Landon
Dippel

Uncommitted. Stands in a strong 6-foot, 215-pound frame. Emerged as a must-know uncommitted arm in the junior class. Came out of the pen and worked five innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs while walking one and striking out eight on 59 pitches with 40 strikes (68%). Easy, up-tempo mover on the mound, quick worker that attacks the zone and competes. Fastball sat 82-86 mph and touched 88 mph, mixed in a slider at 71-74 mph with sweeping 10/4 shape that showed feel and garnered swing and miss. Uncommitted junior arm to follow in Illinois.

RHP, Landon Dippel, O’Fallon, 2027 Uncommitted. Strong, durable 6-foot, 215-pound frame. Came out of the ‘pen for the Panthers and threw it well over his 2.2 innings of work, striking out two and not allowing a run on two hits. The big right-hander showed an effective FB/CH mix, with the fastball playing around 80-82 mph with heavy finish, setting up the CH that he sold with arm-speed in the low-70s. He also flashed a curveball with depth and 11/5 shape around 69-70 mph. Follow right-hander moving forward for the Panthers.