrower pounds the zone w/ 3 pitch mix. Went to zero 3 ball counts on this day, including 18 of 24 first pitch strikes. Overall, threw just 16 balls, including 52 of 58 FB’s for strikes. Projects for advanced command. Generated 15 swing and misses on 54 swings. Also collected 3 doubles on this day, including the walk off hit.

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