08/05/2021 - Official College Recruiting Membership - Plymouth Meeting (Philadelphia), PA
Zane is a SS prospect who will graduate in 2022. Medium frame athletic build, with twitchy actions, and strength present. At SS, he showed active feet and good body control. Works through the ball while creating good fielding angles and fields from an athletic/square fielding position with hands out front. Short/quick arm action, with a quick release, and ability to throw from multiple arm angles. He made accurate/on-line throws with an arm velocity of 83mph across diamond. Good touch on his DP feeds. A right-handed hitter, he hits from an even and athletic stance. Fluid/athletic swing, with a good approach, and ability to control the barrel. Direct barrel path as he hit line drives to all fields with a bat exit velocity of 79mph during BP. With another year of development, we see him having a bright future on the baseball field.
06/23/2021 - Official College Recruiting Membership - Wilmington, DE
Zane continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities and has a promising future on the diamond. Foot speed has improved as he ran his best 60 time to date, now a 7.15 runner. At 2B, defensive abilities are outstanding as he displays smooth / fluid actions. Feet are active as he works around the ball and plays through with his body. Hands are clean and presents well out front. Throws are accurate with carry (81 mph velocity) to his target. At the plate, he continues to shine through a squared setup. Hands are quick (81 mph exit velocity) and work through an aggressive swing path. He stays inside the ball, utilizing all fields through a line drive approach. Lower half works well through the swing and shows a feel for the barrel.
03/20/2021 - National Evaluation and Tryout - East Hampton (Hartford), CT
Zane is a 2022 prospect at the 2B position. In the field, he shows quick and fluid feet to take him to the baseball. Does a good job of gaining ground downhill. Field from an athletic position with his hands presented out front. Clean exchanges and a short arm action help him get the ball out on double plays. Has a good arm for the position. At the plate, he does a good job of staying balanced. Very short and direct path into the hitting zone. Creates a decent amount of hand load. Shows consistent hard contact. Could hit for more power if he gets into his lower half more. Zane is a fun prospect to watch and plays the game hard. We expect to see more of him in the coming months.
12/11/2020 - Baseball Factory Academic All-American Tournament
Zane is an athletic 2B/OF who continues to shine in the 2022 class. An agile OF who displays his athleticism with efficient footwork, lateral quickness, and quick/clean release of the ball. He also improved his arm strength since his last event (77 mph arm velo). He shows well at the plate using fast hands and creating consistent contact. A simple and controlled load allows him to use his lower half to produce line drives. Chernowski shows upside and should find success in this his junior year.
09/19/2020 - Fall Pro Training Experience - NJ (HS)
Zane continues to shine on the diamond. At the plate is where he shows best through a squared setup. Hands are quick (81 mph exit velocity) and work through an aggressive swing path. He stays inside the ball, utilizing all fields through a line drive approach. In the OF, defensive abilities have improved as he displays smooth actions. He takes proper routes / angles in tracking down balls. He works to get behind balls but needs to play through more with momentum to his target. Range will increase as he continues to improve foot quickness. Throws are accurate but will benefit by building more arm strength through a long toss program.
09/13/2020 - Official College Recruiting Membership - Troy (Albany), NY
Zane continues to shine on the diamond. At 2B, he displays smooth / athletic actions. Feet are active as he works around balls and plays through with his body. Glove action is clean and presents well out front. In the OF, he takes proper routes / angles in tracking down balls. He works to get behind balls and plays through with momentum to his target. Range will increase as he improves foot quickness. At the plate, he continues to shine through an athletic setup. Hands are quick and work through a level swing path. He stays inside the ball, utilizing all fields through a line drive approach. Power will increase as he utilizes his lower half more efficiently.
12/29/2019 - Accelerated College PREP - Swarthmore (Philadelphia), PA
Zane is a skilled 2B who can swing it. At the plate, this righty displays an athletic setup with centered balance and fluid rhythm to load. Hands are active and quick as he whips the barrel to and through the zone, engaging his lower 1/2 well. Swing it short/compact as he connects and hits hard line-drives. Defensively, he has active prep and moves well on the balls of his feet. He takes good angles around the GB and gets into a square/athletic fielding position. Hands are soft with a clean exchange to throw. Continuing to strengthen his arm on a long toss program will only aid in his development. This 2022 grad has a solid skill-set with upside as he continues to get stronger.