Nate
Russell

Maybe his best outing of his sophomore season, Russell was locked in from first pitch on Saturday. The uncommitted right-handed arm ended up fanning 11 over six strong innings, as the Canes wrapped up a 12-0 region record this spring. Simple, repeatable actions in the delivery with a compact arm action that works out of a lower three-quarters slot. Living an easy 84-86 T87, with ride and run to miss barrels at a fairly high clip. Much more velocity to project as the 6-foot-3 frame continues to develop as well. Curveball at 71-74 held 12-6 shape consistently with ability to create depth and an above-average command to lock up hitters frequently in-zone. Flashed the changeup in the mid-70s with some tumble from the same tunnel for strikes early in the count. Russell, who’s also a high-level quarterback for Cartersville, has real arm talent and is likely just scratching the surface of his potential.