8/2/16 5-foot-9, 155-pound stocky frame. From the outfield he uses good footwork to approach the baseball, while creating good angles fielding ground balls on his glove side. Gets squared up before he throws with a clean arm action through an upper ¾ slot, using 78 mph velocity from the outfield. Left-handed hitter starts his swing from a wide base using a slight, rhythmic weight shift with his lower half to his back leg to generate power. Has a fluid load with his hands moving to his back shoulder. Swings with a level bat path through the zone, finishing with a two-handed follow through. Showed the ability to use both sides of the field during his round of batting practice. Recorded a top exit velocity of 77 mph and ran a 4.40 home to first base time.
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Jesse
Richards
Thiel College
Conneaut Area (HS) • PA
5' 9" • 155LBS
L/L • 26yr 3mo
Travel Team: Baird Brothers
Conneaut Area (HS) • PA
5' 9" • 155LBS
L/L • 26yr 3mo
Travel Team: Baird Brothers
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1/24/16 5-foot-10, 165-pound athletic, strong build. Ran a 4.21 from home to first. At the plate the lefty starts with an open stance with most of his weight on his back leg. During his leg kick he takes his hands back to his shoulder as he strides forwards. Hands take a slightly uphill path to the ball producing an exit velocity of 74 mph. In the outfield he displayed advanced footwork approaching the ball. Uses a fluid transfer and gets sufficient use out of his crow hop. From a high 3/4 slot he displayed 75 mph arm strength to home plate. On the mound the southpaw uses good tempo and is able to generate adequate momentum to home plate. A three pitch mix guy that throws from a high 3/4 slot with his fastball sitting 70-73. His curveball had 1/7 shape to it with good depth at 63-65 mph. Showed very good feel for a 66-68 mph changeup using fastball arm speed.
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