Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: Quick Hits
February 19, 2021
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This year's Freshmen Free Showcase at the Maryland Sportsplex featured over 40 players from across the Old Line State, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Players participated in a pro-style workout and threw bullpens in front of our PBR Maryland and Mid-Atlantic staff. Below are some initial thoughts on 30 players from the event. Click on a player's name to see their entire video from the event and stay tuned as we wrap up our coverage in the weeks to come with a full evaluation of each participant at the event.
TOp Performers
* Listed Alphabetically
Cadeyrn Ahearn RHP / 1B / Centennial , MD / 2024
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Damon Breland 2B / 1B / South Hagerstown , MD / 2024Slender 5'11'', 135 pound frame with plenty of room to fill out. Sound fundamental actions in the infield and really showed well at the plate. Load has some rhythm to it and he really does a nice job keeping his hands inside the ball. Stays on the ball well and really gets nice extension past contact. Approach and result was very consistent throughout BP working middle of the field line drives again and again. |
Michael Brogno Jr. SS / RHP / Mt Hebron, MD / 2024
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Hunter Chambers RHP / 3B / Dover, DE / 2024
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Jason Cunha C / 3B / Chambersburg , PA / 2024
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Fredy Diaz Jr SS / 2B / Middletown, MD / 2024
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Ben Flood C / 3B / Heights, MD / 2024Solid 5'7'', 180 pound frame with strength. Controlled rhythmic back load and easy fluid swing through the zone. Stays short to the ball and gets the barrel on plane early. Peppered balls back up the middle showing pop in the bat with an 82 mph exit velo per TrackMan. Also showed the ability to adjust the hands and square balls up to the opposite field gap. Throws behind the dish showed accuracy to the bag at second with pop times ranging 2.20-2.25. Quiet and relaxed receiver. |
Manny Hall OF / LHP / DeMatha Catholic, MD / 2024Athletic 5'8'', 140 pound frame thats beginning to show strength. Has grown a bunch since last winter and is showing much more pop at the dish. Worked line drives mostly middle to the pull-side. Stays short to the ball with more of a level swing path. Showed nice balance and extension past contact recording a 81 mph exit velo per TrackMan. |
Evan Klemaszewski 3B / C / Avon Grove, PA / 2024
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Braydin Kurz 1B / 3B / Mount Saint Joseph , MD / 2024
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Anders Liimatainen 1B / RHP / Queen Annes County , MD / 2024
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Jack McNally C / RHP / Archbishop Spalding, MD / 2025
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Adam Niman OF / LHP / Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD / 2024
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Jake Plainte OF / LHP / Good Counsel High School, MD / 2024
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Carver Salazar 2B / SS / Archbishop Spalding, MD / 2024Athletic 5'10'', 145 pound frame. Showed a fluid swing at the plate consistently barreling balls back up the middle. Controlled load with some hand rhythm and gets the barrel on plane early. Gets really nice extension through contact and does a good job working the hands showing the ability also to hit backside with some strength. Works through the ball in the infield with clean actions and some smoothness. Hands were soft and exchanges were seamless. |
Austin Sealing SS / RHP / Archbishop Curley, MD / 2024
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Evan Smith SS / RHP / Huntingtown, MD / 2024
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Brayden Spurgeon RHP / 3B / Mount Saint Joseph, MD / 2024
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Sawyer Wickstrom OF / RHP / Centennial , MD / 2024
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Jake Yeager RHP / 3B / Arundel , MD / 2024
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ADDITIONAL FOLLOWS
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Blair Baisden C / 3B / Arundel , MD / 2024
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Tommy Dietrich C / SS / DeMatha Catholic , MD / 2024
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Nicholas Dolbin OF / RHP / Arundel , MD / 2024
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Drew Emrich C / 3B / Spalding, MD / 2025
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Garrett Fean 3B / 2B / Patuxent, MD / 2024
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Daniel Hesson LHP / 1B / Colonel Richardson, MD / 2024
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Joaquin Rodriguez-Costa 3B / RHP / Sussex Central , DE / 2025
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Isaac Terhune C / OF / Cape Henlopen, DE / 2024
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Brandon Yoder 3B / RHP / Dover , DE / 2024
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Grey Willis LHP / OF / Rising Sun , MD / 2024
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More Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase Coverage
- PBRPlus Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: Corner Infield Analysis 3/19/21
- PBRPlus Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: Pitcher Analysis 3/19/21
- PBRPlus Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: Middle Infield Analysis 3/17/21
- PBRPlus Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: Catcher Analysis 3/16/21
- MD Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: Outfield Analysis 3/15/21
- MD Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: Superlatives 2/17/21
- MD Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: Blast Motion Data 2/16/21
- MD Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: TrackMan Pitching Data 2/16/21
- MD Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: TrackMan Hitting Data 2/16/21
- MD Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase: Stat Release 2/15/21
- MD Event Preview: Maryland Freshmen Free Showcase & Junior Future Trials 2/13/21