Carsen
Pracht

11/4/17 - Pracht is a long and lean 6-foot 160-pound right-handed hitting shortstop and right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2019 class.  He ran a 7.25 60 and a 4.25 home to first.  He has an 83 mph exit velocity.  At the plate, starts slightly open, smooth load into back side, reverse toe tap, in line stride, hands manage the bat, level bat path, consistent gap to gap line drives during hitting evaluations.  On the infield, 83 mph positional velocity, short over the top release, fields ball out front in athletic position, controlled action with fluid momentum through the catch, feet and hands work together, mostly accurate throws with carry. On the mound, Pracht has a high three quarters arm slot, loose arm action, clean delivery with body control, quick arm speed, repeats, showed command of three pitches, fastball at 79-82 mph, late running action, breaking ball has 11-to-5 shape, gradual break, has depth, starts on same plane as fastball, change up at 66-68 mph, controllable, flashes arm side sink, throws with near fastball arm arm speed, still developing physically, look for increases down the road.

10/23/16 - Pracht is a 5-foot-11 140-pound right-handed hitting shortstop and right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2019 class.  He ran a 7.38 60 and a 4.30 home-to-first, one of the top among RHH.  He has a 79 mph exit velo. At the plate, open stance with a smooth load in the lower half, quit hands, level bat path through the zone, mostly middle to pull side line drives during batting practice, repeats swing, had a pair of singles in game action, hard line drive out to center, solid contact during game at-bats.  On the infield, 72 mph positional velo, high three quarters release, quick catch and throw, soft hands, fluid footwork, mostly accurate throws, some flashing carry. On the mound, Pracht throws strikes, no walks, two strikeouts, no hits in outing, short high three quarters arm action, stays tall and controlled during delivery, simple movements, repeats, fastball at 76-82 mph, breaking ball has slight 11-to-5 shape, 64 mph, showed a controllable knuckleball with sink, 61-62 mph, projectable pitchers frame.