Oliver
Heckelsmiller

Oliver Heckelsmiller, Verona Area (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 5-9, 178-pounds. Strong base, will continue to add.
Hit: LHH. Wide base, slightly open, lands square in strong hitting position. Super loose hands through the ball with hand and bat speed, explosiveness through the ball, barrels up the ball through the big part of the field consistently. 68.8 mph bat speed with 8 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 87.4 mph. 347' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-80 mph. High 3/4 slot with quick arm, ball has forward life and carry through the target.
Defense: 1.93-2.06 pop times. Quick feet, turns it around quickly, feel for the catching position, has a want and desire, soft blocker, quick and aggressive out of the crouch covering bunts.
ATH: 7.15 runner in the 60. 1.69 and 3.93 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 25.90 max vertical.

Athletic 5-foot-9, 167-pound frame who looks the part in the uniform. On the barrel all weekend long finishing 7-for-9 with three doubles and five stolen bases. Balanced stance with a small leg lift, and quiet hands. Repeatable swing, direct to the ball with a flat bat path, and a line drive approach. Heckelsmiller sprayed the ball to all fields throughout the weekend. Athletic in the infield with soft hands.

+ C/INF/RHP Oliver Heckelsmiller (Verona Area, 2027) showed quality competitor traits and evident baseball acumen. The Verona Area product would show well defensively as both a catcher and infielder, with an event-best 1.99 pop time, active footwork on the dirt, with an accurate arm that generated throws up to 81 mph from across the diamond. At the plate, the right-handed bat would present an even, athletic setup with a well-sequenced swing that would generate EVs up to 90.9 mph. On the mound, the right-handed arm showed a quick, clean 3/4 release while working from an athletic rocker step delivery with a crossfire finish. The fastball would sit upper-70s-low-80s and was thrown alongside an upper-60s curveball and a changeup that would sit around 74 mph. 5-foot-10, 170-pound frame.

Oliver Heckelsmiller, Verona Area (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-9, 167-pounds. Strong, compact build.
Delivery: Athletic rocker step, crossfire finish.
Arm Action: RH. Clean, quick with whip, 3/4 slot.
FB: T81, 79-81 mph. Leverages downhill, feel for the bottom of the zone. T2070, 2002 average rpm.
CB: 67-69 mph. Can land in zone and get below for chase, can spin it, good feel for the pitch. T1968, 1902 average rpm.
CH: 74-74 mph. Sell, thrown out of the same window. T1593, 1543 average rpm.

Oliver Heckelsmiller, Verona Area (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-9, 167-pounds. Strong, compact build.
Hit: LHH. Even, athletic, knee knock trigger, repeats in rhythm. Well-sequenced, has quick hands, has feel for the barrel and feel to hit, smooth and fluid through the ball, drives it. 65 mph bat speed with 7 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 83.4 mph. 331' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. INF-81 mph. Whippy 3/4 slot, with accuracy.
Defense: 1.99-2.08 pop times. INF: Active feet, two hand gather, shuffle to throw. C: Quick and clean transfers, turns the ball around very quickly, has feel for the position, leader type presence.
Vizual Edge: 51.9 Edge Score