Prep Baseball Report

Unsigned Senior RHP/OF Preston Frommeyer Emerges at Preseason All-State Showcase



By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Directorfrommeyer

Take a look at our Class of 2014 player rankings, and you won’t find his name listed (yet).  In fact, Preston Frommeyer arrived as an unknown player at the Preseason All-State Showcase last Sunday at Champions Baseball Academy in Lexington, but it didn’t take long to change that.

Frommeyer spent most of last spring waiting for an opportunity as a member of the senior-dominated Lone Oak team that went 36-6 with a 1st Region Championship.  As a junior on the squad, he found his playing time to be very limited in the final season of the school that combined with two other Paducah area schools to form the new McCracken County High School.  As it turns out, the opportunity he was waiting for came last Sunday, and the unsigned senior RHP/OF took full advantage of it.

Frommeyer took the mound for his bullpen session, and the first pitch registered 86 mph.  Using a quick arm through his high ¾ arm slot, he sat 85-86 mph throughout his bullpen, and on his final pitch of the day, topped out at 87 mph.  In an event full of very good arms, his 87 tied for the top mound velocity.

As for secondary stuff, Frommeyer’s 73-74 mph curveball showed some inconsistency but definitely has the potential to be a good pitch with continued development.  His changeup was his best pitch of the day as it displayed good arm-side run and sink at 79 mph thrown with fastball arm speed. 

The 6-foot, 170-pound Frommeyer continued to impress in the position player portion of the event.  After running a 7.04 60 yard dash, he showed athletic actions in the outfield while registering the 2nd best outfield velocity of the day at 87 mph with good carry.  In addition, he showed the ability to generate bat speed with a 90 mph tee exit velocity.

Frommeyer will undoubtedly enter the class of 2014 player rankings when they are updated later this week.  Sometimes all you need is an opportunity.

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