AJ
LaSota

AJ LaSota, Notre Dame (CA), 2027 Virginia
Positional Profile: RHP/3B A compact, upper-half-driven arm with a short, loose arm action and strong hip-shoulder separation.
Body: 6-1, 164-pounds. Compact, athletic frame.
Delivery: Front facing wind up with the glove starting at chin level, rocking back with the front foot and bringing the glove to just above belt level. Medium leg kick towards the chest with a decent sink into the hips. Upper body is heavily utilized for torque and does the majority of the work in the release. Strong hip-shoulder separation present. Lands postured up with the front foot in a postured-up delivery.
Arm Action: RH. Low 3/4 release point with a full-circle arm backpath. Short arm action with a loose release and minimal recoil. Throws from the same slot on every pitch.
FB: T91, 90-91 mph. Firm with lots of life present. T2316, 2224 average rpm.
SL: 77-79 mph. Heavy horizontal break, sweep-like action. T2720, 2389 average rpm.
CH: 81-81 mph. Different look from the fastball with a slight fade. T1468, 1468 average rpm.

AJ LaSota, Notre Dame (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/3B Starter profile pitcher with upside as frame grows in the future.
Body: 6-0, 167-pounds. Wiry frame with room to fill out. Quick twitch muscles.
Delivery: Uses a medium high leg lift paired with synced hand movement to maintain rhythm. Works down the mound with easy effort, showing balance. Lower half stays engaged and directional, allowing for consistent stride alignment and repeatable mechanics.
Arm Action: RH. Smooth, high 3/4 arm slot with quick acceleration through release; demonstrates consistent mechanics.
FB: T91, 90-91 mph. Effective up in the zone for whiffs or to run back over the arm-side edge. Not afraid to get in on the hands of both RH and LHHs. Strong ride/run combo. T2448, 2304 average rpm.
SL: 80-81 mph. Tight, high-spin SL with strong downward action and moderate glove-side sweep. The depth profile plays well off FB giving it sharp, late bite that can miss bats below the zone. T2915, 2623 average rpm.
CH: 83-83 mph. Low spin profile with late fade and tumbling action. Despite its firmness, still flashes effective 7-9 mph drop from FB creating successful tunnel between both pitch types. T1556, 1389 average rpm.

AJ LaSota, Notre Dame (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-0, 150-pounds. lean wiry frame
Delivery: RH. lower leg lift with good hand rhythm. relatively low effort down the mound with good body control. stays online with his lower 1/2.
Arm Action: RH. shorter arm action with quickness shows ability to repeat on all pitches.
FB: T85.1, 81.9 - 83.7 mph. average T2296, 2173 average rpm.
SL: 72.1-74.2 mph. above average T2545, 2249 average rpm.
ATH: 8.30 runner in the 60. average runner with some body control

AJ LaSota, Notre Dame (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-0, 150-pounds. lean wiry frame
Hit: LHH. open taller stance with small knee bend. hands set above the shoulders off his body with some looseness to the hands. leg lift with a deep hand load into the launch position. uses his hands well in the swing with more of a handsy path that shows some strenght at contact. pull approach. 69.5 mph bat speed with 19.7 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 82.7 mph. 309' max distance. there is strength in his swing and the ball comes off hard when he connects with leverage to the pull side of the field.
Arm: RH. INF-85 mph. long arm stroke with strength. ball has carry. needs to polish accuracy.
Defense: feet are solid with good fundamentals. gets into a good fielding position to allow his hands to work. solid potential to stick at 3B.
ATH: 8.30 runner in the 60. average runner with some body control