Power Baseball 2021 Summer Team Tryouts Standouts Part 3
From January 15-17th, 2021 one of the top organizations in the country in Power Baseball held their 2021 Summer Team Tryouts at Turn 2 Sports and Performance and Lake Brantley HS in Orlando, FL. This event featured 300+ players from the 2022-2025 classes from all over the state of Florida and some neighboring states as well. Pitchers threw light bullpens on Friday night followed by a pro-style workout for position players on Saturday and game action on Sunday.
Our scouting staff came away extremely impressed by the level of talent across the board so for that reason we will be splitting up our Standouts breakdown into three parts. Below is Part 3 of our breakdown with reports/notes on each. Please make sure you are following us on our social media outlets as well as we post highlights, clips, and announcements on past and upcoming events.
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2024 RHP Zach Hopper (Lake Nona HS, FL)
Florida commit. Currently stands at 6-foot-2, 155 pounds on a very projectable frame. Hopper continues to be a very strong follow on the mound as he ran his fastball up to 86 mph while sitting 84-85. Throws a high percentage of strikes and gets ahead of the batter by pounding the zone early and often. Also mixes in a 76-77 mph changeup with fade and a 66-67 mph curveball with tighter spin and shape. Much more to come with easy arm action.
2022 RHP/IF Ben Barrett (The First Academy, FL)
FSU commit. Currently stands at 6-foot-4, 190 pounds on a tall, projectable frame. Was one of the top arms at the event as he ran his fastball up to 92 mph, sitting 89-91 with plenty of life. Also mixed in a 78-79 mph changeup and 81-82 mph slider with late bite. There’s more to come and the arm is quick, comes out of his hand easy. Also showed an above average arm across the diamond along with present bat speed from the right side during batting practice, lacing the ball back up the middle. There’s plenty to like about Barrett moving forward with his upside on the hill.
2022 MIF Greg Pettay (The First Academy, FL)
UCF commit. Currently stands at 5-foot-8, 160 pounds and has become noticeably stronger in his lower half. Offensively, he works gap-to-gap with loose, quick hands through the zone. Stays balanced throughout his swing and looks to implement his lower half for additional power. Really shines defensively as he displayed smooth and easy actions up the middle with above average range. Funnels the ball up and into his glove with a quick transfer and accurate throws to the bag.
2023 MIF Caleb Scott (Bishop Moore Catholic, FL)
Lipscomb commit. Currently stands at 5-foot-9, 140 pounds on a lean frame with plenty of athletic, quick twitch actions. Offensively, he shows quick hands from both sides of the plate as he looks to drive the ball back up the middle from the right side while working to the pull side from the left side of the plate. Shows bounce in his step up the middle and fields the ball under control and with confidence. Clocked in at 6.80 seconds for his 60 yard dash time.
2024 RHP Elliot Sande (Deland HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Tall, physical frame standing at 6-foot-1, 190 pounds. Showed off a big arm when he ran his fastball up to 88 mph during bullpens, sitting 85-87 mph, creating downhill action. Also threw a nasty splitter at 79-81 mph and a 72-73 mph changeup. There’s more velocity to come, especially as he continues to refine his mechanics. Lots of upside and a strong follow moving forward.
2023 C/OF AJ Goytia (West Orange HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-11, 165 pounds on an athletic frame with a stronger lower half. Had one of the top arms at the event, both from the outfield and from behind the plate during defensive drills. Topped out at 90 mph on his throws from right field to home, displaying accuracy and carry. Behind the plate he had a quick transfer and pop times that ranged from 1.86-1.97 seconds, topping out at 84 mph as well. Clocked in at 6.79 seconds for his 60 yard dash time. Offensively, he ripped a hard ground ball single back up the middle during game play in his first at-bat of the day. Strong follow with multiple above average tools.
2022 OF Tyler Rondon (The First Academy, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds a long, athletic frame. Stood out offensively from the left side of the plate as he displayed present pull side pop, driving a couple deep over the right field wall. Hands are quick through the zone and creates loft, hard contact. The frame projects for additional power as well.
2022 OF Chris Moss (Nature Coast Tech, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-10, 170 pounds with above average athleticism and a strong lower half. Above average bat speed through the zone with some present power to the pull side. Ball jumps off the bat when he’s on time. Look for more consistent gap-to-gap power as he becomes more fluid through the zone.. Also displayed an above average arm, topping out at 90 mph on his throws to home (has been up to 94 of recent) while clocking in at 6.72 seconds for his 60 yard dash time.
2024 RHP Kaiden Lopez (Lake Nona HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-8, 140 pounds on a lean, athletic frame. Big leg kick in his delivery and looks to work down in the zone. Featured a fastball that sat 81-83 mph, touching 84 and 85. Mixed in a 69-70 mph curveball with some depth as well. Young arm to follow this spring.
2024 RHP/1B Anthony Wilkie (Buchholz HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Big, tall frame currently standing at 6-foot-4, 195 pounds with plenty of room to fill out. Sat 81-82 mph with his fastball, touching 83 along with a 75-76 mph changeup. Creates some downhill action. Also showed some pull side juice offensively, driving the ball with intent.
2024 RHP Robert Mitchell (Lake Nona HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-10, 145 pounds on a lean frame with room to fill out. Featured a fastball that sat 81-84 mph, touching 85 along with a 76-77 mph changeup and 69-70 mph curveball that showed depth. Can fall off the side on his landing at times, but the arm is quick and can throw all three of his pitches for strikes. Quick arm and there’s more to come.
2022 OF/RHP Matthew Pacheco (Windermere HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot, 180 pounds with present athleticism. During defensive drills he displayed an accurate and on-line and arm as his throws topped out at 88 mph to the bag. Also ran his fastball up to 88 mph on the mound while mixing in a 77-78 mph changeup. Loose, quick hands offensively that produced multiple line drives during batting practice.
2023 OF Ethan Beal (Lake Brantley HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-10, 145 pounds on a lean frame. Had a very strong round of batting practice, consistently squaring it up for multiple hard hits into the left-center field and right-center field gap. Quick hands and worked in rhythm. Look for the gap-to-gap approach to translate into extra base hits as he continues to strengthen his frame.
2025 IF Jordan Marlo (N/A)
Taller frame with room to fill out . Displayed the ability to turn on the ball from the left side, producing multiple hard line drives to the pull side during batting practice. A young bat to keep an eye on as he continues to mature and become more physical with his frame. This should translate into some above average power potential to the pull side.
2024 1B Brady Roberts (Apopka HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot-1, 225 pounds on a big, strong frame. Really can impact the baseball with intent. During batting practice he displayed present power to the pull side, driving the ball deep into right and the right-center field gap. Also showed his ability to adjust to the breaking ball as he sat back on one and drove it back up the middle for a single during gameplay.
2024 OF/RHP Andrew White (Seminole HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot, 155 pounds on an athletic frame that projects. Offensively he displayed above average bat speed from the right side and drive multiple pitches deep into the gaps during his batting practice round. Balanced approach and was comfortable working gap-to-gap.
2022 RHP Jake Rollen (Bishop Moore Catholic, FL)
Uncommitted. Extra large frame standing at 6-foot-5, 260 pounds that creates an impending presence on the mound. Creates downhill action and throws a heavy fastball. Sat 86-88 mph along with a 73-74 mph curveball in his inning of work. Generated some swings and misses with his fastball. There’s more in there, especially as he implants his lower half more.
2023 C Drew Pynes (Timber Creek HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot, 205 pounds with a stronger lower half. Present feel for the barrel and works from a wide base, using his lower half to drive the ball. During gameplay he turned on one and laced a ball down the left field line for a single.
2024 RHP Will Dizney (The First Academy, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-9, 170 pounds. Above average arm that topped out at 81 mph on his throws from right field during defensive drills. Present athleticism, clocked in at 7.02 seconds for his 60 yard dash time. On the mound he showed a feel for his breaking ball, throwing it for strikes with depth that created multiple swings and misses.
2024 RHP/IF Brayden Toro (Lake Howell HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-11, 145 pounds on a long, lean frame with plenty of room to fill out. Quick arm and displayed a fastball that sat 82-84 mph, touching 86 during gameplay with run. Also mixed in a 75-76 mph changeup and 71-72 mph curveball. The frame projects to fill out which will translate to multiple upticks in velocity. Young arm to follow.
2024 IF Jack Waddingham (Windermere HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot, 172 pounds with present strength throughout. Really stood out offensively from the left side of the plate. The hands are loose and quick through the zone with a present feel for the barrel from the left side. Works gap-to-gap, but as he continues to fill out look for a jump in pull side power. Up to 82 mph on the bump too.
2023 RHP/IF Nate Seeber (The First Academy, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot-2, 170 pounds on a projectable frame that should translate to jumps in velocity as he continues to fill out. Quick arm, featuring a fastball that sat 82-84 mph while also mixing in a 73-74 mph curveball.
