re: LSU Baseball 2018 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread *Old Thread*

LSU has some 2018 commits in the 16U WWBA tournament right now with coverage provided by Perfect Game.

Here are some notes from Day 1: LINK

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Chain National 16u Burress brought lots of power with them to LakePoint on Friday evening starting with righthander Levi Kelly (2018, Fla.). Kelly is completely filled out physically with good strength present in his 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame. He works from a higher three-quarters arm slot with good arm strength and a longer arm action. The LSU commit uses a drop-and-drive element in his delivery with a shorter stride to the plate and plus extension down the mound that registered above seven feet. A concern is the effort and head violence in his delivery, but he still manages to throw strikes. Kelly’s fastball exploded out of his hand in the first sitting 90-92 with late arm-side wiggle. He used it up in the zone to generate a swing and a miss and did well to locate it to both sides. His go-to pitch with two strikes was his slider that worked 78-80 mph with good, late break and average spin. It was shorter in nature, but he threw it for strikes and also had righthanded hitters chasing it out of the zone. His velocity held well throughout his shutout start with his last pitch of the game reading 91 mph. The overall contact from the opposing hitters was weak, with several of them rolling over or weakly popping out.

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The leadoff hitter for the same team was LSU commit and shortstop Drew Bianco (2018, Miss.). Bianco has a very strong, filled out frame and moves well for his size. Bianco took the second pitch of the game and roped it down the left field line for an easy triple, rounding the bag with a time of 4.25. He has very quick hands with feel for the barrel and makes consistent loud contact. He uses a simple weight shift with power from his lower half and drives the ball very well pull side. His bat speed and raw strength play well through the ball with a bat that stays in the hitting zone a very long time.

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7/12/16 - Here are some notes from Day 4 of the event: LINK

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Elijah Cabell (2018, Fla.) survived a scare earlier in the week with a leg injury, and has been able to DH in recent games, though the knee is apparently still a little tender to play the outfield. It didn’t seem very tender on Monday, however, when he hit a walk-off two-run double to send the Central Florida Gators to a victory. He’s long been known for his exceptional bat speed and loose, explosive wrists, and the Louisiana State commitment absolutely projects to be make impact bat at the next level.

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07/13/2016 - Here are the Day 3 notes with information on LSU's recent 2019 commit Raymond Torres: LINK

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He may be a young one but rising sophomore (class of 2019) catcher Raymond Torres (Charlotte, N.C.) has a set of skills behind the plate that you immediately taken notice of as an evaluator, and it’s a skillset that ranks among the best in his graduation class. Currently ranked at No. 53 in the class, the 5-foot-11, 185-pound Torres is currently uncommitted though that could change quickly given the amount of recruiting coordinators who were on hand to watch his battery mate, hard throwing righthander Owen White, who is mentioned below. For a player who is just coming off his freshman year, Torres showed no hesitation receiving a 90-plus heat and did so rather easily with soft hands out front and strong enough wrists to stick balls on the outer half. He also showed off quick and light footwork behind the plate with comfort squaring dirt balls off his chest, though his biggest asset just may be his catch-and-throw skills as they will rival most catchers in this class. A righthanded hitter, the offensive part of his game will continue to develop with additional strength but right now the defensive tools are standout.

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