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The Recruiting Radar: Peyton Long, RHP/3B, WDM Valley, 2016

August 27, 2015

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By Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Report Iowa
  

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The recruiting radar: Peyton long, RHP/3b, WDM valley, 2016

Name: Peyton Long
Position: 3B/SS
Grade: 2016
Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 200-pounds
High School: WDM Valley
Ranking: 11th in Iowa’s 2016 Class

Evaluation: 6-foot-4, 210-pound 2-way player. Tall lean projectable player. Ran a 7.03 60. Shows an easy arm and delivery on the mound. Short leg kick and will rush out of balance point. Direction is good and arm is loose and clean from high ¾ slot. Good command of fastball. Athletic actions on mound. All pitches in/around zone. Fastball was 83-84 mph. Curveball is average and up in zone due to rush to plate. Much better out of stretch once everything is simplified. Slider is above average with depth and tight rotation. Changeup has late 2-seam action with flashes of being very heavy in bottom of zone. Long is a High Follow arm for the 2016 class. As he continues to fill out and mature he projects as an upper echelon arm. High back elbow. Open stance. Turns in to square. Front heel turn trigger. Short stride length. Stiffness to lower half. Some swoop to swing plane. Has strength in bat. 88 mph exit velocity with average pop in batting practice.

PBR: What schools have you been hearing from?
LONG: I have been talking with Iowa Central, Central College, Iowa Western, Illinois State and St. Cloud State.

PBR: Have you developed a relationship with any specific coaches?
LONG: No not really. Mostly just keeping in touch with them through texts, etc.

PBR: Have you taken any visits? If so, please describe each visit.
LONG: With the summer season just finishing up; I haven’t taken any visits yet.

PBR: Do you have any visits scheduled?
LONG: My plan will be to visit the school’s I’m interested in throughout the Fall.

PBR: Do you have any offers at this stage?
LONG: I’m still early in the process; I haven’t received an offer yet.

PBR: Do you have a favorite at this stage? If so, who and why?
LONG: I really don’t have a favorite right now. I’m just trying to learn as much as I can about each program and what they have to offer me academically and athletically.

PBR: What showcases or events have been most meaningful to your recruitment thus far?
LONG: Area Code Tryouts were a good opportunity for me.

PBR: GPA/ACT/SAT?
LONG: My plan is to take the ACT later in the Fall and possibly again over the Winter.

 

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