Top Tier Roos Summer 2022 Tryouts Standouts Part 3

This past weekend the Top Tier Roos held their 2022 Summer Tryouts for players from the 2023-2025 classes along with a 14/13u group. The Top Tier Roos and Kangaroo Court Baseball has consistently been one of the top organizations not only in the competitive state of Florida, but nationally as well with dozens of players who go and make an impact at various levels. 

The tryouts stretched over three days which included batting practice on Friday night, a pro-style workout on Saturday, and games on Sunday. Over the next few days we will be highlighting multiple players from various classes who stood out to our scouting staff over the weekend. Below is Part 3 (final article) of the Standouts breakdown which features a detailed report on 10+ players.

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2023s

OF/3B Anden Rady (Key West HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Present physicality on an athletic frame. Really stood out offensively as he displayed an above average presence at the plate. Patient hitter who can really attack a pitch he likes. Swings with intent and looks to drive it. This was seen during the game when he laced a ball over the center fielder’s head for an easy double. Impact bat to follow moving forward.

LHP Jacob Thomas (Washburn Academy, FL)
Uncommitted. Projectable frame that will continue to fill out. Tossed a productive two innings of work where he sat low to kid 80s with his fastball and worked down in the zone. Induced lots of weak contact. Also mixed in a low 70s curveball that showed depth, threw it for strikes. Clean and consistent delivery. Repeats well. High follow arm with upside.

OF/RHP Christian Madeira (JW Mitchell HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Lean, athletic frame that will continue to fill out. Shows some present bat speed offensively, looking to drive the ball back up the middle for hard line drives. Really stood out with his above average arm strength with a loose, easy working arm. Has been one to watch on the mound as well. Strong follow.

2024s

RHP/IF Logan Voelz (Wiregrass Ranch HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Big, strong frame. Was a standout all throughout the weekend both on the mound and offensively. During his inning of work on the mound he featured a fastball that was up to 87 mph with run, mostly pitching at 83-86. Also mixed in a 72-73 mph curveball. Was able to generate multiple swings and misses. Offensively, he has loose, fast hands through the zone and showed the ability to turn on the inside pitch and really drive it.  Creates hard contact with some present power. Strong two-way follow. 

UT/RHP Aidan Brigato (Calvary Christian HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Lots of present athleticism and plays with a jump in his step. Two-way standout throughout the weekend that really showed he can do it all on the field. Offensively, he works from a confident approach and his above average bat speed allows him to drive the ball where it’s pitched. During game play he laced one over the right fielder’s head for a standup double. Stood out during his inning of work on the mound where he featured an 85-86 mph fastball with life while also mixing in a nasty curveball at 73-75 mph with up to 2523 RPM. Pounded the zone and threw lots of strikes. Strong follow.

MIF Elijah Boswell (Calvary Christian HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Lean, athletic frame. Still room to fill out and strengthen his frame. Made his impact felt offensively throughout the weekend not only during batting practice, but during gameplay as well. Fast hands with a whippy path through the zone, gap-to-gap potential. During gameplay he drove a ball into the right-center field gap for a standup double. 

1B Rocco DeMarinis (Plant HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Athletic frame with a stronger lower half. DeMarinis continued to stand out offensively as the ball really jumps off the bat when on time. Level to uphill path through the zone, creating some lift and driving the ball deep. Was able to spray the ball all over the field with hard line drives during batting practice.

OF Jack Earnest (Jesuit HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Long, lean frame that will translate to jumps in power as he continues to fill out. Present athleticism. Works from a simple approach offensively and his quick bat through the zone produced multiple line drives, especially to the pull side during batting practice. There’s more power in there. 

IF Josh Castellani (Dixie Hollins HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Extra large, tall athlete with room to still become more physical. The bat is really what stands out with Castellani as he shows big power potential from the left side. Stays balanced throughout his swing and was able to drive several pitches deep into right and right-center field. Lots of extra base hits in the swing. 

MIF Cameron Mallo (Hillsborough HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Lean frame with athletic, quick twitch actions. Mallo has consistently shown the ability to drive the ball gap-to-gap in the past and displayed that again, staying in control and using the barrel. Quick, direct path to the ball. 

C Justin Marshall (Jesuit HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Tall, athletic frame. Some present strength throughout. Stood out from an offensive standpoint as he does a great job of engaging his lower half and driving the ball back up the middle with hard contact. Also displayed present pull side juice as well. 

2025s

1B Teagan Davies (Dixie Hollins HS, FL)
Present strength throughout with a strong lower half. Really shows the ability to drive the ball during batting practice, working back up the middle and into left-center field. Some present feel for the barrel and and works from a simple approach.

C Dylan Taft (East Lake HS, FL) 
Long, tall frame with plenty of room to fill out. Will continue to become more physical which should translate to jumps in power offensively. Strong, fast hands through the zone and displayed some pull side juice when he was on time. Projects as a middle of the order type bat who can drive in runs.

14/13u

2027 3B/1B Beck Meier 
Athletic frame and really looks to attack the ball offensively. Works in rhythm throughout his swing which led to lots of hard, solid contact during batting practice. Top of the order hitter potential.

2027 MIF/RHP Hailey Grilli 
Showed some present athleticism with quick hands in the box. Balanced control throughout his swing along with solid extension through contact. Young bat to follow.