4/1/2012 9:15:58 PM
Missouri commit Alec Rash (2012 - ADM HS) pitched extremely well today for the Red team. He sat at 93-94 MPH with his fastball touching 95 MPH in the first inning. He was steady at 93-94 MPH throughout his 3 innings of work today. Rash has a loose arm action with excellent arm speed. He showed much better command of his fastball today striking out 9 hitters while walking none. It was his best outing to date! He also had pretty good control of his slider today throwing it for strikes with good bite to it. Rash was aggressive today with his fastball and seemed to always be ahead in the count today for the most part. He just might touch 96 MPH by the end of the spring!
Iowa commit Calvin Mathews (2012 - Davis County HS) pitched well in his own right after Rash pitching at 88-90 MPH with his fastball. Mathews has a long loose arm action with projectable velocity. He didn't allow a hit in his 2 innings of work while striking out 3. Mathews is a competitor who will attack hitters with his fastball.
Nebraska commit Ben Miller (2013 - WDM Valley HS) was a pleasant surprise today pitching at 86-88 MPH with his fastball touching 89 MPH. A month and a half ago at the Indoor Showcase he was steady at 84-86 MPH with his fastball and is showing rapid improvement. He still has a few tweaks to make in his delivery, but his upside and rapid improvement are very encouraging! Miller allowed just 1 hit over 3 innings while striking 5 and walking 1. He threw 3 pitches for strikes and showed pretty good command. It'll be interesting to see just how much Miller improves over the next year!
Dom Thompson-Williams (2013 - Sioux City East HS) was the only player to put Alec Rash into play today and he had a hard line drive single to right field. He's a very athletic player who is talented yet very raw right now. He shows good hand-eye at the plate making lots of hard contact and has an aggressive approach. He's also a good runner and has some arm strength as well. Thompson-Williams reminds me of 2011 Blue Jays draft pick Derrick Loveless a bit. Loveless was a better runner, but Thompson-Williams shows better hitting tools at the same age. Thompson-Williams is also a D1 football prospect as a receiver like Loveless. It'll be interesting to see just how much he improves with more experience!
Joel Lanning (2013 - Ankeny HS) is another talented multi sport athlete who is a D1 prospect as a quarterback as well as baseball prospect. Lanning showed very good hitting tools squaring the baseball up and showing some pop. He's listed as a primary catcher now, but his tools project best in the outfield as he's a pretty good runner and good athlete. He's another interesting follow for the 2013 class.