Metro East Open: Stats Posted

July 7, 2015

By Drew Locascio
Illinois Scouting Director

The Metro East Open kicked off with a bang at Blazier Field in O’Fallon, Illinois. The event was open to all classes and consisted of mostly prospects from the St. Louis Metro East area.

The stats were highlighted by the first event of the day, the 60 yard dash. 10 of the over 70 plus prospects ran the 60 under 7.0. Patrick Gaul (Belleville East 2016) and Devin Thomas (Sacred Heart-Griffin 2016) led the way by running a 6.71 and 6.72 respectively. Andrew Winning (Highland 2016) was not far behind with a 6.79.

Winning also came in with the top outfield velocity at the event. He registered 85 mph, showing the combination of speed and arm strength that could play at the next level.

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Top 60 Times

First	Last	School	Class	POS	60
Patrick	Gaul	Belleville East	2016	OF	6.71
Devin	Thomas	Sacred Heart-Griffin	2016	OF	6.72
Andrew	Winning	Highland	2016	OF/SS	6.79
Bryce	Beckmann	Mater Dei Catholic	2016	OF	6.85
Adam	Alexander	Carlyle	2016	OF/SS	6.87
Kyle	Blunt	Hononegah	2016	LHP/OF	6.89
Mark	Melville	Lutheran South (MO)	2016	OF/3B	6.93
Alec	Austin	United Township	2016	OF/2B	6.95
Matthew	McDonald	Alton	2016	OF/LHP	6.95
Caleb	Shelton	O'Fallon	2018	OF	6.97

Top Infield Velocities

First	Last	School	Class	POS	INF Velo
Kyle	Hentis	Red Bud	2016	RHP/SS	80
Jake	Maxey	O'Fallon	2017	SS/RHP	80
Griffin	Welz	Highland	2016	3B/RHP	80
Lane	Belleville	Teutopolis	2017	RHP/3B	80
Noah	Niswonger	St. Vincent (MO)	2016	2B/RHP	79
Ryan	Brink	Nashville	2017	SS/2B	79

Top Outfield Velocities

First	Last	School	Class	POS	OF Velo
Andrew	Winning	Highland	2016	OF/SS	85
Matthew	Toohey	O'Fallon	2017	LHP/OF	83
Will	Greenwald	Highland	2016	OF/2B	82
Ryan	Brink	Nashville	2017	SS/2B	81
Alec	Austin	United Township	2016	OF/2B	81
Noah	Niswonger	St. Vincent (MO)	2016	2B/RHP	80
Mark	Melville	Lutheran South (MO)	2016	OF/3B	80

Top Catcher Velocities

First	Last	School	Class	POS	C Velo
Clayton	Stephens	De Smet Jesuit (MO)	2017	C/OF	78
Charlie	Brauch	Francis North (MO)	2016	3B/C	73
Mark	Hoerner	O'Fallon	2018	C/RHP	73
Garrett	Fritz	Okaw Valley	2018	C/3B	73

Top Catcher Pop Times

First	Last	School	Class	POS	Pop Times
Justin	Wilson	Charleston	2017	C/2B	2.09
Clayton	Stephens	De Smet Jesuit (MO)	2017	C/OF	2.10
Mark	Hoerner	O'Fallon	2018	C/RHP	2.11
Garrett	Fritz	Okaw Valley	2018	C/3B	2.11

Top Exit Velocities

First	Last	School	Class	POS	Exit Velo
Mark	Melville	Lutheran South (MO)	2016	OF/3B	90
Lance	Chapman	St. Vincent (MO)	2016	1B/C	86
Lane	Belleville	Teutopolis	2017	RHP/3B	86
Kyle	Blunt	Hononegah	2016	LHP/OF	85
Jake	Maxey	O'Fallon	2017	SS/RHP	85

Top Fastball Velocity

First	Last	School	Class	POS	Max FB
Kyle	Hentis	Red Bud	2016	RHP/SS	87
Lane	Belleville	Teutopolis	2017	RHP/3B	85
Noah	Thaggard	Waterloo	2016	RHP/3B	84

Metro East Open: Stats Posted

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