Ryan
Peterson

TPG East

Peterson is 6-0 with a strong athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He hits from the left side from a slightly open taller athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, short load back. Hips rotate completely with some violence and he maintains good lower half balance. Hands stay inside, quick to the ball, slightly uphill swing path with strength at contact and extension through the ball, showed good approach using the whole field, has power to all fields, exit velocity was 93. Behind the plate, clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, position velocity was 78 and pop times 2.00-2.11. Some accuracy on throws. Showed versatility taking balls in the infield where his velocity was 78. Ran a 7.41 60 yard dash.

VA/DC Limited Series East

Physical frame for the left handed hitter. Peterson starts with an athletic on line stance, small leg lift to stride, and foot gets down on time. Displays nice rhythm in the load and swing with barrel strength through the zone. Had multiple at bats during the two day tournament that ended up with very loud contact. Definite power potential to all fields and a middle of the order bat at the next level. Has enough arm strength to stick behind the plate, but may move to first because of the offensive upside. Is a bit raw at first base, but is athletic enough to be able to make some adjustments and stick there as well.

Preseason All-State III

Peterson is 6-0 with a strong athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He hits from the left side from a slightly open athletic stance, leg kick stride on line, loads back to a bar. Hips rotate completely with violence and he maintains some lower half balance. Hands stay inside, quick to the ball, slightly uphill line drive swing with strength at contact and extension through the ball, exit velocity was 93. Behind the plate, shows some sway and good hands receiving, quick clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, position velocity was 76 and pop times 2.02-2.10, showed some accuracy on his throws. Showed versatility taking balls in the infield where his velocity was 81. Ran a 7.21 60 yard dash.

Preseason All-State II

Peterson is 6-0 with an athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He hits from the left side from a leaned back slightly open stance, low leg kick stride on line, loads back to wrap, has some rhythm, hips rotate completely and violently, and he maintains some balance during his swing. Short to ball with some batspeed, gets good extension through the ball and has some strength at contact. Uphill swing path with pull preference, has power with potential for more, swing has loft built in and will generate carry, exit velocity was 94. Behind the plate, wide stance receiving keeps body low to present strikes, shows some sway to get behind ball. Clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short arm action, position velocity was 74 and pop times were 2.09-2.20.

1.27.18:  Peterson is 5-11 with an athletic frame, hits from the left side from an open upright stance. Short leg kick stride slightly open, minimal load back with arm bar. Explosive lower half with some balance to swing. Very strong swing, whippy bat, gets barrel to zone quickly with extension through the ball. Path is very uphill with pull preference, power potential with exit velocity of 85. Swing is set-up to pull for power, showed ability to work gap to gap. Showed some barrel awareness. Behind the plate, clean exchange, gains ground towards second during transfer. Throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short arm action. Catcher velocity was 68, pop times were 2.32-2.38.