Ryan
Souden

A pair of pitchability southpaws who put together polished ‘pens on Monday: LHP Mason Hartman (Collinsville, IL, 2024) and LHP Ryan Souden (Fredericktown, IL, 2025). Hartman pounded the lower half of the strike zone with a fastball/changeup mix that mirrored each other, and he worked to both corners with consistency from a high arm slot, too. He spun a 2300+ RPM curveball with horizontal spin at 66-68 mph to round out a mix that’ll consistently live in the zone. The same can be said for Souden, who also threw all three of his pitches for strikes. His low-80s fastball favored the arm-side corner of the plate, and he threw both his changeup and curveball in the zone as quality compliments.

Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 5-8, 195-pounds.
Delivery: Simple tall/fall type delivery, level shoulders, strides in line to target, upright finish through release. Repeats.
Arm Action: LH. Long and continuos arm path, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T81, 79-81 mph. Played straight, slight run on occasion. T2054, 1907 average rpm.
CB: 60-66 mph. Snap and sharp spin occasionally, worked off a 1/7 plane with depth. T2322, 2168 average rpm.
CH: 70-70 mph. Maintains fastball intent. Gradual fade. T1469, 1320 average rpm.