Preseason All-State: Underclass (Invite-Only)
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INVITE ONLY EVENT
This event is by invite-only. Please choose the option below to proceed:
The Preseason All-State: Underclass showcase is an invite-only event for the class of 2027 and 2028.
DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS YOU HAVE RECEIVED AN INVITATION.
The Preseason All-State Showcase is an invitation-only event that features the top players across the state. Every year the Preseason All-State Showcase highlights the Who’s Who of the state. This event is limited and exclusive to the top prospects in Illinois and serves as a springboard as you enter the high school season.
Prep Baseball has become the authoritative voice of Illinois high school baseball. Our website has developed into the ultimate promotional vehicle for players. We hope you can join us at the Preseason All-State Showcase as we prepare for another successful high school season.
*We anticipate this event selling out. Be sure to register soon to guarantee your spot
ITINERARY
Saturday, March 1, 2025
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All Position Players: 8:30 AM
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All Pitchers-only: 9:30 AM
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Catchers will stay to catch bullpens.
*Times subject to change
Registered Infielders, Outfielders, and/or Catchers
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Pre-Event Meeting
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Stretch
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Running Times (laser-timed 60-yard dash)
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Offensive Evaluations
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Mechanical evaluation
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Live batting practice
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TrackMan ball flight analysis
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Blast Motion swing analysis
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Defensive Evaluations
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Arm strength
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Agility/range
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Positional analysis/profile
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Registered Pitchers & Catchers
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Pitching Evaluations
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15-20 pitch bullpen (fastball and secondary pitches from both windup and stretch)
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Mechanical evaluation
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TrackMan pitch velocity, movement, spin analysis
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Catcher Evaluations (while receiving bullpen)
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Receiving/pitch presentation
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Blocking/mobility
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REFUND POLICY
The Prep Baseball refund policy is that of a transfer nature. Prep Baseball will permit the transfer of your payment to another Prep Baseball event that may be used during the following year of scheduled events. Again, registration fees are of a transfer nature and will not be refunded. If an event is cancelled due to weather, players will be issued a full credit to a future event.
SCOUTING, TECHNOLOGY, AND DATA ANALYSIS IN ONE EVENT
Prep Baseball Player Profile | ![]() |
+ Expand to learn moreEach prospect's recruiting process starts and ends with the Player Profile, and our showcases revolve around building up that profile, maximizing its content and reach. For first-time attendees, a new player profile will be created, hosting all of your information, videos, head shot, metrics and more, making it one of the most important tools in a prospect's recruiting process. Repeat showcase performances will continue to update your player profile, creating a history of prospect progress and ensuring the most up-to-date information is easily accessible throughout the fast-paced scouting community. These profiles are also searchable by a range of data points and metrics through our advanced search engine, making it a one-stop shop for recruiters and scouts. |
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Player Data | ![]() |
+ Expand to learn morePrep Baseball stats captured at its showcases, published inside its player profiles, are the industry standard in the scouting community, carrying the highest level of credibility in actionable data. Prep Baseball profiles are the most reliable resources for prospect information due to this reason alone. Stats are collected using only the highest of standard equipment including Swift laser timers, TrackMan ball tracking technology, Blast Motion swing sensors, and Stalker radars. All stats are hosted in player profiles accompanied by Performance Tiers that show where a prospect ranks among his peers. |
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Performance Video | ![]() |
+ Expand to learn moreAll prospect performances will be professionally video taped, edited and uploaded into their Prep Baseball Profile. Videos will consist of multiple angles and record all aspects of the showcase including 60s, live batting practice, bullpen sessions, and defensive performances. Videos are hosted in Prep Baseball Profiles and used for video spotlights, content, social media and more. Videos are accessible to all PBR+ subscribers. |
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Scouting Reports | ![]() |
+ Expand to learn morePrep Baseball is built at the hands of some of the most tenured and respected scouts in the industry. We pride ourselves on our level of prospect knowledge, most of which is gained through our events. Showcases are designed and engineered by state Scouting Directors with the goal of collecting as much information about a prospect as possible and relaying our findings to the public through data collection and scouting reports. |
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Post-Event Content | ![]() |
+ Expand to learn moreOne of the many results of a Prep Baseball showcase is getting all the information collected to the public in a timely and digestible manner. Every showcase will be featured on the Prep Baseball website and social channels through various forms of post-event content, leaderboards, video spotlights and more. |
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Account Dashboard | ![]() |
+ Expand to learn moreIn an effort to elevate the post-event experience for players who attend a showcase, the Account Dashboard is now the prospect's one-stop shop to view all of his post-event deliverables, including showcase video, data, Vizual Edge Score, and more. The Account Dashboard also gives players a window into upcoming events, calendar management, among other organizational tools. |
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Mizuno Apparel | ![]() |
+ Expand to learn moreAll showcase participants will receive a numbered Prep Baseball showcase shirt and hat sponsored by our partners at Mizuno. The Mizuno Tee is the all-around t-shirt for every activity, made from lightweight textured fabric, and used to identify prospects throughout the showcase process. |
PREP BASEBALL TECH PACKAGE
Following a Prep Baseball event, players will receive unrivaled access to their advanced ball-tracking and swing metrics through the TrackMan and BlastConnect apps as well as visual skills through Vizual Edge testing. Furthermore, key metrics will live inside the player's official Prep Baseball profile to help them in their recruitment process.
TrackMan | ![]() |
+ Expand to learn moreTrackMan is the global leader in ball-tracking accuracy. Following a Prep Baseball event, all players will get unrivaled access to their performance data in the TrackMan interactive app. Players can create custom dashboards that unlock both hitting and pitching data. Pitching Features Include:
Hitting Features Include:
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+ Expand to learn moreBlast is the global leader in swing analysis and used by nearly every MLB organization. Following a Prep Baseball event, players will receive access to BlastConnect in the Blast App, which unlocks critical insights and actionable data from their performance. Features Include:
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Vizual Edge | |
+ Expand to learn moreVizual Edge is a market leader in visual performance assessment and training that multiple MLB clubs use for its players. During Prep Baseball events, players will take the Vizual Edge 15-minute baseline evaluation. Following the event, players will receive an email PDF of your results – labeled as your EDGE Score – that will identify your visual strengths and weaknesses and how they directly impact your on-field performance. Visual skills are critical for pitch recognition, reaction speed, timing, seeing spin on the ball, defensive performance and much more. Your EDGE Score will also live inside your Prep Baseball profile. |
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+ Expand to learn morePrep Baseball events will be equipped with industry-leading athletic testing technologies to capture pinpoint accurate, actionable data for all participants, ultimately delivering new insights into athletes’ speed, explosiveness and power for recruiters to evaluate. Athletes will be evaluated on a multitude of metrics that goes beyond just the 60-yard dash. Participants will be put through a jump protocol as well as adding 10- and 30-yard splits to the 60. Athletic testing metrics include:
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Additional Athletic Testing | ![]() |
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Players' body composition will be officially measured using state-of-the-art, medical-grade technology that will provide precise insights into height, weight, skeletal muscle mass, BMI and more. Players will step on scales using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), a method for measuring body composition, including muscle mass, body fat, and total body water. Our scales will then produce several metrics giving insight into the prospect’s body composition. Height will be measured using a digital stadiometer to get precise height measurements. Grip Strength Hitters' grip strength will be tested using a digital hydraulic dynamometer. Grip strength is an essential component to bat strength and controlling the barrel. Hitters will be put through a max strength test on both hands, shedding light on hand strength and potential power and bat control down the road. |
Location
4750 Vernon Ave
McCook, IL
60525
United States
Name | High School | State | Class | Pos. | Commitment |
Eric Acevedo | Lane Tech | IL | 2027 | 2B | |
Evan Adamczewski | Maine South | IL | 2027 | 1B | |
Kayden Adams | Mount Carmel | IL | 2028 | C | |
Mason Almazan | Providence Catholic | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Tyson Arbour | Bradley-Bourbonnais | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Mark Atwood | Loyola Academy | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Omar Avalos Jr | Father McGivney | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Julio Ayala | Montini Catholic | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Daniel Bachler | Mount Carmel | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Kale Bacus | Normal Community | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
Jay Baird | Hinsdale Central | IL | 2028 | RHP | |
Matteo Banuelos | Von Steuben Metro Science High School | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Kanon Baxley | Kaneland | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Brandon Beasley | Oak Park-River Forest | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Jimmy Benson | St. Laurence | IL | 2027 | LHP | |
Nolan Blackburn | Lincoln-Way West | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Wesley Bogda | Crystal Lake South | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
Owen Borkowski | Huntley | IL | 2027 | 2B | |
Cole Brent | Normal University | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Ryan Brown | Downers Grove North | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Mason Bruesch | Geneva | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Luke Bryant | Hall | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Brady Buenik | Libertyville | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Charlie Caroselli | Providence Catholic | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Anthony Cartolano | Brother Rice | IL | 2027 | OF | |
MJ Castelloni | Fremd | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
Monty Chalabi | Notre Dame College Prep | IL | 2028 | C | |
Owen Chudzinski | Lincoln-Way West | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Cole Clower | Providence Catholic | IL | 2028 | RHP | |
Carver Cohn | McHenry | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Madden Cotts | Libertyville | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Kameron Cox | Montini Catholic | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Brady Cunningham | Brother Rice | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
John Curbis | Joliet Catholic | IL | 2027 | 2B | |
Aidan Dillon | Brother Rice | IL | 2027 | LHP | |
Eddie Donnelly | Nazareth Academy | IL | 2027 | LHP | |
Colin Doyle | Downers Grove North | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Brady Dunnett | Oswego | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Gavin Dworak | Geneva | IL | 2028 | C | |
Alex Edgar | Deerfield | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Joey Escobarete | Brother Rice | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Connor Eydenberg | Plainfield North | IL | 2027 | C | |
Danny Foxgrover | St. Rita | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
Quincy Fulton | Newton | IL | 2028 | 1B | |
Evan Gardner | Lyons Township | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Tommy Gasner | Huntley | IL | 2028 | 1B | |
Evangelo Georganas | Hinsdale Central | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Colin Giles | St Ignatius | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Tyler Gluting | Metea Valley | IL | 2027 | LHP | |
Evan Gomez | South Elgin | IL | 2028 | C | |
Alex Govoni | Loyola Academy | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
Collin Grosenheider | Williamsville | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Noah Hallahan | Geneva | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Carson Hamblin | Lake Zurich | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Michael Haran | Carmel Catholic | IL | 2027 | 1B | |
Gavin Hartigan | Nazareth Academy | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Jackson Heinlen | Lincoln-Way West | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Russell Hengels | Maine South | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Cooper Holman | Wilmington | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Lucas Hovinen | Lake Zurich | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Trey Hrasky | O'Fallon | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Jacob Huber | Libertyville | IL | 2028 | RHP | |
Ty Hunt | Centennial High School | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Henry Ikrami | Galesburg | IL | 2027 | 3B | |
Cooper Johnson | Lincoln-Way East | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Ethan Johnson | Lake Zurich | IL | 2028 | 1B | |
Brady Jones | Metamora | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
Vincent Junkas | Downers Grove South | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Michael Kalkowski | Lemont | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Anthony Kilimnik | Joliet Catholic | IL | 2027 | LHP | |
Ethan Killion | New Trier | IL | 2028 | RHP | |
Tyler Koehlhoeffer | Libertyville | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Brady Koren | Lyons Township | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Gunnar Larner | Maroa-Forsyth | IL | 2028 | C | |
Collin Lawlor | Marist | IL | 2028 | LHP | |
Austin Leipart | Providence Catholic | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
Sage Lelm | IL | 2028 | 2B | ||
Christian Lovingfoss | Lincoln-Way Central | IL | 2028 | C | |
Isaiah Martin | Lane Tech | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Xavier Martin | Oak Park-River Forest | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Miles Mazanowski | Lane Tech | IL | 2027 | 3B | |
Eastin McBroom | Newark | IL | 2028 | RHP | |
Dylan McCabe | St. Charles East | IL | 2027 | 1B | |
Hunter McGrath | Lisle | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
James McGrath | St Francis - Wheaton | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Aksel McKnight | Libertyville | IL | 2027 | 1B | |
Casey Mikrut | Lincoln-Way East | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Josh Morgan | Fenwick | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Henry Murphy | Maine South | IL | 2028 | RHP | |
Mason Netcel | St. Charles North | IL | 2026 | SS | |
Madden Nunn | Whitney Young | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
James Obaldo | Fenwick | IL | 2027 | 2B | |
Tyler Osmanski | Lincoln-Way East | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Anthony Oster | Mount Carmel | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
Wade Ozment | Crystal Lake Central | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Carl Pedersen | Hinsdale Central | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Ayden Peterson | Wesclin | IL | 2027 | 3B | |
Peter Pignatiello | Benet Academy | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Brody Pilosi | Providence Catholic | IL | 2028 | C | |
Ryan Pipkins | Champaign Central | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Howie Porath | Minooka | IL | 2027 | 3B | |
Jack Postma | Barrington | IL | 2028 | RHP | |
JJ Quinlan | St Rita | IL | 2028 | 2B | |
Blake Ragsdale | Lyons Township | IL | 2027 | SS | Texas Christian |
Carson Ramoley | Brother Rice | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Chase Reinhart | Normal West | IL | 2027 | LHP | |
Harry Resis | New Trier | IL | 2027 | 1B | |
Evan Riiff | Lincoln-Way East | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Matt Ritchie | St. Charles North | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Traxton Roberts | Armstrong | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
John Rose | Latin School of Chicago | IL | 2028 | C | |
Simon Rose | Highland Park | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Cole Ruggeri | Waubonsie Valley | IL | 2027 | RHP | Missouri |
Owen Satterlee | Prairie Ridge | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Barrett Schifferdecker | Loyola Academy | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Ethan Sehmer | Lakes Community | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Kannon Seipp | Triad | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Keegan Seipp | Triad | IL | 2027 | C | |
Ryder Sisti | Plainfield Central | IL | 2028 | 3B | |
Lucas Sloan | Olympia | IL | 2028 | C | |
Jonah Sloane | St. Laurence | IL | 2028 | RHP | |
Jenner Smith | Hersey | IL | 2028 | OF | |
James Sobkowiak | Downers Grove South | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Jace Sothen | Mundelein | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Gavin Stanislawski | Brother Rice | IL | 2027 | 3B | |
Grant Statler | Hononegah | IL | 2027 | LHP | |
Alex Stella | Andrew | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Julian Stump | DePaul College Prep | IL | 2028 | C | |
Case Templin | Lincoln-Way East | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Wes Thompson | Normal University | IL | 2028 | C | |
John Timmons | Champaign Central | IL | 2027 | C | |
Tanner Toback | Lane Tech | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Matthew Tomfohrde | Hinsdale Central | IL | 2027 | OF | |
Shane Torres | Waubonsie Valley | IL | 2027 | C | |
Jacsen Tucker | Oswego East | IL | 2027 | SS | |
Ryan Tucker | Jacobs | IL | 2027 | 3B | |
Sawyer Valdez | Sycamore | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Davis Venters | Mt Zion | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Kaden Wasniewski | McHenry | IL | 2027 | 3B | |
James Wasson | Nazareth Academy | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Ryan Wilberding | Libertyville | IL | 2027 | C | |
Mark Williams | Naperville Central | IL | 2028 | SS | |
Dylan Williamson | Loyola Academy | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Grant Wilson | Loyola Academy | IL | 2028 | OF | |
Austin Winge | Lockport | IL | 2027 | RHP | |
Isaiah Wolter | Oswego East | IL | 2028 | C | |
Landon Workman | Mt. Zion | IL | 2027 | 1B | |
Weston Wyzukovicz | Libertyville | IL | 2028 | C |