- August 2014
Personal Statement
Baseball has always been a passion of mine since I was a little kid. I've been playing it since I was 4 or 5 years old in tee ball. My dream has always been to play baseball at the highest level. I am a very competitive, hard working guy. I'll do whatever it takes to make my dream a reality. My current goal is to play baseball, and compete at the college level.
I recently attended the Team MAXBat showcase. My home to first was timed at 4.22. My velocity from standing was clocked at 79mph.
Mid-Missouri Prospect Showcase. Prep Baseball Report
Branden Beeler, C/MIF, Kirksville HS, Class of 2015:
Solidly built at 5-foot-8, 155-pounds, the multi-positional Beeler impressed with ability behind the plate and in the field. Behind the plate, Beeler has a wide setup and gives his pitchers a good target to throw, while showing ability to stick pitches in all parts of the zone. He shows fundamental blocking mechanics, and accuracy on his throws to second, with pop times in the 1.97-2.12 range. In the infield, Beeler has a good approach to the ball with sure hands and some range to his glove hand side. His throws across the diamond were all accurate, with a top throw of 72-mph. At the plate, Beeler has a smooth load and a short stride. His swing is short and compact, with slightly uphill extension through contact, producing line drives to all fields. Additionally, Beeler ran a 7.19 60.
Analysis from Top Prospect Games PBR Showcase:
Branden Beeler, C/2B, Kirksville HS, Class of 2015:
Beeler is a solidly built 5-foot-7, 155-pound multi-positional player. Behind the plate, Beeler showed quick footwork and a clean exchange with a top pop time of 2.06. In game action, Beeler demonstrated ability to receive ball in all parts of the zone with a stiff wrist as well and showing good instincts and body control while blocking. In the infield, Beeler is a max effort player, going hard to every ball with range to his glove hand side. He has a clean exchange with short arm action and accurate throws to first. Offensively, Beeler has a level, line drive producing swing with some pop in his bat. He showed ability to hit the ball gap to gap with some pull side power.
