Nate
McHugh

Nate McHugh, Regis Jesuit, 2022 Positional Profile: C/2B Body: 5’9” 175LBS

Run: 7.00 Hit: RHH with an open stance. Stride comes back to neutral. Hands are quiet on stride. Does a good job staying through the ball. Has a strong base. Exit Velo: 95 mph Power: Pull side power. Plus power. Arm: Short over the top arm action. Catcher velo: 75 Defense: Advanced catcher with good fundamentals. Showed the ability to block the ball and bounce up. Good footwork, clean transitions. Pop time down to as low as a 1.95. Player to follow

Positional Profile: C/ 2B
Body: 5’9” 175
Run: 7.6
Hit: Slightly open athletic stance, Loads to an extended closed stance. Upper and lower half are sequenced well.  Does a good job of using strength in lower half. Very little load, long powerful swing.  Very strong in upper half.  Explosive bat speed. Has the potential to be a plus hitter with plus power
Exit Velo: 91
Power: Pull side power but shows the ability to be able to hit home runs to all parts of the field
Arm: (C) Arm Velo 74, Pop Time- 1.95-1.97  Short, quick, good transition from glove. His quickness and accuracy leads to his low pop time scores.  Does a good job of gaining ground on his footwork from the catching position.  (2B) Arm Velo: 82- short, over the top arm action. 
Defense: Does a good job of attacking baseball and receiving the baseball out front.  Shows the ability to throw from different arm angles.  Strong catcher, a player to follow.

1-27-19
Uncommitted. 5-foot-7, 155 pounds. Bats and throws right. Wide, open, balanced stance at the plate. Load is straight back, with long swing through the hitting zone. Slightly uphill swing through the hitting zone, pull side tendencies. Produced a 77 mph exit velocity through the zone. At shortstop fields ball into body, and comes from long high 3/4 arm angle. Good lateral movement to both sides. Arm velo across the diamond was 72 mph. Ran a simulated dry swing 4.57 home to first time.