The Missouri Scout Blog provides insider information and scouting notes from the Prep Baseball Scouting Staff during the season. This running blog will feature information on underclass prospects, unsigned seniors, draft prospects, and anything else that is notable. We will provide a wide range of information, including player evaluations, velocities, pop times, home to first times, and more. Simply put, the Missouri Scout Blog is loaded with information collected via our boots-on-the-ground coverage of the state's high school season.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

ST. JOHN VIANNEY VS. DE SMET JESUIT

Brandon Ott, RHP, De Smet Jesuit, 2027
Uncommitted. High-upside, projectable 6-foot-4, 193-pound frame with one of the highest ceilings on the mound in the state. Ott provided a strong start on the mound for the Spartans in an extra-innings win over a ranked Vianney squad, allowing just one earned run on four hits over five innings. He ran his fastball up to 88 mph in this look, working in the mid-80s with a fluid, repeatable delivery and whippy arm action from a 3/4 slot. He showed a strong feel for a low-spin changeup at 78-80 mph and a low-to-mid-70s slider with slight sweeping action through the zone.