Zac
Lemerand

9/9/17 - 5-11, 165 pound middle infielder.  Athletic all-around type player.  RHH hits from slightly open stance w/ back ear hand location.  Short leg kick and proper load.  Small hitch as he begins his swing, as he drops his back elbow before beginning to fire the hands, creating just enough length to affect his timing.  Above avg bat speed w/ some loft in swing.  Intriguing offensive profile w/ potential mix of athleticism, bat speed and power.  Lee commit.
10/15/16 - Home-1^st: 4.61, Position Velocity:  IF - 82, Exit Velocity: 84
5-foot-11, 160-pound, RHH continued to reaffirm everything we’ve seen from him over the past 5 months or so, a smooth athlete brings a lot to the table on both sides of the ball, balanced swing with good involvement from his lower half and a flat to slightly upward bat path produces consistent line drives with a gap-to-gap approach.  Defensively, he shows soft hands and fluid footwork when playing through the ball and uses a loose arm action through a high ¾ slot, has the ability to play both spots in the middle infield at a high level.  Lemerand had some good at bats in game action but was only able to tally a 3B.

9/25/16 - 60 Time: 6.90, Position Velocity:  IF-77, Exit Velocity: 87
5-foot-10, 145-pound, RHH hits from a narrow and open stance with some higher initial hand positioning, uses a smooth stride and rhythmic hand movement back to get loaded, lower half explodes to create good separation and torque throughout his swing, can finish on back heel too much at times, Future Games and Border Battle participant has a flat to slightly uphill swing path that provides him much more pop than most players of his size, has ability to hit the ball everywhere.  Defensively, showed smooth hands and footwork around the infield, plays through the ball with confidence, clean exchange leads to a loose arm action through a ¾ slot, one of the fastest players there.

7/26/16 - Home-1^st: 4.38, Position Velocity:  78, Exit Velocity: 85
5-foot-11, 160-pound, RHH hits from an athletic and open stance with some good pre-pitch movement in his hands, uses a smooth stride with a slight hand drop and barrel tilt to get loaded, good rhythm and timing help Lemerand a lot, lower half explodes and give him good separation that allows his hands and barrel to drop into place and produce a powerful swing that’s pretty flat through the zone and has good lift at the end, produced some very hard hit and driven balls to LF in BP, had a 2B and 1B in game play.  Defensively, showed smooth footwork and soft hands as he has a very good feel for infield play, works around and through the ball athletically and gets rid of the ball with a quicker arm action through a high ¾ release point and produced accurate throws with average arm strength.  Lemerand earned a spot on Tennessee’s Future Games team with his performance.