By Chris Fuller and PBR Kentucky Staff

More than 70 players convened at Bellarmine University on July 15 for the Kentucky College Prospect Showcase.  The following is a look at the group of pitchers who participated in the event as a total of 27 prospects took the mound.  Garrett Wilson showed the top fastball velocity of the event at 85 mph while several other pitchers turned in solid performances.

Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Jack Biernesser, RHP/3B, St. Xavier HS, 2017
5-foot-11, 165-pound prospect uses medium arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, throws strikes with his 76-77 mph fastball that shows some arm-side run, gets under his 59-64 mph curveball at times that shows gradual 11/5 action, curveball should continue to develop, tends to slow arm on 65-66 mph changeup, good upside on mound and should continue to see additional velocity and development of secondary pitches.

Keegan Breese, SS/RHP, McCracken County HS, 2016
5-foot-10, 150-pound prospect uses shorter arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, arm is quick, repeats delivery well with minimal effort, fastball shows good arm-side run at 80-81 topping at 82, curveball showed sharp 11/5 action with some depth at 66-67 mph, throws a very good changeup with big arm-side run and sink and fastball arm speed at 73-74, shows the ability to throw strikes with all three pitches, arm works well and should see velocity gains in the near future.

Luke Brown, SS/RHP, Bowling Green HS, 2017
5-foot-9, 150-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, shows a repeatable and deliberate delivery with minimal effort, fastball sat 78-80 touching 81 with occasional arm-side run, curveball shows tight spin with sharp 11/5 action at 68-70 mph and is above average for age, showed a changeup that was mainly straight at 73-74 mph, showed the ability to consistently throw strikes with all three pitches, established himself as a 2017pitcher to keep an eye on.

Alex Burke, RHP/SS, Eastern HS, 2015
5-foot-10, 170-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, arm shows quickness, fastball sat 82-84 mph and showed good arm-side run and sink, curveball showed sharp 12/6 action on this occasion and sat 65-67 mph, throws a 66-71 mph splitter that showed late tumbling and sinking action with minimal rotation on the baseball (forkball like), interesting prospect on the mound with potential to add additional velocity. 

Jarret Cannon, RHP, Spencer County HS, 2016
6-foot, 173-pound prospect uses long arm action through ¾ arm slot that produces good arm-side run on 76-77 mph fastball, lower half stays online, tends to get under 62-65 mph curveball leaving it flat and up in the zone, slider showed sharper action than curveball at 64-65 mph, throws a 68-71 mph changeup that is presently his best secondary pitch with good sink and fade.

Drew Clark, LHP/1B, Butler County HS, 2016
6-foot-2, 190-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, showed a big improvement in mechanics, specifically in keeping his front side closed, from previous event, showed an increase in velocity as fastball sat 79-80 mph, 63-66 mph curveball varied between 12/6 and 1/7 action, changeup showed some mostly cut action as he tends to get around it at 70-73 mph, throw a cutter which could be a good pitch for him moving forward as it showed late cut action and he throws it hard at 77-80 mph, has made significant strides on the mound.

Sam Clinard, 1B/RHP, DuPont Manual HS, 2016
5-foot-11, 155-pound prospect uses medium arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, repeatable delivery, showed good command of all pitches, fastball sat 73-75 touching 76 with occasional arm-side run, curveball showed short 11/5 action at 62-64 mph, throws a 69-71 mph changeup with good arm action that shows some sink and fade, showed a 67-69 mph cutter that needs continued development.

Chase Collins, 1B/OF/LHP, St. Xavier HS, 2017
5-foot-11, 140-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, fastball is mostly straight at 67-69 mph, curveball shows gradual 1/7 action at 58-61 mph and should see continued development, changeup varied between cutting action and fading action, shows fade when he stays behind it at 66-67 mph, changeup needs bigger velocity difference off fastball.

Johnny Eblin, RHP, Campbell County HS, 2015
6-foot-3, 165-pound prospect with frame that projects well, uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, lower half stays online, fastball showed arm-side run at 77-79 mph, curveball shows gradual 11/5 action at 62-65 mph, located the curveball at the bottom of the strike zone, changeup is solid at 69-72 mph with some sink and fade and is thrown with good arm action, minimal effort in delivery, potential to pick up additional velocity.

Kyle Fieger, RHP/OF, Beechwood HS, 2016
5-foot-11, 165-pound prospect uses short arm action through a high ¾ arm a lot, arm shows some quickness, maintains online direction with lower half, fastball sat 80-82 mph with some slight arm-side run, curveball varied between gradual 11/5 and 12/6 action at 64-66 mph, good command of 70-73 mph changeup with fade, throws changeup with good arm action and is best secondary pitch presently, throws strikes consistently with three-pitch mix.

Josh Floyd, RHP, Warren Central HS, 2016
6-foot-4, 170-pound prospect with frame that really projects, uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, works from the stretch only, delivery is easy and repeatable, fastball is straight and sat 81-83 mph, curveball shows potential to be a good pitch when he stays on top at 65-66 mph, 68-71 mph changeup is thrown with good arm action, definite class of 2016 prospect to follow, would expect jump in velocity in the near future.

Tyler Gabehart, SS/RHP, Fern Creek HS, 2018
5-foot-8, 135-pound prospect uses short arm action working through a high ¾ arm slot, lower half maintains online direction, throws strikes, fastball sat 70-72 mph touching 73, shows a developing curveball at 61-62 mph, changeup sat 66-67 mph and shows solid sink and fade, throws a 60-62 mph cutter that showed some late action, changeup is currently best secondary pitch, will continue to see velocity gains and development of curveball with physical maturity.

Seth Givan, RHP, Central Hardin HS, 2015
6-foot, 160-pound prospect uses long arm action through a low ¾ arm slot that produces good arm side run to his 74-76 mph fastball, works from the stretch only, showed good command of 66-68 mph curveball with 10/4 action, changeup showed good arm-side run and sink at 72-73 mph, also throws a 73-75 mph splitter that showed some sink.

Tanner Goller, LHP, New Albany HS (IN), 2015
5-foot-11, 165-pound prospect filled up the strike zone with all pitches, uses shorter arm action through a ¾ arm slot, fastball sat 68-71 touching 72, shows a slower curveball with 2/8 action at 60-61 mph and a slightly harder slider at 63-64 mph, good arm action on 66-68 mph changeup with some sink and fading action.

Riley Hogan, LHP, Bowling Green HS, 2017
5-foot-8, 155-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, easy effort in delivery, works exclusively from the stretch with online direction, fastball is mainly straight and sat 66-69 mph touching 70, shows good command of his 57-58 mph curveball with gradual 1/7 action, tended to bury 61-63 mph changeup that he throws with fastball arm speed, young prospect should continue to see velocity gains with further physical development.

Hunter Jaco, RHP/3B, Marshall County HS, 2015
6-foot, 170-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ to over the top arm slot, fastball was mainly straight on this occasion at 75-76 touching 77, curveball sat 64-68 mph and varied between 11/5 and 12/6 action, changeup is a solid pitch thrown with fastball arm speed at 69-71 mph and showed more sink and fade from previous event, shows the ability to consistently throw strikes with all three pitches.

Kyle Kelsey, RHP, Madison Central HS, 2016
6-foot, 165-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, has good rhythm and temp in delivery, throws a lot of strikes, fastball sat 78-79 mph with some arm-side run, showed a 69-71 mph slider that has some late bite, as he did at the Top Prospect Games in June he showed a plus changeup at 68-71 mph with good sink and fade, good pitchability from Kelsey and he should be watched closely for velocity gains in the near future.

Jake Koerner, 3B/RHP, Butler HS, 2015
6-foot, 174-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, arm shows some quickness, stays online, fastball sat 80-82 mph with some late arm-side life, curveball is solid with tight spin and sharp 11/5 action at 65-68 mph and shows the ability to locate it at the bottom of the strike zone, showed a 72-74 mph changeup thrown with good arm action that showed some fade, also showed a developing slider at 68-71 mph.

Cameron Magers, OF/RHP, Bullitt East HS, 2016
5-foot-9, 140-pound prospect uses long arm action through high ¾ arm slot, throws strikes with his 76-78 mph fastball which is straight, 67-69 mph curveball showed short break, tends to get on the side of the ball at times on his curveball, tends to slow arm at times on 65-69 mph changeup , show potential on mound with continued development of secondary pitches.

Kevin McKnight, RHP/2B, Bullitt Central HS, 2016
5-foot-10, 150-pound prospect uses medium arm action through an over the top arm slot, commands his fastball well which is straight and sat 76-79 mph, curveball shows 12/6 action at 65-66 mph, and throws a solid changeup with fastball arm speed at 68-70 mph with some sink and fade, throws strikes with all three pitches, has some upside on the mound.

Jacob Metry, RHP, Jeffersontown HS, 2016
6-foot, 180-pound prospect uses short and quick arm action through a ¾ arm slot, significant arm-side run to fastball that sat 76-78 mph touching 79, shows a developing 61-63 mph curveball with gradual 11/5 action and a sharper 67 mph slider with more lateral movement, 65-66 mph changeup shows some sink and fade at 65-66 mph, should continue to see development of secondary pitches with continued work.

Alex Phillips, OF/LHP, Butler HS, 2015
6-foot-1, 160-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, easy effort in delivery, stays online with lower half, fastball showed occasional arm-side run at 79-81 mph touching 82, shows a 69-70 mph curveball with 1/7 action and some depth, slider has more sweeping action at 70-71 mph, good arm action on 75-76 mph changeup that he gets around at times but shows good sink and fade when he stays behind it, projectable frame with good upside.

Connor Schuck, RHP, Batesville HS (IN), 2015
6-foot-2, 195-pound prospect with athletic frame, uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, good rhythm in repeatable delivery, fastball sat 78-80 touching 81 with some slight arm-side run, curveball is a solid pitch with sharp 11/5 action and good command at 66-70 mph, slider shows short/late break at 71-74 mph, tends to get around changeup at times leaving it up but shows some sink and fade when he stays behind it at 69-73 mph, shows ability to consistently throw strikes, has potential for more velocity.

Parker Taylor, LHP, Nelson County HS, 2015
6-foot-3, 195-pound prospect, good pitcher’s frame, uses long arm action through high ¾ arm slot, good rhythm in delivery and repeats it well, fastball sat 80-81 mph touching 82 (slight increase from previous event), throws a harder curveball at 70-73 mph with tight spin and 1/7 action, changeup shows significant arm-side run at 76-77 mph thrown with fastball arm speed, should be watched closely for additional velocity gains.

Brett Thompson, RHP, Anderson County HS, 2015
6-foot-1, 165-pound prospect uses long arm action through a ¾ arm slot, fastball shows some arm-side run at 72-74 mph, curveball varied between 59-63 mph with gradual 11/5 action, changeup shows some sink and fading action at 64-67 mph.

Garrett Wilson, OF/RHP, Bullitt East HS, 2016
5-foot-11, 160-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ to over the top arm slot, fastball is straight at 82-84 mph touching 85, curveball sat 68-72 mph and varied between 11/5 and 12/6 action, showed a harder slider at 72-75 mph with some downward action, changeup sat 74-76 mph thrown with near fastball arm speed and showed some fade in his sequence from the stretch.

Hamilton Young, RHP/3B, Danville HS, 2016
5-foot-10, 195-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, delivery requires some effort and falls of hard to first base side, fastball showed some arm-side run and sink at 78-81 mph touching 82, showed the ability to locate his 68-71 mph curveball at the bottom of the strike zone, changeup is thrown with good arm speed at 70-73 mph.