Braeden
Ford

Preseason All-State Session III

Positional Profile: C/2B
Body: 5’6”, 145 pounds. Athletic
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, open stance at the plate. Smooth back load and small, hovering leg kick. Creates some hand separation and stays short to the ball with a level swing path. Generates some lower half involvement and gets good extension past contact finishing swing hard with two hands. Pull side line drive approach. 
Power: 76 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. C - 67 mph. Throws with short arm action from a mid to high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: 2.26 - 2.40 pop times. Replaces feet quick and squares shoulders to second on throws down. Throws were accurate to the bag. Sways body some receiving and sticks it well. 
Run: 5.00 home-to-first time.

Delivery: Starts with a quick rocker side step, into a chest high leg kick. Delivery was fluid and overall athleticism was present during all portions. Low effort with the delivery, with ok torque out of his lower half. Glove separation was on time and in line with his delivery. Ended in a good, athletic fielding position.
Arm Action: RH.Throws downhill out of a high three-quarter arm slot. 
FB: T71 mph, 69-71 mph. Some arm-side run was shown.
CB: 53-54 mph. Loopy, 11/5 shape.
CH: 60-64 mph. Slows both body and arm down.