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Swartley

VA/DC PreSeason All-State Central

Swartley is 5-11 with an athletic 180 pound frame that has some strength present and some projection left to it. He hits from the right side from an open balanced athletic stance, strides on line, smooth load back. Hips rotate completely with some violence and he maintains some lower half balance. Hands stay inside, short to the ball, uphill swing path, some strength at contact with extension through the ball, showed a good approach working primarily gap to gap, gap power is present to all fields, exit velocity was 91. Behind the plate, clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short arm action, position velocity was 69 and pop times 2.07-2.20. Receiving, works from a crouch, shows some sway.

VA/DC State Games

Swartley is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has strength present and some projection left to it. He hits from the right side from an open balanced athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, short load back to a slight wrap. Hips rotate completely with some violence and he maintains some lower half balance. Hands stay inside, short to the ball, slightly uphill swing path with strength at contact and good extension through the ball, showed a pull approach with the ability to use the whole field, some natural loft in his swing and power potential, exit velocity was 83. Behind the plate, quick clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, short arm action, position velocity was 70 and pop times 2.00-2.14. Showed accuracy on his throws.

TPG II

Swartley is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has some strength present and plenty of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open crouched athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, short load back to a slight wrap. Hips rotate completely with some violence and he maintains some lower half balance. Hands stay inside, quick to ball, uphill swing path with strength at contact and some extension through the ball, showed a pull preference with loft in his swing, exit velocity was 81. Behind the plate, quick clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, position velocity was 69 and pop times 2.06-2.19. Showed some accuracy on his throws.

TPG West

Swartley is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has some strength in the lower half and some projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, short load back. Hips rotate completely and he maintains some lower half balance. Hands stay inside, short to the ball, slightly uphill line drive swing path, showed a pull approach, swing generates loft, exit velocity was 79. Behind the plate, clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, position velocity was 69 and pop times 2.09-2.21. Showed some accuracy.

Positional Profile: C
Body: 5-foot-9, 175-pounds. Current strength with some power ability. Interesting follow.
Hit: RHH.  Taller set up with feet slightly open and high hands. Quick barrel looking to pull.
Power: 84 mph exit velocity from the tee. Strength present to the pull side. Should generate more power to gaps as he frees hands up through contact.
Arm: RH. C - 68 mph. Short arm circle with high ball in exchange and snap throw. 
Defense: 2.25-2.39 pop times. Clean footwork, shows some flexibility in receiving, like to see stay on insides of feet while in crouch.
Run: 4.64 timed home-to-first.

Top Prospect Games II

Swartley is 5-10 with a strong athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open balanced athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, smooth load back to a slight wrap. Hips rotate completely with violence and he maintains some lower half balance. Keeps hands inside, short to the ball, some strength at contact with extension through the ball. Uphill swing path, showed a pull approach with natural loft in his swing and some batspeed, exit velocity was 80. Behind the plate, clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a long arm action, catcher velocity was 65 and pop times were 2.06-2.30. Showed some accuracy on his throws.

Freshman Free Showcase

Swartley is 5-9 with an athletic frame that has a lot of projection it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open athletic stance, leg kick stride on line, short load back, simple setup. Hips rotate completely with violence, has some lower half balance during swing. Short to ball, hands stay inside, bat is quick, slightly uphill line drive swing with a strong contact point and good extension through the ball. Showed good approach working gap to gap, exit velocity was 77, has some power already when he turns on a ball. Behind the plate, clean exchange, gains ground during transfer, throws from a low three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action, catcher velocity was 63 and pop times were 2.32-2.46. Shows some sway in his receiving some strength in his hands. Ran a 4.33 home to first.