Kyle
Battle

6.13.15:  Battle has a square, relaxed stance with his hands at his shoulders. He is very short to the ball with a lot of batspeed, generating a ton of power to all fields. He is quick on the bases. In the outfield, he gets great jumps on balls in center and has a strong arm. He moves fluidly and carries himself with confidence around the field.

2/22/15 Hit from a crouched, balanced stance that had fluid rhythm.  Smooth load back with a slight bat wrap.  Short stride that stayed on line.  Maintained his balance throughout his swing.  Lower half was utilized, but lacked explosiveness.  Bat speed was exceptional.  Had an Exit Velocity of 93 mph.  Good approach to the round.  Swing path was short and level, which should result in a solid line drive and gap-to-gap hitter.  From the Outfield, he threw from a loose, high ¾ arm slot.  Throws were accurate and had carry.  His Positional Velocity was 83 mph.  His hands were slightly above average with fluid footwork that worked through the ball.  Exchanges were clean.

Fall Top Prospect Games (UVA):  Battle is a 6-foot-1, 170 pound, athlete that had a balanced stance with high hands at the plate.  Battle took a short path to the baseball and utilized a slight inward turn in his lower half to generate bat speed (91 MPH Exit Velocity) and power.  He has minimal movement in his upper body and has a line drive path to the ball and through extension.  He has a gap-to-gap stroke that will produce doubles with his athleticism.  In the field, Battle average arm strength (79 MPH) and is accurate to the bases.  He uses his athleticism to get to the ball quickly with the ability to be a above average defender.