Cole
Conn

Verbally committed to UIC.

Positional Profile: C/OF . Recent UIC commit.
Body: 6-foot, 165-pounds. Athletic, projectable build. 
Hit: SH. Even setup, smooth load, hanging foot timing trigger, maintains control. Loose and athletic hands, short path with rhythm through contact, middle/line drive approach from the right side.
Power: 90 mph exit velocity from the tee. Showed ability to lift the ball to his pull side from the left side of the dish.
Arm: RH. C - 79 mph. OF - 87 mph. Short, loose arm action, clean over the top slot, accurate throws with carry. 
Defense: 1.98- 2.11 pop times. Athletic overall actions, soft hands, quick and clean exchange to release, fluid footwork, cushioned blocks, plays through.

2/10/19 - 5-foot-11, 165-pound switch hitting catcher/outfielder, athletic frame, loose and live. Defensively plays easy with bounce in his step, actions play smooth in the outfield working through the baseball. Soft hands out of the crouch, quick transfer, quiet receiver. 1.98-2.04 pop times. Arm played short and loose, carried well, played at 87 mph from the outfield, 78 mph out of the crouch. Switch hitter, sets up balanced, short stride and smooth loading action. Loose hands, creates bat speed, path stays on top of the baseball. 89 mph exit velocity from the tee. 7.05 runner in the 60.

7.18.18 - 5-foot-11, 165-pound, switch-hitting catcher and outfielder, athletic frame. Defensively, plays with a short, loose arm action, over-the-top slot, accurate from behind the plate as well as in the outfield, throws carry, 77 mph out of the crouch, 83 mph from the outfield. Plays through the ball athletically, receives and fields with soft hands, attacks with quick footwork, quick on exchanges, pop times ranged 2.08-2.18. Offensively, similar from both-sides, balanced setup, smooth load, low leg kick stride, maintains balance. Loose hands, generates line drive contact, long, uphill barrel path from left-side, 84 mph exit velocity, short, level barrel path form right-side, 87 mph exit velocity. Ran a 7.20 laser-timed 60. 

5.15.18 - 5-foot-9, 155-pound, switch-hitting catcher. Defensively, impressed behind the plate. Agile, willing blocker, routinely deadened balls in front of him and was quick to recover. Low setup, occasionally will drop to a knee and soft, receptive hands. Clean transfer and pop times ranged between 2.15-2.22 in between innings. At the plate, hits in the frou-hole. Only hit from the right side in this game. Long, loose path and ball jumped off the bat at times. Finished 0-for-3 but made hard contact in two of the at-bats; 4.72 runner down the line.