Christopher
Benavides

Estimated 6-foot, 170-pound athletic, lean frame. The right-hander throws from ¾ slot with a long, loose arm swing. His fastball was 88-89 mph early on and settled in later on at 85-87 mph, flashing the ability to command it low in the zone to both sides of the plate. He also threw a slider that was 75-77 mph with 10-4 shape. He threw the slider a lot to keep batters off balance and was his out pitch the entire night.

02.23.17 Sam Houston State commit. The right-hander showed electric stuff on Friday night, working from a ¾ slot with a long, loose, quick arm swing. Repeatable, athletic delivery. His fastball topped out at 93 mph in the first inning, sitting 91-92 mph from the wind-up and 87-90 mph out of the stretch. Slider got better as the game went on, coming in at 80-82 mph with sharp 2/8 shape. Held his velocity for the whole outing.

06.20.17 - 6-foot, 165-pound frame. The right hander works from a ¾ slot with a whip-like arm stroke and repeatable delivery. His fastball was 88-89 mph in one inning of work. His slider has lateral break and 10-4 shape at 74-77 mph.

2/14/2020

Estimated 6-foot, 165-pound lean frame. The right-hander throws from a slot with a long arm swing. His fastball was sitting 91-92 mph touching 93 mph, flashing arm-side run. Fastball was sitting at 88-89 mph late in his outing. He also threw a slider ranging from 77-79 mph with good sweeping action.