Super 60 Spotlight: Xander Hamilton
January 14, 2019
Xander Hamilton
Class of 2019 / RHP
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2019
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Primary Position: RHPSecondary Position: OF
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High School: BroughtonState: NC
- Summer Team: Dirtbags Scrap Pak
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Height: 6-4Weight: 220lbs
- Bat/Throw: L/R
Statistics
Pitching
90
Max FB
87 - 90
FB
77 - 78
CB
82 - 84
CH
(02/10/19)
81 - 83
SL
(02/10/19)
83 - 86
SPL
(02/03/19)
Position
6.97
60-yard
(02/03/19)
83
INF Velo
95
OF Velo
(02/10/19)
94
Exit Velo
(02/10/19)
Videos
Pitching (09.23.18)
Player News
- Record Book: PBR NC ProCase - Feb 6, 2020
- NC Top Underclass Games at UNC - Roster, Schedule, History - Jul 18, 2019
- North Carolina: Final Class of 2019 Rankings - Jun 3, 2019
- Diamond Notes: APR 29 - May 5 - May 8, 2019
- Updated Class of 2019 Rankings - Mar 13, 2019
- 2019 All-Mashers Team - Feb 27, 2019
- 2019 Preseason All-Defensive Team - Feb 26, 2019
- PBR NC ProCase: 2018 vs. 2019 - Feb 20, 2019
- 2019 NC PBR ProCase: Quick Hitters on the Standout Position Players - Feb 14, 2019
- Super 60: Trackman Leaderboard - Feb 13, 2019
- 2019 NC PBR ProCase: Quick Hitters on the Elite Arms - Feb 13, 2019
- 2019 NC PBR ProCase: Statistical Analysis - Feb 12, 2019
- NC PBR ProCase Roster Spotlight: RHP - Feb 9, 2019
- Roster Release: 2019 NC PBR ProCase - Feb 5, 2019
- Super 60 Spotlight: Xander Hamilton - Jan 14, 2019
- 2018 Fall Review: Top 20 Fastballs - Dec 14, 2018
- Updated NC Class of 2019 Rankings - Nov 15, 2018
- The Five: Arms Eyeing the 2019 MLB Draft - Oct 5, 2018
- Power Arms Shine in Holly Springs - Villaman, Hamilton bump 90 - Oct 2, 2018
- Statistical Analysis: South Atlantic Border Battle - Sep 26, 2018
- NC: Updated Class of 2019 Rankings - Jul 19, 2018
- Cooper Ingle: PBR Player of the Week - April 30 - May 6 - May 8, 2018
- NC Daily Roundup: May 3rd - May 4, 2018
- Players to Watch from the Chris Combs' Classic - Apr 25, 2018
- NC Roundup: Chris Combs ALS Classic - Apr 22, 2018
- Updated NC Class of 2019 Rankings - Mar 16, 2018
- NC Insider: Updated Class of 2019 Rankings - Nov 30, 2017
- NC Insider: A look at NC Players in the Updated Overall 2019 Rankings - Nov 29, 2017
- Mid-Atlantic Fall Standouts - Nov 16, 2017
- 2019s On The Rise - Nov 15, 2017
- Jupiter 2017 Day 3 Notebook - Oct 22, 2017
- NC Top Underclass Games: Corner Infielder Analysis - Aug 23, 2017
- NC Top Underclass Games: Quick Hitters - Aug 18, 2017
- NC Insider: Preseason All-State Top Prospects - Pitchers - Feb 15, 2017
- NC Preseason All-State: Infielders Part II - 2019 & 2020 Grads - Feb 3, 2017
- NC Preseason All-State: Pitchers Part II - 2019 & 2020 Graduates - Jan 31, 2017
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Scouting Report
09.25.18
Virginia Tech commit. Athletic presence at 6-foot-4, 210 pounds. Plenty of room to continue to add strength. Fighting for rhythm in the delivery and a consistant release. Quick pace through the delivery, average leg kick, and the head sliding side to side until foot strike. Long arm swing with the glove following the hand almost to the bottom of the arm arc. Early front side release and a rotational finish with a high-3/4 slot. Fastball sat 87-90. The slider lacked some snap seen at the end of the summer, but will come back with time and reps, ranged 81-82, worked side to side. Ran a 7.12 sixty as he worked out offensively as well.
08.10.17
Physical presence at 6-foot-4, 203 pounds with a muscular shape and definition in the lower half. Quickness and strength is present. Ran a 7.22 sixty with an exit velocity of 89 off the bat. Right-handed hitter uses the strength and aggression to back spin balls throughout BP. Wide stance, loads back, using a leg kick and long stride to generate a fast bat. Some uphill leverage, wants extension, staying gap-to-gap with fluid rhythm. Barrel awareness in BP, at times thin through the ball did not translate to game situations. Power potential is evident. On the infield, works with average hands, working out as an infielder at shortstop. Athletic stance, the ball does get deep into a high stance, presenting some stiffness through the catch and exchange. Short arm swing, gets to a high-3/4 slot with carry and some accuracy at 83 across the diamond.
Up to 86 on the bump with occasional arm side run and throwing strikes with fastball and slider. Slider has out-pitch potential at 77-78. Hard and late, it comes out of the same window as fastball with a short, tight 11/5 tilt. The change-up is a distant third pitch but is use-able at 80-81. Hard out of the hand, the pitch has late sink, creating swing and miss vs. left-handed hitters. Deception comes from the movement over the velocity change. Loads his hips at balance with a slight coil, uses the elbow to load the scapular out of the glove, keeping the short arm swing in a strong position. High-3/4 slot is repeated between pitches. Stays level and lands on-line, getting better extension on slider than any other pitch right now.
01.28.17
Physically imposing 6-foot-4, 195 pounds. Strong and athletic, has a presence on the bump. Righty works from a side-saddle position on the rubber, eliminating the need for motion in the pivot foot. Short arm action is led by the elbow and allows the hand to work to a high-3/4 slot with the fastball sitting 82-83. The slider has out-pitch potential, sweeping across the zone, late and hard, at 74-75. Maintained hand speed and deception on the slider, showing command of the zone. Uses a split finger grip for the change. Decent hand speed, although the arm arc seemed stiffer, allowing the pitch to touch 76-78 with limited depth.
Works from an athletic and tall base as a right handed hitter. Leg kick works to an average stride, loading the back side. Better than average batspeed works to some uphill leverage while wanting extension. Some length in the swing, with average barrel awareness. Exit velocity topped at 84, flashing better carry at times. Ran a 4.13 thirty with a 8-foot-8 standing broad jump. Across the infield, short arm action worked to a high-3/4 slot with arm speed measuring at 78. Ball has life and carry with some accuracy. Hands and feet work to create some rhythm. Tends to stab when the feet get heavy.