Nate
Langbehn

RHP Nate Langbehn (DC Everest, 2024; Wichita State commit) was another member of Team Wisconsin at the PBR Future games this summer - Langbehn is one of the best arms in the class (No. 5)  and he showed why this past weekend. He has an athletic and downhill delivery, with a quick and powerful arm. His fastball sat 89-91 mph and topped out at 91.7 mph (the event high), and he drove the ball through spots with a downhill plane. He mixed in two quality offspeed pitches with his curveball and changeup. His curveball had an out-pitch feel with a sharp 11/5 break. To round out his three-pitch mix, his changeup was thrown with fastball intent and showed fade and depth actions.

Langbehn was a major winner from the winter showcase circuit where he put together one of the most polished ‘pens, regardless of age. On Thursday, he continued to impress as he earned a the win in dominant fashion. Across his five innings of work, Langbehn struckout 12 batters and used that fastball that sat 83-85 mph with carry/ rise traits. Despite relying heavily on the fastball, Langbehn did show feel for a 11/5 type BB with depth and a true CH in warmups. Langbehn will be coming down to Georgia to represent Team Wisconsin at the PBR Future Games later this month. 

16u National

6-foot-3, 195-pound right-handed pitcher, long, lean frame, plenty of room to fill out, projectable. Short, compact arm action, over-the-top slot, gets out front consistently, repeatable. Feel for three pitches. Fastball sat 83-85, armside run, more in the tank. Curveball, 12/6 shpe, throws two versions, one for strikes and another he buries with more bite for swing and misses. Changeup, 76-78. Controls the zone.

Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-3, 190-pounds. Long, lean, projectible frame, athletic moves.
Delivery: Athletic delivery staying relatively tall down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Long loop action, aggressive thumb down in the hole, arm speed with power upside.
FB: T88.6, 85.8-88.0 mph. Jumps out of the hand with life to the arm-side.  T2187, 2081 average rpm.
CB: 68.2-70.9 mph. Tight spin, 11/5 shape, thrown for strikes. T2094, 2028 average rpm.
CH: 77.9-79.3 mph. Hard running action. Thrown for strikes.  T1719, 1662 average rpm.

Langbehn proved to be one of the biggest winners from Sunday’s event. Langbehn is built at a highly projectable 6-foot-3, 190 pounds with long levers, and most players with his levers and at his age struggle to repeat often enough to fill the strike zone at a high rate, and yet it’s what Langbehn does best. He ran his fastball up to 88.6 mph, up roughly 6 mph since our most recent look at him during the PBR Badger State Battle last July. For his offspeed offerings, Langbehn spun a tight breaking ball with 11/5 movement for strikes, 68-71 mph, spinning at 2,028 rpm on average featuring both depth and large sweep. Langbehn also showed a feel for a hard running changeup thrown at arm speed that he showed the utmost confidence in and feel to locate. With easy arm strength, looseness, pitchability, and significant physical projection, Langbehn emerged from Sunday’s event as a high-follow pitching prospect in Wisconsin’s Class of 2024.

Highly projectable 6-foot-3, 175-pound frame; long levers that look capable of adding quality strength as he continues to physically mature. Popped up at the Badger State Battle this summer, sitting 80-82 with a hard-running fastball that routinely worked around the zone. Comfort and confidence in a mid-60s curveball with depth, lands it for strikes and flashed swing-and-miss spin, too. Quality athlete downhill that has a high long-term outlook as an arm.