Pre-Season All State Spotlight: 2020 SS Ethan Bates
February 13, 2019 Brian Walker Arkansas State Director
Scouting Report
7-17-18: Underclass Games:
5-Foot-10, 155-Pound frame, slender body with strength, ran a 7.14, offensively; leg lift to hit, backside works to contact, clear front foot early to contact, bat speed to middle, length to middle of the field, backside leverages the ground, pull side power, line drive approach, 90 mph exit velo, defensively; athletic actions, field off right side, fingers down to field, funnel to midline, carry to throw, arm strength, 80 mph arm strength.
Arkansas Commit, (5-foot-10, 155 pound frame) slender build, wide shoulders with room to fill. Showed easy tools with athleticism. Defensively solid clean funnel with efficient transfer. Short stoke to release. Glove wiggle causes late arrival with feet. Athletic actions. Pure stroke with good carry at 75 MPH. Offensively Bat speed with athleticism. Advanced bat speed with leverage. Strength to swing with 86 exit velocity. Barrel life in load. Lack of stability in ground causes swing to lose path. Slight over rotation of the backside creating direction issues. Pitching 3/4 slot with pitch ability. Athleticism to frame. High end pitch ability. Fastball 80-84 with feel for the zone. FB has life at plate. Slider has tilt short action with late break at 73 MPH. Change up showed feel with ASR. Arm speed consistent to Fb. Ch 74-76.
Scouting Report
7-17-18: Underclass Games:
5-Foot-10, 155-Pound frame, slender body with strength, ran a 7.14, offensively; leg lift to hit, backside works to contact, clear front foot early to contact, bat speed to middle, length to middle of the field, backside leverages the ground, pull side power, line drive approach, 90 mph exit velo, defensively; athletic actions, field off right side, fingers down to field, funnel to midline, carry to throw, arm strength, 80 mph arm strength.
Arkansas Commit, (5-foot-10, 155 pound frame) slender build, wide shoulders with room to fill. Showed easy tools with athleticism. Defensively solid clean funnel with efficient transfer. Short stoke to release. Glove wiggle causes late arrival with feet. Athletic actions. Pure stroke with good carry at 75 MPH. Offensively Bat speed with athleticism. Advanced bat speed with leverage. Strength to swing with 86 exit velocity. Barrel life in load. Lack of stability in ground causes swing to lose path. Slight over rotation of the backside creating direction issues. Pitching 3/4 slot with pitch ability. Athleticism to frame. High end pitch ability. Fastball 80-84 with feel for the zone. FB has life at plate. Slider has tilt short action with late break at 73 MPH. Change up showed feel with ASR. Arm speed consistent to Fb. Ch 74-76.