30 Standout Pitching Prospects From The 2025 East Coast Pro Showcase

1. Coleman Borthwick, RHP, South Walton HS, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.

• Commit: Auburn
• BA Rank: 31

Borthwick was a standout at the 2024 ECP as an underclassman a year ago. He once again dominated the event this year and overwhelmed hitters with an overpowering three-pitch combo. Listed at 6-foot-6, 268 pounds, Borthwick is a massively-physical righthander. He works from the first base side of the rubber and features a crossfire delivery and a three-quarter slot and hooking arm action. He struck out seven of the 11 batters he faced, walked one and gave up one double to Aiden Ruiz. 

He averaged 95 mph in this three-inning look and touched 98 with six fastball whiffs and solid control of the pitch. While his velocity did drop off a bit in the third inning and out of the stretch, it was a clear plus offering that paired nicely with his plus slider. Borthwick’s mid-80s slider featured power and consistent bite with spin rates in the 2,700-2,800 rpm range and was a swing-and-miss offering vs. both lefties and righties. 

While the fastball/slider combination was the focus, Borthwick did mix in three changeups in the 85-87 mph range against lefthanded hitters. He yanked one down and to his glove side, but the two others looked like respectable third pieces to round out his arsenal—with one leading to a weak ground out. 

2. Connor Salerno, LHP, Sun Valley HS, Monroe, N.C.

• Commit: Uncommitted
• BA Rank: 11 (2027 HS Top 100)

Each year, the East Coast Pro offers a glimpse of some of the best arms in the draft class a year out. Last year, it was both Coleman Borthwick and Kaden Waechter who popped as underclassmen. This year it was Salerno, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound lefthander who struck out five of the six batters he faced in one of the most dominant looks of the week.

Salerno works with an overhead windup and creates a tough angle by setting up on the first base side of the rubber—lefties typically set up on the third base side—and throwing from a lower three-quarter slot with a slight crossfire landing. 

He attacked hitters with great tempo and solid control of a three-pitch mix that was in the zone consistently, but primarily worked off his mid-90s fastball. Salerno touched 97 mph once, but primarily worked in the 93-96 range with solid pure spin rates and some armside running life. He generated five whiffs on nine swings against the fastball and used the pitch to finish off four of his five strikeouts—all of which were of the looking variety—by slamming the ball to the bottom edges of the strike zone.

Salerno’s fastball is a clear plus offering and the centerpiece of his repertoire, but he also showed good power and movement with a few 84 mph sliders that looked above-average and showed a firm, 88 mph changeup against righties. He’s one of the top uncommitted arms in the 2027 class. 

3. Phinn Waters, LHP, Briarcrest Christian HS, Eads, Tenn.

• Commit: Texas
• BA Rank: NR

No pitcher was quite as dominant at this year’s ECP as Waters. He needed just 26 pitches to work through two innings, and faced the minimum six batters while striking each batter out—all swinging and all finished off on his lethal, high-ride heater.

Waters has a frame that’s nearly maxed out at 5-foot-10, 198 pounds and works from the third base side of the rubber with a bit of length in his arm action and a high, three-quarter slot. While other pitchers at the event showed more pure velocity, no fastball played up to the degree that Waters’ fastball did. He pitched in the 91-94 mph range, but created excellent riding life with the pitch and bullied hitters with it at the top of the zone and above it. He generated six whiffs with it in the first inning alone and in total managed 10 whiffs on 16 swings against the fastball. It’s a dynamic pitch that was understandably thrown at a heavy clip.

He also mixed in a mid-80s slider, a curveball with a bit more depth in the 78-80 mph range and low-spin changeup in the 80-81 range. He’ll need to rein in his command of all three of his secondaries, but has one of the more exciting fastballs in the class to build from. 

4. Wilson Andersen, RHP, Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit HS

• Commit: Mississippi State
• BA Rank: 64

Andersen gave up a walk and a hit against his first two batters for the ECP Braves but cruised after that. In total, he struck out seven batters, walked one and allowed just one hit in three innings and 12 batters faced. He showed one of the most impressive four-pitch mixes of the event while doing so. 

Listed at 6-foot-2, 208 pounds, Andersen works from the first base side of the rubber and employs the old “Virginia squat” before starting his delivery. He throws from a higher three-quarter slot and features a bit of a crossfire in his landing, though his finish is calm and balanced. He did a nice job avoiding the heart of the zone and showed four distinct pitches with above-average potential. 

Andersen threw his fastball in the 92-97 mph range—touching 97 four different times—and generated his velocity relatively easily with solid riding life at the top of the zone. His best pitch was an 82-88 mph changeup that was a consistent weapon against lefthanded hitters. He landed the pitch down and to his arm side nicely, generated six whiffs on seven swings and used the pitch to finish four of his seven strikeouts. He also mixed an 85-88 mph slider with 10-to-4 shape and solid power, as well as a curveball in the 78-84 mph range with more of a top-down look that still featured impressive power and finish. 

5. Gio Rojas, LHP, Stoneman Douglas HS, Parkland, Fla.

• Commit: Miami
• BA Rank: 12

Rojas was the top-ranked pitcher at the event and currently ranks as the top overall high school pitcher in the 2026 class. His stuff more than lived up to those expectations, though his results didn’t match the arm talent in this look. Rojas threw three longer innings, faced 15 batters, struck out six, walked one and allowed five singles. He didn’t have his customary sharp command, but what came out of his left hand was as impressive as what any pitcher showed.

Rojas has a lean pitcher’s frame at 6-foot-2, 193 pounds and throws with a loose, fluid and easy delivery. He works from a low three-quarter slot that gets nearly fully sidearm at times and lands with great balance. In this outing, Rojas pitched in the 93-98 mph range with his fastball. He touched 98 five separate times and immediately became one of the hardest-throwing lefties in ECP history. The ease with which Rojas generated that velocity was unique for a prep lefty. While he missed more to his arm side than you might expect given his delivery, the pitch does offer solid sink and running life that should allow him to avoid barrels in the future—though three of the five hits he allowed came against the fastball.

Rojas threw a low-80s slider that featured impressive sweeping life with tons of movement, solid depth and spin rates in the 2,600-2,800 rpm range. It was a left-on-left chase pitch in this look, with above-average potential. He did throw two sliders in the 86-87 mph range that flashed more of a cutter look, while the majority of them checked in at 80-84. Rojas also threw four changeups in the 82-85 mph range. Like his fastball and slider, Rojas’s changeup is also a high-spin pitch. He missed to his arm side with it twice and allowed two singles, making it the third piece of his arsenal in this look. 

Carson Bolemon, LHP, Southside Christian HS, Simpsonville, S.C.

• Commit: Wake Forest
• BA Rank: 45

Bolemon is a muscular lefthander with a sculpted frame at 6-foot-3, 221 pounds and excelled in his three-inning outing for the ECP Twins. He struck out six of the 12 batters he faced while showing a quick tempo, solid feel to spin a breaking ball and a fastball with swing-and-miss traits. Bolemon pitched in the 93-95 mph range with his fastball and used the pitch to generate seven whiffs—his most of any pitch type—and finish three of his six strikeouts.

He also showed a breaking ball that blended in shape between a slider in the 82-83 mph range and a curveball in the 77-82 mph range. The curveball variant showed impressive depth and big movement that helped lead to three whiffs on four swings, and whether Bolemon has two distinct breaking balls or simply manipulates the shape of one—he’s got a quality spin offering to attack hitters with. He threw just one changeup at 89 mph, but tipped the pitch a bit with slower arm speed when he did. 

Blake Bryant, RHP, Citizens Christian Academy, Douglas, Ga.

• Commit: Clemson
• BA Rank: NR

Bryant was only three pitches off the 26-pitch mark Phinn Watters needed to go six up six down at ECP. The lanky-framed, 6-foot-3, 178-pound righthander also went six up, six down with six punch outs and used 29 total pitches to do it.

Bryant has some effort in his delivery and throws from a three-quarter slot with a slight crossfire landing but plenty of room remaining to add strength and mass in the coming years. Despite his lean build, he has a big fastball now. He pitched in the 93-95 mph range and touched 96 and did a nice job attacking the zone with that pitch.

Bryant also has a 78-81 mph breaking ball with three-quarter shape, solid spin and flashes of two-plane biting action that flashed plus. He threw a handful of 86-89 mph changeups but was focused on his fastball/breaking ball combination in this look. 

Joseph Contreras, RHP, Blessed Trinity Catholic HS, Roswell, Ga.

• Commit: Uncommitted
• BA Rank: 65

Contreras threw a pair of innings for the Georgia-based ECP Tigers roster and showed a deep mix of pitches while doing so. He struck out three of eight batters faced while walking one and allowing one hit—a double to Florida catcher/first baseman Leonardo Marrero.

Contreras is listed at 6-foot-2, 191 pounds and oozes future projection with plenty of room to fill out a lean and long-levered frame. He threw his fastball in the 93-95 mph range with what looked like both four- and two-seam variants, while also mixing an 84-86 mph slider with three-quarter shape and solid tilt and two changeups. Contreras threw one standard-looking changeup in the 81-83 mph range with typical arm-side fading life and spin rates around 2,000 rpm, but also showed a vulcan-grip splitter at 75-76 mph with more hard tumbling action and spin rates in the 1,000-1,100 rpm range.

It was an exciting, deep mix of pitches from a righty that’s easy to dream on. 

Bradyn Cupit, LHP, West Monroe (La.) HS

• Commit: LSU
• BA Rank: NR

If Phinn Waters showed the best swing-and-miss fastball of the event, Cupit couldn’t have been too far behind. The 5-foot-11, 211-pound lefthander has a physical frame and works from the third base side of the rubber with a quick arm that comes from a lower, three-quarter slot. He struck out five of the nine batters he faced in two innings of work, with solid control in his first inning before his touch and feel backed up a bit in the second.

Cupit threw his fastball in the 91-94 mph range, and it featured a bit of armside run and played nicely at the top of the zone, where Cupit did a nice job keeping the ball throughout. He racked up 11 whiffs on 16 swings against the fastball and used the heater to finish four of his five strikeouts. While he used the fastball nearly 75% of the time, Cupit did flash a 79-83 mph slider with impressive spin in the 2,600-2,800 rpm and great sweeping life that could give it above-average potential. He didn’t show a third pitch in this look, but does have a mid-80s changeup, as well. 

JJ Drennan, RHP, Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J.

• Commit: Boston College
• BA Rank: NR

Drennan flashed interesting pure stuff and a high-spin mix across the board in his three innings for the ECP Cardinals. He’s a 6-foot-2, 195-pound righthander who works from the first base side of the rubber and features a three-quarter slot and short arm action. In this look, Drennan pitched in the 91-93 mph range with his fastball and spun two distinct breaking balls. 

Drennan’s preferred breaking ball was a 75-80 mph curveball with a three-quarter shape that flashed impressive two-plane movement and depth at its best. It had the look of an above-average or even plus breaking ball with spin rates in the 2,800-2,900 rpm range, though his ability to command it—as well as the rest of his arsenal—needs to come a long way. In addition to the curveball, Drennan showed a distinct slider in the 80-84 mph range with 10-to-4 shape with less drop that seemed to be a more reliable in-zone secondary for him. Both breaking balls flashed above-average, and he also mixed in one solid changeup at 85 mph that got a whiff against a lefthanded batter.

Drennan faced 15 batters over three innings. He struck out three, walked two and allowed five singles. 

Pablo Figueroa, RHP, Central Pointe Christian Academy, Kissimmee, Fla.

• Commit: Central Florida (2027)
• BA Rank: NR

Figueroa showed an electric fastball/slider combination to go with advanced physicality on the mound. He’s listed at 6-foot-1, 217 pounds and works with a quick windup from the first base side of the rubber with a three-quarter arm slot.

Figueroa pitched in the 90-95 mph range with his fastball and touched 96. The pitch features a bit of cutting action and was a consistent bat-misser, which led to seven whiffs on 18 swings and was responsible for ending five of his seven strikeouts. The other two strikeouts were finished with a consistently sharp, knee-buckling slider in the 79-84 mph range with late action that led to plenty of chases and ugly swings.

While Figueroa does have a strong two-pitch combo to lead with, his 85-86 mph changeup will need further refinement and his strike-throwing is raw. He was erratic with both his fastball and slider command—overthrowing the former and yanking the latter throughout his outing—and walked five of the 15 batters he faced. 

Gannon Grant, RHP, Center Grove HS, Greenwood, Ind.

• Commit: Tennessee
• BA Rank: NR

Grant threw just one inning for the ECP Yankees but showed a solid two-pitch mix in his brief outing. He’s a 6-foot, 182-pound pitcher with an open stride to the plate and a three-quarter slot and threw a fastball in the 92-96 mph range. His velocity was 95-96 mph in the windup but ticked down out of the stretch, and he also paired the heater with a consistent, high-spin slider at 80-85 mph that flashed plus and was thrown in the 2,700-2,900 rpm range. 

Cameron Hanes, RHP, TNXL Academy, Ocoee, Fla.

• Commit: Florida
• BA Rank: NR

Hanes showed a solid fastball/slider combination in his two innings of work for the ECP Braves team. A 6-foot-2, 215-pound righthander, Hanes is solidly built with present strength in both his lower and upper halves. He works from the first base side of the rubber and throws with a three-quarter slot, a direct stride to the plate and an inverted arm action.

He threw a 91-93 mph fastball that was a bit scattered with some occasional armside run, but matched it with a potentially-plus slider. The slider is an 81-84 mph breaking ball with lots of sweeping action and spin rates in the 2,900-3,000 rpm range. He generated four whiffs with the slider, and it looked like a real weapon against righties, in particular, though it did back up to his arm side at once or twice. Hanes mixed two changeups at 86 mph but left both up in the zone. He struck out two batters, walked three and allowed one single in his two innings. 

David Hinojosa, RHP, Poly Prep Country Day HS, Brooklyn, N.Y.

• Commit: Vanderbilt
• BA Rank: NR

Poly Prep produced two prospects ranked inside the top 150 in the 2025 class between Miguel Sime Jr. (drafted by the Nationals) and Justice De Jong (heading to Auburn). Hinojosa should fit in a similar range in the 2026 class and offers a loose, whippy and athletic look on the mound with tantalizing pure stuff. A 5-foot-11, 189-pound righthander, he works from the first base side of the rubber with a three-quarter slot and some length in his takeback. 

Hinojosa pitched for the ECP Cardinals and struck out six of the 12 batters he faced in three innings, with one walk and one single allowed. He threw his fastball in the 90-94 mph range and touched 95 twice, though his fastball command was scattered throughout this outing and he yanked the ball to his glove side frequently. His best pitch was a slurvy breaking ball in the 76-81 mph range with late movement and finish and spin rates in the 2,600-2,700 rpm range. It was Hinojosa’s most consistent swing-and-miss offering—with four whiffs in total—and finished five of his six strikeouts.

Repeating his longer arm action could be a challenge that inhibits Hinojosa’s command, and he’ll also need to establish a third pitch. He used just the fastball and breaking ball in this look, but both pitches are loud. 

Alex Hoffman, RHP, Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic HS

• Commit: Virginia Tech
• BA Rank: NR

Hoffman is a filled-out and physical righthander who flashed a big spin profile in a scattered, three-inning outing for the ECP Twins. Listed at 6-feet, 214 pounds, Hoffman works from the third base side of the rubber and throws from a low three-quarter slot and primarily pitches off a fastball and sweeper. His fastball was a swing-and-miss offering on the occasions where he was able to put it over the plate, and sat in the 89-93 mph range with 2,600-2,700 rpm spin. In total, he generated six whiffs on 16 swings, but that number could have been higher if he wasn’t as scattered.

His 77-82 mph sweeping breaking ball is a potential plus offering. The pitch featured big movement and depth, but was inconsistent in terms of command and shape—occasionally getting slurvy and loopy in the lower velocity band and at times backing up to his arm side. Hoffman also showed an 84-85 mph split-change. He struck out two, walked four and allowed one hit in his three innings and 15 batters faced. 

Hayes Holton, RHP, Loranger (La.) HS

• Commit: Mississippi State
• BA Rank: NR

Holton showcased one of the more advanced changeups of the ECP, and he paired it with a high-spin fastball that touched 97 mph. Listed at 6-foot-2, 194 pounds, Holton is a lean righty with more strength potential remaining who works with an athletic and fluid delivery that features a short arm action and a high three-quarter slot. He showed scattered strikes in this look and walked three of the 12 batters he faced, with three strikeouts.

Holton pitched in the 90-95 mph range with his fastball and has great riding life on the pitch that elicited tons of chases and whiffs at the top of the zone. He showed high confidence in an 81-84 mph changeup that was his primary offspeed offering, flashed plus and generated two whiffs. Holton would triple up on the changeup at times and use it as a weapon to both lefties and righties, often pitching backwards off the changeup with great effectiveness. He also threw a mid-80s slider with short, 10-to-4 action that had a cutter look at times.

Connor Langdon, LHP, Perry (Ga.) HS

• Commit: Georgia
• BA Rank: NR

Langdon is a sidearming lefthander with a strong and muscular build at 6-foot-2, 201 pounds. There’s a bit of head whack and recoil which creates a bit of a reliever look for him on the mound, but he did showcase a solid three-pitch mix in his three innings of work.

Langdon threw his fastball in the 90-94 mph range in his first two innings before his velocity fell off into the upper 80s in the third. He creates lots of natural sink and run on the pitch and generated a handful of whiffs to his arm side with flashes of an average breaking ball and a changeup that might be even better. Langdon’s breaking ball is a 79-83 mph bender with slurvy shape and solid spin, though his arm slot might always create issues that make it tough for him to snap that pitch off consistently. His 79-81 mph changeup looked like the better secondary. It featured impressive tumble and bottoming life and generated both weak contact and ugly swings from opposing batters. 

Sean Loggie, LHP, Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, N.J.

• Commit: Virginia
• BA Rank: NR

Loggie is a lean and projectable lefthander who showed a swing-and-miss slider and dominated in his first inning for the ECP Cardinals before his control backed up in the second and third. He struck out the first three batters he faced—all on the slider—but lost his release point in later innings. In total, he struck out five of the 15 batters he faced, walked three and allowed four singles in three innings of work. 

Loggie has a lean, narrow frame to dream on at 6-foot-5, 191 pounds. He works from the third base side of the rubber and throws from the stretch with a low three-quarter slot and a direct stride to the plate that features an open toe landing. He touched 94 mph multiple times in the first inning, but settled into the 89-91 mph range over the course of the outing.

Instead of pitching off the fastball, Loggie was heavily reliant on an 83-86 mph slider with great sweeping action and spin rates in the 2,500-2,600 rpm range. He generated seven whiffs with the slider in the first inning alone, racked up 10 in total (on 19 swings) and used it effectively to both lefties and righties. At its best, it looked like a plus offering, though the pitch did vary in shape as the outing progressed and flashed more of a cutter look and also backed up to his arm side as he got around the ball more regularly in the second and third innings.

In addition to the fastball and slider, Loggie worked in a firm, 85-88 mph changeup which doesn’t have much velocity separation from the fastball but could become a solid third piece of his arsenal. 

Denton Lord, RHP, South Walton HS, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.

• Commit: Florida
• BA Rank: 59

Lord is a long-levered righty with a lean and projectable frame at 6-foot-7, 204 pounds. He threw three innings for the ECP Rangers, striking out five of the 11 batters he faced with one walk and one single allowed.

Lord touched 96 mph but sat in the 91-95 mph range with a fastball that he threw from a three-quarter slot. While his velocity comes easy, command of the pitch is scattered and will need to be sharpened. He paired the fastball with a slurvy, high-spin breaking ball in the 75-81 mph range that flashed above-average. The pitch featured high spin rates in the 2,600-2,800 rpm range with tons of movement and flashes of late biting action at its best. He also mixed in a handful of 85 mph changeups that were behind his fastball/slider combination. 

Harrison Pollina, RHP, Arlington (Tenn.) HS

• Commit: Cincinnati
• BA Rank: NR

Pollina was the final arm who threw for the ECP Rangers, and he looked like a nightmare matchup for righthanders thanks to his sweeping slider.

Pollina is a lean and lanky pitcher with a 6-foot-1, 168-pound frame that needs a lot more strength, but throws with good arm speed from a three-quarter slot with some length and hooking action in the back of his arm stroke. He pitched in the 89-91 mph in the first inning before ticking down to 87-88 mph in the second, but the big piece of his arsenal was a 77-78 mph sweeper with huge movement and spin rates in the 2,800-3,100 rpm range. It looked like a plus pitch and consistent swing-and-miss weapon vs. righties, but did get a bit loopier later in his outing as his velocity tailed off.

Pollina had below-average control in this outing and missed up and to his arm side with the fastball, but he did strike out four of the nine batters he faced with one walk and two hits allowed. 

Matt Ponatoski, SS, Archbishop Moeller HS, Cincinnati

• Commit: Kentucky
• BA Rank: 36

Ponatoski is a top 50 prospect in the 2026 class based on his status as a shortstop and hitter, but he showed legitimate pitching upside at the next level in a brief one-inning look with the ECP Yankees.

Ponatoski worked a ground out and a pair of strikeouts, while throwing a 93-95 mph fastball and snapping off an 80-83 mph slider with above-average potential and impressive power and finish. The pitch buckled a few knees in his brief look, and he also mixed in one 87 mph changeup.

Ponatoski is a standout athlete who’s committed to Kentucky for both baseball and football. He can add pitching to his list of talents, as well. 

AJ Rice, RHP, Pickens HS, Jasper, Ga.

• Commit: Auburn
• BA Rank: NR

Rice is a smaller righthander with a 5-foot-10, 164-pound frame who showed off an exciting three-pitch mix. He has a fast arm and throws with a bit of effort from a three-quarter slot that drops down to a low three-quarter slot at times, and he features a bit of plunge in the back of his arm stroke.

Rice touched 95 mph with his fastball and pitched mostly in the 93-94 mph range while mixing in an 80-86 mph slider and mid-80s changeup. The slider was his preferred secondary and featured late turning action and 10-to-4 shape, with spin rates in the 2,700-2,900 rpm range. Rice did a nice job landing his changeup consistently, and it looks like a real option for him in right-on-left matchups at the very least. 

Jenker Romero, RHP, Georgia Premier Academy, Statesboro, Ga.

• Commit: Oklahoma
• BA Rank: NR

Romero is a lean righthander with loud stuff but erratic strikes who struck out four batters and walked two in his two innings of work for the ECP Tigers. He’s listed at 6-foot-3, 183 pounds with plenty more room to add strength. He throws from a higher three-quarter slot with a delivery that features tilt in his leg lift, a drop and drive action in his lower half and a deep, extended arm action. All of those components to his delivery could make precision a struggle, but he has the stuff to miss bats when he’s over the plate.

Romero threw his fastball in the 92-95 mph range with natural cutting action and pairs it with a hard and tight slider in the mid 80s that has above-average potential if he can improve his feel to land it. He also showed a slower curveball at 77 mph with more top-down, 11-to-5 shape.  

Matthew Sharman, RHP, Etowah HS, Woodstock, Ga.

• Commit: Georgia
• BA Rank: NR

Sharman is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound righthander who showed good feel for a three-pitch mix while working quickly in his three innings for the ECP Tigers. He’s a wide-shouldered righthander with some recoil in his finish and struck out four of the 10 batters he faced with one walk and no hits.

Sharman threw his fastball in the 90-93 mph range, but consistently showed the ability to reach back for 94 when he was looking to finish off an at-bat. He threw a 79-82 mph slider with 10-to-4 shape that he showed an advanced ability to land in and around the zone, and he did the same with an 80-85 mph changeup that has above-average potential. 

Brady Snow, RHP, American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.

• Commit: Florida
• BA Rank: NR

Snow is a 6-foot, 195-pound righthander who showcased a solid three-pitch mix. He attacked the zone effectively with all three pitches in his first inning, before his control backed up a bit in the second. Overall, he struck out one, walked three and allowed two hits in his two innings of work against nine batters.

Snow pitched in the 90-93 mph range with his fastball and heavily relied on the pitch, though he also mixed in a 77-80 mph curveball and a mid-80s changeup. Snow’s curveball is a three-quarter breaking bender with solid spin and depth and spin rates around 2,700 rpm. It looks like a solid downer offering with more consistency. His arm slowed on the pitch at times with a casting action that allows hitters to pick up the pitch earlier than he might like. 

Nolan Stefaniak, RHP, Butler (Pa.) HS

• Commit: Penn State
• BA Rank: NR

Stefaniak is a lean 6-foot-1, 184-pound righthander with a big arm and some strikes questions he’ll need to answer. He struck out one batter and walked three of the 11 he faced, but he did show some loud pure stuff.

Stefaniak touched 96 mph but primarily pitched in the 91-95 mph range, though whether through life, deception or command, the pitch played down from that velocity in this look. He also throws a 79-83 mph breaking ball with solid sweeping action and at least average potential, but he too frequently yanked the pitch to his glove side. Stefaniak also threw a handful of changeups in the 83-86 mph range to both lefties and righties. 

Ty Tillery, RHP, Morgan County HS, Madison, Ga.

• Commit: Auburn
• BA Rank: NR

Tillery is a 6-foot-2, 196-pound righthander with a big fastball who struck out three batters and walked none in his three innings of work for the ECP Tigers. He pitched in the 90-95 mph range with his fastball, which generated five whiffs on 16 swings and was also a heavy ground ball-inducer. The pitch features solid armside-running life with swing-and-miss tendencies up in the zone and was also tough running in and on the hands of righthanded hitters.

The fastball is clearly Tillery’s best pitch now, but he also mixed in a breaking ball in the 79-87 mph range and a changeup at 80-85. The breaking ball looked like a short, cutting slider at its hardest and more of a slurvy curveball in the 79-82 mph velocity band. 

Jerek Turlij, RHP, North East (Pa.) HS

• Commit: Penn State
• BA Rank: NR

Turlij is a 6-foot-2, 195-pound righthander who showed one of the bigger fastballs of the event while also mixing in a swing-and-miss slider to go with it. He pitches from the first base side of the rubber and has some recoil and flailing levers in his finish, with a slight spin off to the first base side.

Turlij touched 97 mph multiple times and sat in the 94-96 mph range, with armside-running life on the fastball. He actually threw his slider more frequently than the fastball in this outing. The slider is an 81-85 mph breaker with solid movement and 10-to-4 shape with above-average potential. He used it to generate four whiffs on six swings. Turlij also threw a pair of hard changeups at 89 mph, but spiked them both and needs to develop more feel for the pitch. 

Wyatt Williams, RHP, Thompson (Ala.) HS

• Commit: Alabama
• BA Rank: NR

Williams is a strong and physical righthander with a 6-foot-2, 224-pound frame who held velocity of a swing-and-miss fastball and also flashed a promising breaking ball. He threw three innings for the ECP Rangers with four strikeouts, one walk and one double allowed in 11 batters faced. He sat in the 93-95 mph range early and held that velocity throughout his abbreviated outing and generated five whiffs with the pitch. While he overthrew the fastball at times, it was consistently a quality offering to front his arsenal.

His go-to secondary is a 79-82 mph breaking ball with solid spin that was inconsistent but quite good when he hit on it. The pitch flashed two-plane break with a slurvy look and shape that was more top-down at times, but it has the movement and power to be a swing-and-miss pitch vs. righties and a solid backdoor offering to lefties.

Williams did throw a pair of changeups in the 86-87 mph range. He spiked one in the dirt and spotted another nicely to his arm side—just off the plate for a ball—in a right-on-left matchup. 

Grayson Willoughby, RHP, Trinity HS, Matthews, Kent.

• Commit: Kentucky
• BA Rank: NR

Willoughby flashed one of the livelier fastballs of the event in his three innings of work for the ECP Yankees. He’s a 6-foot, 181-pound righthander who struck out four of the 11 batters he faced while walking one and allowing one single.

Willoughby threw his fastball in the 93-95 mph range and touched 96 a handful of times, but the pitch is amplified by its impressive armside life that runs away from lefties and into the hands of righthanded hitters. It’s a pitch that looks difficult to barrel and fronts a repertoire that also features a high-usage changeup at 83-86 mph and an inconsistent slider at 76-81 mph that needs to be sharpened.