Michael Zavoli '18 Recruiting Profile

Barrington High SchoolBarrington, ILBaseball

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ClubLake County Stars

Height5'8"

Weight155lbs

Age24

Primary PositionCatcher

Secondary Position2nd Base

Dominant HandRight

60 Yard Dash6.92

Exit Velocity85

Catching Velocity83

Top Pop Time1.92

Consistent Pop Time2.05

Video

October 2016

Personal Statement

I have grown up watching and playing baseball all of my life, and it has been a passion to me ever since I picked up a glove. Over the years I have gained knowledge and information on the game itself and feel very confident in myself that I am a good player. Not only can I bring talent to a team, I can bring a leadership role by giving everybody on the team respect, confidence, and peace of mind knowing that they have a person on the team that will always pick them up when times are not going as planned. I also view my self as a very hard worker and try my very best to go above and beyond the competition in terms of training and committing myself to work as hard as I possibly can to get better. If there is a chance that comes my way that is a opportunity to practice and get better, I will take it.

Athletics

High School Information

2016 Junior Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #1
2015 Freshman Team
Starter
- Jersey: #1
Team Awards
Conference 2nd Place

Club Information

Seasons of Club Experience
2 seasons
2016 Lake County Stars (16u )
2015 Lake County Stars (15u Red)

Coach References

Club Coach
Jack Kopacz

Events

Camp/Event
Chicagoland Classic Showcase
6/16/17 to 6/17/17
Event was a series of games played with teams from every division in the state of Illinois. Key stats were taken either before or after said games were played and each game consisted of nine innings.
Camp/Event
Top 96 Illinois Fall Classic
10/30/16 to 10/30/16
This Top 96 showcase consisted of 60 players who were evaluated by college coaches, most of whom are from Illinois. Notable colleges include Northern Illinois, Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Southern Illinois, and Xavier University. Players were grouped by position and at the start of the showcase, talked with the college coaches about expectations and college baseball qualities. Players were then evaluated by position, exit velocity, throwing velocity, batting practice, and live batting by the coaches.
Camp/Event
Baseball Factory/Under Armour National Team Tryout
12/06/15 to 12/06/15
This event was a tryout for the Under Armour and Baseball Factory National Team. This event also acted like PBR (Prep Baseball Report) in making a profile for the players and taking down all the information that goes along with the position the player signed up for. This event was held by multiple college coaches from around the Mid-West area. The coaches held this tryout just like a Professional tryout with all players completing a 30 and 60 yard dash, exit velocity for batting and throwing, shuttle run, and standing broad jump. Each position specific player would then go with a designate coach for evaluation and some instruction on the players strengths and weaknesses.
Camp/Event
Blue Collar Catchers Camp
11/27/15 to 11/27/15
This camp was mainly focused on the fundamentals of catching with drills and instruction led by Andrew Bartman of Bethany College and other local coaches from different colleges.
Camp/Event
MCYSA International Tournament
7/24/15 to 8/02/15
Camp/Event
Best of the Great Lakes Baseball Tournament at Notre Dame
7/09/15 to 7/12/15
Camp/Event
Perfect Game Super 25 Regional
6/26/15 to 6/28/15
Camp/Event
June 18th-21st: Valparaiso University Tournament, Valparaiso, IN
6/18/15 to 6/21/15
Camp/Event
Carthage College Tournament
5/29/15 to 5/31/15

Training

Catchers Training with Coach Jack Kopacz
3 years
This camp is led by Jack Kopacz, my club team coach. This camp focuses on the main mechanics such as foot work on throws to all of the bases and blocking different types of pitches. This camp also works with other fundamentals such as the proper arm slot for catchers for the quickest delivery, where to position yourself on a play at the plate, and the different types of throws and picks to each base.
Speed, Agility, and Core workout
5 years
This type of training focuses on building up strength and stamina. Most workouts consist of explosive movement and training with weights for the lower half of the body. Other workouts consist of upper body weight training with learning way to workout and stretch the upper body to keep loose.
Batting Insruction
2 years
This batting instruction is held in the winter and led by Coach Steve Arnieri. Coach Arnieri focus mainly on the fundamentals of batting for the first few lessons but graduates toward keeping the hands in a long as possible, making sure the hitter stays inside and drives though the ball, and waiting on the ball more and more so that the hitter gets in the habit of driving the ball up the middle and to opposite field.

Statistics

Statistic	2016 Junior Varsity	2015 Freshman Team	2015 Lake County St
Avg.	.389	.405	.353
GP/GS	22	13	41(GP)
AB	72	42	116
R	25	11	35
H	28	17	41
2B	3	3	5
3B	1	1	2
HR	0	1	0
RBI	8	12	26
SLG%	.458	.540	.448
BB	10	8	18
HBP	6	3	6
SO	3	2	14
OB%	.500	.528	.455
SB/Attempts	9	10	27
PO	131
Assists	0		12
Errors	2		15
Fielding %	.985		.907
CS/SBA	6
Team Record	14-14	23-6	29-12