Keagen
Jirschele

Jirschele stands a compact and athletic 5-foot-9, 175 pounds. A strong and quick twitch athlete, Jirschele sprayed line drives to all fields showing pull side power in batting practice at the Future Games. His swing is simple, handsy, short and quick with plenty of bat speed and hand quickness to handle velocity to the inner part of the plate. Jirschele showcased his reliable hands and rhythmic feet with a strong arm to stick at shortstop. Keagen is a competitive gamer who plays winning baseball with plenty of tools to impact a program at the next level.

Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-8, 160-pounds. Athletic looking build throughout.
Hit: RHH. Crouched, open setup. Quick weight transfer load. Hands raise up during load. Controlled stride.  Adjustable path with advanced feel for swing path. Lagging barrel with high end plane matching. Clean barrel direction gap to gap. Quality bat handler.
Power: 92.1 max exit velocity, averaged 83.6 mph. 297’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 81 mph.
Defense: Long actions play through the baseball, hands showed softness, above average actions,
Run: 6.82 runner in the 60.

Jirschele is a 5-foot-8, 160-pound middle infielder who started his day with a 6.82 time in the 60.  and running a  6.82 60 yard dash with an athletic looking build. In the box, he sets up crouched and striding from open to square. Jirschele possesses quality bat speed with an adjustable path, and advanced feel for swing path. A quality bat handler with lag deep in the zone and working up to 92.1 mph exits. He’s also developed a sound reputation defensively and he reached an 81 mph high across the diamond Sunday.

A rising sophomore at Wausau West HS, showed off some notable athleticism in the field during out PBR Badger State Battle. Jirschele featured smooth hands, quick transfer, range to both sides of his glove, fluid footwork and a strong arm across the field. His most impressive play of the day was one that didn’t even record an out. The 5-foot-7 Jirschele jumped and came within inches of a line-drive hit well over his head that even a taller frame would have trouble getting to.

Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-7, 140-pounds. Wiry, lean levers.
Hit: RH. Balanced/athletic base; fluid load back to even stride. Bat path is short, level, extension through contact. Demonstrated hand/eye skills with barrel feel; spray approach to all fields. Averaged 22.5 mph hand speed, per Blast.
Power: 81 mph exit velocity from the tee. Max exit speed of 87.6 mph during batting practice, while averaging 82.3, above-average for size and age.
Arm: RH. INF - 75 mph. Short, loose throws from a 3/4 slot.
Defense: Confident demeanor; athletic approach, fluid footwork, gathers low to the ground which promotes smooth funnels through exchange. Packs at transfer, plays through the ball. Athletic overall actions, works well on the move.
Run: 7.50 runner in the 60. Efficient runner; athletic, quiet gait.