2025 Draft Prospect - 1B - Henry Ford - Virginia

 

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1B Henry Ford - University of Virginia

Henry Ford was by far the most fun bat I saw last year. All the kid does is hit and hit the ball hard. In a stacked Virginia lineup, he was arguably the best bat as a freshman. He’s a towering presence in the box with his 6’5, 220lb frame. It’s a tall, muscular build with broad shoulders. Even more, he’s super athletic for his size. What stuck out to me most at the plate was how patient he was. He doesn’t let that patience make him overmatched, and he doesn’t strikeout a ton. There is excellent barrel control as he gets barrel-to-ball with ease. It’s a very mature and polished approach at the plate. He played at first base for the Cavaliers since they were stacked, but he is athletic enough that a move to third base could be in his future. He has a powerful arm that would play well over there. He could find himself flying up even higher on draft boards with another strong spring.

 

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INF    6'5''    220 lbs.    R/R    B/T

2024

• Hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th to give UVA a 5-4 win over Wichita State in the opening game of Jax College Classic on Feb. 23

• On April 4 against then-No. 10 North Carolina, Ford mashed three homers in one game, including a grand slam, game-tying shot and go-ahead blast in a 14-11 come-from-behind UVA victory. It marked the first three home run game by a Cavalier since Dan Street in 2002 and only the fifth time in program history that a player has hit three home runs in a single game.

• Ford is the fourth Cavalier freshman to hit 10 or more home runs in a season since 2004, joining UVA Baseball Hall of Famers Mark Reynolds (15 in 2002), Sean Doolittle (11 in 2005) and Steven Proscia (10 in 2009).

• No. 41 on D1Baseball’s Preseason Top-50 First Baseman list, the only freshman included on the list.

• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll.

 

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2021 Jr. National Showcase 

Henry Ford is a 2023 3B/SS with a 6-3 200 lb. frame from Charlottesville, VA who attends Baylor. Large, athletic frame with broad shoulders and present physical strength proportioned throughout. Primary third baseman, waits back on the ball some, fields out front and picks the backhand cleanly as well, longer strides moving up the middle, coordination to actions and shows ability to drop slot when needed, good carry and arm strength across the diamond. 

Right-handed hitter, begins with a high hand set and back elbow at the plate, utilizes a short stride moving forward into contact. Loads hands back at start of swing, longer path through the zone once underway but shows jump off of the barrel with present bat speed. Occasionally gets uphill with path, shows carry coming off when squared and on time. Excellent student.