TOP TOOLS

Please Note: Many players are selected for our Under Armour National
Tournament and Training Camps that do not appear on the Top Tools list. The
Tournament and Training Camp selections take into consideration the player’s
entire performance and how the scouts feel they will perform in a National
setting. There are a number of instances where our strongest overall
baseball players do not appear on the Top Tool lists. A player might have
3 or 4 good tools, but none that are outstanding so his name does not appear
in this section, however he might be selected for one of our National
Tournaments because of his overall skill level.

The Top Tools were selected by Jim Gemler (Director of On-Field Sessions / Scouting).

Top Runners (60 yard dash)

6.72 Devin Dixon – OF – 2009 – Cy-Ridge (TX) HS
6.78 Josh Elander – C/OF – 2009 – Round Rock (TX) HS
6.81 Victor Guerra – SS/2B – 2009 – Flower Mound Marcos (TX) HS
6.87 Kelvin Thomas – OF – 2008 – Central (TX) HS
6.90 Seth Thopmson – OF – 2009 – Lufkin (TX) HS
6.95 Christopher Minifee – OF/RHP – 2009 – Bellaire (TX) HS
6.97 Tyler Fiebrich – OF/RHP – 2008 – Manor (TX) HS
7.00 Kyle Urbanek – SS – 2008 – Thrall (TX) HS

Top Arm Strength (position player)

Marshall Burford – C – 2008 – Manor (TX) HS
Christopher Burns – C – 2008 – Lake Travis (TX) HS
Austin Casas – OF/RHP – 2009 – Edinburg (TX) HS
Josh Elander – C/OF – 2009 – Round Rock (TX) HS
Victor Guerra – SS/2B – 2009 – Flower Mound Marcos (TX) HS
Will Hedgcoxe – OF/RHP – 2009 – Memorial – Spring Branch (TX) HS
Juan Hernandez – SS – 2008 – Valley View (TX) HS
Andy Holt – 2B/OF – 2009 – Lake Travis (TX) HS
Christopher Minifee – OF/RHP – 2009 – Bellaire (TX) HS
Jesse Nash – OF/2B – 2008 – Hargrove (TX) HS
Adam Ortega – SS/OF – 2011 – Vista Ridge (TX) HS
Justin Ray – SS/RHP – 2009 – Midlothian (TX) HS
Jacob Spelbring – 3B/RHP – 2008 – Stony Point (TX) HS
Nathan Thornhill – SS/RHP – 2010 – Cedar Park (TX) HS

Top Fielding Ability

Marshall Burford – C – 2008 – Manor (TX) HS
Christopher Burns – C – 2008 – Lake Travis (TX) HS
Jared De La Cruz – 3B/RHP – 2010 – Cedar Park (TX) HS
Josh Elander – C/OF – 2009 – Round Rock (TX) HS
Chase Greening – SS/RHP – 2009 – Lufkin (TX) HS
Victor Guerra – SS/2B – 2009 – Flower Mound Marcos (TX) HS
Will Hedgcoxe – OF/RHP – 2009 – Memorial – Spring Branch (TX) HS
Juan Hernandez – SS – 2008 – Valley View (TX) HS
Justin Lightfoot – C/3B – 2009 – Westlake (TX) HS
Blake Lunday – C – 2011 – Midlothian (TX) HS
Christopher Minifee – OF/RHP – 2009 – Bellaire (TX) HS
Colin Moore – C/3B – 2009 – Robert E. Lee (TX) HS
Jesse Nash – OF/2B – 2008 – Hargrove (TX) HS
Adam Ortega – SS/OF – 2011 – Vista Ridge (TX) HS
Joshua Presnall – OF/2B – 2008 – Barbers Hill (TX) HS
Corbin Smith – OF – 2009 – Pearland (TX) HS
RJ Talamantes – 2B/RHP – 2010 – Colleyville Heritage (TX) HS
Rolando Vasquez – 2B – 2008 – N.T.W (TX) HS
Dominique Williams – OF – 2008 – Desoto (TX) HS

Top Hitting Ability

Marshall Burford – C – 2008 – Manor (TX) HS
Patrick Cochran – 1B – 2008 – Cedar Park (TX) HS
Jared De La Cruz – 3B/RHP – 2010 – Cedar Park (TX) HS
Devin Dixon – OF – 2009 – Cy-Ridge (TX) HS
Josh Elander – C/OF – 2009 – Round Rock (TX) HS
Victor Guerra – SS/2B – 2009 – Flower Mound Marcos (TX) HS
Shane Hoelsher – 2B/SS – 2010 – Belton (TX) HS
Justin Lightfoot – C/3B – 2009 – Westlake (TX) HS
Christopher Minifee – OF/RHP – 2009 – Bellaire (TX) HS
Nathan Thornhill – SS/RHP – 2010 – Cedar Park (TX) HS
Rolando Vasquez – 2B – 2008 – N.T.W (TX) HS

Top Raw Power

Marshall Burford – C – 2008 – Manor (TX) HS
Patrick Cochran – 1B – 2008 – Cedar Park (TX) HS
Darrell Dawson – RHP – 2009 – Bowie (TX) HS
Devin Dixon – OF – 2009 – Cy-Ridge (TX) HS
Josh Elander – C/OF – 2009 – Round Rock (TX) HS
Tyler Fiebrich – OF/RHP – 2008 – Manor (TX) HS
Alix Gleitz – OF – 2009 – All Saints Episcopal (TX) HS
Victor Guerra – SS/2B – 2009 – Flower Mound Marcos (TX) HS
Shane Hoelsher – 2B/SS – 2010 – Belton (TX) HS
Brandon Lewis – OF – 2010 – Plano East (TX) HS
Justin Lightfoot – C/3B – 2009 – Westlake (TX) HS
Blake Lunday – C – 2011 – Midlothian (TX) HS
Colin Moore – C/3B – 2009 – Robert E. Lee (TX) HS
Jarred Pyle – 3B/RHP – 2009 – Magnolia (TX) HS
Jacob Spelbring – 3B/RHP – 2008 – Stony Point (TX) HS
Nathan Thornhill – SS/RHP – 2010 – Cedar Park (TX) HS

Top Fastball (top end velocity, JUGS radar)

90 mph Britt Robertshaw – RHP – 2008 – Cedar Park (TX) HS
90 mph Nathan Thornhill – RHP/SS – 2010 – Cedar Park (TX) HS
88 mph Joshua Spelbring – RHP/3B – 2008 – Stony Point (TX) HS
86 mph Will Hedgcoxe – RHP/OF – 2009 – Memorial – Spring Branch (TX) HS
86 mph Gene Lucas – LHP – 2009 – Jarrell (TX) HS
86 mph Payton Parsons – RHP/OF – 2008 – McNeil (TX) HS
86 mph Justin Ray – RHP/SS – 2009 – Midlothian (TX) HS

Top Breaking Ball

Gene Lucas – LHP – 2009 – Jarrell (TX) HS
Justin Ray – RHP/SS – 2009 – Midlothian (TX) HS

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