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Vincennces JC Scout Day: Takeaways

November 5, 2024
By: Drew Locascio & Gavin Smith
Illinois Staff

On Thursday, October 17th, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff traveled down to Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, IL for the Lincoln Trail & Vincennes Scout Day. After the event, we posted the Vincennes Statistical & Data Analysis highlighting the stat leaders from the day. There were numerous players that showed well for themselves on the day, and you can find scouting reports plus videos on these standouts, below.

POSITION PLAYERS

So. INF/OF Bradyn Douglas (Vincennes)
2024 stats: .288, 8 2B, HR, 31 RBI, 33 BB, .437 OBP. 5-foot-9, 157-pound, wiry, left-handed hitter who is listed as a 2B/OF. Offensively, highly-repeatable, balanced swing with above-average feel for the barrel. Stays direct and flat through the zone and worked back up the middle of the field throughout his round. Defensively, worked out on the infield and played with active feet and steady hands. 7.37 runner in the 60 (has been 7.08 in the past).

So. C Logan Edwards (Vincennes)
Hit .267 in limited at-bats in 2024. 5-foot-11, 180-pound, strong, durable, right-handed hitting catcher. Quality receiver behind the plate. Steady hands, presents pitches and plays clean and on-line out of the crouch. Pop times ranged between 2.12-2.19 and T76 mph from the crouch. Offensively, loose, strong hands, long path and routinely elevated baseballs to the big part of the diamond; T88 mph max exit velocity.

So. UTIL Canaan Miller (Vincennes)
5-foot-11, 180-pound, athletically-built, right-handed hitter. Ultra-utility typer prospect. Worked out behind the plate, on the infield and behind the plate. Stood out receiving the baseballs during bullpens. Soft hands and presents pitches. Topped at 80 mph from the crouch, low pop time of 2.03 and ran a 6.84 laser-timed 60. At the plate, controlled the barrel, was routinely on time and consistently lined balls back up the middle. Easy, polished presence to his overall round.

So. 1B Yancey Edlin (Vincennes)
6-foot, 195-pound, mature, strong frame. Right-handed hitter with present physicality and bat speed. Led the event with 75.7 mph average bat speed. Averaged 84.2 mph exit velocity throughout his round of BP. Compact swing, was on time and on the barrel throughout driving balls to both gaps. Steady, clean defender around the first base bag.

Fr. OF Jaret Phillips (Vincennes)
Despite being a freshman, Phillips put together the most impressive round of BP on the day. The physical left-handed hitter gives off middle-of-the-order, impact type of vibes at the plate. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound, wide-shouldered freshman, repeated his swing and was all over the barrel throughout while elevating hard and loud contact to the pull-side. Stays short, compact and on-plane with balance and intent throughout. Led the event with a 90.6 mph average exit velocity, as well as a max of 97.6. He also launched his furthest batted ball 367’ and averaged 74 mph average bat speed. Phillps also ran a 6.98 60 and topped at 80 mph from the outfield.

Fr. UTIL Carter Gricius (Vincennes)
6-foot, 205-pound right-handed hitter worked out all over the field defensively. Offensively, stood out with his fluid, strong bat. Compact swing, stays on-plane, elevates to all fields and peaked at 96 mph off the bat. Also, launched his furthest batted ball 369’ and averaged 74.4 mph bat speed. Physical right-handed hitter to keep tabs on.

Fr. OF Jevan Andrews (Vincennes)
5-foot-9, 170-pound, right-handed hitting outfielder. Flashed above-average tools across the board. Ran a 6.97 60, topped at 90 mph from the outfield and peaked at 94 mph off the bat. Athletic, twitchy swing played with controlled intent and the ball jumps off the barrel when synced and on time. Name to know moving forward.

Fr. OF Evan Doran (Vincennes)
5-foot-8, 155-pound, right-handed hitter. 7.23 runner (has been as low as 6.89 in the past). Offensively, controls the barrel at a high level, stays on top of the baseball and flat through the zone. Was on time and lined balls to all fields throughout his round. Averaged 86.6 mph and peaked at 91.9 mph off the bat. He also peaked at 24.2 mph hand speed and topped at 87 mph from the outfield.

Fr. INF Kaden Mckinney (Vincennes) and So. OF Nate Montgomery (Vincennes) are two more position players who warrant a follow at the plate.

PITCHERS

So. RHP Carson Allen (Vincennes)
6-foot-1, 185-pound frame with strength throughout. Allen looks like he’ll be a key returner for the Trail Blazers this season - coming off a year where he led the team in innings pitched (53.2). The loose and easy moving right-hander showed a mid-80s fastball that played straight out of the hand. He showed feel with both his off-speed pitches - a slider in the low-to-mid-70s that played with high spin (avg. 2692 rpm) and quality horizontal actions at the bottom of the zone (avg. -19.1” HM), and a change-up in the mid-70s with depth that worked the lower-half of the zone consistently throughout the ‘pen.

So. RHP Alex Wandersee (Vincennes)
6-foot-1, 170-pounds, lean, athletic frame with seemingly more to come. He’s a clean, quick mover on the mound, and his fastball sat in the mid-80s with mostly straight actions out of the hand. He spun a low-70s slider well, averaging 2557 rpm, with tight horizontal action. He rounded out his mix showing feel for a mid-70s change-up that had fade and depth at times. Last spring, Wandersee struck out 38 in 38 innings of work.

So. RHP/SS Bryce Gross (Vincennes)
5-foot-8, 145-pound lean frame with room for more physical development. Gross returns 20.2 innings on the mound where he also tallied 21 strikeouts. He worked out of a stretch-only delivery with a loose, quick arm, showing a fastball at 87-88 mph with ride through the zone and quality spin, averaging 2461 rpm. He showed feel for a 76-78 mph change-up that dropped off in the zone at times and played with fade. He also turned to a curveball in the upper-70s that worked with more vertical shape. Also, a right-handed hitter, hit .271 with five doubles in 2024.

Fr. RHP Colton Okes (Vincennes)
6-foot-1, 175-pound frame, lean and athletic throughout with more still to come. Loose, easy mover on the mound with a fastball that sat 85-88 mph working straight out of the hand. His curveball sat 71-72 mph with sharp 11/5 shape at times, and a change-up that sat in the low-80s with fade and depth through the zone. Okes struck out 13 in 20 innings pitched last season, and will look to provide quality innings for this year’s Trail Blazer team.

Fr. RHP Eastin Whaley (Vincennes)
Lean, athletic frame at 6-foot, 190-pounds. Whaley is an athletic mover with a quick arm out of a high ¾ slot. His fastball sat 85-87 mph with life through the zone, playing with an average of 16.4” of induced vertical break. He spun his curveball at 73-74 mph with an average of 2339 rpm, playing with 12/6 shape at times. He also mixed in a low-80s change-up with fade and depth at times.

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