Owen
Young

Verbally committed to Lewis University.

Young was a stand-out performer behind the dish throughout the weekend, and committed to Lewis University shortly after. Compact frame with a thick lower half, 5-foot-9, 200-pounds. Quality defensive actions behind the dish. Quick out of the crouch with solid arm strength to cut down runners on the base-paths. Pull-side approach at the plate with strong hands. On the barrel for a majority of the weekend, launching a home-run on Monday en route to a championship win. 

C Owen Young (Joliet West, 2024) is a recent Lewis commit who stands at a compact, strong 5-foot-9, 200-pounds. The right-handed hitter has strong hands and a compact swing that works flat through the zone while using the whole field and flashing jump off the barrel; registered a 91.6 mph exit velocity. Defensively, he is a quality receiver that presents a low target with quiet hands and a receptive glove with the ability to present pitches and get underneath the pitch at the bottom of the zone. 

Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-8, 180-pounds. Compact, strong frame.
Hit: RHH. Wide, strong base, fluid load and stride. Strong hands, flat path, direct to the ball, ability to backspin the baseball and hard line-drive contact.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 87.3 mph. 320’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. INF - 78 mph. Short, clean arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.06-2.13 pop times. C: Highly-athletic, quick glove-to-hand release at times behind the plate. Soft hands, active feet and stays directional. INF:  Corner infield profile, active feet, plays with body control, two hand gather out front.
Run: 7.29 runner in the 60. 

Owen Young (Joliet West, 2024) put together a strong defensive workout with a low pop time recorded at 1.89. The 5-foot-8, 180-pound, compact catcher also ran a 7.28 and was on the barrel during his round of BP, showing strong hands with a 75% sweet spot percentage, via TrackMan.

Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-8, 180-pounds. Strong lower half.
Hit: RHH. Balanced setup, quiet load, minimal stride. Level path, direct to the baseball, line-drive approach, controls the barrel, easy effort.
Power: 90.6 max exit velocity, averaged 84.2 mph. 282’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 74 mph. Short arm action. High 3/4 arm slot. Consistently around the second base bag.
Defense: 1.96-2.03 pop times. Fluid actions. Soft hands. Deadens the ball out front.
Run: 7.32 runner in the 60. Strong well-proportioned frame.

Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-8, 180-pounds. Strong lower half.
Hit: RHH. Athletic setup, short stride with quiet hands.  Quick hands, level plane, on the barrel to the pull-side.
Power: 88.98 max exit velocity, averaged 77.72 mph. 260’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. INF - 71 mph. From behind the plate; short over-the-top slot, carry with accuracy to the bag. From the infield; Short/clean 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.02 - 2.14 pop times. From behind the plate; soft hands with a quick transfer, directional feet out of the crouch. From the infield; clean transfer with the ability to keep the ball in front to both sides.
Run: 7.46 runner in the 60.