Prep Baseball Report

Recruiting News Around the State



Several prospects have named their schools recently:

Cain Crowley, a short stop from Goshen HS has committed to Parkland College in Illinois.

Mike Crowley, a 6-foot-1, 175 pound catcher out of Chesterton HS has committed to Huntington University.  Crowley displays a pop time consistently around a 2.1.  At the plate his swing is short and quick, producing good barrel whip. 

Joe Stukenborg is a 6-foot-1, 180 pound SS/ OF out of South Bend Clay HS and has committed to Kankakee CC.  He’s athletic and has a strong arm with good carry at 85 mph.  At the plate he displays quick bat speed with good pop.

Austin Kiracofe, a 5-foot-9, 170 pound OF/RHP from McCutcheon HS has committed to Vincennes University.  Kiracofe shows good actions in the outfield with a solid arm.  He displays good bat speed at the plate with the ability to hit to all fields with some pop.  He runs a 7.19 sixty. 

Andrew Pluckebaum is a 5-foot-10,160 pound SS out of Bishop Chatard HS in Indianapolis that recently committed to St. Joseph’s College.  Pluckebaum shows good speed running a 7.0 sixty and possesses a strong accurate arm across the diamond.

Julian Guerrero, a 6-foot, 175 pound RHP/3B from Bishop Noll HS recently committed to Prairie State in Chicago.

Grant Malott is a 6-foot, 160 pound OF/RHP from New Castle HS and recently committed to Western Kentucky University.  He shows plus speed running a 6.82 sixty.  From the OF he shows good arm strength at 83 mph.  On the mound he possesses a quick, clean arm action and sits at 80-83 mph with his fastball.

Brandon Calleja is an OF/LHP out of West Vigo HS, and recently committed to Danville Area Community College in Illinois. 

Nick Owen, a 6-foot-1, 175 pound LHP/OF from Center Grove HS recently committed to Wabash Valley.  Owen is an athletic senior with a strong accurate arm from the outfield at 84 mph.  He shows good defensive actions and moves well.  On the mound his arm is loose and sits at 81-83 mph with his fastball.  At the plate he shows the ability to hit for some pop.  Owen runs a 7.09 sixty. 

Travis Herrin is a 6-foot-1, 180 pound RHP/1B from Lebanon HS and recently committed to Wabash Valley.  He throws from a ¾ arm slot with a quick, easy arm action and sits at 83-86 mph with his fastball.  Herrin shows a plus breaking ball at 69-71 mph with a powerful, late action. 

Evan Brown is a 6-foot-1, 220 pound RHP/3B from Huntington North HS and recently committed to Danville Area Community College in Illinois.

Adam Janowiak, a 6-foot-3, 160 pound RHP from Mishawaka Marian HS recently committed to Holy Cross.  He shows good arm strength, and works from a high ¾ arm slot.  Janowiak sits at 80-82 mph with his fastball.

Cam Gruell is a 6-foot, 220 pound 3B/C from Greenfield Central HS and recently committed to Marian University in Indianapolis.

Send all recruiting information to [email protected]