LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2017 Spring Top Prospect Showcase
Keaton Baayen is a 2018 C/UT with a 6-0 175 lb. frame from Hedrick, IA who attends Pekin Community. Medium frame with an athletic build. Projects for additional strength. Ran a 7.63 sixty-yard dash. Primary catcher with a taller, narrow stance while setting up to receive. Gains some ground with quick footwork while coming out of crouch. Loose glove circle through exchange and released from a compact three-quarters arm slot. Throws generated occasional carry to the bag with accuracy. Right handed hitter with a crouched, even stance. Lower half works to contact with rotational lower half actions. Loose, uphill plane through extension. Barrel enters and exits the zone quickly while turning the barrel head to contact. Flashed some jump off the barrel when working to the middle of the field and letting baseball travel to a deeper location in the zone. Excellent student.