CLASS OF 2026

Lake Land JC commit, ranked No. 220 in the state's senior class. Stands in a strong 6-foot-3, 200-pound frame. Started on the mound and worked six innings, allowing two hits and two earned runs while walking three and striking out five. Simple, repeatable delivery that works out of a low ¾ slot, attacked the zone early and worked quick. Fastball sat 82-85 mph with arm-side action, mixed in a curveball at 67-70 mph with 11/5 shape and a changeup at 75 mph. A senior to continue to monitor in Illinois.

8/08/25

Verbally committed to Lake Land CC.

4/12/25

Uncommitted. 6-foot-3, 200-pound frame with room to add strength. Started on the mound and hit out of the nine-hole. Fitch was cruising Saturday afternoon as he picked up ten strikeouts through 6.2 innings while only allowing one unearned run, five hits, and no walks. Operates from a side-saddle windup with clean, full arm action from a ¾ slot. Fastball sat 83-86 while topping out at 87 with arm-side run. Mixed in a curveball that sat 72-74 with 11/5 shape and sharp actions.

3/28/25

RHP, Parker Fitch, St. Joseph-Ogden, 2026 Uncommitted. 6-foot-3, 200-pounds, projectable frame with room to continue to add strength. Impressed out of the ‘pen for the Spartans with three shutout innings of no-hit baseball, striking out two. The big right-hander has a simple tall/fall delivery and high ¾ arm action, creating a fastball in the 83-86 mph range with slight running action through the zone and easy life out of the hand. He showed a tight curveball with 11/5 shape to pair off the fastball at 75-76 mph, and also a changeup at 76 mph with similar action to the FB.

8/22/24

RHP Parker Fitch (St. Joseph-Ogden, 2026) threw the ball well in his ‘pen. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound prospect featured a 2-seam type fastball that sat 82-85 mph with an average of 16.4” of arm-side run. He showed feel to spin the curveball and land it for strikes with an average spin rate of 2200+ rpm while playing with shorter action. His changeup was one of the event leaders in horizontal movement, averaging 20.3” to the arm-side while playing in the 72-75 mph range.

8/06/24

Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 194.9-pounds.
Delivery: Medium leg-lift into balance point, gets the lower-half moving with momentum downhill, stride works in-line.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm swing into a 3/4 slot.
FB: T85, 82-84 mph. Plays with slight run to the arm-side. T2321, 2206 average rpm.
CB: 72-73 mph. Short, 11/5 shape, slurvy action, depth. T2264, 2245 average rpm.
CH: 72-73 mph. Plays with fading action to the arm-side. T1882, 1859 average rpm.

6/17/23

Fitch appeared in 7.0 innings striking out 14 hitters while only allowing three hits. A tall and lean frame with room to put on muscle. Fastball sat 78-81 mph and was effortless out of the hand, showed the ability to get in on right-handed hitters. His slider proved to be the out-pitch in the low 70s, and was maneuvered throughout the zone. Fitch is a quick arm that throws many strikes and shows a sense of comfort on the mound.

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