07/24/2019 - Under Armour Southwest Championships 17U, powered by Baseball Factory's Team One Abel continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities and has a promising future on the diamond. On the mound, delivery is sound / repeatable as he shows good tempo through a strong balance point, allowing his arm action to work quick and free to the plate. Arm strength has improved as he threw his top velocity to date at 81 mph. Fastball shows sinking action. Breaking ball displays 1/7 shape with late break. He maintains arm speed on his changeup, showing a feel for pitch with sinking action. Off speed stuff show as quality pitches that will get outs. Control is well above average as he locates well to both sides of the plate. Stock on the mound will rise as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program. At the plate, hitting / power potential has improved, now showing well above average hitting abilities with solid power potential through a squared / athletic setup. Hands are quick (80 mph exit velocity) and work through a level swing path. He shows a feel for the barrel and utilizes all fields with gap-to-gap pop. In the OF, he takes proper routes / angles in tracking down balls. He work to get behind balls and plays through with momentum to his target. Range is a plus as he reads balls well off the bat and covers a lot of ground. Mental makeup is a plus as he is very coachable and works hard to be the best player he can be.