Prep Baseball Report

St. Louis Open: 2020-2021 Pitchers Analysis


Shon Plack
Missouri Scouting Director

On February 10, Prep Baseball Report - Missouri held the St. Louis Open at the Sports Barn in Wentzville, Missouri.  Over 70 players attended in the 2021 to 2018 classes. 

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Player profiles have been updated with profile picture, running times, velocities, and videos.  Today will take a closer look at the middle infielders from the event. Players are listed in alphabetical order below.

2021-2020 Pitchers

Sam Altobella 3B / RHP / Vianney, MO / 2020


Altobella is a 6-foot 185-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Altobella has a strong frame and developed lower half, over the top release, smooth and repeatable delivery, loose arm action, slight rotation at balance point in hips, fastball has late two-seam action, 81-85 mph, 11-to-5 breaking ball, showed depth with late action, lands for a strike, throws change up at 73-75 mph, near fastball arm speed. 

 

Sean Barnett OF / RHP / Rockwood Summit, MO / 2022


Barnett is a 6-foot 150-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Barnett has a lean frame and creates a heavy ball from an over the top arm slot, easy delivery, throws on downhill angle, room for growth in build and will quicken arm up in future, fastball has slight running action at 77-80 mph, showed an 11-to-5 breaking ball with gradual break, has feel for a change up at 71-73 mph, throws down in the zone with arm side run, throws all pitches for a strike. 

 

Austin Brush RHP / 2B / St. Louis University High, MO / 2020


Brush is a 6-foot 160-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Brush has a loose and quick arm, has flexibility and athleticism in delivery, high ceiling with size to add to frame, fastball worked from a high three quarters arm slot, 82-85 mph mph, throws breaking ball for a strike, 11-to-5 shape, flashes depth, 62-65 mph, controllable change up, 67-59 mph, slight sink down in the zone. 

Quinton Dacus C / RHP / Jackson , MO / 2021


Dacus is a 5-foot-11 175-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Dacus raises hands with high leg lift, in line stride, strong build with over the top release, fastball worked at 80-82 mph, both side of the plate, curveball has 11-to-5 shape, some sharp, 63-67 mph, change up worked arm side and slight late run, mostly 75-77 mph. 

 

Brayden Eftink C / RHP / Notre Dame, MO / 2020


Eftink is a 6-foot 190-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Eftink has a well built frame, keeps arm high during take away, accelerates and works in line down the mound, fastball worked 80-85 mph, some with late life and running action, throw for strike, 10-to-4 shaped breaking ball, 74-75 mph, late break, throws for a strike, change up as some arm side run, down in zone, 72-74 mph. 

Robert Emmenegger, III RHP / 1B / De Smet Jesuit , MO / 2021


Emmenegger is a 6-foot-2 145-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Emmenegger throws with regular effort, high three quarters arm slot, lean and sender frame, slight closed off during stride, fastball has late life with arm side sink, 69-72 mph, shows 11-to-5 breaking ball, throws for a strike, change up at 67-69 mph, slight arm side sink, throws with near fastball arm speed. 

Tyler Gilmore SS / 2B / Parkway West , MO / 2020


Gilmore is a 5-foot-10 165-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Gilmore has a smooth leg lift with raising hands, accelerates in line down the mound, throws with regular effort and some deception in tempo, high three quarters arm slot, fastball worked mostly 73-78 mph, curveball at 58-60 mph, 12-to-6 shape, change up at 67-68 mph, slight arm side run, throws with near fastball arm speed. 

Gage Goss 3B / RHP / Springfield Catholic, MO / 2020


Goss is a 6-foot-1 175-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Goss has a high ceiling with long limbs and loose arm action, plenty of room to add strength on frame, arm works from high three three quarters arm slot, athletic and repeatable delivery, throws with regular effort, clean delivery, fastball at mostly 79-81 mph, sharp and late 11-to-5 breaking ball, 63-64 mph, controllable change up at 73-75 mph, throws with near fastball arm speed and flashes arm side run. 

Cameron Hall SS / RHP / Carterville, IL / 2020


Hall is a 6-foot 140-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Hall comes from a high three quarters arm slot, long takeaway from glove, throws with regular effort, smooth tempo, fastball has late two-seam running action, 74-76 mph, breaking ball has 10-to-4 shape, gradual action, 58-59 mph, slider action, late sink on change up, 66-69 mph, throws with near fastball arm speed. 

Tyler Heglar OF / RHP / Troy , MO / 2021


Heglar is a 5-foot-11 165-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Heglar has an aggressive delivery, fast tempo, throws with some effort, high three quarters arm slot, works across body, fastball at 80-84 mph, some cutting action, 12-to-6 shaped breaking ball, downward action, sometimes sharp, 67-69 mph, throws change up with near fastball arm speed, 66-69 mph, some with cutting action.

Bryce Kaibel OF / RHP / Fort Zumwalt South, MO / 2020


Kaibel is a 6-foot-1 165-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Kaibel has an high three quarters arm slot, deceptive tempo in delivery, hands raise with leg lift, works in line down the mound, fastball has slight running action, 75-78 mph, curveball has 12-to-6 shape, gradual action, change up at 68-72 mph, near fastball arm speed, slight arm side run. 

Anthony Klein 3B / RHP / Parkway Central, MO / 2020


Klein is a 6-foot-1 180-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Klein has a three quarters arm slot, throws with some effort, drop and drive type delivery, has late run on fastball with feel for a change up, repeats delivery, fastball at 79-83 mph, late run, throw for a strike, 11-to-5 breaking ball, late action 66-70 mph, throws for strike, has command of change up, throws with near fastball arm speed, slight sink, 61-63 mph.  

Garrett Laughlin SS / 2B / Troy Buchanan, MO / 2020


Laughlin is a 5-foot-6 133-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Laughlin has an over the top arm slot, compact delivery, quick to the plate, works in line down the mound, throws with regular effort, fastball at 78-80 mph, some with late run, throws knuckleball at 62-64 mph, late sink, throws arm side, change up at 61-63 mph, fading action, near fastball arm speed.

Christian Little RHP / OF / CBC, MO / 2021


Little is a 6-foot-3 180-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Little showed why his one of the top prospects in the 2021 class in the nation, added strength to build and showed command of all pitches, throw with regular effort and quick/loose arm speed, athletic and strong with more development to come, fastball worked, 86-89 mph, late run, breaking ball is a an advanced 11-to-5 sharp curveball with late action, and change up works at 73-77 mph, has feel with late sink and fastball arm speed, has command for all pitches that come out of same release point with similar arm speed.  

Alex Logusch SS / RHP / De Smet Jesuit, MO / 2020


Logusch is a 6-foot 175-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Logusch is strong and athletic, calm and controlled delivery, throws with regular effort, in line acceleration down the mound, simple and repeatable delivery, high three quarters arm slot, arm works, fastball has cutting action, late, 84-87 mph, curveball has sharp and late 11-to-5 action, starts on same plane as fastball, has depth, 70-71 mph, chage up at 77-81 mph, late arm side run, throws with near fastball arm speed.

Layton Mallow OF / RHP / North St. Francios County R1, MO / 2020


Mallow is a 5-foot-10 175-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Mallow has a high three quarters arm slot, throws with some effort at release, controlled to balance point, fastball as slight running action, 78-80 mph, breaking ball has 11-to-5 shape, late and gradual action, throws on a fastball plane, 63-65 mph, change up flashes sinking action, 69-73 mph change up, near fastball arm speed, slight arm side sink. 

Ryan Malzahn RHP / 1B / O'Fallon Christian , MO / 2020


Malzahn is a 6-foot-4 165-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Malzahn is at all and lean with long limbs, room to add strength, controlled delivery, throws with easy effort, simple and repeatable, fastball at mostly 75-76 mph, has downward tilt, late two-seam action, curveball has 11-to-5 action, some depth and will gain more depth as velo increases, 64-65 mph, change up has late sink at 66-69 mph, throws for a strike, near fastball arm speed, in alll promising young arm. 

Craig McGee OF / RHP / Lutheran North, MO / 2020


McGee is an athletically built 6-foot-1 185-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class.  McGee comes from an over the top arm slot, slight rotation at balance point, creates direction in line down the mound, throws with some effort, fastball at 75-78 mph, curveball at 67-68 mph, 12-to-6 action, change up at 67-71 mph, some sink, near fastball arm speed.

Tom McPherson RHP / 2B / Webster Groves, MO / 2020


McPherson is a 6-foot 155-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. McPherson has a three quarters arm slot, throws with regular effort, works from the 3B side of the rubber, works in line down the mound, simple and repeatable delivery with smooth tempo, fastball at 77-80 mph, some with two-seam action, curveball has 11-to-5 shape, 62-66 mph, gradual breek, change up at 67-70 mph, flashed arm side sink, near fastball arm speed. 

Will Mueller OF / RHP / Westminster , MO / 2021


Mueller is a 6-foot-2 165-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Mueller is long and lean high three quarters arm slot, throws downhill, throws with regular effort, fastball at 77-81 mph, showed change up at 67-70 mph with sink, down in zone, promising young arm with projectable pitchers frame. 

Tanner Mueller RHP / 1B / Lutheran St. Charles, MO / 2021


Mueller is a 6-foot-3 182-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Mueller throws with some effort from a high three quarters arm slot, in line stride, smooth acceleration in delivery, fastball works 78-82 mph, slight late run, will drop arm slot on breaking ball, 10-to-4 sweeping action, 67-69 mph, throws change up with near fastball arm speed, 67-71 mph, flashes late sinking action.

Sam Myers RHP / OF / St. Charles , MO / 2021


Myers is a 6-foot 175-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Myers has a three quarters arm slot, throws with some effort at release, controlled leg lift with in line stride, tall and fall type delivery, fastball works mostly at 77-79 mph, some with late run, breaking ball has 10-to-4 action, gradual and late break, change up at 74-75 mph, has sinking action, throws with fastball arm action.

Mathew Nolan RHP / 3B / CBC, MO / 2021


Nolan is a 6-foot-1 170-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Nolan has an over the top arm slot, throw with regular effort, in line direction down the mound, athletic finish, keeps hands high in delivery, fastball at 80-84 mph, slight running action, 11-to-5 breaking ball, late action, good power at 73-74 mph, some sharp, change up at 69-73 mph, showed feel later in bullpen, fastball arm speed, late sink.

Jeremy Schork C / 3B / Rockwood Summit, MO / 2020

Schork is a 5-foot-11 210-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. Schork has a sturdy build, aggressive delivery, over the top arm slot, loose arm action, works downhill, has command of three pitches, fastball at mostly 84-86 mph, some with heavy cutting action, breaking ball has 11-to-5 shape, late and sharp action, lands for a strike, change up is thrown with near fastball arm speed, 65-69 mph, arm side sink.


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