Top Prospect Games - MOKAN: 2020 Infielders
September 7, 2018
Prep Baseball Report - Missouri/Kansas held the Top Prospect Games - MOKAN at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg on August 12. Over sixty players attended in the 2020-2019 class.
Players can now updated their profiles with a ProspectPlus subscription, while scouts and recruiters can add players on the ScoutPlus dashboard. Player profiles have been updated with profile picture, running times, velocities, and videos. Today will take a closer look at the 2019 Outfielders from the event. Players are listed in alphabetical order below.
2020 Infielders
Michael Allen 1B / LHP / Park Hill South , MO / 2020Allen is a long limbed and lean 6-foot 162-pound left-handed hitting first baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.44 60 and a 4.59 home to first. He has an 86 mph exit velocity. At the plate, balanced set up, pre-pitch rhythm in hands, in line stride, no waisted movement, body stays under control, hands works inside the ball, middle to opposite field line drives. On the infield, 74 mph positional velo, over the top release, fluid footwork to the ball with clean exchange, gains ground with feet after the catch. |
PJ Alvarez 3B / OF / Olathe West, KS / 2020Alvarez is a 6-foot 147-pound right-handed hitting third baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.51 60 and a 4.75 home to first. He has an 82 mph exit velocity. At the plate, wide set in base, balanced, controlled leg lift, loads against back side, minimal hand movement, loose hands, level bath path, mostly middle to pull side line drives. On the infield, high three quarters release, 77 mph positional velocity, quick transfer, gains momentum with footwork through the catch, actuate throws, athletic build. |
Will Bailey RHP / 3B / Kickapoo, MO / 2020Bailey is a 6-foot 160-pound right-handed hitting third baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.50 60 and a 4.54 home to first. He has an 81 mph exit velocity. At the plate, balanced stance, aggressive leg kick, quick bat speed, level plane through the zone. On the infield, 80 mph positional velocity, over the top release, fields ball in athletic position, gains ground with footwork to throw after the catch, clean exchange, mostly accurate throws with carry, long lean frame with projection. |
Max Bates LHP / 1B / Hickman , MO / 2020Bates is a 5-foot-9 165-pound left-handed hitting first baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 8.19 60 and a 4.78 home to first. He has a 74 mph exit velocity. At the plate, balanced stance, short stride, minimal pre swing rhythm and load, hands control be barrel, level path, gap to gap approach, simple and repeatable. On the infield, 72 mph positional velocity, high three quarters arm slot, fluid footwork, clean exchange, throws are on line and mostly accurate |
Nathan Beaton 2B / RHP / Vianney, MO / 2020Beaton is a 6-foot-3 185-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.56 60 and a 4.90 home to first. He has a 90 mph exit velocity. At the plate, open stance, shifts to back side, toe tap, in line stride, minimal hand load, loose and quick hands, level through the zone, middle to pull side contact. On the infield, 76 mph positional velocity, quick to the ball with footwork, quick catch and throw, loose high three quarters arm slot, long and lean frame with projectable increases in size and velo down the road. |
Marshall Brown RHP / 1B / Kennett, MO / 2020Brown is a well built 6-foot-4 195-pound left-handed hitting first baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 8.47 60 and a 5.26 home to first. He has a 79 mph exit velocity. At the plate, starts with most of his weight loaded in back side, some pre-pitch rhythm in hands, short stride, some hand load, middle of the field line drives. On the infield, 72 mph positional velocity, loose high three quarters arm slot, fluid actions, soft hands, clean exchange, gathers feet and gains ground after the catch, mostly accurate throws. |
Kolin Demel SS / RHP / Blue Valley Southwest, KS / 2020Demel is an athletically built 6-foot 7.59 right-handed hitting shortstop in Kansas’ 2020 class. He ran a 7.59 60 and a 4.50 home to first. He has an 85 mph exit velocity. At the plate, balanced stance, smooth load to back side with acceleration to ball, loose hands, quick bat speed, feel for the barrel, level path, middle to pull side line drives, body stays under control, flashes power. On the infield, 84 mph positional velocity, over the top release, quick catch and throw, quick to the ball with footwork, clean exchange, quick release, mostly accurate throws. |
Ian Enyeart 2B / SS / Park Hill South, MO / 2020Enyeart is a 5-foot-4 110-pound right-handed hitting second baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.48 60 and a 5.02 home to first. He has a 71 mph exit velocity. At the plate, open stance with pre-pitch rhythm, controlled leg lift, in line stride, some lift to bat path, consistent line drives gap to gap. On the infield, 67 mph positional velocity, short high three quarters arm slot, quick to the ball, clean exchange, mostly accurate throws. |
Dylan Epke 3B / RHP / Maize South, KS / 2020Epke is a 5-foot-11 165-pound left-handed hitting third baseman in Kansas’ 2020 class. He ran a 8.19 60 and a 4.62 home to first. He has a 76 mph exit velocity. At the plate, tall and balanced set up, slight pre pitch rhythm in hands with slight weight shift to load, short stride, simple and repeatable, loose hands level path, controls the barrel with hands, gap to gap contact. On the infield, 76 mph positional velocity, fluid actions, fields ball in athletic position, high three quarters arm slot, smooth transfer, loose arm action, accurate throws. |
Gage Goss RHP / 3B / Springfield Catholic, MO / 2020Goss is a well built 6-foot1 175-pound right-handed hitting third baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.91 60 and a 4.50 home to first. He has an 86 mph exit velocity. At the plate, balanced set up, smooth load to back side, short in line stride, accelerates hands with loose barrel whip, occasional power, repeats swing. On the infield, high three quarters arm slot, clean exchange, gains ground with feet after the catch, smooth footwork to the ball, mostly accurate throws. |
Tyler Kotsis SS / RHP / Fort Zumwalt West, MO / 2020Kotsis is a strong 5-foot-10 195-pound right-handed hitting shortstop in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.35 60 and a 4.80 home to first. He has an 81 mph exit velocity. At the plate, balanced stance, slight weight shift to back side, rhythm in hands, short stride, swing produced gap to gap line drives during hitting evals. On the infield, short over the top arm slot with momentum in footwork, works through the ball, smooth and controlled, clean exchange, mostly accurate throws. |
Caleb Mabe C / 3B / Union, MO / 2020Mabe is a well built 6-foot2 205-pound right-handed hitting third baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He has ran a 7.76 60 and a 4.85 home to fist. He has an 87 mph exit velocity. At the plate, starts slightly open and tall, sits in back leg to load, aggressive acceleration through the zone with hands, loose and quick hands, level path, stays on ball after contact, gap to gap line drives, power to pull gap. On the infield, 75 mph positional velocity, high three quarters arm slot, athletic footwork, smooth actions to the ball, clean exchange, feet create momentum through the catch, mostly accurate throws. |
Jacob Merithew RHP / SS / Fort Osage, MO / 2020Merithew is a lean 6-foot-2 146-pound right-handed hitting shortstop in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.16 60 and a 4.88 home to first. He has an 85 mph exit velocity. At the plate, than stance, thin set up in base, rhythm in hands, short in line stride, quick bat speed, level path, gap to gap approach, some pull power, body stays under control. On the infield, 79 mph positional velocity, controlled actions, over the top arm slot, fluid footwork to the ball, loose over the top arm slot, mostly accurate throws. |
Andrew Schmidtlein 3B / SS / Hayden , KS / 2020Schmidtlein is a sturdy 5-foot-9 210-pound left-handed hitting shortstop in Kansas’ 2020 class. He ran a 7.77 60 and a 4.47 home to first. He has an 82 mph exit velocity. At the plate, wide base, minimal load, no waisted movement, aggressive bat speed, hands work inside the ball, gap to gap line drives, level bat path. On the infield, 74 mph positional velocity, aggressive to the ball, clean exchange, soft hands, quick catch and throw, works around through the ball, short over the top arm slot, mostly accurate throws. |
Will Thompson SS / RHP / St Thomas Aquinas, KS / 2020Thompson is an athletically built 5-foot-11 165-pound left-handed hitting shortstop in Kansas’ 2020 class. He ran a 7.60 60 and a 4.59 home to first. He has an 86 mph exit velocity. At the plate, tall and thin set up, smooth load, short in line stride, works inside the ball, level path, quick bat speed, level path, mostly middle of the field line drives. On the infield, 74 mph positional velocity, high three quarters arm slot, quick catch and throw, arm works, made all plays cleanly, fluid transfer on time with footwork, mostly accurate throws. |
Will Walsh 1B / LHP / Rockhurst, MO / 2020Walsh is a strong 6-foot-3 195-pound switch hitting first baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.52 60 and a 4.33 home to first. He has an 86 mph exit velocity. At the plate, similar from both sides, starts in athletic position, slight load with weight shift, no wasted movement, in line stride, quick bat speed with bat whip, consistent gap to gap line drives, flashes power from both sides. On the infield, 80 mph positional velocity, controlled and smooth actions, clean exchange, high three quarters arm slot, feet gain ground for momentum, mostly accurate throws. |
Austin Warkins 1B / 3B / Campus, KS / 2020Warkins is a strong 6-foot 190-pound left-handed hitting first baseman in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.72 60 and a. 4.75 home to first. He has an 85 mph exit velocity. At the plate, starts slightly open in an attacking posture, controlled in line stride, body stays under control, middle of the field line drives. On the infield, aggressive to the ball with footwork, quick catch and throw, quick over the top arm slot, quick catch and throw, accurate throws, 68 mph positional velocity. |
Kellen Williamson SS / 2B / Battle , MO / 2020Williamson is a 5-foot-7 140-pound left-handed hitting shortstop in Missouri’s 2020 class. He ran a 7.39 60 and a. 4.45 home to first. He has an 80 mph exit velocity. At the plate, balanced base in set up, crouched position, short stride, controlled leg lift with weight shift to back side, hands work inside the ball, middle to opposite field line drives. On the infield, 75 mph positional velocity, short over the top arm slot, smooth footwork to the ball, gains ground with footwork after the catch, clean exchange, plays though the ball, mostly accurate throws. |
Dylan Wipperman SS / 2B / Blue Valley, KS / 2020Wipperman is a long and lean 6-foot-1 180-pound right-handed hitting shortstop in Kansas’ 2020 class. He ran a 7.41 60 and a 4.25 home to first. He has an 82 mph exit velocity. At the plate, open stance, smooth and controlled weight shift to load, loose hands, level path, slightly high finish in hands, good barrel control, gap to gap line drives. On the infield, 74 mph positional velocity, smooth and athletic actions, clean exchange, quick catch and transfer, high three quarters arm slot, mostly accurate throws, projection build and athleticism. |
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