Connar
Temple

NIU commit, Temple tossed 6.1 innings of no hit ball on Saturday against St. Charles East, walking three and striking out six. The right-hander made another start earlier in the week against Geneva, tossing a complete game, seven innings, allowing no earned runs, eight hits, no walks, and seven strikeouts.

The NIU commit Temple allowed one earned run in six innings of work in his start against St. Charles North, allowed six hits, two walks, and struck out six.

Verbally committed to Northern Illinois.

RHP Connar Temple (Batavia, 2025) had one of the higher movement profiles on an individual pitch of the entire event. His slider, at 76-77 mph, had the most horizontal movement at peak (-20.2”) and on average (-18.6”) than any other such pitch in attendance. Temple also threw his fastball at 88-89, T89.5 mph, and showed a firm changeup at 83-84 mph.

RHP Connar Temple (Batavia, 2025) is a 6-foot-1, 160-pound right-hander who certainly turned some heads during his outing at the State Games. On the mound, Temple is a simple mover with a loose, easy arm that looks capable of adding more velocity as he continues to add more strength to his upside frame. Temple ran his fastball up to 86.1 mph, while sitting in the 83-85 mph range throughout and also played with heavy sinking action at times. As for his offspeeds, he featured a slider with tight horizontal action, while flashing sweep at times and was spun at 2,376 RPM on average, too. He rounded out his three-pitch mix with a changeup in the 79-81 mph range that he killed spin on and featured fade with occasional depth.

Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 6-1, 160-pounds.
Delivery: Stretch-only, high, tucked leg lift, tall/fall delivery, simple, repeatable, finishes out front. Struck out three in two innings of work; scattered two hits, no walks and one run.
Arm Action: RH. Full arm circle, loose, 3/4 slot.
FB: T86, 83-85 mph. Heavy sinking action at times. T2347, 2210 average rpm.
SL: 75-77 mph. Tight horizontal movement, flashed sweeping action, lands for strikes, drops slot slightly. T2455, 2376 average rpm.
CH: 79-81 mph. Thrown at arm speed, depth with some fade. T1578, 1530 average rpm.

RHP Connar Temple (Batavia, 2025) is an athletic arm to follow in the 2025 class. The 6-foot-1, 160-pound, wiry, upside right-hander is an athletic mover down the mound with a loose, whippy arm and fastball that topped at 86.2 mph, sitting at 83.6-85.7. Temple is still developing and harnessing his three-pitch mix but he should continue to ascend as he gains quality strength to his upside frame.

RHP Connar Temple (Batavia, 2025) is an athletic arm to follow in the 2025 class. The 6-foot-1, 160-pound, wiry, upside right-hander is an athletic mover down the mound with a loose, whippy arm and fastball that topped at 86.2 mph, sitting at 83.6-85.7. Temple is still developing and harnessing his three-pitch mix but he should continue to ascend as he gains quality strength to his upside frame.

One of the better bullpens on the day came from RHP Connar Temple (Batavia, 2025). Listed at a projectable 6-foot-1, 160-pounds, Temple showed some feel for a quality three-pitch mix throughout his ‘pen. With a controlled tempo, Temple coils into balance point with a high leg-lift, utilizing a pre-set back knee bend to move into a drop/drive lower-half down the mound, striding in-line with the plate. His arm plays long and loose out of the glove, moving into a ¾ release. His fastball sat 82-84 mph throughout his ‘pen with slight arm-side run, reaching up to 15.8 inches of horizontal movement. He showed some feel for a slider, landing it for strikes and to his glove-side consistently, 70-72 mph with slurvy action. His final offering was a fading changeup at 75-80 mph, averaging over 14 inches of horizontal movement and reaching over 15 inches, kept mostly down and thrown with arm-speed. 

Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 6-0, 155-pounds. Wiry, lean, athletic frame with room for more physical development.
Delivery: Controlled tempo with a lower half coil, works in-line to the plate.
Arm Action: RH. Full arm circle, fluid, with arm speed out front out of a high 3/4 slot.
FB: T84, 83-84 mph. Mostly straight, life out of the hand, late arm-side action. T1760, 1699 average rpm.
SL: 71-72 mph. Arm slot drops slightly, sharp sweeping action. T2133, 2052 average rpm.
CH: 76-79 mph. Maintains arm speed, late arm-side movement and depth. T1638, 1424 average rpm.

One of the better bullpens on the day came from RHP Connar Temple (Batavia, 2025). Listed at a projectable 6-foot-1, 160-pounds, Temple showed some feel for a quality three-pitch mix throughout his ‘pen. With a controlled tempo, Temple coils into balance point with a high leg-lift, utilizing a pre-set back knee bend to move into a drop/drive lower-half down the mound, striding in-line with the plate. His arm plays long and loose out of the glove, moving into a ¾ release. His fastball sat 82-84 mph throughout his ‘pen with slight arm-side run, reaching up to 15.8 inches of horizontal movement. He showed some feel for a slider, landing it for strikes and to his glove-side consistently, 70-72 mph with slurvy action. His final offering was a fading changeup at 75-80 mph, averaging over 14 inches of horizontal movement and reaching over 15 inches, kept mostly down and thrown with arm-speed.