Jake
Barr

11.2.17
A 5-foot-10, 175-pound right hand hitting OF/3B.  At the plate he stands slightly open with a long stride to come square.  Lower half is solid through the zone creating good pull side power.  Swing is long with extension out front.  Hands create good whip through the zone.  Exit velocity was 92 MPH.  

 
1.31.16
5-foot-8, 185-pound right hand hitter who ran a 4.23 home to first.  At the plate he hits from a balanced stance with a short stride for timing.  He has good arm extension on the swing and gets good lower leg drive.  He had an 86 MPH exit velocity.  In the field he does a nice job of staying square and fielding through the baseball.  He has a quick release and an accurate 79 MPH arm.

1-25-15
5-foot-7, 155-pound, right-hand hitting shortstop/pitcher.  During the infield workout he showed soft hands, good footwork.  He throws with long, arm action topping out at 71 mph and finished his work with three strong throws on the money.  There could be some third base in his future.  At the plate he is balanced with a very simple approach, with a minimal hand load.  A strong lower half drive through the ball produced an exit velocity was 83.  On the mound, Barr is a max effort pitcher, driving hard to the plate with his lower body.  A long arm produced a max fastball of 75 mph.  He will continue to develop control of two other pitches as he continues to grow.  64 mph curve and 65 mph change round out his pitches.  Ran a 4.75 home to first. 

7-25-14

Jake is a solid incoming freshman that is quickly developing all five tools.  Jake has a strong athletic frame at 5-7, 155 lbs that will allow him to continue to develop his talents.  Barr has a strong and accurate arm, (73 infield velo, 77 outfield velo, 72-75 fastball, 62-64 curveball with sharp break)  At the plate Barr has a powerful lower body that help him generate 81 mph exit velo from the cage.