Unsigned Senior Spotlight: RHP Sam Killian
September 27, 2018
On Sept. 23, our staff hosted Senior Games at Kapco Park in Mequon, Wis., an invite-only showcase for the area’s top uncommitted seniors. We’ve already published the event’s Statistical Analysis, and we’ll have position-by-position breakdowns a little further down the road. Until then, check out some of the showcase’s top unsigned prospects who merit mentioning over the next couple of weeks within this spotlight.
Mequon produced a handful of next-level uncommitted arms and among them was RHP Sam Killian (Independence). The lanky, long-legged righty gave us our first in-person look at his live arm earlier in the summer at the Western Wisconsin Open in Eau Claire. There, Killian’s fastball touched 84 mph and played up with its hard run. The Independence ace’s arm works loose and clean and, given his frame, has a unique upside that is hard to find this late in the recruiting process. Killian is climbing the charts on the Wisconsin rankings in his senior season and might not be overlooked for long.
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7.10.18 - 6-foot-3, 180-pound right-handed, two-way prospect with a lanky build and some projection. 7.07 runner in the 60. On the mound, live, loose arm from a ¾ slot. Fastball featured hard run and was thrown for strikes, 81-83 mph, touched 84 mph. Curveball, 11/5 plane, 66-69 mph. Changeup, work-in-progress, slows arm, 59-62 mph. At the plate, tall and open setup, short toe-tap stride gets back to even, long, uphill bat path. 85 mph exit velo from the tee. In the infield, long and loose arm action from ¾ slot, 77 mph from across the diamond.