Ohio Insider: Top Uncommitted Underclass Corner Infielders
September 24, 2015
By JD Heilmann and Dylan Hefflinger
Ohio Scouting Director and Editor in Chief/NW Scout
With the Summer season coming to an end and the 2015-2016 high school sports season as well as fall ball getting underway, we would like to take a look at some of the top uncommitted prospects at each position.
Today we are gonna take a look at the top uncommitted underclass Corner Infielders in the Buckeye State. We will look to create a few top uncommitted lists each week, as you can see by our 2016 Rankings, 2017 Rankings and 2018 Rankings there are numerous talented prospects available.
Uncommitted list rundown:
+ 2016 RHPs
+ Underclass RHPs
+ 2016 LHPs
+ Underclass LHP
+ 2016 MIFs
+ Underclass MIFs
+ 2016 CIFs
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Top Uncommitted Underclass Corner Infielders
Nicholas Binnie, North Canton Hoover, 3B
Ranked: 14th in Ohio’s 2017 class
Scouting Report: 6-foot, 180-pound athletic body frame and possible two-way prospect. From the infield he shows pretty good footwork approaching ground balls and playing through the baseball for the most part. He fields more out front with his hands, showing softness to them. He throws using a clean, short arm action coming from a ¾ slot reaching a top velocity of 79 mph across the infield. Right-handed hitter starts from a balanced stance using simple, repeatable step and swing mechanics. His hands back load gets close to an arm bar position. He swings with a slightly upward bat path through the zone, and finishes high with a two-handed follow through. He showed some strength during his round of batting practice. He reached a top exit velocity of 91 mph and ran a 7.17 60-yard dash. On the mound he uses a slow paced tempo in a delivery that requires regular effort. He lands in a straight line at foot strike. He throws using quick arm speed through a ¾ slot. His fastball was between 84-87 mph topping out at 89. He threw his curveball at 67-69 mph with gradual break and good depth at an 11/5 plane. He threw a slider with tighter break than his curveball at 74-76 mph. He flashed a changeup at 70-72 mph.
Video of Nicholas Binnie