2015 National Indoor Showcase

2/22/2015 4:43:06 AM

Here are some of the top pitching performances from Saturday:

RHP Jacob Jaycox (2015, Florissant, MO) was one of only a handful of 2015's at the event and has signed with Jefferson CC, a top JC program.  He pitched in the 85-88 mph range, topping out at 89 while showing a slider that flashed nasty at times.  Jaycox is a few mechanical adjustments away from taking a big step forward, as the arm is there.

C/RHP Zach Gibbs (2017, Wentzville, MO) will likely stay a primary catcher as he's really good at that position but projects as a pitching prospect as well.  He sat in the 82-84 mph range but his curveball was one of the top breaking balls at the event, flashing knee buckling sharpness and power at 72-74 mph.

RHP Andy Pagnozzi (2015, Fayetteville, AR) threw very consistently with what he always has, meaning he was very good and very effective.  His fastball topped out at 90 mph and was thrown to spots.  And while it is probably proper to say he has a 72 mph curveball and 78 mph slider, they really are two different types of curveball with different velocities but similar shapes and bite.

RHP Joe Boyle (2017, O'Fallon, MO) is only a 2017 but he's already a strong 6-5/200 and is going to get stronger.  He topped out at 88 mph and really powered downhill into the bottom of the zone when his mechanics came together.  His mid-70's slurve flashed good power and spin at times.  He's a high ceiling young pitcher.

RHP Braydon Cook (2016, O'Fallon, MO) worked in the 84-86 mph range, touching 87, and pounded the bottom of the strike zone once he settled down and stopped trying to throw too hard.  His slider was a quality second pitch, with power and bite around 77 mph.

3B/RHP John Brinkman (2016, Worden, IL) has some deception in his delivery and his 84-86 mph fastball gets on hitters quickly and he powers the ball into the bottom of the zone very well.  He's a primary position prospect but could be a very good secondary pitcher/reliever as well.

RHP Isaac Olson (2016, Glendale, MO) didn't have quite as good of stuff as he showed at the Pitcher/Catcher Indoor Showcase in Cedar Rapids two weeks ago but the 6-6/205 junior was still pretty good.  His curveball is a very impressive pitch, with power and big downer bite.

RHP Craig Theiss (2017, DeSoto, MO) has a very projectable 6-6/205 build and showed his athleticism in drills with one of the nicest arm actions you'll every see from the outfield.  He topped out at 86 mph on the mound and powered the ball downhill at times and has lots more in his arm with normal growth and some mechanical adjustments to give him more leverage at release.

OF/RHP John Hurayt (2016, St. Charles, MO) is a primary outfielder for now but based on today's looks he'll be a primary pitcher down the road.  He was consistently in the 87-89 mph range and powered the ball downhill to the bottom of the zone with life at most times.  He flashed some quality to a slider and change up as well.

LHP Nate Witherspoon (2016, Eureka, MO) has a prototypical projectable 6-4/180 frame and long and loose actions on the mound.  He was 81-83 mph on his fastball with plenty more to come in the future.  His change up was his best present pitch, with lots of sink and run, and he flashed a short slider a couple of times.

2/21/2015 6:52:00 PM

The following players stood out during their batting practice session at the National Indoor Showcase at the Sand Lot in St. Louis. MO.

Joey Polak (2016 3B, Quincy, IL) took the most impressive BP round on the day, where he displayed his normal quick hands and solid line drive contacts driving multiple balls back through the box.

Cole Dunham (2016, OF, Lee's Summit, MO) showed good bat speed and gap to gap line drive swing. He also showed power potential.

Ethan Skender (2015 SS, Metamora, IL) showed good bat speed with an aggressive line drive swing.

Devan Stewart (2017 SS, Florissant, MO) the ball comes off the barrel well and has good bat speed.

Mitchell McCallister (2016 OF, Kansas City, MO)  has quick hands to the ball and a nice line drive swing plane.

Ben Rortvedt (2016 C, Verona, WI) was very impressive in his round of BP showing good bat speed with extension through the ball.  Made good solid contact off the barrel.

Luke Bandy (2016 MIF, Bentonville, AR) has a quiet set up and swing, ball comes off barrel well.

Jeff Beiter (2016 3B, St. Peters, MO) showed good barrel control and makes solid contact.

Conner Kindred (2015 3B, Elizabethtown, KY)  has sold barrel skills and solid bat speed, he also showed good power potential.

Alec Trela (2016 SS, Bloomington, IL) has strength in swing with pull side power.

Camden Bauer (2016, SS, O'Fallon, IL) has solid bat speed and the ball jumps off his barrel.

Blake Ford (2016 C, Lees Summit, MO) has quick hands with a line drive swing plane, has solid hitting tools to develop.

Bradley Harmon (2015 3B, Fayetteville, GA) showed skills from both sides of the plate with good bat speed and consistent contact.

Sam Schaeffer (2016 C, Chesterfield, MO) has a short compact swing with good bat speed and extension through the ball.

Shaban Agayev (2016 SS, Belton, MO) has quick hands and bat speed, has interesting tools to follow.

John Brinkman (2016 3B, Worden, IL) showed plus bat speed at the plate with good power potential.

Jordan McFarland (2016 OF, Waterloo, IL) has plus strength at contact and the ball really jumped off his barrel.

Danny Wright (2016 SS, Dardenne Prairie, MO) Showed good bat speed from both sides of the plate with an easy swing.

Joe Wallace (2016 C, Glen Carbon, IL) has quick hands and bat, flashed power potential.

Peter Zimmermann (2016 3B, St. Louis, MO) has good bat speed with a simple swing.  Shows good strength at contact and power potential.  Has interesting tools.

Collin Clayton (2016 OF, Edwardsville, IL) has a solid build with strength, has good bat speed and made hard line drive contact.

2/21/2015 5:13:17 PM

Name	Pop	Grad	School	City	St
Ben Rortvedt	1.81	2016	Verona Area	Verona	WI
Joey Polak	1.90	2016	Quincy Notre Dame	Quincy	IL
Austin Powell	1.91	2016	Star City	Star City	AR
Zach Gibbs	1.92	2017	Emil E. Holt Sr.	Wentzville	MO
Andrew (Drew) Millas	1.92	2016	Belleville East	Swansea	IL
Joe Wallace	1.93	2016	Edwardsville	Glen Carbon	IL
Luke Kahle	1.96	2016	Francis Howell	St. Charles	MO
Caleb Lauvetz	1.97	2016	Rockhurst	Kansas City	MO
Donovan Psaris	1.97	2016	Christian Brothers College	St. Louis	MO

2/21/2015 5:12:39 PM

Name	C	Grad	School	City	St
Ben Rortvedt	83	2016	Verona Area	Verona	WI
Blake Ford	81	2016	Lees Summit	Lees Summit	MO
Ryan Knernschield	80	2016	St John Vianney	St. Louis	MO
Andrew (Drew) Millas	80	2016	Belleville East	Swansea	IL
Joe Wallace	79	2016	Edwardsville	Glen Carbon	IL
Matt Westphal	79	2016	Lutheran	Sat Charles	MO
Caleb Lauvetz	78	2016	Rockhurst	Kansas City	MO
Joey Polak	78	2016	Quincy Notre Dame	Quincy	IL
Joe Warnecke	78	2016	St Louis University HS	Manchester	MO

2/21/2015 5:11:38 PM

Matt Westphal	84	2016	Lutheran	Sat Charles	MO
Nate Witherspoon	83	2016	Eureka Sr.	Eureka	MO
Conner Kindred	81	2015	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown	KY
Peter Zimmermann	80	2016	Chaminade College Prep	St. Louis	MO

2/21/2015 5:10:28 PM

Name	IF	Grad	School	City	St
Ethan Skender	89	2015	Metamora	Metamora	IL
Camden Bauer	87	2016	O Fallon	O'Fallon	IL
Walker Jenkins	87	2017	Christian	Old Monroe	MO
Alec Trela	87	2016	Normal Community	Bloomington	IL
Collin Clayton	85	2016	Edwardsville	Edwardsville	IL
Bobby Connor	85	2016	Parkway West	Town And Country	MO
Andrew (Drew) Millas	85	2016	Belleville East	Swansea	IL
Luke Bandy	84	2016	Shiloh Christian	Bentonville	AR
John Brinkman	84	2016	St Louis University HS	Worden	IL
Zach Gibbs	84	2017	Emil E. Holt Sr.	Wentzville	MO
Nick Neville	84	2016	Lake Braddock Secondary	Burke	VA
Devan Stewart	84	2017	Westminster Christian Academy	Florissant	MO
Robbie Suhr	84	2016	Summit Christian Academy	Lees Summit	MO
Peyton Faulkner	83	2016	Caruthersville	Caruthersville	MO
Conner Kindred	83	2015	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown	KY
Danny Wright	83	2016	Ft Zumwalt West	Dardenne Prairie	MO
Quinn Andrews	82	2016	St Ignatius College Prep	Chicago	IL
Matt Blake	82	2016	Parkway West	Chesterfield	MO
Kade Burns	82	2017	Edwardsville	Edwardsville	IL
Nick Logusch	82	2017	De Smet Jesuit	Ballwin	MO
Spencer Muirhead	82	2014	University of Toronto	Oshawa	ON
Joey Polak	82	2016	Quincy Notre Dame	Quincy	IL

2/21/2015 5:09:31 PM

Name	OF	Grad	School	City	St
Nick Neville	91	2016	Lake Braddock Secondary	Burke	VA
Ethan Skender	90	2015	Metamora	Metamora	IL
Craig Theiss	90	2017	Desoto Sr.	DeSoto	MO
John Hurayt III	89	2016	Lutheran High School St. Charles (LHSSC)	St. Charles	MO
Peyton Faulkner	88	2016	Caruthersville	Caruthersville	MO
Parker Boelling	87	2016	Ft Zumwalt West	Ofallon	MO
Collin Clayton	87	2016	Edwardsville	Edwardsville	IL
Joe Warnecke	87	2016	St Louis University HS	Manchester	MO
Drew Young	87	2016	Bentonville	Centerton	AR
Austin Gusewelle	86	2016	Staunton	Staunton	IL
Harry Hegeman	86	2017	Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day	St. Louis	MO
Jordan McFarland	86	2016	Gibault Catholic	Waterloo	IL
Cole Dunham	84	2016	West	Lee's Summit	MO
Conner Kindred	84	2015	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown	KY

2/21/2015 5:08:24 PM

Name	40	Grad	School	City	St
Peyton Faulkner	4.69	2016	Caruthersville	Caruthersville	MO
Harry Hegeman	4.74	2017	Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day	St. Louis	MO
Ethan Skender	4.76	2015	Metamora	Metamora	IL
Nick Neville	4.81	2016	Lake Braddock Secondary	Burke	VA
Jordan McFarland	4.84	2016	Gibault Catholic	Waterloo	IL
Cole Dunham	4.90	2016	West	Lee's Summit	MO
John Hurayt III	4.90	2016	Lutheran High School St. Charles (LHSSC)	St. Charles	MO
Andy Pagnozzi	4.91	2015	Fayetteville East	Fayetteville	AR
Thomas Larson	4.94	2017	Joliet Central	Joliet	IL
Parker Boelling	4.96	2016	Ft Zumwalt West	Ofallon	MO
Nick Hagedorn	4.96	2017	Smith-Cotton	Sedalia	MO
Andrew (Drew) Millas	4.96	2016	Belleville East	Swansea	IL
Collin Clayton	4.97	2016	Edwardsville	Edwardsville	IL
Luke Bandy	4.98	2016	Shiloh Christian	Bentonville	AR
Cole Stamper	5.00	2016	Eureka Sr.	Wildwood	MO
Hayden Zadrozinski	5.00	2016	Eureka Sr.	Eureka	MO