Chase
Hackstadt

6/28/16 - 6-foot-2, 200-pound physical catcher. Offensively, right handed hitter, balanced setup, leg lift timing mechanism, maintains balance throughout swing. Flashed bat speed, slight uphill path, extension through the zone, line drive approach, finds barrel, some backspin, simple swing; exit velocity clocked at 87 mph. Defensively, soft, strong hands, registered pop times between 2.18-2.32, but has been as low as 2.10 in the past. Clocked at 73 mph behind the dish. Also, ran a 7.82 laser timed 60.

4/28/15 - 6-foot-1, 180-pound frame, starting catcher as sophomore. Has simple, quiet offensive approach, consistently barreled the ball in two games. Finished 3-for-5 with three singles, one walk, one RBI. Receives and blocks well for sophomore. Consistent 2.4 pop times between innings.

7/9/14 - 6-foot-1, 180-pound right-handed hitting catcher hit from a tall, open setup with hands held high, short stride, and uphill bat path producing 73 mph exit velocity.  Impressed behind the plate with soft hands receiving, and a stiff wrist on balls down in the zone.  Throws accurately down to second with pop times ranging between 2.10-2.25 from short, loose, over high ¾ arm action at 71 mph from the crouch.  Ran a 7.93 60 and 4.94 from home to first.