Prep Baseball Report

Top 25 Profiles of 2024: No. 23 Gannon Grant


Conner Madding
Indiana Operations/Multimedia

As we are nearing the end of another calendar year, we have compiled a list of the top 25 most viewed Indiana player profiles this year.  According to our research through our google analytics, these are the most viewed profiles by you the reader in 2024.

Coming in at No. 23 is '26 Gannon Grant (Center Grove HS). A 6-foot-2, 180-pound two-way talent. Grant starred at the Future Games this July in Atlanta, Georgia. Providing an electric look on the mound in game 1 with college coaches from all around the country in attendance. Sitting 90-93 mph with his fastball while also showing wipeout spin and a plus changeup. The Center Grove product also showed real two-way capabilities throughout the week with an accurate right-handed barrel and sure hands at shortstop. Grant drew interest from top programs around the country, he eventually committed to the reigning national champions, the Tennessee Volunteers. The two-time future gamer will look to help a loaded Center Grove team to a State Championship this spring. Grant is the No. 7 ranked player in Indiana's 2026 class and the No. 100 ranked player nationally. 


Scouting Report

6/04/24

The top true two-way in the '26 class - Grant showed well on both sides of the ball during the Bulls workout and has trended in an upward fashion during 2024. Coming off a big season for Center Grove, I was most impressed with Gannon on the mound in this look. The 6-foot-2, 185 pounder has matured into more physical strength this season - allowing the stuff to tick up & also more strength at the dish. Grant attacks from a heigher release point (6'5" avg release height) with a fastball that flashes arm-side run at times, sitting 87-89, and touching 90 mph. The slider is his best pitch - a tightly-spun (2721 avg spin), slurvey shaped breaking ball that is a swing-and-miss offering, playing in the mid-70s. He can go to the arm-side of the plate with a mid-70s changeup that averaged 19.1" of horizontal break, another swing-and-miss pitch. Two advanced offspeed pitches, plus a firm fastball, paired with the athleticsm that comes with being a high-level, two-way P/SS, makes his future development on the mound a sure bet. However, Grant's improvements in strength have added more impact to the bat, now holding at least gap power, and the obvious arm talent allows two-way possibilities to remain open, as does a 6.93 60. 

3/05/23

Position Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 6-0, 155-pounds. Athletic build
Hit: RHH. Tall, athletic stance. Controlled toe tap stride w/ a smooth upper body load the create separation. Clean, upward bat path w/ developing gap to gap power.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 78.7 mph. 295' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-86 mph.Loose, quick arm action from a H 3/4 slot - very good arm strength for the class
Defense: Athletic feet that work around the ball, soft hands, fluid transfer. Shows feel for the position w/ body control.
Run: 7.37 runner in the 60.

Position Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 6-0, 155-pounds. Athletic build
Delivery: Athletic delivery with easy effort. Strong balance point with a controlled move down the slope. Slightly open at landing, athletic finish.
Arm Action: RH. Moderate length to the arm action - clean arm swing that works with quickness to a H 3/4 slot.
FB: T88, 84-87 mph. Abv avg FB command T2007, 1843 average rpm.
CB: 69-73 mph. Sharp, slurvey action. T2632, 2482 average rpm.
CH: 73-75 mph. Runs to the arm side of the plate. T2511, 2066 average rpm.

3/06/22

Gannon Grant, Center Grove, 2026, IN

Position: SS/RHP

Body: 5-foot-10, 155-pound lean frame.

Hit: (RHH) Projectable. Began in a tall stance with a smooth load, then used a toe tap stride. Developing bat speed. Balanced finish, upward swing. Gap to gap approach. 

Power: 83 mph exit velocity, average 77.4 mph. 61.8 mph bat speed average. 19.1 mph hand speed average.

Defense:  (IF) Soft hands, fluid footwork, natural exchange. Solid. 

Arm: 76 mph infield velocity. Short arm action, high ¾ slot. 

Speed: 7.56 (60-yard).

Pitching: Projectable. Feel delivery, easy effort. High ¾ arm angle, compact arm action. Athletic balance point, lands open, a falling off finish.

FB: 78-80 T 81 mph. (Max spin 2151;  Avg 2101). Feel accuracy, slight running action. 

CB: 64-65 mph. Tight slurvey action. (Max spin 2547; Avg 2519). 

SL: 66-68 mph. (Max spin 2547; Avg 2508). 

CH: 67-71 mph.