By Toby Bicknell
Texas Scouting Director

Name: Steven Gallardo-Morris
School: Burnet HS
Travel Team: Action Baseball
Position: SS/RHP

5-foot-10, 175-pound, fast twitch frame. At shortstop, Gallardo-Morris flashes good range with quick feet, occasionally fielding the ball right-of-center. He has average rhythm through the ball and creates a whip in the arm throwing 77 mph across the diamond. Gallardo-Morris, a switch-hitter, starts from the right side with a tall set-up and his hands close to his body. Short stride and quicker load to get started with his hands sliding to his back shoulder. Compact hand path to contact showing occasional gap power. As a left-handed hitter he has loose rhythm with a short, stride-and-glide timing mechanism and shows good barrel awareness. Ran 6.75 60-yard dash.
On the mound, the right-hander works from a high-¾ slot, slow delivery to leg lift then good tempo to foot-strike with some effort. Fastball ranged from 83-84 mph with slight sinking action. Threw his breaking ball at 74 mph with slurve-type action showing some depth with late break. Third best pitch was changeup at 72-74 mph.

 

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