Prep Baseball Report

West Suburban Summer ID: Pitcher Analysis


By: Illinois Scouting Staff

On June 25th, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff hosted the West Suburban Summer ID at Lee Pfund Field in Carol Stream, Ill. Over 30 players participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Illinois staff.

Today we are taking a look at each and every position player that was in attendance, along with a Top-5 ranking of who our staff deemed as the best prospects from the event.

TOP PITCHING PROSPECTS

1. Liam Nash, Westminster Christian (IL), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/RHP
Body: 6-1, 185-pounds.
Delivery: Consistently falling towards home, repeatable delivery, smooth, front knee straightens during separation.
Arm Action: RH. High 3/4 slot, long and easy arm action.
FB: T85, 80-85 mph. Clean, four-seam, straight. T2264, 2161 average rpm.
CB: 65-67 mph. Short action, 10/4 shape. T2420, 2374 average rpm.
SL: 65-67 mph. Sharp horizontal actions, strikeout potential.. T2501, 2415 average rpm.
CH: 63-68 mph. Heavy arm-side run and sink. T1547, 1443 average rpm.

2. Jack Compton, North Clay Community (IL), 2026
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 6-0, 145-pounds.
Delivery: Leg is straight at top of leg kick, smooth and easy movement, athletic.
Arm Action: RH. Whippy 3/4 slot, longer action.
FB: T84, 82-84 mph. Firm, plays straight. T1992, 1943 average rpm.
CB: 73-74 mph. 12/6 shape. T1821, 1652 average rpm.
SL: 75-76 mph. Vertical movement, tight spin. T1779, 1677 average rpm.
CH: 79-79 mph. Heavy armside run and sink. T1583, 1489 average rpm.

3. Sean McNair, Deerfield High School (IL), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/LHP
Body: 5-8, 5-pounds.
Delivery: Controlled delivery, high leg lift, drop/drive down the mound, works in-line.
Arm Action: LH. Long arm action, ¾ slot, quick out front.
FB: T87, 85-87 mph. Plays with arm-side run. T2243, 2120 average rpm.
SL: 75-77 mph. 1/7 break, gradual action. T2074, 1993 average rpm.
SPLT: 75-78 mph. Thrown with arm speed, flashed feel and late action.

4. Jackson Mansker, Lincoln-Way West (IL), 2026
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 6-2, 195-pounds.
Delivery: Deliberate tall/fall, athletic point of balance working towards the plate.
Arm Action: RH. Longer arm action out of a 3/4 slot.
FB: T84, 81-83 mph. Clean release, four-seam type. T2488, 2454 average rpm.
SL: 71-80 mph. Short, 10/4 movement for strikes. T2632, 2547 average rpm.
CH: 73-78 mph. Arm-side run, decel. T2241, 2046 average rpm.

T5. Zachary Seiler, Libertyville (IL), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-2, 180-pounds.
Delivery: Clean and smooth delivery, simple, athletic mover.
Arm Action: RH. Simple arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T82, 80-82 mph. Four-seam with some carry. T2382, 2249 average rpm.
CB: 69-70 mph. 1/7 shape, sharp action. T2592, 2484 average rpm.
SL: 70-72 mph. Horizontal breaker, strikeout potential. T2573, 2392 average rpm.
CH: 75-76 mph. Circle-change, arm-side sink. T1768, 1649 average rpm.

T5. Cooper Harris, Stevenson (IL), 2025
Positional Profile: 1B/LHP
Body: 6-0, 185-pounds.
Delivery: Quiet movement, tall/fall delivery, works in-line with home.
Arm Action: LH. Long arm action, over-the-top slot.
FB: T82, 80-81 mph. Plays straight, firm out of the hand. T2231, 2173 average rpm.
CB: 69-71 mph. Short 1/7 breaker. T2402, 2330 average rpm.
CH: 73-76 mph. Arm-side action with slight sinking action. T1893, 1836 average rpm.

BEST OF THE REST (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Grenning Abraham, York (IL), 2027
Positional Profile: 3B/1B
Body: 6-0, 175-pounds.
Delivery: Clean mover, works in-line with home.
Arm Action: RH. Short, over the top arm slot.
FB: T68, 65-67 mph. Straight four-seam action. T1686, 1640 average rpm.
CB: 53-55 mph. 1/7 shape. T1552, 1480 average rpm.

Nathan Beers, St. Charles East (IL), 2025
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-11, 150-pounds.
Delivery: Steps behind rubber during delivery, lands towards first base, arm comes across landing foot, athletic.
Arm Action: LH. Long, 3/4 slot, brings arm behind back.
FB: T76, 74-76 mph. Arm-side sink and run. T2161, 2068 average rpm.
CB: 65-66 mph. 11/5 movement. T1889, 1711 average rpm.
CH: 68-70 mph. Plays with sink to the arm-side. T2000, 1900 average rpm.

Dominic Capiga, Oswego East (IL), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 5-8, 145-pounds.
Delivery: Simple, linear, tall and fall delivery, lands upright.
Arm Action: RH. Quick draw out of the glove, slight reach, high ¾ slot.
FB: T77, 75-77 mph. Plays mostly straight around the zone. T2095, 2013 average rpm.
CB: 63-64 mph. Plays with depth at times, 11/5 shape. T2234, 2130 average rpm.
SL: 66-68 mph. Short, horizontal wrinkle. T2265, 2203 average rpm.
CH: 67-68 mph. Plays with arm speed, feel, plays mostly straight. T1367, 1330 average rpm.

Henry Meade, York (IL), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-1, 180-pounds.
Delivery: Falls towards home consistently, high leg kick, separates near head.
Arm Action: RH. 3/4 arm slot, long action.
FB: T75, 71-75 mph. Four-seam, arm-side run. T1915, 1855 average rpm.
CB: 62-66 mph. 12/6 shape. T1707, 1672 average rpm.
CH: 63-66 mph. Arm-side sink action. T1498, 1456 average rpm.

Luke Ranieri, Willowbrook (IL), 2026
Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-3, 180-pounds.
Delivery: Tall/fall, works in-line with plate, athletic mover on mound.
Arm Action: RH. Over the top, short actions.
FB: T79, 78-79 mph. Firm out of hand, sink. T1811, 1735 average rpm.
CB: 64-67 mph. Over the top 12/6 shape. T1828, 1768 average rpm.
SL: 70-72 mph. 1/7 movement. T1921, 1794 average rpm.
CUT: 60-73 mph. Plays with slight cutting action.

Jonathan Tschanz, St Viator (IL), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/3B
Body: 5-10, 155-pounds.
Delivery: Front knee crosses back leg during leg lift, smooth, simple delivery, starts with feet closed off pre-pitch.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T81, 77-80 mph. Arm-side run at times.. T2255, 2207 average rpm.
CB: 63-66 mph. 1/7, sharp break. T2546, 2379 average rpm.
CH: 67-70 mph. Some fade to the arm-side. T1756, 1455 average rpm.

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