Aiden
Lauritzen

6-foot-1, 176-pound athletic, well-proportioned athlete with room for more, young look. Drew the start on the mound for St. Anthony, allowing four runs on seven hits in seven innings of work, punching out four. Simple, low-effort mover, stays in-line and controlled through release. Short arm path with some reach on the backside, finishes out of a high ¾ window. Fastball touched 82 mph, pitched in the upper-70s to low-80s with natural cut at times, stayed off the barrel and was in the zone often. Landed a short wrinkle, low-70s curveball with depth for strikes. An athletic sophomore arm that’s thrown well for St. Anthony this spring and offers upside as he continues to mature physically.

OF/RHP Aiden Lauritzen (St. Anthony, 2026) has a 6-foot-1, 175-pound, advanced frame and upside left-handed swing. He stays short and uphill through the zone, creating above-average bat speed, registering a max velocity of 93.8 mph. Lauritzen’s hardest hit balls were mostly to the pull-side, averaging 86.7 mph on batted balls, and he sent his farthest hit ball 353 feet, well above-average for his age. In the outfield he attacked baseball with confidence, gained ground through release and topped at 83 mph. He also jumped on the mound and showed a three-pitch mix with a fastball that sat 75-78 mph, topping out at 79.2 mph.

Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-0, 172-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Narrow setup, short stride. Short, uphill path, above-average bat speed, lifted tendencies to the pull side with intent. 64.7 mph bat speed with 17 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 86.7 mph. 353’ max distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 83 mph. Short compact arm stroke, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Aggressive to the baseball, plays with pace, steady hands and gains ground through release.
Run: 7.45 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-0, 172-pounds.
Delivery: Simple delivery, repeats, high leg lift, drop/drive delivery, lands in-line.
Arm Action: LH. Short, quick, 3/4 slot.
FB: T79, 76-79 mph. Cutting action, throws for strikes. T1675, 1528 average rpm.
CB: 62-65 mph. 11/5 shape, plays down in the zone. T1621, 1591 average rpm.
CH: 62-64 mph. Mostly straight, flashes arm-side fade, developing pitch. T961, 906 average rpm.

A 6-foot, 172-pound left-handed hitting outfielder batted in the leadoff spot and showed both the ability to hit for contact and power. Lauritzen struck three hard-hit baseballs out of four at-bats with two hits to show for, including a two run home run to the pull-side gap. Setup in a slightly crouched stance with some pre-pitch hand movement, Lauritzen made contact with every swing during the four plate appearances. Defensively, Lauritzen made two plays out in left field showing a quick and easy first step to the baseball. 

Position: C/C

Body: 6-foot, 165-pound lanky build.

Hit: (RHH) Capable. Began in a tall active stance with an arm bar compact load, then used a leg kick. Quick bat speed. High finish, rotational upward swing. Pull side approach. 

Power: 88 mph exit velocity, average 79.0 mph.

Defense: (C) 2.18-2.29 pop times. Sure hands, average footwork, natural exchange. Capable. Staggered setup. (IF) Consistent hands, in control footwork, clean exchange. Above average. (OF) Sure hands, consistent footwork, twitchy exchange. Solid.  Fields the ball deep, movements laterally were developing. 

Arm: 75 mph infield velocity. 79 mph outfield velocity. 69 mph catcher velocity. Loose arm action, an-over-the-top slot, decent accuracy. 

Speed: 7.44 (60-yard).

Pitching: Capable. Tall-and-fall delivery, high effort. Over-the-top arm angle, consistent arm speed, compact arm action. Tall balance point, even shoulders, lands square, upright recoil finish.

FB: 68-71 mph. (Max spin 1345;  Avg 1239). Up in the zone accuracy. 

CB: 53-55 mph. In the zone command. (Max spin 1551; Avg 1527). 

CH: 58-62 mph.