By Greg Williams
PA Director of Scouting

Joe Thompson was one of the most impressive pitchers at the Eastern PA Top Prospect Showcase in June. His polished high 3/4 arm delivery resulted in substantial movement on all his pitches. Thompson's change up had good sink to it and was consistently down in the zone. The left hander pumped strike after strike to quality locations during his bullpen session.

Thompson followed up his June success by excelling at the PA Top Prospect Games in October. He faced only six hitters in his two innings of work, not allowing a ball to leave the infield. The 5-foot-11, 140-pound lefty used a 76mph fastball with good arm side run, a 68mph curveball with 1/7 break and a 63mph changeup with good late movement to quiet the Black Team's bats. Thompson kept the baseball down in the zone and out of the middle of the strike zone. Offensively, he went 2-for-4 with a double.

The Avong Grove HS junior plays travel baseball for the First State Rebels. He is ranked No. 90 in the PA Class of 2014.

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