As I've stated, these games are for development, so it's hard to get a read on different players and teams as various pitchers are throwing and some kids are missing. OLu came out on top, but by how many I'm not sure...... 3 maybe 4.
El Toro has been hit with a rash of injuries as Gavin Collins, Mitchell Tolman and Matt Levert were all banged up and missing and another potential starter, Tim Alhanati was out.
Garrett Mundell (recent commit with Fresno State) threw the first inning and looked sharp, not giving up a run. Garrett's 6'5" and has been a work in progress the last few years, but he's finally looking to be coming into his own. He touches 91,92 now and his curveball has good depth on it and provides a good out pitch. His fastball does look to be very straight and seems to get squared up a lot on contact, which leads me to believe he's going with a four seam, instead of a two seam fastball (probably to get the extra velocity). With guys his height and velocity range, he might be better served long run by developing a sinker, staying on top of the ball and getting more downward movement to induce groundballs, ala Derek Lowe. That won't be necessary in high school, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him go that route when he gets to college.
As for the rest of the game, OLu did a good job keeping the Charger batters off balance at the plate. A couple soft tossing lefties (with good movement) were effective and other than a James Meager triple to dead center, limited El Toro to a few singles here and there.
El Toro's next game is Monday at 5:15 against Edison. Edison is stacked with "name" players and if they show (always iffy in fall ball), it'll be neat to come out and watch some talented players. Henry Owens, Christian Lopes, Timmy Lopes and Eric Snyder. Owens and C. Lopes are on the 18U National Team, T. Lopes is on the 16U National Team and Snyder made it to the final cut of the 18U team. Game will be played at Windrow Park in Irvine.
Hope to see you there!
Bill
2 comments:
Hi Bill, great write up. Glad to hear Garrett's doing well, I remember him being on your teams in little league. Hard to believe how quickly time has gone by!
Pete
Hi pete. Yes it has gone by quickly... You should come out to a game sometime, we've got a few others out there you'd remember.
Bill
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