Marek
Wawrzyniakowski

Marek Wawrzyniakowski, Catholic Memorial (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-11, 179-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Narrow, slightly open, leg lift trigger, rides it out. Short path, pull-side approach, extension past contact, feel for the barrel. 71.4 mph bat speed with 13 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 87.3 mph. 339' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-75 mph. Short arc, consistent and repeatable, accurate with some carry and accuracy.
Defense: 1.99-2.16 pop times. Clean glove-to-hand, smooth hands and transfer, works in-line, soft blocker, athletic mover, feel for the position.
ATH: 7.41 runner in the 60. 27.10 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 81.31 Edge Score

Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-11, 178-pounds. Strong athletic build with strength.
Delivery: Methodical tempo, high leg lift, sits into back side and drives down the mound with power, lands in-line to home, gets over front side through release, high leg swing finish with balance to home.
Arm Action: RH. In-line arm swing, high 3/4 slot, quick arm.
FB: T80, 79-80 mph. Plays clean out of the hand with carry through the zone. T2216, 2095 average rpm.
CB: 71-72 mph. Downer 11/5 shape, has feel for the bottom of the zone. Flashes late bite. T2104, 2030 average rpm.
SL: 74-76 mph. Short horizontal break, developing. T2024, 1940 average rpm.
CH: 71-73 mph. Thrown with intent, has some arm-side run. T1503, 1437 average rpm.
ATH: 7.57 runner in the 60. 1.86 in the 10 yard split. 24.40 max vertical.

Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-11, 178-pounds. Strong athletic build with strength.
Hit: RHH. Wider base set up, gets to strong hitting position on time. Flat path with bat speed through the ball, ball jumps through both gaps. 71.1 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 86.0 mph. 294' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-80 mph. Multiple angles, 3/4 slot, accurate arm.
Defense: Good feet, quick first step laterally, soft hands.
ATH: 7.57 runner in the 60. 1.86 in the 10 yard split. 24.40 max vertical.

The junior works from a wide set-up, getting to a strong hitting position on-time. His bat speed, which stemmed from a flat path and efficient use of his body, allowed the ball to jump off his bat to both gaps at up to 90.8 mph. Wawrzyniakowski showed quick feet on defense, moving well laterally before showing off his soft hands. The arm worked up to 80 mph from multiple angles with accuracy, looking the part of a capable defender at the hot corner in the long run.

Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-10, 177-pounds. Good proportions, athletic build with more strength and fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Controlled gather into back side, lands center on time, gets good separation. Quick, strong hands, flat path, loud contact up the middle, elevates middle/pull-side with authority. 70.7 mph bat speed with 13 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 86.0 mph. 341' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-75 mph. High 3Q slot, short arc, repeats, accurate.
Defense: 1.97-2.07 pop times. Quick and clean transfer, minimal wasted movement, short right foot with direction to second base, softness to hands receiving, keeps balls close on blocks and quick down covering balls in dirt, quick and athletic covering bunts in front of plate.
ATH: 7.49 runner in the 60. 24.40 max vertical.

C Marek Wawrzyniakowski (Catholic Memorial, 2025) is an athletic catcher with strength and room to mature physically. At the plate it’s a controlled gather into the back side, landing on-time toward the pitcher in a controlled manner. Wawrzyniakowski creates good separation and uses his quick, strong hands to hit the ball hard in the air to the middle of the field. The Catholic Memorial junior showed clean actions defensively - a quality receiver with soft hands who also showed the ability to smother balls in the dirt. He has a quick transfer with a repeatable, accurate arm that allowed him to run pop times down to 1.97 seconds.

Wawrzyniakowski presents a projectable frame at 5-foot-9, 160 pounds in a catcher’s body. At the plate, in a slightly open stance, Wawrzyniakowski gets to a strong hitting position and whips his barrel, featuring a strong swing that stood out at the showcase. His max exit velocity peaked at 90 mph, an impressive feat as a member of the 2025 class. Wawrzyniakowski will continue to project as a future hitter, as we’re interested to see where his power at the plate takes him. 

Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-9, 160-pounds. Projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Slightly open set up.  Gets to strong hitting position, athletic, very quick hands, stays through the middle, well sequenced swing.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 73.8 mph. 288’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. INF -  mph. OF -  mph. Short, quick, whippy arm action. Accurate from a 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.11-2.15 pop times. Athletic actions behind the plate, smooth transfer, works in-line.
Run: 7.89 runner in the 60.