Top Uncommitted Spotlight: 2025 Caden Birch
January 15, 2024
With 2023 now in the rearview mirror, we continue our coverage of the talented Nevada Community with Uncommitted Spotlights on some of the top prospects still on the board from the past events. With the calendar now flipped and the high school season on the horizon, there's plenty of high-end talent across the State still on the board and we continue to highlight some of those players below.
These spotlights are used to help paint a clearer picture of the prospect with the help of our TrackMan, Blast Motion, Swift Performance and Vizual Edge systems, that provides objective data that teams to identify and break down players that they believe will fit into their system.
Today, we continue the spotlight series with a breakdown of North Valleys product, 2025 SS Caden Birch, who has trended upwards over the past year with quality tools across the board.
Caden Birch
Class of 2025 / SS
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2025
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Primary Position: SSSecondary Position: 2B
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High School: North Valleys High SchoolState: NV
- Summer Team: Northern Nevada Baseball Club
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Height: 5-11Weight: 178.6lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
![Trackman](/images/stat_logos/trackman.png)
![Blast](/images/stat_logos/blast.png)
Vizual_Edge
Pitch_Scores
Swift
Physical
Scouting Report
5/31/23
Hit: RHH. balanced, squared, no stride, good balance Excelled bat speed, level swing, level finish 70.3 mph bat speed with 12 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 97 max exit velocity, averaged 85 mph. 324' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-83 mph. Short, over the top with accuracy
Defense: soft hands, fluid footwork, clean transfer, reads hops well
ATH: 6.99 runner in the 60. 1.77 and 3.97 10 and 30 yard splits.
Vizual Edge: 83.02 Edge Score
Videos
(11/11/23)
Player News
- Reno Top Prospect Games: Positional Data Dive - Jun 18, 2024
- Reno Top Prospect Games: Quick Hits - Jun 17, 2024
- Reno Top Prospect Games: Pitching Data Dive - Jun 17, 2024
- Reno Top Prospect Games: Statistical Analysis - Jun 16, 2024
- Nevada Diamond Notes: Week Seven - Apr 22, 2024
- Nevada Diamond Notes: Week Six - Apr 15, 2024
- Reno Preseason ID: Positional Data Dive - Feb 16, 2024
- Reno Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis - Feb 14, 2024
- Reno Preseason ID: Quick Hits - Feb 13, 2024
- Top Uncommitted Spotlight: 2025 Caden Birch - Jan 15, 2024
- 2023 Rewind: Swift 60-Yard Dash - Dec 22, 2023
- 2023 Rewind: Infield Velocity - Dec 19, 2023
- 2023 Rewind: Blast Motion Bat Speed - Dec 15, 2023
- 2023 Rewind: TrackMan Distance - Dec 12, 2023
- Northern Nevada Fall ID: Positional Data Dive - Nov 15, 2023
- Northern Nevada Fall ID: Statistical Analysis - Nov 14, 2023
- Quick Hits: Northern Nevada Fall ID - Nov 13, 2023
- 2022 Rewind: Most Viewed Profiles - Dec 21, 2022
- 2022 Rewind: Top TrackMan Exit Velocities - Dec 9, 2022
- Northern Nevada Open | Stat Leaderboard - Sep 13, 2022
- Northern Nevada Open | Quick Hits - Sep 12, 2022
- Northern Nevada Prospect Open: Blast Leaderboard - Aug 27, 2021
- Northern Nevada Prospect Open: Stat Analysis - Aug 23, 2021
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Las Vegas Preseason ID - Session 1 | NV | 01/23 | UNLV - Earl E. Wilson Stadium |
Las Vegas Preseason ID - Session 2 (SOLD OUT) | NV | 01/24 | UNLV - Earl E. Wilson Stadium |
Reno Preseason ID | NV | 02/04 | University of Nevada - Peccole Park |
Super 60 Pro Showcase | NATIONAL | 02/04 | The MAX - McCook, IL |
Las Vegas Rising Stars ID | NV | 03/10 | |
Reno Rising Stars ID | NV | 03/30 | Reed High School - Sparks, NV |
RECENT NEWS
- NV Las Vegas Summer ID: Positional Data Dive 8/12/24
- NV Las Vegas Summer ID: Pitching Data Dive 8/11/24
- NV Las Vegas Summer ID: Statistical Analysis 8/10/24
- NV Las Vegas Summer ID: Quick Hits 8/09/24
- NV Nevada's Most Viewed Profiles - June 7/01/24
- NV Reno Top Prospect Games: Positional Data Dive 6/18/24
- NV Reno Top Prospect Games: Quick Hits 6/17/24
- NV Reno Top Prospect Games: Pitching Data Dive 6/17/24
Caden Birch, North Valleys (NV), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/3B Emerging as one of the top Uncommitted bats in Nevada's 2025 Class.
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Athletic build with some present strength throughout his frame. Plenty of room to add size.
Hit: RHH. Tall, opened set up. Medium leg kick, lands square. Slight coil in separation. Bat works slightly downward through the zone. Backspin producer. Present power on display, especially to the pull side. Understands where his barrel is at. Shoulder high, two-handed finish. Balanced throughout.
Arm: RH. INF-85 mph. Short, quick arm cycle. 3/4 arm slot.
Defense: Hops into set up. Ahtletic through fielding process. Feet work to get him around and through the ball. Advanced feel for the forehand and backhand plays with the ability to change arm slot to maintain fluidity.