Tyler
Powell

Verbally committed to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.

RHP Tyler Powell (Edwardsville, 2025) was one of the first arms to toe the rubber at the event and the 6-foot, 190-pound uncommitted senior left a positive mark after his two innings of work. Powell’s a clean, efficient mover down the mound that doesn’t exert much effort in his operation, producing upper-80s velocity with his fastball, while touching 90 mph on his firmest pitch. Powell relied mostly on his fastball in this stint, but he did show feel for a low-80s changeup to left-handed hitters.

Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-0, 190.9-pounds.
Delivery: Loose/fluid, medium leg kick, sits on back leg, works in-line, square landing foot.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm swing, low 3/4 slot, whippy action. Struck out two and walked three in two innings of work without allowing a run or hit.
FB: T90, 87-89 mph. Armside run and firm, willingness to throw on both sides of the plate. Shows carry. T2337, 2120 average rpm.
CH: 82-82 mph. Plays straight through the zone.

Uncommitted. Currently ranked No. 132 in the state, Powell came in to close the game out for Edwardsville and was impressive in his brief stint. The 6-foot, 185-pound athletic mover featured a fastball that was clean, with life out of the hand at 84-86 mph (T87). Powell went right at hitters with his fastball and challenged the opposing hitters with it in the zone. He would go on to punch out three batters in his lone inning of work; allowing one hit and a walk to close out the victory for Edwardsville.

Uncommitted, ranked No. 89 overall in the Illinois’ 2025 class. Strong, broad-shouldered 6-foot, 185-pound athlete with muscle mass in the lower half, too. Tossed a clean inning out of the ‘pen for Edwardsville, punching out two with an unearned run. Fastball played at 83-85, touching 86 mph, clean out the hand and in the zone for strikes. Spun a handful of low-to-mid-70s breaking balls with sharp tilt at times.

RHP Tyler Powell (Edwardsville, IL, 2025) is another uncommitted junior arm to follow headed into this spring and summer. Powell’s added strength onto a 6-foot, 185-pound frame and he’s an athletic, up-tempo mover down the mound that repeats his delivery consistently. He threw his fastball at 86-87 mph in this look and spun two different breaking balls off it - a tighter slider at 78-79 mph and a 75-76 mph breaking ball with more vertical drop to it. Powell also showed a firm changeup with arm-side action at 81-82 mph to round out his arsenal. He also took one of the louder rounds of BP at the event, averaging 92.2 mph per batted ball with a 99.5 mph max exit velocity.

RHP Tyler Powell (Edwardsville, 2025) is a right-hander to keep an eye on from the ‘25 class. Explosive delivery, loose and athletic with more in the tank. Worked his fastball in the 85-86 mph range, topping out at 87 mph with slight arm-side run. Went to a downer curveball at 68-71 mph and short 10/4 slider around 78 mph. Also flashed a changeup at 78-80 mph with slight fade to the arm-side. Over 2.2 innings of work, Powell allowed just one run on one hit. 

Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-0, 190-pounds.
Delivery: Quick, balanced delivery, medium leg lift, tall/fall, lands in-line. Went three innings with one hit, two walks and one strikeout.
Arm Action: RH. Short and clean arm slot in the back, 3/4 slot.
FB: T87, 85-86 mph. Arm-side-run, extra life. Explodes through strike-zone. T2016, 1688 average rpm.
CB: 69-74 mph. 11/5 shape, lands in the zone. T2130, 1990 average rpm.
SL: 78-79 mph. Tight-spin with sharp movement. T2045, 1985 average rpm.
CH: 78-81 mph. Maintains arm-speed, downer action. T1384, 1352 average rpm.

Strong, sturdy 6-foot, 190-pound frame. Threw one inning in relief for the Tigers in this look. Drop/drive mover, gets onto his backside early and stays on it throughout. Maintains direction to target, finishes with intent out front. Short arm stroke, high ¾ finish. Fastball came out clean at 85-86 mph, played with some down angle in the lower quadrant of the zone. Turned over a changeup with some arm-side fade to left-handed hitters in the upper-70s. A sophomore arm to follow for the Tigers that’s previously impressed our staff. 

Strong 6-foot, 190-pound athlete with broad shoulders and a sturdy lower half. Entered in relief for Edwardsville in the fourth inning, fired a clean frame with a punchout and two weak outs. Simple delivery, front hip coils inward as lead leg lifts to balance point, drop/drive lower half, stays closed to footstrike. Repeated, quick worker. Short arm draw out the glove, works down and up to finish from a high ¾ slot. Fastball sat 84-86 mph, cutting it on occasion and favoring the glove-side corner. Spun a 70-72 mph curveball off it with depth, flashing sharp slurvy action while working mostly beneath the zone with it in this look. A sophomore arm to follow in the Illinois’ 2025 class.