By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

After several events this summer, including our Top Prospect Games in June, and the Underclass Showcase a month later, the time has come to update and expand the Class of 2015 player rankings.

Riley Thompson (RHP, Christian Academy of Louisville) remains in the No. 1 spot.  The Louisville commit is back on the mound after a non-baseball related injury to his arm, and we have reports he has been up to 92 mph this summer.

Despite his shocking drop in velocity at the Midwest Future Games, Seth Murphy (RHP, Garrard County HS) remains in the No.2 spot.  Murphy, who sat consistently 86-88 mph and touched 89 on a few occasions at the Top Prospect Games, topped out at 82 mph at the Midwest Future Games just two weeks ago.  The sudden drop in velocity can be attributed to a four week layoff due to a strained groin and then re-joining his summer team's rotation and pitching too much, too soon, throwing a complete game in his first start back a week prior to arriving for the Future Games.

Left-handed hitting catcher Zeke Pinkham (Elizabethtown HS) rounds out the top three.

Here is a look at the updated top 10:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
1	Riley Thompson	KY	Christian Academy	2015	RHP	Louisville
2	Seth Murphy	KY	Garrard County	2015	RHP
3	Zeke Pinkham	KY	Elizabethtown	2015	C
4	Daniel Neal	KY	South Laurel	2015	RHP
5	Cameron Shryock	KY	South Warren	2015	RHP
6	Zach Hurley	KY	North Laurel	2015	RHP
7	Jacob Barnwell	KY	Boyd County	2015	C
8	Jordan Fucci	KY	Tates Creek	2015	1B
9	Eamon Hannan	KY	St. Mary	2015	SS
10	Roman Millem	KY	North Oldham	2015	SS

 

We will re-visit these rankings again during the fall.

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