CLASS OF 2016
C
RHP
Sam
Ferri
Arizona State
Notre Dame (HS) • IL
5' 11" • 185LBS
R/R • 26yr 6mo
Travel Team: Elite Training
Notre Dame (HS) • IL
5' 11" • 185LBS
R/R • 26yr 6mo
Travel Team: Elite Training
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2016 National
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2016 State
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Notes
News
- 2016 PBR Second Team All-State - Jun 29, 2016
- Illinois Draft Preview - Jun 12, 2016
- 2016 Draft Blog - May 6, 2016
- Niles Notre Dame Handles Lake Forest - Mar 30, 2016
- Super 60: Catchers Shine On Big Stage - Feb 16, 2016
- Super 60: Complete Illinois Prospect Scouting Reports - Feb 16, 2016
- Preseason All-State Preview: Roster and Check-In Times - Feb 11, 2016
- Super 60: Stats Posted - Feb 9, 2016
- Super 60 Spotlight: Sam Ferri - Jan 14, 2016
- Illinois 2016 Rankings Updated - Nov 5, 2015
- Digging In: News, Nuggets & 98 - Sep 29, 2015
- Area Code Games: Day 4 Notebook - Aug 7, 2015
- Updated Illinois 2016 Rankings Released - Jul 18, 2015
- Midwest ProCase: Top 10 Performances - Jun 30, 2015
- Illinois Scout Blog - Jun 9, 2015
- Sam Ferri Leads No. 25 Notre Dame In Shutout Of Hersey - Apr 7, 2015
- The Buzz: Sam Ferri (IL) Switches Commitments - Mar 27, 2015
- Updated Overall 2016 Player Rankings - Mar 12, 2015
- Updated Illinois Class of 2016 Rankings: Top Ten Shakeup - Mar 11, 2015
- Preseason Team Countdown: No. 38 Niles Notre Dame - Mar 11, 2015
- Illinois Preseason All-State Showcase: Top Overall Prospects - Mar 10, 2015
- Preseason All-State Showcase: Pitching Analysis - Mar 6, 2015
- Preseason All-State Showcase: Catching Analysis - Mar 2, 2015
- Digging In: Things, Items And Other Stuff - Feb 27, 2015
- Preseason All-State Showcase: Top Tools Breakdown - Feb 18, 2015
- Illinois Scout Blog - Jun 12, 2014
- Updated and Expanded 2016 Illinois Rankings - Mar 14, 2014
- PBR Mailbag: Benes' Draft Status; Top 2016 Catchers - Mar 3, 2014
- Updated and Expanded 2016 Player Rankings - Dec 18, 2013
- Notebook: Catching Up On Summer Happenings - Aug 20, 2013
- Updated and Expanded 2016 Player Rankings - Aug 15, 2013
- Notebook: Updates On Cameron Varga And Team USA - Jul 30, 2013
- Notebook: OF Darius Day Invited To Various Big Events - Jul 23, 2013
- Notebook: Events On The Horizon; Recent Highlights - Jul 21, 2013
- Team USA Announces Final 15U Roster - Jul 19, 2013
- Team USA 15U National Team Trials Notes - Jul 18, 2013
- Looking Ahead: Updated Rankings, Team USA Trials On The Horizon - Jul 7, 2013
- Midwest Notebook: Murray To Represent At Team USA Trials, and other items - Jul 3, 2013
- Illinois Scouting Blog - May 14, 2013
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2.7.16 Super 60 - Arizona State recruit. 5-foot-11, 180-pound frame, wiry-strong, narrow shoulders, athletic feet. Highly consistent performer, does everything on the baseball field well. Top-level defensive catcher, fundamentally sound; athletic, directional footwork, gets out of the crouch efficiently, advanced receiver, soft hands; short catcher arm action, strong, highly accurate arm. Fired consistent strikes to second base, top pop times of 1.84, 1.89 and 1.94; 81 mph from the crouch. Equally as efficient and polished at the plate. Right-handed hitter, balanced, simple approach; quiet hands, level path, loose swing; high level of barrel awareness, works all fields, especially middle-right center; gap-to-gap approach, consistent hard contact. Maintains balance and rhythm through contact. Recorded 96 mph exit velocity; ran a 7.50 laser-timed 60.
4.6.15 - 5-foot-11, 175-pound, right-handed hitting C/RHP. Currently ranked No. 7 in the Illinois Class of 2016 Rankings. Committed to Arizona State. Impressed most on the mound working from a high ¾ arm angle with a short, loose, quick arm action. Works downhill with all pitches. Fastball sat 88-91 mph in his one inning of work. Features both a slider and a curveball. Slider is best secondary offering with 10-4 shape tight rotation and late sharp action at 80 mph. Curveball showed 12-6 shape with occasional sharp action at 74-75 mph. At the plate hits from a balanced setup with a short smooth leg-lift trigger. Showed a short quick swing with good feel for the barrel. Solid, hard contact every at bat, going 3-4 in the game. Behind the plate shows good flexibility in the lower half and soft hands receiving. Big time arm strength, pops from 1.90-2.00 between innings, quick transfer and release. High level 2-way prospect.
Solid defensive catcher with arm strength
10-15-2018: Strong, mature bodied backstop at five-foot-eleven, 190 pounds. Above average arm strength. Quick snap throws behind runners. Fundamentally sound with solid blocking and receiving skills. Good load and rhythm with some length to a line drive swing. Showed near average raw power to his pull side in BP. (Seifert)