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Ben Jacobs
2017 GRAD
 |  C/1B, OF
 |  Naperville, IL
COMMITMENT
Best PG Grade
7.5
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NATIONAL RANKING IL STATE RANKING
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OVERALL C OVERALL C
Naperville Central
HIGH SCHOOL
5-11
  175

HEIGHT/WEIGHT
R/R
BATS/THROWS
25 and 9 mos
AGE
18 and 3 mos
Age at 2017 Draft
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PG EVENT RESULTS
74 mph
FB VELO 7/3/2014
7.40 sec
60 YARD DASH 8/6/2016
1.77 sec
10 YARD SPLIT 8/6/2016
74 mph
C VELO 8/6/2016
2.12 sec
C POP 8/6/2016
79 mph
EXIT VELO 8/6/2016
LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2016 Great Lakes Showcase  
Ben Jacobs is a 2017 C/OF, 1B with a 5-11 175 lb. frame from Naperville, IL who attends Naperville Central. Medium frame with a solid, athletic build. Projects for additional size with strength throughout frame. Ran a 7.40 sixty yard dash. Primary catcher with a low set and solid hip flexion. Recieves the baseball well with soft hands. Smooth, fundamental foowork while gaining ground out of crouch. Solid arm strenth with occasional uphill action at release, topped at 74 mph with a best workout pop time of 2.12. Fluid, fundamental mechanics throughout defensive workouts. Right handed hitter with an upright, balanced stance and toe tap trigger. Creates some front side coil at load creating good torque. Lower half shows linear actions to contact gerenerating solid shift. Stays behind the baseball well at contact with balance throughout. Level, line drive swing plane with a mid-field approach. Showed the barrel control and hand speed to use all fields consistently. Repeats swing well with solid fluidity. Tools will continue to develop with physical development and repetition. Good student as well.
PG CAREER PROGRESSION
+1 MPH
FB Velo since 06/09/2014
Best PG Grade: 7.5
PERCENTILE RANKINGS
CLASS OF 2017 in the recorded year
CATEGORY TOP RESULT CLASS AVG PERCENTILE
FB 74 mph 79 mph
13.95%
60 7.40 sec 7.33 sec
41.51%
10 SPL 1.77 sec 1.73 sec
33.35%
C 74 mph 73 mph
50.90%
Pop 2.12 sec 2.05 sec
25.04%
CATEGORIES TOP RESULT CLASS AVG PERCENTILE
Exit Velo 79 mph 81 mph
33.47%