Owen
Ross

Kirkwood CC commit, currently ranked No. 77 in the Illinois 2022 class. Impressive frame, wide shoulders with a physically developed lower-half, standing 6-foot-3, 200-pounds. Started at shortstop and hit out of the cleanup spot for the Foxes; finished the day 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored. The right-handed hitter starts in a slightly crouched setup, front foot open, moving with a long toe-tap stride that works back even to the plate. His hands work quick/direct to the ball with a level path, showed the ability to handle balls on the inner-half of the plate with strong hands. Impressed on defense during IO; smooth actions with fluid footwork, soft hands that play through the ball; also showed to have easy range to both sides of his glove with body control. His arm plays with noticeable velocity across the diamond with minimal effort, flicking it across the diamond at times and playing from multiple angles. Reliable glove that has middle of the order potential at the next level.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 6-3, 200-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, athletic, open stance. Toe tap to long stride. Swing has projection. Twitchy, loose, uphill and violent. Showed pull side pop.
Power: 97.54 max exit velocity, averaged 88.53 mph. 347’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 93 mph. Loose, quick twitch arm speed. Plays short and from an over the top slot. Throws have life and carry.
Defense: Athletic, moves with tempo and rhythm.  Hands and feet are quick and efficient. Solid overall round defensively.
Run: 7.03 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: SS/C
Body: 6-2, 190-pounds. Highly-athletic build with present strength; long, wiry levers.
Hit: RHH. Tall, open setup, back elbow raised; fluid, quiet pre-pitch. Fluid stride to square landing; loose hands generate whippy bat speed. Simple, aggressive approach. Short bat path that utilized a gap-to-gap approach efficiently.
Power: 95 mph exit velocity from the tee. Demonstrated repeated hard-hit barrel feel; averaged an exit speed of 86.7 mph during batting practice, per TrackMan.
Arm: RH. C - 77 mph. INF - 86 mph. At catcher, short, loose arm action to an over-the-top slot. Similar action on the infield with greater arm strength, throws carried more frequently.
Defense: 2.07-2.26 pop times. From behind the plate, actions were consistently direct, fluid, and efficient; easy athleticism through finish. On the infield, calm/confident on approach; pack through exchange, efficient actions otherwise. Fluid through funnel and transfer. Above-average overall actions at both positions.
Run: 7.17 runner in the 60. 

3.4.18 - 5-foot-9, 140-pound, right-handed hitting utility player. Offensively, balanced stance, smooth load, leg lift trigger, maintains good balance. Fluid rhythm, gap-to-gap hitter, level path, naturally uphill at times, exit velocity topped 79 mph off a tee. Behind the dish, agile defender, quick feet, clean exchange, sure hands, quick release with an over the top slot; 68 mph from the crouch. Pop times ranged between 2.25-2.37. In the infield, quick footwork, plays through the ball, clean release, 70 mph across. Similar actions in the outfield, longer arm, throws topped 69 mph. 8.07 runner in the 60.