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Bryant & Stratton JC: Takeaways

October 8, 2025
Wisconsin Scouting Staff

On September 9th, the Prep Baseball Wisconsin staff hosted the Bryant & Stratton CC Scout Day at Dockhounds Stadium in Oconomowoc, WI. Around 25 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 Wisconsin staff.

Today, we will be looking at some of the top prospects on Bryant & Stratton that stood out to our staff within this Takeaways story.

POSITION PLAYERS

+ SO. INF Joshua Diorio (Whitnall, WI) strong and physical right-handed corner infielder with strength throughout his 6-foot-1, 215-pound frame. Took a standout and loud round of BP on the day, showing feel to lift the ball to the pull side throughout his round. The ball jumped off the barrel reaching a max exit velo of 101.7 throughout his round with a max distance of 370 feet. Defensively at third, showing clean and confident actions with steady and reliable hands with arm strength up to 87 mph that plays from the left side of the diamond with accuracy.

+ SO. OF Rory Dutton (Tremper, WI) stands in at an athletic 5-foot-10, 160-pound frame with room for physical development, started the day running a 6.80 60-yard dash with a 1.62 10-yard split. At the plate, the left-handed hitter swing a smooth and on-plane bat with feel for the barrel, driving the ball consistently to the right side of the field while reaching a max exit velo of 90.7 mph. Defensively in the outfield Dutton plays with clean and smooth actions while attacking the baseball with arm strength up to 81 mph.

+ SO. OF Carsen Dulak (Germantown, WI) stands at a strong 6-foot-1, 200-pound frame, started the day running a 7.08 60-yard dash. At the plate the right-handed hitter swings a smooth bat, working on-plane with a quick and direct path to the baseball with feel to drive the ball in the air to the pull side, reached a peak exit velo of 94.9 mph throughout his round. Defensively in the outfield, attacking and working through the baseball with arm strength up to 89 mph.

+ SO. MIF Jacob Garth (Stevens Point Area, WI) returns after a successful freshman season where he hit .370 with eight doubles across 54 at-bats before an injury ended his season twitchy athlete standing at 5-foot-7, 156-pounds with strength and room to continue to add to his frame. Garth started his day running a 6.64 60-yard dash with a 1.61 10-yard dash with speed that translates in game, stealing 10 bases last spring. At the plate the right-handed hitter was on the barrel throughout his round, mostly to the pull side, handsy and on-plane path taking tight turns to the baseball. Reached a max exit velo of 91.3 throughout his round with repeated line drive and fly ball contact.

+ FR. C Calvin Hurtgen (Watertown, WI) is a 5-foot-10, 178-pound catcher with a high end ceiling defensively. Hurtgen started the day running a 6.81 60-yard dash with a 1.64 10-yard split. Behind the plate, Hurtgen has earned the reputation of a quality defender from his days as a prep and showed real tools behind the plate during the workout. Quality and confident receiver that can handle velo and spin to all areas of the zone, natural and instinctive blocker to pair with twitch and bend. The catch and throw stands out, clean and quick transfer with arm strength up to 85 mph with pop times in the 1.87-1.94 range. At the plate, the right-handed hitter was on the barrel to the pull side throughout his round reaching a max exit velo of 89.9 mph while consistently driving the ball in the air.

+ FR. OF Jacob Hurtgen (Watertown, WI) stands at 5-foot-10, 165-pounds with strength and room to continue to fill out. Started his day running a 6.96 60-yard dash, before taking a quality round of BP. The left-handed hitter was on the barrel throughout, driving the ball in the air consistently to right center while reaching a peak exit velo of 89.1 mph throughout the round. Defensively the outfielder thales natural and athletic routes to the baseball with clean feet with foot speed and arm strength up to 88 mph.

+ SO. OF Bradyn Nelson (Oconomowoc, WI) is the top returning bat in the Bobcats lineup being named 2nd Team All-Region as a freshman after batting .361/.421/.765 with 22 extra-base hits and 11 home runs. Standing at a strong 6-foot, 195-pounds with room to continue to add strength, started his day running a 6.64 60-yard dash with a 1.56 10-yard split with game speed. At the plate, the right handed hitter was able to find the barrel throughout BP with feel to drive the ball to both gaps, reaching a max exit velo of 97.3 mph throughout the round. Defensively in the outfield, attacking the baseball with ease and confident actions with arm strength up to 85 mph.

+ SO. OF Nate Wertel (Preble, WI) stands at 6-foot, 165-pounds with room to add to his frame. Started his day running a 6.91 60-yard dash with a 1.60 10-yard split. At the plate, the right-handed hitter took a direct path to the baseball with leverage and feel to drive the ball to the gap, reaching a max exit velo of 94.4 mph throughout his round. Defensively in the outfield Wertel attacked the baseball with clean and athletic actions, twitchy arm action topping out at 87 mph.

PITCHERS

+ SO. RHP Parker Bleck (Xavier, WI) is an impact transfer arm that saw time as a freshman at Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Standing at 6-foot-5, 210-pounds with physical strength throughout his frame and room to continue to add to his frame. Easy and athletic mover for his size with feel to repeat his delivery, stretch only, preset hip hinge into a drop and drive lower half, working in line to the plate with extension down the mound. Arm works loose and clean, working in sync and on time with arm speed through release. Showed six different pitches throughout his ‘pen, the four-seam played with life out of the hand sitting 88 mph throughout. Also showed a cutter and sinker, the cutter sat in the mid-80s with late and tight cutting action, working in the zone with feel to throw to his glove-side. The sinker sat 85-87 mph with heavy running action, flashing hard sinking action. Two breaking balls, the slider sat 76-77 with sharp and big two-plane action, the curveball sat 69-72 mph with bigger 11/5 action. Finished off his arsenal with a low-80s changeup heavy depth, averaging -0.3” of IVB with feel to locate in the zone. Starters look with a frame to maintain a heavy workload with multiple potential swing and miss offerings against either handed batter.

+ FR. RHP Braden Bothe (Campbellsport, WI) is an upside freshman for the Bobcats standing at a long levered and lean 6-foot-5, 150-pound frame with significant room for strength and physical development. Showing feel to sync up his levers and delivery consistently throughout his ‘pen, compact mover with slight extension down the mound, the arm works clean and uninterrupted from a ¾ slot with arm speed. Showed feel for four pitches throughout the ‘pen, the fastball sat 83-84 mph with running action throughout. Two breaking balls, the slider sat 70-73 with big sweeping action averaging -22.4” of HM with a 2,313 avg spin rate. The curveball sat in the same velo bucket at 70-73 with big two-plane action with an average spin rate of 2,489 rpms. Rounding off his arsenal Bothe showed a heavy fading changeup at 75-79 mph flashing heavy fading action averaging 18” of HM.

+ SO. RHP Hayden Christman (Oconomowoc, WI) stands at 5-foot-10, 185-pounds and showed feel for his entire arsenal throughout his ‘pen. The fastball sat 84-85 T86 mph with life out of the hand throughout from a low-3/4 slot. Feel for two quality secondaries with over 40” of movement on average between the two pitches. Showed feel to spin a sharp slider at 73-75 mph with an average of -19.8” of HM with two-plane action spinning at an average spin rate of 2,632 rpms. Rounding off his arsenal was a heavy fading changeup at 77-78 mph with 21.7” of HM and looks to be an option against both handed batters.

+ SO. RHP Giles Groothousen (Flambeau, WI) is an athletic 5-foot-11, 170-pound right-hander that put up over 13 strikeouts per nine innings as a freshman. Four pitch mix, with feel to repeat his delivery. The fastball sat 86-87 throughout his ‘pen with carry up in the zone averaging 20.9” of IVB. Three secondaries, with two different breaking balls, the curveball sat 76-78 mph with sharp downer action averaging -22.2” of IVB and feel to land around the zone. The Slider sat 78-80 mph with sharp two-plane action and feel to locate around the zone. Rounding off his arsenal flashing a firm changeup at 81-82 with fading action.

+ RFR. RHP Nicholas Heisl (Germantown, WI) stands at 6-foot, 170-pounds with lean strength and room to add to his frame. An impact transfer arm with upside throughout his arsenal and innate feel to spin multiple sharp breaking balls. Showed feel to repeat a simple delivery throughout the ‘pen. The fastball sat 86-88 T89 mph with life out of the hand with an average spin rate of 2,483 rpms. Two breaking balls, the curveball sat 74-75 mph with an average spin rate of 3,205 rpms with sharp downer action. The slider was thrown harder at 76-78 mph with an average spin rate of 3,215 rpms with big two plane action. Both breaking balls offer swing and miss upside against either handed batter and have played in and out of the zone in game as a prep. Rounding off his arsenal Heisl flashed a changeup at 81-82 mph.

+ FR. RHP Ashton Johnson (Watertown, WI) is a 6-foot, 175-pound freshman right-hander with feel to throw multiple upside secondaries. The fastball sat 83-85 mph with heavy sinking action with armside run average 17.3” of HM and feel to locate to different areas of the zone. The curveball sat 73-76 mph with sharp and big two-plane action to pair with a 77-78 mph tight slider. The changeup looks to be a potential weapon against any hitter in the box, sitting in the upper-70s with significant depth at the plate averaging -10.1” of IVB throughout his ‘pen.

+ FR. RHP Nathan Kasten (Whitnall, WI) is another upside freshman standing in at 6-foot-3, 190-pounds with room to continue to add strength to his frame. The right-hander works out of the hybrid delivery working in rhythm with a crossfire finish to the plate. The fastball sits 83-85 mph with heavy sinking action while averaging 19.6” of HM. The slider sat 74-75 mph with tight horizontal action and feel for the zone before showing feel to turn over a heavy fading changeup to round off his arsenal.

+ FR. LHP/DH Seth Lingford (East Troy, WI) is another upside freshman arm for the Bobcats. Standing at a strong and athletic 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame with board shoulders. The left-hander flashed feel to repeat his delivery, working down the mound with a crossfire finish, the arm worked quick and uninterrupted with noticeable arm speed from a 3/4 slot. The fastball sat 85-87 mph flashing carry up in the zone, averaging 16.5” of IVB. Showed feel to spin a quality breaking ball at 72-75 mph with an average spin rate of 2,561 rpms and -7.7” of IVB. His slider was thrown in the same velo bucket with right two-plane action, rounding off his arsenal Lingford flashed a fading changeup with -15.5” of HM.

Lingford was also a standout position player, starting the day running a 6.85 60-yard dash with easy speed. At the plate, taking perhaps the best round of the day launching multiple home runs from the left-side with consistent hard and elevated contact to the pull side reaching a max exit velo of 101.2 mph with a peak distance of 383 feet.

+ SO. RHP Parker Meifert (Greenfield, WI) is a live armed transfer right-hander standing at 6-foot-1, 195-pounds with strength throughout his frame. Compact mover down the mound, working in line to the plate with a longer arm action with visible arm speed. Showed four pitches throughout his ‘pen working from a 3/4 slot. The fastball sat 89-91 T92 mph with life out of the hand and some feel for the zone. Spun two different breaking balls, the curveball sat 76-77 mph with tight two plane action, the slider sat 80-82 with tight lateral action for strikes. Rounding off his arsenal flashing a running changeup at 79-80 mph with running action.

+ SO. RHP Elijah Niemiec (St. Thomas More, WI) is an impact sophomore that struck out 30 batters across 25 innings last spring. Standing at 6-foot-5, 205-pounds with strength throughout his frame. The right-hander showed feel to repeat his strength only delivery, the arm played clean with quickness through release from a 3/4 slot. The fastball played with life sitting 86-88 mph throughout the pen. Showed feel to spin two breaking balls, both in the low-70s, the slider played with big sweeping action, the curveball played with bigger 11/5 action. Rounding off his arsenal Niemiec turned over a quality changeup with considerable depth averaging 0.5” of IVB.

+ FR. RHP Eliot Roethle (Watertown, WI) is another high-upside freshman for the Bobcats, standing at 6-foot-1, 190-pounds with clear room to continue to add strength to his frame. Showing feel for an athletic delivery with extension down the mound and an athletic arm action with arm speed showing feel for a four pitch mix with an upper-80s fastball with life out of the hand that flashed carry at the top of the zone while spinning at 2,470 rpms on average. Spun two different breaking balls, the curveball sat 75-77 mph with two-plane action, the slider sat 77-78 mph with tight action. Rounding off his arsenal, Roethle killed spin on a diving changeup at 77-78 mph.

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