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Tournaments  | Story  | 7/18/2016

17u BCS Finals Day 7 Scout Notes

Brandon Hohl     
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On the final day of the 17u BCS Finals, Mississippi State commit and Scorpions 2017 Prime righthanded pitcher Zane Stephens (2017, Live Oak, Fla.) impressed. Working out of the stretch the entire outing, Stephens has a high leg kick, long smooth stride and sudden over-the-top release point. He attacked hitters early in counts with a straight fastball at 88-90 mph. After retiring the order one time through, the Mississippi State commit would begin to throw a 11-to-5 curveball at 74 mph as a first-pitch strike. The curveball showed late break and good depth. Zane also threw a hard slider at 76 mph with 10-to-4 sweeping movement. He would also drop his arm angle to a low three-quarters or almost with a side arm slot on the slider. Stephens finished with five innings pitched, scattering five hits, one walk and seven strikeouts.

Impressing at the plate for the Scorpions 2017 Prime was Miami commit and the 158th ranked player in the country, Raymond Gil (2017, Miami, Fla.). Raymond stands with a wide base with his hands high above the shoulder, holding the barrel at a 45-degree angle. He has a simple load and stride to begin his swing. Gil gathers into the rear leg, takes a short linear stride and tips the barrel while landing in a torqued position. From watching his takes, he drives all of his weight in to the lead leg with great lower half mechanics. Gil drives his back knee forward with explosive hips and incredible bat speed, working up to the ball with the body and creating a positive attack angle. Raymond has some of the best mechanics at the plate I had seen all week at the tournament, putting himself in a great position to be successful at the plate and setting him up for a bright future at the University of Miami.

Finally, from Florida Burn Platinum, Clemson University commit Sam Keating (2017, Fort Myers, Fla.) contributed in a big way for the Burn in their semifinal game against Scorpions 2017 Prime with a RBI single late in the game. At the plate, Keating stands upright with his hands high and feet shoulder width apart. He starts with a lot a weight in the back leg but the load starts with a leg lift and separates. His hands move up and back as he strides forward and gets handled into a strong-coiled position and generates bat speed with a good path. Keating's actions are raw but with his talent should develop in to cleaner mechanics. He finished the 17u BCS Finals with four RBI and five runs scored.
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