12/10/2021 - Baseball Factory Academic All-American Tournament
Andrew continues to shine on the diamond with his baseball abilities at the Academic All American. Behind the plate, feet are active as he works in line through a clean transfer / exchange. Pop times showed in the 2.20 range with accuracy / carry (81 mph velocity) on his throws. Times will continue to drip as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program. He shows a squared setup and presents a soft mitt out front. He utilizes his body through the blocking process, centering balls out front. At the plate, he shows an open setup. Hands are quick and work through level swing path. He makes consistent hard contact through a line drive approach. Power will increase as he utilizes his lower half more efficiently.
04/11/2021 - Official College Recruiting Membership - Greenville, SC
Andrew continues to show as a prospect with improvements in his baseball abilities. Behind the dish, he presents a soft/sure mitt showing great pocket awareness sticking pitches. He uses his body through the blocking process, centering balls well out front. Receiving / blocking showed as quality tools that will play well at the next level. Pop times have improved as he threw his lowest pop time to date at 2.16 with accuracy on his throws. Times will continue to drop as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program. At the plate, hitting abilities have improved through a crouched, open setup. Hands are quick and work through an aggressive swing path. He makes consistent contact through a line drive approach. On the mound, he gathers over the rubber and separates his hands on time. He works with a loose arm and extends through on his release, staying inline towards the plate. He shows a 3 pitch mix with his fastball topping out at 73 mph. Breaking ball displays 10/4 shape with gradual break. He maintains arm speed on his changeup with slight sink. Slider is harder with tight spin and short break. He can improve as a pitcher by long tossing to build up his arm strength.
02/12/2021 - Baseball Factory Opening Day Classic (HS - East)
Andrew continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities. Behind the dish, he presents a soft/sure mitt showing great pocket awareness sticking pitches. He utilizes his body well through the blocking process but needs to work to get body down sooner. Pop times showed in the 2.50 range with accuracy on his throws. Offensively, he continues to shine through a squared setup. He has athletic/smooth actions with fluid rhythm to load. Hands are loose and work through a level swing path. Power will increase as he utilizes his lower half more efficiently. On the mound, arm strength has improved as he threw his top velocity to date at 74 mph. Fastball showed a range of 72-74 mph. He maintains arm speed on his changeup with arm side run. Breaking ball displays 10/4 shape with gradual break. Control is solid as he throws strikes with all his pitches. Stock on the mound will continue to rise as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program.
12/27/2019 - Baseball Factory Winter Classic (Ages 12-14)
Andrew is a hard working 2-way prospect with a high baseball IQ. Behind the dish, Andrew made several adjustments and showed off his instincts by pack picking a runner that took a big lead. When receiving, he presents a low target, and works behind the ball. When blocking, he anticipates the ball in the dirt, he leads with his glove, and he gets his body into a strong position to control the ball with his chest. When throwing, he has a clean exchange, he gains ground, and makes accurate throws. At the plate, Andrew starts in an open stance, he loads his hands back, and attacks the inside part of the ball. He rotates his backside and has a line drive approach. On the bump, Andrew gathers over the rubber, he separates on time, and has a clean arm action. He throws his fastball for strikes, he gets medium break on his curveball, and throws his changeup down in the zone. He needs to continue to ride his backside and work north to south in his delivery. Andrew continues to improve and we’re excited to see his progress in the future.
12/27/2018 - Baseball Factory Winter Classic - Session 2 (Ages 12-14)
Andrew is an athletic and talented 2024 2-way prospect that worked hard all week. Behind the dish, Andrew starts in a balanced primary stance and works to receive the ball in front of his body. He leads with his glove and controls balls in the dirt when blocking. He needs to continue exchange the ball in front of his body, have a shorter arm slot, and create momentum with his lower half when throwing to bases. At the plate, Andrew starts in an open stance, gets his front foot down on time, and hits off a firm front side. He has a compact swing and consistently barrels the baseball. He needs to continent to load his hands back into the drive position and attack the inside part of the ball. On the bump, Andrew has good mound presence and attacks the strike zone with his fastball. He gathers over the rubber, separates on time, and has a clean arm action. Andrew was eager to learn and we hope to see his progress in the future.
07/29/2018 - Interactive Video Program - Washington, DC
Andrew is a thin, 2-way player who pitches and catches. On the mound, Andrew has a loose arm action, he keeps his eyes on target, and his delivery is simple. He separates on time, has good direction toward home, and finishes in a complete position. Behind the plate, Andrew sits in low, he has good flexion, and he uses his body to block. He covers the 5 hole well, his exchange is clean, and he throws with momentum and accuracy to his target. At the plate, Andrew has a square set-up, good balance, and compact/level swing. He swings aggressively and can spray to all fields. Overall skills can get better if Andrew can work on the following.
Pitching
1. Tempo
2. Use more lower body
Catching
1. Set-up
2. Arm strength
Offense
1. Lower body
2. Bat speed