Ryan
Steele

Athletic with a great frame and strength projection. Well above-average runner with a 6.55 60 and strong base-stealing potential. Covers ground in CF with carry on throws. Aggressive swinger who produces loud contact, topping at 101 mph exit velocity. Exciting athlete with tools across the board.

Ryan Steele, Victoria East (TX), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/OF RHH/CF great build/frame to add strength. WAA runner with quickness/acceleration present. Moves well in OF showing range. Solid raw arm strength. Love future bat/power combo with adjustments to hit approach, when everything on time, hits baseballs hard. Upside at plate. Strong build future, athletic, WAA runner, bat speed flashing hard contact. Will develop.
Body: 6-0, 198-pounds. Great build/frame to add strength. Width to back, lower shows strength.
Hit: RHH. Rotational back foot, gets stuck on occasion, get foot fully turned and on time. Drive foot forward. Head sinks with stride/start of backside movement, work to keep head level, eliminating sink of head. Hits into firm front leg. Stride foot rolls onto to side of foot hindering use of lower 1/2 and causing body to pull off at times. Keep stride foot into ground thru contact allowing lower to fully work. Solid bat/hand speed present. Barrel/hands in good launch position. Takes solid path to zone with both. Swing works. 70 mph bat speed with 15 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 102 max exit velocity, averaged 94.1 mph. 381' max distance. Project solid bat/power combo in future with hit approach adjustments. Swing works, when everything on time, hits baseball hard.
Arm: RH. OF-89 mph. Arm works well with carry to throws. Overall, accuracy is fine, missed 1X up line.
Defense: Moves well to baseball, breaks down well with good footwork. Good glove to hand exchange. Abv avg defender. Plus range.
ATH: 6.55 runner in the 60. 1.58 and 3.66 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Well above avg runner, good strength length with foot speed present. Solid run form. 29.40 max vertical.

Strong, athletic build with present lower-half strength. Premium runner (6.52 60) with impact speed that plays in center field. Moves well to the baseball with present arm strength and potential for more. At the plate, shows consistent barrel contact, pull-side power, and extra-base ability. Game swings highlighted his speed-pressure offense and hard contact. Profiles as a well-above-average runner with power upside in CF.

Ryan Steele, Victoria East (TX), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/OF RHH/OF Good build to add strength. Solid OF, moves well to baseball. Nice bat/power in future. Shows hard contact off barrel. Chance for power to exceed.
Body: 6-0, 193-pounds. Solid build with room to add strength. Will have good build in future with added strength and maturity.
Hit: RHH. Lands in good position to hit after stride. Rotational back foot, nice job of using lower 1/2 in swing. Hits into firm front with decent posture, right shoulder with lean over right hip creating uphill path. Would like to see bit more upright posture, looking for increased consistency. Barrel/hands in good launch position, solid path to zone with hands/barrel, shows extension to swing. 64.6 mph bat speed with 20 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 102 max exit velocity, averaged 92.1 mph. 349' max distance. Solid bat/power combo in future. Opportunity for adjustment present. Like the future bat/power combo.
Arm: RH. OF-89 mph. Arm works well with arm speed present. Accurate throws.
Defense: Good fielder, moves well to baseball, breaks down well, good glove to hand exchange. Gets rid of ball quickly.
ATH: 6.52 runner in the 60. Good start, runs well. Plus runner. Chance to improve to well abv avg runner.

Ryan Steele (Victoria East, 2026), a 6'0", 193-pound junior, is a RHH OF with a strong, athletic build and plenty of room to add strength. At the plate, Steele shows a promising bat/power combo, highlighted by a max exit velocity of 102 mph and a max distance of 349 feet. He uses his lower half well and produces consistent hard contact with good barrel control and extension in his swing. Defensively, Steele moves well to the ball, showing clean actions, quick exchanges, and accurate throws with an arm topping out at 89 mph. A 6.52 runner in the 60, Steele is a plus runner with the potential to further elevate his speed. As one of the top uncommitted position players in Texas, Steele’s combination of athleticism and offensive upside makes him a high-level prospect to follow.

Ryan Steele, VICTORIA EAST H S (TX), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/OF Ryan is a very well rounded player that shows great athletic ability. He is well balanced in the box witha smooth swing that gives him the potential to hit for both power and average. Still just a sophmore, he will continue to develop and has a good chance of contributing to a roster at the next level.
Body: 5-11, 179-pounds. Athletic well balanced frame. Still very young with plenty of time to fill out.
Hit: RHH. Straight stance, balanced and athletic. Hands set high behind the head with a slight low leg lift. Good rythym with the hands and load on the backside. Keeps knob and hands inside the ball well as he rotates the trunk thorugh. Bat stays on plane through the zone. 69.5 mph bat speed with 18 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 83.5 mph. 337' max distance. Ryan has quality pull side power with gap to gap extra base hit ability. He shows the ability to adjust well and drive the ball where it is pitched.
Arm: RH. OF-84 mph. Straight over top long action. Strong and creates good leverage as he pulls down through the ball.
Defense: Plus foot work. Shows the ability to consistently get around the ball and field it out front and downhill.
ATH: 6.71 runner in the 60. 1.64 and 3.74 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Runs very well. Fast twitch and light on the feet with good leg drive. 31.20 max vertical.