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Saturday, May 25

No. 7 Edwardsville vs O’Fallon

By: Diego Solares
Central Region Director of Media, Scouting

Anthony Eberlin, RHP, Edwardsville, 2026
TCU commit, ranked No. 12 overall in the state’s 2026 class. 6-foot, 175-pound frame with plenty of room for continued physical development. Turned in arguably the most important and impressive start of his high school career to date, tossing a complete game shutout with one hit allowed - it came in the sixth inning - zero walks, and 12 strikeouts as Edwardsville captured their regional championship. Simple and controlled mover, subtle stack onto his backside and stays on it to front footstrike. Strong front side stays closed, intentful finish onto a stable lead leg, drifts towards the first base side through release. Short compact arm circle that finishes out of a loose, easy, and free high ¾ slot. Fastball comes out clean, touched 88 in the first inning, pitching at 84-87 mph throughout. Worked all quadrants of the zone for strikes, holds plane with natural carry in the upper-third. Spins two different breaking balls; a tight slider at 76-78 mph that’ll flash sharp tilt and pairs well off his fastball, and a bendy 72-73 mph curveball with more vertical drop to it that he landed for strikes. Looked the part of a high-end arm in the state’s sophomore class that will continue to be relied upon as the Tigers make their postseason run.