On the Recruiting Trail with 2016 IF/RHP Jack Schaller (Bowling Green HS)
November 4, 2014
By: Dylan Hefflinger
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout
Name: Jack Schaller
Position: IF/RHP
Grade: 2016
Height/Weight: 6-foot-3, 180 pounds
High School: Bowling Green High School
Evaluation: 6-foot-3, 165-pound two-way prospect. Thin, athletic body frame with room to fill. Athletic infielder who fields the ball out front with good footwork on throws to first base. Shows good quick release, coming from clean ¾ slot with top velocity of 79 mph. Right-handed hitter starts with a tall open set up, getting back to even. Uses a long stride with weight tending to leak toward front foot, uses a hands back to shoulder trigger. Shows pull tendencies, reaching a top exit velocity of 90 mph. Ran a 4.25 to first base. From the windup he uses a straight up and down leg kick, landing more closed throwing across his body. Comes from a ¾ arm slot, fastball doesn’t require much effort at 80-83 mph. Needs to throw curveball with fastball armspeed. The 61-64 mph breaking ball displays average depth at 10/4 tilt. Also uses a 65-66 mph changeup.