Tosh
Schneider

Tosh is one of the top 2027's in the state and has shown improvements every step of the way in his PBR journey. A rising freshman at state powerhouse Pleasant Grove HS, Tosh had a solid showing at the State Games. One things that stands out from a metric standpoint is that in over a years time from last years State games, Schneider jumped his EV from 76 to 89 mph and although his hand and bat speed data is still a tad below where it needs to be for his size and age class, he stands out for a vastly important piece of the swing, in that his On-Plane Efficiciency of his hitting stroke is really good and consistently meaures in the 81-90% area, which suggests a high rate of contact now and moving forward. To improve his hand and bat speed, Schneider carries his hands inside his back shoulder and turns his hands from that point to load the barrel. Needs to pull the hands back deeper behind his back shoulder, to get better hand separation and allow his hands to create more leverage and hand strength to pull the knob with his bottom hand into the hitting zone. Think "MLB Logo" look in the loading of the bat. Defensively he shows soft hands and a open glove presentation, with a quick fix and hyper focus needed, in that he should work on getting more hip/knee flexibility to really get into his legs more to field the baseball. At present he takes a slight bend of the knees, with more bend at the waist, which can cause a deeper catch point. By really "sitting" and bending at the waist and knees, the left arm and glove will extend more out front and create a more extended catch radius and allow his eyes to get lower to the ground to read hops and see the ball into the glove out front vs deep. This kid eats, drinks and sleeps the game and becasue of this, I can see big gains in his overall game taking even more leaps forward throughout the next calendar year once again.

Rising Stars ID  

Tosh has as a young player attended the PBR Utah State Games last October, as the only 2027 in attendance. Advanced actions and movement patterns portend well as he makes the jump to the HS level this coming fall. Tosh has the work ethic and passion/drive to be good and wants success. A bouncy lower 1/2, that is still going thru that physically awkward stage of coordinating his actions and footwork on defense, yet shows the educated feet and lateral agility to stick at either 2B/3B moving forward for his level of play. The hands are soft and plays out front, the arm needs to strengthen and get more carry on the ball, but I have seen him throw better last fall. The bat was sound and he took a quality BP and stung line drives consistently throughout his round, with a repeatable stroke to hit. The instincts are there in the box, with the know how to release the barrel on time and allow the ball to jump off his barrel. Was a solid day overall for Schneider and I  look forward to seeing him once again at the Utah State Games in late October at Snow Canyon HS.