Austin
Leipart

INF Austin Leipart (Providence Catholic, 2028) is a highly projectable name to circle from the day. Listed at 5-foot-10, 141-pounds, Leipart has long, lean levers with a ton of room to fill out and add strength in the coming years, and his high-waisted build indicates there’s likely still more growing to come. At the plate, the right-handed hitter showed a loose and easy stroke, staying balanced with feel to use the whole field, controlling his levers well throughout. Defensively, Leipart is a smooth and athletic defender on the infield. He showed confident actions and the ability to make plays on the move. His arm plays loose/quick from multiple slots with strength (T84 mph) and accuracy. Later, he would get on the mound and continue his impressive overall showing. His fastball was clean out of the hand with life, sitting 82-83 mph (T84) with heavy run (avg. 16.1” HM). His changeup flashed out-pitch potential moving forward; sitting 75-76 mph with heavy fade (avg. 17.1” HM). Leipart would also show a curveball at 73-76 mph.

Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 5-11, 145 pounds. High-waisted with room to add.
Hit: RHH. Wide, crouched setup, open stance, toe-tap trigger to even, long stride. Loose and easy, balanced, some feel to use the whole field, controls the levers well. 65.6 mph bat speed with 4g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 mph max exit velocity (81.2 avg.).
Arm: RH. INF - 84 mph. Loose, compact arm action, ¾ slot.
Defense: Two-hand gather out front, smooth hands, athletic actions, makes plays on the move, rangy.
Athletic Testing: 7.82 runner in the 60-yard dash; 20.30-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 63.75 Edge Score.

Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 5-11, 145-pounds. High-waisted with room to add.
Delivery: Controlled, simple delivery, medium leg kick into balance point, tall/fall lower-half.
Arm Action: RH. Quick, high ¾ slot.
FB: T84, 82-83 mph. Clean out of the hand with run. T2192, 2093 average rpm.
CB: 73-75 mph. Short action, developing. T2100, 2052 average rpm.
CH: 75-76 mph. Plays with fade and downer action. T2035, 1898 average rpm.

RHP Austin Leipart (Providence Catholic, 2028) is an upside arm to follow in the coming years. He moves well down the mound with a loose, projectable operation, pairing with a quick arm that indicates more in the tank. He worked his fastball up to 79 mph, setting up a slider at 67-69 mph with fastball intent and changeup at 69-72 mph.

Positional Profile: 3B
Body: 5-9, 130-pounds. High-waisted, athletic frame.
Hit: RHH. Balanced setup, long stride that gains ground. Stays short to the ball, flat path, creates some extension, on the barrel up the middle.
Power: 78 max exit velocity, averaged 72.9 mph. 254’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 79 mph. Longer draw out of the glove, loose arm action, low 3/4 slot.
Defense: Soft hands, field with timing.
Run: 8.01 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Smooth, controlled windup, tall and fall down the mound, controlled finish.
Arm Action: RH. Loose, quick arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T79, 77-78 mph. Life out of the hand, jumps through the zone, mostly straight. T2036, 1979 average rpm.
SL: 67-69 mph. Thrown with intent, horizontal action, tight spin. T2047, 1962 average rpm.
CH: 69-72 mph. Maintains arm speed, feel at the bottom of the zone, straight action. T1657, 1553 average rpm.