Collin Bland, Houston (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: 1B/OF
Body: 6-3, 215-pounds. 6'2 230, very present strength, room for added speed
Hit: LHH. strong, balanced setup with and intimidating presence in the box. Begins with a wider slightly open stance with his knees bent. Has a weight shift rearwards that loads his backside before an explosive move through the swing. Is very agressive with lower body, and has the intent to do major damage each swing. He creates lots of natural launch without dropping his backside. 72.8 mph bat speed with 12 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 98 max exit velocity, averaged 90.9 mph. 377' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-76 mph. Clean arm action that stays fluid and connected the whole time, low effort.
Defense: He moves really well for his size and frame, bends at the hips and stays in his legs throughout the whole fielding motion, shows feel for a smooth backhand.
ATH: 8.43 runner in the 60. 2.73 and 5.12 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

Collin Bland ('26, Houston) Bland comes in this spring on the heels of being selected to #PBRFG23 as a freshman and has taken a big step forward this spring with his body, play and poise in the box. Bland looks trimmed down and more bouncy in the field in a projectable frame at 6 foot 2 and 230 pounds. The swing stays loaded over his back foot and fires extremely well from his hips. Gets really nice right leg lockout extension that will aid him in hitting long balls as a consistent part of his game. He also gets really nice leverage from his swing pocket position and will get a lot of backspin on baseballs, and really worth following his maturing process where he should be in line for a big summer on the travel ball circuit.

Collin Bland, Houston (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: 1B
Body: 6-2, 240-pounds. Thick lower half with athletic actions. Well developed upper and lower half with a strong proportional look.
Hit: LHH. Open stance with a relaxed starting postion. Keeps hands seperated from body with a quick twitch of the bat for timing purposes before backside load. Easy short toe tap before full foot plant. Strong top hand and looks to lift pull side. Shows ability to stay on the inside part of the baseball. Middle to pull side approach with level barral controle with some slight uppercut at times to lift on inside pitches. Stays inside the baseball really well, and has enough barral control to stay back and line drive baseballs to backside when needed. 66.7 mph bat speed with 9 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 81.0 mph. 320' max distance.
Arm: RH. Clean arm action that stays connected with minimal max effort
Defense: Really athletic mover for his size while displaying ability to bend and stay balanced throughout the entire recieving postion. Moves his feet well and shows the feel for working to his backhand smoothly.
ATH: 7.69 runner in the 60. 1.84 and 4.26 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.