Bren Faulk (2016, Abbeville, La.) has a small build, but all the tools to be a solid middle infielder. Faulk has soft hands to go along with an accurate arm and online carry. At the plate, he has a shoulder width base, slightly open stance, and leg lift trigger. His hands start very high prior to the pitch being delivered and then the hands are low and loaded next to the right armpit. Faulk showed gap to gap contact hitting ability by going 3-for-5 Sunday afternoon with a triple to left-center and two walks. The uncommitted 2016 grad has a patient approach with solid speed to go with it. He is very disruptive on the bases and that added to his ability to steal three bases in the contest. Faulk is uncommitted, but projects well as a good second baseman.
Austin Marozas (2017, Plainfield, Ill.) had a very nice outing Sunday going six strong innings and earning the victory. The tall, long limbed Kentucky commit has a good fastball at 89-92 with sink early on. The fastball velocity dropped to 87-88 after three nnings of work when he settled in. Marozas has a three-pitch mix that he mixed very well. He kept hitters off balance well with a plus changeup in the low- to mid-80s that sink similarly to his fastball. He also flashed a slider that he would occasionally drop from a three-quarters arm slot to a low three-quarters slot to throw. The slider was long breaking and he showed a good feel for it. Marozas showed good extension in his frame with effortless arm action. The University of Kentucky commit pounded the zone with all three pitches especially at the knees and has a high ceiling.
Jake Christa (2017, Owens Cross Roads, Ala.) is a very impressive uncommitted 2017 graduate. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound filled out righthander has a physical presence on the mound. Christa’s delivery is violent with a quick arm and strong leg drive. His fastball sat 86-88 touching 89 with occasional cutting action to glove side. Christa has a good 11-to-5 curveball to go with his fastball. His curveball has really good depth in the low-70s. Christa really liked to elevate the fastball with two strikes and showed the ability to do so. The righthander really shows good upside with more velocity in the tank.
Remi Patry (2016, Gatineau, Quebec) showed an impressive hitting ability all evening Sunday. He squared up pitches to all parts of the field. The leadoff man’s bat stays through the zone for a long time with a line drive swing plane. Patry stands with a narrow base, leg kick trigger and a hand set right by his left shoulder. The lefthanded hitting second baseman makes loud, solid contact with decent bat speed. Patry shows the ability to hit for contact and decent speed for a leadoff type bat.
Sean Cheely (2017, Austell, Ga.) is a high energy player with plus speed. Cheely bats with a knot-kneed slightly open stance and leg lift trigger. The skinny, medium build outfielder has good bat speed and power potential to pull side when on time. When on the bases, Cheely likes to run and is fast enough to do so frequently. He gets a good first step out of the box as well with a 4.39 home to first base time with a turn on a double down the left field line. The Chattanooga State signee plays a solid center field as well getting good reads on fly balls and gliding to them. Cheely is a fun player to watch with lots of room to fill with added strength. The outfielder is a high follow as he goes the JUCO route.
– Gregory Gerard
LSU recruit Ma'Khail Hilliard (2017, Baton Rouge, La.) threw four innings on Sunday for the Louisiana Knights, giving up just one run on two hits and two walks while striking out seven. The Louisiana native has a major league quality breaking pitch with his curve ball, as it produced a spin rate up to 3100 and falls off the table as it reaches the plate. He has excellent command of the pitch and can throw it during any count. Hilliard throws with a solid over the top arm angle which produced a good fastball with good armside run and ran from 83-87, touching up to 88. He struggled getting on top of his fastball at times and would sail it high, but was able to adjust and control it more during the last two innings of his outing.
Connor Dupuy (2017, Maurice, La.) also had a great day for the Knights, as he went 2-for-2 with a double, three runs, one RBI and a walk. Dupuy is headed to Louisiana Lafayette in the fall. He has solid bat speed and does a great job of capitalizing in a hitters count and not missing his pitch. Dupuy does a good job of getting his hands extended and using his lower half and hips to produce solid pop to the outfield.
Collin Kollivan (2017, Maetairie, La.) came in and finished the game , pumping a good, hard fastball from 86-89 with good life and tight breaking slider with good depth that ran from 76-80 that froze opposing hitters. Kollivan has a quick, over-the-top arm angle with a release by his ear that allows his fastball to get to the plate quicker and feel three miles per hour faster than the actual velo. Kullivan is currently is not committed to any colleges.
Logan Ward (2017, Newnan, Ga.) recorded the save for the Game on West Braves, throwing a scoreless inning, surrendering one hit and striking out two. Ward has a small, athletic frame and an explosive arm, throwing his fastball up to 89 with a slow curve in the low 70s with good depth and solid break. Ward is headed to the 2017 JuCo national champions, Chipola College, in 2017.
Brandon Taylor (2017, North Smithfield, R.I.) helped lead the North East Baseball Mudhens to victory going 1-for-1 with a run scored and a walk. Taylor does a great job of hitting with two strikes and has a good understanding of the strike zone, as he hit a single in the second inning and worked a seven pitch walk in the fourth after starting both at bats with a 0-2 count. The talented middle infielder is headed to Monmouth University in the fall.
– Brandon Lowe