Top Prospect Games Player Spotlight: 2020 Jack Roode
July 26, 2017
By John Cackowski
State Director
The 4th Annual Top Prospect Games will be held on August 5th and 6th at Cherry Creek High School. This premier event will feature the best Class of 2019 and 2020 prospects from the state of Colorado and Wyoming with select 2021 prospects. This event has consistently drawn the best players from all 4 corners of the state as they compete and a pro-style workout. Over the next few weeks we will be spotlighting the players attending the event.
Jack Roode
Class of 2020 / C
Rankings
StateRank: 53 / POS: 7
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2020
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Primary Position: CSecondary Position: 1B
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High School: Kent DenverState: CO
- Summer Team: Slammers Jenkins
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Height: 6-0Weight: 190lbs
- Bat/Throw: L/R
Statistics
Position
7.79
60-yard
1.97 - 2.02
Pop Time
72
C Velo
85
Exit Velo
4.15
H-1st
Player News
- Colorado 2020 Commitment Tracker: Catcher Jack Roode of Kent Denver Commits to Sewanee - Sep 6, 2019
- Southern Colorado Games Stats Posted - Sep 3, 2019
- Southern Colorado Games: Class of 2020 Day 1 - Aug 29, 2019
- Colorado Daily Round Up 5.2.19 - May 2, 2019
- Colorado Preseason All-State Catching Analysis - Apr 2, 2019
- Colorado Preseason All-State Spotlight: Uncommitted 2020 C Jack Roode of Kent Denver HS - Feb 9, 2019
- Colorado Top Prospect Games Catcher Analysis - Aug 27, 2018
- Neil Devlin From the Colorado Dugout: Interview with Uncommitted 2020 Catcher Jack Roode of Kent Denver - Aug 14, 2018
- Underclass Invitational Catching Analysis - Feb 6, 2018
- Underclass Invitational Top Tools - Feb 1, 2018
- Underclass Invitational Q&A with No. 97 2020 Jack Roode - Jan 9, 2018
- Colorado Top Prospect Games: Catchers Analysis - Aug 28, 2017
- Top Prospect Games Player Spotlight: 2020 Jack Roode - Jul 26, 2017
Scouting Report
1-29-17
5-foot-10, 150 pounds. Bats left, throws right. Athletic looking frame. At the plate swing works real well. Tall balanced stance. Quiet load, slight in and out swing through zone. Very good extension through ball. Sometimes over rotates on lower half. 75 mph exit velocity off a tee. On throw downs has a slight hesitation which can be easily corrected. As he gets stronger arm velo will increase. Soft hands receiving.