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2006 Ohio Valley Top Prospect Showcase
Nick Johnson is a 2007 RHP with a 5'11'', 185 lb. frame from Delphos OH, who attends St. John. Johnson has a medium sized frame with a lean body. He has good lower half strength and a good core. Johnson pitches form a low 3/4 to 3/4 arm slot with a long arm action. He has a loose easy arm action and throws with low effort. He has a fast arm and the ball explodes out of his hand. Johnson uses tall and fall type mechanics and maintains good balance throughout. He gets good extension out front and finishes well. He pitches on a downward plane and gets good armside run on his fastball. He throws an 11/5 curveball that gets nice late break. He also throws a cut fastball that showed good late life on it. He has good pitchability and commands 3 pitches for strikes. Johnson is a good student.