Ben
Hopkins

4.8.17 - Illinois Central College commit. 6-foot-4, 175-pound, lean, third baseman with a highly-projectable frame and plenty of room for continued physical development. Left-handed hitter, hits in the three-hole for Dunlap. Slightly open setup, simple, smooth left-handed swing. Bat stays flat and through the zone a long time, ability to backpin the baseball. Good feel for the barrel, doesnt try to do to much at the plate and made consistent hard contact. Finished the day 3-for-3 with two doubles. Doubled over the center-fielder’s head and to right-center field.

8.13.16 - Verbally committed to Illinois Central JC.

6.14.16 - 6-foot-4, 175-pound infielder with an athletic and lanky build. Offensively, left-handed hitter, presence in the box, bat speed, uphill path and pull-side approach. Slightly open stance, smooth, backside load, short stride, maintains balance throughout. Recorded an 86 mph exit velocity off of a tee. Also, ran 7.44 60-yard dash. Defensively, over-the-top slot, long arm action, plays through the baseball and throws clocked at 81 mph across the infield.

6.16.15 - 6-foot-2, 160-pound lanky two-way player. Defensively throws from right side, long and clean arm action, high ¾, accurate, average strength, and average hands. Threw 77 mph from outfield. Offensively hits from left side from balanced setup, loads back, short stride, good balance, and takes long, extended, and uphill path. Exit velo 74 mph. Ran 7.53 60. On the mound the right-hander threw from high ¾, long loose arm action, tall-fall type, smooth rhythm, level shoulders, and in line direction. Fastball sat 74-76 mph, curveball was 63-65 mph, and changeup was 68-69 mph with some arm-side-run.