06/17/2012 - College PREP - Hoover (Birmingham), AL Zach is a tall, lanky 1B/RHP with a pitcher's frame that will graduate in 2013. At 1B, he displays proper footwork around the bag with clean hands. He needs to present hands more out front and improve foot speed to continue to improve defensive grade. Throws are accurate, flashing carry as he will benefit by building more arm strength through a long toss program. At the plate, Brown shows a balanced approach with rhythm. He makes consistent contact through a level swing path, mainly to the pull side. He needs to work to stay inside the ball and increase bat speed to continue to improve hitting grades. Power numbers will continue to increase as he learns to use his lower half more through the swing. On the mound, fastball shows a range of 75-76 mph. Breaking ball displays 11/5 shape with gradual break. He maintains arm speed on his changeup but needs to develop more movement / feel for pitch. He throws strikes with all his pitches with stock on the mound raising as more arm strength is developed.