Danny
Newman

Verbally committed to Black Hawk JC.

Uncommitted. The southpaw dominated over his seven innings of work, not allowing a single run on five hits, striking out eight. Newman worked his fastball up to 82 mph and paired off a 1/7 breaking ball in the low 70s. 

A Southpaw to make note of is LHP Danny Newman (Wauconda). Newman worked his fastball up to 83 mph, sitting 81-82 mph life through the zone and to his arm-side. His best secondary offering looked to be a sharp 1/7 breaking ball at 70-72 mph - pairing with a tight 2/8 cutter at 76-78 mph (T2453 RPM). His final offering was a fading changeup at 76 mph.   

Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 6-0, 185-pounds. Proportional frame with strength.
Delivery: Controlled tempo, coils into a medium leg-lift, drop and drive lower-half, stride works in-line.
Arm Action: LH. Long out of the glove into a 3/4 slot.
FB: T83, 81-83 mph. Life through the zone and to the arm-side.  T2220, 2161 average rpm.
CB: 70-72 mph. Sharp, late 1/7 break with depth and feel for the zone.  T1965, 1886 average rpm.
CH: 76-76 mph. Thrown with intent, fades to the arm-side.  T1765, 1719 average rpm.
CUT: 76-78 mph. Short lateral break. 

 As only a rising junior, LHP Danny Newman (Wauconda, 2024) showed impressive control over five pitches throughout his pen. The southpaw controls his body well, repeating with ease and striding slightly across his body. His fastball sat in the 73-76 mph range, sinking through the zone to his arm-side. He then went to a cutter at 70-72 mph that worked off a short 2/8 plane with horizontal cutting action, thrown for strikes. Moving on to his breaking balls, Newman showed to have feel for both a 1/7 curveball at 65-66 mph and 2/8 slider at 67-69 mph, landing both for strikes. His final offering was a fading changeup at 65-67 mph. 

Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 5-9, 150-pounds.
Delivery: Drop/drive delivery with some effort, works in line, lands squared.
Arm Action: LH. Short loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T73, 72-73 mph. Plays straight.  T2120, 1993 average rpm.
CB: 62-63 mph. Late breaking 1/7 action, thrown for strike at the bottom of the zone. T1813, 1773 average rpm.
CH: 66-66 mph. Fading action, thrown for strikes. T1407, 1251 average rpm.

Hit: LHH. Open stance, drop pre-pitch load, high leg kick. Short swing, line drive gap-to-gap approach.
Power: 81.58 max exit velocity, averaged 76.41 mph. 276’ max distance.
Arm: LH. INF - 69 mph. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Fields low to high, average hands.
Run: 8.08 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: INF
Body: 5-foot-7, 120-pounds. Lean, upside frame.
Defense: Soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchanges and plays athletically.
Arm: LH. INF - 66 mph. Long, loose arm action, high 3/4 arm slot, throws played accurate with carry.
Hit: LHH. Slightly crouched, open setup, pre-pitch load back, leg-kick stride. Short, level bat path with a line-drive approach.
Power: 59 mph exit velocity from the tee. 
Run: 5.42 runner, home-to-first. 

Delivery: Drop and drive delivery, smooth rhythm, level shoulders, works in-line and lands square.
Arm Action: LH. Short, loose arm action, high 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T65, 64-65 mph. Slight arm side run action.
CB: 55-56 mph. 1/7 shape, gradual movement.
CH: 57 mph. Arm side run action.