Maroon vs. Blue Game Highlights
7/30/2017
Joshua Blount (2021 LHP, De Pere, WI): Blount was one of the few players to pick up two hits on the day, showing very good barrel control with loose hands, able to hit the ball to all parts of the ballpark with good bat speed.
Marcus Wright (2019 SS, Chicago, IL): Wright was extremely impressive all weekend, showing loud tools at every juncture. He hit in an inside the park HR on a deep gap shot, showing off both his power and his speed, and later hit a liner to the opposite field that was caught. He looks to be a high level prospect.
Noah Berndt (2021 C, Larsen, WI): Berndt showed advanced hitting tools especially for a rising 9th grader. He shows quality bat speed with the ability to backspin the ball into gaps, as he did on a loud double. He collected two hits overall.
Eli List (2020 LHP, Chicago, IL): List went 2-2 on the day, showing good ability to stay on the baseball and work to all fields. He's got a nice, quick line drive swing plane that projects well in terms of a hit tool.
Orange vs. Steel Game Highlights
7/30/2017
Benjamin Pedersen (2019 RHP, Duluth, MN): Pedersen was outstanding in his three innings, striking out six and allowing only two hits. He worked up to 88 mph with his fastball and got lots of swings and misses with it; also mixing in a sharp slider and quality changeup.
Logan Wynalda (2018 RHP, Hudsonville, MI): Wynalda showed power stuff in his three innings, allowing no base runners while striking out a pair. He worked up to 85 mph with heavy life and mixed in both a curveball and a changeup that he threw for strikes.
Tyler Willman (2018 1B, Sterling, IL): Willman continued to impress on Sunday, barreling up a couple balls, one for a double and one for a loud lineout. He's very physically strong and that shows in his hitting. He also got on the mound for an inning and pounded strikes, working up to 86 mph with his fastball and showing a sharp slider as well.
Charles Wood (2018 RHP, Berwyn, IL): Wood may be listed as a primary pitcher; but he has really stood out with the bat in his hands across both days of the event. He picked up a pair of hits on Sunday including a 94 mph exit velocity base hit, showing lots of consistent bat speed and smoothness to his hands.
Freddie March (2018 C, Itasca, IL): March stood out on Saturday in the catcher workouts and then had a very nice day offensively on Sunday. He picked up a pair of hits and showed a loose, easy line drive swing; working to all fields and covering the plate well.
Tyler Hallenbeck (2019 LHP, Grandville, MI): Hallenbeck consistently showed a loose, easy arm action that generated big angle to the plate, working up to 82 mph from the left side with lots of arm side life. He demonstrated the ability to consistently get ground balls while mixing in a good slider as well.
Simen Restad (2018 RHP, Prior Lake, MN): Restad struck out 6 across his 3 innings, showing a firm fastball up to 87 mph with heavy life. He worked to both sides of the plate with the pitch and mixed in a good curveball with depth as well as intriguing feel for his changeup.
Blue vs. Maroon Highlights
7/29/2017
Daniel Dombrowski (2020 RHP, Lockport, IL): Dombrowski looked good both on the mound and with the bat. He doubled in his first at bat, showing quality bat speed with good barrel skills. He also pounded the zone on the mound, working up to 78 mph and showing a good curveball/changeup combination that he threw for strikes.
Jackson Kruer (2020 C, Georgetown, IN): Kruer showed well with the bat, doing a good job staying relaxed in his approach and lacing a pair of base hits, showing good control of the barrel on a line drive plane.
Tyler Nelson (2020 OF, Valparaiso, IN): Nelson picked up a pair of base hits on the day, including a double. He's got good present bat speed with room to fill out remaining on his body, and also runs very well.
Ken Hemmer (2020 RHP, Mt Prospect, IL): Hemmer looked good on the mound for the Blue team, throwing three shutout innings with three strikeouts. He pounded the zone with three pitches, working up to 77 mph with his fastball and really showing good feel for his deep curveball.
Michael Kennedy (2020 SS, New Lenox, IL): Kennedy took a really good round of BP and followed it up by hitting well in the game. He repeats his quick swing well and does a good job covering the plate, picking up a pair of base hits in the game.
Cole Collander (2021 RHP, Plainfield, IL): The young righthander showed a pretty live arm that really projects well in the game, working up to 76 mph and pounding the zone, allowing no runs across three innings and striking out a pair of hitters.
Batting Practice Highlights
7/29/2017
Michael Kennedy (2020 SS, New Lenox, IL): Kennedy showed a clean line drive swing with the ability to get the ball into the air with quality bat speed; showing the ability to work to all fields.
Liam Higgins (2020 C, New Lenox, IL): Higgins showed a good middle-field approach with bat speed on a line drive plane. He worked to all fields when necessary and showed very good overall bat-to-ball skills.
Alejandro Holguin (2021 1B, Chicago, IL): Holguin has seriously advanced strength and physicality for a rising 9th grader, and he showed that strength in BP, with big time power to the pull field as well as serious strength back through the middle.
Cole Collander (2021 RHP, Plainfield, IL): Collander gets on plane super early from a very low hand set; showing good quickness with his hands through his line drive swing plane, with consistently solid contact to all fields.
Jackson Kruer (2020 C, Georgetown, IN): Kruer showed an advanced approach with the ability to work to all fields, staying relaxed through his swing and generating very good bat speed. He barreled up balls consistently to all fields.
Marcus Wright (2019 SS, Chicago, IL): Wright showed big time hitting tools from both sides of the plate, generating big bat speed with strength off the barrel, driving the ball deep from both sides and showing big power potential.
Tyler Struck (2019 C, Orland Park, IL): Struck showed a very smooth stroke with easy bat speed, consistently generating backspun line drives with good carry. He consistently barreled the ball up, and showed legitimate gap power as well.
Mark Williams, Jr (2018 OF, Chicago, IL): Williams showed very quick hands throughout his round, getting on plane well with good bat speed and generating good jump off the barrel, working to both gaps with authority.
Tyler Willman (2018 1B, Sterling, IL): Willman showed good ability to stay compact with his swing and generate big time strength, driving the ball with authority and showing big raw pop.
Matt Mier (2018 SS, Bloomington, IL): Mier showed some serious raw pop from the left side of the plate, nearly hitting one out of the stadium. He swings with intent and has very good power potential.
Chance Roach (2018 RHP, Countryside, IL): Roach showed quality bat speed with looseness to his hands and wrists in his swing, working to all fields on a line with good jump off the barrel.
Logan Wynalda (2018 RHP, Hudsonville, MI): Wynalda showed good balance through his swing, generating very good bat speed through the zone with a cleanly-lofted path, peppering the gaps with good strength and carry off the barrel.
Charles Wood (2018 RHP, Berwyn, IL): Wood took one of the louder rounds of the day overall, shifting well into contact while remaining on balance, driving the ball with authority to all fields, really getting up both gaps and showing good power.
Orange vs. Steel Highlights
7/29/2017
Evan Ludwick (2018 2B, Farmington Hills, MI): Ludwick showed loose hands at the plate with a knack for contact, doing a good job working to all fields and picking up two base hits as well as a stolen base and run scored.
Kevin Michaelsen (2018 SS, Hampshire, IL): Showed a nice line drive approach with good bat speed, collecting two hits in the game as well as an RBI.
Tyler Struck (2019 C, Orland Park, IL): Struck showed the ability to use the whole field when hitting on a line drive swing plane, picking up a couple of hits in the game.
Chance Roach (2018 RHP, Countryside, IL): Roach threw three shutout innings in the contest, picking up three strikeouts and allowing only a single hit. He worked up to 83 mph with his fastball and showed a quality changeup as well.
Benjamin Pedersen (2019 RHP, Duluth, MN): Pedersen brings excellent physicality and LH strength to the box; and he scored the only run of the game for the Steel team following a solid single up the middle.
Charles Wood (2018 RHP, Berwyn, IL): Wood had the lone RBI of the day for the Steel team, driving a double in the 10th inning, scoring a run for the team. He's got good smoothness throughout his hitting mechanics with quality bat speed and strength.
Joseph Kaminski (2019 RHP, McHenry, IL): Kaminski started for the Orange team, allowing only one hit over three shutout innings with four strikeouts. He worked 79-82 mph with his fastball and showed good feel for both his deep curveball and sharp, diving slider.
Mark McCabe (2018 LHP, Lisle, IL): McCabe was dominant across three hitless, shutout frames; striking out four. He throws from a very quick, lower arm slot with a fastball that touched 85 mph and a very sharp, bat-breaking slider as well as a good changeup.
Isaac Dirker (2018 RHP, Howards Grove, WI): One of the more projectable players in the event, Dirker threw well, working up to 83 mph while allowing only a single run with four strikeouts. He's got a long, loose arm and a very good curveball with big depth as well.
Top Pocket Radar Exit Velocities
7/29/2017
| Name |
Exit Velo |
Grad |
School |
Hometown |
| Tyler Willman |
95 |
2018 |
Sterling |
Sterling, IL |
| Matt Mier |
92 |
2018 |
Tri-Valley |
Bloomington, IL |
| River Shea |
92 |
2019 |
Notre Dame Preparatory |
Lake Orion, MI |
| Simen Restad |
90 |
2018 |
Prior Lake |
Prior Lake, MN |
| Jimmy Deangelo |
89 |
2019 |
Hall |
Spring Valley, IL |
| Zack Heidenry |
89 |
2018 |
Lisle |
Lisle, IL |
| Logan Wynalda |
89 |
2018 |
Hudsonville |
Hudsonville, MI |
| Garret Cook |
88 |
2019 |
Plainfield North |
Plainfield, IL |
| Alejandro Holguin |
88 |
2021 |
St. Rita Of Cascia |
Chicago, IL |
| Charles Wood |
87 |
2018 |
Fenwick |
Berwyn, IL |
| Tyler Hallenbeck |
86 |
2019 |
Grandville |
Grandville, MI |
| JT Olsen |
86 |
2018 |
Elkhorn South |
Elkhorn, NE |
| Marcus Wright |
86 |
2019 |
Simeon Career Academy |
Chicago, IL |
| Freddie March |
85 |
2018 |
Lake Park |
Itasca, IL |
| Mark Williams, Jr |
85 |
2018 |
Mt Carmel |
Chicago, IL |
Top Catcher Pop Times
7/29/2017
| Name |
Pop |
Grad |
School |
Hometown |
| Tyler Struck |
2.06 |
2019 |
Providence Catholic |
Orland Park, IL |
| Jackson Kruer |
2.12 |
2020 |
Jeffersonville |
Georgetown, IN |
| Freddie March |
2.12 |
2018 |
Lake Park |
Itasca, IL |
Top Catcher Velocites
7/29/2017
| Name |
C |
Grad |
School |
Hometown |
| Tyler Struck |
72 |
2019 |
Providence Catholic |
Orland Park, IL |
| Noah Berndt |
71 |
2021 |
Winneconne |
Larsen, WI |
| Freddie March |
71 |
2018 |
Lake Park |
Itasca, IL |
Top 1B Velocities
7/29/2017
| Name |
1B |
Grad |
School |
Hometown |
| Tyler Willman |
79 |
2018 |
Sterling |
Sterling, IL |
Top Outfield Velocities
7/29/2017
| Name |
OF |
Grad |
School |
Hometown |
| JT Olsen |
84 |
2018 |
Elkhorn South |
Elkhorn, NE |
| Adrian DelValle |
83 |
2018 |
Glenbard West |
Glen Ellyn, IL |
| Daniel Dombrowski |
81 |
2020 |
Providence Catholic |
Lockport, IL |
| Tyler Nelson |
81 |
2020 |
Chesterton Senior |
Valparaiso, IN |
| Garret Cook |
80 |
2019 |
Plainfield North |
Plainfield, IL |
Top 60 Yard Dash Times
7/29/2017
| Name |
60 |
Grad |
School |
Hometown |
| Marcus Wright |
6.88 |
2019 |
Simeon Career Academy |
Chicago, IL |
| Garret Cook |
6.94 |
2019 |
Plainfield North |
Plainfield, IL |
| Tyler Nelson |
6.98 |
2020 |
Chesterton Senior |
Valparaiso, IN |
| Zack Heidenry |
7.02 |
2018 |
Lisle |
Lisle, IL |
Top 10 Yard Splits
7/29/2017
| Name |
10 |
Grad |
School |
Hometown |
| Zack Heidenry |
1.68 |
2018 |
Lisle |
Lisle, IL |
| Garret Cook |
1.70 |
2019 |
Plainfield North |
Plainfield, IL |
| Tegan Woods |
1.72 |
2018 |
Freeport |
Freeport, IL |
| Steven Kronenberger |
1.73 |
2019 |
Southwest Chicago Christian Sc |
Orland Park, IL |
| Tyler Nelson |
1.73 |
2020 |
Chesterton Senior |
Valparaiso, IN |
| Chance Roach |
1.73 |
2018 |
Nazareth Academy |
Countryside, IL |
| Matthew Ande |
1.74 |
2019 |
Bartlett |
Bartlett, IL |
| Marcus Wright |
1.75 |
2019 |
Simeon Career Academy |
Chicago, IL |
| Ian Benner |
1.77 |
2020 |
Maroa-Forsyth |
Forsyth, IL |
| Jimmy Deangelo |
1.78 |
2019 |
Hall |
Spring Valley, IL |
| Evan Ludwick |
1.78 |
2018 |
Bishop Foley Catholic |
Farmington Hills, MI |
| Liam Moreno |
1.78 |
2021 |
Sun Prairie |
Sun Prairie, WI |
| Alejandro Holguin |
1.79 |
2021 |
St. Rita Of Cascia |
Chicago, IL |
| JT Olsen |
1.79 |
2018 |
Elkhorn South |
Elkhorn, NE |