Sam
Griffith

Strong athletic build. Good frame to continue to add strength. Runs well and shows good agility. Ran a 7.0 60-yard dash. Had good strides and posture. Slightly bow-legged and toe pointed to catcher stance. This keeps his hips from fully firing to front.  Small shoulder tuck upper half in load up of his swing. Gets flat barrel to ball and hard hand strength contact. Slight feel for ball in swing, which will improve as knowledge and confidence of what he can accomplish with his physical strength and solid attributes. Griffith has strong quick hands with soft approach to fielding. Displayed good arm and accuracy. Feet work and instincts were solid.

Sam Griffith: SS/RHP, (2022) Center Grove, IN. 5-foot-11, 165-pound lean frame. During batting practice, the right-handed hitter recorded an exit velocity of 81 mph. Setup included a wrapping load and tall stance. Uphill swing plane. Found some barrels in his rounds. Showed his live arm in the infield with position velocities up to 85 mph; has a quick fluid exchange and Sure hands. Movements laterally were athletic. Had a high ¾ slot with a loose arm action. During the event, recorded a 60 time of 7.56.

Track Man Data

Max Exit Speed:   85.52

Average Exit Speed:      72.25

Center Grove High School, Class of 2022; 5-foot-11, 160-pound SS/RHP. At the plate, the right-handed hitter’s best exit velocity was 79 mph. Starts in a balanced, slightly loaded stance; hands even with shoulders. Has a small stride, an upward swing plane and a high, two-handed finish. In the infield, moves well to the ball. Has athletic ability in the field and shows confidence. His glove works well; transfer was smooth. Recorded a position velocity of 82 mph. In the 60-yard dash, he clocked a time of 7.46. On the mound, shows a fluid arm action from a ¾ slot. Uses his legs effectively. Curveball shows depth and pops out of his hand. In the game, he produced a lot of swing-and-misses from hitters and created groundball outs. His fastball was clocked at 71-73 mph with a max of 74 mph. He located his curveball for a strike at 61-65 mph.

5-foot-11, 160-pound SS / RHP. At the plate, sets up tall with low hands; hands get higher in load; straight to the ball bat path; 84 mph exit velocity. Recorded 60 time of 7.27. High effort movements in field. Hands work well when in good position; 82 mph position velocity. Tall start on mound, slow rhythm, long arm action, 3/4 arm slot. Sometimes misses arm side when he doesn’t stay closed throughout his release. FB 71-72 mph; CB 64-65 mph; 64-67 mph CH.

2/23/2019: Sam Griffith, SS/RHP, Center Grove HS, 2022, 5 foot 10, 150 pounds, ran a 7.53 60 yard dash, threw 77 mph across the infield, and had an exit velo of 80 mph at this event. At the plate uses knee to knee move to load and hands have good upward action to load at launch position. Has good rhythm at the plate and barrels balls consistently in BP. Hands work well defensively, and feet need to work a little faster to help quicken release. On the mound Sam was 72-74 with his FB, 62-66 with his CB, and 62-65 with his CH.