Prep Baseball Report

PBR ProCase West - Maddox Riske


Nick Rupp
Nevada Scouting Director

The PBR ProCase - West was an Invite Only event for the top draft prospect in California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah’s 2024 and 2025 Classes that will feature a Pro-Style Workout with Live Game Play to follow at the University of Southern California on Sunday, June 4, 2023. This event will serve as the final identifier for the inaugural 2023 PBR All-American Game where the top 2024 and 2025 prospects from around the country will go head to head in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at American Family Field. 

This event featured the complete Prep Baseball Report Tech Package that includes a Vizual Edge assessment, TrackMan Pitching / Hitting Analysis and Blast Motion In-Swing Analysis. The technology used at the PBR ProCase - West parallels the technology used by professional teams to monitor and evaluation performance within their own organizations and has become a streamlining feature in the evaluation of amateur athletes compared to players currently in their system.

We continue our PBR ProCase Highlight series with Nevada's #3 ranked 20 and USC commit, Maddox Riske.


Scouting Report

Maddox Riske, Bishop Gorman (NV), 2024 Southern California

Positional Profile: SS/2B Gamer type that may not jump out on a showcase stat page, but will win you a ballgame with his gritty style of player and high baseball IQ.
Body: 5-10, 167-pounds. Athletic, proportionate build. Some present strength with more to come as he continues to develop physically.
Hit: RHH. Slightly opened, athletic set up. Quiet, confident presence. Compact in his set up with simple gather, toe tap stride that lands on line. Efficient to the ball. Present feel for all fields with flashes of power, especially to the pull side. Line drive producer with an advancded approach and understanding of the zone. Gritty at-bats each time up that helped him turn around a fastball for a line drive single to CF in the live game.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 86 mph. 318' max distance. Excellent understanding of where his barrel is at. Consistent line drive producer to all fields.
Arm: RH. INF-84 mph. Clean, fluid arm action. Has been up to 89 mph across the IF that should allow him to stay on the left side of the infield. Accurate with carry.
Defense: High level defender with present IQ. Improved range with feel for the forehand and backhand plays. Can hold down either spot in the middle infield, but has proven himself time and time again as an advanced defender at SS.
Vizual Edge: 82.62 Edge Score

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UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Northern Nevada Open (2024-2027) NV 07/18 TBD
Boise Open (2024-2027) NV 07/20 Northwest Nazarene University
PBR Junior Future Games NATIONAL 07/25 LakePoint
2023 PBR Future Games (Nevada Invite) NV 07/26 LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA
2023 PBR Montana State Games NV 08/13 Bozeman, MT

 

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