Ben
Elsen

Transferred to Cuyahoga CC from Evansville. 

6/2/15 - 5-foot-11, 180-pound athletic build. From the infield he shows good range with a clean exchange. He is able to throw from different slots with 78 mph arm strength across the diamond. Right-handed hitter that uses a leg kick to give him a solid load. The barrel gets in and out of the zone with a slightly uphill swing. Registered top exit velocity of 90 mph and ran 4.64 home to first.

2/7/15
5-foot-11, 170-pound strong build. From the infield he fields the ball into his body with a clean exchange. He is able to throw from different arm slots with 78 mph arm strength across the diamond. Right-handed hitter that stands tall with a little toe tap to load. Flat bat path with power to his pull side and 83 mph arm strength. Ran 4.42 home to first.

7/29/14
5-foot-11, 170-pound body frame. Infielder, has good athletic footwork, moves well laterally able to cover ground, showed the ability to throw from different arm angles, while showing 79 mph arm strength. Offensively he starts from a balanced set up, uses an inward turn with his front foot, fluid hands back to shoulder trigger, short quick simple swing that shows doubles type power. He reached a top exit velocity of 82 mph and ran a 4.90 down the line to first base. On the mound he turns his back to produce torque with his body, he throws with a longer arm action using average armspeed through a ¾ slot. His fastball showed some tailing movement at 78-81 mph. His curveball showed downward break at 59-61 mph, and threw a changeup with fastball armspeed with some sink at 66-67 mph.