Ben
Verges

6-foot-3, 225-pound muscular build with noticeable strength in the lower half. Physical presence on the rubber with a long stride to home plate. Long, arm slot. Fastball was 80-84 mph with above average carry. Slider kept hitters guessing at 70-73 mph. Commanded the zone well, keeping the ball down leading to ground balls when he was not collecting strikeouts. Also went 3-for-3 at the plate with a triple and three RBIs. Final Line: 5.2 IP 12 K 2 BB 3 H 0 R.

Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 225-pounds. Big, broad-shouldered build with noticeable strength throughout.
Delivery: Methodical windup. High, inline leg lift. Tall and fall delivery. Inline stride and finish. Simple
Arm Action: LH. Medium, inline arm loop. 3/4 slot.
FB: T86, 82-85 mph. Run through the zone. Thrown downhill. T2322, 2126 average rpm.
CB: 73-75 mph. Tight 1/7 action. Thrown for strikes.  T2120, 1994 average rpm.

Listed at 6-foot-3, 220-pounds, Verges is strong-bodied with a durable build. The southpaw is an athletic mover for his size, working into a high leg-kick and long/flexible stride down the mound. He worked his fastball in the 83-86 mph range with between 15.9”-19.2” of run. He showed tremendous feel for his changeup which was in the zone 100% of the time according to TrackMan, playing with between 14.8”-17.2” of run, 78-79 mph. His final offering was a 1/7 curveball that he kept mostly down, 68-69 mph with developing spin. 

Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 220-pounds.
Delivery: High leg lift with balance, gets down hill, clean lines, repeats.
Arm Action: LH. Medium arm action, 3/4 slot, quick and powerful arm, repeats.
FB: T86, 83-86 mph. Some arm side run, feel for strikes.  T2062, 1998 average rpm.
CB: 69-69 mph. 2-8 shape and break to the pitch, can land.  T1742, 1687 average rpm.
CH: 78-79 mph. Late lateral fade with good arm speed.  T1769, 1689 average rpm.

Southpaw Ben Verges (Franklin, 2025) is a lean, lengthy 6-2, 200-pound LHP, tossed a five inning complete game shutout with eight strikeouts and two hits. Verges used a fastball-curveball mix to control the zone with a 71% strike rate. A two-seam fastball held 77-79 mph throughout the outing with some slight sinking action.  The curveball played with slurve-like movement at 63-66 mph. A tall-and-fall delivery with a big knee kick works directionally in line with home. Verges comes at the hitter with a short, deceptive arm action and a 3/4 slot.