By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

On Sunday, December 15, PBR Kentucky hosted the Winter Unsigned Senior Showcase at Legends Sports Academy in Louisville.  The event afforded unsigned prospects in the 2014 class the opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of the PBR Kentucky staff and college coaches from six states. 

It was a big day for players in attendance as several received multiple phone calls before they even returned home to set up visits to schools, and multiple players have received offers since the conclusion of the event.

It should be noted that since the conclusion of the event Nathan Cracraft has committed to Indiana Southeast and Christian Belcher has committed to Kentucky Wesleyan.

Following is a look at all of the pitchers from the event.

Nathan Cracraft, RHP, Mason County HS, 2014
6-foot-3, 180-pound RHP with lanky and projectable frame, uses long and loose arm action through a ¾ to high ¾ arm slot, throws across body at times, fastball shows good arm-side run at 84-86 mph touching 88, curveball showed better depth than previous event at 71-74 mph with 11/5 action, has a tendency to get around his changeup causing some cutting action at 75-78 mph, showed 2-3 mph velocity jump from June, big upside on the mound, committed to Indiana Southeast since the event.

Chandler Dale, RHP/OF, Jeffersonville HS, 2014
6-foot-3, 185-pound two-way player (position write-up already featured) with lanky and projectable frame, uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, repeatable delivery, fastball sat 80-83, 2-seam fastball showed good arm-side run and sink, curveball shows sharp 11/5 action at 66-69 mph, also throws 71-72 mph slider, has better command of the curveball, throws changeup with good arm action at 73-74 mph with sink and fade, good upside on the mound.

Christian Belcher, RHP, Daviess County HS, 2013
6-foot, 195-pound prospect with strong and athletic build, graduated in 2013,  uses short and quick arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, fastball sat 80-82 mph touching 83, shows good command of 67-68 mph curveball with 12/6 action, slider sat 67-68 mph, curveball is the better breaking ball at this point, changeup showed some cutting action at 73-76 mph, good command of all pitches, committed to Kentucky Wesleyan since the event.

Nolan May, RHP/OF, Trinity HS, 2014
5-foot-11, 165-pound two-way player (position write-up already featured) athletic frame with room to fill, uses long and loose arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, repeats delivery well, fastball sat 79-81 mph, 2-seam fastball showed some arm-side run, curveball showed more downward action from previous events at 64-67 mph, changeup was the best we have seen it at 74-76 mph with good run and sink thrown with good arm action, secondary pitches have shown big improvement since last winter.

Kyle Moore, SS/RHP, Muhlenberg County HS, 2014
5-foot-11, 155-pound two-way player (position write-up already featured) with average build.  On the mound, arm is loose and quick, works through a high ¾ arm slot, good rhythm in delivery, fastball sat 80-82 mph, curveball shows 11/5 late action at 71-72 mph, changeup showed better arm-side run than in the past at 77-78 mph thrown with good arm speed, throws strikes.

JJ Poole, 1B/RHP, Daviess County HS, 2014, 2014
6-foot-5, 213-pound two-way player (position write-up already featured) with a big frame, uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, fastball sat 78-80 touching 81 with some slight arm-side run, curveball has shown steady improvement at each event he has attended at 69-70 mph with sharp 11/5 action, good command of curveball, throws changeup with good arm action at 75-76 mph with some run and sink.

Aaron Scilley, SS/OF/RHP, Mason County HS, 2014
6-foot-1, 150-pound two-way player (position write-up already featured) with a lanky and projectable frame, uses short arm action through a high ¾ to at times over the top arm slot, fastball is straight at 78-80 mph touching 81, 2-seam fastball shows some sink, curveball sat 68-70 mph with 12/6 action, tendency to bury curveball but showed better command as bullpen session progressed, changeup shows some slight arm-side run and sink at 74-76 mph.

Aaron Parrish, RHP, George Rogers Clark HS, 2014
6-foot-4, 185-pound RHP with projectable frame, uses short arm action through an over-the-top arm slot, slow and deliberate delivery with some stiffness, fastball is straight at 78-80 mph, 2-seam fastball did show some slight arm-side run, curveball shows late 12/6 action at 71-73 mph, changeup sat 74-76 mph with some arm-side run and sink, gets around changeup occasionally causing some cutting action.

Nick Goldsmith, 1B/RHP, St. Rita (IL) HS, 2014
6-foot-2, 205-pound two-way player (position write-up already featured) with a strong frame, uses medium arm action thorough a high ¾ arm slot, lands open at times, fastball is straight at 78-81 mph, shows good command of 62 mph curveball with gradual 12/6 action, also throws a 67 mph cutter, has a tendency to slow arm on 61-62 mph changeup, secondary pitches need continued development.

Jarrod Ball, SS/RHP, Owen County HS, 2014
6-foot-1, 155-pound, two-way player (position write-up already featured) with lanky build, projectable frame, uses short arm action through an over-the-top arm slot, fastball sat 76-77 mph with occasional cutting action, curveball varied between 61-65 mph with some 12/6 shape, struggled to command curveball (buried most), slows arm on 60-64 mph changeup that needs more development.

Aaron Patterson, RHP, Knox Central HS, 2014
5-foot-11, 190-pound RHP with athletic frame, uses long arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, some stiffness in delivery, fastball sat 74-76 mph touching 77, showed good command of 67-69 mph curveball with gradual 12/6 action, has a tendency to slow arm on his changeup which sat 65-66 mph with some cutting action.