Brock
Thompson

Thompson, an Oklahoma State commit, continues to draw plenty of walks on the season that have consistently led to him scoring runs for his team. Thomspon’s two outs were a 6-3 putout, as well as a routine fly to left. Both outs were more of throwing his hands at the ball early in counts as opposed to his usual patient approach. While these outs weren’t quality at bats, his walks both were a result of laying off close pitches, showing the same discipline we have seen all spring.

Down a run in a 4-3 game, Thompson battled with a 9 pitch at bat that saw him deliver a full count fastball to the opposite field for a game tying single. It was just two hitters later that Thompson had a phenomenal jump from second to score the winning run on a base hit to center. Still hitting from the leadoff spot, Thompson shows quality patience at the plate, and only seems to swing at borderline pitches when down in the count. So far, he’s had an impressive plate presence this spring.

Positional Profile: SS/2B

Physical: 5-11, 160 pounds; Athletic, proportional build. 7.64 runner in the 60.

Offensively: LHH. Open setup, with feet wide spread; bat positioned at a 45 degree angle. Short take back with the hands with a toe-tap for timing. Drifts into contact while showing a strong lower half. Showed a sweeping swing path with a finish around the back. More groundballs than line drives and flyballs in his round with a peak exit velocity of 94 MPH via Trackman. Fluid graceful stroke with athleticism in the box.

Defensively: Starts with a low to the ground setup; walks into ready position while displaying fluid actions to the baseball. Hands are soft with a seamless transfer. Short take back from a standard 3/4 arm slot. INF - 83 MPH. Graceful actions, confidence shows.

Body: 5-8, 145-pounds. Proportional smaller frame with lean, long muscle; projectable as physical maturity kicks in
Hit: LHH. Open stance, toe-tap timing with ability to stay locked on frontside; gets into ground and stay behind baseball. Loose, easy swing with quick handspeed through the zone. Compact swing designed to impact the baseball with gap-to-gap carry. 21.7 Max Handspeed, 64.2 Max Batspeed, 55% On Plane Efficiency, 60% Line Drives
Power: 89.00 mph exit velocity.
Arm: RH. INF - 76.00 mph. Short and compact arm action. Above average arm strength for a freshman. Needs extra gather to get off throws. 4/5 accurate throws in defensive work.
Defense: Fields low to the ground and in the center of his body. Decent glove skills. Sees ball all the way into his glove. Slower in setting up feet for throws. As speed improves so will the overall defensive tools
Run: 7.93 runner in the 60.