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2019 Northwest Prospect Showcase
Keisuke Ohta is a 2020 C/1B with a 5-11 156 lb. frame from Chiyodaku, TK who attends Nihon Wellness. Medium frame with a lean, athletic build. Primary catcher with a wider, slightly side set stance while receiving the baseball. Gains ground towards the bag while working out of crouch. Quick, clean exchanges and released from a three-quarters slot. Throw produced accurate carry to the bag topping at 75 mph, best workout pop time of 1.95. Right handed hitter with an upright, even stance and medium leg lift trigger. Created some linear shift into contact with lower half. Loose hand path to baseball with a naturally lifted barrel plane through extension. Flashed solid bat speed through the zone and primarily looked to drive the ball to the gaps. Created good carry off the barrel when squared.