Gabriel Pilla '17 Recruiting Profile
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Gabe Pilla
August 2015Personal Statement
My name is Gabriel Pilla. I am 17 and love baseball and would like nothing more to keep improving my skills so I can play college ball--and if it works, professional ball.
I am a pitcher. I made Varsity my sophomore year (and lettered) and played on both Junior and Senior Legion. On Varsity, I went 5-0.
I'm also a dependable and good first and third baseman--my arm is extremely strong and I throw accurately.
But there are also personal reasons I would make a solid and maybe even outstanding college player. I've struggled my entire life with severe dyslexia and ADHD--in fifth grade, I could only read at the first grade level. Same with mathematics. With my mom's help, I committed to tutoring and academic coaching. I learned every which way imaginable to organize and study. I'm extremely proud that I now earn a B-plus average at a college prep Catholic High School. It's all about hard work and never giving up.
As well, I'm a very good artist. I won the photography award at my school last year and am in AP ART.
I think that everything in my life has added up to teach me how to focus, work hard and develop, and use my natural skills that are gifted. This past year I quit football to train. I got in better shape, using the 3X pitching velocity program, worked with a nutritionist who also served as a mentor to me, and I worked on my mechanics with a new pitching coach who is partnered with the nutritionist.
I have grown a lot mentally, and physically, and still have room to grow.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 2 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2016 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #21
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference
Team Awards
- Conference 2nd Place
- 2015 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #21
Individual Awards
- Lettered in sophomore year
Team Awards
- Conference Champs, Sectional 3rd Place
- 2014 Freshman Team
- Starter- Jersey: #17
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 6 seasons
- 2016 Stars (Sr. Legion)
- 2015 Stars (Sr. Legion)
- I am on both Jr. and Sr. legion
- 2015 Stars (Jr. Legion)
- I am on both Jr. Legion and Sr. Legion, Won South Suburban Championship
- 2014 Academy of Holy Angels Stars (Junior Legion)
- I am a sophomore, and I played up a level on Junior Legion.
- 2013 Bloomington Bulldogs (AA traveling)
- This is a traveling baseball program through BTBA.
- 2012 Bloomington Bulldogs (Traveling AA)
Coach References
- Private Coach
- Brandon Thielk
- Private Coach
- Tom Nevers
- High School Head Coach
- Mike Rothstein
- Private Coach
- Ryan Morris
Events
- Camp/Event
- Team MN/WI challenge
- 7/27/16 to 7/27/16
- Playing for team MN
- Camp/Event
- Baseball factory national tryout
- 7/13/16 to 7/13/16
- Camp/Event
- MSHSBCA Gopher Classic Junior Showcase
- 7/07/16 to 7/07/16
- Camp/Event
- MN Top Prospect Games (invite only)
- 6/20/16 to 6/21/16
- Invite only, FB 85-87, CB 79-81, CH 80-81
- Camp/Event
- White Sox Area Code team tryouts
- 6/15/16 to 6/15/16
- Invite only, FB 86-88, CB 82, CH 81
- Camp/Event
- MN Preseason All-State Showcase (invite only)
- 3/20/16 to 3/20/16
- scouting report: 6-foot-1, 215-pound right-handed pitcher. Strong durable build. Slight tuck and turn. Keeps weight back over rubber well. Arm is fast and clean out front. Stays closed to target and explodes to plate. Fastball is very heavy, on a downhill plane, and fills up strike zone at 84-85 mph. Hard sweeping break on curveball, thrown with conviction, at 76-79 mph. Changeup moves through zone with cutter action at 77-79 mph. Projects to throw harder. Strong follow in MN 2017 class and will make significant jump into rankings.
- Camp/Event
- Minnesota State University, Mankato, Prospect Camp
- 3/13/16 to 3/13/16
- Prospect camp at U of M Mankato
- Camp/Event
- ScoutStop Midwest-showcase
- 6/16/15 to 6/16/15
- This is a scouting camp/combine for players trying to play at the next level
Training
- Personal Training
- 4 years
- Strength and Conditioning
- Advanced Placement Training, players only
- 4 years
- This is a training for baseball player to improve on fielding, hitting, pitching, and catching. It is held by Player's Only (Tom Nevers, Gene Larkin)
- Star Power
- 3 years
- Summer strength, agility, conditioning program
- 3x Velocity
- 1 year
- intense training olympic lifts, and anaerobic conditioning
Statistics
| Statistic | 2016 Varsity Team | 2016 Stars | 2015 Varsity Team | 2015 Stars | 2014 Academy of Hol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. | .305 | .333 | |||
| GP/GS | 23/13 | 3/2 | |||
| AB | 36 | 3 | |||
| R | 1 | 1 | |||
| H | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2B | 3 | ||||
| RBI | 14 | 1 | |||
| BB | 1 | 1 | |||
| HBP | 1 | ||||
| SO | 5 | ||||
| SB/Attempts | 0/0 | ||||
| PO | 19 | ||||
| Assists | 2 | ||||
| Errors | 1 | ||||
| Fielding % | .937 | ||||
| Team Record | 12-11 | ||||
| Types of Pitches | 4seam fb, 2seam fb, cut fastball, Curveball, Changeup | 4-seam, 2-seam, change up, curveball | 4-seam, 2-seam, change up, curve ball, cut-fastball | FF, FT, CH, CB, FC | |
| ERA | 1.04 | 0.0 | 2.65 | 1.28 | 4.4 |
| W-L (Pitching Record) | 4-0 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 8-2 | |
| Appearances | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| Games Started | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Complete Games | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Innings Pitched | 40.1 | 20 | 26 | 51 | 25.35 |
| Runs Allowed | 13 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
| Earned Runs | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| Batter's BB | 14 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Batter's SO | 57 | 31 | 33 | 69 | 30 |
| Batter's HBP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hits | 6 | 7 | 26 | ||
| Saves | 1 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
NoAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP artRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsHonor Roll, Spotlight Scholarship 3x
- ActivitiesI got to youth group and do baseball clinics of saturday and Sunday
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