Top Prospect Games: Pitcher Analysis

Noah Ager SS/RHP Stephen Decatur 2020
Solid, compact, athletic 5-foot-10, 160 pound body type and frame. Side step wind-up and high leg kick to balance. Good stride and lower half involvement. Smooth rhythm and level shoulders. Pitches in-line and lands square to the plate falling off to the first base side on finish. Fastball sat 79-82, topped 83 mph with slight arm side run. Nice sharp 12-6 shape curveball at 70-72 mph and gradual 10-4 shape slider at 69-71; both with fastball arm speed. Changeup showed some fade at 75-76 mph.

Zachary Barry RHP Century 2019
Athletic 5-foot-9, 145 pound frame. Smooth, controlled windup and delivery, keeps hands high until break. Gets to a good balance position with slight uphill shoulder tilt. Long to short back arm action throwing from a high three-quarters arm slot. Stays in line with the plate and finishes tall over front side square. Touched 73 mph on the fastball with a 62-65 mph gradual 12/6 shape breaking ball with fastball arm speed.

Brandon M. Bradshaw C/RHP CH Flowers 2021
Strong, athletic 5-foot-8, 185 pound body type and frame with room to grow. Starts from a stretch position. Rocks back with a small side step up into a tall balance point. Smooth rhythm and some tempo in delivery. Clean separation and average lower half involvement. Creates quick arm arm speed through delivery. Loose arm, throwing from a high three-quarters slot with easy effort. Lands square to the plate in an athletic position. Four-seam fastball was up to 78 mph and changeup sat 71-72 mph. Cut fastball showed slight action and sat 72-74 mph.

Austin Brown 1B/LHP La Plata 2019
Big 6-foot-1, 230 pound frame. Slower, methodical side step wind-up and leg kick to controlled balance point. Clean separation and average lower half drive. Creates some arm speed through release and pitches with regular effort. Lands square to the plate and finishes in an athletic position over front side. Long arm action throwing from a low three-quarters slot. Fastball sat 73-74 mph. Breaking ball had 12/6 shape and tight, sharp break at 61 mph. Changeup had some sink at 67-68 mph.

Grant Cain RHP Allegany 2021
Lanky, projectable frame with room to grow at 6-foot-1, 165-pounds. Smooth, compact wind-up and delivery with higher leg kick and slight corkscrew. Shorter arm action throwing from an over the top slot. Creates quick arm speed through release while pitching with light effort. Average lower half involvement, could get more lower half drive to release. Athletic finish landing square to the plate. Fastball has slight run to the pitch and was up to 78 mph. Breaking ball has 11/5 shorter action and gradual break at 66 mph. Some late sink on changeup at 70 mph. More in the tank and could throw harder down the road as he adds to his frame.

Jack Colagiovanni LHP John Carroll 2019
Solid 6-foot, 194 pound frame. Starts open with front foot pointing towards home plate. Quick tempo side step wind-up with high leg kick to balance. Longer, free arm actions and quick arm speed through release pitching with light effort from a high three-quarters slot. Good lower half involvement, lands square and finishes in an athletic position. Fastball was up to 78 mph and showed both slight run and cut. Breaking ball had 1/7 shape with late sharp break at 64-66 mph. Changeup sat 69-70 mph with slight fade. Arm speed on breaking ball and changeup replicated fastball.

Brandon Crews RHP John Carroll 2019
Athletic, lanky 6-foot-1, 175 pound frame. Pitches from a closed stretch position. Uses a short, quick, small leg kick and gets average lower half involvement. Stays inline with the plate through delivery landing square in an athletic finish. Long, whippy arm action throwing from a sidearm slot with easy effort. Fastball was up to 77 mph, with a 10/4 shape breaking ball with gradual action at 63-6 mph, and a 71-72 mph changeup with nice late fade.