Josh
Outlaw

Formerly ranked No. 114 in the Illinois 2022 class. Outlaw is athletically built with a 6-foot, 170-pound frame. The left-left outfielder showed a fluid stroke at the plate, reaching a max exit velocity of 97.5 mph with a max distance of 371'. Defensively, he roams the outfield with athletic actions and soft hands, also reaching up to 89 mph from a crow hop. 

Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 6-1, 170-pounds. High-waisted, athletic build.
Hit: LHH. Open/balanced setup, smooth load, short stride, maintains balance throughout contact. Quick hands to the ball, extension through contact, works gap-to-gap with a line-drive approach, fluid rhythm.
Power: 93.97 max exit velocity, averaged 89.22 mph. 326’ max distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 87 mph. Loose, over-the-top arm slot.
Defense: Soft hands, quick/athletic feet, athletic actions and plays through the ball.
Run: 6.89 runner in the 60. Athletic runner

Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-0, 160-pounds. Lean athletic shape.
Hit: LHH. Balanced setup, short lifted stride, smooth loading action. Path is loose and works slightly uphill, hits off backside, creating gap to gap contact with a middle of the field approach.
Power: 82 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: LH. OF - 81 mph. Long arm action, over the top slot, athletic and clean arm.
Defense: NAtural outfield actions, plays athletic and easy, clean actions and exchange, plays through the baseball in stride.
Run: 7.33 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-foot, 160-pounds. Lean, high-waisted build; upside frame.
Hit: LHH. Balanced setup, pre-pitch rhythm, smooth load and short stride.  Loose hands, flashed bat speed, uphill path, natural lift, hard gap-to-gap contact.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: LH. OF - 85 mph. Long, loose arm action, over-the-top slot.
Defense: Athletic actions, aggressive to the baseball, works on-line, fluid footwork, soft hands, fields in rhythm and crow hop gains ground.
Run: 7.16 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: OF 
Body: 5-foot-11, 155-pounds. Athletic, high-waisted frame.
Hit: LHH. Balanced setup, confident look, smooth load, short stride and balanced through contact. Loose, athletic hands, repeatable swing, present bat speed, natural lift in swing and consistent hard gap-to-gap contact.
Power: 78 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: LH. OF - 81 mph. Long, loose arm action work quick and from an over-the-top slot; Throws were accurate and carried.
Defense: Athletic outfield actions, quick active feet, soft hands, plays through the baseball on-line and clean quick release.
Run: 7.62 runner in the 60. 

5-foot-11, 155-pound left-handed pitching prospect with lanky, loose levers and high projectability. Tough look, especially for left-handed hitters. High knee tucks into coiled balanced point, slight hip turn, shoulders closed; mixed in quick slide steps home when needed. Arm action is long and loose, straight over-the-top slot, closed-toe landing, gets out front and on top. He punched out eight batters in his five innings of work against Rhino Wisconsin on Saturday, allowing just one run on six hits, two walks. Was primarily mixing his fastball and curveball on this day. Fastball had downhill tilt with slight natural cut on occasion, 73-75 mph, topped 77 mph a couple of times; it played up with his ability to hide the ball. Curveball, 1/7 plane with above-average depth, feel for strikes, 63-65 mph.