PITTSBURGH — He plays for West Allegheny High School every spring and he’s considered among baseball’s top prospects. Austin Hendrick can flat out smash a baseball.
The best high school bat in this year's draft class currently?
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) January 12, 2020
That'd be Austin Hendrick. https://t.co/oh6IjO7Yc9 pic.twitter.com/bB5hl0l1FG
According to PerfectGame.org, Hendrick has committed to Mississippi State to play baseball. Some notes about 6 foot, 1 inch Hendrick from the website include “showed huge potential” and “just continues flat out mash.”
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The website also ranks Hendrick as the best player in the state of Pennsylvania and the best outfielder available. Nationally, Hendrick is ranked third overall.
Our partners at TribLive.com report Hendrick hit a 109 mph home run that was reportedly the hardest hit ball at a game in Bradenton, Florida last year.
Austin Hendrick is the top-ranked high school hitter on our Top 100 #MLBDraft Prospects list and is one of just six players on the list with 60-grade power. Here's a closer look at the @HailStateBB commit: https://t.co/bpBp9hNqdu pic.twitter.com/c7lXBUyWj2
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) December 16, 2019
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