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Underclass Games Analysis: Pitching Reports from Sept. 7th

September 11, 2014

Dan Cevette
Director, New York

The Underclass Prospect Games were a huge success, bringing young players together from all over New York. The exposure PBR gives is crucial for players trying to play baseball at the next level. We would like to give a special thanks to all the players, parents, help, and Horseheads HS for making Sept. 7th a truly special day for us.

The scouting notes on all 24 pitchers are now complete, lets take a look at what Sept 7th had on the mound. 

Ryan Williams RHP/1B (Kenmore East HS, 2017)
Williams stands 6-foot-2 210-pounds with an athletic strong well put together frame. On the mound he has all the projection you could ask for in a pitcher. Young, great size, and signs of arm strength. His delivery is quiet and balanced, clean quick arm action to a high 3/4 slot. His fastball sat 81-82 mph with signs of more in the tank. He throws what appears to be a slider, gets around the ball a bit too much but with development could be a plus pitch. Fun player to watch grow and develop in the next couple years.

Garrett Boldt OF/RHP (Olean HS, 2017)
Boldt stands 5-foot-10 145-pounds and is very athletic. On the mound he starts balanced and controlled over the rubber, had good shoulder alignment towards his target, uses a short quick arm action to an over the top arm slot getting downward angle on the ball. His fastball sits consistently 79-82 mph with a 65-67 mph curveball that had 12/6 shape. His changeup runs down and away arm side sitting 66-68 mph. Nice young prospect to keep an eye on.

Stephen Centorani RHP (Windsor HS, 2016)
Centorani stands 6-foot-5 169-pounds with a projectable frame with a lot to like. He starts from the stretch with his hands high, uses a quick tempo and breaks hands as he starts forward. He drops hard on his back side, front shoulder lined up with home, arm action is long and towards 2B, throws from a low 3/4 slot with natural arm side run sitting 79-81 mph with his fastball. Changeup has arm fade with fastball hand speed sitting 71-72, his fastball does have some late life but if he stays taller on his backside and keeps his hands more on top of the ball he will see even better results. Interesting prospect to keep an eye on.

Cody Kaestle RHP (Baldwinsville HS, 2016)
Kaestle stands 5-foot-11 170-pounds with a lean athletic build. He stays tucked over the rubber with a good tempo. He keeps his shoulders pointed towards his target, drives off his back leg with a strong front side. His arm action is quick and he throws from a mid 3/4 slot. His fastball sat 80-82 mph with some downward angle, his curveball has late sharp action with 10/4 shape at 65-67 mph. He shows a 70 mph changeup with fastball hand speed. During his delivery he finishes upright on a stiff front side, he needs to work on getting out in front with more extension.

Rayman Singh  RHP/SS (Bill Crothers HS, 2016)
Singh stands 5-foot-10 175-pounds with a solidly built frame. On the mound he has a balanced setup with a knee lift over the rubber and good hand separation before he drives towards home. He uses a long deep arm action and releases the ball from a high 3/4 lot with late life on his fastball at 80-82 mph. His curveball has sharp late action with 12/5 shape at 62 mph.

William Frank RHP (St. Joseph's Collegiate Inst., 2016)
Frank stands 5-foot-11 180-pounds with the frame to hold more size. On the mound he stays over the rubber on his knee lift, tucked and in a power position. His arm action is straight out by shortstop very short and quick from a mid 3/4 slot. Fastball has action to it running down and away at 80-82 mph, very deceptive, needs to finish more over his front knee. His curveball was 67-68 mph with sharp 10/5 shape, from his arm angle it’s a very strong pitch.

Joseph Kruszka RHP/SS (Gowanda HS, 2016)
From the mound Kruszka starts with a wide base, works with a fast tempo and keeps his hands high on his separation. He drives off his back side using upward shoulder tilt, long arm action to a high 3/4 slot. His fastball sat 80-82 mph with some downward angle. His curveball had sharp late action at 73 mph with 2/8 shape. Fun prospect to watch develop over the next couple years.

Daniel Cirillo LHP/OF (St. Marguerite D’Youville)
On the mound Cirillo strands 5-foot-7 153-pounds with a small frame. His delivery is slow and under control, balanced through release but needs to finish more over his front knee gaining needed extension. He has an clean arm action and throws from an over the top slot with a fastball that sat 76-78 mph. Curveball was 64-67 with nice 1/7 shape, swing and miss diving hard in to RHH.

Jereme Kanhai LHP (Mississauga Secondary HS, 2016)
Kanhai stands 5-foot-10 130-pounds with a frame that needs more weight. On the mound he uses a high leg kick and hands, tucks his front shoulder and rotates his shoulders towards the first base side. His arm action is clean and back towards the SS, throws from a high 3/4 slot with a fastball that sits 73-75 mph. His only attempt at a curveball was 66 mph but released it early and out of the zone. He has the perfect body to gain some valuable muscle and increase his arm strength this winter.

William Clifford  RHP/3B (Charles W. Baker HS, 2016)
Clifford stands 6-foot-0 190-pounds with a stocky build. On the mound he uses a high knee lift and high hands, drives off his back leg, uses a long arm action to an over the top arm slot with a fastball that sits 76-77 mph with some downward action. His curveball stood out at our event with 11/7 shape with sharp action at 65 mph. He showed an average changeup at 71 mph.

Kevin Colgan Jr. 1B/RHP (Islip HS, 2016)
Colgan Jr. stands 5-foot-10 210-pounds with a bigger build. On the mound he uses a balanced setup over the rubber, leans back some on his back side and gets his shoulder alignment towards his target before separation. He tilts his front shoulder up as he drives off his back leg, he uses a long arm action to a high 3/4 slot. Fastball sits 71-74 mph with a curveball at 63 with 12/6 shape. He finishes his pitches with extension and gets over his front side with some rotation towards first.

Rory Pollard RHP (St. Thomas Aquinas HS, 2016)
Pollard stands 6-foot-3 185-pounds with a lean pitchers frame. He uses a high leg kick and keeps his hands high on separation. He uses a long arm action with a front side that opens up early. He drives off his back side to a  high 3/4 slot with a fastball sitting 72-74 mph with arm run. His curveball was 62 and showed a changeup at 68 with fade.

Joshua Krstulovich RHP/1B (St. Thomas Aquinas HS, 2016)
Krstulovich stands 6-foot-1 215-pounds with a stocky build. On the mound he has body control over the rubber, breaks his hands and brings his hand straight back losing his arm circle. Arm action is long and throws from an over the top slot leaning his body towards first on release. His fastball sat 72-73 mph and his curveball was 59 mph with 11/7 shape.

Christian Testo RHP (Averill Park HS, 2016)
Testo stands 5-foot-10 145-pounds with a lean build. On the mound he uses a high leg lift, tucks over his knee and powers off his back side with good shoulder alignment. His arm action is long but in rhythm. He throws from a mid 3/4 slot with some head tilt. His fastball sat 73 mph, his curveball was 64 mph with good spin and a 12/6 shape.

Alexander Durand RHP/1B (Burnt Hills HS, 2016)
Durand stands 6-foot-5 271-pounds and has a big framed body. On the mound he has a quick leg lift but stays controlled over the rubber. He uses a long back arm action, brings the ball inside towards his head before releasing from a mid 3/4 slot with a fastball up to 77 mph. His focus needs to be on staying over his knee longer on finish developing a more consistent arm slot which will help with control.

Robert Gruber LHP (Frontier HS, 2017)
Gruber stands 5-foot-10 155-pounds with a slender frame. On the mound he starts with his shoulders slightly towards the first base side and from the stretch. He stays over his front side on the knee lift, uses a long back near shortstop arm action and drives off his left leg. He throws from a high 3/4 slot using long extension over his right knee. His fastball sat 73-76 mph and he shows a 1/7 shape curveball at 61.

Ryan Madigan RHP (Addison HS, 2017)
Madigan stands 5-foot-9 160-pounds with a solidly built frame. On the mound he starts with a big side step and his hands high. He breaks his hands high over the rubber and drops and drives hard off his back leg towards home. His arm action is clean with a good arm circle. His arm slot is over the top clearing his head to the first base side on release, finishes over his front knee with a fastball sitting 67-70 mph with downward action. His curveball was 58 mph with early 11/7 shape needing more hand speed.

Hayden Demers-St. Hilaire LHP/OF (St. Lawrence HS, 2016)
St. Hilaire stands 5-foot-11 165-pounds with a slender build and frame to hold more. On the mound he uses a knee lift to his belt with his shoulders slightly off center towards first base. He has a good tempo through his delivery, has a clean arm action and releases from a high 3/4 slot with head and shoulder tilt. His fastball sits 73-75 mph with run to his arm side. His curveball was 65 mph showing 2/7 shape.

Jeremiah Tadeo RHP (St. Edmund Campion HS, 2016)
Tadeo stands 5-foot-9 135-pounds with a small frame. On the mound he uses a knee lift and breaks his hands over the rubber before dropping and driving off his back leg towards home. He uses good shoulder alignment, a long back arm action to a mid 3/4 slot with a balanced head position. His fastball sits 71-73 mph and his curveball was 61 with 10/5 shape.

Ryan Hann RHP/3B (Williamsville South HS, 2017)
Hann stands 5-foot-10 170-pounds with a frame that could use some more good weight. On the mound he keeps his hands high through his knee lift and separation. He drops and drives hard off his back leg towards home with straight shoulders, his arm slot is slightly back towards second base, long with some deception. He releases the ball from a high 3/4 slot with a fastball sitting 70-72 mph. He relies heavily on his curveball which has good late 12/5 shape at 63-64.

Devon Lynch RHP/3B (Thomas A Edison)
Lynch stands 5-foot-7 215-pouds. On the mound he uses a knee lift above his belt, separates hands at his belt over the rubber, uses good shoulder alignment with a head jerk towards first base on release. He throws from a mid 3/4 slot with his fast ball sitting 70-71 mph, curveball touched 61 using a knuckle up on the baseball with 12/6 shape. He needs to work on getting out in front more with all of his pitches, finishing with his back parallel to the sky.

Tristan Mansfield LHP/1B (St. Thomas Aquinas HS, 2018)
Mansfield stands 5-foot-11 220-pounds with a big bodied frame. On the mound he uses a slight shoulder turn on his setup almost showing his back to the batter. He uses balance over the rubber, rotates his shoulders, uses a short arm action to a mid 3/4 slot on the release. His head is in great position on the release but would like to see more extension and follow through. His fastball has some down plane to it at 70-72 mph, curveball sweeps with a 2/8 shape at 59 mph.

Matthew Kruszka RHP/MIF (Gowanda HS, 2017)
On the mound he start wide with a fast tempo but stays balanced. He uses great shoulder alignment, drives off his back side with a clean arm circle. He pushes the ball a touch dropping his elbow slightly below his shoulder plane and should focus on keeping his elbow at least shoulder height. His fastball sat 74-76 mph at a downward plane. His curveball has 12/6 shape66-68 mph. He needs to finish his pitches out in front of his body, over his front knee more and as a result should see more action and depth to his pitches.

Ben Cook RHP (Notre Dame HS, 2019)
Cook stands 5-foot-11 186-pouns with great size for a player his age (2019 grad). On the mound he retired all five batters he faced, he has balanced mechanics, keeps weight over his belt, drives off his back side with good shoulder alignment.  He drops his hand straight down out of his glove with a short arm action following. Releases the ball from a high 3/4 slot with a fastball sitting 70-72 mph with long extension. He shows a curveball that still needs more hand speed and development. Fun prospect to watch grow over the next couple years.