John
McAuliffe

C John McAuliffe (Marist, 2025) was one of the biggest eye-openers at the inaugural Illinois State Games last August and showed no signs of slowing down at the recent All-State event. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound prospect ran a 6.92 laser-timed 60, his best time to-date and lived on the barrel once again in BP. McAuliffe has a short, quick swing with easy bat speed and registered a peak exit velocity of 97.4 mph and an average of 91.5 mph. He also put together one of the more impressive showings from behind the plate, turning in an eye-opening 1.88 pop-time. He also added five mph to his velocity out of the crouch, now reaching up to 81 mph. On the rise, athletic, left-handed hitting catcher.

Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 6-1, 185-pounds.
Hit: LHH. Wide base toe tap load minimal hand load. Short path, quick hands, on the barrel throughout, easy bat speed and worked hard contact to both gaps.
Power: 97 max exit velocity, averaged 91.5 mph. 283’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 81 mph. Short arm stroke, high 3/4 slot. Wiry arm strength with carry to the bag, accurate at times.
Defense: 1.87-2.01 pop times. Balanced base, athletic out the crouch, gains ground. Works in line, quick and clean hand transfer to release. Athletic blocker, squares up the baseball. Received on one knees in 'pens, glove plays down-to-up.
Run: 6.92 runner in the 60. 

C John McAuliffe (Marist, 2025) was one of the biggest eye-openers at the inaugural Illinois State Games last August and showed no signs of slowing down at the recent All-State event. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound prospect ran a 6.92 laser-timed 60, his best time to-date and lived on the barrel once again in BP. McAuliffe has a short, quick swing with easy bat speed and registered a peak exit velocity of 97.4 mph and an average of 91.5 mph. He also put together one of the more impressive showings from behind the plate, turning in an eye-opening 1.88 pop-time. He also added five mph to his velocity out of the crouch, now reaching up to 81 mph. On the rise, athletic, left-handed hitting catcher.

C John McAuliffe (Marist, 2025) was amongst the weekend’s top offensive performers. The left-handed hitting backstop routinely found the barrel, finishing the tournament 5-for-8 with three loud doubles. At 6-foot, 175-pounds, McAuliffe showed arm strength behind the plate with on-the-bag accuracy, popping at 2.01-to-2.04 during his workout. 

Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 6-0, 175-pounds. Athletic, well-proportioned frame.
Hits: LHH. Wide setup, short stride and loads into backside. Direct path, uphill through the zone and works gap-to-gap, was on the barrel a lot in BP. Was one of the standout in-game performers of the event at the plate. Drove a number of extra-base hits into both gaps throughout the three games. Finished game play 5-for-8 with three doubles.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 85.2 MPH. 349' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-74 mph. OF-82 mph. Short arm action, plays from the ear out of a high 3/4 window.
Defense: 2.01-2.04 pop times. Clean actions behind the plate, gains ground through release and quick glove-to-hand transfer.
Run: 7.46 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 6-0, 170-pounds. Athletic build.
Hit: LHH. Wide, balanced setup. Minimal pre-pitch movement. Simple, repeatable swing. Strong, twitchy hands, level path at times and ball jumps off the barrel.
Power: 89.5 max exit velocity, averaged 80.9 mph. 324’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 76 mph. C: Slow arm action. Works from an over-the-top slot. INF: Short, clean arm action from a high 3/4 slot. Accurate throws across.
Defense: 2.08-2.13 pop times. C: Balanced footwork, deadens the ball out front.
Run: 7.22 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-11, 170-pounds. Athletic frame.
Hit: LHH. Balanced setup, toe-taps into a short stride. Bat speed present, loose arms with a level path to the ball, bat-strength to his pull-side.
Power: 85.35 max exit velocity, averaged 76.3 mph. 300’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 68 mph. INF - 76 mph. Arm action plays long, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.20-2.35 pop times. Quick/athletic footwork out of the crouch with a clean exchange.
Run: 7.05 runner in the 60. Athletic runner.

6-foot, 170-pound right-handed pitcher, athletic and physically advanced for age. Works out of high ¾ slot. Fastball plays with slight arm side run, sat 77-79 mph. Advanced slider, throws a hard tight slider on 10/4 plane, 71-72 mph. Flashed a changeup at 68 mph. His stat line for his game during the PBR at The Rock Championships was: 5IP, 1R, 2H, 5K, 1BB. McAuliffe also showed a middle of the order left-handed bat, with occasional pop. Overall well above average athlete with a two-way skill set.

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 5-8, 145-pounds. Athletic.
Defense: 2.34-2.50 pop times. Steady hands, clean exchange, quick to release at times.
Arm: RH. C - 65 mph.  Short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Hit: LH. Balanced setup, active pre-pitch movement, quick toe-tap trigger.  Short path, line drive approach, stayed up the middle, repeats well.
Power: 70 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 7.83 runner in the 60. 

Delivery: Simple tall/fall delivery, lands square, linear to target, upright finish.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T72, 69-71 mph. Straight. Strikes.
CB: 60-62 mph. 12/6 shape, gradual action.
CH: 59-61 mph. Fastball arm speed. Plays straight and down in the zone.