Ma'Khail
Hilliard

4/24/17 Currently ranked No. 8 in Louisiana’s 2017 class, No. 227 Overall. Lean 6-foot-1, 157-pound frame, athletic build, room to add strength and size. Long, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with quick arm speed and regular effort. Smooth rhythm, level shoulders, comes slightly across his body, and finishes athletic. Fastball sat 87-90 mph with hard, late cutting action, and solid control of the strike zone. Breaking ball is a legitimate out pitch with 11/5 shape, hard, late break, tight spin and solid depth at 78-81 mph. Final stat line: 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 K and 4 BB.

10/29/16 A 6-foot, 157-pound right-handed pitcher with a lean, athletic frame. Long, loose arm action with lightning quick arm speed into a high-3/4 release and easy effort. Smooth rhythm, level shoulders, in-line direction, lands square, and finishes athletic. Fastball sat 86-89 mph with late cut and life. Breaking ball showed 10/4 shape with late, sharp break and fastball arm speed at 78-80 mph. Also showed a changeup with fade action and fastball arm speed at 81-82 mph.

2/22/16 A 6-foot, 145-pound right-handed pitcher with an average, athletic, lanky frame and projection. Long, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with quick arm speed, and easy effort. Smooth rhythm, level shoulders, in-line direction, lands square, and finishes athletic. Fastball sat 84-87 mph with hard, late cut and control. Breaking ball showed 10/4 shape with sharp, late break, and fastball arm speed at 75-77 mph.

11/7/15 A 6-foot, 145-pound right-handed pitcher with a lean, athletic frame. Long, loose arm action with lightning quick arm speed into a high-3/4 release and easy effort. Smooth rhythm, level shoulders, in-line direction, lands square, and finishes athletic. Fastball sat 86-88 mph with late cut and life. Breaking ball showed 10/4 shape with late, sharp break and fastball arm speed at 76-78 mph. Also showed a changeup with fade action and fastball arm speed at 79-80 mph.

6/29/15 A 6-foot, 145-pound right-handed pitcher and outfielder with a lean, athletic, and projectable frame. Long, loose clean arm action with quick arm speed out of a high-3/4 release with easy effort. Displays smooth rhythm with level shoulders with in-line direction finishing athletic. Fastball sat 84-86 mph with late life and command. Flashed a solid slider with sharp, late action with some depth at 76-77 mph. Also showed outstanding feel for changeup with fastball arm speed and slight fade action at 75-76 mph. As an outfielder showed solid arm strength with a positional velocity of 87 mph with carry and life on throws. Right-handed hitter that hits from a balanced setup, short stride, and solid balance. Displays quality bat speed with a short path and fluid rhythm that produced an exit velocity of 81 mph.

A 6-foot, 130-pound right-hander from Central HS in Baton Rouge. Long, extremely lean and projectable frame with obvious advanced athletic ability. Clean, repeatable delivery with a long, loose, extremely fast arm and ball explodes out of hand. Fastball sat 84-86 mph with late, hard cutting action and deception. Showed a quality slider with hard, tight spin at 76-77 mph with decent depth and deception. A very intriguing prospect that could have a very high ceiling as he adds weight and gains strength.