Prep Baseball Report

CLASS OF 2022

OF
LHP

Nate
Kern

Downingtown West (HS) • PA
6' 3" • 170LBS
R/L • 19yr 9mo
Travel Team: West Chester Dragons

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Positional Tools Velos / Pop
TrackMan Hitting
Blast
TrackMan Pitching
Pitching Velos
Visual Edge
Comments
Contact

Best Of Stats

Hitting
24.4
Hand Speed (max)
1/30/21
67.8
Bat Speed (max)
6/13/21
28.4
Rot. Acc (max)
1/30/21
-
Hard Hit %
Power
88.1
Exit Velocity (max)
6/13/21
-
Exit Velocity (avg)
-
Distance (max)
-
Sweet Spot %
Run
7.04
60
6/13/21
-
30-yd
-
10-yd
-
Run speed (max)
Defense
-
INF Velo
81
OF Velo
6/13/21
-
C Velo
-
Pop Time
Pitching

Fastball

75.8
Velocity (max)
1/30/21
74 - 76
Velo Range
8/07/20
1837
Spin Rate (avg)
1/30/21

Changeup

68 - 69
Velo Range
1/30/21
-
Spin Rate (avg)

Curveball

63 - 64
Velo Range
8/07/20
1897
Spin Rate (avg)
1/30/21

Positional Tools

2021
2019
60 Yard Dash
7.04
Outfield Velocity
81.0
Power / Speed Score
12.5
60 Yard Dash
7.82
Outfield Velocity
72.0
Power / Speed Score
9.7
2021 PA State Games / 2022 Grads
Jun 13, 2021
Position
7.04
60-yard
81
OF Velo
88
Exit Velo
2019 West Chester Dragons Scout Day
Oct 5, 2019
Position
7.82
60-yard
72
OF Velo
76
Exit Velo

Hitting

2021
Exit Velocity Max
88.1
Exit Velocity Avg
77.1
Distance Max
290
Distance Avg
149
Launch Angle Avg
15.3
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2021 PA State Games / 2022 Grads
Jun 13, 2021
Trackman - Hitting
88.1
Exit Velocity (max)
76.0
Exit Velocity (avg)
176
Distance (avg)
290
Distance (max)
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2021 West Chester Dragons Scout Day
Jan 30, 2021
Trackman - Hitting
87.4
Exit Velocity (max)
77.9
Exit Velocity (avg)
132
Distance (avg)
267
Distance (max)
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %

Hitting

2021
Hand Speed Max
24.4
Hand Speed Avg
22.7
Bat Speed Max
67.8
Bat Speed Avg
63.6
Rotational Acceleration Max
Rotational Acceleration Avg
On-Plane Efficiency Max
On-Plane Efficiency Avg
2021 PA State Games / 2022 Grads
Jun 13, 2021
Blast - Hitting
23.1
Hand Speed (max)
22.7
Hand Speed (avg)
67.8
Bat Speed (max)
66.0
Bat Speed (avg)
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
2021 West Chester Dragons Scout Day
Jan 30, 2021
Blast - Hitting
24.4
Hand Speed (max)
22.7
Hand Speed (avg)
67.4
Bat Speed (max)
62.3
Bat Speed (avg)
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency

Pitching

2021
Fastball
Velocity Max
75.8
Fastball
Velocity Avg
74.8
Fastball
Spin Rate Avg
1837
Fastball
Spin Score Avg
24.6
Fastball
Total Movement Avg
Curveball
Velocity Avg
63.3
Curveball
Spin Rate Avg
1897
Curveball
Total Movement Avg
Changeup
Velocity Avg
68.4
Changeup
Spin Rate Avg
1602
Changeup
Total Movement Avg
2021 West Chester Dragons Scout Day
Jan 30, 2021
Trackman - Fastball
75.8
Velocity (max)
74.0 - 75.6
Velo Range
72.9
Eff Velocity (avg)
1,897
Spin Rate (max)
1,837
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Curveball
64.0
Velocity (max)
62.7 - 63.9
Velo Range
61.7
Eff Velocity (avg)
1,955
Spin Rate (max)
1,897
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - ChangeUp
69.4
Velocity (max)
67.4 - 69.3
Velo Range
66.0
Eff Velocity (avg)
1,733
Spin Rate (max)
1,602
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)

Pitch Scores

Pitching Velos

2021
2020
2019
Fastball
Velocity Max
76.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
73.8
Curveball
Velocity Avg
62.0
Changeup
Velocity Avg
68.5
Fastball
Velocity Max
77.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
75.0
Curveball
Velocity Avg
63.5
Fastball
Velocity Avg
71.5
Curveball
Velocity Avg
62.5
Changeup
Velocity Avg
66.5
2021 West Chester Dragons Scout Day
Jan 30, 2021
Pitching
76
Max FB
73 - 75
FB
68 - 69
CH
PBR MD Limited Series Heat Sheet
Aug 7, 2020
Pitching
77
Max FB
74 - 76
FB
63 - 64
CB
2019 West Chester Dragons Scout Day
Oct 5, 2019
Pitching
71 - 72
FB
62 - 63
CB
65 - 68
CH

Game Performance

Visual Edge

2021
Edge Score
72.54

Pitch Ai

Notes

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Comments

6/13/21

Physical: Lean, athletic 6-foot-3, 170lb frame which has seen big time growth over the past year+. 7.04 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH - Started from a simple, even setup at shoulder-width while showing slight rhythm at the shoulder. Utilized a short, quick toe-tap stride in order to initiate the bat head through a flat, controlled path into the hitting zone. Stayed behind the baseball with quick hip rotation yielding strong pull-side contact during batting practice; flashed ready hands in the box (23 mph hand speed via Blast Motion) and developed rotational power (20 G’s average) while matching pitch plane early in ball flight. Projects to hold a top of the order role with ability to strike for extra-base hits. Carried momentum over to game action with a multitude of barrels from a confident approach (middle of the field). 

Defensively: Approached with lots of length and feel for his body in space; stuck the foot in the ground and made decisions, getting around the ball with banana routes to either side. Accurate, soft glove hand played out in front of the right foot and handled good pace towards the target on the release (high ¾, fluid) working up to 81 mph with some carry. Should be able to handle the centerfield position moving forward.


10/05/19

6-foot, 145-pound primary pitcher sat 71-72 from a high 3/4 arm slot with short arm-side run to his fastball. Also displayed solid feel for his curveball with 1/7 rotation at 62-63 and small cut action to his changeup at 65-68. The right-handed hitter starts from a square stance and utilizes a toe-tap stride to initiate his swing. Displayed a short, direct swing path with a middle of the field approach and a solid feel for the barrel. Registered a bat exit velocity of 76 mph and ran a 7.82 60-yard dash. Played through the baseball routinely defensively with 72 mph arm strength from the outfield.

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