Top Uncommitted Spotlight: 2025 Caden Birch
January 15, 2024
With 2023 now in the rearview mirror, we continue our coverage of the talented Nevada Community with Uncommitted Spotlights on some of the top prospects still on the board from the past events. With the calendar now flipped and the high school season on the horizon, there's plenty of high-end talent across the State still on the board and we continue to highlight some of those players below.
These spotlights are used to help paint a clearer picture of the prospect with the help of our TrackMan, Blast Motion, Swift Performance and Vizual Edge systems, that provides objective data that teams to identify and break down players that they believe will fit into their system.
Today, we continue the spotlight series with a breakdown of North Valleys product, 2025 SS Caden Birch, who has trended upwards over the past year with quality tools across the board.
Scouting Report
5/31/23
Hit: RHH. balanced, squared, no stride, good balance Excelled bat speed, level swing, level finish 70.3 mph bat speed with 12 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 97 max exit velocity, averaged 85 mph. 324' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-83 mph. Short, over the top with accuracy
Defense: soft hands, fluid footwork, clean transfer, reads hops well
ATH: 6.99 runner in the 60. 1.77 and 3.97 10 and 30 yard splits.
Vizual Edge: 83.02 Edge Score
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Las Vegas Preseason ID - Session 1 | NV | 01/23 | UNLV - Earl E. Wilson Stadium |
| Las Vegas Preseason ID - Session 2 (SOLD OUT) | NV | 01/24 | UNLV - Earl E. Wilson Stadium |
| Reno Preseason ID | NV | 02/04 | University of Nevada - Peccole Park |
| Super 60 Pro Showcase | NATIONAL | 02/04 | The MAX - McCook, IL |
| Las Vegas Rising Stars ID | NV | 03/10 | |
| Reno Rising Stars ID | NV | 03/30 | Reed High School - Sparks, NV |
Caden Birch, North Valleys (NV), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/3B Emerging as one of the top Uncommitted bats in Nevada's 2025 Class.
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Athletic build with some present strength throughout his frame. Plenty of room to add size.
Hit: RHH. Tall, opened set up. Medium leg kick, lands square. Slight coil in separation. Bat works slightly downward through the zone. Backspin producer. Present power on display, especially to the pull side. Understands where his barrel is at. Shoulder high, two-handed finish. Balanced throughout.
Arm: RH. INF-85 mph. Short, quick arm cycle. 3/4 arm slot.
Defense: Hops into set up. Ahtletic through fielding process. Feet work to get him around and through the ball. Advanced feel for the forehand and backhand plays with the ability to change arm slot to maintain fluidity.