Game Report: Tyler Mondile Throws No-Hitter
BROOKLAWN, N.J.–Gloucester Catholic High (Gloucester City, N.J.) has developed a strong program, pumping out quality Division I players on a routine basis. In 2013, current Maryland ace Mike Shawaryn starred in Gloucester’s yellow and maroon. When Shawaryn was a senior, righthander Tyler Mondile was a freshman, waiting in the wings, but he showed promise with a fastball that had reached 91 mph.
Fast-forward to three years later. Mondile, a Florida State commit, made his first official start of the 2016 season on Wednesday, and with about two dozen evaluators on hand, the righthander threw a no-hitter.
“It was awesome,” said Mondile, No. 72 on the High School Top 100 before the season.
He had thrown a no-hitter once before—when he was 12—but had never accomplished the feat in high school. “I tried not to think of it, really. Just go out there and do my normal thing,” Mondile said of his feelings entering the seventh inning.
Mondile struck out 11 batters in the game. He generated seven ground ball outs and three fly outs—two of which were pop flies in the infield. Mondile walked two batters.
The righthander showed the ability to hammer the bottom of the strike zone, establishing his fastball down in the zone early in counts. His fastball showed solid sinking action and occasional arm-side run, and he was able to locate it to both sides of the plate. His velocity was stable, sitting at 91-93 in the first inning before working consistently at 88-91 and touching 93 throughout the rest of the game. His final—and 78th—pitch of the day was a 93-mph heater down and to his glove side, ringing up a righthanded hitter for the final out of the no-hitter.
Mondile also worked in a curveball and a changeup. His curveball showed loose spin and 12-to-6 shape, with velocity in the mid-70s. He mostly located it down in the strike zone, but did elevate the pitch at times. Mondile was on top of the pitch every time he threw it. His arm action is a bit slower when he throws his breaking ball. While it was effective for him on Wednesday, it will need to be tighter to produce outs at the next level.
His changeup was solid, and he had feel for it down in the zone. He threw it with good arm speed and generated decent movement on the pitch, though it is more of a feel pitch for him, lacking exceptional fade or movement.
Mondile stands at 6-foot-1 and roughly 185 pounds. He has wide, coat hanger-like shoulders. He does not have a power pitcher’s build, but he is by no means frail in stature.
The righthander’s delivery from the windup starts with an overhead hand pump. He then brings his hands to his waist, just above his belt before plunging backward with his throwing arm. He uses an abbreviated arm circle, keeping his arm action short and compact, allowing him to repeatedly fire through his three-quarter arm slot. Mondile’s arm action finishes relatively easily, with no recoil as he lands in his fielding position.
Mondile starts from the middle of the rubber. He has a simple leg lift to slightly coil his hips, and he takes a moderate stride with an online landing toward home plate. Mondile’s shoulders get over his front side slightly, enough for him to consistently locate his pitches down in the strike zone.
Mondile is not super projectable, but has a pretty polished arsenal and showed functional command on Wednesday. Two scouts tell Baseball America that Mondile’s fastball has reached 95 mph at times this spring. He had an electric outing at the Perfect Game National Showcase last June, then played with his American Legion team for the rest of the summer.
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