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Rend Lake / SIC Scout Day: Takeaways

September 11, 2025
By: Illinois Scouting Staff

On September 3rd, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff hosted the John A Logan / SIC / Rend Lake / Kaskaskia Scout Day at John A Logan in Carterville, IL. Over 90 players participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Illinois staff.

Today, we will be looking at some of the top prospects on Rend Lake and SIC that stood out to our staff within this Takeaways story.

Rend Lake / SIC Scout Day: Takeaways

Rend Lake

SO, Eli Maynor, RHP, Du Quoin (IL)

The right-hander gave a strong look in his ‘pen. He’s a clean mover with a high leg-lift into balance point, moving into a drop/drive lower-half that stays in-line. His arm is clean and uninterrupted and plays into a high ¾ release. The fastball showed some carry traits with quality spin (T16.5 IVB; T2357 rpm), cruising around 87-88 mph. He showed big spin on the breaking ball with over 2,800 rpm on average, showing sharp top-to-bottom action at 77 mph. His slider also played with well above-average spin, averaging over 2,700 rpm with more lateral shape at 77-78 mph. His final offering was a changeup at 81-82 mph with straight action.

FR, Lochlan Hansel, RHP, George Rogers Clark (KY)

The right-hander will be a freshman to follow this coming fall and spring. He has a simple delivery with a longer and clean arm action that plays from a higher ¾ window. The fastball comes out with life in the 87-90 mph range with running action, setting up a short slider and straight changeup that both play in the upper-70s.

SO, Alex Calhoun, RHP, McKracken (KY)

The right-hander showed well in his ‘pen with a five-pitch mix and high-spin. He’s an up-tempo mover with a clean delivery, working with a high leg-lift into balance point before working in-line down the mound, medium/long draw out of the glove into a higher ¾ release. The fastball played in the 86-87 mph range with over 2,300 rpm - setting up both a slider at 77-78 mph (T2678 rpm) and curveball at 70-74 mph (T2712 rpm), both showing sharp action with different shapes. He also showed a sinker which played harder than the four seam up to 88 mph, averaging just under 15” of run. His final offering was a changeup at 74-75 mph with killed spin and around 13” of run on average.

SO, Ayden McAtee, RHP, Castle (IN)

Standing in at 6-foot-7, 195-pounds, the projectable right-hander showed intriguing upside throughout his ‘pen. He works from the third base side of the rubber exclusively from the stretch, creating a tough angle while also delivering his arsenal from a higher, over the top slot. The fastball played up to 88 mph with some carry and angle to it through the zone, pairing with a curveball at 70-73 mph with depth and a changeup with hard fade, 77-80 mph.

SIC

SO, Dawson Griffith, CIF, Harrisburg (IL)

Griffith showed one of the top power bats of the workout as he looks to be an impact bat for SIC. Griffith is listed with a strong 6-foot, 225-pound frame. The right-handed hitter has a balanced base with a small stride. The sophomore had a pull-side approach with a pure swing with a slightly uphill bat path. Griffith had a max exit velocity of 103.6 mph with a max batted ball distance of 400 feet. Defensively, he posted an infield velocity of 82 mph. Griffith is a bat to keep an eye on.

SO, Fernando Anjúdar Viruet, OF, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy (PR)

Viruet showcased an athletic display during the workout that made him stand out and is a name to keep an eye on. Viruet is listed with an athletic 5-foot-11, 170-pound frame. The right-handed hitter operates from a balanced, slightly bent base with no stride. Vireut has a compact swing that is quick through the zone. Line drive approach to his pull-side. The sophomore had a max exit velocity of 98.7 mph with a max distance of 347 feet. He showed serious hand speed as he averaged 25.8 mph. Vireut showed off his speed as he posted a 6.53 60-yd time.

SO, Eliezer Chevere Rodríguez, OF, Penn Foster (PR)

Rodríguez looks to be another impact outfielder for SIC as he showed well during the workout. Rodríguez is listed with an athletic 5-foot-9, 152-pound frame. The right-handed hitter operates from a wide base with a small foot lift. The sophomore has a pure swing with a slightly uphill bat path with a gap-to-gap approach. Rodríguez had an average exit velocity of 91.8 mph with a max EV of 97.5 mph, while having a max distance of 357 feet. The outfielder posted an outfield velocity of 83 mph while also posting a 6.70 60-yd time.

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