Top Tier Roos Summer 2022 Tryouts Standouts Part 1

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 1 of the Standouts breakdown which features a detailed report on 10+ players.

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2023s

MIF/RHP Landen Maroudis (Calvary Christian HS, FL)
North Carolina State commit. Long, athletic frame that continues to fill out, become more physical. Really projects. Maroudis is one of the top two-way prospects in his class and shows lots of potential not only on the mound, but offensively as well. Displays fast hands, a feel for the barrel, and present pull side juice. Also drives the ball deep into the right-center gap which translates in-game to extra base hits. Smooth, athletic actions up the middle defensively and the arm is above average and accurate across the diamond. Pitches in the low 90s on the mound with an above average feel for his off-speed stuff as well. Maroudis has the chance to be a legit two-way prospect at the next level, but will also be a strong draft follow moving forward. 

OF Fletch Hislop (St. Pete HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Lean frame with present athleticism. Above average speed who clocks in at 6.7 for his 60 yard dash time. This translated to in-game action where he was playing center field and made a quick first step and found the ball in the air for a running catch over his shoulder. The hands are whippy through the zone offensively and as he continues to fill out, should see a jump in power as well. Above average arm from the outfield. Athletic outfielder who will continue to make jumps, good follow this spring. 

MIF/OF Gustin Barrido (Berkeley Prep, FL)
Uncommitted. Athletic frame with a strong lower half. Offensively he gets himself into an aggressive and quality position at the plate. Keeps his swing short and simple, looking to drive the ball gap-to-gap. Creates loud, hard contact. Aggressive base runner who looks to take advantage of an opportunity to move up on the base paths.

2024s

MIF/RHP Chayce Kieck (Bolles HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Athletic frame that has started to become more physical. Was one of the top two-way standouts over the weekend. On the mound he worked out of an up-tempo windup and featured a fastball that sat 84-86 mph with life, an 80-81 mph changeup, and an above average slider at 77-78 mph up to 2378 RPM. There’s more in the tank as well as the ball comes out of his hand easy. Offensively, he displayed fast hands, a present feel for the barrel, and the ability to drive the ball all over the field. Above average defender up the middle. Very strong follow.

OF/RHP CJ Moore (Clearwater HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Tall, athletic frame that projects. Really stood out offensively throughout the weekend as he took a couple of impressive rounds of batting practice while also delivering a base hit during game-play. Creates hard contact with some present juice to the pull side, allowing him to drive the ball deep into left field. There’s more power to come as well. The base hit during gameplay was a hard line drive that was ripped over the shortstop’s head for a single. Strong follow.

RHP Jackson Krukonis (East Lake HS, FL) 
Uncommitted. Tall frame with some present strength throughout. Threw a really impressive inning during gameplay as he struck out 4 of the 5 batters he faced, the other out coming by way of weak ground out to the right side of the infield. Displayed an above average curveball that was really working at 65-67 mph with up to 2413 RPM. Fastball was mostly 76-77 mph, but there’s more in there and a big jump could be coming fairly soon. 

2025s

C/3B Mitchell “Mookie” Rodriguez (Lakeland Christian, FL)
Florida State commit. Rodriguez will continue to be one of the top follows in his class with game-changing offensive potential. Has loose, quick hands from the left side, finding the barrel consistently for hard hit line drives into the gaps. Works in rhythm and there’s more power to come, especially to the pull side. Above average arm from behind the plate with pop times in the 1.98-2.07 seconds range. Very strong follow.

OF/RHP Austin Liss (Steinbrenner HS, FL)
Florida State commit. Athletic frame with room to fill out. Really stood out offensively as he worked in rhythm and showed an above average approach at the plate, staying direct to the ball and driving it back up the middle with intent. Easy bat speed from the right side that produced plenty of hard contact. Quality extension through the point of contact. Gap-to-gap power potential. Above average arm from the outfield that showed accuracy on his throws. Strong follow.

3B/OF Brandon Gonzales (Calvary Christian HS, FL)
Big, strong frame. Put on an impressive couple rounds of batting practice where he showed present full side pop which included one of the pitches going over the left field wall. Ball really jumps off the bat when he’s on time. Big power potential and has the chance to be a middle of the order type hitter that can change the game with one swing. Also drove several deep into center field as well. Above average arm from both the outfield and infield as well. High follow.

MIF/C Hunter Wallerstein (Calvary Christian HS, FL)
Long, tall frame with plenty of room to fill out which should translate to multiple jumps in his overall game. During batting practice he drove the ball deep into the gaps, most notably to left field during his multiple rounds of batting practice. Creates leverage. More power in there. 

13/14u

2026 RHP/3B Eli Millian (East Lake HS, FL)
Big frame with some present physicality. Stood out during his batting practice rounds as he did a great job firing his back hip and produced hard, solid contact that produced multiple line drives back up the middle. Ball really jumps off the bat. Strong power potential. 

2027 1B/C Roman Garcia (Key West HS, FL)
Athletic frame and shows a confident approach in the box. Stays balanced throughout his swing and shows above average bat speed through the zone. Lots of loud contact throughout his batting practice rounds, driving the ball all over. More power to come.

2027 MIF/OF Jathan DeHaven (Bartram Trail HS, FL)
Taller frame with present athleticism and offensively looks to drive the ball out in front with intent. Did a great job engaging his lower half and firing balls back up the middle. The hands work free and easy through the zone. Young bat to follow moving forward.