Brian
Vance

11.12.16 - Verbally committed to Saint Joseph's.

8.9.16 - 5-foot-11, 180-pound right-handed hitting catcher with an athletic frame. Defensively has a short arm action from a high ¾ arm slot. Good flexibility in the lower half receiving. Quick, clean transfer with soft hands. Blocks well. Popped 2.07-2.14 and threw 75 mph from the crouch. Hits from a balanced, open stance with a short stride and wrap load. Gap to gap hitter with a long swing path. 78 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.41.

5.12.16 - 5-foot-10, 180-pound, strong, durable frame, right-handed hitting catcher. Defensively, clean, loose, athletic arm from behind the plate. Accurate arm, consistently on the bag in between innings, pop times ranging between 1.98-2.07. Flashed one throw in-between innings from his knees, 2.01. Quiet receiver, soft hands and agile blocker. Offensively, simple swing, stays inside the baseball at times, gap-to-gap approach; lined a line-drive base hit to right field in his first at-bat. On a groundout to shortstop later in the game clocked at 4.44 down-the-line. High follow catcher in the 2017 class.