Jack
Anderson

5/30/17 - Illinois State commit. Currently ranked No. 14 in the Wisconsin Class of 2017. 6-foot-6, 2015-pound right-handed pitcher with a physical build. Works from a high ¾ arm angle. Tall and fall delivery with easy effort generating velocity. Fastball sat 85-88 mph with late life. Curveball sat 64-75 mph with sharp breaking action. Flashed changeup in warmups at 76-77 mph. Struggled with command in game. Command will improve with more consistency in mechanics. 

6.21.16 - Illinois State recruit. 6-foot-6, 215-pound right-handed pitcher, athletic build, long arms, upside in the frame. High-ceiling potential as he continues to physically develop. Athleticism in the arm and delivery, high-¾ slot, gets down the mound well. Fastball sat 85-86, touching 87; more velocity likely to come. Fastball flashed occasional arm-side life and sink when mechanics in sync. Threw curveball for strikes, a few with late bite at 69-71. During game play, he worked a quick spotless inning.

6/28/16 - Verbally committed to Illinois State.

6/16/16 - Illinois State commit. 6-foot-6, 215-pound right-handed pitcher, extra-large frame, long limbed, lean build, highly projectable on the mound. Delivery has tempo and athleticism, works on line, tall and fall type. Advanced arm speed, quick and loose, regular path with slight length at times, high ¾ slot. Fastball is straight with life, showed tilt, 85-86 mph, touched 87 mph. Curveball has 12/6 shape, sharp action, 67-72 mph. Changeup is mostly straight flashing fade to arm side, fastball arm speed, 77-80 mph.

3/13/16 - 6-foot-6, 213-pound right-handed pitcher, typical pitchers frame, long levers, projectable. Delivery has some length, showed slight athleticism and ability to be on time, works with long levers. Arm action is loose, high ¾ slot, regular effort. Fastball showed slight action to arm side at times, works with tilt, 85-87 mph, touched 88 mph. Curveball has 12/6 action, sharp hard breaking ball, 70-75 mph. Changeup sat 78-79 mph, High follow uncommitted 2017.

7/12/15 - Long lean right-handed pitcher, typical pitchers frame, 6-foot-5, 200-pounds. Works from a ¾ arm slot. Landing is squared and works directionally, gets get out away from body. Fastball sat 79-80, touching 81 frequently. Slider has sweeping action, 67-69 mph, slight deceleration. Long limbed body that projects, hands could set closer to body to free up arm action a little more.

6.24.15 - 6-foot-5, 200-pound athletic and lanky right-handed pitcher. Throws from high ¾, average arm speed, loose action, east effort, and tall-fall type. Showed some rhythm, level shoulders, square landing, and athletic finish. Fastball was 81-83 mph with some run, curveball sat 66-68 mph with 11/5 shape, and changeup was 73-75 mph with arm-side-run. Threw all 3 pitches for strikes. Anderson projects very well on the mound and is a pitcher to follow in the 2017 class.

10-1-2018: Six-foot-six, 225 pound, large framed righty with good arm speed out front. Loose and clean arm action to a high-three quarter slot, but drags his wrist through instead of snapping for finish at ball release. Lands on-line and works down the hill. Sinker was his main pitch at 87-90 mph. Best off speed pitch was an average sinking changeup at 78-80 mph. Likely candidate for velo gains in the near future as he continues to gain strength and incorporate his lower half even more into his delivery. (Seifert)