Cannon
Madej

Southwestern Illinois JC commit. Madej earned a 10-0 win over Shepard by throwing six hitless innings. He allowed only one walk while striking out eight batters.

Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 6-4, 207.2-pounds. Tall, projectable frame with some strength present throughout.
Delivery: Repeatable, fluid, staggered motion, medium leg kick, tall/fall down the mound.
Arm Action: LH. Clean, quick arm action from the 3/4 slot.
FB: T82, 78-81 mph. Firm with slight ride through the zone. T2051, 1789 average rpm.
SL: 68-70 mph. Sharp gyro profile with lots of positive IVB. T2190, 1980 average rpm.
CH: 73-73 mph. Drops straight off from the FB, with negative IVB. T1606, 1571 average rpm.

Uncommitted. Most notably know for his ability on the mound but stood out at the plate in this look. Frame has ticked up since last spring; filling out the uniform at 6-foot-4, 210-pounds (listed at 6-foot-1, 160-pounds last spring). Offensively, left-handed hitter, went 2-for-3 on the day with two RBI. Lined a two-run single just off the shortstops outstretched glove in his first at-bat and followed it up with a single to left in his next at-bat. Easy, quiet swing, stays within and inside the baseball with a line-drive, whole-field approach. Sophomore to know in the state.

Uncommitted. 6-foot, 160-pound, long-levered, high-waisted, projectable freshman left-handed pitcher. Came into the game out of the bullpen in a tough situation and pitched with advanced poise and a high-level of competitiveness throughout his outing. Ended up going 5.2 innings pitched, striking out 10 keeping Lemont a game that could have gotten away from them. Scattered four hits, two earned runs and walked two while throwing 58/98 pitches for strikes. Worked with a steady two-pitch mix throughout, earning a number of swing-and-misses and weak contact with both offerings. Fastball showed control of the zone, worked at the knees and up in the zone as well, gets run and sink at the bottom, sat 76-79 mph. Sweeping curveball was his go-to secondary, currently more of a get-me-over offering with above-average feel at 62-64 mph. Shows the proper shape and depth with a chance to become a putaway, advanced offering as his arm speed picks up down the road. Smooth, controlled delivery, repeatable and balanced at foot-strike with minimal effort throughout. Short, connected arm action, plays from a ¾ slot. Polished, competitive freshman to follow moving forward. 

Last week, Madej threw 8.2 innings with a win, 13 strikeouts, two hits, and five walks. Against Monsignor, he threw three innings with four strikeouts and one hit allowed. He started on the mound against Stagg and threw five innings with nine strikeouts, two walks, and one hit allowed. 

With his fastball, Madej sat 74-75 with a little funk and an imposing physical stature; above-average CB, 64-65, 1/7 with some depth that projects. Fluid, easy arm action; long draw and circle to a high ¾  release; jumps some. Closed, uphill, high reach down mound.