Mason
Harris

Harris who has now moved over to the left side of the infield after Bryce Farris got moved over to third base, and Chase Cotton has been playing second base as of late. The trio of underclassmen are figuring a way to contribute as much as they can while two of them have never played a high school season before. But the beauty of this game is throwing a group of talented young dudes into the fire like that will benefit them much more later down the line. Harris has matured a lot since the last time I saw Whitney play, and even then he was still putting aggressive swings on baseballs. This game Harris led the Wildcats offense going three for four with two runs scored, an RBI, and a double getting his on base total to three the whole day. No errors were made by the Wildcats, Harris had a couple balls hit to him and had no problem making the routine play, the biggest question is going to be if he's quick enough to stay on the left side. There’s no doubt Harris is going to hit, but if he wants to make a name for himself as SS he’s going to need to get more polished with the glove. Harris is still very young so it’s going to be exciting to see how he matures as a player.

A ‘28 hitting in the two-hole isn't something you really see everyday, let alone doing it in a loaded league like the SFL. In previous weeks, Harris proved he could handle the pitching at the varsity level by getting a couple hits against quality arms. Dylan Wood doesn’t throw slow by any means, Harris ended up smoking a line drive right back up the middle, making it seem like he had seen that type of velocity before. He’s got a mature approach for his age, works towards the middle of the field, the swing is short too and long through. On the defensive side Harris is still young, but needs to do a better job of getting the routine ball at 2B. The potential of this whole Whitney infield is very high, with Cotton being a freshman and Farris only a sophomore, Harris and these guys will have a solid core group to work with in the next couple of years. Harris ran competitive at bats the whole entire game, the arms faced were both guys going D1 and potentially a draft prospect. Harris being at the top of the lineup can give the Whitney Wildcats a chance to get creative with their offense. Harris will be another Wildcat that is privileged enough to play four years of varsity baseball, along with his teammate Chase Cotton.

Harris comes into the event as the #5 ranked SS in the state of CA for the ‘28 class. Another one of the younger players to attend this event, showing off why he is starting for the Whitney High School varsity baseball team. The first step is really good out of Harris, he has a good sense of internal clock, I think he needs to get fundamentally sound a bit more with his footwork as well. The release/transfer plays well and does a great job of following his throws. Harris had the second best INF velo of 81 MPH and will continue to get more arm strength. Max bat speed was 70.5 MPH with a max hand speed of 23 MPH, displaying lots of line drives to the middle of the field. Max EV of 91.3, avg EV of 86 MPH, 75% sweet spot. Goodluck to Harris on his first high school season this year.

Mason Harris, Whitney High (CA), 2028
Positional Profile: SS/3B
Body: 5-10, 166-pounds. Athletic frame with room to add strength.
Hit: RHH. Slightly open stance that evens out when he strides. Front leg ducked inward before load. Hands rest above back shoulder. Short swing to the ball. Hands stay inside. 65.5 mph bat speed with 6 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 86.0 mph. 216' max distance. Consistently lines the ball to the pull side.
Arm: RH. INF-81 mph. Three quarters release across the infield.
Defense: Calm footwork progressing towards the target.
ATH: 8.25 runner in the 60. 2.31 and 4.73 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Short, tall strides. 18.70 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 60.63 Edge Score