Gavin
O'Neil

SO. RHP Gavin O’Neil (Lake Park) with one of the most polished looks on the day. Tossed 38.1 innings last season with a 5-2 record and 48 strikeouts. Really athletic frame with loose levers at 6-foot-5, 200-pounds. A fluid mover with repeatability to the operation and a controlled descent down the mound from a clean half arm swing into a ¾ slot with some noticeable intent. Fastball plays with bore out of the hand with an average of 18.4” of horizontal movement in the 90-93 mph range (Event best 93.0). The curveball has a sharp 1/7 shape at 80-82 mph. The slider had a shorter shape with plenty of upside to the offering in the 80-81 range. Showed some nice feel for a changeup with late fading action at 82-83 mph. O’Neil is an arm to dream on with a really high ceiling. One of the top uncommitted arms in Region IV and a name that coaches should be circling on the recruiting trails.

FR. OF/RHP Gavin O’Neil (Lake Park) 6-foot-4, 180-pound frame. Started the event running a 6.65 60-yard time, took a quality BP round, was on the barrel, spraying all around the field, peaked at 98 mph EV with an avg. of 90 mph. On the mound, O’Neil ran his fastball up to 89 mph, sat 87-88 mph with 2110+ avg. rpm. Flashed a slider for strikes at 74-76 mph, and a changeup with ASR and sink at 77-78 mph and 15.5 in of avg. HM.

Verbally committed to Harper JC.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-4, 159.4-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Narrow, open setup, minimal leg lift, long and early stride. Hands get back early and are compact, level and longer path, creates leverage at times, occasional line drive contact. 64.7 mph bat speed with 7 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 84.6 mph. 330’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 82 mph. Long 3/4 slot, full arc.
Defense: Smooth, one-hand gather close to body, large hop-step into throw.
Run: 6.72 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-4, 159.4-pounds.
Delivery: Smooth, controlled tempo, hands work in-sync with his leg-lift, works in-line down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Lower 3/4 release, whippy arm.
FB: T87, 84-86 mph. Plays with running action to his arm-side. T2176, 2058 average rpm.
CB: 74-76 mph. Tighter, short 11/5 shape. T1787, 1751 average rpm.
CH: 74-74 mph. Plays with slight run to his arm-side.

RHP Gavin O’Neil (Lake Park, 2025) A projectable 6-foot-3, 175-pound athletic frame, O’Neil impressed in his start Saturday morning against the Louisville Legends. The right-handed pitcher tossed five innings attacking hitters early in counts with a three-pitch mix. His fastball was sitting 84-86 mph with glove side run, the curveball was sitting 74-7 6mph, and the change-up was sitting 79-80 mph. The righty had a fluid, repeatable motion followed by clean and quick arm action. O’Neil was able to get a head in counts and work from there collecting easy outs.

Positional Profile: OF/1B
Body: 6-2, 173-pounds. Wiry frame with athleticism.
Hit: RHH. Wide, open base, works back to even, short stride, repeats. Flat path, smooth/loose arms, looks to elevate up the middle of the field. 66.6 mph bat speed with 10 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 86.7 mph. 299’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 84 mph. Long, loose arm action. Low 3/4 release.
Defense: Plays with some bounce and comfortability on the move.
Run: 7.05 runner in the 60.