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Uncommitted JUCO Spotlight: Ray Ochoa

May 22, 2023
By: Diego Solares
Area Scout, Illinois & Missouri

As the JUCO season starts to wind down, we'll be highlighting several players from across the state's junior college programs that impressed at our scout days this fall and are having strong seasons for their respective clubs.

Today we'll shine some light on sophomore RHP Ray Ochoa (Mineral Area JC), who was excellent for the Cardinals this spring in their 35-win season. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound right-hander hurled 64 innings for Mineral Area in 2023, punching out 71 batters with a 2.81 ERA and .208 batting average against.

Ochoa attended our Mineral Area JC Scout Day in the fall, comfortably pitching in the upper-80s with his fastball, though we've heard he's climbed higher on the hill this spring. He landed a mid-to-high-70s slider for strikes consistently in that 'pen and featured a hard-running changeup at 79-81 mph, too.

Learn more about Ochoa, with video, below.

Ray Ochoa

Class of 2021 / RHP

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2021
  • Primary Position: RHP
  • High School: Ellsinore
    State: MO
  • Height:
    Weight: lbs
  • Bat/Throw:
Trackman - Fastball
88.5
Velocity (max)
(10/06/22)
86.9 - 88.3
Velo Range
(10/06/22)
85.1
Eff Velocity (avg)
(10/06/22)
2277
Spin Rate (max)
(10/06/22)
2229
Spin Rate (avg)
(10/06/22)
IVB (max)
(10/06/22)
IVB (avg)
(10/06/22)
HM (max)
(10/06/22)
HM (avg)
(10/06/22)
Extension (avg)
(10/06/22)
Release Ht (avg)
(10/06/22)
Spin Score (max)
(10/06/22)
Zone %
(10/06/22)
Trackman - Fastball
Velocity (max)
88.5
Velo Range
86.9 - 88.3
Eff Velocity (avg)
85.1
Spin Rate (max)
2277
Spin Rate (avg)
2229
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
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Trackman - Slider
74.5
Velocity (max)
(10/06/22)
73.8 - 74.5
Velo Range
(10/06/22)
71.6
Eff Velocity (avg)
(10/06/22)
2253
Spin Rate (max)
(10/06/22)
2196
Spin Rate (avg)
(10/06/22)
IVB (max)
(10/06/22)
IVB (avg)
(10/06/22)
HM (max)
(10/06/22)
HM (avg)
(10/06/22)
Extension (avg)
(10/06/22)
Release Ht (avg)
(10/06/22)
Spin Score (max)
(10/06/22)
Zone %
(10/06/22)
Trackman - Slider
Velocity (max)
74.5
Velo Range
73.8 - 74.5
Eff Velocity (avg)
71.6
Spin Rate (max)
2253
Spin Rate (avg)
2196
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
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Trackman - ChangeUp
80.5
Velocity (max)
(10/06/22)
77.8 - 80.4
Velo Range
(10/06/22)
76.8
Eff Velocity (avg)
(10/06/22)
1949
Spin Rate (max)
(10/06/22)
1866
Spin Rate (avg)
(10/06/22)
IVB (max)
(10/06/22)
IVB (avg)
(10/06/22)
HM (max)
(10/06/22)
HM (avg)
(10/06/22)
Extension (avg)
(10/06/22)
Release Ht (avg)
(10/06/22)
Spin Score (max)
(10/06/22)
Zone %
(10/06/22)
Trackman - ChangeUp
Velocity (max)
80.5
Velo Range
77.8 - 80.4
Eff Velocity (avg)
76.8
Spin Rate (max)
1949
Spin Rate (avg)
1866
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
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Pitch_Scores

Pitch Scores - Fastball
Hop+
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Rise+
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Sink+
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Pitch Scores - Fastball
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Pitch Scores - Slider
Hammer+
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Sweep+
(10/06/22)
Pitch Scores - Slider
Hammer+
Sweep+
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Videos

(10/6/22)

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