Jaden
Fauske

Another one of the top prospects in their respective class in attendance was C/INF Jaden Fauske (Nazareth, 2025), a Louisville commit. Fauske continues to add quality strength to his 6-foot-2, 182-pound frame and showed well across the board. At the plate, the left-handed hitter is calm and relaxed in the box, creating advanced bat strength and jumping off the barrel with ease and confidence. He looks to elevate the baseball with authority and led the event with an average exit velocity of 90.5 mph, his furthest batted ball traveling 354’.  Defensively, he showed a quick, strong arm, especially from behind the plate, topping at 79 mph from the crouch with multiple pop times coming in at sub-2.00. Fauske has a quick glove-to-hand release and profiles equally as well at both defensive spots.

Positional Profile: SS/C
Body: 6-2, 182-pounds. Advanced strength throughout.
Hit: LHH. Narrow, open setup, slightly crouched, fluid load into a controlled medium stride. Loose athletic hands, short to contact, uphill through the zone and works gap-to-gap. Effortless rhythm, ball jumps off the barrel with ease. Middle-of-the-order type bat.
Power: 97 max exit velocity, averaged 90.5 mph. 355’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 79 mph. INF - 84 mph. Firm, strong arm, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 1.93-2.01 pop times. Worked out behind the plate and on the infield. Hands play low and steady on the infield. Quick glove-to-hand abilities, advanced release. Smooth double play turn on the infield. Athletic and quick behind the plate with advanced glove-to-hand release.
Run: 7.13 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: C/INF/RHP
Body: 6-0, 155-pounds. Lean, athletic frame.
Delivery: Quick tempo, repeatable, simple delivery, easy effort, balanced finish.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm action, 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T81.28, 79.6-81.1 mph. 4-seam type, mostly straight, thrown up in zone. T2109, 2004 average rpm.
CB: 66.2-67.5 mph. Big 11/5 shape, feel for spin. T2088, 1967 average rpm.
CH: 69.89-71.94 mph. Advanced fading action, thrown arm-side of plate. T1696, 1566 average rpm.

Hit: LHH. Athletic, balanced setup, leg-kick trigger, smooth, advanced pre-pitch actions. Easy swing, short path, working efficiently through the zone, consistent hard contact, showed gap-to-gap approach in advanced round of BP.
Power: 89.2 max exit velocity, averaged 83.4 mph. 282’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. INF - 82 mph. Short, loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.08-2.14 pop times. Catcher: athletic footwork, soft hands with a quick release, advance blocking. Infield: smooth footwork to the ball, works with proper direction, advanced double play turn.
Run: 7.61 runner in the 60. 

Lean projectable left-handed hitting athlete. Hits out of the two-hole, comfortable setup, looks confident in the box. Advanced approach, takes repeated quality at-bats, advanced barrel control with ability to foul off tough pitches and work counts, showed his ability to extend at-bats. Went 7-for-14 on the weekend. Athletic delivery on the mound, high ¾ slot. While a high-level prospect as a position player, Fauske also made a couple intriguing appearances from the mound. Started on Sunday in the playoffs and sat 79-82 mph throughout the ballgame, and was up to 83 as late as the fifth inning. Pitches with a highly competitive demeanor.

5-foot-7, 115-pound, left-handed hitting catcher/infielder. Lean, athletic, projectable frame. Balanced setup, smooth load, steady leg lift trigger, drives lower half. Oozes confidence in the box, quick-twitchy hands, uphill path with a gap-to-gap approach. Elevates the baseball, hammered several fastballs middle-in for doubles, advanced bat for age. Quick out of the crouch behind the plate. Quickly emerging as one of the top players in Illinois’ 2025 class. 

Jaden Fauske (2025) showed why the second hitter is just as important as the leadoff hitter. The 13U Cangelosi Sparks’ Fauske didn't waste any time driving in the game's first run with a deep sac fly to left field that he only just missed. Later on, Fauske showed patience in the box by taking a walk and later on went on to score. Jaden ended his night at the plate finding the sweet spot once again for a double over the center fielder’s head that helped add to his RBI total for the game.