01/12/2018 - 2018 Under Armour All-America Pre-Season Tournament Jalen seemed to take well to heading out of the cold of Illinois to sunny, warm Arizona for the UAAAPS Tournament. The indoor winter workouts had him well-prepared, allowing him to flash high-level tools and use them in game play. Jalen took an excellent batting practice with consistent, hard line drive contact throughout. He showed quick hands and an easy, clean stroke. There was little wasted movement and he got the barrel to the ball in a hurry. This carried over, as he went 3-5 in games with a double, 2 RBI singles and a walk. Defensively, Jalen displayed sure hands and solid instincts in the infield. He has plenty of arm for the left side of the diamond, as evidenced by his 93 mph raw arm strength. At 6'2”, 170 pounds this Missouri commit has more maturing to do and looks to be developing into a special player.