Jrue
Hurd

Jrue Hurd, St. John Bosco High School (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/OF Athletic OF who produces consistent loud contact with power potential.
Body: 5-7, 168-pounds. Compact, strong build with sound athleticism and room for further physical development.
Hit: LHH. Sets up upright in an open stance with weight slightly toward the back side. Hands rest at shoulder level with a low back elbow. Barrel sits low and flat behind the shoulder. Initiates the load by sinking further into the back side as the hands drift back and the barrel works vertical. Uses a subtle leg kick, occasionally incorporating a toe-tap for timing, before a controlled stride forward, landing even. Fires hips as he lands during the stride. Hands work quick through the zone with plus bat speed present. Maintains a slight uphill path while staying on top of the ball, showing strong barrel feel and a consistent line-drive approach to the pull side and up the middle. Flashes pull-side power. 63.3 mph bat speed with 30 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 89.7 mph. 341' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-81 mph. Full arm path with aggressive action, working from a 3/4 slot. Shows present arm speed and strength, generating good carry on throws. Arm projects well for RF.
Defense: Works downhill with quick strides and can adjust to bad hops in the air. Has room to refine reads and jumps, but displays present athleticism and the potential to develop into a center field profile.
ATH: 6.73 runner in the 60. 1.55 and 3.70 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 27.20 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 62.75 Edge Score

Jrue Hurd, St. John Bosco High School (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/OF Uber athletic outfielder with developing power and a strong arm.
Body: 5-7, 168-pounds. Strong shoulders, strength throughout, athletic.
Hit: LHH. 60-40 setup with more weight on back leg. Gradual weight shift into turn through contact. Low hands, compact swing with a flat path, hits line drives. 68 mph bat speed with 19 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 90.5 mph. 359' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-85 mph. Long action, 3/4 slot, ball possesses carry with late arm side run..
Defense: First step confidence, aggressive working through the ball.
ATH: 6.84 runner in the 60. 1.62 and 3.83 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

Hurd made the trip up to the Central California Preseason ID and the 2-sport athlete from St. John Bosco made a loud impression during our staffs first look at him. Solidly built at 5'7 167.6 lbs. the LH hitting OF gives off a CF defensive profile vibe to go with a top of the order type offensive profile. St. John Bosco was the CIF-SS D3 runner up in 2024 and Hurd is looking to earn a varsity role with the Braves to help them make another run in 2025. With the tools he showed off at Ventura College there is definitely plenty of things he can do to help the Braves. Running a 7.16 60 to go with consistent hard contact you can see Hurd driving balls to the gaps and turning them into extra bases on the regular. He peaked at 96.4 MPH on his max EV with a 90.9 MPH avg EV with plenty of bat speed at the present (75 MPH) and explosiveness in the turn (22.6 Gs) of rotational acceleration. His underlying batted ball data also shows a 44% hard hit rate and 67% sweet spot rate.

Jrue Hurd, St. John Bosco High School (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/OF
Body: 5-7, 168-pounds.
Hit: LHH. Balanced, high hands close to head, quiet hand load during leg lift into foot strike. Quick path to ball, possesses some whip to the barrel, stays level and on-plane. 68.4 mph bat speed with 15 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 90.9 mph. 314' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-79 mph. Full circle, high 3/4 slot, keeps the ball low.
Defense: Quick to the ball reading bad hops, instinctive.
ATH: 7.16 runner in the 60.
Vizual Edge: 60.97 Edge Score