CJ
Faulkenberry

Preseason All-State I

Positional Profile: OF/IF
Body: 5-foot-11, 180-pounds.
Hit: RHH.  Hits from slightly open set up. Simple short leg lift load with slight weight shift back. Hands are short to the baseball with some extension through contact. Strength to pull side. Nice rhythm in swing. Shows some quick twitch. Hands work well and good lower half usage.
Power: 99 mph exit velocity from the tee. Has some explosiveness. Like the quick hands and strength in wrists.
Arm: RH.  IF 87 / OF 87 mph. Clean transfer. Shorter arm action throwing from a high slot. Comfortable throwing from multiple angles.
Defense: Stays on balls of feet and moves are athletic. Like to see smoothen out actions some more. Clean exchange to release. When asked to be quick, makes the proper moves and gets rid of the ball with carry. 
Run:  4.11 runner Home-to-first time

SBA Scout Day

Athletic with a chance to be very physical at 5-foot-10, 150 pounds.  Frame will handle plenty of strength additions in the coming year.  Right handed hitter.  Quick with looseness and solid rhythm.  Tall and balanced in his setup.  Average stride, sinking into the backside.  Bat waggle settles into a load down with the hands and the bat working from a vertical position.  Wants extension.  Average barrel awareness.  Better than average bat speed.  Working for lift in the swing with a pull emphasis.  Swing translated into some swing and miss, but also big damage in game situations, include a HR to center.  Average hip bend behind the plate.  Hands work.  Low exchanges and a short arm swing to an over-the-top slot.  Good carry with a positional velocity of 81 mph from the crouch.  Average accuracy with pop times ranging 1.99 – 2.22.  At 3B, average bend fighting for rhythm between the feet and hands.  Catches the ball in the middle of his frame, transitioning to a tall base and short arm action.  Advanced carry and some accuracy at 87 mph across the diamond.