Gage
Merhar

3/20/17- 6-foot, 165-pound left-handed hitting 2-way player. Currently #68 ranked player in MN 2018 class. 7.28 runner. Slightly open stance, loose hands, creates solid bat speed, flashes hard line drive contact, mid/pull approach, avg. extension and weight transfer through contact, 86 mph exit velocity. Athletic behind plate, narrow stance receiving, avg. hands, mobile around plate. Sideways stance, simple step and throw, some length to exchange, above avg. quick release, solid accuracy and carry to bag, 71 mph arm strength with 2.15-2.3 pop times.

7/6/16- 6-foot, 165-pound left-handed hitting catcher. 7.07 runner. Simplified footwork from side-saddle set-up. Throws have above avg. carry and accuracy with quick release. Soft receiving glove, decent framer, raw mechanics behind plate. Strong catch and throw guy with chance to improve overall with instruction. 73 mph arm strength with 1.95-2.07 times. Solid contact underneath baseball with uphill plane and lift. Shows ability to use whole field. Tends to drop hands in swing creating uphill plane. Barrel short through zone. 81 mph exit velocity.