Player Spotlight: C/3B Tanner Holen (Manhattan, 2016)
August 18, 2015
Shon Plack
Missouri Scouting Director
Tanner Holen (Manhattan, 2016) is a 5-foot-10 155-pound right-handed hitting catcher and third baseman and recently participated in the Class of 2016 Games in Emporia on Aug. 5.
At the plate, Holen has an athletic set-up, reverse toe tap and gets stride foot down early. He has rhythm in load, with a short path with some lift and maintains balance throughout swing. Holen has an 85 mph exit velocity, ran a 4.71 home-to-first, and has a 7.58 60 time.
Holen has quick footwork behind the plate with a clean exchange and high-three quarters arm action. He has pop times between 1.99 and 2.02 with a positional velo of 80 mph.
Holen will be going on visits to area schools this fall and is preparing for his senior season at Manhattan High School. Here is a look inside the recruiting process for Tanner Holen.
PBR: Are you looking for anything in particular in a school? (Example: high academics, certain academic program, local, etc.)
Holen: A good learning environment, high academics, and also a good baseball program.
PBR: How did you do your sophomore year? What were your high school statistics? And how did your team do? Name some players that will play a key role for your team in 2016.
Holen: I performed well last year. My batting average was around .300-.350. Im not sure of the exact average but it was around there. I played well defensively, could have been better as a leader but I will definitely work on that this fall and going into my senior year. Our team was 10-10, and we lost in the second round of regional's to the state champions (Lawrence Free State). Some key players that we will have will be Grant Munsen, a left-handed pitcher, Darien Stokes, an out-fielder and also a short-stop, and also Brady Woborny, another catcher.
PBR: What are you goals for your senior season?
Holen: My goals for senior year are to get better individually, and also to become the best teammate I can be. Also I want to strive to win a state championship. I want to be statistically better than I was the year before in every aspect of the game. And lastly, I would like to prepare myself physically and mentally to play baseball at the next level.
PBR: What travel team do you play for? Are you playing fall ball with a team?
Holen: I play for the Midwest Blacksox. I am playing fall ball for them as well.
PBR: Do you play any other sports?
Holen: No I do not.
PBR: What are your ACT and GPA?
Holen: My ACT is 23 and my GPA is 3.7
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