I agree it's rare that a catcher at the high school level determines the fate of a pitcher. I don't think anyone is saying that the Roedersheimer kid is determining anyone's fate but he can flat out pick em behind the plate. He helps his pitchers a lot with his blocking and throwing not to mention his receiving. He steals more strikes than anyone I've seen in a long time.

 

Launch8, you said what I was trying to say a lot better, I used the word "stats" which wasn't what I meant. Blocking, framing, controlling runners, knowing how to handle umps are a big plus on how a pitcher's game plays out. At the very least, a good catcher like Blake can take some mental pressure off a pitcher. Same can be said about the defense behind the pitcher.

If a catcher has that much control over the pitcher, that's on the pitcher. My son quickly learned to shake off his catcher who seemed to love to call for fastballs against cleanup guys :idunno:

Old Bulldog, I don't think anyone was talking pitch calling, more on good mechanics behind the plate which affects the game which can affect the pitchers' game

How's the depth on that team? They have 4 kids in those you just mentioned that could play for anyone, but will numbers hinder them vs the ones we all think are going to be the best? Would love to see them have a great year, really big fan of Coach G.

 

Well, let's hope Ludlow's season goes better than it's off-season... Geez

 

Top players:

Slone - recovering from eye surgery

 

Eads - had an emergency appendectomy

 

Lyons - got taken away in an ambulance from last night's basketball game...throat injury.

 

Durham - (knock on wood) is healthy as far as I know...

 

That seems like an inordinate amount of bad luck for a small school team. Wishing them luck this year!

Well, let's hope Ludlow's season goes better than it's off-season... Geez

 

Top players:

Slone - recovering from eye surgery

 

Eads - had an emergency appendectomy

 

Lyons - got taken away in an ambulance from last night's basketball game...throat injury.

 

Durham - (knock on wood) is healthy as far as I know...

 

That seems like an inordinate amount of bad luck for a small school team. Wishing them luck this year!

 

That's a rough start. Hopefully, everyone will be able to recover over the next couple of weeks. Remember, they are young and quick healers.

Saw this on Prep Baseball Report's twitter feed earlier today:

 

Jeffrey Purnell, RHP/SS, R/R, Boone County HS, 2016

6-foot-3, 175-pound prospect with lanky frame, right-handed hitter hits from a balanced stance, short stride, level swing path with flat finish, line drive type hitter, showed ability to use all fields, generates some bat speed, 88 mph exit velocity off the tee, ran a 7.49 60-yard dash. Defensively, shows good footwork, plays through the ball well, hands work, showed a quicker exchange than he did at previous event, short high-3/4 release, 82 mph arm across the infield (84 at previous event), solid footwork allows him to play faster defensively than straight line speed indicates.

 

 

Evan Slone, SS, L/R, Ludlow HS, 2016

5-foot-9, 163-pound prospect has added 10+ pounds to frame since last summer, left-handed hitter has made some adjustments allowing for better balance and more compact swing, balanced stance, short stride, good balance, line drive type hitter who shows good ability to use all fields, ran 7.53 60-yard dash, personal best 81 mph exit velocity. Defensively, shows good hands and feet, gets rid of the ball quickly with short arm action, high-3/4 release, showed slight increase in arm strength at 73 mph across the infield, accurate throws.

 

Short little write-ups from the Pre-season All-State showcase... Two good, young players to watch this year for sure.

 

This is for MIF players... More write-ups for other positions at the event will be posted soon.

Edited March 3, 201511 yr by bugatti

More from PBR:

 

Jake Ziegelmeyer, RHP/1B/, R/R, Ryle HS, 2016

6-foot-3, 205-pound prospect, right-handed hitter hits from a balanced stance, short stride, aggressive approach at the plate, swing generates some lift, good bat speed and shows power potential, shorter swing with good extension through contact, showed his ability to generate bat speed with 92 mph exit velocity, ran 7.64 60-yard dash. Defensively, athletic first baseman, moves well with good footwork, good arm strength at 84 mph across the infield, good combination of size and athleticism.

From PBR:

 

Drew Borman, OF/RHP, R/R, Conner HS, 2016

5-foot-11, 170-pound prospect, right-handed hitter hits from a balanced stance with a short stride, line drive type hitter, showed improved bat speed from last summer with 85 mph exit velocity, slight uphill swing path, slight improvement in speed with a 7.40 60-yard dash. Defensively, plays through the baseball, average footwork, short arm action with a high-3/4 release, showed 79 mph arm strength from the outfield with average carry.

More from PBR's twitter feed:

 

Jake Ziegelmeyer, RHP/1B, Ryle HS, 2016

6-foot-3, 205-pound RHP with strong frame that projects well at the next level, continues to show an increase in velocity, arm is quick and works through a high-3/4 slot, up tempo delivery with a tendency to rush occasionally, fastball sat 86-88 mph and touched 91 mph on last fastball of the day, fastball shows good arm-side run and late sink through the zone, throws a power-type curveball at 73-76 mph with sharp 11/5 action, changeup is solid and thrown with good arm action at 77-80 mph with good sinking action, also throws a hard slider at 79-80 mph with some bite that has potential to be a very good pitch at the next level, high-level Class of 2016 pitcher who continues to make velocity gains.

 

Jeffrey Purnell, RHP/SS, Boone County HS, 2016

6-foot-3, 175-pound RHP with frame that projects well at the next level, uses short arm action and works through a high-3/4 to over the top arm slot, has some effort in delivery, arm is quick, good downward tilt on 84-86 mph fastball that touched 87 on one occasion, throws a 71-73 mph curveball with sharp 11/5 action and shows good feel for it, throws changeup with good arm action at 76-77 mph, also flashes a 76-77 mph slider with some bite, good upside on the 2016 prospect.

 

Ricky Raisor, RHP, Highlands HS, 2016

6-foot-1, 175-pound RHP showed a significant increase in velocity from last summer, uses shorter arm action and works through a high-3/4 slot, fastball sat 82-84 mph topping at 85 with some late arm-side life, curveball has really evolved as he showed one of the best of the day with sharp 11/5 action at 67-71 mph, throws 71-72 mph changeup with good arm action and has good deception off the fastball, stays behind the changeup well as it displays good arm-side fade and sink. Raisor is one more velocity jump away from developing into a high-level prospect on the mound.

 

Kyle Fieger, RHP, Beechwood HS, 2016

5-foot-11, 165-pound RHP uses short arm action through a high-3/4 arm slot, regular effort in delivery, good direction with lower half, fastball sat 79-80 mph touching 82 on one occasion, fastball shows good arm-side run, 66-68 mph curveball tended to be up as he was getting around it, changeup showed to be his best present secondary pitch 72-73 mph with good fade, throws changeup with good arm action and shows good deception off the fastball.

 

Drew Borman, OF/RHP, Conner HS, 2016

5-foot-11, 170-pound RHP showed an increase in velocity since last summer, uses short arm action that comes straight back from the glove, works through a high-3/4 slot, regular effort in delivery, fastball sat 78-81 mph topping at 82 and was mostly straight, 62-64 mph curveball shows 11/5 action and was thrown mostly for strikes, showed a 69-72 mph changeup that is mostly straight and showed the ability to locate it down in the zone, 64-67 mph slider tended to be flat, curveball is best secondary pitch at present.

Somebody that I think should get a little more attention is Tyler Langguth from Cov Cath. He took over at shortstop last year at the end of the year and gave Cov Cath a huge defensive improvement. He's fast and has a great glove.