Cole Kuhn, a 16-year-old from Elkins Park (Cheltenham Township), was recently featured in a lengthy article by The Philadelphia Inquirer for becoming one of the nation’s top high school pitchers.

Kuhn has earned a scholarship to Duke University and is already being scouted for the 2027 Major League Baseball draft. According to their coverage, major league evaluators, including Phillies general manager Preston Mattingly, have come to watch him pitch.

The 6’6″ St. Joseph’s Preparatory School junior was featured by CBS News in January for throwing a 101.7 mph fastball. According to The Inquirer, he was throwing 90 mph as of a year ago, then enrolled at Ascent Athlete, a training center in Garnet Valley.

“Kuhn is there nearly every day, often finding someone on Sundays to unlock the door when the lab is closed,” The Inquirer wrote.

He was ranked No. 33 in his class in early December and is expected to climb quickly, according to bsblr.com.

He attended Myers Elementary School (Cheltenham School District) and took ballet classes with Metropolitan Ballet Academy in Jenkintown in his younger days, The Inquirer said.

You can watch a video of him pitching below:

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