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8/05/25
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Uncommitted. Currently ranked No. 185 in the state. Stands at an upside 6-foot-4, 175-pound frame. Got the ball to start for the Hawks and showed to be an intriguing arm to follow in Illinois. He sat 86-88 mph (T89) with his fastball that played with life through the zone, while also going to a 71-74 mph curveball that played with 11/5 shape. Gianikos would tally three strikeouts in an inning and a third, while working back from injury. An uncommitted arm for schools to know.
RHP Jack Gianikos (Maine South, 2026) was no doubt one of the best arms in attendance, and he’s an uncommitted junior on top of that. There’s a lot to like about the slender right-hander, starting with his highly projectable and high-waisted 6-foot-4, 174-pound frame. He’s a loose, flexible mover on the mound, working with a high leg-lift into a drop/drive lower-half, creating extension down the mound with some pace. His arm action is loose throughout a medium circle, and he creates quality layback in his shoulder into footplant before moving into a ¾ release. His fastball played with life out of the hand and through the zone, sitting 86-87 mph with some carry traits. He showed some feel to spin both his breaking balls, with the curveball showing big over the top depth at 64-66 mph, and the slider playing a bit more lateral at 67-70 mph. To fill out his arsenal he went to a changeup at 70-72 mph, occasionally getting under it but effectively killing spin. High-ceiling arm with more velocity to come.
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-4, 175-pounds. Projectable, high-waisted frame.
Delivery: Clean, tall/fall lower-half, explodes through finish.
Arm Action: RH. Short, quick arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T87, 86-87 mph. Plays with run, carry. T1958, 1890 average rpm.
CB: 65-67 mph. 11/5 shape, some depth. T1988, 1947 average rpm.
SL: 67-70 mph. Hard, darting action. T2237, 2095 average rpm.
CH: 71-73 mph. Late sinking action. T944, 891 average rpm.
RHP Jack Gianikos (Maine South, 2026) stands out immediately thanks to his long-levered, highly-projectable, 6-foot-3, 180-pound, loose-bodied frame. The arm plays loose and quick from a ¾ slot and the fastball seemed to play harder than the velo indicated (83-84.2 mph). He currently throws a curveball and a slider with the slider showing better feel and action on this day at 68-70.8 mph; plays with sweeping 10/4 shape and peaked at 2,394 rpm. His changeup was also a quality offering playing at the bottom of the zone with sink and run. Could easily see the velocity jump at any time for the upside 2026 arm.
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 180-pounds. Highly-projectable, long, high-waisted frame. Delivery: Compact, clean, tall and fall delivery, works on-line and on balance.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm action, 3/4 slot, plays loose and quick out front.
FB: T84, 83-84 mph. Clean and easy out of the hand, late running action at times. Played around the zone. T2067, 1942 average rpm.
CB: 65-67 mph. More 11/5 shape than slider, distinct action. T2185, 2114 average rpm
SL: 68-71 mph. Plays with arm speed and intent. Tight spin, late sharp action and feel. T2394, 2161 average rpm.
CH: 73-74 mph. Quality offering, kills spin, late sink and run at the bottom of the zone. T1129, 923 average rpm.
At 6-foot-3, 180-pounds RHP Jack Gianikos (Maine South, 2026) is another arm to know from this event. Gianikos’ fastball had some life out of the hand (T18.3” VB) sitting at 82-84 mph and he threw it for strikes (80%), too. (84.3 mph max), finding the strike zone 80% of the time. Gianikos showed two different breaking balls; a curveball at 65-69 mph that spun off an 11/5 plane, and a 69-70 mph slider with heavy horizontal action (19.8” HM). To round out his four-pitch mix, Gianikos threw a 74-78 mph changeup that flashed fade from a slightly lower arm window than his fastball.
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 180-pounds. High-waisted with developing strength.
Delivery: Simple delivery, gets into backside at balance, medium leg lift, tall/fall delivery, lands square at footstrike.
Arm Action: RH. Clean arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T84, 83-84 mph. Has life out of the hand. Plays up in the zone with some ride. T2160, 2063 average rpm.
CB: 65-69 mph. High spin, 11/5 shape, keeps low in the zone. Out-pitch potential. T2402, 2268 average rpm.
SL: 68-69 mph. 10/4 action with some depth. Throws for strikes. T2332, 2299 average rpm.
CH: 74-78 mph. Arm-side fade. Plays low in the zone. T1623, 1454 average rpm.
RHP Jack Gianikos (Maine South) was arguably the most projectable 2026 arm in attendance. Gianikos sports a long, loose-limbed. 6-foot-2, 165-pound and loose, quick arm. He showed control of all three of his offerings, led by his low-80s fastball that plays clean and lively out of the hand with much more to come down the road. The curveball and slider have similar traits with above-average feel for both; his curveball showed late sweeping action, averaging 2140 rpm, 15.7 average inches of horizontal movement and has a chance to be an out-pitch moving forward.
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-2, 165-pounds. Proportional frame with room for growth.
Delivery: Fluid delivery, stays closed at balance point, aggressive at foot strike.
Arm Action: RH. Loose, quick arm 3/4 slot.
FB: T83, 81-82 mph. Lively pitch, gets late arm-side life at times. T2209, 2108 average rpm.
CB: 66-68 mph. Above-average feel, thrown with intent, late sweeping action, potential go-to offering. T2199, 2140 average rpm.
SL: 66-68 mph. Similar action and velocity to curveball. Lands for strikes consistently. T2154, 2097 average rpm.
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-1, 145-pounds. High-waisted frame with room to fill out.
Delivery: High athletic leg-lift into balance point, drop/drive lower-half, stays on back-knee throughout stride, remains in-line to the plate.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm out of the glove into a high 3/4 slot.
FB: T75.9, 74-76 mph. Running action to the arm-side. T1989, 1913 average rpm.
CB: 61-65 mph. Flashed sharp 11/5 shape with depth. T2087, 2022 average rpm.
SL: 62-64 mph. Shorter 10/4 shape. T2066, 2006 average rpm.