Alex
Kiefer

C Alex Kiefer (Mount Vernon, 2025) flashed as a switch-hitter in front of our staff during the Illinois State Games. Kiefer shows a stock setup on both sides of the plate, with a minimal stride from the left side, and a high leg kick from the right side. Kiefer’s bat path from the left is direct and slightly uphill, while his path from the right side is direct and flat. Kiefer had a max exit velocity of 93 mph. Kiefer was also impressive behind the dish defensively, showing athletic footwork, a strong arm (78 mph from the crouch), and quickness out of the crouch (2.03-2.06 pop time).

C Alex Kiefer (Mount Vernon, 2025) is a compact 5-foot-10, 180-pound switch-hitting catcher who was arguably one of the top defensive catchers from the entire day. Kiefer was clean, highly-repeatable and all over the second-base bag coming out of the chute, topping at 77 mph with a low pop time of 2.05. He is also a polished receiver with quiet actions, flexible hips and soft hands. Offensively, he works to the pull side from both sides of the plate and looks to elevate the baseball. 

Alex Kiefer (Mount Vernon) is another 2025 who made a name for himself at the event. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound switch-hitting catcher took a polished round of BP from both sides of the plate. Kiefer works strong and compact to the baseball with a feel for the barrel and whole field approach. Defensively, he has clean, natural catcher actions, with a short, compact arm action and his arm played true and accurate at 73 mph with a low pop time of 2.10.

Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-10, 185-pounds.
Hit: SH. Balanced setup, slightly crouched, high-leg-kick into a lift-and-place stride. Strong, quick hands, level path to contact, worked up the middle and on the barrel.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 83.8 mph. 282’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. Short out of the glove into an over-the-top slot.
Defense: 2.10-2.33 pop times. Steady hands receiving the baseball, clean catch/throw out of the crouch, footwork gains ground in-line with second on throws.
Run: 7.57 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: SS
Body: 5-9, 180-pounds.
Hit: SH. LH: Quiet in the box. Upright stance. Toe-tap trigger. RH: Upright stance. Lean load into back hip. Short stride. LH: Compact, level bat path. Quick hands. Used the middle of the field. RH: Hits the ball out front. Worked line drives to the pull side.
Power: 85.1 max exit velocity, averaged 73 mph. 295’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. INF - 70 mph. C: Short arm action, over-the-top slot. Consistently around the second base bag. INF: Short draw out of the glove. Compact arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.10-2.25 pop times. C: Feet work in line with the second base bag. Clean exchange. INF: Two handed gather out front. Funnels to the center. Balanced footwork. Fundamentally sound.
Run: 7.67 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-8, 175-pounds. Strong lower half.
Hit: SH. Tall stance, slight knee bend, low hand slot at load, short stride.  Short to the ball, uphill to contact, pull-side/middle of the field approach. Easy effort.
Power: 88.8 max exit velocity, averaged 75.3 mph. 279’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 78 mph. Quick, clean arm action. High 3/4 slot.
Defense: Works around the baseball. Good hands. Clean exchange. Flashed range to the arm side.
Run: 7.65 runner in the 60.