Pierce
Herrenbruck

Pierce Herrenbruck, RHP, Francis Joseph Reitz (IN), 2023 One of the top uncommitted arms across the JUCO Wire. Herrenbruck is a high-ceiling and athletic right-hander that returns at the top of the Rend Lake staff after a standout freshman year. Standing at 6-foot-3, 200-pounds with room for 10-15 pounds in his frame. Uber athlete with feel to repeat and electric arm talent. Advanced feel for four-pitches that can all be used to get opposing hitters out, throwing them all for strikes. The fastball sat 92-94 mph with seemingly more left in the tank, while averaging 17.3 inches of IVB from a 5.9 release height. The curveball stands out among his secondaries as a true swing/miss option, thrown hard up to 82 mph averaging -9.8 inches of IVB and -10.9 inches of sweep. The slider was thrown in the mid-80s and is another potential swing/miss pitch, rounding off his arsenal Herrenbruck showed a developing splitter in the low-80s. Herrenbruck is a high-ceiling arm in Southern Illinois that should garner attention from both high-level division 1 programs and professional teams.

Pierce Herrenbruck, FJ Reitz, 2023, IN

Position: OF/RHP

Body: 6-foot-2, 165-pound long lean frame.

Hit: (RHH) Raw. Started in a tall open stance with an active load, then used a long stride. Quick bat speed. Rotational swing. 

Power: 90 mph exit velocity, average 84.9 mph. 58.7 mph bat speed average. 21.3 mph hand speed average.

Defense:  (OF) Soft hands, fluid footwork, twitchy natural exchange. Capable. 

Arm: 88 mph outfield velocity. Long arm action, an-over-the-top slot. 

Speed: 7.25 (60-yard).

Pitching: Projectable. Up-tempo delivery, some effort. High ¾ arm angle, some arm speed, quick arm action. Even shoulders, lands closed.

FB: 82-85 T 86 mph. (Max spin 2302;  Avg 2166). Glove side accuracy. 

CH: 74-75 mph. Arm side command, fading action. 

SL: Tight slurvey action, sharp movement. (Max spin 2255; Avg 2147).