Super 60 Spotlight: Ethan Skender
January 5, 2015
Player: Ethan Skender
Position: SS/OF
Class: 2015
State Rank: 6
Overall Rank: 41
High School: Metamora
State: Illinois
Commitment: Kansas State
Height: 5-11
Weight: 170
Bats/Throws: R/R
60-Yard Dash: 6.95
Position Velocity: 89 (IF), 88 (OF)
Exit Velocity: 86
Skender has a knack for performing on the big stage. For the second straight year, he lit up opposing pitchers at the World Wood Bat Championship in Jupiter, FL. As a junior, he went 8-for-18 with 10 runs scored in seven games, helping the Reds Midwest Scout Team to the playoffs. He picked up where he left off in 2014, going 6-for-12 and showing power with a double and three-run walk-off home run. He also didn’t strike out in five games and stole six bases. Skender is a solid runner, but moves well with good body control. He has a strong arm that plays anywhere on the diamond. At the plate, he shows advanced bat speed and takes aggressive cuts.
Player News
- PBR Mailbag: Illinois' Top Draft Prospects, Teams For 2015 - Dec 15, 2014
- The Hotlist: Top 2015 Power Hitters - Dec 10, 2014
- The Hotlist: Risers In The 2015 Overall Rankings - Nov 12, 2014
- Illinois Insider: 10 Revelations from Jupiter - Nov 2, 2014
- Updated Class of 2015 Rankings - Oct 30, 2014
- Jupiter: Duncan's Day 4 Notebook - Oct 27, 2014
- Jupiter: Duncan's Day 2 Notebook - Oct 25, 2014
- Illinois Insider: Fall Scouting Notebook - Oct 1, 2014
- 2014 PBR Third Team All-State - Jun 25, 2014
- Illinois State Tournament Scout Blog - Jun 16, 2014
- Metamora takes third place in Class 3A - Jun 14, 2014
- Illinois Scout Blog - Jun 12, 2014
- Class 3A State Semifinal Preview - Jun 11, 2014
- Who's Hot Around Illinois - Apr 17, 2014
- Illinois Daily Roundup: April 9 Games - Apr 10, 2014
- Illinois Daily Roundup: March 29 Games - Mar 30, 2014
- Preseason Team Countdown: No. 15 Metamora - Mar 14, 2014
- Illinois' Preseason All-State: Top Overall Prospects - Mar 10, 2014
- Preseason All-State: Outfield Analysis - Mar 6, 2014
- Preseason All-State: Middle Infield Analysis - Mar 5, 2014
- Preseason All-State: Stats Posted - Feb 18, 2014
- Risers In The Updated 2015 Overall Rankings - Dec 9, 2013
- Updated Illinois 2015 Rankings Released - Nov 28, 2013
- The Buzz: Top-Ranked Underclassmen Lead Flurry Of Commitments - Nov 22, 2013
- Three Ranked 2015 Prospects Name Their Schools - Nov 17, 2013
- Jupiter: Day 4 Midwest Notebook - Oct 29, 2013
- Jupiter: Day 3 Midwest Notebook - Oct 28, 2013
- Class 4A and 3A Sectional Final Roundup - Jun 2, 2013
- Illinois Scouting Blog - May 14, 2013
- PBR Underclass Showcase results - Nov 29, 2011