5-13-17 6-foot, 195 pounds. Thick, strong, athletic catcher. Bats and throws right. At plate has wide athletic stance. Barely a stride, and load is minimal. Looks strong at plate. Swing is slightly uphill. Good extension with bottom hand finish through ball. Hit a 3-run bomb off 85 mph fastball to put the game away. Good bat speed. Had a great year offensively leading the Eagles in batting average (.485), hits (32) RBI's, (29) and had 3 homeruns.
2-26-17 5-foot-11, 185 pounds. Bats and throws right. At plate has wide athletic stance. Barely a stride, and load is minimal. Looks strong at plate. Swing is slightly uphill. Good extension with bottom hand finish through ball. Gap to gap power. Produced a 94 mph exit velo off the tee. Was impressive defensively at the event. Has quick glove to hand transfer on throw downs to 2B. Showcased pop-time of 1.9 to 2.01 with accuracy. Arm velocity was 79 mph down to 2B. Frames and blocks well. Ran a 4.19 home to first. Good looking catching prospect.
1.31.16 5-foot-11, 185-pound right hand hitting catcher/third base who ran a 4.33 home to first. At the plate he starts balanced with a short stride. Swing is long through the zone and he hits off a firm front side. He had an 86 MHP exit velocity at this event. Behind the plate he had a showcase bets 1.90 pop-time with a 79 MPH arm. He does a nice job of staying straight through the plate and delivers an accurate ball to the base. He moves well to block pitches and shows quiet hands when receiving.
8-8-15 Kuzma is a 5-foot-10, 185-pound sophomore catcher who showcased 2.06-2.08 pop times on throws of 75 mph out of the crouch. Pop-times were measured off the pitcher and not a coach. The 75 mph was improved from 73 at the Denver Metro Prospect ID. He ran a 7.50 60-yard dash which was also improved from the Denver Metro Prospect ID and displayed a 84 mph bat exit velocity up from 74 mph a month ago. Kuzma's stance is balanced pigeon-toed stance. Hips come through good on contact with a longer swing through the zone that creates solid contact. Has strong wrists and fast hands. Gap to gap hitter. Catcher that is improving and a prospect to watch.
6-23-15 Kuzma is a 5-foot-10, 185-pound sophomore catcher who showcased 2.03-2.05 pop times on throws of 73 mph out of the crouch. He ran a 7.56 60-yard dash and displayed a 74 mph bat exit velocity. Kuzma had a solid round of batting practice, squaring the baseball consistently to left field. He hits from a balanced stance that begins with a hard load, solid weight transfer at contact with a slight upward path through the hitting zone.
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6-foot, 195 pounds. Thick, strong, athletic catcher. Bats and throws right. At plate has wide athletic stance. Barely a stride, and load is minimal. Looks strong at plate. Swing is slightly uphill. Good extension with bottom hand finish through ball. Hit a 3-run bomb off 85 mph fastball to put the game away. Good bat speed. Had a great year offensively leading the Eagles in batting average (.485), hits (32) RBI's, (29) and had 3 homeruns.
2-26-17
5-foot-11, 185 pounds. Bats and throws right. At plate has wide athletic stance. Barely a stride, and load is minimal. Looks strong at plate. Swing is slightly uphill. Good extension with bottom hand finish through ball. Gap to gap power. Produced a 94 mph exit velo off the tee. Was impressive defensively at the event. Has quick glove to hand transfer on throw downs to 2B. Showcased pop-time of 1.9 to 2.01 with accuracy. Arm velocity was 79 mph down to 2B. Frames and blocks well. Ran a 4.19 home to first. Good looking catching prospect.
5-foot-11, 185-pound right hand hitting catcher/third base who ran a 4.33 home to first. At the plate he starts balanced with a short stride. Swing is long through the zone and he hits off a firm front side. He had an 86 MHP exit velocity at this event. Behind the plate he had a showcase bets 1.90 pop-time with a 79 MPH arm. He does a nice job of staying straight through the plate and delivers an accurate ball to the base. He moves well to block pitches and shows quiet hands when receiving.
8-8-15
Kuzma is a 5-foot-10, 185-pound sophomore catcher who showcased 2.06-2.08 pop times on throws of 75 mph out of the crouch. Pop-times were measured off the pitcher and not a coach. The 75 mph was improved from 73 at the Denver Metro Prospect ID. He ran a 7.50 60-yard dash which was also improved from the Denver Metro Prospect ID and displayed a 84 mph bat exit velocity up from 74 mph a month ago. Kuzma's stance is balanced pigeon-toed stance. Hips come through good on contact with a longer swing through the zone that creates solid contact. Has strong wrists and fast hands. Gap to gap hitter. Catcher that is improving and a prospect to watch.
Kuzma is a 5-foot-10, 185-pound sophomore catcher who showcased 2.03-2.05 pop times on throws of 73 mph out of the crouch. He ran a 7.56 60-yard dash and displayed a 74 mph bat exit velocity. Kuzma had a solid round of batting practice, squaring the baseball consistently to left field. He hits from a balanced stance that begins with a hard load, solid weight transfer at contact with a slight upward path through the hitting zone.