Alex
Schimmel

Uncommitted. Ranked No. 74 in the state’s senior class. 6-foot, 190-pound frame with strength. Batted leadoff and started at shortstop for the Maroons. Left-handed hitter, starts tall, has a fluid and easy load with rhythm in his swing, showed barrel control and accuracy with easy juice up the middle and to the pull-side. Led the way offensively going 3-for-4 with three RBIs; his only out was a well-hit fly ball to deep right field. Defensively, Schimmel showed soft, fluid hands, confident with his glove and moves well to both sides, showed an above-average arm across the diamond; looks like he has the ability to stick up the middle at the next level. Schimmel is a must-know uncommitted middle infielder in the state’s senior class.

INF/RHP Alex Schimmel (Moline) is a 6-foot, 190-pound, broad-shouldered, strong left-handed hitting infielder who showed equally as well on the mound and ran a 6.98 laser-timed 60. At the plate, he stays short and inside the baseball, with intent to use the whole field and looked natural driving the baseball to the opposite field. Schimmel registered a 94.2 peak exit velocity and showed a strong arm on the infield that topped at 87 mph. On the mound, he showed a tight spinning curveball that topped the day's charts for top revving curveball at 2630 rpm (2552 average). Shimmel pairs it with a running fastball at 87-89 mph with a clean simple delivery. True two-way uncommitted follow in the 2024 class. 

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 6-0, 190-pounds. Strong build, strength in the lower-half, round shoulders.
Hit: LHH. Balanced setup, fluid load and toe-tap stride. Polished approach, simple, repeatable and stays inside the baseball. Strong hands, uses the whole field and repeats.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 86.7 mph. 287’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 87 mph. Plays from multiple slots, easy carry and backspin.
Defense: Steady two hand gather out front, some range up the middle, clean transfer.
Run: 6.98 runner in the 60.

Delivery: Clean repeatable delivery, simple with short stride, lands square.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm circle into a high 3/4 slot.
FB: T89, 87-89 mph. Runs to arm side. T1957, 1875 average rpm.
CB: 70-72 mph. 11/5 shape, shows depth. T2631, 2552 average rpm.
SL: 73-76 mph. Slightly lower slot, sweep action. T2498, 2400 average rpm.
CH: 78-79 mph. Above average sink to arm side. T1771, 1575 average rpm.