By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

The PBR Future Games will kick off tomorrow with a position player workout at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana. Team Kentucky position players will run 60’s, participate in defensive evaluations, and take batting practice on the field. Game play begins on Friday with Team Kentucky taking on Ohio at 4:00 PM and Indiana at 7:00 PM. The event will conclude on Sunday with a 4:00 PM game against Tennessee.

Here is a look at the Team Kentucky Pitchers for the event.

Pitchers

Ethan Doty, RHP Highlands HS, 2017
Scouting Report 10/14/14 - 5-foot-10, 170-pound prospect uses long arm action through a high-3/4 arm slot, arm is loose and works cleanly, has a deliberate delivery and stays online, fastball showed occasional cut action and sat 82-83 mph touching 84 on one occasion, showed some of the best secondary stuff of the day with a sharp 71-73 mph curveball with tight spin and 11/5 action when he stayed on top and advanced feel for his 75-76 mph changeup with good sink and fade, after walking two in his first inning he settled in and struck out the side in his second inning of work, finished his outing allowing no hits with four strikeouts, potential high-level 2017 prospect. Has shown an increase in velocity with FB occasionally touching 86-87 mph.

Davion Downey, LHP/OF, Warren East HS, 2017
Scouting Report 7/26/15 - The 6-foot, 197-pound lefty hadn’t pitched in two months (did not pitch for summer ball team) before he took the mound for Team PBR in last weekend’s tournament at WKU. Downey’s arm action is clean, and he ran his fastball up to 85 mph in working three innings. While he struggled some with his command in the second inning, he battled through three innings. Downey is an interesting left-hander and will pitch one inning for Team KY at the event.

Blaine Gillim, LHP, Ohio County HS, 2018
Scouting Report 7/23/15 – 6-foot, 165-pound lefty is the top left-hander in Kentucky’s 2018 class. He pitched for Team PBR at WKU tourney and his fastball routinely sat 81-83 mph with a very good 69-70 mph curveball. Gillim reportedly showed more velocity pitching for the Orlando Scorpions this summer. He finished his 5.1 inning outing allowing no hits with three walks and nine strikeouts against the Ironmen 16U team.

TJ Graves, RHP, Nelson County HS, 2017
Scouting Report 6/16/15 - 6-foot-4, 173-pounds, long and lanky frame with big upside, uses long arm action, high-3/4 slot, quick arm, fastball shows some arm-side run and sink, sat 86-88 and touched 89 in his first inning of work, velocity dropped off some in second inning at 83-86, tends to get under 71-73 mph curveball leaving it up and flat but did throw two good that were down in the zone, curveball has big potential with continued development, allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out two (one on a CB) in his two innings, has emerged as one of the top Class of 2017 arms in Kentucky.

Brody Heil, LHP, Trinity HS, 2017
Scouting Report 6/16/15 - 5-foot-11, 185-pounds, has established himself as one of the top lefties in Kentucky’s 2017 class, works through a high-3/4 slot, repeats delivery well with regular effort, attacks hitters on both sides of the plate, fastball sat 82-84 mph, four-seam fastball shows some cut action, two-seamer shows arm-side run, , 68-69 mph curveball shows 1/7 action, throws a sharp 73-75 mph slider with swing-and-miss potential, pounds the zone with all pitches, allowed two hits to begin his first inning of work and then struck out the side, finished with four strikeouts in two innings of work.

Nolan Johnson, LHP, Daviess County HS, 2017
Scouting Report 6/17/15 - 6-foot, 160-pound lanky LHP works through a high-3/4 arm slot with regular effort, good rhythm in delivery and repeats it well, fastball sat 77-79 mph topping at 80, works the bottom of the zone well, 61-65 mph curveball has solid 1/7 action with some depth, showed a 74 mph changeup thrown with good arm action, throws strikes with all pitches, allowed two hits, no walks, and struck out three (2 on FB and one swinging on CB) in his two innings of work, continues to show velocity gains with good pitchability.

Trip Lockhart, RHP, Lexington Catholic HS, 2017
Scouting Report 6/17/15 - 6-foot-2, 165-pound RHP with lanky frame that projects well, quick arm works through a ¾ to high-3/4 slot with regular effort, stays online and lands square, showed expected jump in velocity as fastball sat 83-86 mph topping at 88, fastball shows some arm-side run, showed a curveball and slider in warm-ups but stuck with the slider in live action, slider sat 74-75 mph with sharp/late break and has big potential, threw one changeup at 77 mph with good arm action, pounds the zone, allowed an infield single, no walks, and struck out two swinging (one on FB and one on SL) in his two innings of work, one of the top arms in Kentucky’s 2017 class.

Maddex Richardson, RHP, Owensboro Catholic HS, 2017
Scouting Report 6/30/15 - 6-foot-2, 190-pound RHP with good pitcher’s frame, quick arm that works through a high-3/4 slot with regular effort, deliberate delivery, lands open occasionally, fastball sat 83-86 mph topping at 87 with occasional late sink, 76-78 mph slider is advanced for age with tight spin and late/sharp biting action that generates swings-and-misses, showed a 75-79 mph changeup thrown with good arm action, tends to go deep in counts, threw two hitless innings while walking one and striking out four (two on FB, two swinging on SL), high-level 2017 prospect.

Tanner Robins, RHP/MIF, Mercer County HS, 2017
Scouting Report 6/17/15 - 6-foot, 180-pound RHP, quick arm that works through a high-3/4 slot, good rhythm in delivery with regular effort, works quickly, mostly straight fastball sat 81-84 mph touching 85, throws a 72-74 mph curveball with solid 11/5 action, has potential to develop additional velocity, allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out one in his two innings of work.

Eddie Satisky, RHP, Lafayette HS, 2017
Scouting Report 6/30/15 - 6-foot-2, 190-pound RHP uses long and loose arm action through a ¾ arm slot that produces natural arm-side run and sink to fastball, fastball sat 83-87 mph topping at 88, throws a sharp 68-70 mph curveball with 11/5 action for strikes, shows very good confidence in 73-75 mph changeup that mimics the action of his fastball, has continued to show a steady increase in velocity since last summer, allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out two (looking on FB and CB) in his two innings of work, has developed into a top class of 2017 arm.

Dalton Shoemake, LHP, Glasgow HS, 2017
Scouting Report 6/17/15 - 5-foot-11, 175-pound LHP uses long arm action and works through a high-3/4 slot, commands all pitches well and hits spots effectively, minimal effort in delivery, fastball sat 79-80 mph topping at 81, two-seam fastball shows some arm-side run, has excellent feel for 67-68 mph curveball with 1/7 action and some depth, allowed no hits, no walks, and struck out four (3 on FB’s and one on CB) in his two innings of work, have seen Shoemake up to 84, and his pitchability makes him one of the top lefties in Kentucky’s 2017 class.