Gavin
Brunsman

TPG East

Brunsman is 6-2 with an athletic 185 pound frame that has some strength present and plenty of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open balanced athletic stance, strides on line, smooth load back to a wrap. Hips rotate completely with violence and he maintains good lower half balance. Hands stay inside, quick to the ball, slightly uphill line drive swing path with some strength at contact and extension through the ball. Showed primarily a pull approach with the ability to use the whole field, easy gap power present to all fields with more to pull side, generates some natural carry in the gaps, exit velocity was 93. In the infield, rounds ball and fields with a wider base and above average hands, works through the ball to a clean exchange, throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, short quick arm action, position velocity was 83. Ran a 7.06 60 yard dash. On the mound, he throws from a higher three-quarters arm slot, shorter loose quick arm action and some effort to his delivery. Lots of deception in his delivery, shoulders are slightly downhill and very closed, lands closed with an athletic finish and some recoil. Fastball was 82-85, touching 86, with some downward angle and heavy armside run. Slider was 72-73 with good armspeed and big sharp sweeping 10/4 break to it. Change-up was 68-69 with good armspeed and a some late fade to it.

PreSeason All-State East

Brunsman is 6-2 with a lankier athletic frame that has some strength present and plenty of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open tall relaxed stance, strides on line, smooth load back to a wrap. Hips rotate completely with violence and he maintains good lower half balance. Hands stay inside, short and quick to the ball, slightly uphill line drive swing path with some strength at contact and extension through the ball, showed good approach working primarily gap to gap, swing naturally generates loft and has real power present in the middle of the field, exit velocity was 96. Ran a 7.16 60 yard dash.

VA/DC State Games

Brunsman is 6-2 with a lankier athletic frame that has some strength present and plenty of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from an open balanced athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, smooth load back to a slight wrap. Hips rotate completely with some violence and he maintains some lower half balance. Hands stay inside, quick to the ball, slightly uphill line drive swing, has strength at contact and some extension through the ball, showed primarily a pull approach, extra base power to all fields with home run power to pull side, has feel for the barrel as well, exit velocity was 94. In the infield, rounds the ball and fields with a wider base and above average hands, works through ball to a quick clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, position velocity was 86. Ran a 7.34 60 yard dash. On the mound, he throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short free arm action and some effort to his delivery. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, lands slightly open with a fall off finish. Fastball was 79-80, touch 81, with some late run and a bit of sink. Curveball had good armspeed and was 66-70 with sharp downer 12/6 break to it. Change-up was 74-75 with good armspeed and some sink.

TPG III

Brunsman is 6-2 with a lankier athletic frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a relaxed open athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, smooth load back to a slight bar. Hips rotate completely with some violence and he maintains good lower half balance. Hands stay inside, quick to the ball, slightly uphill swing path with strength at contact and extension through the ball, showed a good approach using whole field, power is present to all fields, exit velocity was 97. In the infield, good feet, rounds the ball and fields with a wider base and above average hands, works through ball to a quick clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, position velocity was 81. Ran a 7.06 60 yard dash. On the mound, he throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, breaks long before shortening his arm action at stroke, quick loose arm and some effort to his delivery. Shoulders are downhill and closed, lands square with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 77-81, touching 82, with some late armside run to it. Curveball had some armspeed and was 65-68 with gradual 11/5 break to it and some shape to it.

Top Prospect Games East

Brunsman is 6-2 with an lanky athletic frame that has a lot of projection left to it. In the infield, rounds the ball and fields with a good wide base and soft hands, works through the ball to a quick clean exchange, throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, position velocity was 81. Ran a 7.14 60 yard dash.

VA/DC Limited Series East

Lanky projectable frame with room to add too. Athletic fee. Nice lateral movement with confident first step. Hands are soft with clean exchange and throws have carry across the diamond. Athletic set up at the plate. Slightly open. Low leg lift load to balance. Hands are free at the plate with some bat speed and peppers the middle of the field. Had some loud doubles on the week with room for more as he adds strength. Has not been on the mound long, but showed some promise as a two-way player there. Fastball sat 81-83 and touched 84 mph from a high three-quarter arm slot. Breaking ball was inconsistent, but flashed some hard 10/4 action at 71-73 mph getting some swings and misses.

Preseason All-State II

Brunsman is 6-2 with an athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open athletic stance, strides on line, smooth load back to a slight bar. Hips rotate completely with some violence and he maintains good lower half balance. Hands stay inside, short and quick to the ball, slightly uphill line drive swing with strength at contact and some extension through the ball, exit velocity of 88. In the infield, rounds ball and fields with a good wide base and above average hands, works through the ball to a clean exchange, throws from a very high three-quarters arm slot, position velocity was 80. Ran a 4.57 home to first.

Mid-Atlantic Fall Championships

Showed excellent defensive ability with quick and confident first step. Average bat speed at the plate offensively, keeps hands inside ball and showed some extension. Solid foundation, interesting to see how he develops down the road as he adds strength.