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C/O 2027 | 5.07 / 5.0 GPA | 16u| 6’1 Cf/ Rhp | 89 FB Velo| 6.64 60 yd |97.2 EV| Phone: 618-429-0626 | Preferred major: engineering|

Olney, IL
Joined December 2024
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OF Gavin Root (Richland County, 2027) commits to Kaskaskia JC. Root recently participated in the #ILFallGames and is currenlty ranked No. 157 in the state. (@GavinRoot44 | @KC_BlueDevils) 👤: prepbsbl.com/4BIu6y7
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𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 📊 Diving into the advanced data captured at the 2026 Illinois Fall Games, held at Rantoul Family Sports Complex on October 12th.👇 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 prepbsbl.com/4kd2yun 𝙋𝙄𝙏𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙍 prepbsbl.com/4jDP5f4
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𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 📊 With the help of our partners, we break down the statistical leaders from Monday's Illinois Fall Games. Find full leaderboards, below.👇 🔗: prepbsbl.com/3W4OV6r
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Had a great time competing @PrepBaseballIL fall games. Happy with the outcome of this year and looking forward to this szn. New Pr’s: 60 yd-6.64 (4th) Jump mat- 29.6 in. (1st) OF Velo: 87mph (Tied- 2nd) Bat Speed: 84.6mph max (75.4 avg) @FlatgroundBats prepbaseballreport.com/profi…
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Thank you PBR IL for ranking me as the 29th best outfielder in the 27’ class as well as an invite to the fall games. Although I wasn’t able to attend state games, I’m excited to participate and compete this fall! @FlatgroundApp @FlatgroundBats @TheHittingVault @PrepBaseballIL
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2026 Baseball Recap/ Highlights Batting: .459 Avg | 68 for 148 | .506 OBP | .660 SLG | 1.166 OPS | 23 XBH | 48 RBI’s | 30 SB EV: 98-100+ 60 : 6.7 laser Arm: 86-88 Fb #uncommitted #classof27 @PrepBaseballIL @FlatgroundApp @FlatgroundBats
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96 MPH EV off the tee Continuing to put in the work and get ready for my senior season. Excited for what’s to come. | 2027 | 6.7 60 | 88 FB-T | 6’1 -190 | #uncomitted #2027grad @PB_Uncommitted @FlatgroundBats @FlatgroundApp
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Gavin Root retweeted
Rhys Sorgius RHP/OF Class of 2028 6’2 160lbs Max FB 88 Average FB 85-87 Slider 77-78 (2700 RPM) Changeup 80-81 (1750) 4.0 Unweighted GPA 812-789-3063 [email protected] Excited to build relationships with coaches through the 2028 recruiting window.
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𝐒𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐃/𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐈𝐃: 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐬 Takeaways from the St. Louis Summer ID/Rising Stars ID held June 30th in Sauget, IL. Scout notes on 1️⃣7️⃣ name-to-know prospects, found here. 👇 📝: bit.ly/45wwJnJ // #STLSID26 @PrepBaseballIL
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Uncommitted Gavin Root ‘27 OF/P 6-1 185lbs .514 BA, 28 RBI’s, 13/14 SB 86-88 mph, SL, CH 5.04 GPA 6.45 60 in Track
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2026 16u Summer Highlights Batting: |.521 BA | 38 for 73 | .535 OBP | 1.305 OPS | .770 SLG | 15 XBH | 28 RBIs | 15 SB | 6.71 Laser 60 98+ EV 86-88 Mph fb
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Gavin Root Richland County HS 2027|OF|IL
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‘27 Gavin Root (@GavinRoot44) smacks a single for @EvilleNecksBB! Richland County HS | 2027 | IL
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‘27 Gavin Root (@GavinRoot44) HAMMERS a double for @EvilleNecksBB! Richland County HS | 2027 | IL
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𝐒𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐃/𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐈𝐃: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 Stat leaders from the St. Louis Summer ID/Rising Stars ID, held at Arsenal BG Ballpark on Tuesday, June 30th. See how the players stacked up across the board - full leaderboards, here. 👇 📊: prepbsbl.com/4p301TY // #STLSID26 @PrepBaseballIL
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Starting my 16u travel ball season off strong. Through 3 tournaments/ 12 games : .486 BA | .500 OBP | .811 SLG | 9 1B | 6 2B | 3 3B | 16 RBI’s | 6 SB
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Leathernecks 16u McDonald go 3-1 on the weekend at the Indiana June Games at Grand Park. Riddle hit .625 on the weekend and threw 7 innings of 1 hit baseball on 85 pitches. McDonald .500 w/ 4 RBI’s, Root .462 6 RBI’s.
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Some swings/stats from the first half of my Junior year C/O 2027 Pulldown: 93 EV off tee: 94
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2025 15u Travel Season Highlights 102 PA l 80 AB | 36 hits | 36 hits| 26 1B |4 2B | 5 3B | 1 HR | 26 RBI | 31 R | 15 BB | 5 HBP | 3 SO | .450 BA | .549 OBP | 1.212 OPS | .663 SLG | #uncommited
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2025 15u Season Highlights AB 82 | H 32 | AVG .407 | OBP .519 | OPS 1.214 | SLG .695 | 13 1B | 15 2B | 5 3B | 27 RBI | 34 R | 21 BB | 2 HBP @EvilleNecksBB @PB_Uncommitted @PG_Uncommitted
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