Vs Palo Alto: Coming back from Winter Sports (Plays both Football/Basketball) and was being eased into game action, but showed he’s got the catching skills and athleticism to be an impact player again for San Benito and beyond. During pre-game was consistently 1.89-1.94 Pop time on throws to 2nd with arm that plays better than average. Caught the last couple innings and was solid behind the dish still for working into full speed. Opened stance with low hands lifting in load; hooked a ball down the 3rd base line beating it out and showing his athleticism (4.4 H-1st).
3/27/19
At Palma Uncommitted. Normally the second string catcher, Aranda showed he will be able to step in for 2019 C Jacob Burley next season for the Haybalers. Showed a strong arm during pre-game and in between innings with a compact arm that had a strong release keeping balls on the bag (2.01-2.19 Pop). Flashed some lateral blocking skills and his toughness behind the plate taking a foul off the mask without hesitation. I liked how he went out and calmed down Salazar after his control started to slip and getting him back and focused to complete his outing. He scored twice and while the bat has some length in the swing, he was able to stay on pitches and look to do damage.
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Vs Palo Alto: Coming back from Winter Sports (Plays both Football/Basketball) and was being eased into game action, but showed he’s got the catching skills and athleticism to be an impact player again for San Benito and beyond. During pre-game was consistently 1.89-1.94 Pop time on throws to 2nd with arm that plays better than average. Caught the last couple innings and was solid behind the dish still for working into full speed. Opened stance with low hands lifting in load; hooked a ball down the 3rd base line beating it out and showing his athleticism (4.4 H-1st).
At Palma Uncommitted. Normally the second string catcher, Aranda showed he will be able to step in for 2019 C Jacob Burley next season for the Haybalers. Showed a strong arm during pre-game and in between innings with a compact arm that had a strong release keeping balls on the bag (2.01-2.19 Pop). Flashed some lateral blocking skills and his toughness behind the plate taking a foul off the mask without hesitation. I liked how he went out and calmed down Salazar after his control started to slip and getting him back and focused to complete his outing. He scored twice and while the bat has some length in the swing, he was able to stay on pitches and look to do damage.