Seth
Keller

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Seth Keller was very very impressive on Saturday and seems like he gets better and better every time I see him. In the first game Keller played second base. The hands work, has above average foot speed, and arm to stay up the middle. At the plate it is a quick whippy bat that gets out of the zone quick. Keller flashed some of his in game power in multiple at bats. In his first at bat he doubled to center field, recording a 4.64 turn, and then tripled to deep center field later on. He would follow up those two barrels with a homerun out of left field. Most all of this came before he stepped on the mound and matched his teammate in the velocity department. Keller was also 93-95 mph in his first inning of work, while sitting 92-93 mph in his second inning. Keller also showed a really nice feel for his slider, sitting 80-83 mph, with some sweep and depth to the pitch. The spin on the slider got up to 2736 RPM during this outing. He showed one cutter during his two innings of work, this one a firm 88 mph with some late cutting action. Threw two changeups, one a 80 and one at 83 mph, with some feel for it and the ability to kill spin. This is a very intriguing follow as we head into the season and could gain some serious helium over the next month.

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The ODU commit continues to trend up not only in the '22 class in the state, but also in the country and on draft boards alike. Keller is a high effort player where the results don't just show up in workouts, but in game as well. On the mound Keller sat 91-94 mph with the fastball and touching 95 mph with the ability to move it in and out. His lower release height accompanied with the higher spin to the pitch will allow Keller's fastball to play up in the zone with some riding life. While Keller does not necessarily have any present plus secondary pitches, all three of the secondary offerings are average to above average. The 78-81 mph slider has flashed power tendencies with some sweep to it. The cutter is firm with late short action and the 83-84 mph changeup may quite possibly be his best secondary pitch. At the plate stance is square, hands set high, and takes a toe tap stride before landing square. Hands load back to separation and are ready to fire at stride. Above average bat and hand speed through the zone. Keller has the ability to hit for high average. While he does not flash a ton of raw power, his power tends to play in game a bit more consistently than batting practice would suggest.

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Compact athletic framed right-handed pitcher and infielder. Keller is a high motor, high energy, high effort player. Does everything at 100 mph. Got the start on the mound for Hanover and was worth the wait to see in game. Like Allen, Keller was a little scattered in the first inning, but settled in after that. Allowed two singles and a walk in the first, but would work out of the jam with a strikeout on an elevated fastball. After that he did not allow a baserunner until a two out single to DiNapoli in the sixth inning. One thing that impressed me most is, while there is some effort, he held his velocity throughout the night. Started off at 88-90 mph in the first inning and was 87-90 in the sixth. Fastball-slider-splitter mix and threw all three for strikes. The fastball and slider are the go to's, but did show the split on occasion especially to left-handed hitters. Keller works with a slower deliberate pace between pitches, but the delivery has some pace and it is a short quick arm to release. The slider was 75-78 mph throughout the night while the splitter had a larger speed variance at 72-77 mph. The slider flashed some depth at times and he used it effectively to both sides of the plate. It was my first time seeing Keller in game and overall came away impressed. The uber-competitive two-way athlete finished the night allowing three singles and striking out eleven while only walking one. ODU commit. 

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Keller is 5-10 with an athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a balanced athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, smooth load back. Hips rotate completely and he maintains good lower half balance. Hands stay inside, short and quick to the ball, uphill swing, showed a good approach primarily working the middle of the field, strong at contact with extension through the ball, some whip in his bat, power present to all fields, ball carries in gaps, exit velocity was 95. In the infield, good feet, rounds the ball and fields with a wider base and soft hands, works through ball to a quick clean exchange, throws from a low three-quarters slot, loose quick arm action, position velocity was 87. Ran a 7.08 60 yard dash. On the mound, he throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, short loose quick arm action and high effort to his delivery. Shoulders are level and closed, lands closed with a fall off finish and some recoil. Fastball was 87-88, touching 89, with some hard armside run. Curveball was 72-74 and had late hard 10/4 break and good armspeed. Change-up was 74-76 with good armspeed and heavy armside run to it with some depth. Slider was 73-76.