Luke
Yolich

Uncommitted, Yolich was seeing the ball well last week out of the three hole for Whitney Young. The infielder had six hits in 13 ABs with a double, triple, homer, five RBIs, four runs, and two walks.

Positional Profile: SS/SS Body: 5-8, 160-pounds. Hit: RHH. Wide, open setup, sits backside, gains ground. Short, direct and flat path. Quick, barrels the ball to all fields. Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 88.6 mph. 335’ max distance. Arm: RH. INF - 75 mph. Quick, short, from a high 3/4 slot. Defense: Quick hands, confident, secures into the body, moves well laterally. Run: 7.37 runner in the 60.

Incoming junior INF Luke Yolich (Whitney Young, 2025) was on the barrel during gameplay and batting practice at the event. Currently ranked No. 52 in the 2025 class. The right-handed hitting Yolich has a wide, open setup that sits into the backside paired with a short, direct and flat path that induces barreled baseballs to all fields. He showed more notable bat strength than we’d seen from him previously in this look, reaching a peak exit velocity of 94.7 mph, while averaging 88.6 mph per batted ball. Defensively, Yolich is confident on the dirt with quick, sure-handed glove work that played well on the move, too. 

Positional Profile: SS
Body: 5-8, 160-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Wide, open setup, sits backside, gains ground. Short, direct and flat path. Quick, barrels the ball to all fields.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 88.6 mph. 335’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 75 mph. Quick, short, from a high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Quick hands, confident, secures into the body, moves well laterally.
Run: 7.37 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: SS
Body: 5-8, 160-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Balanced setup with a wide base minimal stride and movement. Compact, strong swing, creates some whip through the zone, stays through the zone a while, uses the whole field.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 79.5 mph. 255’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 77 mph. Quick release, 3/4 slot, can play on the move.
Defense: Sure-handed, plays low and through the ball, internal clock with feel for the position, athletic footwork, controls body on the move.
Run: 7.56 runner in the 60. 

INF Luke Yolich (Whitney Young, 2025) was another standout infielder from Saturday’s event. Listed at 5-foot-8, 160-pounds with round shoulders, Yolich looks to have added on some good weight since our last look at him over the summer. Currently the No. 20 ranked player in Illinois’ 2025 class, Yolich initially stood out to our scouting staff this past spring/summer with his impressive ability to handle velocity and control the barrel throughout his at-bats. His BP round showed even further his maturity at the plate, working line-drives that favored the middle and opposite fields. His swing is simple and fluid, creating whip through the zone and taking pitches where they are thrown. His defensive round was also above-average; demonstrating a clear feel for the position with fluid footwork through the ball, soft hands and a quick/clean transfer. He moves well laterally with a quick first step, allowing him to cover ground to both sides of his glove easily. As a proven in-game performer, Yolich is a polished right-handed bat to know in the 2025 class. 

Positional Profile: SS
Body: 5-8, 160-pounds. Strong frame with present strength throughout.
Hit: RHH. Wide, crouched setup, leg lift, repeatable load. Direct path on the barrel, middle to opposite field approach.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 79 mph. 284’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 76 mph. Loose, short arm action into a 3/4 slot, plays on the move and from multiple slots.
Defense: Fluid footwork through the ball, soft hands with a quick/clean transfer, quick first step laterally with range, feel for the position.
Run: 7.83 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: 2B/SS
Body: 5-0, 100-pounds. Small frame.
Defense: Fluid footwork, soft hands, clean exchange.
Arm: RH. INF - 62 mph. Short arm action, H 3/4 slot.
Hit: RHH. Slightly open balance setup, short stride. Short level swing, line drive approach.
Power: 65 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 9.03 runner in the 60.