Preseason All-State East: Pitcher Breakdown

Benjamin Blair RHP / SS / Liberty Christian Academy , VA / 2023

Ethan Blakeney OF / RHP / Bayside , VA / 2023

Blakeney is 6-0 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, longer loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 82-84, touching 85, with downward angle to it and some hard late armside run. Curveball was 69-71 with good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Slider was 75-76 with good armspeed and late 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 76-77 with good armspeed and hard run to it that had some depth as well.

Landon Bonneville C / RHP / King's Fork, VA / 2022

Bonneville is 6-0 with a strong athletic frame. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, very short loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a slight fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 78-81, with hard late armside run that gets some depth as well. Curveball was 66-71 with good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 73-74 with good armspeed and some late fade to it.

Bryce Burchette RHP / OF / Nansemond River , VA / 2023

Burchette is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has strength present and some projection left. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, longer free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands slightly closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 78-80, with some late armside run. Curveball was 64-68 with some armspeed and big gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 72-74 with good armspeed and some late run to it. Slider was 68-71 with good armspeed and gradual 10/4 break, has some shape to it.

Andrew Catron RHP / RHP / Maret School, VA / 2022

Catron is 6-2 with a lankier athletic frame that has strength present in the lower half and plenty of projection left. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, longer loose quick arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish with some recoil. Fastball was 80-82, with some hard armside run that gets depth to it. Curveball was 62-67 with some armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it, climbs slot up a bit to get on top of. Showed a slider in the same velocity range with good armspeed and sharp 10/4 break to it, arm slot matches his fastball. Change-up was 71-74 with good armspeed and heavy fade to it.

Yoon Chae SS / RHP / Cape Henry Collegiate, VA / 2023

Chae is 5-9 with an athletic frame that has strength present in the lower half and some projection left. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short free quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 76-81, with some late armside run to it. Curveball was 67-70 with good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 68-72 with good armspeed and late fade to it.

Colby Eidson RHP / 1B / Kempsville, VA / 2022

Eidson is 5-11 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 78-81, with some late armside run to it that has depth as well. Curveball was 64-68 with some armspeed and gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 71-74 with good armspeed and hard armside run to it.

Frank Engel C / 3B / Grafton, VA / 2022

Engel is 5-11 with a lankier athletic frame that has some strength present and plenty of projection left. Engel is a switch pitcher, from the right side, he throws from a three-quarters arm slot, short loose very quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a slight fall off finish and hard recoil. Fastball was 85-88, with hard late armside run to it. Slider was 71-72 with good armspeed and late hard 10/4 break to it. From the left side, he throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short loose quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 85-88, with downward plane and some late armside run to it. Curveball was 61-62 with some armspeed and gradual 1/7 break to it.

Jacob Genzler OF / RHP / First Colonial, VA / 2022

Genzler is 6-3 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, long loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and slightly closed, lands on line with an athletic finish. Fastball was 81-85, with late hard armside run to it that has some depth as well. Curveball was 74-76 with some armspeed and gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 79-80 with good armspeed and heavy fade to it. Slider was 78-79 with good armspeed and late hard 10/4 break.

Andrew Hart OF / LHP / Cape Henry, VA / 2024

Hart is 5-9 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, breaks long before shortening up to a loose arm action and some effort to his delivery. Shoulders are slightly uphill and closed, lands on line with a slight fall off finish and some recoil. Fastball was 76-78, with downward angle some late hard armside run to it. Curveball was 62-63 with some armspeed and gradual 1/7 break to it. Change-up was 66-68 with some armspeed and heavy fade to it.

Kaden Hilburger OF / RHP / Tabb, VA / 2022

Hilburger is 6-0 with an athletic frame that has plenty of projection left. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot, very short free quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are slightly uphill and closed, lands slightly closed with a hard fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 85-87, with some late armside run to it. Slider was 73-78 with some armspeed and gradual 10/4 break to it, pitch has some shape to it. Change-up was 74-75 with some armspeed and heavy fade to it.

Ethan Hirschfeld SS / RHP / Norfolk Collegiate, VA / 2023

Hirschfield is 5-10 with an athletic frame that has plenty of projection left. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, shorter loose quick arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive crossfire delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 79-81, with some late armside run to it that has depth. Curveball was 65-70 with some armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 71-72 with some armspeed and a bit of cut to it. Slider is 71-72 with good armspeed and late 10/4 break to it.

Aden Judge OF / RHP / Nansemond River , VA / 2024

Judge is 5-10 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and plenty of projection left. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, very short free quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and closed, lands slightly closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 82-86, with some downward plane and late hard armside run. Slider was 78-79 with good armspeed and late hard 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 77-79 with good armspeed and a bit of late fade to it.

Mike Keough LHP / OF / Great Bridge, VA / 2023

Keough is 5-9 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Crossfire delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 66-69, with heavy sink and a bit of late armside run. Curveball was 61-63 with good armspeed and big gradual 1/7 break to it. Change-up was 60-62 with some armspeed and heavy fade to it.

Connor McGhee RHP / Nansemond Suffolk, VA / 2023

McGhee is 6-1 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, long free quick arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a fall off finish. Fastball was 77-82, touching 83, with some downward plane and a bit of late run. Curveball was 63-64 with some armspeed and sharp hard 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 71-72 with some armspeed and some late fade to it.

Ryan Northup RHP / SS / First Colonial , VA / 2022

Northup is 5-11 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, long free quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are slightly uphill and slightly closed, lands closed with a fall off finish. Fastball was 79-81, with a bit of sink, pitch gets cut to gloveside and some run to armside. Curveball was 65-69 with good armspeed and late sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 76-77 with good armspeed and some late boring action to armside.

Brodie Phillips 1B / RHP / Nansemond Suffolk Academy, VA / 2022

Phillips is 6-2 with an athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with a fall off finish and some recoil. Fastball was 75-78, touching 79, with some heavy boring action to armside that gets some late depth. Curveball was 69-71 with good armspeed and late gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 71-72 with good armspeed and hard armside run with some sink. Slider was 68-71 with good armspeed and late gradual 10/4 break to it.

Matthew Phillips 1B / OF / Maury, VA / 2022

Phillips is 6-1 with an athletic frame that has some strength in the lower half and some projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot, shorter free quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive crossfire delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 83-85, with some late sink to it. Curveball was 66-67 with some armspeed and sharp 2/8 break to it. Change-up was 75-76 with good armspeed and some late hard sink. Slider was 69-71 with good armspeed and later hard 2/8 break to it.

Owen Pierce OF / RHP / Chantilly, VA / 2022

Pierce is 6-0 with an athletic frame that has strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, long free quick arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are slightly uphill and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 84-87, touching 87, with some downward angle and a bit of late armside run to it. Curveball was 68-73 with good armspeed and sharp hard 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 75-77 with some armspeed and late armside run with some depth.

Campbell Plishker RHP / OF / T.C. Williams, VA / 2022

Plishker is 6-0 with an athletic frame that has strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, long free quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish and recoil. Fastball was 79-82, with some downward angle and a bit of late sink to it. Curveball was 65-66 with some armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 74-75 with good armspeed and some late fade.

Braxton Pope 1B / RHP / Mechanicsville, VA / 2024

Pope is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short free arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 81-83, with some downward angle and a bit of late armside run to it. Curveball was 65-69 with good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 77-78 with good armspeed and some late run to it.

Steven Ritchie RHP / 3B / Grassfield, VA / 2022

Ritchie is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, short loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 81-82, touching 83, with some downward angle and a bit of late armside run to it. Curveball was 71-72 with good armspeed and hard sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 75-77 with good armspeed and hard armside run to it. Slider was 75-77 with good armspeed and hard 10/4 break to it.

Anthony Roszko RHP / 1B / Indian River, VA / 2022

Roszko is 6-2 with a strong athletic frame. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, longer loose very quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 83-87, touching 89, with some riding action and a bit of late armside bore to it. Curveball was 66-69 with good armspeed and late hard 10/4 break to it.

Jackson Runyon RHP / OF / Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, VA / 2024

Runyon is 6-0 with a lankier athletic frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands slightly open with a fall off finish. Fastball was 78-80, with downward angle and some late armside run. Curveball was 60-65 with some armspeed and bigger sharper 11/5 break to it. Slider was 65-68 good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break.

Kenneth Schaedel OF / 3B / Cape Henry, VA / 2022

Schaedel is 6-3 with an athletic frame that has strength present and plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, long loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are downhill and closed, lands open with slight a fall off finish and some recoil. Fastball was 83-86, touching 87, with some downward angle and a bit of late hard armside run. Change-up was 77-78 with some armspeed and late armside run to it. Slider was 73-75 good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break. Splitter was 72-73 with good armspeed and hard sharp 12/6 dive to it.

Tanner Schaedel 3B / RHP / Cape Henry Collegiate , VA / 2024

Schaedel is 6-0 with a lankier athletic frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Some drop and drive in his delivery, shoulders are slightly uphill and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 76-78, with downward plane and some late armside run. Curveball was 67-68 with good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 72-73 good armspeed and some late fade to it.

Trevor Selph C / RHP / Ocean Lakes , VA / 2022

Selph is 5-10 with an athletic frame that has some strength in the lower half and plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, breaks long before shortening up, short free arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and on line, lands open with an athletic finish. Fastball was 76-79, with downward plane and some late cut to it. Curveball was 63-66 with some armspeed and big gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 68-72 good armspeed and heavy fade to it. Knuckleball was 73-74 good armspeed and a lot of late life.

Colin Shue C / RHP / Heritage (Leesburg), VA / 2023

Shue is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot, longer free arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and slightly closed, lands open with an athletic finish. Fastball was 78-81, with downward plane and some late armside run to it. Curveball was 65-67 with some armspeed and gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 67-69 good armspeed and fade to it.

Andrew Vinarov 1B / 3B / Hickory, VA / 2024

Vinarov is 6-1 with a strong frame that has some projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot, longer free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and closed, lands open with a slight fall off finish and some recoil. Fastball was 75-77, with some late armside run to it. Slider was 68-70 with good armspeed and hard sharp 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 67-68 good armspeed and heavy sink to it.

Matt Vine RHP / SS / Liberty Christian, VA / 2023

Vine is 6-2 with a lankier athletic frame that has some strength present and projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are downhill and closed, lands slightly closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 79-81, touching 82, with some downward angle and some armside run to it. Curveball was 67-69 with good armspeed and sharp hard 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 72-73 good armspeed and late hard fade to it. Slider was 68-69 with good armspeed and late 10/4 break to it.

Dean Winters LHP / OF / Patriot, VA / 2023

Winters is 6-0 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and projection left to it. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, long loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands opened with a fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 81-84, touching 85, with some angle and late armside run to it. Curveball was 66-69 with good armspeed and sharp 1/7 break to it. Change-up was 70-71 good armspeed and late hard armside run to it with some depth.