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Uncommitted '15 grads, BCRating 4

02/06/2015, 10:45am PST
By B Clemmens

These players impressed me at BAWS last summer

NICK ADGAR (2015, OF/1B, R/R, 6'0" 215, 3.5 GPA) BISHOP O'DOWD HS (BCR – 4) – Physical hitter, lots of barrel contact, has power/more to come, plenty of bat speed, loose wrists/good hands, aggressive hitter, potential middle of order run producer, profiles as LF, solid arm but lacks carry, 4.59 H-1B

REID GIBBS (2015, SS, R/R, 6'0" 170, 3.3 GPA) HEAD-ROYCE SCHOOL (BCR – 4) – Athletic and talented player, good/smooth feet, soft hands, plays on move well, uses athleticism well, all-field hitting approach, pretty swing, quiet set-up, quick hands, calm presence, can steal a bag too, 4.49 H-1B

DREW ENGELMAN (2015, C/1B, R/R, 6'1" 185, 2.8 GPA) SAN JOAQUIN MEMORIAL HS (BCR – 4) – Quality hitting prospect as a catcher, nice swing path, strong, good bat control, stays inside, calm/quiet at plate, tenacious at-bats, arm works, competitive thrower, good build, POPs 2.04-2.15, 4.97 H-1B

DAVID GUGALE (2015, 3B/UTL, R/R, 6'0" 190, 2.39 GPA) MONTEREY HS (BCR – 4) – Well-rounded player, prototypical 3B hit/field tools, plus bat speed, drives the ball, aggressive approach, has present day power and more to come, strong arm, soft hands, good actions, very good feet, player, 4.71 H-1B

FALCON MAGANA (2015, CF/2B, R/R, 6'0" 170, 3.3 GPA) MONTEREY HS (BCR – 4) – Lean strong athlete with speed to impact a game, accelerates easily, puts pressure on the D, strong at the plate with a lively swing, line drive gap pop, good balance, roams CF well, arm works, can quicken release, 4.24 H-1B

MARK QUINBY (2015, OF/RHP, R/R, 6'0" 190, 3.5 GPA) VALLEY CHRISTIAN HS (BCR – 4) – Strong physical athlete, football player physique, plays aggressive, finishes swing well, has balance, all fields with pop, good outfielder, solid arm, can track it down, 4.73 H-1B; OH slot, strikes, nice SL, FB 79-82, SL 71-74

JOSH RODRIGUEZ (2015, RHP, 6'8" 215, 2.82 GPA) ST. FRANCIS CCC HS (BCR – 4) – Size is not an issue, good athlete for his size too, OH slot, creates some leverage, showed good arm speed on secondary stuff, CHG has plus potential, chance to develop strikeout stuff, FB 83-85, CB 68, CHG 76-78; Swung bat well, big power, good around the bag 

JONATHAN ALLEN (2015, OF/IF, L/R, 6'2" 175, 3.3 GPA) CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (BCR – 4) – Talented player with good hit tools, buggy whip type swing, stroked it well to all fields, game ABs better than BP, has lively wrists/hands, loose arm, tracked it down well, plays OF with good tempo, 4.69 H-1B

LORENZO GOMEZ (2015, LHP, 5'10" 160, 3.13 GPA) HERITAGE HS (BCR – 4) – Strong body, good lower half, low 3/4 slot, quick arm, ball comes out easily, short arm action, creates some deception, aggressive, good presence, in vs RHH well, three quality pitches, makes adjustments, FB 82-84, CB 66-70, CHG 75-76

JASON KRESKE (2015, 1B/OF, L/L, 6'1" 165, 3.6 GPA) CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (BCR – 4) – Talented all-around player, lean agile body type, graceful actions, smooth pretty swing, hands really work, middle approach, all fields hitter, loose arm, accurate, excellent feet, soft hands, impact defender.

RYAN MILLIGAN (2015, SS, R/R, 5'10" 160, 3.6 GPA) CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (BCR – 4) – Well-rounded player, high level skills, athletic INF, smooth defense, plays with feel and plays easy, strong arm, wristy hitting hands, quick bat, sees it well, middle approach, all field line drive stroke, player, 4.55 H-1B

RAY SODERMAN (2015, C/3B, R/R, 6'0" 190, 3.7 GPA) SAN RAMON VALLEY HS (BCR – 4) – Performed with bat at high level, threw out two runners, showed extra base power line to line, sees ball well, quiet set-up, solid arm strength, good accuracy, feet can quicken a bit, POPs 2.03-2.19, 4.88 H-1B

CAL CLAMAR (2015, LHP, 6'2" 180, 2.87 GPA) CARDINAL NEWMAN HS (BCR – 4) – Combination of craftiness-feel-stuff, good body type, 3/4 slot w/whippy sling arm action, tough slot on LHH, lots of late FB run/movement just off barrel, slippery CB, has little late CHG movement, FB 78-83, CB 70-73, CHG 75

AUSTIN GABBERT (2015, OF, L/L, 5'9" 165, 3.6 GPA) PETALUMA HS (BCR – 4) – Outstanding hitting prospect, very comfortable in the box, hitterish, lots of loud barrel contact, drives ball to all fields, not big but strong and ball jumps off bat, has extra base power, moves well in OF, smooth, solid arm will improve

JACK PRIDY (2015, INF/UTL, R/R, 5'9" 190, 3.77 GPA) NAPA HS (BCR – 4) – No player made more loud barrel contact, drove ball to all fields, confident hitter w/some swagger, strong loose fast hands, lets ball travel, uses body well in swing, played strong D all over field, best at 3B/2B, player, gritty, 4.87 H-1B

DAVID LANGER (2015, 3B/UTL, R/R, 6'0" 175, 4.31 GPA) BERKELEY HS (BCR – 4) – Well-rounded talented player, prototypical 3B, strong D tools, chance to be impact hitter, strong arm, plays 3B w/rhythm, very good feet, balanced hitter, presence, finishes swing, great top hand, good runner, hard-nosed baller, 4.59 H-1B

CAL RILEY (2015, MIF/P, B/R, 6'0" 185, 3.3 GPA) SERRA HS (BCR – 4) – Good ‘baseball player’, versatile INF w/strong arm and quick release, plays though ball well, good glove skills, playmaker, aggressive swing both sides, has some pop, nice trigger, 4.63 H-1B; OH slot, short backside, quick arm, strike thrower, good CHG, big CB w/some depth, FB 81-85, CB 66-70, CHG 73

ANDREW CARTER (2015, OF/LHP, L/L, 6'0" 155, 3.86 GPA) ST. FRANCIS HS (BCR – 4) – Two way talent, easy swing, excellent hands, loose wrists, really quick to pull side, sees ball well, played on move in OF, strong sling type arm, excellent ball tracker, no fear; Long high 3/4 slot, quick arm, good presence, good FB command, big steep CB, excellent finish on CHG, FB 79-81, CB 70, CHG 68-72

MITCHELL SANCIER (2015, C/3B/P, R/R, 6'2" 215, 2.63 GPA) WESTMONT HS (BCR – 4) – Strong offensive minded catcher, lots loud barrel contact all fields, strong swing but under control, good balance, receives well, strong arm, ball exits hand well, POPs 2.11-2.19, 4.68 H-1B; OH slot, long arm action, aggressive delivery, CB has some depth, FB 81-82, CB 70

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