Building Champions Scout Day: Pitchers Analysis

February 27, 2018
Shon Plack
Kansas/Missouri Scouting Director

On January 27, Prep Baseball Report - Kansas/Missouri held the Building Champions Scout Day. Nearly 50 players attended in the 2021 to 2018 classes.

Players can now updated their profiles with a ProspectPlus subscription, while scouts and recruiters can add players on the ScoutPlus dashboard.

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

Pitchers

Jake Baker LHP / 1B / Lawrence Free State, KS / 2019

Baker is a 6-foot-4 210-pound left-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2019 class. Baker has an over the top arm slot, in line stride, controlled body with repeatable delivery, throws with regular effort, fastball at 78-81 mph, works both sides of the plate, curveball at 65-68 mph, 2-to-8 shape, late break, change up at 72-74 mph, slight arm side sink, showed feel and command for all pitchers for mid-winter workout.

Jake Beauchamp OF / RHP / Raymore-Peculiar, MO / 2019

Beauchamp is a lean 5-foot-11 145-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2019 class. Beauchamp has a loose over the top arm slot, no wasted movement in delivery, throws with regular effort, creates direction towards the plate. Works the bottom of the zone with fastball 81-83 mph, slight natural sink, slider has 11-to-5 shape, sharp at times, curveball has more 12-to-6 shape, downward action, change up is thrown with fastball arm speed, arm side run, 75-78 mph, strike thrower.

Derek Beauchamp RHP / 3B / Raymore-Peculiar, MO / 2019

Derek Beauchamp is a lean 6-foot-1 155-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2019 class. Beauchamp works from a high three quarters arm slot, slight rotation at balance point, simple and repeatable, fastball at 81-83 mph, running action, throws change up with fastball arm speed at 75-76 mph, arm side sink, slider at 72-73 mph, late and sharp 11-to-5 action, works on same plane as fastball, hides ball well, throws all pitches for strikes, slender build with room to grow physically.

Daniel Bebee C / RHP / Shawnee Mission South, KS / 2020

Bebee is a 6-foot-2 170-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2020 class. Bebee has a high three quarters arm slot, controlled leg lift, accelerates down the mound with some effort, finish falls to first base side, fastball at 80-82 mph, works downhill, 66-68 mph breaking ball,12-to-6 action, 70-72 mph change up, some with sink.

Evan Borberg C / RHP / Shawnee Mission Northwest, KS / 2020

Borberg is a 5-foot-7 165-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2020 class. Borberg has an over the top release, smooth delivery, body under control, fastball at 76-78 mph, breaking ball 62-64 mph, flashes 11-to-5 depth, change up 69-61 mph, sinking action, near fastball arm speed.

Joe Bryant RHP / 3B / St. Thomas Aquinas, KS / 2019

Bryant is a 5-foot-11 155-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2019 class. Bryant has a high three quarters arm slot, repeats delivery, body stays under control with quick and loose arm action, stays in line to stride, has command of all-four pitches and can throw in any situation, fastball worked 82-86 mph, curveball is 69-70 mph with 12-to-6 action, shows a sharp slider at 74-75 mph, change up at 72-73 mph, arm side sink, athletic frame with more physical development to come.

Jake Canent RHP / Blue Valley North, KS / 2019

Canent is a 5-foot-10 160-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2019 class. Canent has a quick arm speed and accelerated tempo to delivery, over the top release, in line stride, throws with regular effort, fastball works 78-81 mph, curveball at 65-67 mph 12-to-6 action, change up at 73-74 mph, slight arm side run.

Joseph Daneff SS / OF / Park Hill, MO / 2019

Daneff is a 5-foot-10 170-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2019 class. Daneff has a slight coil at the top of his balance point, over the top release, throws with regular effort, in line stride, fastball at 80-82 mph, works both sides of the plate, breaking ball has 12-to-6 shape, 64-67 mph, change up flashes arm side run at 75-78 mph.

Castor Dodd 1B / OF / Brookfield, MO / 2019

Dodd is a 6-foot-1 205-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2019 class. Dodd has a short arm circle, smooth delivery, throws with easy effort, over the top release, fastball worked 82-86 mph, some with two-seam action, curveball a6 69-73 mph, 12-to-6 shape, some with sharp action, change up at 73-76 mph, slight arm side run.

Hunter Edwards RHP / OF / Blue Valley, KS / 2019

Edwards is a 6-foot-4 192-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2019 class. Edwards has a tall and lean frame, still developing physically, over the top release, throws with regular effort, quick leg lift with in line stride, quick and loose arm speed, fastball at worked at 84-86 mph, works downhill, curveball has sharp downward action, 12-to-6 shape, 68-70 mph, change up flashes arm side sink 72-73 mph, showed command of all pitches.

Jackson Hagen SS / RHP / Blue Valley , KS / 2021

Hagen is a 6-foot 160-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2021 class. Hagen has an over the top arm slot, coils at balance point, accelerates down the mound towards home plate, throws with regular effort and loose arm action, fastball at 74-76 mph, curveball at 57-59 mph, 12-to-6 shape, change up at 60-64 mph some sink.

Joseph LaBella 1B / RHP / St. Thomas Aquinas, KS / 2021

LaBella is a 5-foot-11 175-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2021 class. LaBella keeps hands high in delivery, separates hands with stride, controlled leg lift and in line stride, throws with regular effort, fastball at 68-71 mph, curveball has 12-to-6 action, 53-55 mph, change up shows slight sink at 56-57 mph.

Gavin Rein 3B / OF / Olathe South, KS / 2020

Rein is a 6-foot-2 165-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2020 class. Rein has a slender build with long limbs, throws with some effort from an over the top arm slot, fastball at 73-76 mph, curveball at 57-61 mph, 12-to-6 action, change up at 63-65 mph, throws with near fastball arm speed, slight sinking action.

Jackson Thornhill RHP / 1B / St. Thomas Aquinas, KS / 2019

Thornhill is a 6-foot 200-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2019 class. Thornhill has a drop and drive type delivery, over the top release, throws with some effort at release, comes from a high three quarters arm slot, work in line down the mound, athletic finish, repeats delivery, fastball has some two-seam life, 84-88 mph, breaking ball has depth with sharp 72-74 mph 11-to-5 action, throws change up with with near fastball arm speed, flashes arm side sink at 72-73 mph, strong build with feel for three pitches.

Trenton Trieb RHP / OF / Blue Springs South , MO / 2021

Trieb is a 5-foot-11 186-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2021 class. Trieb has a controlled and compact delivery, over the top release, slightly uphill in shoulders as he works down the mound, short arm circle, worked fastball at 78-81 mph, curveball has 12-to-6 shape, 63-64 mph, change up at 64-68 mph, some with sink.

Jaxson Webb RHP / OF / Lawrence Free State, KS / 2019

Webb is a 6-foot-4 190-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2019 class. Webb has a high three quarters arm slot, lean frame with long limbs, slight two-seam action on fastball at 76-79 mph, curveball has 12-to-6 shape, sharp at times, change up at 68-69 mph, near fastball arm speed, throws for strike down in the zone, throws all pitches for strikes.

Gage Whitley RHP / Blue Valley Southwest, KS / 2019

Whitley is a 6-foot 190-pound right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2019 class. Whitley has high three quarters arm slot, throws with some effort, slightly up hill in shoulders as he gets down the mound, in line stride, fastball 78-81 mph, some with arm side run, curveball at 66-67 mph,12-to-6 shape, change up at 72-74 mph, slight arm side sink, throws with fastball arm speed.

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