Wichita Winter Open Showcase: Outfielders Analysis
March 18, 2019
Prep Baseball Report Kansas held the Wichita Winter Open Showcase at Hoover Field in Wichata, Kansas. Nearly fourty players participated in the 2022 to 2019 classes from around the area.
Player profiles have been updated with running times and velocities along with a video of their performance.
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Here is a closer look at the outfielders from the event, listed in alphabetical order.
Outfielders
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Jayden Ast OF / OF / Nevada, MO / 2019Ast has an athletic build at 5-foot-11, 170-pounds, and is a right-handed hitting outfielder in Missouri’s 2019 class. He ran a 7.51 60 and posted an exit velocity of 84 mph. During hitting evaluations, Ast has a quiet load, across the body stride, level bat path, minimal head movement, remains balanced throughout, showed a middle approach during batting practice. Defensively in the outfield, Ast attacks the baseball, momentum towards target, clean transfers, long clean arm action, high three-quarter release, positional velo of 79 mph, fairly accurate throws. |
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Dominic Bainter 1B / OF / Hays , KS / 2021Bainter is an athletic 5-foot-10, 160-pound, left-handed hitting outfield and corner infield prospect in Kansas’ 2021 class. At the event he ran a 7.32 60 and posted an exit velocity of 81 mph. During hitting evaluations, Bainter starts relaxed with an open stance, in line stride, loose hands, showed feel for the barrel during round, rhythm with hands, minimal dead movement, high finish with hands. In the outfield, Bainter shows an aggressive approach to the baseball, momentum towards target, three-quarter release, positional velo of 71 mph, mostly accurate throws. |
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Lucas Barnes OF / RHP / Arkansas City , KS / 2022Barnes is 6-foot, 145-pound, left-handed hitting outfielder and right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2022 class. He ran a 7.19 60 and posted an exit velocity of 75 mph. During hitting evaluations, Barnes starts with an open stance, crouched position, toe tap into load, in line stride quiet hands, smooth stroke, feel for the barrel, remains balanced throughout. Defensively, Barnes has fluid footwork, clean transfers, long arm action, over the top release, strong arm with carry, positional velo of 82 mph, mostly accurate throws. |
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Brady Cox OF / RHP / Hesston, KS / 2021Cox is a 5-foot-7, 150-pound, right-handed hitting outfielder in Kansas’ 2021 class. He ran a 6.97 60 and posted an exit velocity of 84 mph. During hitting evaluations, Cox uses a simple weight shift into his load, rhythm with hands, in line stride, quick hands, level bat path, repeatable swing, remains balanced throughout. Defensively in the outfield, he is aggressive to the baseball, over the top release, quick strong arm with carry, positional velo of 87 mph (tops at the event), mostly accurate throws. |
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Colby Hudspeth OF / RHP / Bishop Carroll, KS / 2020Hudspeth is a well built 6-foot-1, 185-pound, right-handed hitting outfielder in Kansas’ 2020 class. He ran a 7.18 60 and posted an exit velocity of 83 mph. During hitting evaluations, Hudspeth starts with a slightly opened stance, high set up with hands, minimal load, in line stride, showed contact to pull side during round. Defensively in the outfield, Hudspeth is aggressive to the baseball, clean transfers, long clean arm action, positional velo of 79 mph, mostly accurate throws. |
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Carson Jacobs RHP / OF / Thomas More Prep-Marian , KS / 2020Jacobs is a big bodied with a lean frame at 6-foot-6, 190-pounds and is a right-handed hitting outfielder in Kansas’ 2020 class. He ran a 7.94 60 and posted an exit velocity of 84 mph. During hitting evaluations, Jacobs starts with a wider base, minimal load, in line stride, leverages up front side with his long levers, remains balanced throughout swing, showed contact to his pull side during bp round. Defensively, aggressive to the baseball, strong arm with carry, over the top release, positional velo of 84 mph (one of the tops at the event), mostly accurate throws |
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Joseph Lopez C / OF / Bishop Miege, KS / 2021Lopez is a 5-foot-11, 140-pound left-handed hitting outfield prospect in Kansas’ 2021 class. At the event, he ran a 7.60 60 and posted an exit velocity of 82 mph. During hitting evaluations, Lopez shows an athletic set up, in line stride, some rhythm with hands, quick bat, level bat path, solid approach to the middle of the field. In the outfield, Lopez has an aggressive approach to the baseball, quick arm action, mostly accurate throws, showed a positional velo of 74 mph. |
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Collin Rabe OF / RHP / Wichita Collegiate , KS / 2020Rabe has an athletic build and lean, projectable frame at 6-foot-2, 170-pounds. At the event he ran a 7.18 60 yard dash and posted an exit velocity of 86 mph. During hitting evaluations, Rabe has a simple load, quiet hands, minimal head movement, level bat path, repeatable swing, in line stride, showed hard contact to left field during batting practice. Defensively in the outfield, Rabe has good actions, smooth and clean arm action, momentum towards target, high three-quarter release, strong arm with carry, positional velo of 82 mph, very accurate throws. |
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Nathan Rouse OF / 2B / Olathe West, KS / 2020Rouse has an athletic build at 5-foot-9, 165-pounds and is a left-handed hitting outfield prospect in Kansas’ 2021 recruiting class. He ran a 7.45 60 and posted an exit velocity of 79 mph. During hitting evaluations, Rouse starts in an open stance, leg lift into load, quiet hands, in line stride, shows feel for the barrel, middle to opposite field approach, showed hard contact to all fields during batting practice. Defensively in the outfield, Rouse has good actions, aggressive to the baseball, clean transfers, momentum towards target, quick clean arm action, over the top release, positional velo of 82 mph, mostly accurate throws. |
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