William
Eckland

6/20/17- 6-foot-1, 155-pound right-handed hitting pitcher. Lean lanky frame. Controlled delivery with good tempo. Long clean arm action with extension out front. Fastball shows late life and jumps on hitter at 84-87 mph for strikes. Breaking ball showed improvement, thrown with conviction, and had solid 11/5 shape and depth for strikes. Changeup was thrown with solid fading action

3/20/17- 6-foot-1, 155-pound right-handed pitcher. #17 ranked player in MN 2018 class. Starting to physically mature and add weight and strength. Slight tuck and turn at balance point, occasional pause at top, easy actions on mound, arm is loose and has extension to plate. Fastball flashes life and was 85-88 mph with late run and sink. Curveball has 11-5 shape with early rolling break to plate for strikes. Avg. action on changeup that should continue to improve; thrown with fastball arm speed.

2016 Future Games- 6-foot-1, 150-pound right-handed pitcher. Lean loose build. Good rhythm and tempo to delivery. Above avg. extension to plate. Shows ability to work fastball in and out. Changeup is best secondary pitch with above avg. fade; thrown at fastball arm speed. Projects to add/hold velocity more as he continues to mature physically. Fastball was 80-82 mph. Curveball, with varying shape, was 60-61 mph. Changeup was 69-70 mph.

7/6/16- 6-foot-1, 150-pound right-handed pitcher. Lean athletic frame. Slight tuck and turn delivery, Good sequence and rhythm. Loose actions on mound. Fast hand on release with extension out front. Shows command to both sides of plate. Primarily fastball/changeup pitcher presently. Breaking ball inconsistent but should continue to improve. Fastball was 83-85 mph, with run, and above avg. command in bottom of zone. Changeup was 72-74 mph, thrown with fastball arm speed, with solid fade and late sink. Lower spin rate on breaking ball causing loose spin and inconsistent break. One of top RHP in MN 2018 class.

5/3/16- 6-foot-1, 145-pound right-handed pitcher. Projectable frame with long legs and loose actions. Solid mechanically, clean arm action, up-tempo delivery, with good body control. Fastball has good life on downhill plane with late run at 79-82 mph. Curveball has tight rotation with sharp break consistently; 12/6 shape. Above avg. action on changeup when thrown at fastball arm speed. Strong follow in 2018 class.