Jackson
Petsche

1B Jackson Petsche (Oswego East, 2024) is an uncommitted 6-foot-1, 205-pound left-handed hitter of note. Petsche creates natural lift and leverage to the pull-side of the diamond, staying on plane while registering a max exit velocity of 95.7.

Positional Profile: 1B/LHP
Body: 6-0, 190-pounds. Strong lower-half, high waist.
Hit: LHH. Narrow, balanced setup, smooth load. Loose, strong hands, stays on-plane, natural lift and uses the whole field.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 85.7 mph. 339’ max distance.
Arm: LH. INF - 78 mph. Short out of the glove, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Active feet pre-pitch, steady hands,.
Run: 7.31 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: 1B/LHP
Body: 6-0, 175-pounds. Athletic build.
Hit: LHH. Tall, balanced setup. Smooth load, short stride. Quick, loose hands, stays short to the baseball, strong through contact. Rotational swing at times. Hard backspin contact to both gaps.
Power: 97.5 max exit velocity, averaged 90 mph. 338’ max distance.
Arm: LH. INF - 79 mph. Short out of the glove into a high 3/4 slot, life out of the hand.
Defense: Two-handed gather out front, works from the ground up, clean exchange.
Run: 7.01 runner in the 60. 

Left-handed-hitting 1B Jackson Petsche (Oswego East) made a strong impression in his PBR event debut. Petsche led the event with an average bat speed of 79.3 mph (85 mph max) to go along with a top-six average hand speed (24 mph). He was also towards the top of a couple of TrackMan categories: max exit velocity (97.5 mph), average exit speed (90.0), and batted distance (338 feet). Petsche showed loose, quick hands, and he stays short to the ball while driving hard backspin contact into both gaps.