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Midwest Future Games Spotlight: Rudy Rott

August 28, 2013

By Steve Nielsen
Scouting Director - Wisconsin/Illinois

College recruiters seem to always be looking for left handed hitting, and you don’t have to look any further than La Crosse, WI to find Rudy Rott (Aquinas, 2015). Rott is one of the top left handed hitters in the 2015 class. He doesn’t have the projectable build or has yet to show major pull side pop but the La Crosse Aquinas product is just a pure hitter.

Rott has been tearing it up again as of late, recording 11 hits in his last six games. He was also a second team All-District selection this past spring as a sophomore.Rudy Rott

Rott may be one of the more overlooked left handed hitters in the Class of 2015. He doesn’t wow you with his physical attributes but the fact of the matter is he can flat out hit. Rott finished with five hits in eight at bats during the Midwest Future Games, facing the top arms from around the Midwest. He has one of the prettiest bat paths in the class, he’s short to the baseball and stays through it well with the ability to spray the baseball to all fields. He has a highly balanced approach and takes what is given to him at the plate, showing an advanced ability to hit the baseball where it is pitched.

There is no doubt that Rott will be able to hit at a high level going forward, the questions will be at what position. We’ve initially seen him behind the plate, however he has also been getting his feet wet in the outfield as well as first base this summer. Rott shows enough athletic ability to be serviceable at any of those positions, posting a pop time of 2.07-2.11 at the Midwest Future Games. Whatever position Rott continues to advance at, there is no question his bat will be there.

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