On the Recruiting Trail with 2015 RHP/C/UTIL EJ Kissel
September 26, 2014
Dylan Hefflinger
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout
Name: Everett (EJ) Kissel
Position: RHP/C/UTIL
Grade: 2015
Height/Weight: 5-foot-10, 165 pounds
High School: Defiance Tinora High School
Ranked: No. 88 in 2015 class
Evaluation: 5-foot-10, 165-pound athletic build. Kissel is a utility player that can catch, pitch, play MIF as well as outfield. Behind the dish has pop times between 1.90-2.00 with a top velocity from behind the dish of 79 mph. Runs a 7.10 60-yard dash. On the mound runs his fastball in the low-to-mid 80s, has touched 86. Also features a 11/5 curve at 67-72 and a changeup with some arm-side run in the low 70s.