Joe
DeHaan

Verbally committed to Northwestern (football).

Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 6-foot-2, 183-pounds. Athletic, wide-shouldered frame.
Hit: RHH. Balanced setup, minimal load and leg-lift timing trigger. Short bat path, strong wrists, present bat strength and works gap-to-gap.
Power: 90 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. Short arm action, releases from an over the top slot. Arm played accurate out of the crouch.
Defense: 2.11-2.19 pop times. Soft hands behind the dish, quiet, steady receiver. Clean exchange out the crouch.
Run: 6.80 runner in the 60. Well-above average runner for his position.

6-foot-2, 185-pound right-handed hitting catcher. High-waisted frame with room for physical maturity. Batted cleanup and started behind the dish against Windy City. At the plate, sets up in a balanced stance with a slight leg kick trigger, draws hands back into load. Quick and loose hands help generate fast bat speed. Finished the game 1-for-2 with a hard line drive single to drive in the game’s first run and a loud out to right field. Behind the plate, sets up square. Showcased soft hands while framing the baseball, as well as strong wrists by stealing a few strikes below the zone. Pop times ranged from 2.08-2.23 between innings.

Positional Profile: C/OF 
Body: 6-foot-2, 183-pounds. Athletic build with strength.
Hit: RHH. Balanced setup, minimal load, short leg lift stride.  Short, uphill bat path, line drive ability with a middle of the field approach.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee. 
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. Long arm action and draw out of the glove, high 3/4 slot. 
Defense: 2.18- 2.30 pop times. Clean exchange, feet get into position to throw, blocks ball deep.
Run: 6.93 runner in the 60. Present foot speed.

6-foot-2, 183-pound, right-handed hitting catcher; high-waisted build with plenty of room for continued physical development. Defensively, flexible hips, squared setup and steady hands with the ability to stick pitches in the zone. Clean and directional out of the crouch, short, over-the-top arm action; pop times ranged 2.10-2.19 in between innings. Offensively, balanced setup, minimal wasted movements, creates leverage in his swing, ball jumps off the barrel at times and can drive the ball to the opposite-field gap. Finished 3-for-5 with two triples and three RBI’s.

6.7.17 - 6-foot-1, 180-pound catcher, long lanky frame, wiry with projection. Right-handed hitter, balanced stance, slightly closed, short stride. Simple approach, static lower half, hands are loose. Path is short, line drive gap to gap. 74 mph exit velocity from the tee. 7.34 runner in the 60. Arm plays at 71 mph out of the crouch, some length in arm, high ¾ slot. Pop times registered at 2.29-2.36.