Player Spotlight: RHP Hayden Bontrager (Maize South)
October 10, 2018
Hayden Bontrager
Class of 2019 / RHP
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2019
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Primary Position: RHPSecondary Position: 3B
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High School: Maize SouthState: KS
- Summer Team: Barn Baseball Academy 18U - Biery
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Height: 6-4Weight: 165lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
Pitching
81
Max FB
78 - 80
FB
68 - 70
CB
72 - 73
CH
Position
7.33
60-yard
80
INF Velo
84
Exit Velo
4.41
H-1st
Videos
(6/26/18)
Player News
- Kansas 5A All-State Selections - Jun 12, 2019
- Team Preview: Maize South Mavericks - Feb 5, 2019
- Player Spotlight: RHP Hayden Bontrager (Maize South) - Oct 10, 2018
- Class of 2019 Games: Pitchers Analysis - Aug 16, 2018
- MOKAN Summer Trials: Pitcher's Analysis - Aug 10, 2018
- MOKAN Summer Trials: Infield Analysis - Aug 8, 2018
- Most Viewed Kansas Profiles for June 2018 - Jul 2, 2018
- MOKAN Summer Trails: Instant Analysis - Jun 20, 2018
- Kansas 5A All-State Selections - May 28, 2018
- 2018 Team Preview: Maize South Mavericks - Jan 17, 2018
- Inside the Kansas 2019 Rankings - Sep 6, 2017
- Kansas Underclass Games: 2019 Right Handed Pitchers Analysis - Aug 21, 2017
- Kansas Underclass Games: Corner Infield Analysis - Aug 11, 2017
- Kansas Underclass Prospect Games: Instant Analysis - Jun 21, 2017
- MOKAN Spring Scout Blog - May 18, 2017
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Scouting Report
6/26/18 - Bontrager has a large, athletic and projectable frame at 6-foot-4, 165 pounds. He has a compact delivery, smooth and fluid actions, works with direction towards home plate, long and loose arm action, throws three quality pitches for strikes, high ¾ arm slot. Bontrager’s fastball range is 79-81 mph, arm side run, strikes to both sides of the plate. Changeup is 69-73 mph, arm side run and sink, high number of strikes. Curveball is 66-70 mph, has a change to be a plus pitch, 10-to-4 shape, late bite at times. During game action Bontrager forced a lot of weak contact and curveball was a swing and miss pitch.
6/19/18 - Bontrager has a long and lean build, projectable frame at 6-foot-4, 165 pounds. He ran a 7.21 60, 4.81 home-to-first and posted an exit velocity of 80 mph. During batting practice, Bontrager has a simple load, quick hands, leverages his front side, finishes with his hands high. Defensively, Bontrager has good actions, quick arm, ¾ arm slot, strong arm with a positional velo of 80 mph, very accurate throws. On the mound, Bontrager has a very projectable frame, long limbs, delivery starts with a slower tempo but builds as he works down the mound, fastball is thrown for a high percentage of strikes with arm side run, 76-79 mph, changeup is a plus pitch with good action, 67-70 mph, high percentage of strikes, curveball has slurve type spin, 10-to-4 shape, 66-68 mph.