Charlie
Taczy

RHP Charlie Taczy (Cary Grove, 2025) brings plenty of intrigue on the mound attached to a lean, highly projectable 6-foot, 145-pound frame. An easy, fluid mover downhill, Taczy’s fastball played in the low-80s from a clean ¾ arm action, peaking at 2394 RPM. His bread-and-butter pitch is a 72-74 mph slider with heavy horizontal action at times (22.3”) that averaged 2465 RPM, peaking at 2630 RPM. Taczy also flashed a changeup at 75-78 mph that reached 23 inches of run at max, averaging 19 inches while playing from a slightly lower arm angle than his fastball.

Uncommitted. Listed at 6-foot-, 140-pounds, wiry and lanky build. Came out of the ‘pen for the Trojans and limited the potent Huntley offense to no hits, runs or walks to pair with 4 strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work. From a loose low ¾ slot, Taczy cruised with his fastball at 80-83 mph, topping out at 84 mph with heavy sink and run, producing a plethora of ground-outs. He paired a diving changeup off his fastball at 78-79 mph, maintaining looseness and arm-speed to sell the pitch, missing under barrels consistently. On top of his stellar pitching, Taczy also delivered the game-tying hit in the bottom of the seventh. 

RHP Charlie Taczy (Cary-Grove) came away as an arm to follow in the 2025 class. Taczy oozes projection thanks to his 6-foot, 145-pound, loose-bodied, frame and fluid, uninterrupted quick, easy arm on the mound. Taczy was filling up the zone with a fastball up to 83.4 mph with much more to come down the road. He also is able to manipulate the baseball and get all kinds of horizontal, sinking action on a low-80s sinker that spun at an average of 2268 rpm and 15.5 inches of horizontal movement. His changeup also shows hard horizontal fade in the upper-70s and he rounds out his repertoire with a 73-75 mph slider with tight spin (2363 average rpm) and sweeping action. Would not be surprised to see Taczy make a big jump in velocity as he adds quality strength to his upside frame.

Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-0, 142-pounds. Long levers, with room for growth.
Delivery: Stretch-only, tall and fall delivery, works with rhythm and tempo.
Arm Action: RH. Loose, easy, quick arm, 3/4 slot.
FB: T83, 82-83 mph. Clean and lively out of the hand, controlled the zone. T2337, 2302 average rpm.
SL: 73-75 mph. Tight spin, above-average feel, late 10/4 shape. T2426, 2363 average rpm.
CH: 78-79 mph. Thrown with intent, late run and sink, bottom of the zone. T2278, 2161 average rpm.

Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 5-11, 140-pounds.
Delivery: Stretch only, front foot starts closer to third, high/athletic leg-lift, tall/fall lower-half, stride works in-line.
Arm Action: RH. Long/loose arm swing into a 3/4 slot.
FB: T80.6, 78-81 mph. Life through the zone with finish. T2352, 2241 average rpm.
SL: 70-71 mph. Sharp 10/4 action, some feel for the zone. T2375, 2329 average rpm.
CH: 73-75 mph. Fades to the arm-side kept mostly down. T2093, 1988 average rpm.

Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 5-11, 125-pounds. Thin frame. Plenty of room for continued growth.
Delivery: Loose, easy, tall and fall type delivery. Coil through front hip at balance point. Strong front side. Works on line.
Arm Action: RH. Long, loose arm action. High 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T78.3, 76.5-77.7 mph. Plays Straight. T2073, 1997 average rpm.
CB: 65.7-67.9 mph. 11/5 shape. Able to locate for strikes. T2188, 2132 average rpm.
CH: 67.5-71.5 mph. Fading and sinking action. T1830, 1758 average rpm.