Bryce
Koch

There were a trio of long levered right-handers who showed plenty of upside and present stuff to pitch at the next level. RHP Tom Ford (Lisle, 2024) is a long levered arm who’s body screams upside. His 6-foot-6, 185-pound frame brings an 89-91 mph fastball with presence in the strike zone. He showed an 11/5 curveball as well with similar feel and repeated a low and away location at 74-76 mph. Bryce Koch (Barrington, 2024), at 6-foot-4, 190-pounds, showed a lively fastball at 88-89 mph, topping at 90 mph with a hard sinking changeup. Brady Chambers (Lyons Township, 2024) is a 6-foot-6, 210-pound Michigan State commit who went after the zone with intent and pace. His fastball plays with occasional tilt and backspin from an over the top slot, flashing carry through zone.

Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 6-4, 190-pounds. Lanky build, projectable.
Delivery: Stretch-only delivery, lanky actions, high front side.
Arm Action: RH. Long levered, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T90, 88-89 mph. Lively fastball, with ease. T2550, 2490 average rpm.
CB: 77-77 mph. 11/5 shape, above average action, locates down. T2115, 2087 average rpm.
CH: 82-84 mph. Hard sink, down in the zone. T2028, 1909 average rpm.

RHP Bryce Koch (Barrington, 2024) was easily one of the biggest winners from Tuesday’s event, catching our staff’s attention the second he walked into the park. The 6-foot-4, 180-pound Koch possesses all sorts of upside to his lean and lanky frame, looking to have plenty of room for added strength in the coming years. It's an easy and low-effort operation down the mound, moving with a tall/fall lower-half that stays in-line to the plate before transitioning into a ¾ to high ¾ slot. His fastball explodes out of the hand with some finish through the zone, sitting 85-87 mph while topping out at 88 mph (T2500 RPM). His changeup was his most consistent off-speed offering throughout his ‘pen, living at the bottom and under the zone while playing with fading action to the arm-side, 78-80 mph. Koch’s slider flashed above-average action at times, playing with sharp/late bite and depth at 74-75 mph, struggling with command down at-times but will easily be able to correct it with a higher starting point for the pitch.

Positional ProfileRHP
Body: 6-4, 185-pounds.
Delivery: Athletic, low-effort delivery, moves into a tall/fall lower-half from balance point, remains in-line to the plate, fluid tempo throughout.
Arm Action: RH. Long stab out of a glove with a curled wrist, moves into a 3/4 to high 3/4 slot.
FB: T87.7, 85-87 mph. Jumps out of the hand with life through the zone. T2500, 2193 average rpm.
SL: 73-75 mph. Flashed sharp/late action, 10/4 shape. T2151, 2067 average rpm.
CH: 78-80 mph. Feel for the bottom of the zone, fading action to the arm-side with arm-speed. T1871, 1762 average rpm.