Prep Baseball Report

Texas State Games Upperclass: Catcher Analysis


Prep Baseball Texas Staff

On Saturday, September 19th, the PB Texas staff traveled to Weatherford College in Weatherford, TX, to host the Texas State Games: Upperclass, an invite-only event for the class of 2026 and 2027.

More than 100 players made their way to Weatherford College this past weekend and participated in a pro-style workout as well as gameplay, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, while receiving in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Texas staff.

We've already posted a Statistical Analysis from the event, highlighting more of the traditional statistical categories, as well as a Takeaways story for both Position Players and Pitchers, highlighting some of the events top performers, while also posting Data Dives for both Pitchers and Position Players.

Today, we take a look at the scouting reports on every catcher in attendance as well as rank the top 7 from the event.

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TOP CATCHING PROSPECTS

1. Jett Vindiola, Weatherford (TX), 2026 | Kansas State commit
Positional Profile: C/C LHH/C great build/frame to add strength. Runs well, have had at 6.88 in past. Solid mover behind plate, blocks well, receives well, great target. Raw arm strength present, solid pop times. Project solid bat/power combo in future with adjustments, high ceiling. Hits baseball hard now, will continue to develop impact ability. Contact consistency will improve with adjustments. LHH/C with athleticism, can throw, receives well, hard contact with high ceiling with bat. Follow progress.
Body: 6-3, 205 pounds. Great build/frame to add strength. Width to shoulders and back. Solid lower. Projects well physically.
Hit: LHH. Rotational back foot, gets stuck in rotation, work to get fully turned and on time completely engaging lower 1/2 in swing. Hits into firm front leg with good upright posture. Stride foot lands with foot at 45 degree angle, rolls onto side of stride foot. Work to keep foot into ground at at least to contact, getting stride foot into ground should help in getting backside completely involved. Good hand speed present now with solid and developing bat speed. Hands/barrel start in solid position, with stride, lead shoulder lowers slightly, back elbow goes up creating barrel tip and length. Work to soften back elbow limiting barrel tip. Length to swing, barrel works down and up. When back elbow moves down, lead elbow flares up creating barrel dump. (Top hand falls below top hand) Work to soften back elbow. 69.6 mph bat speed with 12g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 103 mph max exit velocity (94.2 avg.); 367-foot max batted distance. Solid bat/power combo in future with adjustments to hit approach and swing. Hits baseballs hard now with upside. Contact consistency and impact will for with adjustments. High ceiling to bat/power.
Arm: RH. C - 84 mph. Short arm action with carry present. Arm speed is there. Good direction and shows accuracy.
Defense: 1.84-1.96 pop time range; Stays low and works through even w/ tall frame. Quiet. Athletic mover with soft hands.
Athletic Testing: 24.70-inch max vertical jump.

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