3/21/18 - Arizona signee. Sat 91-94 with his fastball in the first, before settling in at 89-91. Mixed in 73-75 CB that flashed plus with depth and was more average when it had more lateral break. Also showed 85-87 CH with sink and threw a short slider in warm-ups. Worked FB to both sides and even appeared to cut it in on RHH. Struggled with command, issuing several walks in 3 inning outing. Varied timing in his delivery, even showing a slide step quick pitch out of the windup. Simple, athletic delivery. Wasn’t his best on this day, but it’s easy to see why he’s PBR’s top overall prospect and a strong candidate to go 1-1.
CLASS OF 2018
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Matthew
Liberatore
Arizona
Mountain Ridge (HS) • AZ
6' 5" • 185LBS
L/L
Mountain Ridge (HS) • AZ
6' 5" • 185LBS
L/L
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- Commitment Q&A: Wes Kath Pledges To ASU - Nov 13, 2018
- PBR Arizona 2018 Player Of The Year: LHP Matthew Liberatore - Jun 11, 2018
- 2018 PBR Simul-Draft - Jun 7, 2018
- 2018 MLB Draft: Day 1 Notes - Jun 5, 2018
- 2018 Experts' Draft - May 30, 2018
- Arizona Draft Preview - May 29, 2018
- Draft Forecast: San Diego Padres - May 23, 2018
- Draft Forecast: Atlanta Braves - May 23, 2018
- Draft Forecast: Cincinnati Reds - May 22, 2018
- Draft Forecast: Detroit Tigers - May 21, 2018
- 2018 PBR Draft Board Updated And Expanded - May 7, 2018
- High School Draft 100 Update - Apr 30, 2018
- AZ Class of 2018 Final Rankings - Apr 23, 2018
- PBR Podcast: Week In Review - Apr 19, 2018
- Boras Classic South/NHSI Standouts - Apr 11, 2018
- High School Crosscheck: Week 7 - Apr 2, 2018
- Spring Scout Blog: Mountain Ridge vs. Desert Mountain - Mar 30, 2018
- NHSI: Day 1 Notebook - Mar 29, 2018
- High School Crosscheck: Week 6 - Mar 26, 2018
- PBR Podcast: 2018 Draft Talk - Mar 26, 2018
- 2018 Overall Rankings Updated - Mar 21, 2018
- 2018 PBR Draft Board - Mar 6, 2018
- High School Draft 100 Update - Feb 22, 2018
- Field Set For 2018 NHSI - Jan 30, 2018
- Looking Ahead To 2018 - Jan 3, 2018
- PBR Podcast: Pac 12 2018 Recruiting Classes - Dec 28, 2017
- Top Stories Of 2017 - Dec 27, 2017
- Showcase Circuit: Favorite Senior Pitchers - Nov 14, 2017
- Initial Arizona Class of 2018 Rankings Released - Oct 16, 2017
- PBR Podcast: 2018 PBR Draft 100 - Oct 9, 2017
- 2018 PBR Draft 100 - Oct 5, 2017
- The Hotlist: PBR Draft 100 Sneak Peek - Oct 4, 2017
- PBR Podcast: Triston Casas, Ethan Hankins And Matthew Liberatore - Sep 25, 2017
- The Hotlist: Players Of The Summer - Sep 20, 2017
- PBR Podcast: Team USA Wins Gold - Sep 13, 2017
- USA Baseball Announces Final 18U Roster - Aug 24, 2017
- PBR Podcast: 2017 Area Code Games - Aug 21, 2017
- Under Armour All-America Game Notebook - Jul 30, 2017
- USA Baseball Announces 18U Trials Roster - Jul 10, 2017
- 2017 TOS: Day 1 Notebook - Jun 27, 2017
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8/24/17 - Named to Team USA 18U team.
8/6/17 - Struck out four in two innings while allowing a single and a walk. He was 87-92 and showed his usual low-70s curveball with 1/7 shape and depth. He also threw a changeup at 83 that looks like a fastball out of his hand.
7/29/17 - Earned MVP honors with five strikeouts in three innings while allowing just one hit. His fastball ranged from 89-93 with arm-side life and he pitched with an easy delivery. He showed 1/7 shape and depth to his curveball at 70-72 while mixing in a changeup at 81-84.
7/10/17 - Named to Team USA 18U trials roster.
6/27/17 - Went four innings and allowed a run on three hits while striking out six. The Arizona recruit has a long, lean frame at 6-foot-5, 185 pounds and pitches with an easy, loose delivery. He lands slightly open and tended to leave his fastball up and to his arm side, but started out at 90-92 with some arm-side action and finished at 88-90. He flashed spin to his curveball, which sat 72-75 with 12/6 shape and depth. He also has feel for his 83-85 changeup, which features fading action. Liberatore showed a knack for pounding the outside corner against right-handed hitters, getting several swings-and-misses on pitches away.
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