Joey
Blanchard

1/13/18 Currently ranked No. 53 in Louisiana’s 2018 class. Medium 5-foot-11, 175-pound frame with athletic build. Right-handed hitter hits from a wide, balanced, athletic setup, works backwards in load with simple rhythm and short stride. Ground-ball/line drive contact, long stroke with leverage, slight uphill path and rhythm, produced exit velocity of 88 mph. Infielder with soft hands, short, choppy footwork, making clean exchanges while playing through ball athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy, produced a positional velocity of 78 mph. Ran a 7.29 60-yard dash. Right-handed pitcher throwing from a long, high-3/4 release and regular effort in delivery. Smooth rhythm, with level shoulders, solid balance, in-line direction, landing square, finishing athletically. Pitched 81-84 mph with fastball that showed slight arm side run. Curveball showed solid spin, depth and 11/5-shape at 71-72 mph. Slider displayed occasional lateral action at 74-77 mph and change was thrown with near fastball arm speed at 77 mph.

6/20/17 Athletic 5-foot-11, 163-pound frame. Right-handed hitter hits from a wide, balanced, athletic setup, works backwards in load with simple rhythm and short stride. Long stroke with leverage, slight uphill path and developing rhythm; produced exit velocity of 82 mph. Infielder with soft hands, short, choppy footwork, making clean exchanges while playing through ball athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy, produced a positional velocity of 75 mph. Ran a 7.33 60-yard dash. Right-handed pitcher throwing from high- ¾ release, really loading on backside, and regular effort in delivery. Fluid rhythm with slight up hill shoulders, in-line direction landing falling slightly to first base side. Fastball sat 77-78 mph, touching 79 mph showing ability to command for strike. Breaking ball showed 11/5-shape with near fastball arm speed at 65-66 mph. Change up showed slight arm side action at 73-74 mph. Also showed a cutter with developing action at 77 mph.

2/20/17 Currently ranked No. 50 in Louisiana’s 2018 class. Lean 5-foot-11,  163-pound frame, athletic build with room to add strength and size. Athletic defender with soft hands, clean transfers and fluid footwork. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with carry and accuracy on throws. Right-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, fluid rhythm, and smooth load. Showed strong, direct path to the baseball with solid bat speed and feel to hit. Finished the day 1 for 3.

10/29/16 A 5-foot-11, 163-pound infielder and right-handed pitcher with an average, athletic frame. Solid defender with average hands, fluid footwork, clean exchanges and plays through balls well. Short, loose arm action into high-3/4 with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 78 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from open, crouched stance, slight bar in the load, leg lift, and solid balance. Line-drive type hitter with slightly uphill path, and quality bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 87 mph. Right-handed pitcher with long, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with average arm speed and easy effort. Smooth rhythm, level shoulders, in-line direction, lands square and finishes athletic. Fastball sat 81-82 mph with slight cutting action. Breaking ball showed 11/5 shape with gradual break, solid depth, and near fastball arm speed at 68-72 mph.