27.2
Hand Speed (max)
8/08/23
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Positional Profile: C/SS
Body: 5-9, 175-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Sits into backside, up and down leg lift trigger. Direct, aggressive swing, occasional lift and creates occasional leverage to the pull-side. 70.3 mph bat speed with 19 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 82.5 mph. 312’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 77 mph. INF - 77 mph. Short, whippy arm action, 3/4 slot, accurate arm.
Defense: Plays low and gains ground out of the crouch. Reliable hands.
Run: 7.09 runner in the 60.
C/INF Carson Wort (Pawnee, 2025) is a multi-positional prospect who flashed above-average actions behind the plate at times and synced up for the second lowest pop time of the event (1.97), T76 mph. At the plate Wort showed quick hands with a level bat path that sent balls gap-to-gap. He sent his hardest ball 90.2 mph and his farthest batted ball 323. Wort was on the barrel throughout his round (80%) and 50% of his swings were line drives. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound junior-to-be is a name to know out of Central Illinois.
Positional Profile: C/SS
Body: 5-9, 165-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Tall start, narrow base, hands work back in rhythm, short stride. Quick athletic hands, level bat path, gap-to-gap feel and on the barrel, repeats. 68.3 mph bat speed with 22 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 82.9 mph. 324’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 76 mph. INF - 73 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 1.97-2.19 pop times. INF: Steady hands, shuffles through release, plays under control on the move. C: Works quick, aggressive out of the crouch, quick, clean transfer, on the bag, soft blocker.
Run: 7.48 runner in the 60.
Positional Profile: C/SS
Body: 5-9, 175-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Wide setup, small toe-tap stride. Level path, pull-side approach. 67.3 mph bat speed with 20 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 78.2 mph. 289’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. INF - 74 mph. INF: Short, 3/4 slot. C: One-hop to target, short, 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.08-2.26 pop times. INF: Two-hand gather, clean transfer, works in-line. C: Soft hands, quick transfer.
Run: 7.48 runner in the 60.
Positional Profile: C
Body: 5-9, 165-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Balanced squared stance, slight back slot at load, quick short stride. Level swing, stays compact and on-plane. Pull-side approach, on time and on the barrel consistently.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 71 mph. 305’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. Compact draw to the ear, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.20 - 2.34 pop times. Quick/clean transfer, gains ground to second on throws, plays low to the ground, adjusts to balls out of the zone well on throws down to second, moves athletically out of the crouch.
Run: 7.50 runner in the 60.