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Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 INF Jack West

March 22, 2024
Steven Hardesty
Central Coast/North LA Area Scout

  

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The Uncommitted Spotlight Series continues as we have started the '24 CIF High School baseball season Prep Baseball California is now highlighting some of the top uncommitted class of '25 athletes. The players featured are pulled directly from our '25 Class Rankings. These JR year players are ones that college coaches and fans should be keeping their eyes on over the coming months.

We invite you to get to know them through the eyes of our Prep Baseball California staff of scouts and the data-backed numbers collected at our events with our partnered companies. TrackMan, Blast Motion, Swift Performance, and Visual Edge provide comparable data to project and evaluate players. All of these systems come together to give a clear picture at what colleges will get when a players steps onto their campus.

Today, we put the spotlight on a NorCal '25 INF Jack West from Clovis North High School.  With an imposing 6'3 195 lbs. frame West passes the eye test for an impact corner profile player. At the plate the RH hitter stands out for his ability to hit the baseball with impact consistently where he has showed a 98.1 MPH max exit velocity and an average exit velocity at 95 MPH during Prep Baseball California events. He generates leverage through his path which allows him to drive baseball in the air with a middle to pull side approach. The swing itself shows well metrically with quickness to his hands/bat path and torque in the turn. West profiles best to play 1B if he stays on the dirt as his actions with his feet/hands play the best on the right side of the dirt, but could potentially play LF and has experience catching in the past. Overall the profile on the corners with impact potential in his bat shows well with strength in his frame and playing the competitive Central Valley region of California should have college programs paying attention to him for their '25 recruiting class as an offensive piece for their lineups.

College coaches and fans be sure to click on West's profile to see full video and statistics.

Scouting Report

1/08/23

Event: Fresno Preseason ID
Positional Profile: 1B
Physical: 6-3, 195-pounds; 4.05 30-yard, 24.5” max jump height; Long body with lean strength in legs and still some lankiness in broad upper body, has more strength and size gains ahead.
Offensively: RH. EV max – 98.1 mph, hand speed max – 24.8 mph, bat speed max – 71.6 mph; Feet set evenly just outside shoulder width, tall stance, hands start just above shoulder height, reverse stride after medium knee lift out to smooth stride, quiet load of hands straight back, fires with ease, flatter path, one hand release significantly out front as he crashes into physical contact. Ability to create impact level barrel contact and future power production.
Defensively: 1B – 82 mph; Former catcher with arm strength making nice transition to 1B, works to get low and play low through the ball, slight hop into prep as he sets his feet wide, gains ground to ball while showing smooth feet that get in position to make easy accurate feeds, sizeable target with wingspan and feel for setting up for 3-6-3, showed arm angle versatility.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Showcase State Date Location
Rising Stars ID: Corona CA 03/30 Corona High School
Rising Stars ID: VTA County CA 04/21 Thousand Oaks High School
SoCal Rising Stars Game CA 05/12 Mater Dei High School
FUTURE GAMES TRYOUT: Orange County CA 06/01 Fullerton College
FUTURE GAMES TRYOUT: Ventura County CA 06/09 Westmont College

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