Cruz
Banuelas

Positional Profile: C/3B RHH/C Solid build, will add strength. Receives well, hands and feet work behind the plate. Solid release and pop times. Carry to throws present. Solid bat/power combo, shows hard contact off barrel, pull side power. Will continue to develop, tools will continue to firm.
Body: 6-1, 224 pounds. Solid build/frame, width to back and shoulders. Lower showing strength.
Hit: RHH. Rotational back foot, gets stuck, work to get fully turned and on time. (may have been shoes slipping?) Hits into firm front leg, solid posture. Stride foot stays into ground till contact, opens foot and falls into heal after contact. Recommend trying to keep foot into ground, if possible. Barrel/hands in good position to launch. Hands work into zone. Barrel gets on plane, uphill finish. 71.1 mph bat speed with 10g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 mph max exit velocity (85.2 avg.); 362-foot max batted distance. Solid bat/power combo, can impact baseball. Good base to work from and make any adjustments.
Arm: RH. C - 80 mph. Arm works, shows carry to throws
Defense: 1.92-2.00 pop time range; Can catch and throw. Receives well, solid glove to hand exchange, feet work setting to throw and moving from behind plate to field position. Feel for blocking.

Strong, physical build. Above average HS raw arm strength. Pop times: 1.88–2.04 (workout), 2.02 in-game. Moves well behind the plate and receives with confidence. Aggressive swinger with bat speed. Some length to swing. Hits the ball hard. Confident, hard-nosed player with catch-and-throw skills and power potential.

Cruz Banuelas, Prestonwood Christian Academy (TX), 2026
Positional Profile: C/3B RHH/C with solid build/frame to add strength. Receives well, block well, raw arm strength present. Solid bat/power combo in future. Will firm approach and swing, upside to bat/power. Developing player, plays hard, confident. Watch develop.
Body: 6-1, 212-pounds. Good build/frame. Has width to shoulders and back. Strength is present. Strong lower half. Good physical projections.
Hit: RHH. Rotational back foot, gets stuck in rotation, slides towards 3rd with swing. Work to get foot fully turned and drive towards mound with linear movement to fully engage lower 1/2. Back foot can slide away from plate on away pitches for balance, drive forward other times. Barrel/hands in good launch position, takes solid path to hit zone. Work to keep top hand above bottom hand, especially on pitches middle/away. 78 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 100 max exit velocity, averaged 90.5 mph. 355' max distance. Solid bat/power combo in future, look for power to continue to develop. Adjustment to hit approach and swing will result in more contact consistency and impact. Great base to work from.
Arm: RH. C-79 mph. Arm works well. Arm speed is present with raw arm strength. Nice comepact arm action.
Defense: 1.88-2.04 pop times. Sound footwork. Clean glove exchange. Just work on staying low consistently when throwing.
ATH: 1.73 in the 10 yard split. Good runner, moves well. Shows good actions in strides and arm swing. Above avg speed.

Cruz Banuelas, Prestonwood Christian Academy (TX), 2026
Positional Profile: C/3B RHH/C…will continue to add strength. Like the upside to bat/power combo with adjustments. Defensively solid catcher showing solid arm strength. Good player, fun to watch develop.
Body: 6-1, 199-pounds. Good build/frame to add strength in future.
Hit: RHH. Lands slightly closed after stride in good position to hit. Rotational back foot that is late getting rotated losing impact. Would like to back foot rotated fully at point of contact. Gets stuck. Body lays back at point of contact, would like to see body more upright. I like the approach. Not afraid to swing the bat, old school approach, swing hard in case you hit it. Barrel/hands in good position to launch. Some minor length to swing. Uphill swing, slight barrel dump on balls away. Pull hitter. Definite opportunities for improvement. 71.7 mph bat speed with 8 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 86.8 mph. 357' max distance. Aggressive hitter. Solid approach to hit. Swing adjustment opportunities present to increase line drive contact. Like the upside to bat/power combo.
Arm: RH. C-79 mph. Arm works well, shows arm quickness, carry to throws.
Defense: 1.94-2.04 pop times. Receives well, good framing, solid footwork setting to throw. Shows ability to block balls in dirt. Nice job of handling pitchers in games.
ATH: 7.28 runner in the 60. 1.75 and 4.02 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Hard runner. Moves well. 24.20 max vertical.

Cruz Banuelas, Prestonwood Christian Academy (TX), 2026
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 6-1, 199-pounds. Good build/frame with room to add strength.
Hit: RHH. Feet start shoulder width apart with weight evenly distributed, short/quick weight shift into back leg to initiate swing. Never gets fully loaded into back leg. Limited use of lower 1/2 in swing, back foot gets stuck rotating, late rotation. Also, seems to be caught in between on rotational back foot or linear movement to back foot. Upper torso falls back in swing hindering ability to impact baseball. Opportunities for adjustments. Hands start in good position, barrel slightly wrapped to start creating some length. Solid path of hands/barrel into zone, shows bat/hand speed. Can shorten swing with initial start of barrel. Overall, nice swing. 71.1 mph bat speed with 10 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 79.9 mph. 333' max distance. Pull side power will develop. Length to swing, hinders contact consistency.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph.
Defense: 1.97-2.02 pop times.
ATH: 7.17 runner in the 60. 1.81 and 4.06 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Runs hard, avg quickness to start. 26.80 max vertical.