Old Cardinal
12-31-2010, 04:45 PM
Bridge City’s Cameron Dishon and Matt Menard represented SE Texas well at the 2010 Perfect Game National Underclass-Main Event at the Boston Red Sox spring training site in Fort Myers, Fla. This event featured a huge turnout of approximately 500 players from across the country as well as international participants (Puerto Rico, etc).
1. In the 60, Cameron ran a 6.62 on a slow track and was 6th overall. Matt ran a 6.81 and was easily the fastest catcher at the event.
2. Their hitting evaluations were equally outstanding:
OF Cameron Dishon (2012, Bridge City HS, TX) showed some of the best hitting tools of the day. He produces outstanding bat speed from the right side and he has serious juice in his bat.
C Matthew Menard (2012, Bridge City HS, TX) was one of the strongest players in attendance and used his impressive strength in his swing and good bat speed to put on a very impressive display in batting practice
These evaluations were written by Dave Rawnsly, National Director of Scouting for PG (and former Asst Director of Scouting for the Houston Astros). Rawnsly believed that Dishon’s bat speed may have been the best of anyone at the event.
Kudos to Matt and Cameron’s summer coach, Matt Thompson of the Sun Devils. Not only did he work to get the guys ready but he went with us to Florida and worked with them throughout the event. A quick story about Matt – before 1 of the games, Matt was throwing BP to Cameron and Matt. Some of the kids from other programs asked if he’d throw to them. Not only did Matt do that, but he worked with each of them on their swing, etc. That is a true baseball guy for ya…
But, first and foremost, congrats to both young men. An outstanding performance.
1. In the 60, Cameron ran a 6.62 on a slow track and was 6th overall. Matt ran a 6.81 and was easily the fastest catcher at the event.
2. Their hitting evaluations were equally outstanding:
OF Cameron Dishon (2012, Bridge City HS, TX) showed some of the best hitting tools of the day. He produces outstanding bat speed from the right side and he has serious juice in his bat.
C Matthew Menard (2012, Bridge City HS, TX) was one of the strongest players in attendance and used his impressive strength in his swing and good bat speed to put on a very impressive display in batting practice
These evaluations were written by Dave Rawnsly, National Director of Scouting for PG (and former Asst Director of Scouting for the Houston Astros). Rawnsly believed that Dishon’s bat speed may have been the best of anyone at the event.
Kudos to Matt and Cameron’s summer coach, Matt Thompson of the Sun Devils. Not only did he work to get the guys ready but he went with us to Florida and worked with them throughout the event. A quick story about Matt – before 1 of the games, Matt was throwing BP to Cameron and Matt. Some of the kids from other programs asked if he’d throw to them. Not only did Matt do that, but he worked with each of them on their swing, etc. That is a true baseball guy for ya…
But, first and foremost, congrats to both young men. An outstanding performance.