On Sunday, Mar. 24, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff hosted the Palos Heights Rising Stars ID at the Marist Sports Complex in Palos Heights, Ill. This event served as an open identifier into the state's 2028 and 2029 graduates, providing our staff an early look at the area's top players as they continue to progress as prospects.

These early Rising Stars events also serve as key identifiers for future invite-only events, including the Prep Baseball Junior Future Games. 

Today we take a look at a couple of the standouts, as well as breakdown the top statistical performers from the day with our “Statistical Analysis” below.

TAKEAWAYS

RHP/OF Jonah Sloane (St. Laurence, 2028) should be a name to follow moving forward. As of right now, his right-handed arm is one of his best traits which showed well on the mound, where he ran his fastball up to 79.2 mph while cruising in the upper-70s. He also showed some feel for a tight 11/5 curveball with some sharp action in the upper-60s, pairing with a changeup at 69-70 mph that he showed mature feel for with hard running action. There’s more in the tank for Sloane, as he boasts a fluid, athletic delivery with minimal effort and a clean/uninterrupted arm action. In the outfield, Sloane’s arm plays equally as well, topping at 80 mph with carry and accuracy.

C/INF/RHP Terrell Hampton Hall (Undecided, 2028) is another 2028 to know coming out of the event. He already has some strength throughout his 5-foot-9, 145-pound frame, and should continue to add on strength and continue to grow throughout the coming years. The right-handed hitter initially stood out in his round of batting practice with an advanced swing that plays on-plane, stays in the zone a long time with feel to hit and natural lift to both gaps throughout. Peaked at 89 mph off the bat during BP. He impressed defensively both behind the plate and on the infield - boasting soft, confident hands on the infield and playing with some rhythm and timing, clear feel for the position. Behind the plate he has soft hands that work to present the ball around the zone, quick/clean transfer out of the crouch that works in-line, advanced actions for his age. He later hopped on the mound and ran his fastball up to 75 mph to finish off his day.

STAT STORY

FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)

FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)

60-YARD DASH

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

TOP POP TIMES

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