Colorado Top Prospect Games Player Spotlight: 2020 OF/C Andrew Naha of Mullen HS
July 25, 2018
By John Cackowski
State Director
The 4th Annual Top Prospect Games will be held on August 4th and 5th at Cherry Creek High School.This premier event will feature the best Class of 2020 and 2021 prospects from the state of Colorado and Wyoming with select 2022 prospects. This event has consistently drawn the best players from all 4 corners of the state as they compete and a pro-style workout. Over the next few weeks we will be spotlighting the players attending the event. In this spotlight we look at No. 33 2020 OF/C Andrew Naha of Mullen.
Scouting Report
1-28-18
6-foot-1, 155-pound right hand hitting C/OF. At the plate he has a balanced setup, smooth load, short stride and maintains balance through contact. Compact, fluid, repeatable swing, creates bat speed, consistent hard contact; 78 mph exit velocity from a tee. Loose arm action throwing from a high three quarter slot with carry on throws and accurate. Smooth transfer with quick feet in exchange to throw from behind the plate. Pop time ranged from 2.16–2.20. Arm velocity was 71 mph.
8-5-17
6-foot-1, 155 pounds. Bats and throws right. Athletic catcher who showcases 5 tools. At the plate has a balanced athletic stance, slightly uphill swing with gap to gap power. Gets good extension through the baseball. Bat speed played well in the live round. 79 mph off a tee. Behind the plate was 1.96-2.0 with pop-times off a pitcher in between innings. Arm velo was 72 behind the dish. Solid framing skills. In the OF had one of the strongest arms at the event at 82 mph. 2020 player to follow in our state. Ran a 7.15 60 time.
1-29-17
6-foot-1, 155 pounds. Bat and throws right. Athletic player. Versatile. Tall balanced stance. Short Stride. Swing slightly uphill but has good extension through the ball. Exit velocity was 79 mph off the tee. Behind the dish has quick actions. Improved throw downs and got rid of slight pause he has in summer. Arm velo behind dish was 68 mph but we had him at 71 mph in summer. Ran a 4.53 home to first.
8-6-16
6-foot-1, 155 pounds. Bat and throws right. Has a balanced athletic stance. Line drive swing with very good extension through the hitting zone with gap to gap power. Exit velocity was 78 mph. In the outfield had one of the top arm velocities at 80 mph from right field. Showed good actions. Behind the dish is athletic. Could use some coaching on technique. Has slight pause in throws but still was able to get pop-time of 2.01 off coach. Arm velo behind dish was 72 mph. Ran a 7.6 laser timed 60. Prospect to follow.