Matt
Sekardi

9/6/14 - Verbally committed to University of Illinois-Springfield.

2/16/14 6-foot, 175-pound outfielder, lean build with some strength. Defensively had active feet in the outfield, quick to the baseball and played through it with crow hop. 6.83 runner in the 60. Arm played at 82 mph from the outfield, over the top slot with carry. Offensively hits from a balanced setup, heel lift load, high hand setup. Bat path is slightly uphill, produced 81 mph exit velocity from the tee. On the mound arm is long, high ¾ slot, regular effort. Fastball is mostly straight, 79-80 mph, touched 82 mph. Curveball has 12/6 tilt, 62-64 mph. Changeup has occasional sink, 60-62 mph. Cut fastball 73-75 mph, short action.

10/20/13 - 6-foot, 165-pound outfielder with high level foot speed, running a 6.73 60. Quick twitch actions translate in the outfield with smooth footwork and clean exchanges. Throws with a long arm from a high ¾ slot at 82 mph with solid carry. At the plate he has an open stance with a toe tap stride. Has an uphill bat path with explosive bat speed. Off a tee his exit velocity was 88 mph.

9.29.13 6-foot, 165-pound two way player with above-average foot speed, 7.02 runner in the 60. In the outfield he showed solid actions. Throws with a long arm action from a high ¾ slot with accuracy and carry at 84 mph. At the plate he has a tall, balanced setup and short stride. Has a long bat path with above average bat speed. Off a tee he had an exit velocity of 82 mph. On the mound he throws from an over-the-top slot. Delivery has some rhythm to it and is repeatable. Fastball sat 76-77 mph. The breaking ball has an 11/5 shape with gradual break, sitting 60-64 mph. Changeup registered at 56-59 mph.