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Uncommitted Spotlight- '17 Jordan Wendel, C, Alta-Aurelia

September 8, 2016

By Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Report Iowa 

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Jordan Wendel

Name: Jordan Wendel
Position: C
Grade: 2017
Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 210-pounds
High School: Alta-Aurelia
Ranking: Updated Ranking Coming Soon

Evaluation: 8/7/16- 6-foot-1, 210-pound left-handed hitting catcher. Easy active load, leg kick trigger, out front at contact, flashes pop in bat, showed ability to drive baseball to oppo gap, 89 mph exit velocity. 83 mph arm strength with 1.94-2.03 pop times. Has above avg. flexibility behind plate, receives with soft hands, quick transfer and release, drives baseball downhill with carry and accuracy to bag. Shows lateral mobility, gets glove down first to block, and has quick feet to back pick during game action.

PBR: What schools have you been hearing from?
WENDEL: I've had a wide variety of schools show interest at different levels. South Dakota State, Western Illinois, Butler, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, as well as various junior colleges in Iowa and several Division 2s.

PBR: Have you taken any visits? Do you have any scheduled in the near future?
WENDEL: In the next three weeks, I will be visiting South Dakota State, Butler, and Western Illinois. Previously, I visited Texas A&M Corpus Christi, St Cloud State, Iowa Central, Marshalltown CC, and NIACC.

PBR: Are you looking for anything in particular in a school?
WENDEL: I am looking for a school that has an engineering program, and also one that is the right fit for me academically and athletically.

PBR: What were some of the highlights of your junior year?
WENDEL: I received first team all conference, first team all district, and first team all state. I was also named the Storm Lake Times Player of the Year. I finished the regular season with 6 home runs and was just short of a .600 on base percentage and over .800 slugging percentage.

PBR: What are your goals for this year? 
WENDEL: My goal for this year is to polish my game. I'm going to work extremely hard to improve my receiving and blocking skills, and also become a more consistent and mature hitter.

PBR: Do you play any other sports?
WENDEL: My previous three years of high school I played football, and was an all district football player last year. I have decided to give up football for my senior year in order to play fall baseball and focus on my game.

PBR: GPA/ACT/SAT?
WENDEL: My ACT is a 28, and I have a 3.9/40 GPA.


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