LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2024 14U National Showcase
Yariel "Lito" Diaz is a 2028 OF/LHP/1B with a 6-0 160 lb. frame from Saint Cloud, FL who attends TNXL Academy. Features a taller/lean build with projection. Ran a 7.48 60-yd dash. In the OF, showed athleticism within the actions. Works low to the ground with some quickness and fields it out front and clean. Gets to his crow hop quick and showed a more uphill release where all throws showed strong carry and were on-fly accurate. At the plate, sits in a medium base in an open stance. Good flow into launch where he uses a rhythmic leg lift trigger where the hands load the barrel deep creating some separation into launch. Showed avg. bat/hand speed during his round where the path showed more down-and-through but with deeper contact points. Balanced throughout. Best results were a couple LD barrels to the opposite field. On the mound, he had a dominant outing where he struck out the side with ease. Balanced drop/drive delivery with athleticism. Arm is clean/continuous with adv. armspeed to a lower 3/4 slot where the FB was up 88 with some natural running action. Turned over a hard CH in the upper 70s, T80 he had feel for and showed good depth/fade that produced whiffs vs. RHHs. Also landed his SL in the mid 70s that hard sharp lateral movement and depth with good spin. Named to 14U Select Fest Roster.