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More Muscle And Velo Has Keaser Drawing Interest


Bruce Hefflinger
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More Muscle And Velo Has Keaser Drawing Interest

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Jake Keaser RHP / 1B / Orchard Lake St. Marys Prep, MI / 2021

ROCHESTER - It has been a big off-season for Jake Keaser.

The addition of 15 pounds of muscle has the 6-2 220-pounder throwing seven miles an hour faster than a year ago. The improvement has Keaser receiving serious interest from Division I colleges.

“I’ve been in contact with a couple schools, most MAC,” noted the 23rd-ranked junior in Michigan, whose lone visit has been to Dayton. “I’m also trying to reach out to Big 10 schools.”

A transfer to Orchard Lake St. Marys has proven beneficial even before the high school season has even started.

“Coach (Matt) Petry called a meeting and recommended 2SP,” Keaser said in reference to the sports performance facility where he has been working out. “He’s seen people in the past improve a ton by going there.”

The second-rated uncommitted right-handed pitcher in the state’s 2021 class has a lot to provide a college program.

“Those I’ve talked to like my size and how I throw,” Keaser pointed out. “I’ve been focusing a lot on my pitching and coaches like how my curve moves, they like my fastball velocity and they like that I throw a good changeup.”

Exposure has come via a number of PBR events, most recently the Fall Future Games Trials in November where Keaser was listed in the Best Fastball and Best 3-Pitch Mix categories.

“I like going to PBRs to see how I compare and stack up with other guys,” explained Keaser. “I know what I have to do to get where I want to be and that’s high up in the rankings.”

The seventh-ranked junior right-handed hurler in Michigan understands where improvement is needed.

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