Jake
Downing

ACG Tryout - Smaller, wiry frame. Ball-playerish. Hits, fields, and runs at a high level. Slightly open stance with knees bent and hands held high. Used the LCF gap well for a left handed hitter. Trusts his hands defensively and has a quick transfer. Ran a 7.01 second 60 yard dash and threw 82 mph across the diamond.

Event: NorCal ProCase
Positional Profile: SS/OF
Physical: 5-10, 175 pounds
Offensively: LH. EV max – 94.2 mph, hand speed max – 21.9 mph, bat speed max – 67.3 mph; Pre-pitch moving of both feet in an offset stance and slight movement in the hands to add rhythm. Slight bend in the knees. 2-hand follow-through with a swing angle to generate line drives or fly balls.
Defensively: INF Velo – 80; Gains ground towards target with footwork before and after receiving the ball. A quicker release could be desired.

Bay Area World Series 2022 - Uncommitted; One of top 2024 LHH MIFs in California, lean wiry athlete body type, not particularly big but has some electricity in his body, ran 6.89 in 60-yd, posted 81 mph SS throw in workout, hit-getting ability to all fields as well as ability to put the ball in a gap or down a line and flashes future HR pop, keeps barrel through ball and controls zone in positive counts and can defend tough pitches while hitting mistakes in negative counts, 96 max EV at BAWS with 50% hard hit % (% of balls hit over 90 mph), arm action versatility would something to continue to work on and working to push up the raw arm strength as well, will have multiple opportunities to commit prior to his senior year, likely much earlier.

Positional Profile: SS
Physical: 5-10, 150-pounds; Lean, athletic build. 7.24 runner in the 60.
Offensively: LHH. Open setup, with feet shoulder width apart; upright bat position. Loads straight back with a gliding stride for timing. Slides weight forward pre-contact. while showing an aggressive lower half. Showed a slight lift to the ball with a finish around the back. More line drives than fly balls and ground balls with a peak exit velocity of 95 MPH via Trackman. Heavy sweet spot% (77.8) and when staying in the middle and oppo gap there was a lot of barrel contact, lively swing with some sneaky power potential.
Defensively: Starts with a balanced setup; uses prep hop while displaying fluid actions to the baseball. Hands are out in front with a clean transfer. Moderate arm circle from a standard 3/4 arm slot. SS - 81 MPH. Keeps ball off his body, trusts glove hand, arm action has some length, displays arm strength that projects well for the SS position, playmaker up the middle.

Positional Profile: SS/3B - Ranked #57 in California (#499 nationally), #17 SS in the state.
Body: 5-10, 150-pounds. Present strength with some muscularity on a lean and athletic body type, well-proportioned.
Hit: LHH. Deep in the box, open stance with medium width feet, lead shoulder tucked a bit, gets over back foot as lead leg lifts back before aggressive stride, creates separation and stretch that unleashes with violent intent. Has aggressiveness, powerful through contact with attack angle to produce fly ball launch angle, confidence oozes from him at the plate, has present day loft power to the pull side with additional ability to cut down swing in two strike counts and move the ball with authority to the opposite field, impact bat talent.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, 68.5 max bat speed, 22.8 max hand speed.
Arm: RH. INF - 77 mph. Loose arm, quick flick after getting out of deeper longer arm stroke, athletic thrower, gets air under the throws to create enough carry for left side.
Defense: Technically sound, played the balls in workout with smoothness and calmness, game play showed more urgency as a playmaker, light feet with good body control, soft hands with confident actions.
Run: 6.99 runner in the 60.

vs FBK1 15U at PBR West Coast Championships - Lean athletic body, starting SS, L/R, showed all field hit ability, line drive stroke with ability to drive ball over RF head, runs above average, lateral range and strong arm both showed up at SS, went to backhand well, showed himself to be an impact talent in the 2024 class.

Positional Profile: 2B/SS
Body: 5-9, 140-pounds. Athletic, smaller build, room and time to fill out.
Hit: LHH. Open stance with large weight shift and load, upward barrel path.
Power: Topped 81 MPH Exit Velo via Trackman in BP, power will come with lean mass + size.
Arm: RH. INF - 72 mph. Shorter arm action in the INF that topped out at 72 MPH during the defensive workout.
Defense: Quality footwork in the INF, moved with some quickness, may need to improve urgency at next level.
Run: 7.39 runner in the 60.