KNOXVILLE, TN - The Prep Baseball Knoxville Preseason ID was held on Saturday, January 25th at BC Athletics in Knoxville, TN. Players went through an extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, ran the 60-yard dash using Vald Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to get numbers and metrics on TrackMan during a bullpen setting. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing at the event.

Concluding our post-event coverage for the event, we take a look at the scouting reports on all pitchers from the Knoxville Preseason ID.

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PITCHER REPORTS

Ethan Miller, Knoxville Catholic High School (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: 2B/SS
Body: 5-11, 140-pounds. Wiry frame presently will have good makeup, and will add lots of good size and strength soon.
Delivery: Works primarily out of the stretch with his back leg preset as works into his leg lift. Controlled leg lift into his drive down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Solid arm action behind the body into a smooth 3/4 release.
FB: T73, 68-73 mph. Good feel for his fastball in the zone. Velo will come as he grows. T1805, 1719 average rpm.
SL: 65-67 mph. Early feel for spin with his SL, with tight movement to it. T1736, 1670 average rpm.
CH: 67-67 mph. CH has great depth with the ability to throw it for a strike. T1704, 1655 average rpm.

Zander Lovell, Lenoir City (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 6-0, 145-pounds. Very projectable frame with long limbs and a high waist. Tons of room for more size and strength.
Delivery: Has good tempo throughout his windup, has a controlled leg lift that allows him to get great drive out of his lower half.
Arm Action: LH. Arm comes straight down off of the glove break as it works into a 3/4 release.
FB: T77, 75-77 mph. Solid feel for his FB in the zone with some life to it. T2167, 2008 average rpm.
CB: 65-66 mph. Big sharp break out of his CB with 12/6 shape. T2077, 1994 average rpm.
SL: 64-67 mph. Tightly spun with very solid movement to it. T2100, 2044 average rpm.

JB Moore, Knoxville Catholic (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: SS/C
Body: 5-10, 155-pounds. Medium build with proportionate limbs, shows a lot of room to add size and strength .
Delivery: Begins with his feet shoulder width apart, a small step sideways clears his hips towards the plate as he gets into a belly button height leg lift with his hands lifting as a timing mechanism.
Arm Action: RH. Compact arm action behind the body into a 3.4 release.
FB: T79, 77-79 mph. FB jumps out of the hand with tons of life. Plays much harder than the velo. T2028, 1967 average rpm.
CB: 63-65 mph. Traditional 3/9 curveball shape with sharp movement. Tunnels well with his other offspeed offerings. T2206, 2076 average rpm.
SL: 67-70 mph. Spun well with very sharp movement, will be difficult to pick up w/ CB. T2183, 2085 average rpm.
CH: 70-72 mph. CH shows great late life with a good speed differential. T1408, 1292 average rpm.

Dylan Stenstrom, West (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 5-8, 155-pounds. Smaller frame with good athletic actions and plenty of room for more size and strength.
Delivery: Works out of the stretch with a controlled leg lift upward into a strong drive down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Short and efficient arm swing into a compact 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T77, 76-77 mph. Shows good feel for the zone with his FB with some ASR T2111, 1974 average rpm.
CB: 70-72 mph. Short and sharp movement that will miss barrels. T2133, 2047 average rpm.
CH: 72-73 mph. Great late depth to his CH, will be trouble for both sides of the plate. T1298, 1233 average rpm.

Demarcus Lowery, knoxville catholic (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/OF
Body: 5-10, 160-pounds. Plus build with a high waist, with elite athleticism.
Delivery: Starts with his feet close together with a tight turn to get his body square to the plate. A short leg lift and a slight turn inward of his upper body lets him make great use of a powerful lower half down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Very smooth action behind the body into a whippy 3/4 release.
FB: T85, 82-85 mph. FB creates great ASR late that will produce a lot of ground balls. T1923, 1818 average rpm.
SL: 70-71 mph. Very tightly spun SL with great movement. T2113, 2019 average rpm.
CH: 74-75 mph. Heavy fade late with his CH that he throws with confidence. T1570, 1482 average rpm.

Branson Dean, Lenoir City (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 6-1, 160-pounds. Lean frame with long limbs. High ceiling physically.
Delivery: Works out of the stretch with a lift and go delivery. His hands lift up with his leg lift prior to getting into his leg drive.
Arm Action: RH. Bigger swing behind the body into an over the top arm slot.
FB: T78, 74-77 mph. FB plays harder than it is with occasional cutting action to it . T2063, 1886 average rpm.
CB: 66-70 mph. T2055, 2055 average rpm.
SL: 67-70 mph. SL shows solid movement with some sharpness. T2129, 1899 average rpm.

Madden McNeil, Heritage (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 5-11, 175-pounds. Compact frame with present strength in his lower half.
Delivery: Simple and repeatable with his motions, has a controlled tall leg lift with a slight pause at the top before getting into his leg drive.
Arm Action: RH. Good spiral behind the body as he gets into a 3/4 release.
FB: T79, 72-78 mph. Solid feel for spin with his FB with some life out of the hand. T2254, 2059 average rpm.
SL: 67-70 mph. Developing feel for his SL with good depth to it when he gets it in front of the body. T2024, 1961 average rpm.
CH: 70-73 mph. Great feel for killing spin with his CH, that has some fade late. T1445, 1372 average rpm.

Preston Skeens, Boyd Buchanan (TN), 2028
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-11, 175-pounds. Proportional build with solid size at present and still developing athleticism.
Delivery: Out of the windup he has bigger movements as he gets his body square, using his hands as a timing mechanism into his leg lift. Early feel for getting fully into his back leg as he gets down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Long action behind his body with a compact 3/4 release slot.
FB: T72, 70-71 mph. FB has some jump to it, with developing feel for the strike zone. T1961, 1759 average rpm.
CB: 64-64 mph. T1979, 1970 average rpm.
SL: 62-63 mph. His SL has very solid movement that he'll be able to locate with. T1969, 1920 average rpm.
CH: 65-71 mph. Early feel for his CH with good speed differential. T2139, 1806 average rpm.

JJ Murphy, Knoxville Catholic (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 6-5, 178-pounds. High waisted with very long limbs. Very lean at present, uber projectable.
Delivery: Works primarily out of the stretch with a simple lift and go delivery. Starts with his back leg pre-bent with a good feel for driving off of it down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Very short arm action, goes near his ear at hand break but has an efficient spiral into a 3/4 release.
FB: T80, 78-79 mph. FB shows some life out of the hand with a feel for the zone. T2062, 1952 average rpm.
CB: 66-68 mph. Sharp traditional CB shape with 2/6 movement. T2144, 2069 average rpm.
SL: 66-66 mph. T2059, 2059 average rpm.
CH: 72-73 mph. Presently more of a straight change with a good feel for killing spin. T1661, 1482 average rpm.

Chandler Tyler, William Blount (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 185-pounds. XL frame with great projectability, solid size presently with room to grow.
Delivery: Primarily works out of the stretch with a controlled leg lift into a powerful drive down the mound. Good feel for engaging his back leg.
Arm Action: RH. Arm spirals well into the throwing motion into a high 3/4 release.
FB: T82, 81-82 mph. FB is spun well with life at the top of the zone, with some fade down. T2171, 2118 average rpm.
CB: 62-67 mph. Great feel for his breaking ball with sharp movement. T2053, 1966 average rpm.
SL: 70-70 mph. SL shows a different shape than his CB with sharp horizontal movement. Will be tough to pick up off his FB. T2044, 2015 average rpm.
SPLT: 67-67 mph.

 

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