2013 MLB Draft Profile: Nick Ciuffo
by Matt Grabusky | Posted on Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Player: Nick Ciuffo
Position: C
School: Lexington (SC)
Date of Birth: 3/7/1995
Height/Weight: 6’1/210
Bats/Throws: L/R
2013 Class: Senior
Committed To: South Carolina
Scouting Report:
Nick Ciuffo has been on scouts’ radars for quite a while now. He committed to South Carolina when he was 14 and played for USA Baseball’s 16 U National Team in 2011.
- Good approach at the plate
- Squares up consistently
- Nice swing
- Good power potential
- Advanced catching skills
- Moves well behind the plate
- Best pop time is 1.82
- best 60 time is 7.00 per Perfect Game
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Awards/Achievements:
- 2012 Perfect Game All-American Classic
- 2012 Perfect Game Underclass 1st Team
- 2012 Under Armour All-American
- 2012 ESPNHS All-State
- 2012 ESPNHS Preseason All-State
- 2012 USA Baseball 18U Trials Team
- 2012 SCBCA All-State
- 2012 Diamond Prospects All-State
- 2012 Diamond Prospects Gold FLove 1st Team
- 2012 All-Region 5 AAAA
- 2011 Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention
- 2011 USA Baseball 16U Team
- 2011 Diamond Prospects All-State
- 2011 Diamond Prospect Gold Glove 1st Team
- 2011 High School Sports Report All-State
- 2011 All-Lowcountry
- 2011 HSSR All-State
- 2010 MaxPreps Freshman All-American
- 2010 All-Lowcountry
- 2010 High School Sports Report All-Rookie Team
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Statistics:
| YR | LG | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG |
| 2012 | HS | 6 | 3 | 22 | .373 | ||||||||
| 2011 | HS | 8 | 3 | 21 | .372 |
If any of this information is incorrect or you have additional information on this player, please let us know at matt@bigleaguefutures.net
Great work Matt. Super job you do with the draft. Nick actually committed to South Carolina at the age of 14. He was offered by Ray Tanner before he played a HS game. Thanks and best wishes.
Tony, thanks for checking out the site and the kind words. I got Nick’s commitment age fixed, I knew it was 14, guess I just had 16U in my head while I was typing.
Keep me up to date on how he is doing.
Nick really made a splash at ToS from what I’m hearing. Just a phenomenal year for high school catchers.
I heard the same thing, and yes, very good year. After Martinez there are quite a few guys with a legitimate chance to be the second catcher taken.