Henry
Humes

RHP Henry Humes (Homewood, 2026) is set to rise in our rankings following a dominant appearance on the mound Wednesday night, Humes put together an eye-opening two-inning performance, striking out three and not allowing a single hit or walk. The right-hander worked with a three-pitch mix, the fastball sitting 88-90 mph, playing well out of the slot with 18.1 inches of horizontal movement. The slider was upper 70s, a gyro profile with slight sweep, 2200 RPMs. The changeup was mid-70s, killing spin, with a drop off getting -4.7 inches of IVB. The lanky, 6-foot-6, 185-pound frame with tons of room to fill out, worked out of a staggered setup, with the arm working long and loose from a lower ¾ slot. Humes, through his outing, showed complete dominance, showing a clear feel for his three-pitch mix, not afraid to go to his slider or changeup for out pitches.

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-6, 174.2-pounds. Tall, projectable frame with long levers present.
Delivery: Staggered setup, high leg tuck, quick motion, slight tall and fall, works down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Long, loose arm action from a lower 3/4 slot.
FB: T90, 88-90 mph. Slight ride for the slot with arm-side run. T2119, 2002 average rpm.
SL: 77-79 mph. Gyro shape with slight sweep and depth. T2251, 2158 average rpm.
CH: 76-77 mph. Kills spin, dropping off with negative six IVB, works down and away effectively. T1453, 1253 average rpm.

Decommitted from Navy.

RHP Henry Humes (Homewood-Flossmoor, 2026; Navy commit) stands at a hard-to-miss 6-foot-5, 176-pound long-levered and high-waisted frame. On this day, Humes showed feel for all three pitches within his arsenal, while pitching out of an up-tempo delivery with a quick arm. HIs fastball sat 84-85 mph with some carry through the zone. The breaking ball showed to be the most polished offspeed offering; thrown for strikes 80% of the time with 12/6 downer action, playing at the bottom of the zone. His changeup flashed, working 71-73 mph, killing spin (avg. 922 rpm) with hard dive (avg. 0.8” IVB).

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-5, 175-pounds.
Delivery: Stretch only, uptempo mover, high-coiled leg lift with tuck, drop/drive down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Long, clean arm path, 3/4 slot.
FB: T85, 85-85 mph. Clean out of the hand, plays with life through the zone, has carry. T1854, 1738 average rpm.
CB: 70-71 mph. 12/6 downer, has feel for the bottom part of the zone. T1815, 1767 average rpm.
CH: 72-73 mph. Kills spin, plays with downer fade. T1002, 922 average rpm.

Verbally committed to Navy.

RHP Henry Humes (Homewood-Flossmoor) stands in at 6-foot-5, 175-pounds, and there is much more in the tank for this uncommitted right-hander. He showed an intriguing fastball/changeup combination, with the fastball playing at 84-87 mph with run, and the changeup playing off a similar release with fading action and feel to his arm-side, 73-76 mph. His third offering was a gradual 11/5 curveball that showed some depth, 68-71 mph. Over his two innings of work, Humes did not allow a single run, hit or walk, striking out one. High-ceiling arm to know.

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-5, 175-pounds.
Delivery: Stretch only, high leg-kick, easy mover, controls levers well, holds pre-bend in the back knee down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Long reach out of the glove into a 3/4 release. Fired two scoreless and hitless frames with one strikeout.
FB: T87, 85-87 mph. Plays with life through the zone, slight ASR. T2238, 2070 average rpm.
CB: 68-72 mph. Sharp 11/5 break, tighter action. T2002, 1905 average rpm.
CH: 73-76 mph. Feel for the offering, sells the pitch with arm-speed, strikes. T1384, 1313 average rpm.

RHP Henry Humes (Homewood Flossmoor, 2026) popped as a high-follow arm on Monday. Listed at an uber-projectable 6-foot-4, 170-pounds with lean limbs and room to add on strength, the right-hander delivered a fastball in the 82-84 mph range, topping out at 85 mph with heavy running action. He has developing spin on his curveball, which plays around 67-69 mph with shorter, downer shape. He flashed some feel for his changeup, delivering the pitch at 68-69 mph with running action to his arm-side at times. Upside arm to follow throughout his prep career.

Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-4, 170-pounds. Tall, high-waisted, long-limbed.
Delivery: Simple, high coiled leg kick into balance point, drop and drive delivery lower half.
Arm Action: RH. Full arm circle with loose action. Arm works out front from a low 3/4 slot.
FB: T85, 82-84 mph. Plays with occasional life out of the hand and natural arm-side run. T1761, 1660 average rpm.
CB: 67-69 mph. Short break, slightly decelerates. T1558, 1486 average rpm.
CH: 68-69 mph. Kills spin, flashed the ability to locate at the bottom of the zone. T1282, 1188 average rpm.