Cole
Hernikl

3/3/13 - Strong build, shorter stature, 5-foot-9, 175-pound multi-positional player. Offensively showed excellent bat speed at the plate. Hits from a balanced stance, smooth load, short stride, excellent balance throughout. Bat path is short, excellent barrel awareness, repeatable swing makes consistently hard contact, works the middle of the field. Bat speed is advanced, 93 mph exit velocity from the tee, line drive gap to gap hitter. Excellent runner, 4.00 home to first. Defensively in the outfield showed raw actions, foot speed is apparent. Outfield arm is long, high ¾ arm slot, shows accuracy. On the infield displayed solid hands and a 77 mph arm across the diamond.

1/13/13 - Hernikl is a 5-foot-9, 175-pound athlete with a physically strong frame. Hernikl has consistently shown plus foot speed recording 60 times between 6.63 and 6.90. The speedy middle infielder also shows well at the plate hitting from a balanced setup and displaying above average bat speed. He is a gap-gap type hitter while slightly favoring the opposite field using his level swing to produce a consistent line drive.