Jake
Masini

Verbally committed to Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Positional Profile: C/3B 
Body: 6-foot-1, 165-pounds. Lean and athletic frame, sloped shoulders.
Hit: RHH. Open setup, smooth load, toe tap timing trigger. Loose hands, uphill bat path, uses all fields.
Power: 79 mph exit velocity from the tee. 
Arm: RH. C - 80 mph. Short, loose arm action out of a high 3/4 window, present arm speed, bal carried to the bag.
Defense: 2.10- 2.19 pop times. Athletic out the chute, soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange to release.
Run: 7.56 runner in the 60.

6-foot, 160-pound catcher, athletic lean frame. Right-handed hitter, slightly open stance, leg kick trigger, athletic and on time. Path is slightly uphill, made line drive contact in BP, occasional top spin contact. 81 mph exit velocity from the tee. Defensively arm strength is present, short over the top slot, carries to target, 79 mph out of the crouch. Pop times posted at 2.13-2.23, exchange has some length. Ran the 60 at 7.18.

6-foot-1, 165-pound, wiry, athletically-built, right-handed hitting catcher. Defensively, has advanced arm strength behind the plate. Arm works short, over-the-top and throws were accurate with carry, clocked at 81 mph. Soft, strong hands, light on his feet, clean out of the crouch, exchange has length. Pop times ranged between 2.07-2.18. At the plate, open setup, pre-pitch load and leg-kick timing trigger. Strong, quick hands, creates bat speed, stays short to the ball and works gap-to-gap. 80 mph exit velocity from a tee. 4.50 runner, home-to-first.

6-foot, 155-pound catcher, lean athletic frame. Defensively arm plays short and over the top, 76 mph out of the crouch. Quick tendencies, athletic block and recover, 2.19-2.30 pop times. 4.41 runner down the line. Right-handed hitter, open stance, smooth loading, leg lift stride, average balance. Loose hands, uphill path, gap to gap contact. 77 mph exit velocity from the tee.

6-foot, 150-pound right-handed hitting catcher. At the plate hits from a tall, slightly open setup. Long leg kick stride with average balance. Uphill swing path. 78 mph exit velocity from a tee. 4.85 runner down the line. Defensively has a short arm action from a high ¾ slot, throws tail. Popped 2.19-2.26 and threw 75 mph from the crouch. 

1.29.17 - 6-foot, 150-pound catcher, thin, lanky frame, body projects, wiry athlete. Right-handed hitter, balanced setup, smooth loading action, slight arm bar load, leg kick trigger. Athletic quick swing, loose hands, aggressive swing, sprayed contact in BP, line drive gap to gap. 80 mph exit velocity from the tee. Defensively arm action is long, high ¾ slot, flashed carry, 73 mph out of the crouch. Active receiver, moves well, block and recover, long exchange. 2.25-2.37 pop times. 4.84 runner home to first.