Brenden
Baxter

8/19/18- 5-foot-11, 150-pound right-handed hitting two-way player.  7.52 runner.  Balanced open stance into body and hand load back.  Slight arm bar.  Swing path is down to contact.  Mid/pull approach with ground ball and line drive contact.  Inconsistent barrel.  79 mph exit velocity.  IF- Ok glove with choppy footwork to field.  Long arm action and release.  Solid carry with below average accuracy.  86 mph arm strength.  On Mound- Rocker step into a balance delivery.  Good direction down mound with ¾ arm slot.  Fastball has cutting action at 79-80 mph.  Slight break on 64-65 mph curveball with ok spin and 11/5 shape.  Change-up is best pitch and has sinking action at 73-75 mph.

6/19/18-  5-foot-10, 150-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. #135 ranked player in MN 2019 class. 7.4 runner. Tall stance, leg kick trigger, line drive swing plane, arm bar creates length, solid contact, gap to gap approach, 77 mph exit velocity. Solid footwork, improving arm, sure hands, solid actions, accurate to bag, 82 mph arm across infield. On mound; rocker step, to athletic balance point, works up and over front side, some effort in delivery, compact arm action. Fastball was 77-80 mph with occasional running action. Early break on 11/5 curveball that lacks velocity. Solid fade on changeup in bottom of zone.

3/18/18- 5-foot-11, 145-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 7.41 runner. Tall stance, leg kick trigger, preset hands, gap to gap approach, spray hitter that barrels baseball consistently, 72 mph exit velocity. Clean arm action, accurate to bag, avg. footwork, tends to move with feet close together, sure hands, works through ball, 81 mph arm across infield. On mound; controlled delivery, medium balance point, long arm action from OT slot, heavy head whack with effort on release. Fastball showed arm-side run at 75-77 mph. Loose spin and avg. depth on 11/5 breaking ball. Above avg. changeup with late fading action in bottom of zone.

 
3/18/17- 5-foot-9, 135-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 8.22 runner. Tall stance, double tap trigger, line drive swing plane, shows ability to use whole field, 72 mph exit velocity. Avg. actions in field, has made solid improvements overall since last year, fields routine, throws have solid carry with accuracy to bag from long release, 77 mph arm strength across infield. On mound; athletic delivery, tuck and turn delivery, OT slot, effort in release with head jerk. Throws strikes with 70-73 mph fastball with deceptive arm-side run. Has feel for changeup with solid down action, plays off fastball, and currently his best pitch. Curveball has slurvy shape with loose spin to plate.

5/3/16- 5-foot-6, 125-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. Open stance, strides slightly across body, consistent contact, mid/pull approach, 68 mph exit velocity. Fields deep in stance, tall position, hands are solid, accurate arm, should continue to improve with maturity and strength, 67 mph arm strength. Shows body control, up-tempo delivery, repeats arm slot well. Short arm action producing fastballs 65-66 mph; touching 71 mph one time. 12/6 breaking ball had loose spin and tended to miss arm-side. Changeup was thrown with slight cut.