Thomas Farrell '17 Recruiting Profile

St Laurence High SchoolBurbank, ILBaseball

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ClubIllinois Sparks

Height6'3"

Weight205lbs

Age25

Primary PositionCenter Fielder

Secondary Position1st Base

Dominant HandLeft

60 Yard Dash6.77

Home to 1st4.15

Top Fastball Velocity89

Top Infield Velocity90

Exit Velocity95

Top Outfield Velocity87

Consistent Fastball Velocity88

Consistent Infield Velocity90

Consistent Outfield Velocity90

Consistent Changeup Velocity73

Consistent Breaking Ball Velocity69

Video

November 2014

January 2015

2015 Highlights

Personal Statement

Hi, my name is Tom Farrell. I am 6'2 and weigh 175. I attend St. Laurence High School in Burbank, Illinois. I am enrolled in all honors courses. I was brought up to varsity as a freshman and I am the starting first baseman and lead-off hitter. I was named to the Chicago Catholic League All-Conference baseball team and All-Area Team. I am currently ranked 23rd in Illinois for the class of 2017 by Prep Baseball Report. I would love to play college baseball at a university that has great academics and a hard-working baseball program. If given the opportunity to play college baseball, I will work the hardest to improve my baseball and academic skills on the field, off the field and in the classroom.

Athletics

High School Information

Years w/ Varsity
4 years
Varsity Starter
4 years
2017 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #23
Individual Awards
1st Team All-Conference, Named Team CO-Captain , 2nd Team All-Area
Team Awards
Conference Chanmps, Sectional Chanmps, Regional Chanmps, State 3rd Place
2016 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #23
Individual Awards
Offense Player Of The Year Award , 1st Team All-Conference, Honorable Mention All-Area
Team Awards
Regional Chanmps, Conference 2nd Place, Sectional Chanmps
2015 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #23
Individual Awards
Offensive Player of The Year Award, Honorable Mention All-State, 1st Team All-Area, 1st Team All-Conference
Team Awards
Regional Chanmps
2014 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #23
Team Awards
Summer, Regional Chanmps
2014 Sophomore Team
Starter
- Jersey: #28
Team Awards
, Conference 2nd Place

Club Information

Seasons of Club Experience
5 seasons
2015 Illinois Sparks (Travel)
2014 Illinois Sparks (Travel)
2013 Illinois Spark (Travel)
2012 Illinois Sparks (Travel)
2011 Southside Rage.12u (Travel)

Coach References

High School Head Coach
Pete Lotus
High School Assistant Coach
Adam Lotus
Club Director
Dave Payton- Illinois Sparks
Travel / Club Coach
John McCarthy- Illinois Sparks

Events

Camp/Event
Super 60 Pro Showcase
2/05/17 to 2/05/17
Super 60 2017 - Illinois-Chicago recruit. Athletically built 6-foot-3, 186-pound left-handed hitter. Showed improved strength and athleticism. Ran a 6.77 laser-timed 60. Versatile defender at first base and outfield. Highly athletic hands and feet at first base. Was clocked at 90 mph across the infield and 90 from the outfield. Also registered 95 mph exit velocity.
Camp/Event
2015 Area Code Baseball Underclass Games
8/09/15 to 8/11/15
Camp/Event
2015 Future Games-Prep Baseball
7/30/15 to 8/01/15
Future Games 2015 - Projectable, athletic 6-foot-2, 175-pound left-handed hitting first basemen showed impressive speed for a first-basemen, running a 6.77 60 yard dash. Offensively, the left-handed hitter starts from a wide, slightly open set up. Deep load with no stride. Compact, short, level stroke. Used the whole field in batting practice, shooting balls to left and left-center field. In game one and two of the Future Games Farrell went a combined 2-4 with a walk, run scored, RBI, and a stolen base. Exit velocity was 85 mph off of a tee. Defensively, showed feel around the first-base bag. Throws from a ¾ slot, quick release and was clocked at 78 mph across the infield. Also, worked out as an outfielder. Quick, clean release, 80 mph from the outfield.
Camp/Event
Prep Baseball - Underclass Invitational
1/18/15 to 1/18/15
St. Laurence teammates Tommy Farrell and Jimmy Burnette impress both in the outfield and on the mound, though Farrell did not pitch at the Underclass. They should form a nucleus of three-year varsity starters for the Vikings starting this spring. Farrell a- 6-foot-2, 175-pound lanky and athletic left-handed hitting OF/1B hits from a crouched, open setup, hands load back smoothly, good rhythm in loading body backwards, minimal stride, left-centerfield approach during batting practice, 87 mph exit velocity off the tee. Defensively, threw 80 mph from the outfield from long, high ¾ arm slot with accuracy, soft hands fielding the baseball, quick, fluid footwork. At first base, shows soft hands fielding ground balls, long arm action turning the double play, feet work well around the bag. Farrell’s athleticism fits more in the outfield, but lefty/lefty first baseman are not easy to find either. Ran a 7.09 60, high follow prospect in the 2017 class
Camp/Event
Under Armour-Baseball Factory National Team tryout
12/07/14 to 12/07/14
Thomas Farrell Baseball Factory Evaluation 12/7- 6.87 60, 86 mph exit velo, First base- Efficient footwork to ball Good first step Good body control Soft sure hands Good glove work Fields ball out front, plays thru Good size Long loose actions Works to get wider when fielding ball . All stats verified by Regional Player Development Coordinator Drew Baldwin from Baseball Factory. office #667-401-1411 and cell#336-971-0882. Tom was invited to play on the Baseball Factory -Omaha National World Series Team.
Camp/Event
Prep Baseball Report-Underclass Showcase
10/26/14 to 10/26/14
St. Laurence’s Tommy Farrell impressed with his legitimate two-way ability, running a 7.06 60, touching 82 mph off the mound from the left-side, and producing 87 mph exit velocity with the bat. Tom Farrell a - 6-foot-2, 170-pound lanky and athletic left-handed hitting first baseman/left-handed pitcher hits from a spread out, open stance, hands load back smoothly, starts with a high back elbow, explosive bat speed, short path, fluid rhythm, hit several line drives from gap-to-gap, power to pull side, loud on contact, 87 mph exit velocity off the tee. Defensively, impresses at first base with athleticism and range. 7.06 60 runner so could athleticism fits in the outfield as well. Threw 78 mph across the diamond from long, loose, high ¾ arm slot, showed soft hands fielding, fluid footwork, plays through the baseball. On the mound, sat 79-82 mph with sink from same arm slot, works exclusively from the stretch, toe down at balance point, shoulders stay level in delivery, lower half stays in line with lower half, lands square, athletic finish. 68-69 mph sluvy breaking ball had late action, gets on the side of it at times missing arm side, but potential to be above average. 71-73 mph changeup flashed arm side run. Farrell is a high follow prospect over the next few years in the class of 2017.
Camp/Event
Silver and Black Series Showcase
9/13/14 to 9/13/14

Training

Hitting Coach Ryan White former MLB player for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs
4 years
Pitching Coach- Dave Cales Jr. MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and White Sox
2 years

Statistics

Statistic	2017 Varsity Team	2016 Varsity Team	2015 Varsity Team	2014 Sophomore Team	2014 Varsity Team	2014 Illinois Spark
Avg.	402	381	436	477	510	448
GP/GS	42-42	30/30	35/35	27/27	17/17	26/26
AB	119	97	119	86	51	76
R	39	37	36	27	21	22
H	48	37	52	41	26	34
2B	10	10	11	3	3	6
3B	3	2	3	3	1	5
RBI	30	15	27	20	8	19
BB	25	24	11	5	8	16
HBP	3	5	4	3	0	0
SO	7	9	7	6	1	1
SB/Attempts	18-20	20/21	13/17	23/25	20/21	21/25
Team Record	36-5	31-9	23-12	19-11	14-3	19-8
HR		0	0	0	0	4
SLG%				523	604	600
OB%				510	579	540
Types of Pitches				FB,Curve,Change up
ERA				.042
W-L (Pitching Record)				3-0
Appearances				4
Games Started				3
Complete Games				3
Saves				1
Innings Pitched				23.2
Hits				16
Runs Allowed				4
Earned Runs				1
Batter's BB				8
Batter's HBP				1