Cole
Berge

One of the standouts amongst the shortstops on the day was 6-foot 155-pound out of Hamilton high school Cole Berge. Berge has a lengthy and strong build with a great ability to move side to side in the infield. Across the diamond Berge had an 82 mph arm with smooth and confident actions with the glove. At the plate Berge has a tall stance, hands starting outside his shoulder, a high leg lift load and a flat path that works long through the zone. Berge’s bat produced a max EV of 89.4 mph and a max distance of 350 ft to the left center field gap.

Good frame, athletic build, room to add strength. 7.61 runner in the 60. With cleaner running technique, could see increases in times. (IF) 74 mph, good SS build. Active feet early, stops the feet a hair too soon before fielding. Smooth movements to the baseball, moves well laterally. Some slight extra movements with the glove. Calming down the glove should allow more consistent fielding. Arm can play from the left side. (Hitting) RH. Max EV 84.9 mph. Max Dist. 298 feet. Good athlete in the box. Simple set up at the plate, square to the pitcher, just outside of shoulder width with the base, slight bend in the knees, hands pushed off the back shoulder slightly. Up and down stride and tends to push forward and gain some ground. Bat path stays tight to the body with some hand speed. Slight uphill path that creates some top spin flight on occasion. Gets to barrel to the ball regularly. Added strength will make him a gap-to-gap XBH type hitter.

Game Results: 0-for-3, HBP