Matthew Podesta
Recap of the 17Sports x Axcess Baseball College Showcase
This week we hosted the sixth annual MLK Day College Showcase in conjunction with 17Sports at Max Effort. It is something I truly look forward to as the kids and college coaches have a rare mutual day off where they can be seen and hopefully find their future college. The event was well-attended as we had roughly 70 players and 21 college coaches, even with the threat of some daunting winter weather. The players went through a pro style workout of running the 40-yard dash, the outfielders and infielders went through their standard drills and the catchers were tested on their blocking and throwing to second base. From there, we went into BP which was the bulk of the afternoon as 60+ players needed to hit. We were fortunate to have the Rapsodo hitting hooked up so that the metrics were displ...
Recap of PBR’s Top Prospect Games: Long Island
It’s always exciting to team up with Prep Baseball Report on a Long Island event. Between their talented staff, state-of-the-art technology and our social media presence, it’s a perfect fit. Yesterday was their Top Prospect Games: Long Island held at Medford Athletic Complex and it featured 40 players from the region. Players were tested on their 60-yard dash times, they ran through infield/outfield drills and a round of batting practice before getting into a game. There was plenty of talent in attendance. Here’s a few of the Long Island players that caught my eye: Vito LaRosa, Northport 2024 .@JaspersBaseball ‘24 OF Vito LaRosa (Northport) No. 12 ranked OF in NY among rising seniors at a long 6-4, 180 with room to fill out. Ran an absurd 6.52 60YD, peak EV 94MPH with 81M...
