By Matt Huck
Area Scout

This Sunday marks the 15^th annual Super 60 showcase hosted by Prep Baseball Report. The event has become the most heavily scouted preseason event for potential draft picks in the Midwest. The primary purpose of the Super 60 is to give professional area scouts and crosscheckers a head start on the high school season.

Illinois Super 60 History

Last season Illinois had 12 players at the Super 60, including each of the top ten ranked players in Illinois. Seven players from the event were taken in the MLB Draft. Cooper Johnson (28^th Round, Reds), Tyler Fitzgerald ( 30^th round, Red Sox), Ben Brecht (36^th Round, Orioles), Brenden Heiss (31^st Round, Cubs), Jack Suwinski (15^th Round, Padres), Jordan McFarland (36^th Round, Nationals), and Sam Ferri (38^th Round, Yankees) were all drafted last year with only Suwinski foregoing his college commitment to sign with the Padres.

The 2013 Super 60 showcase had a pair of Illinois first round picks in 2016 with Corey Ray going 5^th overall to the Milwaukee Brewers and Zack Burdi going 26^th overall to the Chicago White Sox.

2017 Illinois Super 60 Participants

This year Illinois brings the No. 1, No. 3, and No. 4 ranked players in the state who all happen to be pitchers. No. 1 ranked Austin Marozas will impress before he even throws a pitch standing at 6-foot-7 and 240-pounds, the right hander possess a solid three pitch offering highlighted by a fastball that has sinking action and tops out at 91 mph.

No. 3 ranked Bobby Miller will be looking to turn some heads on Sunday, when his mechanics are in sync he flashes premium stuff that will have him climb draft boards this coming spring. Miller, a Louisville commit, has been up to 93 mph in the past with reports of him reaching even higher. At 6-foot-5, 190-pounds the highly athletic righty is poised for a big Super 60 performance.

Reid Detmers currently sits at No. 4 in the PBR Illinois rankings. This past summer Detmers made the 18U USA Baseball 40 man roster and pitched well at both TOS and the ensuing team trials. He is a high pitchability lefty with swing and miss stuff.

Some sleepers from Illinois are RHP Glenn Albanese and RHP Marius Balandis, who recently moved to the states from Lithuania.  

Click names below for individual Super 60 Preview.  

Glenn Albanese	Konnor Ash	Marius Balandis	Jimmy Burnette
Brad Czerniejewski	Reid Detmers	Mark DiLuia	Thomas Farrell
Austin Marozas	Bobby Miller	Zion Pettigrew	Bobby Seymour
Donivan Williams

 

Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
Glenn Albanese	IL	Batavia	2017	RHP	Louisville
Konnor Ash	IL	Plainfield South	2017	RHP	Missouri
Marius Balandis	IL	St. Laurence	2017	RHP
Jimmy Burnette	IL	St. Laurence	2017	OF	Illinois
Brad Czerniejewski	IL	Lake Forest	2017	OF	Texas Christian
Reid Detmers	IL	Chatham-Glenwood	2017	LHP	Louisville
Mark DiLuia	IL	Marian Catholic	2017	RHP	Maryland
Thomas Farrell	IL	St. Laurence	2017	OF	Illinois-Chicago
Austin Marozas	IL	Plainfield South	2017	RHP	Kentucky
Bobby Miller	IL	McHenry West	2017	RHP	Louisville
Zion Pettigrew	IL	Mount Carmel	2017	SS	Iowa
Bobby Seymour	IL	Mount Carmel	2017	1B	Wake Forest
Donivan Williams	IL	Richards	2017	3B	Illinois State