Keating, a University of Southern Mississippi commit, is high waisted and athletically built with room to fill out at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds. His right handed stroke is short and quick to contact, and he rotates his core aggressively thru with some height to his finish – giving him the makings of a high level hit tool, along with the lift needed for HR power. He posted 6.7 in the 60, and got down the line in 4.28 from the right side of the plate. His OF defensive actions have life, and his throws held life on line thru the target after leaving his hand on a strong trajectory. We’ve seen him play in the infield as well, and it remains to be seen where he profiles better based on how he develops physically.

Gonzalez, a University of New Mexico commit, stands at a solid 6-foot and 190 pounds. He is a talented and legitimate two-way guy, such that it is quite difficult to determine where he has the most value. His left handed stroke is loose and features excellent strength at contact, as evidence by his ability to easily drive balls from gap to gap with wood. He’s got rhythm to hit as well, giving him a high level hit tool and making it easy to believe he can get to his power consistently. He ran 7.09 in the 60, and moved instinctually in the OF. At first glance on the mound, he’s a bit stiff wristed – but he has arm strength, can spin the ball, and he has feel for three pitches. His fastball was 87-89 with some tailing action, his breaking ball had 2-8 action in the low 70s, and he turned over his upper 70s change very well. His delivery and overall pitching mechanics are excellent, he remained in control of his actions and translated his athletic ability to the mound very well.

Cairnes has a mature look with present strength in his lower half at 6-2 and 205 pounds. His delivery is simple and repeatable. He remains compact and well connected, allowing him to gather energy and deliver it down the slope with a coordinated rotation of his core. His arm worked in coordination with his delivery from the break of his hands all the way through finish. Fastball was 88-90 with occasional cut action from a high release angle, allowing him to drive it down thru the zone. He featured two off speed pitches from the same slot, and from the same arm stroke. Change was thrown with great feel, while slider had sharp action with tilt around 80. He threw strikes with all three pitches, and was able to change the eye level on hitters quite well – has pop on FB to work up in the zone, while off speed pitches had depth to the bottom of the zone.

Foshee, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock commit, has a large frame with broad shoulders at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds. He is an intimidating presence on the mound, and featured a quality two-pitch mix. His fastball was a heavy 86-90 with some late run and sink at times. He threw strikes with it, and used it to get ahead in counts to setup his breaking ball. He threw two versions, and each appeared to have a use. His putaway pitch was an upper 70s slider type with depth and bite to flatter and shorter action, while he appeared to have better feel for his low 70s and more downward breaking curve. His delivery was functional, and served to gather him up prior to moving down the slope. He has leverage and reach he can apply, both to drive the ball to the bottom of the zone and to shorten the distance to home plate – it will be interesting to see how he develops in the next few years.

Hudgins, a Georgia Southern commit, has present strength on a well proportioned frame at 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds. He has some rhythm to hit pre-pitch, and rotates his core well through contact. His move is a little from the shoulders and finishes flat, and he is very strong at contact. He’s got pieces of a future hit tool (quick & strong hands, quiet head) with a swing built a little more for power. He ran 7.08 in the 60, and translates that ability to move his feet defensively – where he moved with quickness in short bursts. His hands are quicker than they are soft, though they function fine. He has natural catch and throw skills – evident on quick exchange and release with double play feed, and on backhand play where he sets up beyond the ball and is able to generate momentum thru it towards the target. With quick release and compact actions, his arm plays faster than just the action on the ball indicates.

Duce, a Dallas Baptist University commit, stands at 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds. He has natural lift to his left handed stroke, along with the ability to generate bat speed thru contact. Following a high knee lift, he hits off his back foot and works thru to a high finish. He has strength at contact, and showed the hand-eye coordination necessary to deliver the barrel to contact even with a unique swing angle. He ran better in the 60 (7.07) than down the line (4.6 from the left side), as is typical of back foot hitters. His throws from behind the plate left his hand on a strong angle, and held life thru the target quite well. His release times were mostly around 2.1, and can improve quite a bit with better overall rhythm and coordination between his footwork and exchange.

Clements, a UC-Santa Barbara signee, has some length to his frame at 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds. His arm works extremely well back and thru. He turns it over on time behind him, and it begins forward naturally in coordination with the rotation of his core. His move through release has speed with little effort, pitches come out from a comfortable slot a little above three quarters. Fastball is 84-86 with some tailing action, but more importantly he showed the ability to pitch down and to both sides of the plate with it. Breaking ball had 11-5 shape in the upper 70s, the fact that he spun it well with that type velocity is a solid indicator of a future FB velocity jump. Change was also an upper 70s offering, it had a fastball look with an appropriate velocity variance. He worked quickly, threw strikes and changed speeds. He is especially intriguing based on a good feel for pitching today with projectable stuff for tomorrow.

Lucas, an Illinois State commit, has a solid build with room to fill out his 6-foot-2 205 pound frame. His left handed stroke is loose and full, and he generates speed and strength at contact primarily from strong hands and wrists. He sets up with his weight on his back leg, and doesn’t have much pre pitch rhythm – allowing for a tendency to come forward to contact laterally more than rotationally. His hands give him a chance to hit, and he has projectable power as he gets his lower half and core more consistently involved in the move through contact. He ran better down the line (4.37 from the left side) than in the 60 (7.35), which makes sense given his present approach. His throws carried thru the bag pretty well, with release times in the upper 2.0s. Much like at the plate, he gets it done with almost all arm. He has some life to his actions, and there is reason to believe he can get quicker and drive his throws better. He is intriguing based on potential left handed hit-power combination at a premium position. 

Kaleiopu has a lean frame with athletic proportions at 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds. He hits from an athletic setup, and maintains rhythm and athletic ability throughout his move. He features barrel accuracy and body control more than bat speed, though his hands have some quickness and work with looseness thru contact. He rotates his core well, and though he finishes relatively flat he can get the ball in the air – as evidence by a HR in his third game. He ran 6.94 in the 60, and got down the line in 4.45 from the right side. Defensively, he showed the ability to accelerate laterally along with a feel for playing the right hop. His natural catch and throw skills are more apparent on the backhand and double play turns, where he instinctually generates momentum to the target thru the play on the ball. He is committed to Pierce College in Washington.

Tolano stands at 5-foot-10 and 195 pounds. He showed signs of command with his fastball, which sat 87-89 and touched 91. It had some tailing arm side action, and he showed the ability to pitch with it to both sides of the plate – especially against right handed hitters. His breaking ball had 11-5 action in the low 70s, with his compact arm stroke out front he was able to spin the pitch well. Change was also a low 70s offering, though it appeared to be his third pitch and wasn’t thrown with the same feel as the FB or CB. His arm action was well coordinated with his delivery, allowing him to maintain good feel for all of his pitches, while he showed a quick hand/wrist to generate low 90s FB velo and tight CB rotation.