By Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Report Iowa

Prep Baseball Report's IA Underclass Prospect Games event took place on Monday, July 31, 2017. The event was held at Duane Banks Field on the campus of the University of Iowa. The event featured prospects from the 2019, 2020 and 2021 grad classes. 

There were a number of great individual performances this year at the IA Underclass Prospect Games. 

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Below we have listed the evaluations for all the outfielders in attendance at event. 2019 Drake Frazier, OF, Cedar Rapids Jefferson turned in the best overall performance in the group. Frazier is a lean athletic player who shows above avg. action in the outfield, running ability, strong throwing arm, and consistently barreled balls during B.P. and game action.

 

 

At the end of the week we will release our list of the Top Prospects from the event regardless of position.

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outFIELD EVALS (ALPHa

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Owen Bennett, LHP/OF, Davis County, 2019
5-foot-10, 165-pound left-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.59 home-to-first time. Open stance, strides to square, solid present strength, slight uphill plane, limited use of lower half, mostly mid/away spray contact, 74 mph exit velocity. Loses momentum when fielding, raw footwork in outfield, elevated throws to target, 72 mph arm from outfield.

Isaac Boley, OF, Dallas Center-Grimes, 2020
5-foot-11, 150-pound right-handed hitting outfielder. 4.7 runner. Spread stance, body load, avg. balance, short hitchy swing through contact, flashed solid contact to middle of field, 79 mph exit velocity. Solid athlete, raw mechanics, long release from pie arm slot, elevated throws to target, 75 mph arm strength.

Kyle Burns, OF/RHP, Sioux City East, 2019
6-foot, 180-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.82 home-to-first time. Square stance, balanced, short load, present strength, simple swing, loud contact to pull side of field, consistent hard barrel contact with lift in swing plane, 87 mph exit velocity. Solid/avg. actions, works through ball, short arm action, online with accuracy, avg. carry to target, 78 mph arm from outfield.

Tyler Burns, RHP/OF, Council Bluffs Lewis Central, 2019
6-foot, 155-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.62 runner. Square stance, short stride with balance, short path to contact, flashes pop in bat, underneath baseball at contact, mid/pull approach, 88 mph exit velocity. Solid athlete, avg. actions, fields with 2 hands, long arm action, flashes carry and accuracy to target, 85 mph arm from outfield. Follow in 2019 class with continued development.

Robert Crane, OF/LHP, Des Moines East, 2019
5-foot-7, 125-pound left-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.57 runner. Square stance,  deep load, flat bat plane, line drive and ground ball contact, 80 mph exit velocity. Fields with 2 hands, avg. actions, aggressive to baseball, accurate arm, 70 mph arm from outfield.

Hunter Day, RHP/OF, Bloomington Jefferson (MN), 2020
6-foot-2, 160-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.52 home-to-first time. Tall stance, leg kick trigger, uphill path with length to contact, solid contact to pull side gap, 81 mph exit velocity. Solid athlete, raw fielding mechanics, quick release, avg. accuracy and carry to target, 81 mph arm from outfield.

Nile Foss, LHP/OF, Carlisle, 2020
5-foot-9, 155-pound left-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.97 runner. Early rhythm in hands, body load, short twitchy swing, pull approach, solid line drive contact, 77 mph exit velocity. Solid athleticism, avg. aggression through baseball, loose actions, short clean arm action, OT slot, has solid carry with accuracy to target, 80 mph arm from outfield. Follow in 2020 class with continued physical gains.

Andrew Fox, OF/RHP, Des Moines Christian, 2019
5-foot-10, 145-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.79 runner. Closed stance, has rhythm in load and stride, uses hands to baseball, hard gap to gap contact, 81 mph exit velocity. Moves well in field with above avg. actions, sound fielder, light on his feet, and works through baseball. Throws are online with above avg. carry and accuracy from projectable clean arm action, 84 mph arm from outfield.

Drake Frazier, OF, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 2019
5-foot-10, 153-pound right-handed hitting outfielder. 4.40 home-to-first time. Square stance, rolling hand load, leg kick trigger, shows extension through contact, hard line drive contact, mid/pull approach, 86 mph exit velocity. Shows easy actions in field, soft hands, good athleticism, arm is long and loose producing above avg. carry and accuracy, online to target with 86 mph arm from outfield. Strong follow in IA 2019 class.

Payton Kleinsasser, OF, Harrisburg (SD), 2020
6-foot, 155-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.63 runner. Athletic stance, balanced, rhythm in hands, drops into lower hitting slot, flat bat path, consistent solid gap to gap contact, 81 mph exit velocity. Solid athlete in field, works through ball, quick release, avg/solid accuracy and carry to target, 80 mph arm from outfield.

Jalen Martinez, OF/LHP, Waukee, 2020
6-foot-1, 165-pound right-hand hitting 2-way player. 4.82 home-to-first time. Loads into lower hand slot, flashes quick hands to contact, gap to gap approach , spray contact, 85 mph exit velocity. Shows athleticism in field, easy actions, works through ball, above avg. footwork, throws have carry and accuracy from long athletic arm action, 83 mph arm from outfield.

Mitch Randall, RHP/OF, Waukee, 2020
6-foot-1, 180-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.66 home-to-first time. Present strength, body load, inconsistent bp session, flashes pop in bat, 85 mph exit velocity. Sure hands in field, works through ball, solid athleticism, elevated throws to plate, avg. accuracy, 77 mph arm from outfield.

Nick Schmucker, OF, Cedar Rapids Xavier, 2019
5-foot-10, 150-pound right-handed hitting outfielder. 4.51 runner. Square stance, body load, slight arm bar in swing, flashed solid contact to middle of field, 75 mph exit velocity. Aggressive fielder, solid action, long release on throws, lacks carry, elevated to target, 67 mph arm from outfield.

Jayden Singleton, OF, Des Moines Roosevelt, 2020
5-foot-11, 180-pound right-handed hitting outfielder. 4.52 home-to-first time. Square stance, short stride, balanced, some effort in swing, flashed hard contact to middle of field, overall inconsistent bp session, 83 mph exit velocity. Solid athlete, works through ball, needs improvement with footwork on throws, accurate to target, 73 mph arm from outfield.

Logan Smith, RHP/OF, Dallas Center-Grimes, 2020
5-foot-9, 160-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.79 runner. Slight hand and body load, short to contact, mid/pull approach, flashes of pop in bat, top spin contact off bat, 77 mph exit velocity. Avg. actions, works through ball with good direction, short arm action, shows accuracy and carry to target, 86 mph arm from outfield.

Nathan Steenblock, LHP/OF, Dowling Catholic, 2019
6-foot, 170-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.46 home-to-first time. Square stance, slight shoulder load, simple swing, line drive plane, hard contact to pull side, 88 mph exit velocity. Solid athlete in field, works through ball, occasionally on side, decent actions, shorter arm action with stiffness, avg. carry with accuracy to target, 82 mph arm from outfield.

Peyton Stuckey, RHP/OF, Cedar Falls, 2019
5-foot-9, 132-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.71 runner. Square stance, easy load, line drive swing plane, inconsistent contact during bp, flashed line drive contact up middle, 66 mph exit velocity. Decent actions, works through ball, sure glove, stiff throwing action, accurate to target, 69 mph arm from outfield.

Chase VanDerGinst, OF, Rock Island Alleman (IL), 2019
6-foot-2, 185-pound left-handed hitting outfielder. 4.65 home-to-first time. Square stance, shoulder load, leg kick trigger, consistent hard contact, gap to gap approach, has extension through contact and stays on ball, 94 mph exit velocity. Solid athlete, aggressive routes and angles, works through ball, throws are online with solid carry and accuracy, 83 mph arm from outfield.

Zeb Wede, OF/RHP, Harrisburg (SD), 2020
5-foot-11, 165-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.62 home-to-first time. Open stance, strides to square, transfers weight through swing, high back elbow causes hitchy trigger, flashes consistent solid contact to gaps, 82 mph exit velocity. Solid athlete in field, aggressive through baseball, sure hands, compact athletic arm action, produces solid carry and accuracy to target, 82 mph arm from outfield.