08/21/2022 - Official College Recruiting Membership - Lebanon (Nashville), TN Eli continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities. At 1B, defensive abilities have improved as he shows smooth / fluid actions. He displays proper footwork around the bag and is a quality receiver. Hands are clean but needs to present more out front. Range will increase as he improves foot quickness. At the plate, he shows an open setup. Hands are quick and work through an aggressive swing path. He makes consistent contact through a line drive approach with power showing best to the pull side. Lower half works well through an aggressive hip turn. On the mound, arm strength has improved as he threw his top velocity to date at 71 mph. Fastball shows arm side run. Breaking ball displays 11/5 shape with gradual break. He maintains arm speed on his changeup with sinking action. Stock on the mound will continue to rise as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program.