Found some evaluation info from PBR on some of these kids:

 

Jake Whitford, SS, L/R, Highlands HS, 2015

6-foot-3, 175-pound prospect with lanky build and room to add to his frame, shows soft hands and works through the baseball well, uses short arm action through high ¾ slot, some accuracy on throws across the infield, showed good body control. At the plate, hits from an open setup squares front side with a short stride, hands start high and drop, long swing path, gap to gap approach, hit several line drives in his round of batting practice, ran 4.57 down the first base line from the left side, 79 mph tee exit velocity, went 1-for-5 in game play, will need to improve arm strength to stay on the left side of the infield at the next level.

 

Evan Slone, SS, L/R, Ludlow HS, 2016

5-foot-9, 150-pound prospect, shows capable hands defensively, good lateral movement to both sides, has a quick exchange and gets rid of the ball with short arm action through a high ¾ slot across the infield. At the plate, hits from a balanced and wide setup with a leg kick trigger and minimal stride, hands start high and trigger from shoulder level, line drive type hitter shows the ability to use all fields, ran 4.78 down the first base line, 78 mph tee exit velocity, went 2-for-5 in game play with two singles and a stolen base, present size and arm strength projects as second baseman in college, will benefit from added strength to frame.

 

Jake Ziegelmeyer, RHP/1B, R/R, Ryle HS, 2016

6-foot-3, 180-pound prospect with strong/athletic frame and room to fill in, shows good feet around the first base bag with playable hands, starts the double play well. At the plate, hits from a balanced setup, loads up on back side, wraps some in load with long/uphill swing path, creates some lift and shows some pull side power, showed his ability to generate bat speed with 90 mph exit velocity off the tee, ran 4.82 down the first base line, went 2-for-4 with a double in game play with a pull approach, prospect to follow in 2016 class.

 

Jake Schmidt, C, R/R, Beechwood HS, 2015

5-foot-10, 10-pound prospect with athletic frame, showed good arm strength from the crouch at 78 mph with pop times ranging from 1.98-2.09 with quick release and accurate throws on the second base bag, shows good athleticism behind the plate with good lateral movement and blocking skills. At the plate, hits from a slightly open setup with a short stride, maintains good balance, level swing path with line drive production, ran 4.53 down the first base line, 83 mph exit velocity off the tee, went 2-for-5 with two singles and a stolen base in game play, very solid 2015 catching prospect.

 

Good stuff from PBR although I'm sure Jake Schmidt weighs more than 10 pounds... Lol!

Found some evaluation info from PBR on some of these kids:

 

Jake Whitford, SS, L/R, Highlands HS, 2015

6-foot-3, 175-pound prospect with lanky build and room to add to his frame, shows soft hands and works through the baseball well, uses short arm action through high ¾ slot, some accuracy on throws across the infield, showed good body control. At the plate, hits from an open setup squares front side with a short stride, hands start high and drop, long swing path, gap to gap approach, hit several line drives in his round of batting practice, ran 4.57 down the first base line from the left side, 79 mph tee exit velocity, went 1-for-5 in game play, will need to improve arm strength to stay on the left side of the infield at the next level.

 

Evan Slone, SS, L/R, Ludlow HS, 2016

5-foot-9, 150-pound prospect, shows capable hands defensively, good lateral movement to both sides, has a quick exchange and gets rid of the ball with short arm action through a high ¾ slot across the infield. At the plate, hits from a balanced and wide setup with a leg kick trigger and minimal stride, hands start high and trigger from shoulder level, line drive type hitter shows the ability to use all fields, ran 4.78 down the first base line, 78 mph tee exit velocity, went 2-for-5 in game play with two singles and a stolen base, present size and arm strength projects as second baseman in college, will benefit from added strength to frame.

 

Jake Ziegelmeyer, RHP/1B, R/R, Ryle HS, 2016

6-foot-3, 180-pound prospect with strong/athletic frame and room to fill in, shows good feet around the first base bag with playable hands, starts the double play well. At the plate, hits from a balanced setup, loads up on back side, wraps some in load with long/uphill swing path, creates some lift and shows some pull side power, showed his ability to generate bat speed with 90 mph exit velocity off the tee, ran 4.82 down the first base line, went 2-for-4 with a double in game play with a pull approach, prospect to follow in 2016 class.

 

Jake Schmidt, C, R/R, Beechwood HS, 2015

5-foot-10, 10-pound prospect with athletic frame, showed good arm strength from the crouch at 78 mph with pop times ranging from 1.98-2.09 with quick release and accurate throws on the second base bag, shows good athleticism behind the plate with good lateral movement and blocking skills. At the plate, hits from a slightly open setup with a short stride, maintains good balance, level swing path with line drive production, ran 4.53 down the first base line, 83 mph exit velocity off the tee, went 2-for-5 with two singles and a stolen base in game play, very solid 2015 catching prospect.

 

Good stuff from PBR although I'm sure Jake Schmidt weighs more than 10 pounds... Lol!

 

Maybe they were stating the weight of Jake's gear?

2016 LHP Andrew Hayden from Daviess County is visiting Duke this weekend.

2016 LHP Andrew Hayden from Daviess County is visiting Duke this weekend.

Good player