Nick
Marley

Athletic body type and 5'10'', 170 pound frame. Hits from a balanced, athletic stance at the plate. Quick, knee-to-knee leg kick creating nice hand separation in load. Short, level swing path and strong lower half involvement. Attacks the ball with intent and showed some gap power with a double against Poolesville. Struggled a bit with his control at times on the mound but battled through it and threw a complete five inning game striking out three. Fastball ranged 78-82 and touched 83 mph.

MD Preseason All State

Athletic frame at 5-foot-10, 170-pounds. Athletic stance starting square and loading into the back leg with a small knee to knee leg kick. Lands slightly closed, hands load back free with rhythm, and had a slight uphill path to the swing. Showed some gap-to-gap power and swings with intent. Exit velocity was 92 mph. Feet were quiet on approach in the infield. Hands lift to a quick exchange, and showed some arm speed and arm strength throwing from a high three-quarter arm slot at 82 mph. Home-to-first time was 4.35.

Maryland Underclass Prospect Games

Compact solid frame at 5-foot-9, 140-pounds. Hits from an open set up. Leg kick in load to square and slight arm bar. Shows quick hands with average bat speed and uphill swing path wanting to elevate. Gets some lower half involvement. Has nice foundation offensively, needs to get stronger to stay within. Clean actions defensively. sound glove and exchange with short action and ability to change some angles on throws. Position velocity of 74 mph.

Underclass Preview

Projectable athletic frame with room to grow at 5-foot-9, 140-pounds. Hits from an athletic slightly open set up. Hands work lower to hitting position with leg kick in load. Swing path works uphill with some bat speed. Wants to lift the baseball. Looks like as he fills out should be able to drive the ball with gap-to-gap ability. Got almost too much uphill at times in swings, but like the rhythm and aggressiveness in swing. Exit velo of 77 mph. Active feet in the infield with clean hands. Sometimes gets on heels when fielding, would like to see on balls of feet throughout. Loose arm action throwing from a 3/4 slot....Build up style delivery with side step. Fluid throughout. Loose arm action with square shoulders working downhill. Gets some lower half involvement and some back side drive. Fastball has slight run on the pitch at 73-75 mph, topping out at 76. Breaking ball had bigger 11/5 action at 64-66 mph. Change showed fade on the pitch at 62 mph. Threw a kuckleball at 62 mph. Overall interesting prospect in the 2020 class that should develop into a solid prospect.