Player: Gavin Cecchini
Position: SS
School: Barbe HS, LA
Date of Birth: 12/22/1993
Height/Weight: 6’2/182
Bats/Throws: R/R
Class Of: 2012
Committed To: Ole Miss
Scouting Report:
Gavin Cecchini comes from a baseball family and it shows on the field. His father Glenn is the coach at Barbe and played in college, while his brother Garin was chosen in the fourth round of the 2010 draft by the Red Sox. Gavin’s mother is also a good athlete and played basketball in college.
Cecchini is an athletic shortstop and good all around player. He has a nice, simple swing with good bat speed. He barrels the ball regularly and shows flashes of power.
Cecchini has good range and a solid arm at short.
He runs a 6.6 60.
Awards/Achievements:
- 2011 COPABE 18U/AAA Pan American Championships All-Tournament Team
- 2011 USA Baseball 18U Team
- 2011 Under Armour All-American Game American Team MVP
- 2011 1st Team ESPN Rise Underclass All-American
- 2011 Baseball America 2nd Team All-American
- 2011 LSWA Class 5A All-State
- 2011 Under Armour All-American
- 2011 American Press All-Southwest Louisiana
- 2011 MaxPreps All-American 2nd Team
- 2011 Gatorade State Player of the Year
- 2011 Louisiana Coaches Assoc. 5A All-State
- 2011 Perfect Game Underclass 1st Team
- 2011 Perfect Game Underclass 2nd Team
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Statistics:
| YR | LG | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | HS | 13 | 11 | 32 | .532 | ||||||||
| 2012 | HS |
