@_willburke 87
Velocity (max)
2/11/24
CLASS OF 2025
RHP
3B
Will
Burke
Plainfield North (HS) • IL
6' 5" • 174LBS
R/R • 19yr 9mo
Travel Team: Illinois Premier
6' 5" • 174LBS
R/R • 19yr 9mo
Travel Team: Illinois Premier
Rankings
2025 National
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2025 State
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Commitment
UNCOMMITTED
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Best Of Stats
Fastball
85 - 87
Velo Range
2/11/24
1940
Spin Rate (avg)
10/08/23
Curveball
71 - 77
Velo Range
2/11/24
2219
Spin Rate (avg)
10/08/23
Slider
75 - 76
Velo Range
3/17/25
2254
Spin Rate (avg)
10/08/23
7.36
60-yd
2/11/24
3.97
30-yd
2/11/24
1.69
10-yd
2/11/24
18.1
Run speed (max)
2/11/24
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Ranked No. 144 in Illinois’ 2025 class, RHP Will Burke (Plainfield North) is another uncommitted arm that showed well at the Bo Dome on Sunday. A long-levered, wiry build at 6-foot-5, 170-pounds, Burke displayed a calm, controlled delivery with a quick arm. Sitting mostly 85-86 mph and touching 87 mph, his fastball had a max horizontal movement of 15 inches (avg. 11.2”). He mixed in two separate breaking balls; A curveball that sat in the mid-70s with a max of -17.7 inches of horizontal movement, and a slider that sat 72-73 mph with an average of -13.5 inches of horizontal movement. Continuing to show positive trends, Burke is a follow arm in the class.
Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-5, 170-pounds. Long-levered, lean and wiry, projectable. Delivery: Simple, easy delivery, high leg lift, tall/fall, foot lands slightly closed.
Arm Action: RH. Loose arm path, 3/4 slot.
FB: T87, 85-87 mph. Comes out of the hand clean and easy. Mostly straight. T2051, 1926 average rpm.
CB: 71-77 mph. 11/5 shape, plays similar to the slider. T2073, 2040 average rpm.
SL: 72-74 mph. 11/5 shape, feel for the zone. Short wrinkles. T2410, 2231 average rpm.
RHP Will Burke (Plainfield North, 2025) features all kinds of projectability inside of his long 6-foot-4, 170-pound frame and he came away a winner following Sunday. On the mound, Burke is a simple mover and pairs it with a short, quick arm. As for his offerings, Burke’s fastball sat in the 83-85 mph range throughout his ‘pen, and featured just over 10” of horizontal movement on average, too. As for his offspeeds, Burke showed feel to spin a pair of breaking balls; starting with his curveball, it averaged just over 2,200 RPM and played with late 11/5 action. His slider, which was thrown in the same velocity range, featured big horizontal break and was able to locate it well to his glove side.
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-4, 170-pounds. Wiry, high-waisted build.
Delivery: Simple, easy delivery, high leg lift with tuck, tall/fall delivery, works in-line down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Clean, quick arm, 3/4 slot.
FB: T85, 84-85 mph. Clean and easy out of the hand, throws to both sides of the plate for strikes, 4-seam actions. T2129, 1940 average rpm.
CB: 72-72 mph. Late bite, short, 11/5 shape, lands. T2305, 2219 average rpm.
SL: 72-73 mph. 10/4 shape, big break, locates well to the glove side. T2301, 2254 average rpm.