Last Chance Open: Pitcher Breakdown

Ben Adams C / RHP / Frank W Cox, VA / 2022

Adams is 5-9 with an athletic frame that has strength present in the lower half and some projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot, short free arm action and some effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and closed, lands slightly open with a bit of a fall off finish and some recoil. Fastball was 74-78, touching 79, with a bit of downward angle some late armside run. Curveball was 70-71 with good armspeed and gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 71-73 with good armspeed and heavy fade to it.

Will Ashman OF / LHP / Frank W. Cox, VA / 2024

Sterling Austin 3B / RHP / St. Christopher's, VA / 2022

Austin is a Hampden-Sydney commit and is 6-1 with an athletic frame that has strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot, short free quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Shoulders are downhill and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish and recoil. Fastball was 80-82, with some late hard armside run that has a bit of depth. Curveball was 68-69 with good armspeed and sharp 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 70-74 with good armspeed and late hard fade. Cutter was 74-76 with good armspeed and late hard 10/4 bite with some depth. 

Reese Baker RHP / 3B / Hanover , VA / 2022

Baker is 5-10 with an athletic frame that has some strength present in the lower half and plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, shorter free arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive crossfire delivery, shoulders are slightly uphill and closed, lands closed with a fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 72-75, with boring action to armside. Curveball was 61-63 with some armspeed and gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 66-67 with good armspeed and late sink. 

Nicholas Beatty RHP / Ocean Lakes, VA / 2022

Beatty is 5-11 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, longer free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 73-77, with downward plane and some late run to armside, run was heavier with some depth when down in the zone. Curveball was 61-66 with good armspeed and downer 11/5 break to it, break was harder when down in zone. Showed a change-up without much velocity difference but more late life, with a bit of late hard fade, plays like a two-seamer.

Bays Bryant SS / RHP / Cave Spring, VA / 2023

Bryant is 6-0 with an athletic frame that has strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and slightly closed, swings to an open landing with an athletic finish and recoil. Fastball was 75-77, with some late hard armside run with some depth. Curveball was 62-66 with some armspeed and gradual 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 68-71 with good armspeed and some armside run to it.

Bryce Burchette RHP / OF / Nansemond River , VA / 2023

Burchette is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, short free quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and closed, swings to an open landing with an athletic finish and recoil. Fastball was 78-80, with some armside run. Curveball was 66-68 with good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 73-74 with good armspeed and heavy armside run. Slider was 65-68 with good armspeed and late tight 10/4 break to it. 

Tyler Campbell OF / RHP / Green Run, VA / 2024

Campbell is 5-10 with an athletic frame that has some strength in the lower half and plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are slightly downhill and closed, lands on line with a fall off finish and some recoil. Fastball was 68-71, touching 72, with heavy armside run and some depth to it. Curveball was 63-66 with good armspeed and sharp downer 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 65-66 with good armspeed and armside run.

Alex Caruso RHP / 1B / Appomattox , VA / 2023

Caruso is 6-2 with a strong athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, shorter loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive crossfire delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish and some recoil. Fastball was 80-83, with hard late armside run. Slider was 72-76 with good armspeed and late hard 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 72-73 with good armspeed and some late run.

Zackery Crigger RHP / Clover Hill , VA / 2022

Crigger is 6-1 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, very short free quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Shoulders are slightly uphill and closed, lands slightly closed with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 79-81, touching 82, with some late hard run to armside. Showed a two-seamer with harder late bite to it. Curveball was 65-68 with good armspeed and sharp 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 73-74 with good armspeed and late armside run. Showed ability to throw breaker and fastball for strikes in multiple parts of the zone.

Zach Danielczyk RHP / 1B / Oakton, VA / 2023

Danielcyzk is 6-4 with an athletic frame that has some strength present in the lower half and some projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, shorter free quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish and some recoil. Fastball was 80-82, with heavy boring action to armside. Curveball was 67-71 with good armspeed and late gradual 11/5 break, shows some shape with a chance to sharpen as it tightens up. Change-up was 74-75 with good armspeed and armside run.

Donnie Evans OF / RHP / Walsingham, VA / 2022

Evans is 5-11 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are slightly uphill and closed, lands slightly closed with a bit of a fall off finish and some recoil. Fastball was 77-80, touching 81, with downward angle and some late sink to it. Curveball was 70-74 with good armspeed and late hard gradual downer break to it.

Jaden Guthrie SS / RHP / Homeschool, VA / 2022

Guthrie is 5-10 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, long free quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are downhill and closed, lands closed with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 76-80, touching 81, with downward angle and some late armside run. Curveball was 65-68 with good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 63-64 with some armspeed and late sink.

Grayson Harkness 3B / RHP / Gonzaga, VA / 2022

Harkness is 6-1 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, short free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands open with an athletic finish. Fastball was 75-77, touching 78, with heavy late armside run that also gets some two-plane acction. Curveball was 61-64 with some armspeed and gradual 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 70-71 with good armspeed and armside run to it.

Ethan Hirschfeld SS / RHP / Norfolk Collegiate, VA / 2023

Hirschfield is 5-10 with an athletic frame that has projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, short loose quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive crossfire delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish and some recoil. Fastball was 76-77, touching 78, with heavy sink and some run to armside. Curveball was 67-72 with some armspeed and gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 71-72 with good armspeed and heavy sink to it.

Connor Hughes RHP / OF / Briar Woods , VA / 2023

Hughes is 6-2 with a lanky frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, long loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with a fall off finish and some recoil. Fastball was 77-80, with heavy boring action to armside. Slider was 65-69 with good armspeed and gradual 11/5 break to it, has some shape and a chance to be good as it tightens.

Brian Jones 1B / LHP / Maury, VA / 2023

Jones is 6-0 with a strong frame. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, short free arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands on line with a hard fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 73-76, with some armside run and a bit of late sink. Curveball was 64-69 with good armspeed, showed two shapes, a sharp sweeping slider with 2/8 break, and bigger gradual 1/7 breaking curveball. Showed a change-up that was at the bottom of his fastball velocity range, good armspeed with heavy fade to it.

Jack Kaczmarek RHP / OF / Patrick Henry, VA / 2022

Kaczmarek is 6-4 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot, short free quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are slightly closed and level, lands on line with an athletic finish. Fastball was 78-83, with downward plane and a bit of late armside run. Curveball was 68-71 with good armspeed and gradual 11/5 break to it. Change-up was 75-77 with good armspeed and hard armside run.

Jaden Kinsler LHP / 1B / Glen Allen, VA / 2022

Kinsler is 6-2 with an athletic frame that has some strength present in the lower half and plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, shorter free quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands open with a fall off finish and some recoil. Hides ball well. Fastball was 80-82, with hard late armside run that has some two-plane action to it. Curveball was 62-67 with some armspeed and sharp 1/7 break to it. Slider was 66-67 with good armspeed and late 2/8 break.

Joseph (Joey) Masiak OF / 1B / Walsingham Academy, VA / 2023

Masiak is 6-1 with an athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are slightly uphill and closed, lands open with an athletic finish. Fastball was 77-79, with heavy armside run that has some two-plane action to it. Curveball was 63-67 with some armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it.

Declan McCann RHP / OF / Dominion , VA / 2021

McCann is a Christopher Newport commit and is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, longer loose quick arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish. Fastball was 81-82, touching 83, with some downward angle and some hard late armside run. Curveball was 68-72 with good armspeed and sharp late 10/4 break to it, showed ability to adjust shape. Change-up was 75-76 with good armspeed and heavy late fade, very good pitch.

Cullen McKay RHP / OF / Maury, VA / 2022

McKay is 6-0 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, long loose quick arm action and normal to easier effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with an athletic finish and some recoil. Fastball was 83-85, touching 86, with hard late armside run that has some depth as well. Curveball was 76-78 with good armspeed and late gradual 11/5 break to it, has some shape, as spin tightens, bite should increase, chance to be a good pitch. Change-up was 79-80 with good armspeed and heavy armside run with some sink. Commands fastball well around the zone.

Brodie Phillips 1B / RHP / Nansemond Suffolk Academy, VA / 2022

Phillips is 6-2 with a strong frame that has some projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a slight fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 73-75, with heavy sink and a bit of armside run. Curveball was 65-67 with good armspeed and sharp 11/5 break to it. Slider was 66-67 with good armspeed and sharp 10/4 break.

Andrew (AJ) Poole OF / RHP / McLean, VA / 2023

Poole is 6-2 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, very short free quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 78-79, touching 80, with downward angle and a bit of armside run. Curveball was 65-66 with good armspeed and sharp 12/6 break to it. Change-up was 72-73 with good armspeed and some late heavy fade.

Colin Shue C / RHP / Heritage (Leesburg), VA / 2023

Shue is 5-11 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and some effort to his delivery. Soulders are uphill and closed, lands open with an athletic finish. Fastball was 73-74, with some boring action to armside. Curveball was 59-62 with good armspeed and gradual 11/5 break to it.

Daniel Smith RHP / 1B / Granby , VA / 2024

Smith is 6-1 with a very lanky frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He throws from a very low three-quarters arm slot, long free arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are level and closed, lands open with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 64-66, touching 67, with some late sink and a bit of armside run. Curveball was 54-58 with some armspeed and gradual 12/6 break to it.

Bryce Vick LHP / OF / James River , VA / 2022

Vick is 5-10 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and some projection left to it. He throws from multiple arm slots, high three-quarters is his primary and he drops down to just above sidearm, short loose arm action and some effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and on line, lands closed with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 75-78, with some sink and a bit of armside run from up high, armside run becomes heavy with more sink from the lower slot. Curveball was 59-65 with some armspeed, from up top it has sharp 11/5 break to it, from the side it has sharp sweep.

Tanner Vislay LHP / OF / Oakton , VA / 2023

Vislay is 5-8 with an athletic frame that has strength in the lower half and some projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short free quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Crossfire delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands closed with a slight fall off finish. Hides ball well. Fastball was 77-78, touching 79, with some late hard cut to it. Curveball was 60-64 with good armspeed and sharp 1/7 break to it. Change-up was 69-71 with good armspeed and some late hard sink with a bit of armside run. Showed ability to throw all three pitches for strikes and move them around the strike zone.