PBR ProCase - Midwest: Player Analysis

The PBR ProCase - Midwest kicked off on July 9 at Route 66 Stadium in Joliet, IL. The roster was packed with some of the top 2020 MLB Draft interests from around the Midwest states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Indiana and Michigan. 

Below you’ll find our rollout of scouting reports from the event in alphabetical order. With a jam packed roster of high level talent, a few names rose to the top when analyzing our notes. Missouri commit, OF CJ Cepicky (Vianney, MO), stood out with a combination of quick twitch athleticism and an easy knack for swing the wood bat. C Calvin Harris (Western Dubuque, IA) and OF’ers Tre Hondras (Homewood-Flossmoor, IL) and Connor Milton (Champaign Central, IL) all stood out with the wood bat as well. Corner infielders Kip Fourgerouse (Linton, IN), Drake Westcott (Edwardsville, IL) and Costa Sirounis (Munster, IN) raised eyebrows with easy power bats.

On the mound, RHP Ben Weigman (Carmel Catholic, IL) had arguably the most dominant inning in game play while reaching 94 mph with his fastball. RHP Isaiah Jackson (Champaign Central, IL) also reached 94 mph. RHP Blake Mahmood (Benlide St. Margarets, MN) was also a eye opener on the mound. His fastball played up with a live arm action and well above average breaking ball.

Top Prospects (Listed Alphabetically)

Brett Bateman, Mounds View (MN), 2020 - Minnesota
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds.
Defense: Action are athletic, feet set up behind and work through the baseball in stride, clean exchange.
Arm: LH. OF - 86 mph. Clean loose arm action, over the top slot, played accurate from the outfield.
Hit: LHH. Tall setup, subtle leg lift to short stride, hands load back. Loose hands, uphill plane, creates line drive contact to both gaps, gets into lower half.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 7.19 runner in the 60. Deliberate start, better top end.

Will Busch, New Prague (MN), 2020
Positional Profile: C
Body: 6-foot-0, 195-pounds. Strong compact build.
Defense: 2.01-2.12 pop times. Actions played quick at times, rushed out of the crouch, maintained clean exchange.
Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. Short over the top slot, high 3/4 slot, average arm strength.
Hit: RHH. Open setup, linear stride, hands load back. Path has length on level plane, line drive contact.
Power: 88 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 7.69 runner in the 60. 

CJ Cepicky, Vianney (MO), 2020 - Missouri
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-foot-3, 185-pounds. Highly athletic and projectable frame, athletic fast twitch levers.
Defense: Attacks the baseball, plays through in stride, clean exchange, quick feet.
Arm: RH. OF - 88 mph. Loose arm action, high 3/4 slot, arm carries and played accurate.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, short stride, simple setup and trigger. Strong balance through contact. Plus bat speed, hands are strong and initiates bat speed, loose and easy bat. Creates hard contact, jumps off the bat.
Power: 98 mph exit velocity from the tee. Pull side power bat, well above average power to pull side.
Run: 6.90 runner in the 60. Athletic gait, easy runner.

Nicholas Chittum, Grosse Ile (MI), 2020 - Eastern Michigan
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-2, 190-pounds. Proportional build.
Delivery: Full windup, regular effort, works online.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm action, loose, quick arm, high 3/4 slot, slight recoil finish.
FB: T91, 87-90 mph. Occasionally creates angle, slight arm side run.
CB: 75-76 mph. 11/5 shape, flashes depth.
CH: 75 mph. Straight change, occasional sink.

Casper Clark, Columbus North (IN), 2020 - Indiana
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-6, 255-pounds. Large hulking build.
Delivery: Stretch only, directional down the mound, falls onto front side, creates tilt.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm action, slightly warped, 3/4 slot.
FB: T90, 87-90 mph. Heavy feel with sink, worked bottom of zone.
CB: 73-77 mph. Power breaking ball, slurve type action, 10/4 shape. 

Isaiah Coupet, Homewood-Flossmoor (IL), 2020 - Ohio State
Positional Profile: LHP Athletic arm with above average stuff.
Body: 6-foot-1, 170-pounds. Lean, athletic frame.
Delivery: Delivery is athletic with tempo, lands square, closed toe landing, slight rotational through finish to third base side.
Arm Action: LH. Loose high 3/4 slot, works out of tight window, slight lunge on back side, above average arm speed.
FB: T89, 87-89 mph. Showed run to arm side.
CB: 67-69 mph. 12/6 shape, thrown with arm speed, occasional feel.
CH: 77 mph. 

Brandon Dodson, Martinsville (IN), 2020 - Purdue
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 5-foot-11, 185-pounds. Average proportional frame.
Delivery: Higher front side delivery, slight drop and drive type, some effort.
Arm Action: RH. Long drawing arm action, shows arm speed out of high 3/4 slot.
FB: T89, 86-88 mph. Showed feel to glove side, occasional run to arm side.
CB: 68-70 mph. 12/6 shape, showed depth, ability to drop for strikes.
CH: 77 mph. Straight change.

Alexander Forry, Livonia Franklin (MI), 2020 - Eastern Michigan
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-3, 230-pounds. Large frame, hulking build, strong lower half.
Delivery: Slight high front side delivery, showed ability to get downhill, some effort.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot. Above average arm speed.
FB: T90, 85-90 mph. Four seam straight action.
CB: 67-73 mph. 10/4 shape, slightly decelerated arm action.
CH: 77 mph. Straight change.

Kip Fougerousse, Linton (IN), 2020 - Indiana
Positional Profile: 3B
Body: 6-foot-3, 210-pounds. Large build with strength throughout.
Defense: Corner infield type defender, hands played, actions are long at times, showed well on back hand with arm strength.
Arm: RH. INF - 86 mph. Short over the top arm action, flashed carry and played accurate.
Hit: RHH. Tall setup, narrow and slightly open, stride dives with leg lift. Fast bat speed, aggressive intent, looks to drive the baseball with power, ball jumps off the bat.
Power: 100 mph exit velocity from the tee. Big right-handed power.
Run: 7.14 runner in the 60. 

Dominic Hann, Romeo (MI), 2020 - Michigan State
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-2, 215-pounds. Large build, sturdy.
Delivery: Full windup delivery, some effort, stays tall upright finish.
Arm Action: RH. Plunge hook out of the glove, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T88, 86-87 mph. Slight arm side run.
CB: 67 mph. 11/5 shape.
SL: 74 mph. 10/4 shape.
CH: 70 mph. Straight change type, occasional sink.

Calvin Harris, Western Dubuque (IA), 2020 - Mississippi
Positional Profile: C
Body: 6-foot-1, 192-pounds. Strong, athletic build.
Defense: 1.86-1.94 pop times. Hands are soft, quick feet, exchange is quick and clean, athletic out of the crouch.
Arm: RH. C - 84 mph. Plus arm out of the crouch, short, over the top arm action, played accurate with plus carry.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance, short lifted leg kick, on time with good balance. Short path, line drive gap to gap approach with well above average bat speed. Fel for the barrel.
Power: 90 mph exit velocity from the tee. Hard contact, jumps off the bat at times.
Run: 6.95 runner in the 60. 

Tre Hondras, Homewood-Flossmoor (IL), 2020 - Michigan
Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 6-foot-0, 180-pounds. Athletic build with strength.
Defense: Actions play through the baseball, showed athletic actions both on the infield and outfield.
Arm: RH. INF - 78 mph. OF - 83 mph. Short over the top arm action, played online, athletic arm action.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, quiet pre pitch, smooth loading action, good balance through contact, simple and easy in the box. Loose hands, gap to gap approach, hits in rhythm and gets easy hard contact off the bat, path stays on top, creates backspin.
Power: 96 mph exit velocity from the tee. Above average power, hard contact off the bat.
Run: 6.84 runner in the 60. 

Isaiah Jackson, Champaign Central (IL), 2020
Positional Profile: OF/RHP High ceiling two-way prospect.
Body: 6-foot-5, 185-pounds. Highly projectable frame, long twitchy levers, slender build with room to fill.
Defense: Long levers plays through the baseball, shuffles through release.
Arm: RH. OF - 93 mph. Long loose arm action, over the top slot, carries out of the hand.
Hit: RHH. Tall setup, balanced stance, short lift and replace stride, smooth loading action.  Long levers, creates lift, loose hands above average bat speed with gap to gap approach.
Power: 94 mph exit velocity from the tee. Power potential bat.
Run: 6.78 runner in the 60. Long strider, low effort.

Delivery: Down tempo delivery, lands square, recoil finish.
Arm Action: RH. Electric arm, loose and quick out of high 3/4 slot.
FB: T94, 86-92 mph. Life through the zone, erratic life creates uncomfortable at bat.
CB: 65-69 mph. 10/4 shape.
CH: 77-79 mph. Slight arm decel.

Tavian Josenberger, Park Hill (MO), 2020 - Kansas
Positional Profile: SS/2B High ceiling athlete.
Body: 6-foot-0, 160-pounds. Lean athlete with quick twitch strength.
Defense: Soft hands, athletic actions play through the baseball, showed advanced body control, easy actions will stick at shortstop.
Arm: RH. INF - 85 mph. Arm action is short and over the top, played accurate to target, flashed carry, worked from multiple slots when on the move.
Hit: SH. Athletic from both sides of the plate, balanced with slightly open setup, short soft stride. Quiet hands with simple load. Loose hands, easy bat speed, simple and athletic from both sides, repeats both sides with line drive contact, slightly more pull tendency from the left side.
Power: 84 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 6.84 runner in the 60. 

Cody Kelly, St Michael-Albertville (MN), 2020 - Missouri
Positional Profile: C
Body: 6-foot-1, 180-pounds. Athletic projectable frame.
Defense: 2.14-2.20 pop times. Soft hands with fluid transfer, exchanges are clean. Directional and concise footwork.
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. Short over the top slot, easy arm, played consistently accurate.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance, short dive stride, closes off, smooth loading action, strong balance through contact. Simple low effort swing, worked middle of the field with occasional back spin contact.
Power: 88 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 7.07 runner in the 60. 

Trevor Kilinski, Zeeland West (MI), 2020 - Michigan
Positional Profile: 3B
Body: 6-foot-1, 195-pounds. Proportional frame, athletic shape.
Defense: Hands play soft, actions play tall with long release at times. Athletic body control, played well on the move.
Arm: RH. INF - 86 mph. Long high 3/4 slot, accurate arm across the diamond.
Hit: LHH. Tall setup, balanced stance, reverse tap stride, solid balance through contact. Hits in rhythm, gap to gap approach, loose hands create easy bat speed.
Power: 89 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 7.38 runner in the 60. 

Christian Knapczyk, Joliet Catholic (IL), 2020 - Louisville
Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-foot-9, 150-pounds. Smaller frame, lean and athletic, plus body control.
Defense: True middle infield defender, shortstop profile with leadership qualities on the infield, high athletic with body control and well above average range. Plus actions work through the baseball, high end defender.
Arm: RH. INF - 86 mph. Arm carries, plays athletic out of multiple slots and on the move, quick release, accurate to target.
Hit: LHH. Quiet setup, balanced stance, smooth loading action, short stride. Maintains quiet balance through contact. Simple, easy swing, short level path creates line drive contact that sprays to all fields. Excellent hand eye and barrel control.
Power: 88 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 6.99 runner in the 60. Athletic gait, quick out of the box.

Anthony Livermore, Mount Carmel (IL), 2020 - Northwestern
Positional Profile: 2B/SS
Body: 5-foot-9, 160-pounds. Smaller frame with proportional build.
Defense: Hands play soft with quick exchange, athletic actions, works through the baseball, excellent hands on double play turns.
Arm: RH. INF - 76 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot, arm played accurate across the diamond.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance, short stride, stays balanced and repeatable. Level path creates line drive contact, barrel aware, controls the bat well working a middle of the field approach.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 6.91 runner in the 60. 

Ryan Lynch, Penn (IN), 2020 - Notre Dame
Positional Profile: LHP
Body: 6-foot-2, 195-pounds. Athletic build, proportional.
Delivery: Repeatable delivery, balanced finish, lands square.
Arm Action: LH. Long arm action, over the top slot, works loose.
FB: T87, 83-86 mph. Played with arm side run, control of the zone.
CB: 69-73 mph. 12/6 shape, occasional swing and miss, got a swinging strikeout with it.
CH: 75 mph. Straight change type, slight fade.

Blake Mahmood, Benilde St. Margaret's (MN), 2020 - Tulane
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-2, 190-pounds. Proportional build.
Delivery: Stretch only delivery, sets hands high, in rhythm down the hill, low effort.
Arm Action: RH. Long and loose, whippy arm action, above average arm speed, works out of high 3/4 slot.
FB: T91, 89-90 mph. Straight four seam type, sneaky finish.
SL: 73-79 mph. 11/5 shape with depth.
CH: 79-82 mph. Underneath at times, straight change.

Jalen Martinez, Waukee (IA), 2020
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 6-foot-1, 170-pounds. Lean athletic frame.
Defense: Loose athletic actions through the baseball, plays light on feet and attacks the baseball, actions work through with crowhop to release.
Arm: LH. OF - 89 mph. Over the top slot, arm played accurate, showed carry, long loose arm action.
Hit: RHH. Slight open stance, stays balanced with short stride, athletic pre pitch, hands load back with separation. Loose bat speed, pull side approach, slight uphill plane.
Power: 88 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 7.33 runner in the 60. 

Connor Milton, Champaign Central (IL), 2020 - Illinois
Positional Profile: OF Quick twitch athlete with high upside.
Body: 6-foot-0, 175-pounds. Athletic frame and build, quick twitch athlete.
Defense: Feet play through the baseball, easy shuffle through, plays with bounce, confidence.
Arm: RH. OF - 79 mph. Short loose arm action, over the top slot, played accurate to target.
Hit: RHH. Open stance, short quiet stride to even, quiet hands and loading action, maintains balance through contact. Strong hands, short quick stroke, gap to gap approach with hard contact off the bat. Barrel aware, excellent hand eye.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball jumped off the bat at times, flashed power projection.
Run: 6.75 runner in the 60. Quick first step, aggressive runner.

Tyler Nelson, Chesterton (IN), 2020 - Indiana State
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-foot-0, 170-pounds. Athletic build, quick twitch athlete.
Defense: Actions play through the baseball, clean transfers, feet work with shuffle through the baseball.
Arm: RH. OF - 87 mph. Loose arm action, high 3/4 slot, and played accurate, occasional carry.
Hit: RHH. Slight open stance, balance through contact, smooth loading action, short stride. Line drive contact, mostly middle of the field approach, occasional hard pull side contact.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 6.55 runner in the 60. Plus runner.

Tyler Nelson, Andrean (IN), 2020 - Indiana
Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-foot-10, 170-pounds. Strong compact build, strong fast twitch.
Defense: Actions play through, fluid feet and reliable hands, athletic defender.
Arm: RH. INF - 90 mph. Long over the top arm action, gathers to long release, above average carry across the diamond.
Hit: RHH. Crouched setup, slightly open stance, reverse toe tap stride, good balance through contact. Above average bat speed, compact with strength, line drive pull side contact.
Power: 92 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 6.84 runner in the 60. 

Garrett Rice, Willard (MO), 2020 - Missouri
Positional Profile: 3B
Body: 6-foot-2, 220-pounds. Large thick build with all around strength.
Defense: Corner infield projection, actions play through the baseball, average hands, work out in front, center to right of center.
Arm: RH. INF - 81 mph. Short high 3/4 slot.
Hit: RHH. Tall setup, balance feet, smooth loading action and on time, short reverse toe tap trigger. Fast bat, with above average bat strength, strong hands with fast twitch.
Power: 100 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball jumps off the bat, pull side power present, intentful swing.
Run: 7.19 runner in the 60. 

Avain Rivera, Dow (MI), 2020
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-foot-10, 190-pounds. Strong compact build.
Arm: RH.
Hit: RHH. Tall open setup, long stride with leg lift. Good balance through contact. Bat strength hitter with above average bat speed, gap to gap approach.
Power: 98 mph exit velocity from the tee. Easy pop, ball jumped off the bat at times.
Run: 7.07 runner in the 60. Short stride, quick first step.

Jeremy Schork, Rockwood Summit (MO), 2020 - Purdue
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 6-foot-0, 203-pounds.
Defense: 2.00-2.07 pop times. Clean exchange, athletic out of the crouch.
Arm: RH. C - 81 mph. Short arm action, over the top slot, ball runs to arm side, above average arm strength.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance, short stride, barrel tip load, solid balance. Loose hands, gap to gap with slight pull side tendency, hits in rhythm.
Power: 96 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 7.16 runner in the 60. 

Delivery: Tall and fall delivery with tempo, upright through release, occasional recoil.
Arm Action: RH. Loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T89, 87-89 mph. Played with heavy feel, strikes with feel for the zone.
CB: 78 mph. 11/5 shape, short late action.
CH: 77 mph. Thrown with arm speed, slight sinking action.

Costa Sirounis, Munster (IN), 2020 - Indiana
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-foot-5, 210-pounds. Extra-large frame, hulking build.
Defense: Natural around the bag, big target with feel for the position.
Arm: RH. INF - 75 mph. Short high 3/4 slot, easy arm, played accurate.
Hit: LHH. Tall setup, slightly open, leg lift stride. Intentful swing, pull side lift approach for power, advanced bat strength.
Power: 92 mph exit velocity from the tee. Advanced power from the left side.
Run:  runner in the 60. 

Delivery: Side rocker into tall and fall delivery with little effort, upright and works downhill.
Arm Action: RH. Clean full circle arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T88, 85-87 mph. Straight, four seam type.
CB: 70-73 mph. 11/5 shape, showed feel.
CH: 79-81 mph. Straight, slight sink action.

Dylan Stanton, Gull Lake (MI), 2020 - Michigan
Positional Profile: SS/3B
Body: 6-foot-1, 180-pounds. Projectable frame with athleticism, carries present strength.
Defense: Clean actions, raw fast twitch athlete, gets tall through exchange, hands work.
Arm: RH. INF - 83 mph. Short high 3/4 slot, played accurate across the diamond, occasional carry.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, smooth loading action, gets into lower half, strong balance. Strong hands, creates bat strength, line drive gap to gap approach, hard contact off the bat.
Power: 95 mph exit velocity from the tee. Above average present power.
Run: 6.89 runner in the 60. 

Camryn Szynski, Penn (IN), 2020 - Tulane
Positional Profile: RHP/3B Two-way player with above average arm strength.
Body: 6-foot-2, 215-pounds. Large sturdy build.
Defense: Corner infield type defender, deliberate actions at times, hands work out in front, left of center and play through.
Arm: RH. INF - 87 mph. Above average arm strength, long release, 3/4 slot, flashed carry.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance, smooth loading action with leg kick stride. Bat strength present, aggressive swing.
Power: 88 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 7.45 runner in the 60. 

Delivery: Side rocker step, lifts to compact balance point, simple stride to direct landing, stays upright and on line.
Arm Action: RH. High 3/4 slot, lower effort, clean full circle.
FB: T90, 88-90 mph. Occasional cut, works down with slight tilt.
CB: 70-73 mph. 10/4 shape, varied action at times.

Drake Westcott, Edwardsville (IL), 2020 - Louisville
Positional Profile: 1B/3B
Body: 6-foot-3, 217-pounds. Large build carries strength.
Defense: Showed feel around the bag, natural actions with playable hands.
Arm: RH. INF - 73 mph. Short loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance, quiet setup, intentful presence. Gets to easy bat strength, hands work loose, lift to pull side with pop off the bat.
Power: 96 mph exit velocity from the tee. Hard contact with advanced power.
Run: 7.37 runner in the 60. 

Ben Wiegman, Carmel Catholic (IL), 2020 - Louisville
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-3, 205-pounds. Large frame, carries some strength.
Delivery: Subtle rocker step into tall balance point, stays on line, simple low effort, stays upright. Lands closed  working slight across body.
Arm Action: RH. Live arm, quick and loose out of high 3/4 slot.
FB: T94, 90-94 mph. Showed above average control, slight arm side action.
CB: 73-77 mph. 12/6 shape, slight decel.
CH: 80 mph. 

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