By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

The Class of 2015/2016 Fall Prospect Games took place on October 19 at Bellarmine Universityand afforded prospects to showcase their abilities in a showcase/game play format.  Players were split into two teams with position players taking extended infield/outfield and batting practice on the field prior to playing a double-header.

The following is a look at pitchers who took the mound for Team Black during game play.  This is pitching analysis only.  Those pitchers who also played a position during the event will have their position player analysis featured in a subsequent article.

Jake Ziegelmeyer, RHP/1B/3B, Ryle HS, 2016
6-foot-3, 200-pound prospect with strong and athletic frame, arm is quick, up tempo delivery, works through a ¾ slot that produces hard arm-side run and late sink on his 84-86 mph that topped at 87, throws a 76-78 mph slider with late bite, changeup is thrown with good arm action at 79-80 mph and has good arm-side run and sink, throws strikes consistently with all pitches, worked two perfect innings with two strikeouts, sinking fastball produced four ground ball outs, has shown recent velocity gains with the potential for more, high-level prospect on the mound.

Josh Floyd, RHP, Warren Central HS, 2016
6-foot-4, 175-pound prospect with lanky frame that projects well, uses long arm action through a high ¾ slot, easy effort in delivery, stays online with lower half, good tempo in delivery, fastball sat 81-83 mph with some arm-side run and sink, works fastball at the bottom of the zone well, showed a 68-71 mph curveball with 11/5 action, gets under curveball at times leaving it up but is a solid pitch when he stays on top, allowed no hits but did struggle some with command in second inning of work, walked three and struck out two in his two innings of work, was a stretch only guy during the summer but is pitching from the windup now, has potential to see significant velocity gains.

Kyle McKinley, SS/RHP, Bullitt East HS, 2016
6-foot, 160-pound prospect has a long and lanky frame, works through a ¾ arm slot, arm shows some quickness, good tempo in delivery and stays online, fastball sat 79-81 mph and touched 83 on one occasion, fastball shows good arm-side run, shows good command of 68-70 mph curveball with 11/5 action, throws a 74-77 mph late-breaking slider that is an effective pitch, consistently throws strikes with all pitches, allowed two hits and struck out three in his two innings of work, interesting prospect on the mound who has the potential to see additional velocity gains.

Nate Beavers, RHP/2B, Woodford County HS, 2016
6-foot-1, 167-pound prospect with lanky frame, uses shot arm action through a ¾ arm slot, good rhythm in delivery, arm shows some quickness, occasionally lands open, fastball sat 79-82 mph touching 83 on one occasion, fastball shows occasional slight arm-side run, throws a 64-67 mph curveball with 11/5 action and a 68-70 mph slider with sharper/later action, effectively works both sides of the plate, allowed an infield single and struck out one in his two innings of work, consistently throws strikes.

Drew Clark, LHP/1B, Butler County HS, 2016
6-foot-2, 190-pound prospect with athletic frame, uses long arm action through a high-3/4 to over-the-top arm slot, continues to show improved mechanics in keeping front side closed, fastball sat 78-80 mph touching 81, fastball mostly straight, showed a 68-69 mph curveball that varied between 1/7 and 12/6 action, throws an effective cutter at 74-76 mph with late cutting action, also showed a 73 mph changeup that was straight and thrown with fastball arm speed, struggled some with command walking four while allowing two hits and striking out one in his two innings of work.

Rece Carter, LHP, McCracken County HS, 2017
6-foot-1, 200-pound uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, minimal effort in delivery, two-seam fastball shows some arm-side run and four-seamer shows come cutting action, fastball velocity was 75-78 mph touching 79, showed good command of 65-66 mph curveball with 1/7 action and some depth, curveball has the potential to be a very good pitch moving forward, would like to see the development of a changeup as did not see one in his outing, allowed four hits in his two innings of work.

Chandler Harnage, RHP, South Warren HS, 2016
5-foot-10, 165-pound prospect uses short arm action through an over-the-top arm slot, regular effort in delivery, stays online with lower half, fastball is mainly straight at 76-79 mph, showed a 65-69 mph curveball with 12/6 action that he is able to throw for strikes consistently, allowed one hit and struck out two in two innings of work, showed a slight increase in velocity from summer event.

Luke Ritchie, RHP, Lexington Catholic HS, 2016
6-foot, 170-pound prospect uses long backside arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, minimal effort in delivery and stays online with lower half, fastball is mostly straight at 74-76 mph, touched 77 on one occasion, showed a 57-61 mph curveball with gradual 11/5 action, allowed five hits, walked two, and struck out one in his two innings of work.