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2019 14U South Showcase
Gage Driskell is a 2023 OF/2B with a 5-7 125 lb. frame from Nederland, TX who attends Nederland. Young, athletic frame with square shoulders and a high waist, room to fill throughout moving forward. Ran an 8.00 60-yard dash. Primary outfielder, deliberate pace to action, fields the ball out front and stays compact with arm action through the back, gets under throws occasionally, shows accuracy and projects for more arm strength with additional lower half incorporated. Fields the ball out front well in the infield as well with a wide base, balance to actions on the move and takes longer strides up the middle, extended slot when working on top of the ball with release and showed accuracy. Also pitched, compact leg lift up to belt, bets tall on backside and stays short with arm action working to an extended three-quarters release. Fastball topped out at 69 mph, shows short 2-seam life and able to induce ground ball contact. Showed improved feel for curveball over the outing, landed it for strikes up to 63 mph. Righthanded hitter, begins with a high hand set and lower back elbow in the box; loads hands tight to body at start and shows quickness to them coming out. Has a present handle for the barrel and shows a linear path with nice bat speed through the zone, squared the ball up well in live action.