Prep Baseball Report

Top 10 Player Profiles of 2014: No. 8 Brad Bass



By Ryan Quigley
Illinois Scouting Director

Over the next couple weeks we are going to countdown the 2014 calendar year with a look at the top ten viewed player profiles of 2014. After drilling down into our google analytics we have compiled a list of the ten most visited profiles by you the reader in 2014.

No. 8 Brad Bass

Brad BassFormer Lincoln-Way Central right-handed pitcher Brad Bass was the 8th highest viewed player profile in Illinois in 2014 with 6,330 page views. Bass is currently a freshman at the University of Notre Dame, choosing to play for the Fighting Irish instead of the Chicago Cubs, who drafted him in the 33rd Round of the 2014 MLB Draft back in June.

Bass had an up-and-down spring, but when he did pitch was extremely effective, striking out 49 hitters in 33.2 innings, only allowing 21 hits, and recording a 0.83 ERA.

The 6-foot-6, 240-pounder was also a standout forward in basketball for the Knights, twice named to the Southwest Suburban Conference All-Conference Team.

Bass’ ceiling is extremely high, and focusing on one sport in college should help him realize his potential on the diamond by adding weight and getting stronger. Bass was listed at 215 pounds in the spring, and is already listed at 240 pounds on Notre Dame’s baseball website.

Let’s take a look at Bass’ scouting report from an early spring start via Prep Baseball Report Executive Director Sean Duncan:

Brad Bass Scouting Report

Ranked No. 2 in Illinois’ 2014 class, No. 3 overall. Notre Dame recruit, one of the top draft prospects in the Midwest. Highly projectable and athletic 6-foot-6, 215-pound frame, extremely athletic feet and arm for size. Second start of the season. Pounded the strike zone with fastball and slider all game. Fastball sat 87-89 in the first, touched 90 twice out of stretch. Velocity dipped to 86-89 in second; 84-88 in fourth. Works downhill extremely well, lived in the bottom half of zone with arm-side sink. Athletic, repeatable delivery, arm works cleanly and easily. Lot more velocity to come, presumably. Slider has potential to be big swing-and-miss pitch in future. Currently it is very good, too. Showed impressive command of pitch, in 79-83 range, mostly 80-81. Easy to see slider in mid-80s sooner rather than later. Threw only a few changeups during his six-inning outing. For the game, yielded three runs, five hits, seven Ks, two walks (both in sixth when he was tiring).

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