Elijah
Niemiec

+ FR RHP Elijah Niemiec (St. Thomas More, WI) stands out physically at 6-foot-5, 205-pounds, and there’s more to come for the big right-hander. He has a controlled delivery that works into a medium/high balance point, tall/fall lower-half works in-line down the mound, hips and upper-half explode through footstrike with a quick arm, ¾ slot. The four seam fastball jumps out of the hand in the 85-87 mph range with slight run to the arm-side; while his sinker has up to 14.8” of run in the same velocity range. His curveball showed some depth off an 11/5 plane, landing it for strikes on occasion at 69-72 mph with over 2,600 rpm at times. The slider spins at a well above-average clip as well, similarly playing at over 2,600 rpm with sharp 10/4 bite, 72-74 mph. His changeup plays similar out of the hand to his fastball, selling it with fastball intent, some fade/run, 76-78 mph.

Positional ProfileRHP/1B
Body: 6-5, 205-pounds. Large frame. High waisted.
Delivery: Full wind up, medium tempo, online leg lift, lands, to home, balanced through release
Arm Action: RH. Medium online arc, hides it
FB: T87.3, 85-87 mph. Some carry with ability to drive through spots T2355, 2164 average rpm.
CB: 65-69 mph. 11/5 bigger break, can land, T2503, 2409 average rpm.
SL: 72-72 mph. T2079, 2079 average rpm.
CH: 76-78 mph. T1789, 1753 average rpm.

Niemiec was one of the most effective pitchers across the WIAA this spring, and the data attached to his arsenal makes it easy to see why. Niemiec’s fastball sits 85-87 mph with rise and run through the strike zone, and he mixes in one of the state’s best breaking balls, too. Combine this mix with his sturdy 6-foot-5, 205-pound stature, and Niemiec looks like one of the top uncommitted arms in the state’s ‘23 class.

At 6-foot-4, 200-pounds, RHP Elijah Niemiec (St. Thomas More, 2023) is a sturdy right-handed arm with a clean delivery that stays behind the baseball. He flashed a heavy two-seam fastball that sat 84-85 mph to go along with two high spin rate breaking balls. His curveball plays with above average depth at over 16 inches of vertical movement to go with the top average spin rate of the event at 2654. The slider has equally impressive spin, while working from a lower slot, it plays slightly firmer than the curveball at 70-72 mph, and some of the best lateral action getting over 20 inches of break.