Josh
Rudnick

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RHP Josh Rudnick (Huntley, 2026) continues to show well for our staff. Standing at a 6-foot-3, 198-pound frame with upside. Rudnick’s arsenal was headlined by an 85-86 mph fastball that played firm with carry. His curveball was in the zone 75% of the time at 72-73 mph with hard 11/5 action. Rudnick also showed a 76-78 mph slider that showed short 10/4 shape. He completed his repertoire with an 80-82 mph changeup, showing sink to the arm-side and flashing strike-feel. An arm to continue to follow for what should be another highly-competitive Huntley squad.

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-2, 197.3-pounds. Athletic and projectable frame, room to add more strength.
Delivery: Clean, controlled mover, high leg lift, tall/fall down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Clean, full arm action from a 3/4 slot.
FB: T86, 85-86 mph. Plays clean out of the hand, firm through the zone, strikes at the top of the zone. T2288, 2230 average rpm.
CB: 73-73 mph. Curveball gets more lateral action than the slider. T2138, 2073 average rpm.
SL: 76-78 mph. 10/4 shape, short, sharp action. T2235, 2162 average rpm.
CH: 80-82 mph. Firm, fade action to the arm side. T1675, 1635 average rpm.

RHP Josh Rudnick (Huntley, 2026) is a sure-fire name to follow from the event, looking to have added notable strength to his now 6-foot-2, 197-pound frame. He has a simple delivery that works in-line with the plate, pairing with a clean arm from a ¾ release. The velocity continues to trend upwards, now up to 87 mph with some finish through the zone. He showed both a curveball and a slider, with the curveball showing more feel for the zone at 75-76 mph. The slider showed quality spin, over 2,300 RPM in this look, just scattered feel at 79-80 mph. His final offering for us was a firm changeup at 83-84 mph, thrown with 100% spin efficiency and hard running action to his arm-side.

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-3, 200-pounds. Strong, developing frame.
Delivery: Easy and deliberate delivery, loose throughout, balanced finish.
Arm Action: RH. Quick and compact, 3/4 slot.
FB: T87, 86-87 mph. Possesses late life staying on top of the ball.  T2302, 2215 average rpm.
CB: 75-76 mph. Keeps low in the zone with feel, shows late depth. T2242, 2171 average rpm.
SL: 79-80 mph. Sharp and quick horizontal break, hard bite. T2342, 2245 average rpm.
CH: 83-84 mph. Fastball intent with arm side fade.  T1686, 1611 average rpm.

RHP John Rudnick (Huntley) gave a quality look over his two innings of work, striking out one. Listed at 6-foot-1, 160-pounds, the upside right-hander has a quick arm out front that creates a fastball in the low-80s (T83 mph; 2,302 rpm), though we’ve seen him up to 85 mph in the past. To pair off the fastball he went to a slider in the 71-73 mph range with 10/4 shape, landing it for some strikes.

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-1, 158-pounds.
Delivery: Simple delivery, stretch only, medium leg-lift, tall/fall, stays in-line, shoulders work downhill.
Arm Action: RH. Long, clean arm swing into a high 3/4 slot. Fired two clean innings with no hits or runs, also striking out one.
FB: T84, 81-83 mph. Plays mostly straight through the zone. T2302, 2195 average rpm.
SL: 71-73 mph. Sharp, 10/4 shape. T2029, 1809 average rpm.

Uncommitted. Listed at a loose-limbed 6-foot-1, 156-pounds, Rudnick came out of the ‘pen and earned the win for the Red Raiders. He has a loose and whippy arm action that pairs well with a seemingly deceptive delivery. His fastball played at 81-84 mph (T85) with occasional carry through the zone. Rudnick also worked in a breaking ball with 11/5 action at 72-75 mph that he could go to in any count. Rudnick turned in a final line of: W, 2.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K.

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-1, 156-pounds. Skinny, projectable frame, long levers.
Delivery: Simple delivery, medium leg lift with tuck and coil, tall/fall delivery, work in-line.
Arm Action: RH. Short, loose arm action, 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T84, 83-84 mph. Clean out of the hand with life, plays at the bottom of the zone. T2275, 2234 average rpm.
CB: 71-74 mph. Short wrinkle, 11/5 shape, thrown with intent. T2174, 2081 average rpm.
SL: 73-76 mph. Short break, developing feel. T2139, 2079 average rpm.
CH: 78-81 mph. Downer action, plays at the bottom of the zone, thrown with intent. T1739, 1616 average rpm.

Rudnick was a smooth mover on the bump during his bullpen, flashing the ability to throw strikes with his three-pitch mix. Rudnick’s arm-side running-fastball (avg. 12.2” HM) sat 78-80 mph, while he landed an 11/5 shaped curveball at 66-68 mph, and spun a short slider at 68-69 mph for strikes (80% in-zone).

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-1, 145-pounds.
Delivery: Simple, stretch-only delivery. Tall and fall, repeats and works on-line.
Arm Action: RH. Clean, uninterrupted arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T79, 78-79 mph. Plays mostly straight, creates angle, around the zone. T2197, 2111 average rpm.
CB: 67-68 mph. 11/5 shaped, consistently around the zone. T2086, 2028 average rpm.
SL: 68-69 mph. Above-average feel, short late wrinkle, landed in the zone 80% of the time. T2087, 2052 average rpm.

Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-1, 133-pounds. Long levers, with room for added growth.
Delivery: Stretch only, maintains bend in the back knee throughout leg-lift and stride, slight drop/drive lower-half, stride works in-line.
Arm Action: RH. Long, loose arm swing into a 3/4 slot.
FB: T80, 79-80 mph. Life out of the hand and through the zone.  T2177, 2101 average rpm.
CB: 68-69 mph. Sharp 11/5 shape with depth, some feel.  T2093, 2017 average rpm.
SL: 70-71 mph. Sharp 10/4 shape with some feel, flashed late action.  T2091, 1959 average rpm.

Positional Profile: INF
Body: 5-11, 120-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Wide setup, weight on back-knee, leg-kick timing trigger into a long stride.  Drops hands slightly at footstrike, flat path with loose arms to the ball.
Power: 75.5 max exit velocity, averaged 69.7 mph. 255’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 70 mph. Long loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Plays to the ball, average hands, quick exchange.
Run: 4.90 runner home-to-first. 

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Stretch only, level shoulders, lands closed.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T73.2, 71.0-72.5 mph. Four seam type. T1823, 1713 average rpm.
CB: 61.5-62.9 mph. Early, 11/5 shape, gradual break. T1923, 1892 average rpm.
SL: 64.4-67.0 mph. Gradual 10/4 movement. T1685, 1685 average rpm.

RHP Josh Rudnick (Huntley) was yet another arm that showed well over the weekend. The 5-foot-11, 120-pound right-hander worked exclusively from the stretch, starting with a back-knee preload before moving into a drop/drive lower-half. His arm plays long out of the glove with a high ¾ arm slot, producing a fastball up to 73 mph with life through the zone and running action to his arm-side. He paired a 62-63 mph curveball off his fastball, showing feel for the zone while playing off an 11/5 plane. Rudnick’s third and final offering was a slider in the 64-67 mph range, working off a short 10/4 plane and acting as a cutter at times while maintaining arm-speed. 

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 5-foot-7, 106-pounds.
Defense: Fluid footwork around the bag, average hands, clean exchange.
Arm: RH. INF - 66 mph. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Hit: RHH. Wide balance setup, minimal pre-pitch load, high leg kick.  Long uphill swing, looking gap-to-gap.
Power: 63 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 5.37 home-to-first. 

Delivery: Stretch only with some effort, works closed, stops finish.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T67, 65-66 mph. Plays straight.
CB: 56-57 mph. Gradual 11/5 action.