On Tuesday, March 3rd, the ScoutConnect staff traveled to Park Hills, Missouri, to take in a JUCO matchup on the campus of Mineral Area between the host Cardinals and Wabash Valley, which the Warriors won 7-5. Continue reading below to learn more about a few players that stood out to our staff from the day within these ‘Scout Notes’. 

WASBAH VALLEY 

Brady Schallmoser, OF/CIF, Freshman
Strong, physically advanced left-handed hitter, hitting out of the three-hole for one of the top offenses in the Midwest. Finished yesterday 2-for-5 with a double to deep center field in his first at-bat, a two strike single up the middle, and a loud barreled lineout back through the middle of the field. Easy bat strength and barrel impact to match his physicality, gets to it easy. Leverages the barrel to elevate, able to match planes up in the zone and down. Has an approach and understands it; looks to do damage in early counts, shortens up with two strikes and competes. Athletic enough to stick in a corner outfield role at the next level, also capable of sliding in at first base if need be. One of the more physically advanced and mature offensive freshmen in the GRAC, primed for a huge spring season. 

Brady Schallmoser

Enrico Veach, SS, Sophomore
Louisville commit. Setting the table from the top spot in the Wabash lineup, finished yesterday’s game 1-for-4 with a run scored, walk, and stolen base. Lone hit of the day was a backside barreled single to right field. Was effortlessly flicking baseballs gap-to-gap in pregame BP, hands really work, easy strength at impact with carry off the barrel. Has eight home runs on the season. Showed well at shortstop, has the actions, athleticism, and arm strength to stick up the middle or on the left side at the next level. Another high-end prospect and performer that should be one of the top junior college players in Illinois this spring. 

Trevor Fishman, RHP, R-Sophomore
Uncommitted. 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame with present physicality and long levers that can continue to add more. Worked out of the ‘pen for Wabash in this look. Stretch-only, tall at balance point, lands slightly cross fire at footstrike. Shorter, continuous arm swing, finishing out of a high ¾ slot. Relied mostly on a sweeping slider at 73-75 mph, threw it early and often, showed feel to land it in zone for strikes and also grabbed swing-and-miss to the glove side corner. Threw three fastballs, all of them with sink, at 86, 87, and 89 mph, respectively. 

Trevor Fishman

Bennett Holdener, RHP, Sophomore
Uncommitted. Returns to ‘Bash after being one of their top arms from a season ago. 6-foot-3, 215-pounds, starter’s frame, packs strength throughout. Threw one inning in relief in this look. Relied mostly on his fastball at 87-88, touching 89 mph, played with true four-seam carry. Flashed a handful of breaking balls at 74-75 mph, popped out the hand some, showed some depth when in zone. Has also flashed an above-average changeup to our staff in previous looks. 

Bennett Holdener

Drake DeFreitas, INF/RHP, Sophomore
Uncommitted. Strong, compact frame, hit out of the seven hole and drew the start on the mound. Allowed one earned run over two innings, scattering four hits with no walks and a strikeout. Simple, athletic, and in-line delivery with a clean arm, fastball played straight at the top of the zone at 84-86, touching 87 mph. Spun sharp slider with some tilt on at 74-77 mph, also flashed changeup at 80-81 mph. At the plate, finished 1-for-4 with a clutch RBI single late in the game, flipping an outer-half pitch to right field. 

Drake DeFreitas

Preston Barr, RHP, Sophomore
Uncommitted. Strong, compact frame, worked two clean innings out of the ‘pen in the Warriors’ win, striking out two. Simple, controlled, and repeatable delivery with a short, tight arm stroke on the backside, finishes out of a higher release window. Pitched off his slider often, threw it early and in hitter’s counts at 77-81 mph, big shape with depth, feel. Fastball played at 87-89 mph, straight out the hand, carried at the top of the zone some. 

Preston Barr

Reece Harbison, INF, Freshman
Wiry, athletic frame with lean levers, hit out of the eight hole and started at third base for the Warriors. Finished the day 1-for-3, stayed on a breaking ball and barreled it through the left side of the infield for a single. Took an impressive round of pre-game BP; was on the barrel gap-to-gap with above-average carry for his size and strength from a loose, easy, and low-effort right-handed swing. 

Cameron Dube, C, Freshman
Highly physical, muscle-packed 6-foot-3, 220-pound frame, started behind the plate and hit sixth for Wabash. Finished 1-for-2 with a single back through the middle of the field, drew two walks. Stood out the most for his efforts behind the plate from a blocking standpoint. Interchanges his lower half well and consistently chested up the baseball, not afraid. 

MINERAL AREA 

Brad Chaisson, MIF, Sophomore
Uncommitted. Returns after an impressive freshman year for Mineral Area where he hit .375 with a 1.021 OPS in 168 at-bats, 19 extra-base hits, 50 RBI, more walks (34) than strikeouts (30), 20 stolen bases. Strong, athletic right-handed bat, hit out of the two-hole in yesterday’s look. Put the Cardinals on the board early in the game with a deep double to left-center field, would pick up another hit later in the contest, finishing 2-for-5 with two RBI. Hands work free and easy with bat speed, leverages the barrel through the zone to elevate. A top-of-the-order type sophomore bat that’s still uncommitted. 

Brad Chaisson

Sam Weinstein, C, Sophomore
Uncommitted. Strong, athletic frame, hit cleanup and started behind the plate for the Cardinals. Finished 3-for-4 on the day, drove in a run and walked. Doesn’t get cheated, consistently got his hacks off, above-average bat speed, path works uphill with intent to do damage. Struck out early in the game on spin away, made an adjustment as the game went on and didn’t expand his sights that way. Chance to be an impact in controlling the running game at the next level. Was consistently popping sub-2.00 in between innings, including a 1.88, and 1.97 that were on the bag with true carry and life out the hand. 

Christian Kiper, OF, Sophomore
Uncommitted. Athletic, proportionally strong left/left prospect, hit out of the five hole and started in center field. Took some of the best hacks of the day yesterday despite finishing 1-for-5 with an RBI. Flew out deep to the left field warning track in his first at-bat, followed that up with a deep pull-side flyout, and was also on the barrel late in the game to straight center field for a hard lineout. Strong rotator out of his load, keeps a level barrel through the zone with leverage out front that allows him to elevate the baseball. Above-average hand speed, will consistently hit for extra-base power if he can elevate the baseball to the pull-side repeatedly. An uncommitted left-handed bat to follow for Mineral Area. 

Christian Kiper

Carson Shee, 3B, Freshman
Physical right-handed hitting corner infielder, hit out of the three-hole and started at third base. Went 1-for-4 on the day with two runs scored and a double. Went up in the zone and matched planes with a high fastball in his first at-bat, driving it deep to center field for extra bases. Has shown our staff above-average raw power in the past and was on the barrel gap-to-gap in pregame BP yesterday. One of the more physically advanced freshman bats in the Missouri JUCO scene. 

Carson Shee

Tanner Fujino, MIF, Freshman
Lean, athletic frame with plenty of room to continue filling out physically. Hit leadoff and started at second base for Mineral Area. Has kicked his college career off on a high note offensively, entered yesterday’s game hitting .455 in 44 at-bats with seven extra-base hits. Finished yesterday 1-for-4 with a hard barrel back through the middle of the field for a single in his second at-bat. Short, compact right-handed swing that’s going to be able to cover the plate and use the whole field. 

Tanner Fujino

Alex Jung, LHP, Sophomore
Uncommitted. Worked a clean inning of relief with a strikeout, threw 11 pitches, seven of them strikes. Stretch-only delivery with pace and tempo, lands slightly crossfire at footstrike, arm plays short and tight on the backside with some deception. Fastball sat 83-85 mph, spun a slurvy breaking ball with bigger sweep at 73-74 mph, kept it beneath the zone. Also showed a changeup at 78-80 mph that stayed on the arm-side corner of the plate. 

Alex Jung

Connor Phillips, RHP, Sophomore
Uncommitted. Tall, strong, physical frame, struck out three in his inning of work out of the ‘pen. Worked exclusively from the stretch with a slower, controlled tall/fall type delivery. Arm works directly over-the-top to create a steeper, more downhill angle on all three of his pitches. Threw his four seam fastball at 87-89 mph, relied mostly on a tighter, more compact cutter at 83-84 mph, able to land it on the glove side corner of the plate for strikes consistently. Best secondary proved to be a true top-to-bottom curveball at 76-78 mph, buried it beneath the zone consistently, grabbed several uncomfortable swings-and-misses. Brings a unique look out of the ‘pen with the ability to throw three different pitches for strikes. 

Connor Phillips