Christian
Little

Sat 91-93, tripled up on changeups (83-85) to strike out James Wood in first inning. Advanced feel for the pitch with deception. Also featured a sharp 11/5 curveball at 74-76.

Little is a Vanderbilt recruit with a lean, projectable frame at 6-foot-3, 195 pounds. He matched up with Caleb Logerwell and the Georgia Jackets at the NPI, cruising to a dominant win in a showdown that lived up to the hype. He came out sitting 90-92 and threw one changeup at 84 with fade in the first, setting the side down in order. He did that again in the second, getting his first strikeout. He ran his fastball up to 93 and started mixing in a sharp slider at 77-78. In the third, he shifted into cruise control and struck out two. He struck out the side in the fourth and finished with three more in the fifth around a single. He had nine strikeouts on the night and threw 85 percent of his pitches for strikes.

Little is an athletically built 6-foot-3 195-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri's 2021 class, committed to Vanderbilt. Little has a smooth tempo and repeats delivery well, fast arm speed with high three quarters action, lands in line with athletic finish, loose arm action with athletic delivery, throws with regular effort which suggests there is still more velo to come, fastball sat 89-92 mph, with late running action on a downhill plane, breaking ball is sharp and late with 12-to-6 action, commands the bottom of the zone, 74-76 mph, has feel for the change up at 81-83 mph, arm side sink at the bottom of the zone.

2/10/18 - Little is a 6-foot-3 180-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class a Vanderbilt commit. Little showed why his one of the top prospects in the 2021 class in the nation, added strength to build and showed command of all pitches, throw with regular effort and quick/loose arm speed, athletic and strong with more development to come, fastball worked, 86-89 mph, late run, breaking ball is a an advanced 11-to-5 sharp curveball with late action, and change up works at 73-77 mph, has feel with late sink and fastball arm speed, has command for all pitches that come out of same release point with similar arm speed.

6/13/17 - Little is a 6-foot-2 155-pound right-handed hitting first baseman and right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class.  He has a 7.75 laser timed 60 and a 4.82 home to first.  He has an 82 mph exit velo. At the plate, high three quarters release, smooth rhythm in lower half, controlled leg lift, quick and loose hands, level to extension, mostly middle of the field line drives during batting practice.  On the infield, 86 mph positional velo, athletic actions, moves well to the ball, clean trasfer, over the top arm action, loose arm action, accurate throwers. Singled to right field in game action.  On the mound, Little has an easy delivery, quick and loose arm action, projectable frame with poise on the mound, throws with regular effort, shows advanced command and feel for secondary pitches, fastball touched 85 mph, working 82-84 mph, fastball has late life with running action, advanced breaking ball, 11-to-5 action, sharp and late break, fastball arm speed, 66-67 mph, little looks to be top player to follow in the 2021 class.