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Top Viewed Profiles of 2019: No. 10 Blake Walston


Brandon Hall
Executive Director, PBR NC

The start of 2020 brings a lot of excitement and goal setting for players, coaches, and scouts across the country.  As we begin to look forward, we also take a brief look back at 2019 and some of the exciting things that happened, along with some of the players that made waves in the state of North Carolina. 

In 2019, Prep Baseball Report saw 9 million views on stories published to the site.  We also saw over 8.9 million hits on player profiles hosted within PBR.  As part of our look back at 2019, we will countdown some of the top viewed profiles and top news stories from the year.  Today we open up the look at the Top Viewed Profiles in NC from 2019 with No. 10 on our list.

 

Top Viewed NC Profiles of 2019

No. 10 Blake Walston

Walston certainly made news throughout the spring season with a big tick up in stuff that ultimately led to a state championship, the PBR NC Player of the Year, a spot on the All-PBR Team, and a 1st round selection by the Arizona Diamondbacks.  Below is a complete look at Walston's profile and some of the news, notes, and video that may have drawn viewers to his profile.



Blake Walston

Class of 2019 / LHP

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2019
  • Primary Position: LHP
  • High School: New Hanover
    State: NC
  • Height: 6-4
    Weight: 175lbs
  • Bat/Throw:

Statistics

Pitching
92
Max FB
(04/22/19)
88 - 92
FB
(04/22/19)
71 - 75
CB
78 - 81
CH
(04/22/19)
Pitching
Max FB
92
FB
88 - 92
CB
70 - 73
Pitching
FB
87 - 92
CH
78 - 81
Position
7.11
60-yard

Scouting Report

4/25/19

 

The North Carolina State commit drew a lot of attention with well over 25 MLB Scouts on hand to watch his performance.  High waisted and thin, standing 6-foot-4, 175 pounds.  Good rhythm in the delivery building to his release with an average leg kick to the bottom of the chest and the line through his shoulders angling slightly toward a left handed hitter.  Consistently breaks his hands on time, working with athleticism through a medium arm swing and to a high-3/4 slot.  Lands just slightly on the arm side of his line, with a square foot, creating good extension through the target.  Very quick arm producing fastballs that ranged 88-92 early, and settled at 87-90 in his final two innings.  Commands the fastball to both sides, still working to elevate when he wants to.  The breaking ball comes out of the same slot as the fastball with a hard, late 1/7 tilt as it approaches the hitting zone.  Early in the game, and early in counts, the curveball has more downer tilt, landing the pitch at an impressive rate.  Later in counts, Walston created explosive, late sweep, under right handed hitter’s bats for punch out opportunities.  Change-up is the third pitch, but seems serviceable at 78-81, throwing it with some rhythm and feel.

 


Videos

03.28.18

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