6/19/2015 10:31:23 PM
Anthony Locey came out firing for the Royal team over his two innings of work coming out and hitting 94 mph with his first fastball. Working steadily in the low-90s and still touching 94 in the second inning, Locey showed a full arm action through the backside and did a nice job of working down in the zone very consistently with his fastball. With a strong 6-foot-3, 225-pound build, the Georgia Southern commit generated nice running life to his arm side and showed a nice feel for his curveball up to 77 mph with depth while staying balanced through his delivery.
Heading south from New Jersey right-hander Tyler Mondile made quite the impression during his outing as he sat at 93 mph with his fastball in nearly every pitch, once climbing to 94 and once hitting 92. Showing a fast and compact arm action in the back Mondile was able to steadily pound downhill at the knees while locating to both sides of the plate. His curveball was up to 83 mph and showed hard, downward depth helping him strike out four in his two innings of work. He is committed to Florida State.
Will Proctor, who is listed as a primary shortstop, began the game at second base and showed off his big time athleticism charging in on a slow chopper before making a nice jump throw across his body to first base.
Committed to South Carolina, right-hander Sawyer Bridges showed a nice overall feel on the mound, throwing three pitches for strikes and had comfort for each. Topping at 91 mph with his fastball from a short and quick arm action, Bridges also showed a 12-6 curveball with downward depth and a solid changeup at 79-80 mph.
Listed at 6-foot-3, 170-pounds, right-hander Caleb Kilian shows long and lean limbs with room to fill with added strength. Running his fastball up to 91 mph a handful of times, the Texas A&M commit showed the ability to locate his fastball down to both sides of the plate. His curveball showed nice depth and commanded it well working in the low-70s with the pitch.
With a strong performance last summer at the Junior National, University of Arkansas commit Tyler Benninghoff impressed again in Fort Myers. Working two-innings the right-hander struck out all six batters while working in the 89-91 mph range, topping out at 92 mph. The difference maker for Benninghoff though was his big curveball, a pitch that showed big depth in the 77-79 mph range, serving as a true swing and miss pitch.
Coming out from California, right-hander Holden Groff worked consistently at 87-88 mph with his fastball showing a full and easy arm action. Currently uncommitted, generates solid arm side run on his fastball while staying balanced through his delivery and showed a nice feel for his curveball in the 71-74 mph range.
A Notre Dame commit, 6-foot-4 right-hander Anthony Holubecki ran his fastball up to 91 mph and did so while showing the ability to work down in the zone, especially to his arm side. Working exclusively out of the stretch, Holubecki also showed a nice feel for his changeup, an offering that showed nice fade at 73 mph.
Joe Rizzo, who had an impressive round of batting practice yesterday continued to swing the bat well going with an outer half fastball and drove it into the left-center field gap for a two base hit.
The last pitcher to throw for the Red team was Vanderbilt commit Reid Schaller, a projectable right-hander from Indiana. Working consistently in the upper-80s with his fastball while peaking at 90 mph, Schaller showed a loose and balanced delivery while working of his front side well, generating late running life on his fastball. He rounded out his three-pitch mix with a slider up to 81 mph and a changeup at 82 mph.
Francisco Del Valle showed off his fast hands in his left-handed swing as he turned on an inside fastball and hit a hard ground ball that ricocheted off the first baseman’s glove and into the outfield.
Kevin Milam did a nice job of squaring up an 87 mph fastball on the outer half and shot it into center field for a hard line drive single.