2015 Atlantic Coast Top

Gold vs Maroon Game Highlights

8/23/2015 6:29:08 AM

Josh Hollifield (2016, SS/3B, Weddington, NC) showed in game power with laser HR to left field. Hollifield has a large frame and strong build. The ball jumps off Hollifield's bat and he could be a mainstay in the VMI lineup for years to come.

Dean Looney (2016, OF/1B, Matthews, NC) is a high level hitting prospect who makes hard contact to all fields. Looney can flat out hit, and he has shown it all weekend in games and in batting practice. The 2016 grad is not afraid to let the ball travel, stay inside, and shoot it through the left side. Looney went 2-2 with 2 1Bs, 1 SB and later scored.

Reid Johnston (2017, 3B, Enfield, NC) hit a towering HR to RCF, right past where the bullpen jets out, not a cheap shot by any means. Johnston has leverage and lift in his fluid stroke. The 2017 has a knack for getting the barrel on the ball and generates lots of backspin.

Jordan Varela (2017, SS, Raleigh, NC) went 1-2 with an RBI 2B. Varela has good bat speed and gets the barrel on the ball enough to split the gaps with frequency.

Chase Brantley (2016, C, Zebulon, NC) went 1-2 with an RBI 3B to LCF and later came around to score. Brantley is currently a gap to gap hitter with some pop.

Kip Brandenburg (2016, SS, Greensboro, NC) has been on the radar all weekend. Brandenburg showed well during OF and INF workouts as well as BP. That good performance has continued into game play in which he went 1-1 with a LD 2B and RBI SF. The 2016 grad is a pull hitter with a quick bat and good power to the left side.

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