Luke
Bafia

INF/OF Luke Bafia (Benet Academy) is an upside right-handed hitter, and he turned in one of the better performances at the event. Bafia is listed at an athletic 6-foot-1, 190-pounds and ran a 6.90 in the 60-yard dash to start his day off, which was good for the second-best time at the event. He then proceeded to take a smooth round of BP, utilizing a quiet approach that flashed some favor to his pull-side, recording a max exit velocity of 95 mph and his furthest batted ball traveled 352 feet. Defensively, Bafia is an athletic mover with quick feet, and a strong arm that topped at 86 mph across the infield and 93 mph from the outfield (an event high). Toolsy unsigned senior to follow moving forward.

Positional Profile: SS/OF
Body: 6-1, 190-pounds. Strong, athletic build, well-proportioned, projectable, room to fill.
Hit: RHH. Tall stance, high hands, small weight shift into small leg lift. Handsy, direct, steep path, favors pull-side.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 83.1 mph. 353’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 86 mph. OF - 93 mph. OF: Strong, quick arm action, 3/4 slot. INF: Quick and strong arm, 3/4 slot.
Defense: OF: Fields the ball in stride, aggressive routes, fluid lateral mover. INF: Smooth actions, quick transfer, fields ball into body, fluid lateral mover.
Run: 6.90 runner in the 60. 

Luke Bafia (Benet) is another strong, toolsy prospect from the event. Bafia, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound, outfielder/infielder, ran a 6.90 in the 60-yard dash, reached a 90 mph high from the outfield, 86 high across the infield, and recorded a max exit velocity of 96.1. Bafia was towards the top of a number of average Blast categories with a 22.9 mph hand speed, 70.9 mph bat speed and 21.6g rotational acceleration.

Positional Profile: SS/OF
Body: 6-1, 180-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, simple setup, short stride.  Athletic, easy, strong hands that work level through the zone.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 89.2 mph. 319’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 86 mph. OF - 90 mph. Long arm swing, 3/4 slot.
Defense: OF: Light on his feet, gains ground through release, steady hands. INF: Smooth actions, plays with fluidity and body control.
Run: 6.90 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 6-0, 160-pounds. Lanky, high-waisted frame that projects.
Hit: RHH. Balanced setup, hands start back, smooth load, short stride to front footstrike.  Quick hands, stays short to the baseball, consistent line drive contact, works in rhythm.
Power: 88.87 max exit velocity, averaged 81.98 mph. 313’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 77 mph. OF - 81 mph. Short compact arm stroke, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Took reps as an outfielder and infielder. Comfortably strides to the baseball in rhythm on the outfield, soft hands play out front of body, clean and quick hand transfer, short trigger release that plays through the baseball. Plays with some pre-pitch bounce on the infield, fields low to the ground, glove plays out front of body, clean funnels to release. 
Run: 7.12 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: SS/RHP 
Body: 5-foot-8, 135-pounds. 
Defense: Fluid foot work, quick, clean exchange, rangy defender.
Arm: RH. INF - 64 mph. Short, over the top arm action.
Hit: RHH. Balanced set up, short stride, long uphill path, line drive approach, pull-side tendencies.
Power: 74 mph exit velocity from the tee. 
Run: 7.97 runner in the 60.