Great Lakes Summer Championship: Scout Blog
July 7, 2019
16U
ILLINOIS CRUSH
Marco Marra, SS, Lockport HS, 2021
7/7/19: 5-foot-10, 150 pound right-handed hitter. Crouch setup with a high hand set, toe tap timing trigger, minimal load, good use of his lower half. Shorter swing path.
INDIANA PROSPECTS DOWNS
Dominic Anderson, RHP, Hagerstown HS, 2021
7/6/19: 6-feet, 205 pound right-hander was up to 85, sitting 81-84. High ¾ arm action. Lands square with a slight open toe. Shows feel for the breaking ball at 71-75.
JT Holton, LHP, Clinton Central, 2021
7/6/19: Projectable 6-feet, 170 pound LHP. Holton sat 79-81. Flashed a 1-7 breaking ball with depth. The breaking ball was 67-69. Delivery is more drop and drive with a short arm swing. High ¾ arm action.
John McCall, RHP, Hamilton Southeastern HS, 2022
7/7/19: McCall has a good looking frame 6-foot-3 185 pounds. Mccall uses that frame to get to a 7-foot-2 extension on his fastball while topping out at 82. The arm is a high ¾ slot, short arm circle. Delivery is repeatable. McCall also threw a slider that topped out at 71 and had a 1900-2000 spin rate. McCall threw 5 innings striking out 7 including an inning where he struck out the side all on sliders.
Parker Jones, RHP, Greenwood HS, 2021
7/7/19: Jones is a 6-foot-1, 185 pound RHP. Jones has a slight inward turn in his leg lift, good pace. The arm action is short and quick. Jones shows high effort throughout the delivery and has a head snap. Jones through predominantly fastballs ranging from 79-83 touching 85 twice.
INDIANA EAGLES
7/6/19: Gavin Noble, RHP/MIF, Wapahani, 2022
Gavin pitched game two for the Eagles. The righty has an athletic 6-foot, 170 pound frame. Clean easy delivery with a high ¾ arm slot with some length on the backside. Noble topped out at 80. Also flashed a good breaking ball. Offensively, Noble hit a triple in the right center gap and a double in the left center gap. The left handed hitter uses a small leg trigger to start his swing. He has hand strength and is a slighty above average runner.
TOP TIER AMERICANS
7/6/19: Christopher Schellhorn, SS, Minooka HS, 2021
5-foot-10, 150 pound, lean frame. Left-handed hitter, open athletic setup, loads back, longer swing path, drop in hands during load. Shows some bat speed from a level path, 4.72 on the turn. Athletic defender, soft hands, fluid footwork.
7/7/19: Charlie Cmiel, LHP, York HS, 2021
Cmiel is a lean-long limbed 5-foot-11 165 pound left handed arm. Drop and Drive delivery with soft landing. It is a low front side with a short circle. Cmiel does a nice job getting to extension, according to Trackman his extension was as high as 6-foot-7. The breaking ball showed depth at 67-69. Fastball sat 79-81 topping out at 82.
TOP TIER NATIONALS
Brad White, UTL, Andrean HS, 2021
7/6/19: 5-foot-8, 130 pound right-handed hitter. Athletic, open setup, uses a leg kick with longer stride. Bat wrap during load. Longer swing path. Ran a 3.81 on a bunt attempt and 4.81 on a turn.
Matthew Rosenberger, RHP, Glenbrook South HS
7/6/19: 6-foot-1, 165 pounds, stat 79-82 with a 72-73 breaking ball. Above average arm speed from a high ¾ slot.
15U
EVANSVILLE LEGENDS
Carter Murphy, INF, West Vigo HS, 2023
7/6/19: Strong framed 6-feet, 210 pounds. Hits from a slightly open/crouch setup. Good barrel angle with above average bat speed for his age, longer swing path. Potential to hit for power.
INDIANA MUSTANGS
Drew Murray, 1B, Boone Grove HS, 2022
7/7/19: Murray possesses a physical frame, standing 6-foot-2 225 pounds. Murray looks like he could fit in on campus now. The left handed hitter flashes pull power. Starts in a slightly open setup with a bat waggle. Triggers with a small leg lift. Easy to project future power into Murray. Will be interested to see as he sees more velo. Moves well, ran a 4.93 on a turn. Interesting follow in the 2022 class.
Will McKinzie, 3B/C, Brownsburg HS, 2022
7/7/19: Mckinzie is 5-foot-11 165 pound corner infielder. McKinzie is most interesting in the box. McKinzie flashes bat speed with hand strength hitting from an athletic, slightly open stance. Small leg kick timing trigger. Overall simple approach, level swing path. Ran a 4.58 and a 4.22 on a bunt.
INDIANA PRIMETIME RED
Jake Winzenread, SS, Lawrence North HS, 2022
7/6/19: 6-feet, 190 pound frame. Sure handed defender, makes the routine play with ease. Clean exchange with a quick release. Will need to improve foot speed and arm strength in order to stay at the SS position at the next level. Simple approach from the right side of the plate. Finds the barrel. Went 3-3 with three singles in game one. Registered a high exit velocity of 86.6.
INDIANA PROSPECTS OVERBEY
Hunter Pudlo, RHP, Lakes HS, 2022
7/6/19: Big, strong 6-foot-4, 220 pound frame. Showcased the top fastball velocity of the day sitting 85-89. Erratic in the zone. Did flash a mid 70's breaking ball that had tight spin with depth.
Jackson McFarland, 3B, Terre Haute South, 2022
7/7/19: McFarland stands 6-foot-1 180 pounds. The left handed hitter shows bat speed and potential power. McFarland is heavy on his front side causing him to spray balls to left and not get through the baseball. Being a 2022 and the physicality believe will work through that and grow into power. Jackson hits from a slightly open setup with average bat speed.
RENEGADES OF NW INDIANA
Johnathen Allen, SS, Marquette Catholic, 2021
7/6/19: 6-feet, 165 pounds, wiry, athletic frame with some twitch. Ran a 4.1 down the line on a bunt. Registered a high exit velocity of 85 on the day.
Eryx Daugherty 1B/RHP, Lutheran High Northwest, 2023
7/7/19: Daugherty is a physical left handed hitting first baseman, currently 6-foot-2 220 pounds. Daughtery mechanically is still a work in progress, but has hand strength and slightly above average bat speed for his grade. He hits in a slight crouch with a long stride. Hit most balls left center-center field. Lifts the baseball with good loft. Does bury his hands in load.
Mauro Gonzalez, OF/P, Valparaiso HS, 2022
7/7/19: The 6-foot 160 pound left handed hitting outfielder shows a good swing plane. Hits in a crouch with little to no trigger. Shows some bat speed will need to add strength. Ran a 4.67 down the line.
Jacob Morrison, RHP, Flushing HS, 2022
7/6/19: Projectable 6-foot-5, 215 pounds. Shorter, high ¾ arm action. High leg kick in the delivery, lands square, finishes tall. Fastball held 81-83 with arm side run. 66-67 breaking ball.
Jake Dresselhouse, MIF/C, Orchard Lake St. Marys Prep HS, 2022
7/6/19: 5-foot-10, 165 pound athletic frame. Right-handed hitter shows a simple approach at the plate. Athletic, crouch setup, high back elbow, high hand set. Smooth load, level swing path. Found the barrel consistently throughout the day. High exit velocity of 87. Above average runner. Recorded a 4.4 and 4.54 on the turn. At PBR showcase earlier this summer ran a 6.61 60-yard dash.
Tommy Szczepanski, 3B/RHP, Essexville Garber HS, 2022
7/7/19: Szczepanski is tall and wirey at 6-foot-3 170 pounds. He uses a simple, repeatable delivery to produce a 81-83 MPH Fastball topping at 84. The arm action is short with average arm speed. Spin rate was around 2100 according to Trackman. Offensively, Szczepanski, hits from a slight crouch with a little dive in his stride. Swing plane works downhill with batspeed. He projects as a corner infielder.