Matthew Richert RHP/3B

07/16/2019 - Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City - Session 1 (Ages 12-14) Matthew is a young 2024 3B/RHP. At 3B Matthew gets to a good fielding position squaring up the ball. His exchanges are clean and works hard to make good throws around the diamond. Working on gaining ground towards his target will help improve Matthew's throws. At the plate, Matthew sets up square with high hands and a small, simple load. He shows a smooth swing with consistent contact and rotates his core with a spray approach. Working on being more explosive get give Matthew more power at the plate. Matthew shows a 3-pitch mix on the bump with a FB, CB, CH. He keeps his head over his back foot with a relaxed knee lift and separates his hands on time. His stride is in line and rotates to finish towards his target. Matthew is a tall lean kid that as he grows and matures his game will improve.

06/02/2019 - Interactive Video Program - River Forest (Chicago), IL Matthew is a tall, lean, 2-way player who plays 3B and RHP. Defensively, Matthew has good pre-pitch actions, he gives solid effort to the ball, and he sticks it well. He keeps it in front of his body, his exchange is clean, and he throws with a short arm action with momentum across the diamond. On the hill, Matthew has good balance over the rubber, he separates on time, and has good direction toward the plate. Offensively, Matthew has a tall/square set-up, a still head, and good hand separation. He makes contact and works the middle of the field. Matthew can improve overall skills with work on the following.

Infield
1. Play lower
2. Hands
3. Range
Pitching
2. Loosen AA
2. Landing
3. Finish
Offense
1. Lower body
2. Rhythm
3. Barrel accuracy