When blocking, anticipates the ball in the dirt, he leads with his glove, and creates good angles over the ball. When receiving, he presents a low target, works behind the ball, and works the ball back to the zone. Behind the dish, Nic starts in a balanced primary and athletic secondary stance. Nic is an athletic and talented 2022 2-way prospect. 2019 Baseball Factory All-America Pre-Season Rookie Tournament Control is solid as he throws strikes with all his pitches. He maintains arm speed on his changeup with sinking action. Breaking ball displays 11/5 shape with late/sharp break. On the mound, fastball showed a range of 82-83 mph with sinking action. Pop times showed in the 2.00 range with accuracy / on line carry (85 mph velocity) on his throws. He shows off his athletic abilities through the blocking process as he is a wall behind the plate. With flexion and good sway he pockets pitches with a soft/sure mitt. He gets good hand separation and delivers the barrel with leverage, resulting in a barrel explosion (99 mph exit velocity) with the ball coming off well of his barrel, driving ball to deepest part of the park. He has athletic/smooth actions with fluid rhythm to load.
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Offensively, power potential is now at pro level. He did show on the mound for the first time at the event. Nic continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities and has the makings of a special type player at the next level.
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With 3 years to further develop, Nic has the makings of a special type player and will get looks from the top collegiate coaches with his baseball abilities. Breaking ball displays 11/5 shape with late break. He did show on the mound for 1 inning with fastball topping out at 82 mph with arm side run. He gets good hand separation and delivers the barrel with leverage, resulting in a barrel explosion (98 mph exit velocity) with the ball screaming off of his barrel. Offensively, he continues to shine with tremendous hitting abilities with pro level power potential. Runners will not want to test his cannon for an arm (88 mph) with impressive pop times of 1.98. Quick lateral movements allow him to center/deaden pitches in the dirt off of a soft chest. Behind the dish, he presents a soft/sure mitt showing great pocket awareness sticking pitches. Nic is a pure catch and throw backstop who also will make an impact with the bat. Breaking ball displays 10/4 shape with gradual break. On the mound, fastball showed a range of 81-84 mph with sink. He gets good hand separation and delivers the barrel with leverage, resulting in a barrel explosion (94 mph exit velocity) with gap-to-gap pop. Offensively, he continues to shine through a tall, open setup. Runners will not want to test his cannon for an arm (89 mph velocity) with impressive pop times of 2.02.
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He gets good hand separation and delivers the barrel with leverage, resulting in a barrel explosion (97 mph exit velocity) with the ball screaming off of his barrel. Offensively, he continues to shine with tremendous power potential. Arm strength is at a pro level (93 mph velocity) and he does throw very well from his knees with pop times in the 2.00 range. Receiving / blocking skills are outstanding tools that will play well at the next level.
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Quick lateral movements allow him to center/deaden pitches in the dirt off of a soft chest and is a wall. Behind the plate, he presents a soft/sure mitt showing great pocket awareness sticking pitches.
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Nic continues to show as a top prospect on the diamond.