Today’s player close-up takes us to the desert of the Southwest where we look at a talented sophomore on one of Arizona’s best high school teams…

Name: MADISON WESTMORELAND
High School: Sandra Day – Connor
City: Phoenix
State: 
Ariz.
Grad year: 2017
Club: Arizona Mizuno Storm – Beach 16U
Position(s): catcher/third baseman
Height: 5-9

High School Stats: as a freshman hit .404 batting 4^th on varsity team. Led freshman in Arizona’s Div. 1 in home runs (7) and RBI (40). Also hit .362 with .420 on-base percentage in 34 games played.
High School Honors: Helped team finish 4^th in state, named 1^st Team Div. 1 and 2^nd Team All-State
High School Team Notes: The Eagles are loaded with talent including P Emma Vessey (Firecrackers – Hinkle, 16U, 2017 UNLV commit); C Emilee Erickson (Firecrackers – Kaye 18U, 2015 BYU signee); 2B Savanna Avilla (Firecrackers – Hinkle 16U, 2017 Virginia commit); SS Grace Lyons (Firecrackers – Hinkle 16U, 2018 Oklahoma commit); 3B Hayley Busby (Firecrackers – Hinkle 16U, 2017 Virgina commit) and CF Justyce McClain (Storm Gold – Brun, 2015 McNeese State signee)

Club Stats: 7 home runs this fall
Measurables: ball exit speed (from bat): 74 mph; home-to-first time: 3.0 seconds

College: uncommitted
College Camps: has been to Arizona State and Stanford, will camp at Purdue Jan. 17, 2015.

What is your favorite bat: “Xeno, I borrowed a teammates’ one time for a friendly a few years ago and really liked it. I hit my first home run with a Xeno 33/23 and now use a 34/25.”
What is your favorite brand of cleats? 
”Ringor. I love Ringor Pro Tec Toes.”

Video Clips: Madison hits a home run to right center:

 

… and skills video of Madison at Triple Crown Sports combine (Oct. 2014) at Big League Dreams: