Payton
Sensabaugh

McHenry County JC commit. Currently ranked No. 160 in the state and batted out of the two-spot for the Warriors. Sensabaugh stands in at an athletic 5-foot-9, 165-pounds with some present strength throughout his frame. He delivered a pivotal blow in the game when he swatted a two-run home run for the Warriors in the bottom of the fifth inning. The right-handed hitter has a hitterish look about him in the box and uses a short leg kick load, shifting his weight onto his backside. He has a level swing path that uses the middle/pull-side parts of the field.

Verbally committed to McHenry County JC.

OF Payton Sensabaugh (McHenry) is a highly-athletic, right-handed bat who shined in the Swift athletic testing portion of the event. Sensabaugh led the event with a 33” vertical jump while also running the best 30-yard split of the day, at 3.75. The 5-foot-8, 145-pound, wiry junior also has a loose, quick swing at the plate that stays flat through the hitting zone with ability to backspin line-drives to all fields. From the outfield, Sensabaugh plays through the ball athletically with steady hands, reaching up to 82 mph with a loose/clean ¾ slot. 

Positional Profile: OF/C
Body: 5-8, 138-pounds. Short, compact frame. Plenty of room for continued physical development.
Hit: RHH. Starts slightly open with a tall stance, toe-taps into a gliding stride. Loose, whippy bat head through the zone on a short and direct path to the ball.
Power: 87.7 max exit velocity, averaged 75.3 mph. 301’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 69 mph. OF - 76 mph. Short arm action, Over-the-top arm slot, throws run towards first base side of the field.
Defense: 2.26 - 2.38 pop times. C: Upright and narrow receiving position. Blocks the ball out front. Feet work in line. OF: Fields the ball arm-side at times. Extra step on crow-hop. Long to release.
Run: 4.10 runner home-to-first. 

Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 5-foot-8, 133-pounds. Lean, wiry frame that projects.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, smooth bat coil into load, leg kick trigger, athletic balance through contact.  Short and level bat path through the zone, extends through contact. Line drive feel offensively and showed comfort going the other way. Fluid rhythm throughout, looks the part in the box with upside.
Power: 84.83 max exit velocity, averaged 78.28 mph. 228’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. OF - 76 mph. Short and loose arm action, over-the-top slot.
Defense: 2.25-2.36 pop times. Took reps behind the plate and as an outfielder. Narrow stance from the crouch, feet shuffle in line to to the bag, long to release at times. Active feet in the outfield, fields low to the ground and around the baseball, plays through release at times.
Run: 4.50 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: OF 
Body: 5-foot-8, 133-pounds. Athletic frame.
Defense: In the outfield; athletic defender, quick footwork, and plays through the baseball. On the infield; soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchanges, and plays athletically through the baseball.
Arm: RH. INF - 66 mph. OF - 73 mph. Short, loose arm action, high 3/4 arm slot.
Hit: RHH. Tall, open setup, pre-pitch load back, leg-kick stride. Fluid rhythm, quick hands, short bat path with a gap-to-gap approach.
Power: 79 mph exit velocity from the tee. 
Run: 4.51 runner, home-to-first.