Dan Cevette
New York Scouting Report

July 2^nd Analysis

Tyler Mandel 3B (Scarsdale HS, NY 2017)
Mandel stands 5-foot-10 198-pounds with good size for his age. With the bat he has a wide setup with a small leg lift and stride before the swing. His swing path is slightly on the incline through the zone. He gets around his body some but shows good hands and bat speed at 85 mph. At 3B he fields the ball shaded to his back leg out in front of his body and uses good footwork to line up his throws. He releases the ball from a low/mid 3/4 slot at 74 mph.

Jordan Bernacet 1B/OF (Schenectady HS, NY 2015)
Bernacet stands 5-foot-9 170-pounds but don't let the size fool you, this kid is a player. With the bat his setup is tall with his front foot open. He uses a leg lift for timing with no stride before the swing getting back to even. His bat path is slightly inclined with a high balanced finish generating 84 mph bat speed. In the OF he plays the ball off to his glove side, using a crow hop to generate power throwing from a high 3/4 slot at 78 mph. At 1B he plays the ball out in front of his body and with a clean transfer. He ran a 7.1 60 yard dash showing good athleticism.

Sam Belleville C (Shenendehowa HS, NY 2016)
Belleville stands 6-foot-1 190-pounds and has good size for his position and age. At the plate he uses a wide approach with a heal lift and long load for timing. His bat path is inclined and his exit velocity was 80 mph. Catching he shows a clean transfer and 2.25 pop time with arm strength at 73 mph. He would benefit from quicker footwork. He ran a 7.5 60 yard dash.

Andrew Pedone MIF (Shenendehowa HS, NY 2015)
Pedone stands 6-foot-0 175-pounds and has an athletic frame. With the bat he swings from the left side with a crouched setup. He uses a knee lift and stride before the swing. His bat path is slightly on the incline and has a nice high finish generating good extension with an 83 mph exit velocity off a tee. From the MIF he gets around the ball, glove out in front with his feet never stopping getting him in line for the throw. He uses clean transfer into a low 3/4 slot throw at 77 mph. He ran a 7.25 60 yard dash.

Nicholas Schmid SS (Schenectady HS, NY 2015)
Schmid stands 5-foot-7 130-pounds with a small frame. At the plate he sets up with his hands in front of his body and on the pitch loads. He uses a short stride and his bat path is level through the zone with a balanced finish. His exit velocity was 75 mph. At SS he takes a straight path to the ball and fields with a crouched stance. He throws from a high 3/4 slot at 67 mph. He ran a 7.22 60 yard dash. 

Francisco Stec OF (Schenectady HS, NY 2016)
Stec stands 5-foot-9 170-pounds. At the plate he starts with his weight back and hands high. He uses a small stride before the swing, and his bat path is level through the strike zone with a 80 mph exit velocity. In the OF he fields the ball out in front with a crow hop, throws from a low/mid 3/4 slot at 68 mph. He ran a 7.0 60 yard dash. 

Jonathan Wingate 3B (Unatego HS, NY 2015)
Wingate stands 5-foot-10 170-pounds. At the plate he setups athletic and uses a toe tap for timing, he swings on a level path with a balanced finish. He has a 78 mph exit velocity off a tee. At 3B he gets around the ball and uses quick footwork. He throws from a high 3/4 slot at 76 mph. He ran a 7.3 60 yard dash.

Connor Douglas 3B (Shenendehowa HS, NY 2015)
Douglas stands 5-foot-11 155-pounds with a slender athletic frame. At the plate his setup is wide with a small load, toe lift, with his bat path staying level to slightly inclined with a high balanced finish. His exit velocity off a tee was 79 mph. at 3B he uses athletic baseball actions getting around the ball and through the ball on his throws. He throws from a mid 3/4 slot with at 80 mph. He ran a 6.87 60 yard dash showing great athleticism.

Nicolas Schaefer SS (Byram Hills HS, NY 2016)
Shaefer stands 5-foot-11 140-pounds with a slim frame. At the plate he has a tall stance with a back load and long stride before the swing. His bat path is level through the zone with a high finish. His exit velocity was 71 mph. At SS he gets around the ball showing athletic baseball actions. He throws from a mid 3/4 slot at 66 mph. He ran a 7.4 60 yard dash.

Andrew Zink OF (Harrison HS, NY 2016)
Zink stands 5-foot-10 170-pounds with an athletic frame. At the plate his approach is wide and balanced. He brings the knob back towards the catchers max and has a small stride before the swing. His exit velocity off a tee was 87 mph. In the OF he fields the ball off his glove side foot, crow hops, and throws from an over the top arm slot. His arm strength from OF was 78 mph. He ran a 7.18 60 yard dash. 

Brandon Gwinner 3B (Schenectady HS, NY 2015)
Gwinner stands 6-foot-2 185-pounds and lean. At the plate he starts semi wide and uses a small stride before the swing. He uses a back load, bat path is level through the zone with his hands staying tight to his body. His exit velocity was 83 mph off a tee. At 3B he gets around the ball some and funnels tight to his core. His transfer is clean and throws form a mid 3/4 slot at 78 mph. He ran a 7.0 60 yard dash.

Payton Johnson 3B (Shenendehowa HS, NY 2017)
Johnson stands 5-foot-11 180-pounds and built solid. At the plate he has an upright stance and uses a back load and leg lift. His swing path is level through the zone with a high finish. His exit velocity off a tee was 79 mph. At 3B he gets in front of ball well, uses a mid/high 3/4 slot with a 76 mph arm. He ran a 7.5 60 yard dash.

Coby Brickner OF (Colonie HS, NY 2016)
Brickner stands 5-foot-11 145-pounds. At the plate he sets up tall with feet shoulder width apart. He uses a stiff front arm load and small stride with a level swing through the zone. His exit velocity was 71 mph. In the OF he fields the ball glove side using a high 3/4 slot with a 77 mph arm. He ran a 6.94 60 yard dash showing great athleticism.

Ricky Sisto SS/2B (Liverpool HS, NY 2015)
Sisto stands 6-foot-1 190 pounds and passes the eye test. He gets around the ball nicely and gets through his throws. He shows nice soft hands with an accurate arm. Average arm strength at 76 mph but there's more in the tank. He has great baseball actions and is definitely a next level guy. With the bat he shows a smooth load with some swagger in his approach. In the game he ripped a triple in the left center gap with an effortless swing and runs the same. His home to first time was 4.28 and his exit velocity was 91 showing great strong hands. Next level hitter now.

7/2 - Sisto impressed again at our Event July 2nd. He showed much better arm strength up to 83 mph and his exit velocity increased to 93 mph. He gets inside the ball extremely well with authority and has an athletic body that shows room for growth.

Nathan Shader RHP/3B (Galway CSD, NY 2017)
Shader stands 6-foot-1 175-pounds with room to grow. On the mound he throws from a mid 3/4 slot with a running fastball at 75 mph. His curveball has downward sweeping action at 64 mph. He throws a changeup at 67 mph that fades arm side. Mechanically he is sound, staying tall and finishing out over his front side. At the plate he has a balanced approach with a back load and stride before the swing. His bat path is level through the zone, a bit long and gets around his body some with an exit velocity of 81 mph. At 3B he uses a short arm action at 71 mph. He ran a 8.0 60 yard dash.

Gabriel Antonikowski OF/RHP (Niskayuna HS, NY 2015)
Antonikowsi stands 5-foot-9 130-pounds. On the mound he throws from a low 3/4 slot with a fastball touching 67 mph. Mechanically he opens up his front side early, keeping his glove side closed longer will help with velocity and action on his pitches. At the plate he sets up athletic with a stride before the swing. His hands stay inside his body nice and his bat path is slightly inclined with a high finish. His exit velocity was 62. In the OF his arm strength was 65 mph.

Kurt Forsell RHP/OF (Shenendehowa HS, NY 2017)
Forsell stands 6-foot-0 157-pounds. From the mound he throws from a high 3/4 slot at 75 mph. He threw a changeup at 65 mph with fastball arm speed. Mechanically he is sound. With the bat he has a wide setup, uses a small leg lift, and swings with a slightly inclined bat path through the zone. He has a 78 mph exit velocity off a tee. In the OF he fields the ball to the outside of his glove side and uses a powerful crop hop to generate a 79 mph arm at a high 3/4 slot. He ran a 7.0 60 yard dash. Still very young, athletic, projectable.

Nikolas Malachowski RHP/SS (Shenendehowa HS, NY 2016)
Malachowski stands 6-foot-1 185-pounds and athletic. On the mound he throws from a high 3/4 slot with a fastball sitting 79-81 mph. He curveball has 11/6 shape with gradual bend at 70 mph using good hand speed. At SS he uses good baseball actions getting around the ball with good footwork. He fields the ball out in front of his body and throws 79 mph from a high 3/4 slot. His transfer was clean but has a longer arm action. At the plate he has his weight on back leg during his approach. He loads back and uses a small toe tap before the swing. His swing is on a slight incline through the zone. His exit velocity was 90 mph showing impressive hands and strength for his age. He ran a 7.3 60 yard dash.

Steven Gerringer RHP/MIF (Arlington HS, NY 2015)
Gerringer stands 5-foot-10 150-pounds and athletic. On the mound he throws from a low/mid 3/4 slot with arm side run at 80-82 mph. His fastball has late action to it down in the zone. His curveball has an 11/5 shape at 68 mph. He also threw a 69 mph change up that has near fastball hand speed. Mechanically he opens up early with his glove side rotating his shoulders east and west with arm slot in a power position. At the plate he sets up balanced and uses a short load and stride before the swing. His swing path is level through the zone and finishes high. His exit velocity was 83 mph. At the MIF he uses baseball actions to get around the ball, fields ball out in front of his body and throws from a sidearm / very low 3/4 slot at 79 mph with a quick transfer.

Daniel Wade SS/C (Jefferson HS, NY 2017)
Wade stands 5-foot-9 125-pounds and slender. At the plate he uses a athletic setup, a back load and leg lift before the swing. His swing plane is slightly on the incline through the zone. His exit velocity was 79 mph. Catching his pop time was a 2.6 at 65 mph. He throws from a mid 3/4 slot. He ran a 7.7 60 yard dash.

Michael Morrissey RHP (Shenendehowa HS, NY 2015)
Morrissey stands 6-foot-1 170-pounds and has an athletic frame. He throws from a high 3/4 slot at 74-76 mph. He throws a 61-63 curvball with 10/4 shape with near fastball hand speed. His changeup was 61. Mechanically he opens up his hips a touch early and needs to be stronger on his front side, less east and west shoulder rotation.

James O'Neill LHP (Christian Brothers Academy HS, NY 2015)
O'Neill stands 6-foot-3 200-pounds with a next level body. On the mound he throws from a mid 3/4 slot with a fastball with arm side run at 75 mph. He throws a 2/8 shape curveball at 63 with gradual break. Mechanically he opens up his glove side shoulder too soon to the 3B side, keeping that stronger towards home will help increase his velocity and downward plane action.

Matthew Pierce RHP (Guilderland HS, NY 2016)
Pierce stands a towering 6-foot-3 230-pounds and is a next level prospect. He throws from a mid 3/4 slot with his fastball sitting 82-83 mph with arm side run. He throws a gradual breaking 73 mph curveball with 10/4 shape. Mechanically he has a short arm action and does open his front side up early. If he lengthens out his arm and stays closed longer it will help increase velocity and action on his pitches.

Anthony Loussedes RHP (Arlington HS, NY 2015)
Loussedes stands 6-foot-1 165-pounds and lean. He throws from a mid/high 3/4 slot with a fastball on a downward plane at 81 mph. He shows good hand speed on his 10/4 shape curveball at 71. Mechanically he has a long back arm action with a solid strong front side. He finishes strong out in front and stays on target well.

Andrew Gurgitano LHP (Harrison HS, NY 2016)
Gurgitano stands 5-foot-8 150-pounds and lean. He throws form a high 3/4 slot leaning hard to the 3B side with a fastball topping 75 mph with arm side run. His curveball sat 59-62 with 2/8 shape with sweeping break. Mechanically as stated above he leans hard to the 3B side, he finishes good over his front knee in good fielding position.

Brenden Casey RHP (Newburgh Free Academy, NY 2015)
Casey stands 6-foot-3 210-pounds. From the mound he throws from a low 3/4 slot, with a long arm action and a fastball sitting 74 mph. He throws a 64 mph curveball with 10/4 shape. Mechanically he falls deep on his back leg and finishes over his front side well.

Lucas Sossei RHP (Canajoharie HS, NY 2017)
Sossei stands 6-foot-3 2010-pounds with a projectable body. He throws from a high over the top slot with a fastball sitting 81-82 mph. He has natural run on his fastball and throws cutter at 78 with right to left break. His changeup was 71 with near fastball arm speed. Mechanically he is sound but leans a little too much towards the 1B side with his head, more upright head and shoulder position will help him out. He finishes to the 1B side as well and needs to get out in front a little better. He is a projectable young arm that has a high ceiling.

Steven Heinrich LHP (Arlington HS, NY 2015)
Heinrich stands 6-foot-150-pounds and slender. He throws from an over the top arm slot with a fastball topping 76 mph with arm side run. His curveball has early break with a 2/8 shape at 60 mph. Mechanically he opens up on his front side early but finishes his pitches very well over his front knee.