Clay
Shourd

8/9/13 - Athletic frame with length, 6-foot-1, 185-pound right handed pitcher. Shourd displayed some of the more lively action within the strike zone that we’ve seen. Delivery is up tempo, tall and fall tendencies, some deception, works exclusively out of the stretch. Fastball has advanced action with run and sink to his arm side, pitched at 86-88 mph, touching 89 mph. Slider had aggressive sweeping action, flashing sharp break. Thrown with fastball arm speed at 73-75 mph with control. Shourd displayed swing and miss type stuff within the strike zone, proving his ability to miss barrels with regularity. His stretch only delivery, coupled with up tempo delivery and sinker slider type repertoire projects him to be a ready contributor to any bullpen at the next level. Shourd is one of the top available right handers in Illinois’ 2014 class.

6.13.13 - Shourd is a lanky 6-foot, 160-pound right handed pitcher. Delivery is up tempo, deceptive, stretch only, open landing. Arm operates out of a low ¾ window, loose arm action, shows athletic arm action. Fastball has advanced sink, 85-86 mph, late action, showed command down in the zone. Slider also showed advanced action, thrown with fastball arm speed, flashed occasional sharp sweeping action, 74-75 mph. Change up had above average action, sink, deceptive arm action, showed command, 77-78 mph. Shourd showed excellent action in the zone on all three of his pitches while repeating his delivery at an up tempo pace. He projects well out of a high level bullpen as he showed the ability to work quickly and consistently out of the stretch.

7.25.12 Shourd is a 6-foot, 165-pound right-handed pitcher who throws from a high ¾ arm slot. He has a quick arm and an athletic frame. His fastball, which showed late life, sat in the 83-84 mph range.  He also showcased a 69-71 mph slider that flashed two-plane life and has a chance to be a legit out pitch.  Additionally, Shourd threw a 73-74 mph changeup.