Augustus
Johnes

Missouri St. Louis commit, currently ranked No. 142 in the state. Big power upside in his 6-foot-2, 193-pound frame, still holds room for added strength and physicality in the coming years. Started behind the dish for the Tigers and hit out of the five-hole, finishing 1-for-3 with an RBI on the day. The right-handed hitter has a simple swing with a controlled turn through the baseball, creates easy bat-speed, showed the ability to cover the plate with a single through the left side on a pitch on the outer-half, going out and getting the pitch with strong hands. Calm, confident presence in the box, really looks the part as a middle of the order type bat at the next level.

C, Augie Johnes, Edwardsville, 2025 Missouri St. Louis commit. Strong, 6-foot-2, 193-pound frame, broad shoulders with room to add on more strength. Started behind the plate and hit out of the six-hole for the Tigers, finishing 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored. Physical right-handed hitter with power to the whole field, strong hands, stays through the baseball and can drive it to all parts, left the yard with a line-drive homer to right field. Big power potential from the right-handed hitter…..continued to show well with the bat on Friday afternoon as well. Finished 1-for-3 with a loud RBI double to right-center field. Worked hard all game long behind the plate; active and willing blocker. Saved a number of free passes throughout the game. One of the biggest takeaways from the entire Kickoff Classic.

Verbally committed to Missouri-St. Louis.

C Augustus Johnes (Edwardsville, 2025) is a physical 6-foot-2, 194-pound backstop with noticeable strength on both sides of the ball. Johnes exclusively elevated contact from an uphill right-handed stroke throughout BP, averaging 88.7 mph per batted ball with a peak mark at 95.6 mph. His average batted distance (314 ft.) comfortably paced all players in attendance, and his furthest ball traveled an event high 365 feet, per TrackMan. Johnes also led all catchers in peak throwing velocity, topping at 80 mph from the chute with carry through the bag while popping in the 1.99-to-2.06 range.

Positional Profile: C/1B
Body: 6-3, 204-pounds. Physical stature with strength throughout, really looks the part.
Hit: RHH. Closed start, balanced lower half, barrel tip load, quick leg lift trigger. Strong hands with bat speed. Uphill bat path, intent to elevate. Pull-side approach with easy power that way. 81.7 mph bat speed with 9 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 88.7 mph. 366’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 80 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot. Above-average arm strength for age.
Defense: 1.99-2.06 pop times. Narrow base, drifts away from the bag at times, feet stay in line. Quick glove-to-hand.
Run: 7.62 runner in the 60.