By Matt Huck
Area Scout

Yesterday we started player analysis from the Fox Cities Preseason I.D. Showcase breaking down the catching prospects. Today we continue the analysis with the outfielders. 2018 OF Pierce Blohowiak takes home the top spot after showing elite level speed running the 60 at 6.40 and throwing an event best 89 mph from the outfield.

Top Prospects

1. Pierce Blohowiak, OF/C, Xavier, 2018
5-foot-11, 170-pound quick twitch athlete. Plus runner, 6.40 laser timed 60 yard dash. Defensively showed quick feet in the outfield and out of the chute. Athletically plays through the baseball, plays with bounce in the outfield. Arm action is short and over the top, showed carry, 89 mph from the outfield, 75 mph out of the crouch. Pop times posted at 2.19-2.33. Defensively, speed will project best in the outfield, profiles as a rangy centerfield prospect. Right-handed hitter, balanced stance, long stride, lower half works, some linear direction, solid balance. Worked middle of the field, with a short path, 93 mph exit velocity from the tee.

2. Carter Robinson, OF/RHP/SS, Appleton North, 2019
6-foot-1, 185-pound right-handed hitting utility player with a strong frame. Plus runner, running the 60 yard dash at 6.78. Offensively hits from balanced setup with a leg kick stride. Showed strength thru contact with a fast bat. Registered 89 mph exit velocity from a tee. Defensively has a short arm action from an over the top slot. Accurate throws with carry throwing 84 mph from the outfield. Plays through the ball with fluid footwork. Also took drills in the infield, throwing 80 mph across the diamond. On the mound works from an over the top arm angle with a short, loose arm action. Tall and fall delivery with regular effort and a square landing. Fastball was straight at 79-81 mph. Curveball has 12-6 shape at 61-65 mph. Changeup has sinking action at 63-67 mph.

3. Cooper Holewinski, OF, Middleton, 2019
5-foot-11, 162-pound right-handed hitting outfielder with a lanky frame. Defensively has a long arm action from an over the top slot. Plays thru the ball with average hands and a clean exchange. Threw 81 mph from the outfield. At the plate hits from a balanced setup with a short stride and average balance. Short, uphill swing path with loose hands and a fast bat. Showed strength thru contact with 83 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.25.

4. Adam Zeratsky, SS/OF/RHP, Appleton North, 2018
6-foot-2, 175-pound right-handed hitting utility player with an athletic frame. Offensively hits from a tall, slightly open setup with a short stride. Loose hands with an uphill swing path. Showed strength thru contact with 89 mph exit velocity from a tee. 6.80 runner in the 60. Defensively in the infield has a short arm action from an over the top slot. Plays thru the ball with average hands. Threw 77 mph from the outfield. Took drills in the outfield, showed off raw arm strength throwing 84 mph. On the mound works from an over the top slot with a short, loose arm action. Tall and fall delivery. Fastball showed running action at 80-81 topping out at 83 mph. Curveball has 12-6 shape at 70-72 mph. Changeup is straight at 73-75 mph.

5. Luke Ballweg, OF/LHP, Middleton, 2018
6-foot-4, 191-pound left-handed hitting OF/LHP with a lanky, athletic frame. At the plate hits from a balanced, slightly open setup, dives back towards the plate on stride with average balance. Pull hitter with an uphill swing path and fluid rhythm. Showed strength thru contact with 90 mph exit velocity from a tee. 7.54 runner in the 60. Defensively has a long arm action from an over the top slot. Plays thru the ball with a clean exchange and average hands. Threw 80 mph from the outfield. On the mound works from an over the top slot with a short, loose arm action. Closed landing with smooth rhythm. Fastball showed both cutting and sinking action at 74-76 topping out at 77 mph. Curveball has 12-6 shape at 66-68 mph. Changeup was straight at 68-69 mph.

Best of the Rest (Listed Alphabetically)

Nicholas Akstulewicz, 3B/OF, Sheboygan North, 2018
5-foot-10, 175-pound right-handed hitting 3B/OF. Offensively hits from a tall setup with a short load and fair balance. Opposite field hitter with some raw pop in batting practice. Showed strength thru contact with 86 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.71. Defensively has a long arm action from an over the top slot. Accurate throws across the diamond at 82 mph. Also took drills in the outfield throwing 84 mph.

Dylan Anderson, OF/RHP, Neenah, 2020
6-foot, 145-pound right-handed hitting OF/RHP. Offensively hits form a balanced setup with a leg lift stride and late rhythm. 79 mph exit velocity from a tee. Defensively has a long arm action from an over the top slot. Threw 71 mph from the outfield. On the mound works from an over the top arm angle with a long arm action and stab on the backside. Tall and fall delivery with a square landing. Fastball sat 68-71 mph. Slider has 10-4 shape at 60-63 mph. Changeup sat 62-63 mph.

Joshua Bilau, LHP/OF, Fort Atkinson, 2018
6-foot-1, 195-pound right-handed hitting LHP/OF. On the mound works from a high ¾ arm angle with a short arm action. Full tall and fall delivery with regular effort. Fastball was straight working up in the zone at 74-76 mph. Curveball has 1-7 shape with gradual action at 57-58 mph. Changeup has sinking action at 58-61 mph. Cutter sat 61-64 mph. At the plate hits from a balanced setup with a short stride and fair balance. Pull hitter with an uphill swing path. Showed strength thru contact with 85 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.34. Defensively threw 79 mph from the outfield.

Jordan Brewer, 2B/OF, Oshkosh West, 2018
5-foot-9, 160-pound right-handed hitting 2B/OF. At the plate hits from a crouched, open setup. Short stride with average balance. Short, uphill swing path. 81 mph exit velocity from a tee. 7.18 runner in the 60. Defensively on the infield has a short arm action from an over the top slot. Plays thru the ball with quick footwork. Threw 76 mph across the infield. Also took drills in the outfield, threw 82 mph.

Patrick Burns, OF, Madison Memorial, 2020
6-foot-1, 145-pound right-handed hitting outfielder. Offensively hits from a balanced setup with a short stride and average balance. Long, level swing path. 68 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.71. Defensively has a short arm action from an over the top slot. Plays tall with a compact exchange. Threw 74 mph from the outfield.

Alec Jonet, OF, Pulaski, 2019
6-foot-2, 180-pound right-handed hitting outfielder with a lanky frame. Offensively hits from an open stance with a even stride and fair balance. Uphill swing path. Showed strength thru contact with 83 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.16. Defensively has a short arm action from a high ¾ slot. Threw 74 mph from the outfield.

Collin Kovnesky, OF/LHP, Mukwonago, 2019
5-foot-9, 160-pound left-handed hitting OF/LHP. Defensively has a long arm action from a high ¾ slot. Plays thru the ball with a long exchange. Threw 75 mph from the outfield. At the plate hits from a wide base with a heel lift stride and average balance. Uphill swing path. 80 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.35. On the mound works from an over the top arm angle with a long arm action. Full delivery, with a high front side. Tall and fall delivery working in line with home plate. Fastball sat 72-73 topping out at 74 mph. Curveball has 1-7 shape with loose rotation at 60-64 mph. Changeup sat 61-62 mph.

Kaden Krueger, LHP/1B, Appleton West, 2020
5-foot-10, 165-pound left-handed pitcher. On the mound works from a high ¾ arm angle with a short, loose arm action. Tall and fall delivery working in line with home plate. Smooth rhythm with an upright finish. Fastball has running action at 79-80 topping out at 81 mph. Curveball has 1-7 shape with gradual action at 56-61 mph. Changeup was straight at 61-63 mph. At the plate hits from a balanced setup with a short stride and average balance. Uphill swing path with average balance. 74 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.68. Defensively has a short arm action from a high ¾ slot. Threw 76 mph from the outfield.

Tony Krueger, C/OF, Appleton North, 2018
5-foot-10, 160-pound catcher/outfielder. Left-handed hitter, slightly open stance, short stride, good balance. Simple approach, athletic quick hands. 84 mph exit velocity from the tee. Defensively arm action is short and over the top, flashed carry, 77 mph out of the crouch, 84 mph from the outfield. Showed well behind the plate, block and recovers well. Pop times range 2.15-2.26. Plays through the baseball in the outfield, 7.61 runner in the 60.

Michael Lampshire, OF/RHP/2B, Green Bay East, 2018
5-foot-10, 147-pound right-handed hitting utility player. Offensively hits from a balanced, closed setup with drop load. Long stride with average balance. Line drive hitter with an uphill swing path. 79 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.46. Defensively in the outfield has a short arm action from an over the top slot. Fields the ball deep with two hands. Threw 80 mph from the outfield. Also took drills in the infield throwing 74 mph across the diamond.  On the mound works from an over the top slot with a loose arm action. Tall and fall delivery with regular effort. Fastball sat 75-77 topping out at 78 mph. Showed feel for his curveball with 12-6 shape at 61-64 mph. Changeup has sinking action at 70-72 mph.

Sawyer Levnecht, OF, Stockbridge, 2019
5-foot-10, 160-pound left-handed hitting outfielder. At the plate hits from a closed setup with average balance and an uphill swing path. 82 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.35. Defensively has a short arm action from a high ¾ slot. Slower actions, fields the ball deep. Threw 70 mph from the outfield.

Anthony Marquardt, LHP/OF, Oconto, 2018
5-foot-9, 170-pound right-handed hitting LHP/OF. On the mound works from a high ¾ arm angle with a short, loose arm action. Tall and fall delivery with regular effort and some rhythm. Fastball has running action at 76-78 topping out at 79 mph for strikes. Curveball has 1-7 shape with occasional slurve action at 62-64 mph. Changeup has sinking action at 71-72 mph. At the plate hits from a tall setup with a leg lift stride and fair balance. Uphill swing path with average bat speed. Showed strength thru contact with 85 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.44. Defensively has slower actions, threw 79 mph from the outfield.

Calvin Nowak, OF, Waukesha South, 2018
5-foot-11, 165-pound left-handed hitting outfielder. At the plate hits from a tall setup with a short leg lift stride and good balance. Fluid rhythm with an uphill swing path. 82 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.08. Defensively has a short arm action from a high ¾ slot with average hands. Threw 75 mph from the outfield.

Dustin Pampel, RHP/OF, Lakeside Lutheran, 2018
6-foot-2, 200-pound right-handed hitting RHP/OF with a strong frame. On the mound works from a high ¾ arm angle with a short arm action. Tall and fall delivery with regular effort and some rhythm. Fastball was straight at 78-79 topping out at 81 mph. Offensively hits form a balanced setup with a wrap load and short stride. Showed strength thru contact with 85 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.10. Defensively has a short arm action from an over the top slot. Threw 82 mph from the outfield.

James Ruby, OF, Notre Dame Academy, 2018
5-foot-10, 165-pound right-handed hitting outfielder. Offensively hits from an open setup with a leg kicks stride with average balance. Long, uphill swing path with average bat speed. 78 mph exit velocity from a tee. 7.80 runner down the line. In the outfield has a short arm action from an over the top slot. Threw 75 mph.

Jordan Steinbeck, OF/3B/RHP, Oshkosh West, 2019
6-foot, 145-pound right-handed hitting utility player. At the plate hits from a balanced setup with a toe tap stride and average balance. Stiff, uphill swing path. 79 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.44. Defensively has long arm action from a high ¾ slot. Plays thru the ball with a long, clean exchange. Threw 79 mph from the outfield. Also took drills in the infield and threw 74 mph across the infield. On the mound works from a high ¾ arm angle with a short arm action. Tall and fall delivery with some effort and a closed landing. Fastball was straight at 74-75 mph. Curveball has 12-6 shape at 58-61 mph. Changeup has fading action at 66-67 mph.

Brady Tatro, OF/1B, Antigo, 2018
6-foot, 190-pound left-handed hitting OF/1B. Offensively hits from a balanced setup with an arm bat load and short stride. Pull, power hitter with an uphill swing path. Showed strength thru contact with 92 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.34. Defensively has a short arm action from an over the top slot. Slower actions, fields the ball deep. Threw 79 mph from the outfield. Took drills at first base and threw 74 mph across the diamond.

Taylor Tschantz, OF/SS, Kaukauna, 2019
5-foot-11, 170-pound right-handed hitting OF/SS. Offensively hits from a wide base with a heel lift stride and average balance. Pull hitter with a short, uphill swing path. Showed strength thru contact with 83 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.19. Defensively has a short arm action from a high ¾ slot. Slower actions with a long exchange. Threw 75 mph form the outfield. Also took drills in the infield throwing 68 mph across the diamond.

Christopher Vandenheuvel, LHP/OF, St. Francis Xavier, 2020
5-foot-10, 170-pound left-handed hitting LHP/OF. On the mound works form a high ¾ arm angle with a long arm action and stab on the backside. Tall and fall delivery with smooth rhythm. Fastball has sinking action at 69-72 topping out at 74 mph. Curveball has slurve action at 63-64 mph. Changeup has sinking action at 63-66 mph. Offensively hits from an open stance with short stride, staying open through contact. Uphill swing path. Showed strength thru contact with 83 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.28. Defensively has a long arm action from a high ¾ slot. Slower actions with fluid footwork and average hands. Threw 73 mph from the outfield.

Michael Vickman, RHP/OF, Wrightstown, 2018
6-foot-2, 164-pound right-handed hitting RHP/OF with a thin, lanky frame. On the mound works from an over the top arm slot with a stab on the backside. Tall and fall, slow paced delivery with regular effort. Fastball was straight at 75-76 mph. Curveball has 12-6 shape at 63-65 mph. Changeup was straight at 63-67 mph. Cutter sat 66-67 mph. Defensively in the outfield has a loose arm action from an over the top slot. Plays through the ball. Threw 85 mph from the outfield. Offensively hits from a balanced setup with a leg kick stride. 76 mph exit velocity from a tee. 7.45 runner in the 60.

Adam Zbiegien, C/OF, Cedarburg, 2020
5-foot-9, 160-pound catcher. Right-handed hitter, open stance, toe tap trigger, lower half collapse, average balance. Path has length, slightly uphill, 77 mph exit velocity from the tee. 7.94 runner in the 60. Defensively arm action is short and over the top, 64 mph out of the crouch, 70 mph from the outfield. Works with two hands through the baseball in the outfield. Pop times registered at 2.54-2.68, long exchange.

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