01/16/2023 - National Showcase - Gambrills, MD Michael is a SS who will graduate in 2024. Tall frame athletic build with strength present and room to add throughout. At SS, he takes aggressive routes to batted balls, with quick/fluid feet, and showed ability to play through the ball. He works from down to up and fields from an athletic/low fielding position with a low funnel. Showed a glove angle with soft hands out front. Made on-line throws consistently from a 3/4 arm slot with an arm velocity up to 79 mph. At the plate, he hits from an athletic and square stance. He is centered at contact and has natural juice in swing. Showed quick hands with a good lower half turn. A direct barrel allows him to hit balls hard into both gaps with a bat exit velocity up to 88 mph. With another year of growth and development, we foresee Michael having a bright future on the baseball field.