Mason
Buss

Getting the start for Hitters 2022 at our PBR at The Rock Fall Championships was RHP Mason Buss and the Kansas State commit turned in yet another masterful outing. He went five quality innings, allowing just one hit and one run, while striking out nine. Buss attacked hitters with an 85-88 mph fastball and effectively mixed his pitches when he needed to. He continues to show out as one of the state’s most complete and competitive arms each time we see him take the mound.

The junior recently committed to Kansas State and was the first member of Team Wisconsin’s PBR Future Games squad to announce his verbal intention. Buss is developing a reputation as one of the state’s most competitive 2022 arms with his inherent feel to pitch and simple, low-effort mid-80s stuff. We’ve seen Buss up into the upper-80s, but he was more 84-85 mph this past weekend throughout his five dominant innings. His fastball is a straight four-seam type that he’s demonstrated a feel to locate, and he mixes in a slurve-y breaking ball to earn his swings and misses – which he did often on Saturday. Buss struck out 13 batters in five innings while walking only one and he pitched over four hits, a couple of which came in the first and he never looked back. His pitchability is a separator amongst his 2022 peers, and it’ll be interesting to watch him further develop after an important offseason.

Verbally commits to Kansas State.

Positional Profile: RHP; One of the state's top-ranked sophomore arms.
Body: 6-foot-0, 170-pounds. Strong, athletic build.
Delivery: Athletic on the mound, repeatable tall/fall type delivery, shoulders stay level, lands square to target and works linear to the plate. Maintains a smooth rhythm throughout motion.
Arm Action: RH. Short and loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T86, 85-86 mph. Clean out the hand. Plays straight with slight arm-side run at times.
CB: 70-74 mph. 11/5 shape with depth. Sharp action, easy feel to spin. 
CH: 73-77 mph. Thrown with near fastball arm speed. Firm.  

+ 2022 RHP Mason Buss (Arrowhead HS, WI) was impressive in his start for the Hitters 2022 squad, and pounded the bottom of the zone with a fastball that featured some late life to the arm side at 80-82. The athletic, 6-foot, 160-pound right-hander also showed feel for a breaking ball with depth at 70-72 along with a faded changeup in the low 70s for strikes. The arm works short and quick, and the ball jumped on hitters, and he will likely see a significant velocity jump in the near future.

5-foot-11, 160-pound right-handed pitcher who started on the mound against STiKS-Black on Thursday. Athletic build, throws from a high ¾ arm slot with arm action that is long and loose. Side-step rocker who finishes his delivery by landing with his front foot square. Fastball played mostly straight and had life, sat 81-82 mph, topped 83 mph. Curveball had 11/5 shape and was 67-68 mph. Pitched five innings giving up two runs and striking out six.

Positional Profile: RHP/INF 
Body: 5-foot-11, 160-pounds. Lean projectable frame.
Delivery: Side step rocker, medium lift, slightly across body.
Arm Action: RH. Loose live arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T82, 80-81 mph. Flashed run to arm side, showed feel for the zone.
CB: 68-70 mph. 11/5 shape.
CH: 71-72 mph. Near fastball arm action, occasional fade action.

Body: 5-foot-11, 160-pounds. Lean projectable frame.
Positional Profile: RHP/INF 
Run: 7.31 runner in the 60. 
Hit: RHH. Open stance, slightly crouched, short stride, loads hands back. Loose hands creates compact bat speed, short path level through the baseball.
Power: 75 mph exit velocity from the tee. 
Defense: Feet play through the baseball, glove work rolls over to the baseball.
Arm: RH. INF - 81 mph. Arm showed carry across the infield, long loose action, high 3/4 slot.

5-foot-11, 135-pound, right-handed two-way prospect. On the mound, long arm action, some looseness, ¾ slot. Drop and drive delivery, lands toe open, falls off first base side. Fastball, run action, commanded, sat 74-75. Curveball, 12/6 shape, feel for, 63-67. Changeup, mostly straight, 63-66. Offensively, balanced setup, short stride, maintains balance. Long, controlled barrel path through zone, uses whole field, 77 mph exit velocity. Ran a 7.82 60. Defensively, long, clean arm action, high ¾ slot, fluid footwork, clean exchanges, 72 mph from the outfield.