#3 - 14U - PBR Scouted Tournament
December 30, 2017
The 14U - PBR Scouted Tournament comes in at number three on the countdown of the most viewed Missouri articles in 2017.
The 14U - PBR Scouted Tournament was the last weekend in April and showcased several 14U teams around the state. At the end of the tournament, information on the teams along with video was released in an article. Here is the story that was posted on April 26.
#3 - 14U - PBR Scouted Tournament
Jeff Viles
MOKAN Director of Operations
After a week filled with anxiety about the forecast in the St. Louis area, the sun came out and some great baseball was played. Some of the top 14U teams from Missouri and Kansas met up in St. Charles, MO this past weekend. The tournament was hosted by Gateway Dream Fields. Games were also played at C&H Ballpark and Old Towne. Players from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Illinois were on display as PBR was there to cover the bases.
Each team had 2 pool games to decide the Gold and Silver brackets. Sunday was single elimination bracket play. The final four of the Gold Bracket ended up with the top 2 teams in Kansas (Building Champions White v Building Champions Navy) and the top 2 teams in Missouri (Five Four Scouts v Midwest Prospects Scout Team). The Midwest Prospects Scout Team got solid pitching and timely hitting to beat Building Champions Navy for the Championship.
One highlight of the weekend happened prior to the second semi-final game on Sunday. Building Champions White and Building Champions Navy got together and ran a full college style pre-game infield/outfield.
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Here’s a more in-depth look at the individual players and top performers:
All-Tournament Team
C - Jackson Nicklaus, Five Four Scouts
C - Shea McGahan, Midwest Prospects Scout Team
C - Ivan Witt, Building Champions White
INF - Brock Daniels, Midwest Prospects Scout Team
INF - Kendall Diggs, Building Champions Navy
INF - Mason Whiteside, Midwest Prospects Scout Team
INF - Chase Jans, Building Champions Navy
OF- Austin Luna, Midwest Prospects Scout Team
OF - Ty Blecha, Five Four Scouts
OF - Austin Jerger, Southside Prospects
P - Christian Little, Midwest Prospect Scout Team
P - Zack McKinnis, Midwest Prospect Scout Team
P - Todd Wansing, Five Four Scouts
P - Luke Johnson, Building Champions White
P - Brady Beverman, Building Champions Navy
Midwest Nationals - Red
Jackson Vestal - RHP big strong body, over the top arm slot, quick arm speed, good balance through delivery, above average velocity on fastball, curveball 11/5 shape, gradual break
Boone Shevey - RHH small athletic body, athletic balanced setup, short stride, level bat path, keeps hands inside of ball, gap-to-gap approach, 4.68 home-to-first
Prospects Baseball - Pipes
Jake Noonan - LHP tall lanky body, high ¾ arm slot, high leg kick, quick arm speed, some run on fastball when don in zone, curveball 2/7 shape, gradual break
Logan Kopp - LHH leadoff hitter, tall setup, big leg kick, stays square, level bat path, 4.35 home-to-first
Rawlings Tigers - Johnson
Gavin Oswald - LHP starting pitcher, strong compact body, over the top arm angle, some run on fastball, good command of all pitches
Adam Ebling - RHH hit in the cleanup spot, balanced athletic setup, smooth load, level bat path
Missouri Gators
Kevin Korte - RHH athletic body, balanced setup, smooth back load, small leg kick, uphill bat path, 4.76 home-to-first
Sam Myer - RHP starting pitcher, tall athletic body, ¾ arm slot, long arm action, easy effort, good run on fastball, battled on the mound with his team suffering a 1-run loss
Southside Prospects - Vitale
Trey Hemminghaus - RHP tall athletic body, ¾ arm slot with some deception, stays on line to target, good hip movement, some run on fastball, quick arm speed, throws with some effort
Austin Jerger - LHP strong athletic body, low ¾ arm slot, long arm action, throws with easy effort, some recoil in finish, good run and sink on fastball, curveball with 2/8 shape and gradual break LHH balanced athletic setup, level bat path, hands inside the ball, solid balanced base, hit the ball solid all weekend
Adam Wibbenmeyer - RHP tall lanky body, over the top arm slot, level shoulders through delivery, some run on fastball, throws with some effort
Recruits Black
Sam Bryan - RHP tall lanky body, ¾ arm slot, deceptive release point, good run on fastball, sharp breaker - slider look, changeup near fastball arm speed, stays on line to target
Gabe Kerr - RHH tall wiry body, leadoff hitter, balanced setup, steps in bucket a little, uphill bat path, fast bat speed, 4.47 home-to-first
Andrew Frattini - LHH tall strong body, back load, short stride, good balance through swing could add more lower half, some swagger in his approach, power potential
Rawlings Xtreme
Mathew Nolan - RHP big strong body, high ¾ arm slot, quick arm speed, falls towards 1B, heavy fastball with sink
Malik Johnson - RHP starting pitcher, big athletic body, over the top arm slot, long arm action, above average velocity, run and sink on fastball, struggled with consistent release point
Midwest Prospects Scout Team
Zack McKinnis - RHP big strong body, ¾ arm slot, quick arm speed, easy effort, great run/sink on fastball, excellent command, consistent release point, very deceptive delivery, ground ball machine, worked 2 quick innings on Friday night and CG on Sunday in championship
Christian Little - RHP tall wiry body, over the top arm slot, quick arm speed, long arm action, shoulders uphill, throws with some effort, fastball with above average velocity for age, curveball 11-to-5 with gradual break, struggled a bit on Friday in one inning of work, was solid on Sunday semi-final game picking up the win
Brock Daniels - LHH athletic lanky body, leadoff spot, balanced athletic setup, small leg kick, level bat path, pull approach, hit the ball hard all weekend, 4.52 home-to-first, lead off the Championship game with a HR
Five Four Scouts
Ty Blecha - LHP tall wiry body, low ¾ arm slot, long arm action, throws with easy effort, some run on fastball, curveball w/ 2/8 shape, gradual break, level shoulders through delivery, stays in line with target, worked quick with good command
Jackson Nicklaus - RHP small athletic body, over the top arm slot, quick arm speed, excellent balance through delivery, consistent release point, great command of all pitches, changeup has fastball arm speed, worked quick with swagger C/LHH balanced athletic setup, short stride, level bat path with good extension, gap-to-gap approach, 2.17 POP in 1st inning of Semi-Final game
Troy Wansing - LHP Started Semi-Final game, tall strong body, high ¾ arm slot, loose arm action, throws with some effort, shoulders level, stays in line with target, athletic finish, competes on the mounds, tough luck loss in semi-final game
Jack Tinberg - LHH big strong body, balanced setup with some crouch, short stride, explosive lower half, level bat path with good extension, fluid rhythm with pull power.
Building Champions White
Weston Madden - RHP tall wiry body, high ¾ arm slot, quick arm speed, level shoulders through delivery, throws with some effort, fastball has good run, change-up at near fastball arm speed, started game 1 on Sunday
Carson Liggett - RHP big strong body, cleanup spot, tall balanced setup, leg kick with a big stride, level bat path with good extension, pull power potential, RHP started the Semi-Final game, over the top delivery with good velocity, curveball 11/5 shape, change-up at near fastball arm speed
Building Champions Navy
Chase Jans - RHH strong athletic body, 3-hole hitter, level bat path with good extension, lightning bat speed, 4.44 home-to-first, had 2 HRs this weekend
John Michael Gyllenborg - RHP tall wiry body, high ¾ arm slot, long arm action, good sink on fastball, 8 Ks in 4 IP
Johnny Pascuzzi - RHP starting pitcher tall strong body, ¾ arm slot, short arm action, deceptive release point, throws a heavy fastball with good sink, change-up is near fastball arm speed, down in zone consistently
Tate Gillen- LHP starting pitcher of game one on Sunday, over the top arm slot, quick arm speed, good command of all pitches, has an idea with swagger on the mound, balanced through delivery, curveball with 1-to-7 shape and late break
