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By Chris Fuller and PBR Kentucky Staff

On Saturday, January 17, prospects from all parts of the state showcased their abilities at the Kentucky College Showcase at Legends Sports Academy in Louisville.  Today we wrap up our analysis of players who attended the event. 

The following is a look at the group of pitchers in attendance.  This is pitcher analysis only.  Those players who also participated as a position player at the event had those evaluations featured in a previous article.

Brian O’Neil, RHP, St. Xavier HS, 2016
6-foot-4, 185-pound RHP with ideal pitcher’s frame that offers good projection, smooth delivery that he repeats well, clean arm action that is loose, works through a high-3/4 arm slot, throws 79-81 mph fastball that touched 82 on one occasion for strikes, 64-67 mph curveball varies between 11/5 and 12/6 action with good depth and has potential to be a very good pitch, throws a 71-74 mph changeup with good arm action, showed a 2-3 mph velocity increase since last summer, expect more velocity gains, big upside.

Grant Wessling, RHP, St. Xavier HS, 2015
6-foot-1, 173-pound RHP, projectable frame, smooth delivery with good lower half direction, long arm action through a ¾ to high-3/4 arm slot, arm shows some quickness, good command of 81-82 mph fastball that touched 83 on one occasion, fastball shows some late arm-side run, shows the ability to throw 69-72 mph curveball for strikes with sharp 11/5 action and depth, 73-74 mph changeup is thrown with good arm action and is mostly straight, changeup is thrown with good arm action, has potential to add more velocity.

Andrew Louden, LHP, Ryle HS, 2016
6-foot, 145-pound LHP with an up tempo delivery, uses shorter arm action through a ¾ to high-3/4 slot, fastball sat 74-76 mph touching 78 on one occasion, fastball shows occasional late arm-side run and sink, throws his 62-64 mph curveball consistently for strikes with 1/7 action, 64-66 mph changeup is thrown with good arm action and shows late run and sink, also mixed in a 59-61 mph knuckleball that showed some tumbling action.

Alex Goodridge, RHP, Ryle HS, 2016
6-foot-1, 195-pound RHP with stocky build, throws across body at times, long arm action through a ¾ arm slot, fastball sat 76-78 mph with occasional arm-side run, 64-66 mph curveball varies between 10/4 and 11/5 action, curveball is sharp when he doesn’t get around it, throws a 66-68 mph changeup with good arm action that shows some slight fade late through the zone.

Conner Ryle, LHP, Ryle HS, 2018
6-foot-3, 185-pound LHP, young prospect with great pitcher’s frame, delivery is easy with minimal effort, uses shorter arm action through a high-3/4 slot, tends to get under pitches leaving them up, fastball is straight at 67-71 mph touched 72 on one occasion, does not currently throw a breaking ball, changeup sat 59-65 mph and should continue to develop, throws a 64-66 mph splitter with some tumbling action, has trouble repeating delivery and release point not uncommon for young pitcher his size, could be an interesting prospect to follow.

Nathan Brinkman, RHP, Russell HS, 2018
5-foot-9, 155-pound RHP uses short arm action through a high-3/4 arm slot, throws two pitches (fastball and slider), fastball sat 74-77 mph and is straight, throws a hard slider for age at 71-73 mph that has late/short break, opens early occasionally on slider but it has potential to be a good pitch for him moving forward.

Austin Brinkman, RHP, Russell HS, 2017
5-foot-11, 165-pound RHP uses long arm action through an over-the-top arm slot, falls off first base side, two-pitch guy (fastball and slider), fastball sat 75-76 mph touching 77 on one occasion and is straight, throws a 68-69 mph slider that showed 11/5 action, throws fastball consistently for strikes, showed some feel for the slider.

Jordan Hendrix, LHP, Logan County HS, 2016
5-foot-11, 145-pound LHP shows good tempo in delivery, throws strikes consistently with his three pitch mix, uses long arm action through an over-the-top arm slot, fastball sat 68-70 mph with some late arm-side run, 57-60 mph curveball has 1/7 action, throws a 62-64 mph changeup with good arm action and fastball arm speed, changeup shows some fade through the zone, control type pitcher who needs to hit spots and change speeds to be most effective.

Zachary Blumeier, RHP, St. Xavier HS, 2017
6-foot, 145-pound RHP, has a drop and drive type delivery, short arm action, high-3/4 arm slot, some stiffness in arm action, fastball sat 68-70 mph and is straight, showed some command of 56-59 mph curveball that displayed 11/5 action, 60-62 mph changeup is straight and thrown with near fastball arm speed.

Tyler Beisner, LHP, North Oldham HS, 2018
5-foot-11, 140-pound, young prospect with lanky frame, uses short arm action through a high-3/4 slot, tends to open front side early, fastball sat 67-69 mph topping at 70 with occasional cutting action, throws a 48-53 mph curveball with minimal action that needs continued development, slows down arm significantly on the curveball, 49-53 mph changeup appears same as curveball, slows the arm on changeup, secondary pitches are in development stages.