22.1
Hand Speed (max)
6/10/25
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OF Max Nickle (Huntley, 2028) is an incoming sophomore that took a quality round of batting practice on the day. Standing at a lean and projectable 6-foot, 150-pound frame with clear room for added physical development. At the plate the left-handed hitter showed feel to drive the ball to either gap from a balanced and athletic swing reaching a max EV of 90.3 mph with more impact coming when he grows into the frame. Defensively in the outfield showing clean and athletic actions to and through the ball with a whippy arm action up to 83 mph.
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-11, 150-pounds. Long levered, athletic build with room to add.
Delivery: Controlled delivery, higher leg kick into balance point, tall/fall lower-half.
Arm Action: LH. Loose, lower slot.
FB: T78, 73-77 mph. 2S: Plays clean out of the hand, running action. T1646, 1542 average rpm.
SL: 68-71 mph. Short wrinkle, flashes 3/9 shape. Developing. T1883, 1849 average rpm.
CH: 67-69 mph. Clean out of the hand, flashes sink. T1549, 1462 average rpm.
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-11.8, 150-pounds. Long levered, athletic build with room to add.
Hit: LHH. Wide setup, no stride, repeats in sync. Direct path with feel to leverage the ball in the air, opposite field approach, ball jumps. 62.3 mph bat speed with 11g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 mph max exit velocity (80.2 avg.); 248-foot max batted distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 83 mph. Long circle, high 3/4; loose.
Defense: One-hand gather off front foot, stays behind the ball, short crow hop to target.
Athletic Testing: 3.99 runner in the 30-yard dash; 20.10-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 82.7 Edge Score.
OF Max Nickle (Huntley, 2028) showed to be one of the top left-handed bats on the day. A trim, high-waisted 5-foot-11, 147-pounds with long levers, he showed athleticism at the dish paired with loose hands (20.4 mph avg. hand speed) and hard contact to the pull-side during his round of BP.
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-11, 145 pounds.
Hit: LHH. Athletic setup, simple, no stride, some pre-pitch rhythm. Loose hands, uphill path, hard contact to the pull-side, athletic. 65.3 mph bat speed with 13g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 mph max exit velocity (76.1 avg.); 310-foot max batted distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 79.00 mph. Loose, higher 3/4 arm slot.
Defense: Attacks the baseball, fields the ball cleanly off front foot, gets around the ball, smooth actions.
Athletic Testing: 7.30 runner in the 60-yard dash; 19.70-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 71.59 Edge Score.
Positional Profile: LHP
Delivery: Easy, methodical mover, high leg lift with tuck, tall/fall finish.
Arm Action: LH. Long, clean, side-arm action.
FB: T73, 70-72 mph. Sinking action, plays better arm-side. T1607, 1555 average rpm.
SL: 60-63 mph. 10/4 shape, slight horizontal action. T1959, 1902 average rpm.
CH: 67-68 mph. Keeps low, some fade. T1259, 1132 average rpm.
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-8, 130-pounds. Skinny, high-waisted.
Delivery: Stretch-only. High leg kick, drop/drive delivery with deception to it.
Arm Action: LH. Long arm path, loose arm action, sidearm slot.
FB: T67, 65-67 mph. Arm-side action, thrown consistently to the arm side. T1407, 1301 average rpm.
SL: 61-62 mph. Short wrinkle, 3/9 shape. Throws for strikes. T1722, 1663 average rpm.
CH: 63-63 mph. Circle-change. Mostly straight, thrown with intent to the glove side. T1324, 1225 average rpm.
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-8, 130-pounds. Skinny, high-waisted.
Hit: LHH. Balanced, slightly open setup. Minimal load, toe tap stride. Hands rock into a flat path, looks to keep the ball on a line, some whip through the zone with extension.
Power: 76 max exit velocity, averaged 73.2 mph. 118’ max distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 72 mph. Long, loose, 3/4 arm slot.
Defense: Long levers, athletic movement.
Run: 4.51 30-yard dash.
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-5, 105-pounds. Long levers, athletic, well proportioned.
Hit: LHH. Closed, upright setup, smooth load and short stride. Short swing, level through the zone, uses the whole field.
Arm: LH. OF - 59 mph. Clean 3/4 slot.
Defense: Plays through the ball with intent, steady hands.
Run: 4.51 30-yard split.
Delivery: Stretch only, high leg-kick, tall/fall lower-half, stride works in-line.
Arm Action: LH. Loose, low 3/4 slot.
FB: T62, 60-62 mph. Sinking action to the arm-side. T1430, 1329 average rpm.
CB: 57-58 mph. Gradual 1/7 shape, some feel. T1637, 1516 average rpm.
CH: 58-60 mph. Clean out of the hand and fade through the zone. T1347, 1210 average rpm.