Carter
Ritz

Carter Ritz, Clifton High School (TX), 2029
Positional Profile: 2B/RHP RHH/INF Projects well physically. Run time will firm with added strength and physical maturity. Solid actions on the infield, feet/hands work. Accurate throws. Solid bat/power combo developing. Player with good fundamentals. Adding strength will help firm ability to get to tools. Watch progress. RHP athletic. Repeats delivery, easy arm action showing arm speed. Arm speed will firm. FB velocity will increase, shows feel for strike zone. Secondary flashes action, slider will be solid pitch. Interesting young arm, watch.
Body: 5-7, 152-pounds. Width to back and shoulders. Nice build/frame to add strength.
Delivery: Side step rocker, loads into back leg with inward turn. Cast stride leg out and down slope. Online stride with good finish.
Arm Action: RH. Full circle, works well. H 3/4 slot. Good finish, arm speed present, does it easy.
FB: T82, 81-82 mph. Velocity will take increase. Easy arm action with arm speed, clean arm. T2161, 2086 average rpm.
SL: 76-79 mph. Can spin baseball. Solid action, varies. Will develop into solid pitch. T2257, 2211 average rpm.
CH: 76-76 mph. Deception will firm, tail/sink developing T1821, 1709 average rpm.
ATH: 7.54 runner in the 60. Solid stride length. Uprigth runner last 30 yards, develop slight lean forward with head and shoulders. Speed will increase. 25.60 max vertical.

Carter Ritz, Clifton High School (TX), 2029
Positional Profile: 2B/RHP RHH/INF Projects well physically. Run time will firm with added strength and physical maturity. Solid actions on the infield, feet/hands work. Accurate throws. Solid bat/power combo developing. Player with good fundamentals. Adding strength will help firm ability to get to tools. Watch progress. RHP athletic. Repeats delivery, easy arm action showing arm speed. Arm speed will firm. FB velocity will increase, shows feel for strike zone. Secondary flashes action, slider will be solid pitch. Interesting young arm, watch.
Body: 5-7, 152-pounds. Width to back and shoulders. Nice build/frame to add strength.
Hit: RHH. Rotational back foot with linear movement forward. Solid job using lower 1/2 in swing. Hits in firm front leg, solid posture. Stride foot stays into ground, hits from ground up. Solid approach. Barrel/hands in good position to launch. Takes solid path to hit zone, work to stay thru baseball with extension to swing. 65.4 mph bat speed with 8 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 77.8 mph. 288' max distance. Solid bat/power combo. Solid base to hit from. Will firm staying thur baseball.
Arm: RH. INF-81 mph. Arm works, raw arm strength will firm.
Defense: Feet work. Hands solid, good glove presentation. Actions developing. Showed body control.
ATH: 7.54 runner in the 60. Solid stride length. Uprigth runner last 30 yards, develop slight lean forward with head and shoulders. Speed will increase. 25.60 max vertical.

Young, projectable athlete who will add size and strength over time. Developing defensive actions with flashes of raw arm strength that point toward future growth. Shows a good offensive approach with consistent barrel contact; impact should increase as strength comes. On the mound, delivery works and arm action is clean. A long-term follow with upside on both sides of the ball.

Projects well physically. See as avg runner in future. Actions present on the infield, ability to stay in the middle on the dirt. Can impact baseball at times now. Will continue to develop.

Carter Ritz, Clifton High School (TX), 2029
Positional Profile: 2B/RHP RHH/INF good build/frame to add needed strength. Look for run speed to increase with added strength and physical maturity. Chance to develop into avg runner. Solid actions on the infield. Arm strength will continue to firm. Flashes solid contact, consistency and impact will firm with adjustments to hit approach and swing. Solid player who will continue to develop. RHP with solid delivery and arm action. Strike thrower with FB, good FB down in zone with developing carry up. Look for velo to increase. Shows feel for slider with solid spin/finish. Change showed sink/tail, deception will develop with arm speed maintained. Solid RHP with starter ability. Strikes, feel for secondary. Stuff will continue to firm.
Body: 5-7, 145-pounds. Good build/frame to add strength in future. Avg width to shoulders and back. Projects well physically.
Delivery: Side step rocker, high knee lift with inward turn. Cast stride leg out, then down slope, lands with slight cross step delivery. Solid direction to finish.
Arm Action: RH. OH slot. Full circle works well, nice layback to arm at top. Extension with good finish.
FB: T80, 78-80 mph. Solid down plane. Slight tail action. Some carry up in zone. Strikes. T2050, 2022 average rpm.
SL: 72-72 mph. Solid feel for pitch, shows ability to spin baseball. Action present with down action to finish. T2246, 2192 average rpm.
CH: 73-73 mph. Sink/tail with fair deception. Work to maintain arm speed with change. T1855, 1764 average rpm.
ATH: 7.37 runner in the 60. Solid start, good stride length. Upright runner, work to develop slight lean forward with head and shoulders. Chance to develop into plus runner in future with added strength and physical maturity.

Carter Ritz, Clifton High School (TX), 2029
Positional Profile: 2B/RHP RHH/INF good build/frame to add needed strength. Look for run speed to increase with added strength and physical maturity. Chance to develop into avg runner. Solid actions on the infield. Arm strength will continue to firm. Flashes solid contact, consistency and impact will firm with adjustments to hit approach and swing. Solid player who will continue to develop. RHP with solid delivery and arm action. Strike thrower with FB, good FB down in zone with developing carry up. Look for velo to increase. Shows feel for slider with solid spin/finish. Change showed sink/tail, deception will develop with arm speed maintained. Solid RHP with starter ability. Strikes, feel for secondary. Stuff will continue to firm.
Body: 5-7, 145-pounds. Good build/frame to add strength in future. Avg width to shoulders and back. Projects well physically.
Hit: RHH. Rotational back foot gets fully turned, drive back forward with linear movement to fully engage lower 1/2 in swing. With length of stride linear movement to back foot is recommended. Hits into firm front leg. Stride foot rolls onto side of foot, work to keep stride foot into ground thru swing, hit from ground up. Body lays back at contract, driving foot forward with linear movement will firm posture at contact. Barrel/hands in good launch position. Cast hands out some creating some length to swing. Work to take hands on direct path to baseball. Think taking hands down the inside line of the box.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 83.7 mph. 329' max distance. Projection bat/power combo in future. Adjustments to hit approach and swing will firm contact consistency and impact.
Arm: RH. INF-79 mph. Arm works with developing carry to throws. Will continue to develop, recommend long toss program to firm arm speed and raw arm strength.
Defense: INF…Actions developing. Nice job with feet getting to baseball, setting to field and playing thru ball. Fields ball out front with chest facing ground, solid hands.
ATH: 7.37 runner in the 60. Solid start, good stride length. Upright runner, work to develop slight lean forward with head and shoulders. Chance to develop into plus runner in future with added strength and physical maturity.