The Scoop: Indiana Senior Scout Blog
May 7, 2026
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Update 3
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Gannon Grant RHP / SS / Center Grove, IN / 2026+ From (3/30/26) - After providing the most impressive look I've ever gotten on a Indiana prep in our Preseason Procase, Grant's first in-game look left a weird taste. He was battling a toe injury that caused him to exit after just 30 pitches, and it was clear that he was not at 100%. He averaged 96 (T 98) on the fastball at Procase over the course of 45 pitches, but sat mostly 93-94 in this look with a couple of 96s at his best. There was slight carry to the fastball that spun in the 2400s. I have the slider as a 60; was 81-83 in this look, spun north of 3000 at times, and he swept it at 18 inches. The injury hurt his velocity and control in this look as he walked three in his quick stint. An athletic, 6-foot-2, 185-pounder; I still think there is Day 1 upside with Grant that will show as he gets back to 100%. The competitiveness he has is off-the-charts, and that in combination with at least abv avg control and two above average to better secondaries is what I value. The knock is the fastball shape and lackluster extension, though I think that gets mitigated if he can get back into the velocities he showed at Procase. The injury will cause him to miss at least one start. 19.4 at draft. Tennessee recruit. + From (4/28/26) - It was clear after seeing this start that the first was a fluke - because Grant was closer to Procase form in this outing against New Albany where he went complete game shutout, allowed just a couple hits, one walk, no runs, and needed just 61 pitches for the 5-inning performance. His fastball came out 93-96 early, and he grabbed a pair of 97s in the first. He held that 93-96 range for the first couple frames, and cruised through his last two innings at 91-93, reaching back for a 95 (1x) in the 4th. He spun the breaking ball at 80-84 with 3100+ raw spin in the first. There were occasionally two shapes shown, though they blended at times, but at best this offering was a plus pitch with late, devastating bite. He pulled out an 83-85 change to mix, another offering that flashed plus, diving arm-side with tilt and he was comfortable using it against righties. While trending well in this department, there is some open-gate to the stride still that leaves the fastball susceptible to barrels, but he was able to flat out overpower the lineup he faced on this night. I stand on the Day 1 value for Grant with all things considered.
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Aiden Reynolds SS / Noblesville High School, IN / 2026+ From (4/23/26) - I saw Reynolds on a 2-for-4 night versus Franklin Central, a night where he picked up a pair of singles, popped out, struck out, and made routine look routine at short. He has added strength to a 6-foot-1, 195-pound frame over the offseason and holds an athletic look with still some room to add strength. His right-handed bat is the carrying tool. I have Reynolds as the top pure hit tool guy in the class, in similiar regards to Bowen, considering the above average bat speed that flashes, the excellent swing decisions he shows, and the exceptional bat-to-ball skills in which he possesses. The raw power doesn't wow, but I do think he is one of few that has equal raw to game power. For now, it is fringy, but I think there is above average power potential down the road. I did not get a run time on this night, but my grade is a tick above average in that department. The arm holds the same grade, and the glove is average on the pro scale. I have the future profile slated as a 2B or 3B at the pro/college level, and believe the bat is good enough to carry that profile. Indiana recruit. 18.6 at draft.
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Beckett Doane LHP / Noblesville High School, IN / 2026+ From (4/23/26) - Doane racked up fastball swings-and-misses in bunches in this look while flat-out over powering the lineup he faced. He was a part of a combined no-hitter in this look, working 6.2 IP, allowing 1 run and 3 walks, and he stuck out 17 while grabbing 30-plus fastball swings and misses. I thought the 6-foot-6, 220-pounder was moving in a more-downhill fashion than I've seen of him recently, which allowed a long, one-piece arm action to sync at an average to better clip. The heater worked at 87-91 and up to 92 throughout most of the night, settling at 87-89 in the middle to late innings. The fastball comes from a wide, low 3/4 slot and creates devastating arm-side run at times, with some riding/hop life at the top of the zone. He swept the slider at 77-79, a fringy offering that has potential, and it has taken real strides. In total, the stuff plays up due to the unique slot and deception created in the delivery. Mississippi State recruit. 19 at draft.
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Beckett Suh SS / University, IN / 2026+ From (4/22/26) - Suh was excellent in my look on him, grabbing multiple hits including a long RCF homer. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Tulane recruit is having a huge senior year and maturing into much-more impact than seen in his underclass days. Through May 6th, he is hitting .561 with 10 doubles and 6 homers. Strength has been added, along with some mechanical refinements offensively, to tap into this power. He is very sure-handed on the infield and flashes average arm strength from short.
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Ryan Castetter 2B / CF / RHP / University High School of Indiana, IN / 2026+ From (4/22/26) - A true utility-type, Castetter hit a homer in my look while also adding an intriguing look on the mound in a closer's role. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Princeton recruit is hitting just under .500 through May 6th with nine doubles, three triples, and three homers. The RHH hits from a balanced base with well-timed intent, using a leg kick stride and short hand load to stretch and fire on-plane. He has been a primary infielder traditionally, but played CF in this look. He also came into close on the bump where he sat 89-91 on the heater and touched 92. The operation is powered by athleticism and arm strength, but he did show an interesting upper-70s CB and had some feel for control.
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Update 2
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Sean Dunlap C / Crown Point, IN / 2026+ From (3/25/26) - I caught Dunlap on night one of scrimmage play and ended up getting 4 plate appearances plus looks behind the dish and in center. The way he fills out a uniform is as impressive as any Indiana prep I've seen. He is equally lean and muscular at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds. He uses a shorter hand load with an athletic hovering stride and gets off plus bat speed consistently. The intent is aggressive, and there is clear intent to drive the baseball. He made good swing decisions in this look, but the decisions erred towards swing over taking borderline strikes as he hunted early in counts. He doubled in my look on a GB down the LF line, scolded a liner straight to the CF (vs 90+ mph FB), chopped a GB for a 1-3 putout, and got HBP. He turned in a 4.3 on the groundout and pulled up a touch at the end. I have him as a 60 runner in total from my follows; has been a 6.50 in the 60 and I've gotten several 4.2s in the past. There is 60 raw to go with it, and a chance for even more down the road, with the hit tool being the tool I am monitoring most on the offensive side this spring - though he's had no problem with velocity in his at-bats in this look and at Procase. Defensively, I have 60 raw arm strength from the crouch and he easily went 1.9s b/w innings in this look. The hands have been fringy at times in the past, but I saw a clear advancement in his ability to frame borderline strikes in this look. I have him as a Day 1 talent. 18.3 at draft. Tennessee recruit. + From (4/17/26) - My second look on Dunlap came on a 1-for-3 night vs. Penn, where he homered, struck out, flew out deep to CF, and was walked intentionally. He faced 88-plus from two different arms during the night, and he had no issue getting the barrel up to speed. He struck out in his first at-bat, where he got beat by spin, but adjusted in his next trip to take the same arm for a no-doubt, 400+ foot homer. His last trip, he traded his typical leg lift stride with 2-strikes for a toe tap that seemingly brought a quieter head throughout the operation, but he was still able to get into plus bat speed. The strikeout I saw was only his second of the spring in 41 plate appearances, a positive trend, and to this point he is hitting .500 with eight extra-base hits (6 HR). To validate the swing decisions I had in my first look, Dunlap has been aggressive in-zone early in-counts, and he only has two walks thru 41 PA. On the defensive side, I do have his hands taking a least a grade step up compared to last summer, and I have an average grade on his receiving ability now. The arm is a comfortable plus and he showed it with consistent sub-2 pops b/w innings. He gunned down one would-be base stealer in my look, but also got aggressive attempting to make a play out of nothing - throwing one into left. He attempted a no-look back-pick to first that he was accurate on, however. Regardless, this look fits what you're getting from Dunlap - an uber-aggressive athlete with plus tools that looks to make things happen on both sides.
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Grayson Willoughby RHP / Trinity, KY / 2026+ From (4/18/26) - My look on Willoughby was about as good as it gets as he went complete game with 15 punchouts, zero walks, 2 hits, and one run allowed during a win. He uses a unique, "old-school" style step back windup into a tight inward turn before gaining ground downhill. It is an athletic, linear operation that allows him to gain big extension towards the plate. The arm works in a clean, compact fashion, with quick arm speed as he gets to a high 3/4 slot. Willoughby came out at 93-95 T 96 early and held that for a pair of frames, before settling at 91-94 which he held throughout the outing, and was even able to reach back for a 95 on a punchout late in the 6th. The fastball played with some ride/run up top, more arm side run to the middle part of the zone, and flashed sink on fastballs located down to the arm-side. He racked up fastball swings-and-misses, with 18 throughout the game, and he showed above average control at least for the fastball that he used heavily. His go-to secondary was his low-80s change, a pitch that he went to ~8 times. He gets some fade on it but it is more of a straight-change. He controlled the CH well, and used it primarily to get LHH's off the fastball &/or as an out-pitch to lefties. There is a tendency to slow the arm down on it that will need some developing. The SL was intriguing; he flashed a future average one but only went to it sparingly. It is tighter with sweep in the upper-70s. In total, Grayson was in the zone at a 70% clip throughout the outing. There is still projection to his 6-foot-2, 195-pound frame along with development to be had in the pitch mix. On the makeup side, Willoughby showed unwavering confidence and mound presence throughout his outing. 19.2 at draft. Kentucky recruit.
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Aiden Smith RHP / Shelbyville Sr High School, IN / 2026+ From (4/14/26) - I caught Smith in a start where he threw to two batters, sat for a 45 minute rain delay, and returned to go four innings without an earned run, scattering a pair of hits and three walks, while striking out seven. An athletic, 6-foot-4, 190-pounder with still plenty of projection remaining, Smith used an up-tempo delivery as he dropped-and-drove with uphill shoulders and attacked downhill landing square to the plate. It is a loose, quick arm stroke that gets to a higher over-the-top slot and there is above-moderate effort to the operation. His fastball reached 94 on this night, sat 90-92 comfortably throughout, and he showed differing properties with it. At times, the fastball played with cut/ride life, while he occasionally mixed a sinker-type. In total, I saw six shapes from him; the two heaters, a 79-81 sweeping slider, an upper-80s cutter, a mid-70s curveball, and a low-80s cut-change. He used the cutter sparingly but it did flash as a usable offering to both side hitters. His sweeper was my favorite pitch of the night, flashing some real bite as he used it mostly to run away from RH barrels, but it did flatten at times for a hittable look. The CB & CH were used more to LHHs; both have at least average upside. He does not have a plus at the moment, but I do think there is a path for the SL to get there in the future while all six shapes should be usable as he moves forward. Still a bit of a projection take, I value the athleticism, competitiveness, and work ethic that lead me to believe future development will happen. Has SP upside. 18.11 at draft. Kentucky recruit.
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Jaxon Lueken RHP / Forest Park Jr-Sr High School, IN / 2026+ From (4/10/26) - Lueken provided one of the more intriguing looks I have gotten on a senior arm this spring in my first look. A square-shouldered, athletic, 6-foot-3, 205-pounder, Lueken works with quick tempo to an athletic lift and drives down the slope with the backside, stepping cross-fired before a loose, one-piece arm action gets to a high 3/4 slot with a lower-release height. The release traits are a bit of an outlier and allows for some serious hop on fastballs executed up. The pitch flattens out a bit over the middle, but he also flashed some devastating sink on low-and-armside heaters. He came out at 93-96 in the first, settled to 92-95 in the second, before his final frame was more 91-93 with a couple 94s. There is clear upside in the low-80s slider he showed, an inconsistent offering that flashed hard gyro-depth at best. He also showed a low-80s changeup sparingly. While there is clear relief risk that comes with fringy control at present, the unique power fastball carries value as does the upside that comes with a raw, athletic, 3-sport kid who has little training history. 18.7 at draft. Indiana commit.
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Trey Deckman SS / Columbia City High School, IN / 2026+ From (4/8/26) - Deckman has been a bit of a buzzy name amongst the scouting community and it is easy to see why when he prances around with body control and alluring projection to his 6-foot-3, 180-pound frame. My look showed a fringy hit tool as he set up with fixed upper body angles and used simple moves to step-and-swing on a looser flat path. I saw groundball contact in my look and he was a 4.32 down the line on his best run time. I think he has a chance to stay at short long-term and he showed a 50-55 arm that is his best tool presently; also holds intriguing upside on the mound. Twenty pounds of strength could easily elevate the offensive profile... Ball Stat recruit. 18.4 at draft.
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Update 1
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Sean Dunlap C / OF / Crown Point, IN / 2026+ From (3/25/26) - I caught Dunlap on night one of scrimmage play and ended up getting 4 plate appearances plus looks behind the dish and in center. The way he fills out a uniform is as impressive as any Indiana prep I've seen. He is equally lean and muscular at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds. He uses a shorter hand load with an athletic hovering stride and gets off plus bat speed consistently. The intent is aggressive, and there is clear intent to drive the baseball. He made good swing decisions in this look, but the decisions erred towards swing over taking borderline strikes as he hunted early in counts. He doubled in my look on a GB down the LF line, scolded a liner straight to the CF (vs 90+ mph FB), chopped a GB for a 1-3 putout, and got HBP. He turned in a 4.3 on the groundout and pulled up a touch at the end. I have him as a 60 runner in total from my follows; has been a 6.50 in the 60 and I've gotten several 4.2s in the past. There is 60 raw to go with it, and a chance for even more down the road, with the hit tool being the tool I am monitoring most on the offensive side this spring - though he's had no problem with velocity in his at-bats in this look and at Procase. Defensively, I have 60 raw arm strength from the crouch and he easily went 1.9s b/w innings in this look. The hands have been fringy at times in the past, but I saw a clear advancement in his ability to frame borderline strikes in this look. I have him as a Day 1 talent. 18.3 at draft. Tennessee recruit.
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Gannon Grant RHP / Center Grove, IN / 2026+ From (3/30/26) - After providing the most impressive look I've ever gotten on a Indiana prep in our Preseason Procase, Grant's first in-game look left a weird taste. He was battling a toe injury that caused him to exit after just 30 pitches, and it was clear that he was not at 100%. He averaged 96 (T 98) on the fastball at Procase over the course of 45 pitches, but sat mostly 93-94 in this look with a couple of 96s at his best. There was slight carry to the fastball that spun in the 2400s. I have the slider as a 60; was 81-83 in this look, spun north of 3000 at times, and he swept it at 18 inches. The injury hurt his velocity and control in this look as he walked three in his quick stint. An athletic, 6-foot-2, 185-pounder; I still think there is Day 1 upside with Grant that will show as he gets back to 100%. The competitiveness he has is off-the-charts, and that in combination with at least abv avg control and two above average to better secondaries is what I value. The knock is the fastball shape and lackluster extension, though I think that gets mitigated if he can get back into the velocities he showed at Procase. The injury will cause him to miss at least one start. 19.4 at draft. Tennessee recruit.
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Dylan Bowen SS / Hanover Central, IN / 2026+ From (4/3/26) - I came away extremely impressed with Bowen after my first look, a look that included three at-bats against premier velocity. His 1-for-5 statline does not tell the full story; was all over a 93 mph FB for a loud L7 and also worked a 10-pitch AB vs. Swank that ended with a well-struck L8. In total, he was on-barrel in 3/5 trips. There is a noticeable difference in his handset this spring, starting the hands lower as the familiar climb launches closer to the back shoulder than last summer when he would launch from above his back ear. The more-connected swing seems to have brought a more on-plane barrel. The feet are his best tool; a 60-65 runner who got down the line in 4.1 in my look. There is twitchy strength in his 5-foot-11, 185-pound frame and I think there is 50 power projections at full maturity - though the raw is fringy at best presently. He showed impressive body control and soft hands during I/O. He flashed a 50-55 arm and it is playable and accurate from multiple slots. I think he can stay at short at the pro level, and at worst he is an above average second baseman. Aside from the run, the tools are all average-ish, but the in-game skill, competitiveness, and athleticism is what I value. After this look, I think there is a chance Bowen could climb into the late Day 1 range by July, though he will be knocked as an older-for-class RHH. 19.5 at draft. Oklahoma State recruit.
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Hudson DeVaughan RHP / Mooresville, IN / 2026+ From (4/7/26) - The opening look on DeVaughan was about as impressive as it could've been and his first two stints have big buzz surrounding him currently. He struck out 9/9 in his scrimmage stint last week, and went 4 scoreless, hitless frames in my look with 11 punchies and 0 walks. An athletic, projectable, 6-foot-4, 200-pounder, DeVaughan has simplified the delivery and it appears the have paid dividends in control. He went 30/39 strikes in the scrimmage, and 41/52 in my look, including pounding the zone with 80-plus % fastball strikes. He poured the fastball over the plate for called strikes, swings-and-misses, and chases on 2S fastballs arm-side. The fastball sat 94-96 all night, he bottomed at 93 4x and reached 97 4x. There was a clear difference between the 2S and 4S properties, with the 4S working towards the higher end of his velocities and playing with ride and cut. The 2S had late arm-side life that was devastating at times, especially from the higher slot it came out of. I like what the breaking ball has become, a 78-82 mph, two-plane, 11/5 shaped offering that has some bite. He landed it for strikes in my look, and also brought out a cutter/slider hybrid at 86-87 that played with 5 inches of sweep on Trackman at the Super 60. The SL was used to get gloveside on LHHs, and he threw it once against a righty as an apparent chase pitch. He pulled out at least an average change in the fourth that was 84-86 and had some later tumble. I will be monitoring his stats closely - he has not yet faced a lineup that he cannot bully, but I at least walk away from this look impressed with the advancements in the control and his ability to easily hold mid-90s velocities. To this point in the spring, he's looked like a next-level starter with feel for 4 pitches and quality control. If he continues to show what I saw throughout the spring, he could easily climb into Day 1 consideration/value. 19.6 at draft. Alabama recruit.
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Caden Matusak SS / 2B / Crown Point, IN / 2026+ From (3/25/26) - I saw Matusak for 3 at-bats and a quick stint on the bump to start the spring. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound frame is broad-shouldered, athletic, and still holds immense projections - I think he will add at least 20 pounds of strength before it is all said and done. The arm is the best tool here; I have it as at least a 55 and at times it'll show an easy 60. He's shown 50 raw power but it plays more fringy-or-below at the moment, with more groundball contact prevelant in games - but there are flashes of at least above average bat speed and I think he has a chance to have plus raw at some point. He went 4.4 on groundout in this look, but I have the run graded at a 50 as of now, and think he has a chance to be a 55+ runner at full maturity. The hit tool is the tool under the microscope this spring; showed noticeable mechanical adjustments coming out of the winter. I saw a 1-for-3 night with his one hit coming against 90+. He made routine look routine at short in game, but there were some footwork mistakes in I/O. He has a chance to stick at short, though I am not certain there, but I do think he can stay on the dirt at the pro level depending on how the body trends. He is nearly as interesting on the mound with a raw-but-athletic look and tons of room for improvement; touched 92 in his stint with a heavy fastball, showed an upside change at 78-80, and spun an upside CB in the mid-70s. The athleticism and raw arm strength leaves 2-way upside if the bat does not advance. 18.3 at draft. Michigan recruit.
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Rob Czarniecki OF / Chesterton, IN / 2026+ From (4/3/26) - I got a handful of at-bats on Czarniecki at our Prep Baseball x Bullpen Indiana series this past weekend. A physical, athletic, 6-foot-1, 200-pounder, Czarniecki finally appears healthy after dealing with a nagging hamstring injury for nearly all of 2025. The run times are back where they were prior to injury and I got a 60 run time in game, and he got into plus footspeed underway on a triple. In total, I saw him go 3-for-6 in game with a backside triple, infield single, and top-spun single into LF. He pushed the LF back on a deep L7, skied an infield pop, and struck out once. The swing is simple with plenty of strength at impact, and his misses came from steeper attacks when he let the ball get deep into the hitting zone. He flashed strength with a long pull-side HR that was called foul by inches. He has 60 speed, but the rest of tools are more average-ish. I think his value could skyrocket with success once he gets to campus, but the floor is high with a true CF profile and hit/power upside. His swing decisions are outstanding, and he has real aptitude/maturity to bet on. 19.1 at draft. Kentucky recruit.
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Sammy Swank RHP / McCutcheon, IN / 2026+ From (4/3/26) - Swank's first outing was a solid one as he turned in two scoreless frames before weather cancelled the rest of the outing. There was noticeable strength packed onto his 6-foot-4, 215-pound durable, strong frame this winter. He lifts to a taller, slight inward turn before working down the slope in a closed fashion, and using later intent to rotate into a closed land. It is a 1-piece arm action powered by arm strength; worked the FB at 92-94 and up to 95 with more-straight shape to the extension side and some bore when it played to the top of the zone arm-side. He went to the fastball most, but flashed a sharp cutter at 88-91 that served as his best secondary in this look. He showed a fringy slider at 78-81 and flashed at least an average change at 85-86. The overall control was at least average, as well. I am not sure that there is a true bat-misser in the arsenal, but the floor is set high with 4 controlled shapes. 18.9 at draft. Kentucky recruit.
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Ian Taylor OF / St Theodore Guerin High School, IN / 2026+ From (4/4/26) - Taylor is getting some buzz after performing well in preseason pro workouts and continued to grab helium in the first week of the spring with 3 homers already. He is a stocky, athletic, 5-foot-9, 185-pounder with plenty of twitch. I caught 2 of his 3 opening week homers, and though he was not facing premier velocity, he was all over the barrel with damaging intent on balls over the white. Both homers sailed well-over the LF wall as he has unsuspecting above average raw power. He has above average arm strength, as well, along with at least a 50 run tool. The swing is powered by immense bat speed and rotational capabilities and he turns connected and on-plane with fast hands. Emerging as a helium candidate already, Taylor could continue to gain buzz in the pro community if he continues to produce, and there are intriguing tools across the board that could help him mitigate an undersized R/R tag. 19 at draft. George Mason recruit.
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Logan Johnston RHP / Crown Point, IN / 2026+ From (3/25/26) - I caught Johnston in a quick stint on scrimmage night and also at our Preseason Procase. He is 6-foot-6 with thinner-hips and some width in the shoulders; tons of room for future strength though he is athletic for the frame. He pitches at 87-89 presently with a lively sinking fastball that got up to 91 in both of my looks; plays even higher with plus extension. His 79-81 CH is his go-to secondary, a quality offering that has a chance to be a weapon down the road. It is definitely a CH over spin with the heavy pronating nature of the arm stroke; spun a gyro-slider at 75-77 and a soft sweeping curveball in the low-70s. I think his path to the most draft money is through college, but an org that believes in their PD could get bullish on the projection and abv avg control. 19 at draft. Indiana recruit.
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Gavin Lykins RHP / Plainfield High School, IN / 2026+ From (4/3/26) - Though loud, Lykins first outing was lackluster as he struggled with control and was chased in the second inning with 4 earned runs. It is a prototypical pro frame at 6-foot-5, 215-pounds with projection remaining. The delivery is more of a step-and-throw type as he uses advanced arm strength to power a 91-94 fastball that worked up to 96 in this look. His best secondary was a diving mid-80s splitter, and he flashed a developing breaking ball at 79-82. The control has to improve, but the raw stuff and projectable frame hold some value. 18.11 at draft. South Florida recruit.
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