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College  | Story  | 2/22/2015

Sat. recap: Hansen brings heat

Jheremy Brown      Mike Rooney     
Photo: OU Athletics Communications

 

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Oklahoma, 9, Oregon State, 6

Beginning the season at No. 15 on Perfect Game’s Top 100 Sophomore list, Oklahoma righthander Alec Hansen showed why he is a highly regarded prospect in yesterday’s start. Though he is still not a finished product on the mound, the Loveland, Colo. native showed plenty of promise yesterday and I was told by a Oklahoma coach that he continues to make strong strides.

Standing at 6-foot-7, Hansen immediately passes the eye test with long, loose limbs, a high torso, and well-proportioned strength throughout his frame. He shows balance on the mound through his delivery, though at times his upper half will get a bit rotational at release. When he stays on line and works down in the zone there’s no denying it as he shows big time stuff across the board. With a full arm action the back and a three-quarter release, Hansen is able to generate plus-velocity with ease and carried it over his five innings outing.

Throughout the first inning primarily breaking balls were being called, mostly his upper-80s slider that showed hard and late break with shorter 10-to-4 shape. The more he continued to throw the pitch the more confidence he gained in it, proving to be a pitch for him down the stretch. Hansen threw several tough-to-hit sliders down in the zone, regardless the count and executed when he had to the most including on a 3-2 count with two outs and runners on to get a swinging third strike.

As mentioned above Hansen is able to generate easy plus velocity, working comfortably in the 95-97 mph range, touching 98 a handful of times and peaking at 99 mph in the early part of the game. Along with the velocity, Hansen gets late run to his arm side, proving to be a swing-and-miss pitch when he locates down in the zone. He also showed the ability to locate his fastball to either side of the plate with downhill trajectory. Even into the fifth inning Hansen was working in the 93-96 mph range, still showing his easy arm action.

The pitch that was the most consistent for Hansen over his five innings was his 83-86 mph changeup. Every changeup he threw was down in the zone with late fading life and he does a nice job of repeating his arm action on the pitch. Rounding out his arsenal, Hansen flashed an 11-to-5 curveball a handful of times in the upper-70s with depth and tight spin.

In the end he finished with twelve strikeouts and four walks, two of which came in his last inning, while scattering just five hits. As he continues to throw more on the mound and keeps making strides, Hansen and his big fastball will certainly be near the top on scouts' follow lists over the next two springs.


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