High School

Player Name: Reiss Knehr Position: RHP School: St. Dominic ’15, Fordham ’19 Reiss is a 6’2″,  two-way player with great power at the plate but only pitched on this particular night. He was named 2015 Catholic League Player of the Year. He threw one inning against Suffolk in the All Star Game. He had an easy 1-2-3 inning to close the game and record the save. He begins his windup with his hands low around the belt. He takes a very small step back and keeps his eyes locked in on his target. He has a leg kick that is slightly above the belt and he gets his hands shoulder height with his back leg firm. He gets good but not great drive from his back leg and swings his front leg around rather than bringing it straight forward. His stride is good length for his height...

Player Name: Nicholas Trabacchi School: Smithtown West Position: RHP Nicholas is a 2017 graduate of Smithtown West HS. He currently has not committed to a college. He has very smooth and efficient mechanics. He begins his delivery with a step back as he prepares to get into his balance point. His leg kick is just above belt height. His back leg is bent and his front foot is parallel to the ground. He gets very good drive from his back leg and has a good stride. He hides the ball pretty well with his modified arm circle, as it is tough to pick up the ball with his body hiding it. He gets good extension on his pitch and finishes square to home plate. His delivery resembles that of Mark Prior, from the falling action on. He started on April 18 at Smithtown East and had a rough go of it. He th...

Player Name: Dom Savino Position: RHP School: Smithtown East ’15 Savino is a 6’4″ RHP for Smithtown East. He won three games for them this season. He is a very deceptive pitcher. He switched his arm angles during this outing. He appears to be throwing from a conventional motion until he delivers the ball. At balance point, he has a firm back leg, his leg kick is letter height and his front foot is parallel to the ground. He is leaning slightly back. He kicks his leg out rather than coming straight home. He has a long stride and lands with his foot facing home. He has a violent arm action. On the pitch above, he is coming from a straight side arm angle, but he delivered some pitches from a high 3/4 and some from almost a submarine action. He recoils immediately after deliv...

Player Name: Andrew Misiaszek Position: LHP School: South Side ’15, Northeastern ’19 Andrew is a LHP that is coming off a phenomenal season. He is tall and thin and projects to add more velocity in the future as he fills out. He has a very clean delivery. From the stretch, he takes a slight step back towards third base as he prepares to begin his delivery. As he gets to his balance point he looks down at his feet as a timing mechanism but he picks up his target immediately after. His leg kick is shoulder height and his front toe is bent down with his back leg firm. His arm circle is long and he points it down towards left field. His stride is sufficient and his arm angle is high 3/4, He lands on line with home plate and he reaches out towards home and gets great finish. His del...

Player Name: Chris Mott Position: RHP School: Sachem East ’15, Dowling ’19 Chris is a 2015 graduate of Sachem East. He is a 6’0″ RHP. He begins his delivery with his hands held low and he takes a long step back as he prepares for his leg kick. His eyes are locked in on the target through out the delivery. His leg kick his up around letter high and his hands are head high while his back leg is tall and firm. His front foot is pointed up, although it should be down. He has a bit of a hesitation between balance point and falling action. I would prefer to see continuous movement because the sudden burst can cause inconsistencies in the delivery. He is able to get very good push off his back leg as he drives towards home plate. The arm circle is very long–he points...

Player Name: Kyle Strovink School: Rocky Point Position: C Kyle is a 6’0″ 190 lb catcher from Rocky Point HS. He is regarded as the No. 2 catcher in the graduating class. He hit 3 HR last year during his junior season. He had committed to Lamar University, but has since decided to attend Cochise Community College. Offensively: He bats from a very balanced stance, which just looks like he’s ready to do some damage. His legs are slightly bent, his feet are a bit wider than shoulder width and he has a bat wag, with his back elbow up. He has a load similar to Bryce Harper–a big leg kick that he brings back towards his body. It almost resembles a pitcher’s slide step. He gets into a very good position to produce power–weight on his back side, strong Power L p...

Player Name: Patrick Reilly Position: P School: Plainedge Patrick is a 6’5″ RHP that is a 2016 graduate of Plainedge HS. In 2015, he had a tremendous season as he won 7 games and walked only 11 batters in 53 IP. He begins his windup with a short, simple step back. He has a strong balance position–high leg kick, firm back leg, front foot relaxed. He turns slightly towards second to generate more torque. He gets good drive from his back leg. The only refinement in his delivery I would like to see, is the elimination of the upper body movement during his falling action. Although this is probably something that he has used all his career, it slows down his force and costs a few MPH in velocity. His arm angle is directly over the top and he gets good extension on his pitches a...

Andrew is a RHP for Pat Med. He possesses a very unique delivery and is an unconventional pitcher in another sense. That will come in a couple paragraphs. In the windup, he attempts to confuse the batter by rocking his glove around is circles and it is very distracting for the batter. Clearly, you cannot do that in the stretch position because it would be a balk, so he gets set with his hands high with runners on base. He has a high leg kick, just before coming to its apex his leg is straight out, a lesser version of what Bronson Arroyo does. He is slightly open at this point, I would like to see him stay closed a little longer to generate more torque. He keeps his eyes locked on the target through out the delivery. From this point on, his delivery is very sound and conventional. He genera...

Player Name:Kyle Martin School: Oceanside Position: RHP/ SS Kyle is a 2016 graduate of Oceanside HS. He is listed at 6’3″ 195 lbs. He is headed to Fordham in the fall as a two-way player. He begins his motion with a long step back with his hands held letter height. He has a bit of a unique balance position as he hunches over while his leg is about belt height. He drops off his back side significantly, which makes him a classic drop & drive type of pitcher. He does not have a long stride, but he stays closed until the very last moment which allows him to generate a tremendous amount of torque as he rotates. He also lands with his front foot slightly closed, which is not textbook pitching but it does create a very difficult uncomfortable angle for the batter. His arm angle is...

Player Name: Nicholas Palmerini Position: P School: Northport ’16 Nicholas is entering his senior year at Northport HS. He is a tall, slender RHP that displayed an advanced feel for pitching. He won three games in 2015. From the windup, he works from the extreme third base side. He steps to the side in a deliberate pace as he prepares to get to his balance point. He keeps his eyes locked in on the ground prior to picking up his target. He has a high and tight leg kick with his foot pointing down and his back leg firm. He gets good drive from his back side and swings his front leg around during his falling action. His stride is very good for his height and he lands on line with his target. The arm circle is long and his arm angle is directly over-the-top–almost more than straigh...

Player Name: Pat McCabe School: North Babylon Position: RHP Pat is a 2016 graduate of North Babylon HS. He is committed to playing at LIU Post. He is an undersized pitcher, but as we have seen from a local pitcher in the past, that is not the end-all, be-all. He begins his delivery with a generic slight step back with his hands held letter high. At balance point, he is in an ideal position. He has a firm back leg, with a leg kick above the belt and his front foot pointed down. He gets his momentum going towards home plate, gets great drive from his back leg and has a good stride length. He has a long arm circle, but his body all moves in synergy and the timing of his front foot landing on the mound is perfect. His arm cirlce is directly over-the-top. He doesn’t get great extension on...

Player Name: Reis Lehmler Position: P School: Newfield ’18 Reis a RHP that is very unique. He is one of the rare submarine pitchers in HS. Most pitchers that throw from that arm slot do so because they were unsuccessful in high school. He has chosen to do that from a young age which makes him extremely difficult to hit at this age but it may limit his role to a relief pitcher after high school. He worked with a velocity of 75-79, very impressive from a submariner at the age of 14. He tilts his whole body forward to create the angle necessary to throw from the angle. He uses a modified leg kick and then has a short stride towards the plate. He gets his back leg almost on the ground, ala Tom Seaver. His arm angle is below 180 degrees which qualifies him as a submariner. He finishe...