Bryce Hill of Greenwich Country Day School pitches against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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GREENWICH — Bryce Hill has adapted to what will greet him each time he takes the mound to pitch. An army of Major League scouts will gather behind the backstop, radar guns pointed in his direction.
It is nothing new for the senior at the Greenwich Country Day School, who garnered national attention last summer when he topped out at 99 mph with his fastball at the 17U Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association Northeast Championship.
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“Of course there is a lot of pressure on me with everything that is going on, but I am just out here to have a good time with the guys,” Bryce Hill said. “We are going to compete every day and just enjoy it, because you only get it once. You see (the scouts) come in through the parking lot, but when you get on the mound you really don’t see them. You are just out there competing and you get that tunnel focus.”
Hill is currently listed in MLB.com’s Top 100 Draft Prospects, ranking 80th on the list that includes college and high school players from across the country.
His scouting report reads, “scouts will be eager for things to warm up in Connecticut and see if Hill can join the likes of Hiro Wyatt and Frank Mozzicato (both of whom were drafted by the Royals) as recent Nutmeggers to go in the top three rounds.”
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Bryce Hill of Greenwich Country Day School pitches against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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Scouts watch pitcher Bryce Hill of Greenwich Country Day School warm up before a game against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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Scouts clock pitcher Bryce Hill of Greenwich Country Day School during a game against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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Bryce Hill of Greenwich Country Day School pitches against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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Bryce Hill of Greenwich Country Day School pitches against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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Bryce Hill of Greenwich Country Day School stretches before a game against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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Hill’s fastball reached 99 miles per hour again on Tuesday, as he struck out 14 Greens Farms Academy batters over five innings in a NEPSAC contest.
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“(The draft) is always in the back of your head, there is just no way around it,” Hill said. “I just focus on the little things, what is important now. Going out there competing and dominating is all I have to do. If I do my job, then I think all of that stuff is going to come.”
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The 6-foot-5 right-hander has been committed to Stanford University since he was a freshman on the precipice of reaching the 90 miles per hour milestone, a feat he first officially accomplished in the fall heading into his sophomore year.
“The first time I hit 90 was going into sophomore year and I was just super pumped,” Hill said.
“Next goal is the triple digits. All of the stuff that no one sees is important to me and I just love doing it, so it has never been a hard thing for me. Obviously that is a big milestone that you can’t not reach for, but I am sure that it will come when it comes and I am just out here to win.”
His velocity has consistently trended up in his four years of high school, which he and his coaches attribute to an insatiable work ethic in the gym and with his mechanics.
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“Since my freshman year, the velocity has been on the way up,” Hill said. “Especially with all the work that I have put in over the off-seasons. It is awesome to see all that work pay off. I have been working out at Advanced Therapy and Performance (ATP), and they have done a phenomenal job with me. I came in my eighth grade year at about 140 pounds and since then I have put on around 80 or 90 pounds.”
Scouts watch pitcher Bryce Hill of Greenwich Country Day School warm up before a game against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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Beyond adding size to his tall frame, Hill has refined his mechanics over the years to maximize his velocity.
As a member of the Clubhouse travel ball program since he was 13-years old, Hill attributes his skill development to his coach and current Milwaukee Brewers scout Mike Porzio.
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“When he was 13, nobody would have pegged him as this future MLB prospect who could turn into a franchise arm in the big leagues,” Porzio said. “He was just another kid with some command stuff going on, long and gangly like a baby giraffe. But he did all his work and now he looks like a bonafide superstar. He is a great example for all the kids. It is not an overnight process. You just stay the course, keep learning, keep growing and keep working and in the end you become something special.”
“I told Bryce that I would be surprised if he didn’t hit 102 or 103 (miles per hour) this year,” Porzio said. “I think that is probably where he winds up before the draft comes. It will be hard to ignore that. He has created this good problem that he is going to have to choose between going to a great school or a great offer in the draft. Those are the kinds of problems you want.”
Hill showcases a three-pitch mix including his blistering fastball, a big breaking slider and a changeup with arm-side fade.
After observing Hill’s work ethic along side his projectable height, Porzio predicted that he had a special player. He wasted no time reaching out to his college contacts.
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“I committed as a freshman right before they changed the rules, which was very lucky for me,” Bryce Hill said. “It was great to not have to stress about any of that stuff, and it gave me the relief to develop on my own time instead of throwing at showcases and stuff. Mike Porzio has been absolutely huge for me. He made one or two phone calls and got me a spot at Stanford my freshman year, which was incredible.”
Porzio had sent one of his previous Clubhouse players, Matt Scott (Joel Barlow High School Class of 2022) to Stanford previously (Scott is now at Georgia).
An MLB scout’s gun clocking Bryce Hill hitting 99 mph in a game against Greens Farms Academy at Greenwich Country Day on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
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“Matt Scott was a Clubhouse player that went to Stanford and became a weekend arm, so the phone call was kind of easy,” Porzio said. “I asked them if they wanted another player who was Matt Scott-like and possibly even better. They were immediately interested and then it was just about choosing for Bryce where he wanted to land. He had every premier school as an option.”
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Despite all the hype around him, Hill remains focused on his senior season at Greenwich Country Day.
His sophomore catcher, Maddox Monterisi, also spends his summer with the Clubhouse travel baseball organization. Hill drives him from campus to the baseball field for games and practices every day.
“You have to get used to it. The first couple times catching him, it obviously gets up on you quick,” Monterisi said. “I don’t know anybody else who can experience that at my age. It is just another thing to say, I can catch this guy who throws this hard. Everyone else is going to feel a lot slower after that.”
Hill’s relationship with his young catcher is an example of his humility.
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“His talent obviously speaks for itself,” Greenwich Country Day baseball coach Will Colombo said. “But him as a person and him as a leader, I can’t say enough about that. What he does for our team, picking guys up and teaching the game, is what I focus on just as much as his talent. He is coachable, he doesn’t think he has everything figured out, and he always comes with energy.”
That mentality is something his parents have instilled in him.
His father, Simon Hill, moved to the United States 21 years ago from Australia, where he was a cricket and soccer player.
Bryce Hill, right, of Greenwich Country Day School walks back to the dugout in between innings against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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“I had no familiarity with baseball,” Simon Hill said. “It is a sport that has grown in Australia over the past couple of decades, but it didn’t have a premium spot in the sporting calendar, though that is changing. I grew up in South Australia and for us it was cricket and football (soccer). I was lucky enough to play Australian football at the highest level and I was a bowler in cricket. When I was Bryce’s age I represented South Australia in the national championships and we won that title.”
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Simon Hill spent years playing in the professional South Australian National Football League, though he says it was not the type of thing where one would quit their day job.
“Having gone through that professional football pathway, there is some familiarity with speaking to teams and speaking with scouts,” Simon Hill said. “But not nearly to the level that Bryce has been able to achieve, with the gravitas of the teams and the league.”
The family, which included Bryce’s mother Erin, his older sister Savannah and his younger brother Lachlan (who is a junior on the Greenwich Country Day baseball team and has tremendous upside as well according to Porzio) moved from Bronxville, N.Y. to Greenwich as Bryce entered middle school.
“As a parent you feel very fortunate, and you are kind of living vicariously through your child’s success and the hard work they have done,” Simon Hill said. “Being behind the fence talking to scouts and having conversations with them away from the field as well. The opportunity that Bryce has, as a parent, is humbling and encouraging. My main concern as a parent is making sure that Bryce manages this the right way in his own mind.”
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The 2026 MLB draft begins with the first four rounds on Saturday, July 11.
When that day comes, Bryce Hill could be presented with a life-changing option. Go off to one of the most respected schools in the country, or begin a professional career?
“There is no bad option,” Simon Hill said. “From my perspective, this is what he loves. He wants to be a major league pitcher, and what better way to do that than putting yourself into that situation as soon as you can and grow through it. That is my philosophy, but ultimately it is Bryce’s choice. He gets to own that decision.”
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Scouts clock pitcher Bryce Hill of Greenwich Country Day School during a game against Greens Farms Academy in Greenwich on April 14, 2026.
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