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CLASS OF 2025

RHP
3B

Brandon
Menser

Sesser Valier (HS) • IL
6' 3" • 175.9LBS
R/R • 17yr 6mo
Travel Team: Music City Saints
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Pitching

Fastball

91
Velocity (max)
8/06/24
87 - 90
Velo Range
8/06/24
2486
Spin Rate (avg)
8/06/24

Changeup

81 - 81
Velo Range
8/06/24
1693
Spin Rate (avg)
8/06/24

Curveball

74.1 - 78.5
Velo Range
8/06/24
2572
Spin Rate (avg)
8/06/24

Positional Tools

Hitting

Hitting

Pitching

2024
2023
Fastball
Velocity Max
91.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
87.8
Fastball
Spin Rate Avg
2465
Fastball
Spin Score Avg
28.1
Fastball
Total Movement Avg
Curveball
Velocity Avg
75.8
Curveball
Spin Rate Avg
2518
Curveball
Total Movement Avg
Changeup
Velocity Avg
77.8
Changeup
Spin Rate Avg
1518
Changeup
Total Movement Avg
Fastball
Velocity Max
90.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
87.8
Fastball
Spin Rate Avg
2313
Fastball
Spin Score Avg
26.3
Fastball
Total Movement Avg
Curveball
Velocity Avg
74.9
Curveball
Spin Rate Avg
2382
Curveball
Total Movement Avg
Changeup
Velocity Avg
78.1
Changeup
Spin Rate Avg
1555
Changeup
Total Movement Avg
Illinois State Games (Invite-Only)
Aug 6, 2024
Trackman - Fastball
91.0
Velocity (max)
86.6 - 89.5
Velo Range
87.8
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,599
Spin Rate (max)
2,486
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Spin Efficiency % (avg)
Trackman - Curveball
79.2
Velocity (max)
74.1 - 78.5
Velo Range
74.4
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,680
Spin Rate (max)
2,572
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Spin Efficiency % (avg)
Trackman - ChangeUp
80.8
Velocity (max)
79.4
Eff Velocity (avg)
1,693
Spin Rate (max)
1,693
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Spin Efficiency % (avg)
Southern Illinois Summer ID
Jul 2, 2024
Trackman - Fastball
88.6
Velocity (max)
86.5 - 88.1
Velo Range
85.5
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,458
Spin Rate (max)
2,411
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Spin Efficiency % (avg)
Trackman - Curveball
75.7
Velocity (max)
73.9 - 75.7
Velo Range
71.9
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,550
Spin Rate (max)
2,409
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Spin Efficiency % (avg)
Trackman - ChangeUp
78.5
Velocity (max)
75.8 - 78.5
Velo Range
75.0
Eff Velocity (avg)
1,559
Spin Rate (max)
1,482
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Spin Efficiency % (avg)
2023 Battle for the Arch (Invite-Only)
Sep 26, 2023
Trackman - Fastball
90.0
Velocity (max)
86.7 - 89.0
Velo Range
86.0
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,408
Spin Rate (max)
2,313
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Spin Efficiency % (avg)
Trackman - Curveball
78.4
Velocity (max)
72.4 - 77.3
Velo Range
72.5
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,554
Spin Rate (max)
2,382
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Spin Efficiency % (avg)
Trackman - ChangeUp
79.5
Velocity (max)
76.8 - 79.5
Velo Range
75.9
Eff Velocity (avg)
1,625
Spin Rate (max)
1,555
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Spin Efficiency % (avg)

Pitch Scores

2023
Fastball
Hop+
Fastball
Sink+
Fastball
Rise+
Curveball
Hammer+
Curveball
Sweep+
2023 Battle for the Arch (Invite-Only)
Sep 26, 2023
Pitch Scores - Fastball
Hop+
Rise+
Sink+
Pitch Scores - Curveball
Hammer+
Sweep+

Pitching Velos

2024
2023
Fastball
Velocity Max
91.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
87.8
Curveball
Velocity Avg
75.2
Changeup
Velocity Avg
79.0
Fastball
Velocity Max
90.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
88.0
Curveball
Velocity Avg
74.5
Changeup
Velocity Avg
78.0
Illinois State Games (Invite-Only)
Aug 6, 2024
Pitching
91
Max FB
87 - 90
FB
74 - 78
CB
81 - 81
CH
Southern Illinois Summer ID
Jul 2, 2024
Pitching
89
Max FB
74 - 76
CB
76 - 78
CH
2024 IHSA Season
Mar 11, 2024
Pitching
89
Max FB
86 - 88
FB
74 - 75
CB
2023 Battle for the Arch (Invite-Only)
Sep 26, 2023
Pitching
90
Max FB
87 - 89
FB
72 - 77
CB
77 - 79
CH

Game Performance

2024
RSi
Vertical Jump
Illinois State Games (Invite-Only)
Aug 6, 2024
Swift
2.16
RSi (max)
25.9
Jump Height (max)

Visual Edge

Pitch Ai

Notes

Comments

8/29/24

Verbally committed to Cincinnati.

8/21/24

RHP Brandon Menser (Sesser Valier) is a high-level uncommitted arm in Illinois' now senior class. He stands in a hard-to-miss 6-foot-3, 176-pound frame with long levers and all kinds of projection still to come. He earned Illinois State Games Most Valuable Pitcher honors after tossing two innings on the mound with four strikeouts and no hits, runs or walks allowed. His fastball played with heavy carry through the zone (avg. 19.4” IVB), sitting 87-89 mph and topping out at 91 mph with quality spin to pair (avg. 2486 rpm). He mixed in a curveball with 12/6 action, sitting 74-79 mph with an average of 2680 rpm as well as an average of -15.4 inches of induced vertical break. He rounded out his polished three-pitch mix with an 80 mph changeup with slight fading action to the arm-side. A must-know prospect that is trending up in Illinois.

7/02/24

Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-4, 180-pounds. Lean, wiry frame with more to come.
Delivery: Simple, athletic mover, high leg lift with tuck and coil, tall/fall down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Long, clean arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T89, 87-88 mph. Firm out of the hand, quality spin. T2458, 2411 average rpm.
CB:
74-76 mph. 12/6 action, maintains fastball arm speed. T2550, 2409 average rpm.
CH: 76-78 mph. Downer action, noticeable decel. T1559, 1482 average rpm.

3/28/24

One of the top uncommitted junior arms in Illinois, No. 31 overall on our recently updated 2025 rankings. Lean, lanky 6-foot-4, 180-pound multi-sport athlete that’s far away from what his future physical self will look like. Started on the mound for the Spartans on Thursday in a home contest against Nashville. Raw, upside, and athletic mover downhill. Short arm stroke, over-the-top slot, twitchy arm speed. Fastball touched 89 twice in the first, pitched at 86-88 mph through three innings of work. Played mostly straight with some downhill action to it at times. Curveball flashed swing-and-miss upside at 74-75 mph; tight 12/6 spin with big depth and sharp break at times. Battled through some defensive woes in this look and didn’t have his best stuff, but still holds considerable projection in all aspects to his game that make him a high-follow uncommitted arm in Illinois.

9/26/23

We’d heard plenty of positive things about Menser heading into the event and the 6-foot-4, 165-pound southeastern Illinois’ native rose even higher than our expectations. A quick-twitch athlete with loose, athletic levers, Menser pumped the day’s firmest fastball, touching 90 mph in his first inning of work and pitching in the upper-80s throughout, averaging 19 inches of vertical carry, too. It’s a fast arm with explosive arm speed that has the potential to really run it up there from a velocity standpoint, especially as he gains more comfort moving down the mound and adds more strength to his frame. Off his heater, Menser showed arguably the day’s best breaking ball; a power mid-to-upper-70s pitch with straight downer bite thrown with conviction and intent behind it, spinning at more than 2500 RPM. Presently, there’s plenty to like with Menser, and the upside itself is incredibly intriguing, too. He’s a high-end name-to-know arm in the state’s current junior group.

9/26/23

Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-4, 165-pounds.
Delivery: Simple tall/fall type mover, high leg lift tucks in at balance point, strides in line to target and lead leg flashed stability at times. Repeats.
Arm Action: RH. Noticeable arm speed. Short arm path, finishes with intent from a high 3/4 window.
FB: T90, 87-89 mph. Jumps out the hand with carry and life, particularly up in the zone. Challenged often, strikes. T2408, 2313 average rpm. CB: 72-77 mph. Downer spin with power, swing-and-miss potential. T2554, 2382 average rpm.
CH: 77-79 mph. Slight deceleration in arm spin. Limits spin with some fade at times. T1625, 1555 average rpm.

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