The PBR Illinois staff will host its second Class of 2022 Showcase of the year this Sunday, Oct. 18, at The MAX Sports Complex in McCook. This open event gives our staff the opportunity to get another in-person look at the state’s junior class.

To register for the event, click HERE. For a look at the current roster, click HERE. 

ROSTER  

We saw a handful of impressive prospects at this particular event back in July, headlined by Illinois State commit Shai Robinson (Homewood-Flossmoor, 2022), SS Randy Seymour (Lincoln-Way East, 2022), and OF Joey Little (Stevenson, 2022). Little, in particular, is a strong-framed athlete with natural barrel strength from a loose right-handed swing that’ll be in attendance again this Sunday. 

Joey Little (7/15/20)

Two nationally ranked prospects will also be in attendance at The MAX this Sunday: LHP Julien Hachem (Mount Carmel; Oklahoma commit) and 1B Daniel Pacella (Mundelein; Kentucky). We haven’t seen the 6-foot-6, 219-pound Hachem since our Underclass Invitational event back in February, where he was up to 88 mph with his fastball. Pacella’s physical left-handed bat is noteworthy; he has some of the best raw power in the Midwest and he’s shown that he can comfortably reach it in-game.

RHP Elias Hachem (Mount Carmel; uncommitted), Julien’s twin brother, is obviously similar to his brother in size, standing at a physical 6-foot-7, 230-pounds. He represented Team Illinois at the PBR Future Games, where he was up to 87 mph, though he’s still harnessing his high-octane arsenal on the mound.

Elias Hachem (8/1/20)

1B Horacio Cobrales Jr. (Thornwood) and INF Ethan Willoughby (Maroa Forsyth) are two Illinois State commits that we’ll see at The MAX on Sunday. Willoughby, in particular, will be making his PBR Showcase debut, so it’ll be an interesting up close look at the state’s No. 82-ranked prospect. 

We recently saw INF Matthew Morsovillo (Sandburg) at the PBR Illinois Fall Limited Series where he was one of the weekend’s top offensive standouts; a snippet from his scouting report from his performance there: “Highly-repeatable swing, quiet, minimal wasted movement, short to the ball, hands work on top, flat through the zone, extension through contact and high-level bat-to-ball skills. Wore out the middle of the field. Backspins the baseball to both gaps, lined out hard twice to dead center field.”

Some other names worth mentioning that’ll be in attendance: LHP/OF George Bilecki (Marist), OF Nick Daugherty (Brother Rice), 2B/OF Blake Edmonds (Hinsdale Central), C Keegan Connors (Jacobs), C Tyler Dean (Benet Academy), and 3B Kyle Schupmann (Luther Prep, WI). Each have managed to stand out in one way or another along this summer and fall, so we’re interested in getting an up-close look at their progress since they last attended a PBR event.

ITINERARY

Due to state guidelines, and The MAX McCook Athletic Expo facility requirements, there will be a limit to the number of people inside the facility at one time, this showcase will operate in segmented groups, by position, under the format as follows (Note: Players participating in multiple sessions will need to leave the facility after completing their first session and arrive at the designated check-in time for their next session):

POSITION GROUPS

+ Outfielders:

• Contactless Check-in: 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. (at the table outside of the lobby’s front doors)
  
• Workout: 9 to approximately 10 a.m.
  

+ Infielders:

• Contactless Check-in: 10 to 10:15 a.m.
  
• Workout: 10:30 to approximately noon
  

+ Catchers:

• Contactless Check-in: noon to 12:15 p.m.
  
• Workout: 12:30 to approximately 1:15 p.m.
  
• Catchers will still be counted on to stay for the pitcher’s session, while still participating in smaller groups.
  

+ Pitchers:

• Pitchers-only Contactless Check-in: 2 to 2:15 p.m.
  
• Workout: starting between 2:30 and 2:45 p.m.
  

EVENT AND FACILITY REGULATIONS

• There can be no more than 50 people (players and staff) on any of the sectioned fields at one time.
  
• Upon check-in, players, staff, coaches will be administered a temperature scan in the lobby.
  
• Because of the limited number of people allowed within the facility, absolutely NO parents will be allowed to enter the building.
  

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