Dario
Freschi

Hitting out of the leadoff spot for Vintage, Freschi shows an aggressive approach at the plate and caught my attention with his defense at SS. Defensively, Freschi had a couple of standout plays in the field. In the top of the 5th, Freschi would range deep to his right on a hard grounder in the 5-6 hole to make a backhanded stop in shallow left and fire a perfect one-hopper to get the bang-bang play at 1st. Freschi would follow this up in the top of the 7th with a smooth 6-4-3 double play on a ball hit at him that he initially bobbled, staying with it and still having time to turn two thanks to a quick glove flip to the 2B. Freschi demonstrates quiet feet, good hands, a strong arm, quick release, and solid instincts at SS, with the opportunity to stick at the position at the next level. Offensively, Freschi attempted to ambush the Acalanes pitching staff early, going 1-3 with a single on the day. He started his day at the plate with a hard-hit grounder hit directly at the 2B in his first AB. Freschi would follow this up in his second AB with a first-pitch barrel to RCF in his second AB which was run down by the CF thanks to a solid jump. Freschi would end his day working a 3-1 count in his third trip before fighting off a FB inside that landed in no man’s land in shallow LCF for a base hit. At the plate, Freschi shows good bat-to-ball skills, quick hands, and a strong base.

NorCal Underclass Game - A hard-hitting middle infielder who does it from the left side. Hitting tools showed up in BP first (94 mph max EV, 91.1 avg, 75% hard hit % which reflects balls hit over 90%, 70.5 mph max bat speed, 21.4 mph max hand speed) and then in game play rocked a triple over the CFs head, while also showing discerning strike zone awareness. Playmaker on defense, closes on ball well w/quick release (79 mph arm). Strong stout build w/some muscularity through the shoulders, 7.22 60-yard, 23.4" max jump height.

at Justin-Siena HS - Lead-off hitter and starting 2nd baseman; compact body type with proportional strength, made numerous plays at 2B while showing ability to go to his left and right and play on the move, showed willingness and depth on pop ups into the shallow OF with strong glove skills on those plays, lively hitting hands with ability to make routine barrel contact in just about any zone and any type of pitch, showed steady heartbeat as final hitter in the game and down to his last strike by slamming a line drive on high FB only to have it find the glove of the RF, an exciting LHH talent in the 2025 class to keep an eye on.

Positional Profile: SS/2B - A top talent in the region in the 2025 class.
Body: 5-8, 160-pounds. Compact athletic build, has hints of present strength in upper and lower body.
Hit: LHH. Deeper in box, weight slightly back early with front toe lightly touching, high hands, near hip high knee lift out to medium stride, creates powerful separation in the load. Versatile to pitches in any zone with gap pop to all fields, quick hands and outstanding timing, quiet head, hitterish with nose to toes hit-ability, gets juice from his hip turn.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, 69.1 max bat speed, 21.4 max hand speed.
Arm: RH. INF - 75 mph. Compact arm stroke, high-3/4 release, gets air under it to create some carry, competitive at SS given present grad year.
Defense: Reads ball early, closes well, plays with urgency, went to backhand confidently, plays athletically with a gritty playmaking style, soft hands and plays strong around the bag.
Run: 7.31 runner in the 60.