William
Lynch

Lynch has been a bit of a buzzy name for the next wave of talent coming along out of the always-loaded Harvard-Westlake program and the entirety of the Mission League. This first look at the RH hitting OF with a wiry, but athletic build and twitchy athleticism was a quality one. He currently plays LF in defence to the presence of Texas Commit Ira Rootman, but there is plenty of athleticism, feel for his routes, body control when catching/fielding balls, that a shift to CF in the future will not be out of the question for Lynch, defensively. Across three at-bats on the day, he showed a sound present offensive profile with quickness in his compact/direct barrel and hand paths. The approach at present for Lynch is sound as he reached base in all three at-bats with a pair of knocks. He got hit with an SLD in his first at-bat before turning on an inside FB in his second at-bat to pull a single through the left side, and then displayed the potential to use the whole field long term as he stayed back on spin in his last at-bat to take it down the RF line with a soft line drive for a double. The hit tool and feel for what he is doing in an at-bat are there at present for Lynch, and much like most underclassmen, the future upside to his offensive profile will be determined by developments to his physical profile and the impact it brings to his contact. Needless to say, when you are a sophomore starting consistently at a program like HW, your name needs to be on the radar of college programs as they prepare to start recruiting the 2028 class at the end of the summer.