Another southpaw with three-pitch feel from this event is LHP Ryan Souden (Fredericktown, 2025), who threw one of the day’s more polished bullpens. Working solely from the stretch, Souden consistently threw his fastball for strikes at 81-83 mph from a long arm swing that finished out of a ¾ window. He confidently threw his changeup at 76-77 mph from the same arm window as his fastball and his breaking ball flashed late break off a 1/7 plane at 69-70 mph.
2/23/23
A pair of pitchability southpaws who put together polished ‘pens on Monday: LHP Mason Hartman (Collinsville, IL, 2024) and LHP Ryan Souden (Fredericktown, IL, 2025). Hartman pounded the lower half of the strike zone with a fastball/changeup mix that mirrored each other, and he worked to both corners with consistency from a high arm slot, too. He spun a 2300+ RPM curveball with horizontal spin at 66-68 mph to round out a mix that’ll consistently live in the zone. The same can be said for Souden, who also threw all three of his pitches for strikes. His low-80s fastball favored the arm-side corner of the plate, and he threw both his changeup and curveball in the zone as quality compliments.
2/20/23
Positional Profile: LHP/1B Body: 5-8, 195-pounds. Delivery: Simple tall/fall type delivery, level shoulders, strides in line to target, upright finish through release. Repeats. Arm Action: LH. Long and continuos arm path, high 3/4 slot. FB: T81, 79-81 mph. Played straight, slight run on occasion. T2054, 1907 average rpm. CB: 60-66 mph. Snap and sharp spin occasionally, worked off a 1/7 plane with depth. T2322, 2168 average rpm. CH: 70-70 mph. Maintains fastball intent. Gradual fade. T1469, 1320 average rpm.
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Grip strength is a measure of a players bat control and ability to transfer power and speed during impact, measured in pounds of force generated; collected with elbow bent at 90 degrees.
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A pair of pitchability southpaws who put together polished ‘pens on Monday: LHP Mason Hartman (Collinsville, IL, 2024) and LHP Ryan Souden (Fredericktown, IL, 2025). Hartman pounded the lower half of the strike zone with a fastball/changeup mix that mirrored each other, and he worked to both corners with consistency from a high arm slot, too. He spun a 2300+ RPM curveball with horizontal spin at 66-68 mph to round out a mix that’ll consistently live in the zone. The same can be said for Souden, who also threw all three of his pitches for strikes. His low-80s fastball favored the arm-side corner of the plate, and he threw both his changeup and curveball in the zone as quality compliments.
Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 5-8, 195-pounds.
Delivery: Simple tall/fall type delivery, level shoulders, strides in line to target, upright finish through release. Repeats.
Arm Action: LH. Long and continuos arm path, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T81, 79-81 mph. Played straight, slight run on occasion. T2054, 1907 average rpm.
CB: 60-66 mph. Snap and sharp spin occasionally, worked off a 1/7 plane with depth. T2322, 2168 average rpm.
CH: 70-70 mph. Maintains fastball intent. Gradual fade. T1469, 1320 average rpm.