All State Game: Player Spotlight

April 24, 2017

By: Zac Bottoms
Arkansas Scouting Director

The 2017 All-State Game is Tuesday, May 23^rd 2017, hosted at Lamar Porter Field, in down town Little Rock, AR. This game will feature the elite players from all corners of the state of Arkansas. The Game will be a 10 innings game matching up the Top 20 2017 grads vs the Top 20 Underclassman. First pitch is 6:00 PM. We will highlight players from each roster over the next month, so all attending the game should be familiar with each roster.

Team 2017

Austin Kelly, RHP, Robinson HS, AR
Arkansas recruit. 6-foot-1, 200-pound right-handed pitcher with proportional strength. Compact, controlled delivery, repeats well. Works from a high-¾ slot, short, quick and clean in the back. Fastball sat 90-91, topped at 92, mostly straight. Showcased overall solid four-pitch mix. Throws changeup aggressively, 82-84 mph, with sinking action. Cutter flashed late, sharp lateral action at 82-84, while curveball ranged between 75-77 with some depth.

Kelly is committed to Arkansas, and is having a strong senior campiagn, leading Robinson High School into the district tournament this week

Team Underclass

2018 Evan Hiatt, LHP, Catholic HS
Hiatt is a 6-foot-3 200-pound left-hander with a large frame and an average build. He works from an H ¾ arm slot with a loose quick arm action. His mechanics are repeated consistently with little effort. He command his fastball at 84-86 mph with late sink. He threw his curveball and changeup with fastball arm speed. His curveball worked 75-77 mph with 1/7 shape and sharp late action. The change up worked 72-74 with arm side run. Overall Hiatt is an advanced pitcher with deceptive athleticism that projects to throw harder as he continues to develop.
Hiatt is committed to Arkansas. He has carried the load for Catholic High School. He has been their best pitcher and hit the middle of their line up consistently all spring. He has the Rockets in the mix for a state tournament appearance and makes them a tough draw in the first round.

Full Rosters

2017	Commitment	Underclass	Commitment
P. Austin Kelly	Arkansas	P. Evan Hiatt	Arkansas
P. Hayden Arnold	Little Rock	P. Wade Beasley	Arkansas
P. Jaylen Deshazier	Arkansas State	P. Kaleb Hill	Ole Miss
P. Andrew Roach	Cowley County	P. Jaden Hill	LSU
P. Logan Gilbertson	Central Arkansas	P. Connor McCullough	Arkansas
P. Korey Wasson	Arkansas State	P. Will Richardson
P. Beaux Bonvillain	Central Arkansas	P. Connor McCullough	Arkansas
P. Jackson Sloan	Northwest Florida	P. Landon Brown
P./RHPPaxton Wallace	Wichita State	P. Miller Plieman	Wichita State
P. Tyler Gregg	Arkansas State	P. Blake Adams	Arkansas
C. Andrew Lannon	Arkansas State	C. Andrew Stanley	Arkansas
C. Denver Mullins	Crowder	C. Cason Tollett	Arkansas
1B. Adrian Hannah	Central Arkansas	1B. Luke Johnson
2B. Matt Goodheart	San Jacinto	2B. Pate Fullerton	Harding
SS. Casey Martin	Arkansas	SS. Peyton Holt
3B. Quinn Cherry	Crowder	3B. Nathan Lyons	Little Rock
INF. Parker Ribble	Southern Arkansas	OF. Jakobi Jackson
OF. Bryson Haskins	Henderson	OF. Brandon Ulmer
OF. Pierce Mitchum	Arkansas State	CIF/OF. Tyler Johnson	Arkansas
OF. Evan Hooper	Arkansas
OF. Tyler Moreland	Crowder

All State Game: Player Spotlight

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