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2019 Northwest Prospect Showcase
Sora Hiruma is a 2020 C/IF with a 5-11 154 lb. frame from Chiyoda-Ku, TK who attends Kiryu Kogyo. Medium frame with a lean, athletic build. Primary catcher with a balanced, slightly side set stance while receiving the baseball. Receives the baseball out front and gained ground towards the bag while working out of crouch. Fluid, quick exchanges and released from a compact arm slot. Throws generated accurate, on line carry to the bag topping at 75 mph. Best workout pop time of 1.93. Right handed hitter with an upright, narrow stance and hanging front side trigger. Stays on backside throughout swing with rotational lower half actions to contact. Loose hand path to baseball with an uphill barrel plane through extension. Primarily looked to create lift off the barrel while utilizing a mid field approach. Flashed some hand speed with jump off the barrel when on time and squared.