Benjamin
Tate

Strong 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame with an athletic build. Left-hander with a longer arm action into a high-¾ slot. He put his three-pitch mix on display working 85-87 mph with his fastball with quick arm speed and a medium efort. Showed solid command of both a 76-79 mph slider and a 77-82 mph changeup. The slider showed tight spin and late, short 10/4 shape. The change up is a developing pitch as he showed feel to manipulate the pitch creating a 5 mph variance with near fastball arm speed.

11/4/17 Currently ranked No. 4 in Louisiana’s 2021 class. Lean 6-foot, 175-pound frame, athletic build. Left-handed pitcher with long arm action into high-3/4 release with quick arm speed solid balance, and easy effort. Smooth rhythm, level shoulders, in-line direction, lands square, and finishes athletically. Fastball was commanded in the zone, sitting 80-84 mph, with slight arm side action. Breaking ball showed 10/4 shape with tight spin, depth, and near fastball arm speed at 73-74 mph. Also showed feel for a changeup with fading action, deception and near fastball arm speed at 73-74 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from tall, balanced setup, subtle shift of weight, short stride and solid balance. Loose, fluid rhythm with level to slightly uphill path, strength at contact with advanced feel to hit and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 78 mph. Athletic defender with soft hands, fluid footwork and clean exchanges. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 73 mph. Also posted a 7.32 60-yard dash.

7/25/17 Lean 6-foot, 165-pound frame, athletic build. Left-handed pitcher throwing from a high-3/4 release, and solid balance. Short arm action with some stiffness and regular effort in delivery. Smooth rhythm, level shoulders, with in-line direction landing square, while finishing athletically. Fastball was commanded and sat 78-80 mph, with slight arm side action. Slider was thrown with near fastball arm speed at 71-73 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from tall balanced setup, subtle shift of weight, short stride and solid balance. Loose, fluid rhythm with uphill path, produced exit velocity of 77 mph. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 71 mph. Also posted a 7.55 60-yard dash.