Omar Serna, C/CIF, LSU recruit
Next up in a long line of high-level catching prospects to commit to Jay Johnson’s Tigers, Serna offers an elite set of tools on both sides of the ball. He put on an excellent performance at the Area Code games towards the end of the summer, going 4-9 with two home runs, a double, and a triple in gameplay. Serna utilizes his lower half well in the box, sinking into it as he begins his forward move. He uses a medium leg kick as a timing mechanism, and when everything is synched up, the swing is a thing of beauty.
However, he can occasionally run into timing issues, especially against spin, when he gets his front foot down too early. This impacts the fluidity of the swing at times, but he has strong enough hands and enough bat speed to get off a competitive swing still when he is not on time. The bat path is geared for loft, and he has no issue getting the ball in the air with authority and consistency. Behind the plate, Serna has outlier athleticism and arm strength which give him, potentially, the best catch and throw skills in the 25 class of catchers.
He’s
shown the ability to handle high-level arms with solid receiving and blocking
throughout the summer circuit. For me, this is a power over hit catcher that
will provide plenty of value behind the plate defensively.
https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=786734
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2023 Jr.
National Showcase
Omar Serna is a 2025 C/RHP/3B with a 6-2 225 lb. frame from Houston, TX who attends Dobie. Large, athletic frame with broad shoulders and present physical strength proportioned throughout. Primary catcher, gains ground coming out of the crouch with some explosiveness to actions, obvious arm strength and carry down to second base with accuracy to the bag, repeats actions and receives it well out front. Some bend at the waist in the infield, shows ability to change slots, arm strength across the diamond, will continue to refine actions.
Also pitched, side step into a leg lift at the belt; long and loose arm action through the backside with present arm speed working to a high three-quarters release point. Short stride and lands online coming down the mound, fastball topped out at 94 mph and jumps out of hand. Lived low-90s, showed a mostly horizontal shaped slider up to 79 mph and able to land it in the zone.
Right-handed hitter,
begins with a high hand set and back elbow at the plate; utilizes a leg lift trigger
for timing, looks to lift and shows serious strength at the point of impact.
Long and loose stroke through the zone, gets the barrel head out front and made
the field look very small at times, went out to deep, deep left-center and
center field. 102 mph exit velocity in test. Loud tools across the board. Very
good student. Verbal commitment to LSU.
https://lsu.rivals.com/news/tigers-nab-2025-catcher-out-of-the-lone-star-state
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Continuing
its re-energizing of the LSU baseball program, the Tigers coaching staff
recently picked up a commitment from one of the top prospects in Texas.
While he
has yet to play a high school baseball game yet, Omar Serna is considered one
of the top 2025 catchers in the country. The 6-1, 190-pound right-handed Serna
is out of Dobie High School in Pearland chose the Tigers over in-state schools
Texas and Texas A&M.
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