A reclass from the 2028 class, Striker Pence has some of the most electric arm talent the high school baseball scene has seen in years. The nephew of long time big leaguer Hunter Pence, Striker touched 101 mph at just 16 years old at the WWBA National Championships in Jupiter, Florida. He also wowed scouts at the Area Code games in 2025, where he hit 100 mph 7 times on his first 7 pitches. The crazy thing is, Striker is far from a finished product.
Pence has an ultra-lanky 6-foot-6 frame with long limbs and considerable strength already in his lower half. Similar to his uncle, the movement patterns can be a bit jerky at times, though Pence has worked as a whole to calm down the delivery and make the operation as whole more repeatable and do it with less effort. Pence will now coast in the upper-90s for long stints, and he does it with considerable ease. The fastball is relatively generic from a shape perspective, with average carry and some tailing action, though he spins it well. It's still a powerful, powerful offering.
Pence has a filthy mid-80s slider that is his go-to secondary. It's above-average spin capacity. A depthy splitter is a frequent out-pitch against left-handed hitters, with late, biting life diving off the fastball tunnel. Pence has improved his strike-throwing, though teams will want to be more sure that he'll be able to start at the next level. Pence is also a talented left-handed hitter who would probably be able to continue doing both should he play in college. That said, it's more than likely that whichever team calls his name elects to go all-in on the arm, who would blame them.
