Wisconsin's EOTM Roundup: October

November 1, 2019
By Andy Sroka
Staff Writer, Associate Scout

With October in the books, it’s time condense all of the links from this month into one convenient place for you. If you missed anything over the past 31 days, we’ve got you covered. This month featured a busy set of events, the last showcases of 2019. Amidst all of this month’s event analysis, we also broke down August’s Eastern Wisconsin Open and Senior Games. Our staff was on hand for a couple regional college-hosted scout days featuring a handful of former Badger State prep stars.

EVENT ANALYSIS

Eastern Wisconsin Open: Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders | Pitchers | Top Overall
Senior Games: Position Players | Pitchers | Top Overall
Southern Wisconsin Open: Quick Hits | Stats Story

COLLEGE FOCUS

Andy Sroka, our Wisconsin-based writer/scout, was on-site at the brand new, state-of-the-art Routine Field, the new home of the UW-Milwaukee baseball team. In October, they hosted Madison College JC for their annual Scout Day, and Sroka was on-site to gather intel on both squads, filled with plenty of former Wisconsin prep stars.
In more JUCO-related news, Phil Kerber and David Seifert have begun to reveal our first edition of the Junior College Prospect Rankings. So far, we’ve revealed prospects ranked Nos. 51-100 here, and Nos. 11-50 here.
Our national team is keeping a pulse on the 2020 MLB Draft and Nathan Rode, with the help of our nationwide scouting directors, published a list of the top JUCO draft prospects to watch for headed into the offseason.

NATIONAL POV

PBR National Crosschecker Shooter Hunt published a list of on-the-rise 2022s that he’s seen in the late summer and fall, and Indian Trail’s SS Ian Choi earned a shoutout, which you can find right here.
Inside our Hotlist in mid-October, the uncommitted and versatile Brady Jurgella (Menasha, 2020) earned a shoutout as one of the top-ranked on-the-market prospects in the region. He’s still looking for a next-level fit.
And, finally, the national team expanded our national 2020 board, and it’s complete with nine Wisconsin prospects: A.J. Vukovich, Tyler Chadwick, Max Wagner, Luke Fox, Tommy Lamb, George Klassen, Ryan Stefiuk, Michael Seegers, and Joe Hauser.

PBR DRAFT HQ

Coffee & Curveballs tackles the fall ball season, including a couple compelling LakePoint fall tournaments that produced some pop-up talent.
Hard 90 just launched at the end of September and is set to become a bi-weekly series where PBR National Crosschecker Hunt dissects his latest findings as he combs the country looking for nuggets from our state directors network. The latest two posts covered LakePoint tourneys, JUCO standouts, as well as events in Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

PBR TOURNAMENTS

While Wisconsin’s own Badger State Battle and PBR @ The Rock tournaments are open and accepting registration inquiries, we have PBR-facilitated elsewhere in the country. (Click here for the Wisconsin-specific landing page.)
LakePoint, the central location for PBR Tournaments, announced its 2020 summer slate in October. You can find its comprehensive listing here; its youth spring 2020 calendar can be found here.
Also, PBR Tournaments announced its affiliation with Creekside Baseball, an under-construction six turf-field facility set to open in 2020. The complex is just 20 minutes outside of downtown Kansas City and will host 14 PBR tournaments/events in the new year. Details can be found on Creekside’s Twitter or at creeksidebaseball.com.