Rashad Collymore

Hometown: Mississauga, Ont. 

Bats/Throws: S-L

Height/Weight: 5’9”, 175 lbs.

Teams: Ontario Blue Jays/PG Royals/PG Gold/C-Indian River State College

Coaches: Dino Roumel, Mike Steed, Shawn Travers. 

Twitter Handle: @RashadLC1 

On other lists: Lested 14th on Baseball America's stop 15 high schoolers in Canada ... Ranked 382nd on Perfect Game's top 500 high school list (05/05/17), down 12 spots ... Listed 370th on Perfect Game top 500 HS list (4/3/17), down 20 spots ... Ranked 350th on Perfect Games’s top 500 High Schoolers in North America (2/2/17) ... 72nd highest OF ... Rated 247th on Perfect Game’s top 500 HSers in North America (11/07/16) ... Rated 15th best prospect at Perfect Game World Showcase. 

What they are saying: “Quick twitch athlete who also plays the game very aggressively ... Switch hitter with an especially quick bat from the right side of the plate ... Has the good genes, brother Malik Collymore in the Nationals system (Originally drafted by St. Louis Cardinals, 10th round, 2013).

2017 season: PBR Showcase ... Ran a 6.8 showcase at Scarborough, Top OF velocity at 96 MPH  ... Ontario Blue Jays showcase ... Second best prospect for June draft ... World Showcase at Fort Myers ... Dug in from the left side in his second at-bat and spun on an inner half for a double to his pull side gap. Ran 6.62 7th best in the field. 

2016 season _ Tournament 12 at Rogers Centre: Led all hitters with OPS of 1.381, batting .429 with a triple, four walks and a hit by pitch for a .667 on-base mark and a .714 slugging in six games ... National Showcase at Fort Myers: Laced a double to the left-centre field gap ... Ran 6.52, 23rd best ... World Showcase at Fort Myers: Hit .357 (5-for-14) with two doubles, two stolen bases ... Sunshine East Showcase at Fort Myers: Two hits vs. Cardinals ... Three hits including a double in loss to Navy ... Ran a 6.54 60, third best ... 2014 WWBA National Championship 16U ... Two hits as the Jays beat Blue Chip Bulls 12-3 ... Singled in 9-1 loss to 643 DP Cougars.

Honors: 2017 season _ Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-American and All-Region Team first Team Canada/Puerto Rico ... 2016 season _ World Showcase at Jupiter: All-Tourney hitting .357 (5-for-14) with two doubles, two stolen bases 

Perfect Game recorded at National Showcase (June 15, 2016) : 60 yard _ 6.52 seconds (23rd) ... 10 SPL 1.40 seconds (4th) .... OF velocity 88 mph (50th) ... Zepp Hitting Metrics: Bat Speed at Impact 92.968 mph ... Hand Speed Max  26.126 mph ... Time to Impact 0.112 sec ... Exit Velocity: 92 mph (second).

Scouting Reports: Perfect Game 2017 World Showcase (Jan 07, 2017) -- Rashad Collymore is a 2017 OF with a 5-9 175 lb. frame from Mississauga, ON who attends Cawthra Park SS. Compact and strong athletic build. Very quick twitch athlete, 6.62 in the sixty and has been faster frequently at PG events. Switch hitter, different approach from either side. Aggressive to his front side right handed, hits against a stiff front leg and swings hard, lots of right handed bat speed, pull line drive contact. Left handed swing more rotational with less bat speed but still some there, more of a spray all fields approach. Runs the bases very hard and likes being fast. Has good hands through the ball in the outfield and plays with the same aggressiveness, quick exchange and release, has some arm strength and carry when in sync and not rushing too much. Lots of physical tools to continue to develop. Good student, signed with Indian River State College. PG Grade: 9.5.

Sun shines on Collymore at Sunshine East

Making prospects list at PG showcase
 

PG VID: Oh Canada! Collymore shows talent from both sides of the plate
 

Bob Elliott