Jackson
Neilitz

OF Jackson Neilitz (Plymouth, 2025) is a strong, right-handed outfielder with strong tools across the board. He’s an aggressive mover with powerful hands and a controlled lower half to get him into a good hitting position and create leverage. His bat speed generated a 94.8 mph max exit velocity. In the outfield, it’s a one-hand gather into a shuffle step with a strong arm - Neilitz reached 85 mph on his top throw from the outfield. His 6.95 60-yard time ranked in the top five among all performers on Saturday, too.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 188-pounds. Athletic with good proportions.
Hit: RHH. Aggressive move with lower half in a controlled way to get to strong hitting position. Strong hands creates serious bat speed through middle. 72.7 mph bat speed with 25 G’s of rotational acceleration. 
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 90.7 mph. 328’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 85 mph. Short arc, up on time, drives the ball downhill.
Defense: One hand gather, shuffle step.
Run: 6.95 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 175-pounds. Lean, high-waisted frame with athleticism.
Hit: RHH. Tall, balanced setup. Low hands. High leg lift trigger, aggressive at foot strike.  Some hand twitch with juice off the barrel. Works on top of the baseball, line drive feel.  68.9 mph bat speed with 23 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 85.9 mph. 330’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 83 mph. 3/4 slot, quick arm with carry.
Defense: One hand gather, shuffle step through ball.
Run: 6.89 runner in the 60.

Delivery: High front side mechanics, aggressive through the ball, mostly repeats.
Arm Action: RH. Long out of the glove into a high 3/4 slot.
FB: T81, 78-81 mph. Carry through the zone, plays at the top.  T2047, 1996 average rpm.
SL: 66-67 mph. Big breaking 10/4 action, can land.  T1962, 1956 average rpm.
CH: 69-71 mph. Thrown with intent, similar movement profile to the FB. T2011, 1872 average rpm.

OF Jackson Neilitz (Plymouth, 2025) has an athletic and wiry frame, standing at 6-foot-1, 170 pounds, displaying projectability throughout the body. In the batters box, his relaxed hands paired with twitchy bat speed allows him to whip the barrel through the strike zone and elevate the baseball. As he makes contact, Neiliitz backspins and elevates the baseball, showcasing his constant power. His max exit velocity reached 91 mph, averaging the mid-80s throughout his round of BP.

Nielitz has an athletic and wiry frame, standing at 6-foot-1, 170 pounds, displaying projectability throughout the body. In the batters box, his relaxed hands paired with twitchy bat speed allows him to whip the barrel through the strike zone and elevate the baseball. As he makes contact, Neiliitz backspins and elevates the baseball, showcasing his constant power. His max exit velocity reached 91 mph, averaging the mid-80s throughout his round of BP. 

Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-1, 170-pounds. Athletic, wiry, projection.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up with relaxed hands.  Twitchy bat speed with strength, direct path, back spins balls through the middle of the field.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 83.6 mph. 284’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 81 mph. Long, 3/4 slot.
Defense: One-hand gather out front, shoulders work slightly up and over, on-line.
Run: 7.27 runner in the 60. 

Nielitz was recently a winner from our Underclass Open last week and he continued to impress this weekend up in Mauston. At an athletic 6-foot-1, 165-pounds Neilitz has plenty of room to grow into his frame. While in the right handed batters box, Neilitz showcases some quick hands which helped him drive a ball up the middle in which he used his athleticism to stretch into a double.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 165-pounds. Long limbs. High waisted.
Hits: RHH. Narrow setup, slightly open, hands set high; leg hang load, stays slightly closed. Direct, on plane, quickness and whip when point of contact out front ability to spray line drives to all fields.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 78.5 MPH. 302' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-83 mph. Low 3Q slot with carry and accuracy
Defense: First step quickness and burst with clean feet working through the baseball
Run: 6.91 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 165-pounds. Long limbs. High waisted.
Hits: RHH. Narrow setup, slightly open, hands set high; leg hang load, stays slightly closed. Direct, on plane, quickness and whip when point of contact out front ability to spray line drives to all fields.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 78.5 MPH. 302' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-83 mph. Low 3Q slot with carry and accuracy
Defense: First step quickness and burst with clean feet working through the baseball
Run: 6.91 runner in the 60.

At a high-waisted 6-foot-1, 165-pounds, Neilitz impressed during our time at The Rock. Neilitz started off his day by running a 6.91 60-yard dash, which tied for an event best. Neilitz then carried over that momentum into his BP round where he worked from a narrow setup and took direct swings to spray line drives to all fields. Neilitz would follow this up with a quality showing during the outfield defense portion, topping at 83 mph, which is also tied for an event best, on his hardest bullet to home plate.