Marshall
Toole

8/11/2018- Peach State Games

Toole has a young athletic frame at 5-foot-10 165-pounds. He has good life in his body and is only going to get stronger. He is a good enough athlete too play catcher and outfield effectively right now. At the plate Toole has a good set-up from the left side and uses an efficient direct path to deliver the barrel to the zone. His high hand set-up into a good launch position allows him to be direct with leverage and some pull pop. Toole also had quality at-bats, and got off some good swings against live pitching. Behind the plate Toole is a quiet receiver of the baseball and shows the good toughness behind the plate. As he gets older he will learn to anticipate with his feet and will add to his suddenness. I would like to see Toole improve his overall flexibility behind the plate, but see this being very attainable considering the type of athletic ability he posses. Overall Toole is an athletic hard nosed type player behind the plate and projects well as a left handed hitting catcher in the future.

8/11/2018- Peach State Games

At 5-foot-10 165-pounds Toole shows solid size and strength at the plate with room to add more.  The left-handed hitter starts out with a narrow base, and upright stance. He shows high relaxed hand placement, and loads into a good launch position around his shoulders.  He is willing to work the middle of the field with good feel for the barrel while maintaining bat-speed. When he gets into his legs the ball jumps of his bat, showing 88 mph exit velocity. Defensively Toole shows solid mechanics behind the plate and the ability to stick a pitch hand side. As he grows and gets stronger Toole will need to work to maintain flexibility for the position, so he does not become to upright behind the plate. Overall Toole profiles well as a left-handed hitting catcher with power on the come.