Connor
Christiansen

Christiansen turned in a solid performance on both sides of the ball and brought a more physical-athletic looking, 6-foot, 175 pound frame. The 4S fastball came out at 86-88.5 from a touch higher slot than his 86-88 sinker. The sinker has life and late run & works with his 75-76 slider that flashes bite. He showed an improved change at 76-77 that sunk & played off the sinker, as well. He paired a more two-plane, low 70s CB from the 4S slot to round out 5-pitches shown. There is solid average to better control in total. The hips work really well within the athletic delivery and at times, the arm works to a full circle on the backside. He'll be a close follow this spring and summer on the hill, but also showed well as an infielder with skill shown there. It is a clean right-handed swing with above average bat speed for the age and exits at 93-plus. He shows proper footwork on the dirt with a big arm to pair, up to 89 across from a playable release, and abv avg hands in total. He can throw from multiple slots and its one of the better infield arms in the class to this point.

Connor Christiansen, CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL (IN), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 5-11, 175-pounds. Lean, athletic build.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an athletic stance, kick stand front foot. Loose elbows, hands load on-time with leg kick to create separation. Tends to over rotate. Looser path, flashes ability to match plane. Hits to all fields.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 78.5 mph. 280' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-81 mph. Quick, loose arm action from an over the top slot. Shoulders stay compact and even with separation.
Defense: Confident mover with soft hands. Smooth fielder with easy mechanics. Strong ball to hand skills.
ATH: 7.34 runner in the 60.

Christiansen is an athletic mover that showed one of the firmest fastballs in the freshman class at the All-State event. The 5-foot-11, 170 pounder creates hip-to-shoulder separation within the delivery to allow a quick arm to work to a high 3/4 slot. His four-seam fastball worked at 84-85, touching 86 mph and he also showed a sinker with arm side run that reached 85 mph. Christiansen spun a slurvey, 70-73 mph breaking ball and showed feel for a 76-77 mph splitter. The arm speed is advanced for the class and Christiansen was in the zone at an above average clip.

Position Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-9, 140-pounds. Athletic build
Hit: RHH. Open stance with a controlled load. Short, simple swing producing line drives through the middle of the field.
Power: 81 max exit velocity, averaged 76.4 mph. 275' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-82 mph.OF-83 mph. Shorter, very quick arm. Very good arm strength for the class.
Defense: (OF) - Good footwork, soft hands, and a quick exchange. (SS) - Advanced feet that work downhill and on-time, soft hands, quick exchange. Good body control. Shows feel for the position.
Run: 7.74 runner in the 60.

Position Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-9, 140-pounds. Athletic build
Delivery: Athletic delivery. Maintains good posture as he gets to an athletic balance point. Uphill shoulders as he moves down the slope, gets back to even at heel-strike. Athletic finish.
Arm Action: RH. Quick, clean arm action from a H 3/4 slot
FB: T80, 79-80 mph. Some life with ASR T1893, 1827 average rpm.
CB: 64-65 mph. 11/5 shape w/ depth T1822, 1718 average rpm.
SL: 64-70 mph. Slurvey T1654, 1243 average rpm.

Connor Christiansen, N/A, 2027, IN

Position: SS/RHP

Body: 5-foot-6, 125-pound lanky frame.

Hit: (RHH) Confident. Began in a balanced stance with a controlled load, then used a short stride. Average bat speed. Level finish, inside-out swing. Up the middle approach. 

Power: 78.9 mph exit velocity, average 72.4 mph.

Defense:  (IF) Sure hands, consistent footwork, fluid exchange. Smooth. (OF) Consistent hands, consistent average footwork, clean exchange. Smooth.  Movements laterally were twitchy and he fields the ball deep. 

Arm: 71 mph infield velocity. 73 mph outfield velocity. Short arm action, high ¾ slot, consistent accuracy. 

Speed: 7.90 (60-yard).

Pitching: Solid. Slow-tempo delivery, high effort. Over-the-top arm angle, some arm speed, compact arm action. Tall balance point, in line downhill shoulders, lands open, recoil falling off finish.

FB: 68-72 mph. (Max spin 1578;  Avg 1488). In the zone accuracy, running action. 

CB: 59-61 mph. Late action. (Max spin 1325; Avg 1231). 

SL: 58-62 mph. (Max spin 1624; Avg 1605).