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CLASS OF 2025

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Marcus
Gradney Jr.

St. Edmund Catholic (HS) • LA
6' 0" • 190LBS
L/R • 16yr 9mo
Travel Team: Gladiators
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TrackMan Hitting
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Pitch Scores
Pitching Velos
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Best Of Stats

Hitting
26.8
Hand Speed (max)
9/30/23
85.6
Bat Speed (max)
1/15/23
27.6
Rot. Acc (max)
9/30/23
-
Hard Hit %
Power
99.2
Exit Velocity (max)
1/15/23
85
Exit Velocity (avg)
9/30/23
342
Distance (max)
1/15/23
71
Sweet Spot %
9/30/23
Run
7.44
60
1/15/23
4.26
30-yd
9/30/23
1.84
10-yd
9/30/23
17.8
Run speed (max)
9/30/23
Defense
84
INF Velo
1/15/23
88
OF Velo
1/15/23
-
C Velo
-
Pop Time
Pitching

Fastball

84
Velocity (max)
1/15/23
81.3 - 83.3
Velo Range
6/07/22
2276
Spin Rate (avg)
1/15/23

Changeup

76 - 79
Velo Range
1/15/23
1681
Spin Rate (avg)
1/15/23

Curveball

70 - 71
Velo Range
6/22/23
2193
Spin Rate (avg)
1/15/23

Positional Tools

2023
2022
60 Yard Dash
7.44
Infield Velocity
84.0
Outfield Velocity
88.0
Power / Speed Score
13.3
60 Yard Dash
7.49
Infield Velocity
81.0
Outfield Velocity
87.0
Power / Speed Score
12.0
Lake Charles Preseason ID
Jan 15, 2023
Position
7.44
60-yard
84
INF Velo
88
OF Velo
Power Speed Score
2022 Southeast Texas Scout Day
Jun 7, 2022
Position
7.49
60-yard
81
INF Velo
87
OF Velo
Southwest Louisiana Preseason ID
Jan 15, 2022
Position
7.77
60-yard
79
INF Velo
75
OF Velo
88
Exit Velo

Hitting

2023
2022
Exit Velocity Max
99.2
Exit Velocity Avg
84.5
Distance Max
342
Distance Avg
233
Launch Angle Avg
26.0
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
Exit Velocity Max
90.0
Exit Velocity Avg
82.2
Distance Max
293
Distance Avg
145
Launch Angle Avg
9.6
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
Louisiana State Games (Invite-Only)
Sep 30, 2023
Trackman - Hitting
95.1
Exit Velocity (max)
85.0
Exit Velocity (avg)
255
Distance (avg)
299
Distance (max)
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Lake Charles Preseason ID
Jan 15, 2023
Trackman - Hitting
99.2
Exit Velocity (max)
84.1
Exit Velocity (avg)
211
Distance (avg)
342
Distance (max)
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2022 Southeast Texas Scout Day
Jun 7, 2022
Trackman - Hitting
90.0
Exit Velocity (max)
81.1
Exit Velocity (avg)
130
Distance (avg)
293
Distance (max)
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Ground Ball %
Southwest Louisiana Preseason ID
Jan 15, 2022
Trackman - Hitting
87.6
Exit Velocity (max)
84.9
Exit Velocity (avg)
185
Distance (avg)
279
Distance (max)
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %

Hitting

2023
Hand Speed Max
26.8
Hand Speed Avg
22.7
Bat Speed Max
85.6
Bat Speed Avg
69.5
Rotational Acceleration Max
Rotational Acceleration Avg
On-Plane Efficiency Max
On-Plane Efficiency Avg
Louisiana State Games (Invite-Only)
Sep 30, 2023
Blast - Hitting
26.8
Hand Speed (max)
22.6
Hand Speed (avg)
70.7
Bat Speed (max)
63.6
Bat Speed (avg)
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
Lake Charles Preseason ID
Jan 15, 2023
Blast - Hitting
25.4
Hand Speed (max)
22.9
Hand Speed (avg)
85.6
Bat Speed (max)
79.4
Bat Speed (avg)
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency

Pitching

2023
2022
Fastball
Velocity Max
83.5
Fastball
Velocity Avg
82.0
Fastball
Spin Rate Avg
2276
Fastball
Spin Score Avg
27.8
Fastball
Total Movement Avg
Curveball
Velocity Avg
67.3
Curveball
Spin Rate Avg
2193
Curveball
Total Movement Avg
Changeup
Velocity Avg
77.5
Changeup
Spin Rate Avg
1681
Changeup
Total Movement Avg
Knuckleball
Velocity Avg
71.8
Knuckleball
Total Movement Avg
Sinker
Velocity Avg
82.3
Sinker
Spin Rate Avg
2336
Sinker
Total Movement Avg
Fastball
Velocity Max
83.7
Fastball
Velocity Avg
82.3
Fastball
Spin Rate Avg
2234
Fastball
Spin Score Avg
27.2
Fastball
Total Movement Avg
Curveball
Velocity Avg
64.0
Curveball
Spin Rate Avg
2028
Curveball
Total Movement Avg
Knuckleball
Velocity Avg
67.0
Knuckleball
Total Movement Avg
Lake Charles Preseason ID
Jan 15, 2023
Trackman - Fastball
83.5
Velocity (max)
81.2 - 83.0
Velo Range
80.6
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,326
Spin Rate (max)
2,276
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Trackman - Curveball
68.9
Velocity (max)
66.1 - 68.7
Velo Range
66.0
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,291
Spin Rate (max)
2,193
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - ChangeUp
78.6
Velocity (max)
76.5 - 78.5
Velo Range
77.5
Eff Velocity (avg)
1,727
Spin Rate (max)
1,681
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Knuckleball
72.0
Velocity (max)
71.7 - 72.0
Velo Range
72.3
Eff Velocity (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Zone %
Trackman - Sinker
82.7
Velocity (max)
81.9 - 82.7
Velo Range
82.3
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,351
Spin Rate (max)
2,336
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
2022 Southeast Texas Scout Day
Jun 7, 2022
Trackman - Fastball
83.7
Velocity (max)
81.3 - 83.3
Velo Range
81.4
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,281
Spin Rate (max)
2,234
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Curveball
65.7
Velocity (max)
62.4 - 65.7
Velo Range
62.1
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,108
Spin Rate (max)
2,028
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Knuckleball
67.0
Velocity (max)
65.9
Eff Velocity (avg)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)

Pitch Scores

2023
Fastball
Hop+
Fastball
Sink+
Fastball
Rise+
Curveball
Hammer+
Curveball
Sweep+
Lake Charles Preseason ID
Jan 15, 2023
Pitch Scores - Fastball
Hop+
Rise+
Sink+
Pitch Scores - Curveball
Hammer+
Sweep+

Pitching Velos

2023
Fastball
Velocity Max
84.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
82.0
Curveball
Velocity Avg
67.5
Changeup
Velocity Avg
77.5
16U National Championship
Jun 22, 2023
Pitching
84
Max FB
80 - 83
FB
70 - 71
CB
Lake Charles Preseason ID
Jan 15, 2023
Pitching
84
Max FB
81 - 83
FB
66 - 69
CB
76 - 79
CH
72 - 72
KN

Game Performance

2024
2023
10 Yard Dash
1.84
30 Yard Dash
4.26
60 Yard Dash
7.71
Top Speed (MPH)
10 Yard Dash
1.84
30 Yard Dash
4.26
60 Yard Dash
7.44
Top Speed (MPH)
Louisiana State Games (Invite-Only)
Sep 30, 2023
Swift
1.84
10-yd
4.26
30-yd
7.72
60-yd
17.8
Run speed (max)
Lake Charles Preseason ID
Jan 15, 2023
Swift
7.44
60-yd
16.5
Run speed (max)

Visual Edge

Pitch Ai

Notes

Comments

9/30/23
Marcus Gradney Jr., St. Edmund Catholic (LA), 2025 Texas State
Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 6-0, 190-pounds. Physical.
Hit: LHH. Starts in a slightly wider and athletic base in his legs, rhythm in his hands, uses a knee-knee load and stride. Barrel gets on-plane early and behind the baseball working uphill to contact and staying uphill through extension with a two-handed finish, present bat speed and swings with a lot of aggression, looks to lift and pull the ball, showed some pop to the pull-side during BP. 63.6 mph bat speed with 25 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 85.0 mph. 299' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-88 mph. Long arm swing with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Attacked the ball aggressively and straight on before receiving out front with one hand into his crow hop, profiles as a corner OF and has enough arm to play RF.
ATH: 7.72 runner in the 60. 1.84 and 4.26 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.
1/15/23

Positional Profile: OF/SS One of the top uncommitted players in the state's '25 class
Body: 6-0, 190-pounds. Physical, athletic, broad shoulders with narrow waist
Delivery: Starts in the middle of the rubber and stays there, strides out to 1B side, before lifting and sinking into back hip, moves aggressively down the mound, finishes on-line
Arm Action: RH. Short and quick with a 3/4 release
FB: T83.5, 81-83 mph. Good life through the zone with some run at times T2326, 2276 average rpm.
CB: 66-69 mph. "10-4" shape with equal amounts of lateral break and depth T2291, 2193 average rpm.
CH: 76-79 mph. Firm with some sink T1727, 1681 average rpm.
KN: 72-72 mph. Kills spin, drops off table similar to a SPLIT

1/15/23

Positional Profile: OF/SS One of the top uncommitted players in the state's '25 class
Body: 6-0, 190-pounds. Physical, athletic, broad shoulders with narrow waist
Hits: LHH. Starts open in a wider stance, uses a leg lift to load into back hip Used wood in this look, gets behind the ball well with an uphill path and extension to match, creates natural loft in his swing, hand/hip separation creates a lot of torque and bat speed, swings with aggression and present power to the middle and pull-side of the field
Power: 99 max exit velocity, averaged 84.1 MPH. 342' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-84 mph.OF-88 mph. Short and quick with a high 3/4 release
Defense: OF: attacks the ball aggressively and fields with one hand out front, good arm, but could work on accuracy IF: Plays low to ground, receives with soft hands, understands how to cut angles on balls to left and right, needs to improve accuracy on throws accross the diamond
Run: 7.44 runner in the 60.

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