Luke
Bolender

+ One of the loudest rounds of BP came from C Luke Bolender (St. Charles North, 2022; IL) who is a strong 5-foot-11 backstop to know from this event. At the plate, Bolender swings an aggressive right-handed bat that reached highs of 97.9 mph on his hardest hit ball and averaged 92 mph, too. During his round, Bolender routinely deposited balls over the left-field fence, six of them going over 350 feet. Behind the plate, Bolender was also impressive, as he featured a quick catch and release with arm strength (T78 mph) that helped him record pop times in the 1.95-2.15 range.

Positional Profile: C
Body: 5-11, 188-pounds. Strong, compact frame.
Hit: RHH. Open setup, smooth bat tip load, short stride.  Quick hands, long and level bat path with an elevated attack angle at times, middle-in approach. Present raw bat strength and juice; max exit speed of 93.2 mph with a max distance traveled of 330 feet in BP, per TrackMan.
Power: 90 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. Short arm path comes out of a high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.12-2.22 pop times. Balanced base, sits into hips, feet shuffle in line to the bag, quick hand transfer to release. 
Run: 7.82 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: C 
Body: 5-foot-10, 170-pounds. Thick build, strong durable lower half.
Hit: RHH. Open, relaxed setup, stride works back to square. Loose, strong hands, aggressive swing, occasional bat speed. Long path, gap-to-gap approach and fluid rhythm throughout.
Power: 88 mph exit velocity from the tee. 
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. Plays short and from a high 3/4 to over-the-top slot.
Defense: 2.11-2.22 pop times. Sure-handed, quiet receiver, sticks pitches in the zone, gets underneath pitch at the bottom of the zone. Easy, soft block. Clean and quick release out of the chute.
Run: 4.69 runner home-to-first.