Alex
Kiefer

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C Alex Kiefer (Mount Vernon) is a strong-bodied backstop still on the market in Illinois. Listed at 5-foot-9, 200-pounds with strength throughout and round shoulders. The left-handed hitter has clear strength in his bat, reaching up to 95 mph for his max EV with a max distance of 362 feet. His hands are quick and direct, working mostly flat from the launch position while still being able to cover the plate. Quality catch/throw behind the plate, recording a pop-time of 1.87 in-event with a max velocity of 80 mph.

Positional Profile: C
Body: 5-9, 200.4-pounds.
Hit: SH. LH: Wider stance, no stride, minimal movement. RH: Balanced, slightly crouched setup, minimal hands load, short stride, strong lower-half. LH: Hands work direct to the ball with a mostly flat path, works pull-side/middle of the field. RH. Tight turns, direct path, leverages the baseball outfront, feel to elevate, on the barrel. 65.1 mph bat speed with 7 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 81.1 mph. 362’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 80 mph. Compact arm action, quick, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 1.87-2.03 pop times. Athletic, quick, clean transfer, quick first step, throws work in-line.
Run: 7.22 runner in the 60.

A powerful, 5-foot-9, 195-pound frame, Kiefer showed well behind the plate and in the box in Monday's Championship game. The switcher hitter showed presence and maturity in the box. In his second at-bat of the game, he laced a double down the right field line from the left-handed batter's box. He showed good hands turning on an inside fastball and getting the barrel to the ball. Out of the box he ran well husting in for a double. Behind the plate he showed his athleticism, looking comfortable in multiple positions. Kiefer showed natural action behind the plate with feel and rhythm. He also showed a strong arm with throws on a line to the bag. Kiefer is a catcher to watch in the 2025 class.

C Alex Kiefer (Mount Vernon, 2025) took a polished and impressive round of catcher defense, improving greatly in nearly all facets from our last look. Kiefer’s hardest throw from the chute was at 78 mph, up five ticks from last September, and he popped in the 1.94-to-2.01 range, jumping up from his previous 2.07-to-2.14. It’s a short, quick release with carry out the hand that plays accurately on the bag. A switch-hitter, Kiefer’s barrel slots uphill to contact from both sides of the plate, squaring his hardest ball up at 93.2 mph on Saturday.

Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-10, 190-pounds. Sturdy, compact frame, strong lower half.
Hit: SH. Balanced base, high hand start, loads in rhythm, short stride. Flat, more direct and level path to contact from the right side, more uphill from the left. Flashed gap-to-gap feel. 64 mph bat speed with 10 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93.2 mph max exit velocity, averaged 80.3 mph. 337’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 78 mph. Short and loose arm, played on the bag often from a high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 1.94-2.01 pop times. Athletic mover, quick from the crouch. Soft hands, steady gather, clean release and keeps his direction.
Run: 7.46 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-10, 180-pounds. Compact frame with strength throughout.
Hit: SH. Similar setup and swing from both sides of the plate. Wide, quiet setup, minimal load and stride. Simple swing, controls the barrel, flat and on-plane through the zone, gap-to-gap approach with occasional leverage to the pull-side. 69.5 mph bat speed with 9 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 81.2 mph. 323’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. Short tight arm window, high 3/4 finish.
Defense: 2.07-2.14 pop times. Feet work in line to target, steady exchange, on the bag throughout his round. Square blocker, chests up the baseball. Down to up receiver.
Run: 7.28 runner in the 60.

C Alex Kiefer (Mount Vernon, 2025) is a switch-hitting backstop with a simple, controlled and similar swing from both sides of the plate that favored the pull-side. His arm plays accurate from the crouch with a quick release that stayed on the bag both in his workout and in between innings.

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).

Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-10, 180-pounds. Compact frame with developing strength.
Hit: SH. Stock setup, minimal stride, high hands. RH: Stock setup, leg kick into forward move. LH: Stays direct at times, uphill through contact, on time with a balanced controlled finish. RH: Long path, stays level through the zone, on time, strength in hands and stays balanced throughout. 67.1 mph bat speed with 8 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 81.9 mph. 311’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 78 mph. Short, clean arm action, over-the-top slot, throws play true and accurate.
Defense: 2.03-2.06 pop times. Natural catcher actions, plays with body control and repeatable out of the crouch. Clean glove-to-hand release, plays on-line out of the chute and steady receiver.
Run: 7.30 runner in the 60.

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.