One of the biggest showcases on the summer circuit, Underclass Games, was hosted at its usual site at the University of Illinois-Chicago, on July 23. This event collects the best incoming sophomore talent in both Illinois and Wisconsin and arranges a pro-style workout and live game action. This event is among our most highly attended by the college recruiting community, making it one of the most important for our own staff of evaluators.

Yesterday, we started our position-by-position analysis by breaking down the day’s catchers. Today, we’re ranking the top-three outfielders, led by Louisville commit Michael Lippe, from Wisconsin. 

For rapid analysis coming out of the showcase back in July, check out our Quick Hits post. You can also find measured data pulled from the event inside our Statistical Analysis. For now, check out reports on each and every one of the outfielders who attended this event below.

TOP PROSPECTS

1. Michael Lippe, Whitefish Bay, 2022 (Louisville)
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-foot-1, 190-pounds. Strong athletic build.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, minimal load, short stride, maintains strong balance through contact. Short path, line drive gap to gap contact, quick hands with strength. Creates bat speed with intent.
Power: 92 mph exit velocity from the tee. Power projection bat.
Arm: RH. OF - 89 mph. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot, arm carries well, advanced arm strength.
Defense: Athletic actions, plays from all three OF spots, clean exchange, works through the baseball in stride.
Run: 4.47 runner down the line. Athletic gait, above average baserunner.

2. Cuyler Zukowski, Madison LaFollette, 2022
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 5-foot-11, 165-pounds. Lean strength, athletic frame.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, short stride, slightly crouched, athletic and balanced setup. Level through contact, line drive gap to gap type, hits in rhythm.
Power: 94 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball jumps off the bat, lean, twitchy strong hitter.
Arm: RH. OF - 86 mph. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot, arm showed carry.
Defense: Average hands, plays in stride and athletically through the baseball.
Run: 4.56 runner down the line. 

3. Ramon Jimerson Jr., Sacred Heart Griffin, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-foot-9, 167-pounds. Compact athletic strength.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, wide setup, smooth loading action, good balance through contact. Strong quick twitch hands, short to the baseball, hard gap to gap contact.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. OF - 84 mph. Over the top slot, arm played on line to target.
Defense: Athletic defender, plays through the baseball in stride.
Run: 4.55 runner down the line. 

3. DJ Kojis, Whitefish Bay, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-foot-1, 155-pounds. Lanky frame, wiry build.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, short stride, slightly wider setup, good balance through contact. Gap to gap hitter, simple swing, lengthy with extension.
Power: 85 mph exit velocity from the tee. Creates hard contact, projectable bat.
Arm: RH. OF - 85 mph. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot, arm plays accurate with carry.
Defense: Long actions, works in stride, step behind transfer.
Run: 4.62 runner down the line. 

Best of the Rest (Listed Alphabetically)

Corey Boyette, Romeoville, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-foot-10, 170-pounds. Athletic body type, carries some strength.
Hit: LHH. Open stance, short stride and smooth loading action, excellent balance through contact, athletic setup and on time. Short path, line drive gap to gap contact, occasional pull tendencies, confident approach.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. OF - 74 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Plays through the baseball, deliberate exchange, feet shuffle through release.
Run: 4.71 runner down the line. 

Ethan Cole, Winnebago Lutheran Academy, 2022
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 6-foot-0, 165-pounds. Projectable frame, high waist, lean with strength.
Hit: LHH. Open stance, short stride to even, maintains balance through contact. Long levered path, level through contact, line drive results, hits in rhythm.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: LH. OF - 77 mph. Arm works long and loose, projectable arm, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Athletic actions work well through the baseball, glovework is out front and glove side, clean exchange.
Run: 4.63 runner down the line. 

Nathan Elias, Verona Area, 2022
Positional Profile: 2B/OF
Body: 5-foot-10, 155-pounds. Lean build, loose actions.
Hit: RHH. Tall setup, slightly open, short lift and hang stride, good balance. Loose hands, whippy bat speed, path stays flat and creates hard line drive contact, slight pull side approach.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. INF - 83 mph. OF - 80 mph. Short loose arm action, high 3/4 slot, plays athletically, accurate and from multiple angles.
Defense: Loose athletic actions, plays easy and works through the baseball, multi-positional player.
Run: 4.62 runner down the line. 

Jaicee Foster, Southwest, 2022
Positional Profile: OF/3B
Body: 5-foot-10, 175-pounds. Durable build with strength, strong lower half.
Hit: RHH. Tall setup, narrow with big leg kick trigger. Strong hands, creates well above average bat speed, loose swing.
Power: 92 mph exit velocity from the tee. Hard contact, pull side power potential, ball will jump off the bat. Showed hard contact in game.
Arm: RH. INF - 79 mph. OF - 80 mph. Firm arm action, high 3/4 slot, played best from the outfield.
Defense: Corner defender, hands work, outfield actions play through and shuffle through exchange. Infield actions profile at third base, hands work out front, showed body control.
Run: 4.79 runner down the line. 

Carson Hansen, Pewaukee, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-foot-0, 165-pounds. Proportional build, lanky limbs and actions.
Hit: LHH. Crouched setup, balanced stance, short leg lift stride. Simple approach, hands works, short to the baseball, uphill path, gap to gap contact.
Power: 82 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: LH. OF - 74 mph. Long loose arm action, high 3/4 slot, some accuracy and carry, works online.
Defense: Crowhop footwork, plays through the baseball slightly uphill, hands play out front clean exchange.
Run: 4.63 runner down the line. 

Angelo Luna, St. Rita, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-foot-10, 150-pounds. Athletic frame and build.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, short lifted stride, athletic and loose hands. Bat path is level, hits in rhythm, line drive approach.
Power: 81 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. OF -  mph.
Defense:
Run: 4.90 runner down the line. 

Dylan Mass, Franklin, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-foot-8, 135-pounds. Lean frame.
Hit: LHH. Open stance, smooth loading action with leg kick stride, good balance through contact. Simple approach, front foot hitter, short path on level plane, line drive contact.
Power: 82 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. OF - 76 mph. High 3/4 slot, full arm action played accurate.
Defense: Occasional fast actions, quick footwork kand works through the baseball.
Run: 4.51 runner down the line. 

Addison Ostrenga, Sun Prairie, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-foot-4, 195-pounds. Long lanky frame, projectable build.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, short stride, short reverse hand load. Short path, works uphill, long levers create bat speed.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee. Pull side power approach.
Arm: RH. OF - 85 mph. Loose, short arm action, played accurate and flashed carry.
Defense: Plays through the baseball, long stride, actions work in stride.
Run: 4.96 runner down the line. 

Jake Petak, Lincoln-Way East, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-foot-0, 185-pounds. Strong build, sturdy and durable frame.
Hit: RHH. Slight open setup, leg lift trigger, loads hands back, maintains balance. Short path, uphill plane, gap to gap approach, occasional pull side contact with bat speed.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. OF - 74 mph. Loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Deliberate actions through the baseball, step behind transfer,
Run: 4.82 runner down the line. 

Charlie Saul, Batavia, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Open stance, short toe tap trigger into lifted stride. Loose quick hands, bat strength and creates hard contact off the barrel, short path, slightly uphill.
Power: 85 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. OF - 78 mph. Loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Active feet, continues to move through the baseball, shuffle through exchange.
Run: 4.59 runner down the line. 

Braedon Sonnabend, Bay Port, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-foot-0, 150-pounds. Slender wiry frame.
Hit: RHH. Open stance, short stride, loads hands back. Level path with some length, line drive contact.
Power: 78 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. OF - 72 mph. Short high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Actions play through the baseball, in stride, glove work is out in front.
Run: 4.57 runner down the line. 

Brendan Strenke, Turtle Lake, 2022
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 6-foot-1, 175-pounds. Athletic frame, projectable.
Hit: RHH. Tall setup, slightly open stance, short stride. Path works slightly uphill, gap to gap approach, flashed power.
Power: 88 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. OF - 90 mph. Advanced arm strength, short loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Raw athlete, long strider and exchange, worked through the baseball.
Run: 4.61 runner down the line. 

Brendan Summerhill, Whitney Young, 2022
Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 6-foot-2, 165-pounds. Long lean projectable frame.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance, smooth loading action, short stride, quiet t setup and maintains balance. Long path, uphill plane, natural left-handed swing with long levers.
Power: 92 mph exit velocity from the tee. Flashed hard pull side contact, 1-for-2 with a double in game play.
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. OF - 79 mph. Short arm action, plays over the top , showed accurate.
Defense: Catching actions are clean, tall out of the crouch, feet work directional. Outfield actions play through the baseball deliberate exchange, long actions.
Run: 4.68 runner down the line. 

Remmi Sweet, Union Grove, 2022
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds. Athletic live body.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, short stride, loads hands back, athletic setup. Short to the baseball, quick twitch swing, path is level and creates line drive gap to gap contact, occasionally favors opposite field.
Power: 93 mph exit velocity from the tee. Contact jumped off the bat at times, advanced bat speed.
Arm: RH. OF - 77 mph. Loose arm action, over the top slot, flashed slight carry.
Defense: Light feet, quick actions, plays through the baseball.
Run: 4.29 runner down the line. Plus runner, quick twitch athlete.

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