Erick
Diez

vs Central Catholic - SJS D3 semi-final; Long Beach State commit; Physical burly build like that of a fullback or linebacker, strong arm with ability to hold velocity into 4th/5th inning (up to 90 in mid-innings), willing and able to go in vs RHH, more of a sinker/pitch to contact FB given amount of swings and misses and total K (5 IP, 0 H, BB, 5 K), slider is a lateral/sweepy breaker 77-80 mph, bulldog approach with talent to mold at the college level, projects as a competitive high leverage reliever type beyond HS.

Positional Profile: RHP - Ranked #227 in California, #63 among RHP
Body: 6-0, 215-pounds. Physical, burly, powerfully built like a football player, large frame, big legs.
Delivery: Leg kick turns partially towards second while upper half stays commandingly tall. Lengthy Stride home and leaks out slightly towards first base upon release.
Arm Action: RH. Very over the top, the ball comes out near the top of the head above the ear.
FB: T89, 87-89 mph. Command is good, will challenge hitters aggressively with FB.
SL: 73-74 mph. Thrown hard over the top and sweeps away from a right handed batter. The break is late and sharp.

Positional Profile: OF
Hit: RHH. Starts slightly open with slightly pinched knees, coiled and power ready to unleash, small stride, has rhythm and good timing, able to create plus bat speed easily, consistently loud contact with consistent barrel contact, strong top hand through finish, real raw power with bat control.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, 83.6 max bat speed (exceptional), 22.6 max hand speed.
Arm: RH. OF - Didn't throw in OF, did pitch, was 87-89 mph, displaying well above average raw arm strength.
Defense: Did not do the defensive workout.
Run: Did not run

Positional Profile: OF - Showing at this event earned him invite to ProCase Preview.
Body: 5-11, 210-pounds. Strong durable frame, big and athletic, man-type body.
Hit: RHH. Wide feet, strong set-up, engaged in legs early, slight crouch, short controlled load /minimal hand movement, easy hands to the ball, powerful hips. Showed ability to make adjustments based on pitch location, flat when need be, created swing angle when called for, loud contact, physical impact of ball; 19.3 max rotational acceleration, 62% on plane, fairly equal distribution LD/FB/GB %.
Power: 93 mph exit velocity in live BP via TrackMan. Max hand speed 21.1 (19.7 avg), max bat speed 73.5 (68.68 avg).
Arm: RH. OF - 91 mph. Powerful arm, short arm action, fairly quick release, throws track on line.
Defense: Direct approach, fields in position to get throw off quickly and access powerful arm, uses lower body well, projects as above avg corner OF with RF tools.
Run: 7.1 runner in the 60.