JR Future Games Spotlight: 2024 C/RHP Noah Wasiura (West Seneca West)

Physical: Solid and durable 5-foot-9, 182-pound frame with impressive strength throughout his game, high level measurables across the board. 7.49 runner in the 60-yard dash. Offensively: RHH. Wide, shoulder width stance with a slight bend in the knees as the hands showed off a setup next to the ear while the barrel pointed at a 45 degree angle towards the head. Utilized a toe tap stride allowing for solid stretch in the body to unleash a violent, slightly uphill barrel path into the hitting zone with juice to the pull side. Stayed behind the baseball extremely well with good direction to the swing, impressive ground power in the box with high level lower half drive, peppered the ball off the LF wall on multiple occasions during batting practice. Mature hitter for his age, repeatedly gets to a strong position at impact regardless of pitch quadrant, strong wrists at the plate yielding a peak bat-exit velocity of 94 mph per Trackman Baseball / 339 foot maximum batted ball distance. Defensively: The primary catcher featured a soft glove hand while receiving from a one-knee technique, had the backside down low and stuck the pitch down in the zone well. Pop times ranged from 1.99-2.09 with powerful straight line footwork out of the crouch and above average quickness in the transfers. Demonstrated a quick and strong arm out of a high ¾ slot with a short arm circle. Showcased adequate blocking technique with ability to create downward chest angles while burying the glove hand. C - 81 mph

Physical: Solid build, projectable frame. 7.69 runner in the 60; 4.41 home-to-1B.
Offensively: RHH. Wide stance, balanced setup, hands shoulder high with a simple load action Level bat swing, hands quick and get directly to the ball. Power pull-side contact consistently. 83 MPH raw exit velocity.
Defensively: 2.19-2.24 pop times. Strong glove work, low stance but strong footwork that gains ground on throws to second. Short arm swing, high 3/4 arm slot. C - 69 MPH.