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One-Day Recruitment Lands Dean At Cincinnati


Bruce Hefflinger
PBR Ohio Senior Writer

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One-Day Recruitment Lands Dean At Cincinnati

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Charles Dean

Class of 2021 / OF

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2021
  • Primary Position: OF
    Secondary Position: RHP
  • High School: Centennial
    State: OH
  • Summer Team: Bo Jackson Elite 2021
  • Height: 6-0
    Weight: 195lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R

Statistics

Pitching
89
Max FB
(08/22/20)
86 - 87
FB
(07/15/20)
74 - 78
CB
(07/15/20)
77 - 78
CH
(02/09/20)
78 - 80
CT
(07/06/20)
Pitching
Max FB
89
FB
83 - 86
CB
74 - 78
CH
77 - 78
Pitching
Max FB
88
FB
86 - 87
CB
74 - 78
Pitching
Max FB
86
FB
83 - 86
CB
73 - 76
CT
78 - 80
Pitching
Max FB
85
FB
83 - 85
CB
70 - 74
CH
71 - 73
Pitching
Max FB
85
FB
82 - 85
CB
74 - 75
CH
77 - 78
Pitching
Max FB
85
FB
82 - 85
CB
74 - 76
CH
73 - 75
Pitching
Max FB
80
FB
78 - 80
CB
68 - 70
CH
72 - 73
Position
6.70
60-yard
(07/06/20)
89
OF Velo
(02/09/20)
99
Exit Velo
(07/06/20)
Trackman - Fastball
86.0
Velocity (max)
(07/06/20)
81.3 - 84.6
Velo Range
(07/06/20)
81.1
Eff Velocity (avg)
(07/06/20)
2258
Spin Rate (max)
(07/06/20)
2007
Spin Rate (avg)
(07/06/20)
IVB (max)
(07/06/20)
IVB (avg)
(07/06/20)
HM (max)
(07/06/20)
HM (avg)
(07/06/20)
Extension (avg)
(07/06/20)
Release Ht (avg)
(07/06/20)
Spin Score (max)
(07/06/20)
Zone %
(07/06/20)
Trackman - Fastball
Velocity (max)
86
Velo Range
81.3 - 84.6
Eff Velocity (avg)
81.1
Spin Rate (max)
2258
Spin Rate (avg)
2007
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Curveball
76.3
Velocity (max)
(07/06/20)
68.6 - 76.3
Velo Range
(07/06/20)
69.6
Eff Velocity (avg)
(07/06/20)
2050
Spin Rate (max)
(07/06/20)
1770
Spin Rate (avg)
(07/06/20)
IVB (max)
(07/06/20)
IVB (avg)
(07/06/20)
HM (max)
(07/06/20)
HM (avg)
(07/06/20)
Extension (avg)
(07/06/20)
Release Ht (avg)
(07/06/20)
Spin Score (max)
(07/06/20)
Zone %
(07/06/20)
Trackman - Curveball
Velocity (max)
76.3
Velo Range
68.6 - 76.3
Eff Velocity (avg)
69.6
Spin Rate (max)
2050
Spin Rate (avg)
1770
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - ChangeUp
71.8
Velocity (max)
(07/06/20)
69.7
Eff Velocity (avg)
(07/06/20)
1784
Spin Rate (max)
(07/06/20)
1784
Spin Rate (avg)
(07/06/20)
IVB (max)
(07/06/20)
IVB (avg)
(07/06/20)
HM (max)
(07/06/20)
HM (avg)
(07/06/20)
Extension (avg)
(07/06/20)
Release Ht (avg)
(07/06/20)
Spin Score (max)
(07/06/20)
Zone %
(07/06/20)
Trackman - ChangeUp
Velocity (max)
71.8
Eff Velocity (avg)
69.7
Spin Rate (max)
1784
Spin Rate (avg)
1784
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Cutter
81.7
Velocity (max)
(07/06/20)
71.9 - 81.0
Velo Range
(07/06/20)
74.2
Eff Velocity (avg)
(07/06/20)
2009
Spin Rate (max)
(07/06/20)
1915
Spin Rate (avg)
(07/06/20)
IVB (max)
(07/06/20)
IVB (avg)
(07/06/20)
HM (max)
(07/06/20)
HM (avg)
(07/06/20)
Extension (avg)
(07/06/20)
Release Ht (avg)
(07/06/20)
Spin Score (max)
(07/06/20)
Zone %
(07/06/20)
Trackman - Cutter
Velocity (max)
81.7
Velo Range
71.9 - 81
Eff Velocity (avg)
74.2
Spin Rate (max)
2009
Spin Rate (avg)
1915
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Hitting
97.3
Exit Velocity (max)
(07/06/20)
84.5
Exit Velocity (avg)
(02/15/21)
267
Distance (avg)
(02/15/21)
366
Distance (max)
(07/06/20)
Hard Hit %
(07/06/20)
Sweet Spot %
(02/15/21)
Line Drive %
(02/15/21)
Fly Ball %
(02/15/21)
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
92
Exit Velocity (avg)
84.5
Distance (avg)
267
Distance (max)
340
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
97.3
Exit Velocity (avg)
79.4
Distance (avg)
259
Distance (max)
366
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Blast - Hitting
23.3
Hand Speed (max)
(07/06/20)
22.5
Hand Speed (avg)
(07/06/20)
81.4
Bat Speed (max)
(07/06/20)
75.1
Bat Speed (avg)
(07/06/20)
Rot. Acc (max)
(07/06/20)
Rot. Acc (avg)
(07/06/20)
On Plane Eff (avg)
(07/06/20)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
(02/15/21)
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
23.1
Hand Speed (avg)
22.5
Bat Speed (max)
70.5
Bat Speed (avg)
65
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
23.3
Hand Speed (avg)
22.5
Bat Speed (max)
81.4
Bat Speed (avg)
75.1
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)

Pitch_Scores

Pitch Scores - Fastball
Hop+
(07/06/20)
Rise+
(07/06/20)
Sink+
(07/06/20)
Pitch Scores - Curveball
Hammer+
(07/06/20)
Sweep+
(07/06/20)

One-Day Recruitment Lands Dean At Cincinnati

COLUMBUS - Uncommitted the summer before senior year started had Charles (CJ) Dean a bit anxious.

“I was a little nervous,” the 64th-ranked 2021 in Ohio admitted. “As a kid growing up I thought there would be a few more schools, but at the same time I thought someone would find me that needs me bad enough. I knew it would end well.”

In a one-day recruiting process, that proved to be the case with a commitment to Cincinnati.

“I played this summer with Bo Jackson Elite,” the senior from Centennial High School explained. “Cory Valentine had connections and reached out to Cincinnati. He’s the one that set me up and I’m really thankful to him.

“I didn’t talk to them until almost the end of summer. They called and offered me to play with them. He’d heard things before and showed interest, but it was just talking to Cory, not me. 

“I talked to my family, but I couldn’t stop thinking about Cincinnati. Later that day I called them and committed. It was all spontaneous.”

Suddenly, the 6-0 175-pound two-way prospect was off the board.

“The biggest thing I looked at is, God forbid, if I could not play baseball again, what school would give me the best future,” Dean noted. “I’ve seen the campus multiple times … everything about it was good.”

There had been a visit to Ohio Dominican and Eastern Michigan, Ohio University and Southern also had high interest in Dean before Cincinnati came into the picture.

“The name Cincinnati and what they’re known for, the campus, the sports, the program,” Dean said when asked why UC. “That all kind of separated it from everything else.”

The level of play was not a major factor according to Dean.

“The first school I heard from was Division I, then it slowed down and I wasn’t talking to anyone,” Dean reflected. “Then it jumped up as summer started, most were D-I and D-II.

“Division I is good, I love that level, but there is good baseball at every level,” Dean continued. “I wasn’t focused on Division I itself, I just think Cincinnati was the best fit for me.”

With a 3.9 GPA and strong interest in sports medicine and physical therapy, Dean brings plenty of positives when it comes to being part of a baseball program.

“They like me as a pitcher, but said I can try outfield,” related Dean, a right-handed pitcher who has touched 89 on the radar gun and an outfielder with 6.70 speed in the 60 that has a 99 exit velo. “Being two-way was my main priority. I think I can have a real impact on them. I think I have the skills to be effective at that level.”

A lot of hard work has helped the cause.

“I’ve been going to the (Bo Jackson) Dome every day doing speed work, outfield throws, just keeping busy,” Dean said. “There is always something you can improve upon no matter how good you think you are.”

The drive to get better never ends according to the 17-year-old.

“The mental aspect needs to improve,” Dean explained. “Baseball is the toughest sport out there. You do something bad and you have to forget about it and go onto the next.”

That proved important when dealing with COVID-19.

“All these schools were hoping to come out and see me in the spring, then I was going to finalize things in the summer,” Dean said. “I had a decent amount of them that were going to come see me in the spring, but the virus slowed it all down. When high school cancelled, they said they’d see me in the summer.

“When that happened, I had to get myself out there. Cory did as much as he could do since schools couldn’t come see me in person.”

After all, the desire to play college baseball had been there for Dean a long time.

“Since I picked up a baseball I knew I wanted to make a name for myself,” Dean said. “I knew when I started playing rec league and stepped on the field I wanted to do something with this.”

In one day the dream was fulfilled.

“What a great relief, a great feeling, a great opportunity,” Dean concluded. “My family was all ecstatic. I called my grandma, my uncle … all the people that helped me. My mom was in tears. My dad, my sister, my brothers … everyone was very proud.”


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