Updated 2018 Illinois Rankings: Top Outfielders

April 12, 2016

By Drew Locascio
Illinois Scouting Director

On Monday of last week the 2018 rankings were updated and expanded from 35 to 75. The depth of the 2018 class has strengthened considerably since the last update mainly due to the numerous events over the winter.

There are now thirteen outfielders ranked in the sophomore class. Alek Thomas (Mount Carmel), the top outfielder in the state is also ranked No. 2 in the PBR overall rankings. Thomas, a premium athlete with a high-ceiling, is a left-handed hitter with easy power in his bat.

The No. 2 outfielder in the class is Zaid Walker (Homewood-Flossmoor). 6-foot-2, 195-pound Walker is a right-hander hitter with explosive bat speed. Defensively, has shown the ability to play all three outfield spots and also third base. Ranked No. 7 in Illinois.

Below we take a look at the thirteen outfielders who found themselves in the updated 2018 rankings:

TOP OUTFIELDERS

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
1	Alek Thomas	IL	Mount Carmel	2018	OF
2	Zaid Walker	IL	Homewood-Flossmoor	2018	OF
3	Brooks Coetzee	IL	Mahomet-Seymour	2018	OF
4	Myles Norman	IL	Morgan Park	2018	OF
5	Tyler Acosta	IL	Barrington	2018	OF
6	Dakota Kotowski	IL	Providence Catholic	2018	OF
7	Kyle Salley	IL	Homewood-Flossmoor	2018	OF
8	Cameron Robinson	IL	Champaign Central	2018	OF
9	Giuseppe Mattera	IL	Pleasant Plains	2018	OF
10	Grant Lalla	IL	Glenbard West	2018	OF
11	Steven Hamer	IL	St. Charles North	2018	OF
12	Austin Ehren	IL	Carmel Catholic	2018	OF
13	Corey Graham	IL	Crete-Monee	2018	OF

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Updated 2018 Illinois Rankings: Top Outfielders

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