Casey
Artigues

Casey Artigues: OF/SS, (2021) St. Thomas Aquinas, LA.  Southern Miss Commit, 5-foot-11, 165-pound . At the plate, the left-handed hitter recorded an exit velocity of 86 mph. Begins in a balanced stance, has a small load and uses a short stride before his swing. Showed quick bat speed, a straight-to-the-ball swing plane and level finish. Line drive approach. His best position velocity in the outfield was registered at 84 mph; had a clean exchange and sure hands. Used a high slot and a long arm action. He displayed speed and athleticism at the event, recording a 60 time of 6.83.

Athletic 5-foot-11, 165-pound frame with lean build. Top of the order type, high baseball IQ, plays with high motor, advanced feel for the game. Left-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick, explosive lower half and solid balance. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, short, level path. Quality, productive at-bats all weekend. Consistently finds the barrel, handled velo and secondary stuff well with solid bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 86 mph. Quality defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls well. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 83 mph. Solid athlete, posted a laser-timed 6.90 60-yard dash.

10/28/18 Currently ranked No. 12 in Louisiana's 2021 class. Athletic 5-foot-10, 160-pound infielder with an average, athletic frame. Quality defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls well. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 80 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick, explosive lower half and solid balance. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, short, level path that produced an exit velocity of 78 mph. Also posted a laser-timed 6.96 60 yard dash.

7/25/17 A 5-foot-7, 140-pound infielder with an average, athletic frame. Quality defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls well. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 73 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick, explosive lower half and solid balance. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, short, level path that produced an exit velocity of 77 mph. Also posted a 7.18 60 yard dash.

5/20/17 Medium 5-foot-9, 150-pound frame. Showed athleticism running a 7.18 60-yard dash. Left-handed hitter that hits from open setup with slight arm bar, leg kick and average balance. Choppy rhythm with level path and line drive, pull approach with strength in swing recording an exit velocity of 81 mph. Long arm action into high- release with developing arm strength and accuracy, recording a positional velocity of 72 mph. Defender with developings hands and footwork, with clean exchanges.

3/13/16 A 5-foot-7, 140-pound infielder and right-handed pitcher with an average, athletic frame. Quality defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls well. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 72 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick, explosive lower half and solid balance. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, short, level path and explosive bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 78 mph. Also posted a 7.4 60 yard dash. Right-handed pitcher with long arm action, slight stab into high-3/4 release with quick arm speed and regular effort. Smooth rhythm, level shoulders, in-line direction and lands square. Fastball sat 69-71 mph with slight sink. Breaking ball showed 10/4 shape with sharp break and fastball arm speed at 62-63 mph. Also showed a changeup with near fastball arm speed and cutting action at 54-56 mph.