Unsigned Senior Spotlight: Chattanooga Christian LHP Matthew Mercer

Adam Akin
Director of Scouting

Name: Matthew Mercer
Height: 6-0
Weight: 165
High School: Chattanooga Christian
Position: LHP
Class: 2017
State Rank: 42
Position Rank: 9



6/15/16 - Max FB: 86, FB: 82-86, CB: 71-73, 
6'0, 165-pound, LHP uses a pretty generic motion to get his delivery started, high hand positioning gets even higher as he uses a rocker step to the side and a high leg lift to get gathered at the top, doesn’t quite get his front him closed off before he heads toward the plate, hands drop back down to chest level and separate to produce a shorter arm action through a high ¾ - over-the-top slot, arm did look a little stiff but till allowed him to register the best fastball velocity of any lefty at the event, strides directly to the plate but falls slightly to the 1B line.  Fastball stayed mostly straight but came at a downward angle to the plate, curveball showed sharp and late 1/7-2/8 shape and has the potential to be a big time pitch. Certainly one of the top pitchers at the TP Games.