21- Red vs. 23- Royal Highlights
8/24/2014
Tucker Pate (2016 C, Knoxville, TN) went 2-3 with two stolen bases, an RBI, and a run scored. Pate is a gamer with a quick bat and a short stroke at the plate. He showed strength in his swing with some power potential. Pate pitched two innings of no hit baseball with three Ks. He has a large, strong frame with short arm action and a tight release. Pate hides the ball well with a compact delivery. He has a heavy 89 MPH fastball with late life to go with a 71 MPH 10/4 curve with good potential. His out pitch is an 80 MPH late breaking slider with some serious bite.
Payton Dycus (2016 RHP, Acworth, GA) threw four innings with two Ks while giving up no hits. Dycus has a lean, medium frame with a steady, slow tempo. He throws from a 3/4 arm slot and stays online in his delivery. Dycus throws strikes and keeps the ball down in the zone. He pitches to contact effectively, getting guys to ground out and pop up with good location on three pitches. Dycus topped out at 76 MPH on his fastball to go with an 11/5 breaking curve ball at 64 MPH. He maintains his arm speed well when throwing his 64 MPH change up.
Zach Richardson (2016 RHP, Mooresville, NC) pitched four innings and racked up six Ks. Richardson is lean with an athletic, medium frame. He throws easy from a 3/4 arm slot with long arm action. He's aggressive with his pitches and has a quick tempo. Richardson topped out his fastball at 84 MPH with a 72 MPH curve. His out pitch is a solid, straight change up at 76 MPH. He had batters running after the change up.
Richard Gregory (2016 OF, Gaffney, SC) racked up three Ks in two innings of work while giving up no hits. Gregory has a large, athletic frame with a strong lower half. He throws from a high 3/4 arm slot with short arm action and tight release. He showed solid balance in an online delivery while attacking hitters with three pitches. Gregory hit 85 MPH on his quickest fastball with a short, late breaking curve ball at 73 MPH. His fastball showed some cut action as well.
James Noblin (2016 1B, Ocean Springs, MS) crushed a home run in a 2-4 day at the plate. Noblin has a large, strong frame with a strong back side and strong wrists. The ball jumps off his bat with big power potential. Noblin smoked a homer in the very first at bat of the game and it got out in a hurry.
Christian (Taylor) Goodwin (2016 C, Warrior, AL) went 3-3 on the day with two runs scored and three stolen bases. Goodwin has a strong, athletic build on a large frame with a very strong lower half. He has an A-C bat path with quick hands and strong wrists. Goodwin has great speed, running a 6.78 in the 60. He is an aggressive base runner and plays with a purpose.
Landon Cooper (2016 SS, Leesburg, GA) went 2-3 with two runs scored, an RBI, and three stolen bases. Cooper has an athletic, lean medium frame with a short, fluid stroke. He is patient at the plate with a good eye for strikes, definitely a lead off type hitter. Cooper hits from both sides of the plate with surprising pull power from the right side shown on a double off the left field wall. He showed his aggressive base running when he stole second and then third on two consecutive pitches.
Tyrik Jones (2016 OF, Lithonia, GA) went 1-3 with an RBI triple and a run scored. Jones has a medium, athletic frame with a strong back side. He has a nice balanced swing with a quick bat and quick hands. He barreled up a fastball and the ball jumped off the bat into the LCF gap for a triple. Jones has great speed as well, running a 6.62 in the 60.
1-Red vs. 3-Black Highlights
8/24/2014
Randal Heller (2015 OF, Marietta, GA) drove a big HR in the game. Heller has a short, quick swing with fast hands that enable him to get the barrel straight to the ball.
J Matthew Osborne (2015 RHP, Hendersonville, TN) has a quick arm with some arm-side run. Osborne threw four innings with his FB hitting 82 MPH. Osborne also showed a CB at 72 MPH and a difference making CH at 74 MPH that comes out on the same plane as his FB and has late fading life.
Greg Bundrage (2015 2B, Fayetteville, GA) went 2-2 with two singles. Bundrage has a short swing and quick hands and displayed a good line drive swing with his single to RF.
Cole Murphy (2015 1B, Cincinnati, OH) featured a quick arm and clean release off the mound. Murphy does a good job of staying on top of his FB, which sat 82-85 MPH, and getting downward plane. Murphy also showed an 11-5 CB at 72 MPH and a CH also at 72 MPH.
Johnathan Cirullo (2015 SS, Sylvester, GA) showed a short, compact swing picking up a line drive single to LF. Cirullo is a scrappy player, especially on the base paths where he stole second and then scored from 3B on a passed ball.
Vegas Gold vs White
8/24/2014
Lucas Berryhill (2016 C, Woodstock, GA) continued to really standout in the showcase. He is outstanding defensively behind the plate and makes very hard contact at the plate and went 3-3 including a deep 3B. Also was up to 84 on the mound.
Kip Brandenburg (2016 SS, Greensboro, NC) showed a quick swing with good power with a double in the game and also had a ground ball come off his bat at 93 mph.
Tothan Matthews (2016 C, Stevenson, AL) had an outstanding day at the plate as he went 2-3 with a double and a triple.
Mitchell Ketcham (2017 1B, Woodstock, GA) showed very well with the bat making solid contact and knocked out 2 hits in the game.
Austin Cullen (2016 3B, Lenoir City, TN) showed a fluid stroke with gap power as he went 2-3 with a 2B.
Aaron Douglas (2017 C, Lithonia, GA) and Andrew Mitchell (2016 OF, Acworth, GA) both had two hits in the game for the Vegas Gold team.
Brady Greene (2017 RHP, Montgomery, AL) is a very interesting young RHP. He showed a fast arm that works well and already runs his fastball up to 85 mph with good command.
Chris Thompson (2016 OF, Simpsonville, SC) speed continues to standout and was timed at 4.08 to first and uses his speed well on the bases.
Jesse Howard (2016 C, Lawrenceburg, KY) showed very well defensively behind the plate. Does it all back there and controls the game.
Grayson Harbin (2016 RHP, Kennesaw, GA) looked very good today as he showed clean mechanics and ran his fastball up to 87 mph with life. He projects well and showed good feel for his CB and commanded all of his pitches.
8-Royal vs. 22-Black Highlights
8/24/2014
Christian Shinn (2016, OF/3B, Wellington HS, FL) has a great approach and good, hard contact with the baseball at the plate. Shinn gets a good load in his swing and has a toe tap trigger that allows him to rip balls like his 2B and 3B in the game.
Will Varnadore (2016, RHP/3B/OF/1B, South Aiken HS, SC) showed a good stroke and compact swing at the plate. Varnadore gets good extension into the zone, which allowed him to pick up a 1B and 2B.
Kevin Bryant II (2016, 1B/LHP, Corner HS, AL) does a great job of recognizing pitches in the box. Bryant starts slightly open and has a good compact stroke that gets the barrel directly to the ball at the point of contact.
Connor Prado (2016, RHP/OF, Byron Nelson HS, TX) tossed four quality innings on the mound. Prado throws from a 3/4 slot and his FB, which ranged from 81-85 MPH, has some tailing action to it. Prado also flashed a SL at 76 MPH that had tight rotation and break.
Ryan Barday (2016, C, North Paulding HS, GA) displayed the ability to make hard contact in games especially to the pull side. Barday has a power frame and swing and will continue to develop more pop as he grows.
Luke Coker (2017, MIF/3B/OF/RHP, Northridge HS, AL) has a line drive plane swing with good bat speed. Coker make solid contact ripping a 2B to the OF and consistently hits the ball hard.
5-White vs 1-Red Game Highlights
8/24/2014
David Posas (2015 SS, Valdosta, GA) had a nice day offensively at the plate, going 2-2 with a double and a triple. Posas showed a nice feel for the barrel and leverage in his swing.
Josh Saavedra (2015 C, Alpharetta, GA) also had a two hit performance, showing a short swing with quick hands, hitting line drives up the middle.
Lane Wilson (2015 RHP, Aragon, GA) showed well both with the bat and on the mound today. Showing quick hands, Wilson picked up two line drive singles before jumping on the mound where he worked in the 77-80 mph, showing a really nice feel for his changeup with late life.
Jonathan White (2015 3B, Lawrenceville, GA) showed off his hit tool this afternoon, going 2-2 for the Red team, putting his power to the gaps on display. After hitting a line drive single to left-center field, White then squared up a double into left field.
Johnathan Cirullo (2015 SS, Sylvester, GA) drove in the only run for the Red team, showing a quick swing which generated a line drive single up the middle.
3- Black Vs. 5- White Highlights
8/24/2014
Steven Bower (2015 LHP, Lawrenceville, GA) was sitting at 82-84mph with his fastball topping out at 85mph to go along with his curveball at 72mph. Bower has a quiet arm with a good fastball and pounded the zone with strikes.
Josh Saavedra (2015 C, Alpharetta, GA) had 2 singles in the game for the white team. Saavedra has a short swing at the plate and makes line drive contact.
Trenton Nutter (2015 2B, Snellville, GA) also had 2 hits in the game including a double for the white team. Nutter has a short quick swing with a line drive swing plane and drives the ball to the gaps.
Randal Heller (2015 OF, Marietta, GA) had his fastball sitting 81-84mph with his curveball at 70mph. Heller gets downhill to both sides of the plate is aggressive with his fastball attacking hitters with hit.
Austin Elliott (2015 OF, Buford, GA) doubled in the game for the black team. Elliott has a nice short swing showing bat speed.
10- Cardinal Vs. 12- Gold Highlights
8/24/2014
Devin Symlar (2016 OF, Columbia, TN) has a compact delivery on the mound while working quick and pounding the zone with his pitches. Symlar has good late life to his fastball and uses his slider as an out with which has good bite to it. At the plate Symlar had 3 hits in the game. Symlar has a line drive swing plane with a quick bat and makes solid contact.
Mervvl "MJ" Melendez (2017, C, Montgomery, AL) had a triple in the game for the Gold team. Melendez has a good swing with bat speed and drives the ball to the gaps.
Parker McCoy (2016 SS, Marietta, GA) had a couple of hits in the game for the Cardinal team. McCoy has a fluid stroke at the plate and makes consistent hard contact.
Logan Carey (2016 OF, Jackson, TN) also had multiple hits for the Cardinal team. Carey has good bat speed hits the ball to all fields and has a nice easy swing.
4-Texas Orange vs. 7-Vegas Gold Highlights
8/24/2014
Jake Lovvorn (2015 LHP, Tucker, GA) was sitting 82-86mph this afternoon with his slider at 75mph and his changeup at 75mph as well. Lovvorn has good control of both sides of the plate with bite to his slider and good fade on his changeup.
Ryan Kopec (2015 OF, Alpharetta, GA) had a double in the game for the Texas Orange team. Kopec has a level swing and showed the ability to barrel the ball up.
Jeremiah Woods (2015 RHP, Fayetteville, GA) had his fastball top out at 85mph with his curveball at 70mph and his slider at 77mph. Woods does a good job of mixing his pitches keeping hitters off balance and is aggressive with his fastball.
Austin Pharr (2015 SS, Waleska, GA) has an aggressive approach at the plate with good bat speed. In the field Pharr has a good arm across the infield with sound defensive actions.
Isaac Phillips (2015 OF, Powder Springs, GA) also looked good at the plate for the Vegas Gold team. Phillips makes hard contact at the plate and with lots of pop in his bat.
Jabari Richards (2015 OF, Fayetteville, GA) doubled in the game for the Vegas Gold team. Richards has a quick bat with bat speed and has a sound approach at the plate.
9- Kelly Green Vs. 11- Orange Highlights
8/24/2014
Trevor Lloyd (2016 RHP, Knoxville, TN) had his fastball top out at 83mph this afternoon with his curveball at 64mph and his changeup at 74mph. Lloyd has a quick arm with a fast tempo on the mound. He does a good job of filling up the zone while maintaining his velo. At the plate Lloyd doubled twice. He has a quick bat driving the ball to the gaps and consistently barrels up the ball.
Payton Young (2016 1B, Centre, AL) also had a good showing at the plate with 2 hits including a triple. Young has an aggressive approach at the plate and makes consistent line drive contact.
Malcolm Van Buren (2016 RHP, Goose Creek, SC) was sitting 81-83mph with his fastball topping out at 85mph with his curveball at 66 and his changeup at 74mph. Van Buren pitches from an over the top arm angle with an online balanced delivery.
Gabriel Holt (2017 SS, Bonaire, GA) has a confident approach at the plate with quick wrists and good bat speed.
Corey Roberts (2016 3B, Fairview, TX) continued his good weekend with another double at the plate. Roberts has a good swing with bat speed and barrels up the ball.
Nick Taylor (2017 SS, Central, SC) also tripled in the game today. Taylor showed good plate coverage with gap to gap pop.
17- Teal vs. 19- Orange Highlights
8/24/2014
Alex Eitenmiller (2016 RHP, Dallas, GA) pitched three innings of scoreless baseball, allowing only one hit with three Ks. Eitenmiller showed good command and plate control which resulted in multiple ground outs and fly outs. He topped out at 78 MPH with his fastball and mixed it up with a a 65 MPH curve, 71 MPH slider, and 70 MPH change up.
CJ Bush (2016 1B, Nicholasville, KY) went 1-3 with a triple. Bush has a quick bat and good bat speed with a solid, easy swing. The 6'1'' 215 lb first baseman showed great hustle and speed on his triple, running a 7.12 in the 60 earlier in the day.
Brady Smith (2016 UT, Anderson, SC) struck out two in one inning of work. Smith showed good mound presence and filled up the bottom half of the strike zone. His 86 MPH fastball has nice arm side run to go with a deceptive 74 MPH change up with late life.
Charles Crosby (2016 OF, Albany, GA) went 1-3 on the day and also pitched an inning. Crosby had good at bats and showed good hands on his line drive single to right field. He has an up the middle approach at the plate. Crosby has a quick arm with a clean delivery from the mound. He topped out at 85 MPH on his fastball from a 3/4 arm slot with an 83 MPH full sidearm fastball as well. Smith uses both arm angles to mix in his late sinking 74 MPH change up.
Wyatt Hughes (2016 RHP, Atlanta, GA) went 1-3 with a double and a run scored. Hughes has a short swing and good bat speed. He used his hands well on a hard line drive double.
15-Steel vs. 13-Dark Green Highlights
8/24/2014
Denzel Coley (2016, OF/RHP/ George Walton Academy, GA) was very impressive on the mound with smooth mechanics and two great pitches. Coley has an athletic, strong frame with a quick arm. The ball explodes out of his hand and is effortless. Coley attacked hitters with his 85 MPH FB and showed a very solid SL at 76 MPH. His SL had sharp spin and break and is a swing and miss pitch, especially to righties.
Easton Gallman (2016, RHP/OF, Calhoun HS, GA) showed three pitches that were able to be thrown for strikes. Gallman's FB was 83 MPH with a CB at 67 MPH and CH at 69 MPH. Gallman throws from a high 3/4 slot and has a loose arm. He gets arm-side run on his FB and can run it in on the hands of right handed hitters. His CH is impressive and he has great feel for it. Gallman keeps good arm speed on the pitch and is deceptive with the movement. His CH is a strikeout pitch.
Matthew Becker (2016, OF/RHP/Harris County, GA) has fluid mechanics on the mound with a low effort delivery. Becker has a loose arm action and riding life on his FB, which reached 82 MPH. Becker is a pitch to contact guy with good arm-side run on his FB from a 3/4 slot. He has the ability to get good break and depth on his SL at 67 MPH and can backdoor it to lefties.
Collin Taylor (2016, C/IF/RHP, Florence HS, AL) throws from a high 3/4 slot and has an athletic body. Taylor has a quick arm and online delivery. Taylor's FB had some good life at 82 MPH and he was able to get it in on right handed hitters. Taylor also showed a deceptive SL at 73 MPH.
Treyvon Bridges (2016, OF/2B, Southaven HS, MS) continued to impress and is a player that always makes contact and has a good approach going into his at-bats. Bridges continued to show off his speed on the bases picking up two more steals as well.
Nick DiPonzio (2016, OF, Tattnall Square Academy, GA) is a strong, athletic player with a patient approach. DiPonzio does a good job of finding his pitch at the plate and driving it as he picked up two hits in the game.
Jenard Morris (2017, RHP/3B/OF, Cedar Grove HS, GA) comes up to the plate ready to swing. Morris will jump on the first pitch and picked up a 2 RBI triple along with a single in the game.
Christian Shiver (2016, LHP, George Walton Academy, GA) features a deceptive delivery with a 3/4 arm slot. Shiver is a max effort guy on the mound and his FB topped at 84 with a sweeping SL at 72 MPH and a CH at 71 MPH.
2- Navy vs 6- Columbia Blue Highlights
8/24/2014
Kevin Strohschein (2015 OF, McDonough, GA) went 1-3 with a run scored. Strohschein showed good life in the barrel and can square balls up. He has good momentum with his lower half and has a good feel for the barrel of the bat. Strohschein also pitched two innings. He topped out at 88 MPH on his fastball with a 74 MPH curve and 79 MPH change up.
Denzell Gowdy (2015 3B, Sylvester, GA) went 2-4 with an RBI double. Gowdy has a slightly open stance with quick wrists and hands. He went with the pitch and ripped the RBI double into LCF. Gowdy's loose hands and strong back side were shown again in his last at bat when he lined a single into LF.
Griffin Kern (2015 2B, Alpharetta, GA) went 2-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored. Kern showed good feel for the barrel of the bat on the triple. He showed off his speed in the game, running 4.36 seconds to 1B and recording a 6.68 in the 60 earlier in the day.
Jordan Reep (2015 SS, Leesburg, GA) went 1-3 with a triple and a run scored. Reep has a good mechanical swing with some lift in his stroke. He stays tall in his swing and showed good hustle running out the triple.
16-Purple vs. 14-Maroon Highlights
8/24/2014
Taylor Wilkes (RHP/SS/3B/OF, Jefferson HS, GA) projects as a bullpen arm with great stuff in relief. Wilkes topped out at 89 MPH from a high 3/4 arm slot and heavy run. Wilkes keeps the ball down in the zone and can get late bite on his SL, which was 81 MPH. Wilkes worked fast and went right after batters while doing a good job of keeping them off balance mixing speeds and location.
Jeffrey Omohundro (2016, SS/2B, Houston Academy, AL) showed good bat speed with some pop going 2-3 with an RBI triple and a single. Omohundro looks very balanced in the box and makes solid, hard contact and can get leverage in his swing.
Brandon Puckett (2016, OF/RHP, Lassister HS, GA) is a very patient hitter that likes to send the ball back up the middle or to the opposite field. Puckett allows the ball to travel into the zone and consistently drove the ball.
Angel Rojas (2016, OF, San Juan, PR) is a fast twitch, high energy player with quick hands at the plate. Rojas has a fluid stroke and can barrel up balls and is a force on the bases with game-changing speed.
Charles Bailey (2016, RHP/3B/1B/OF, Grady HS, GA) features a quick, loose arm to go with his large, athletic frame. Bailey has a big arm circle and gets extended at release point. Bailey competes and throws strikes on the mound and his velocity improved as the game progressed. Bailey's FB has some arm-side run and hit 80 MPH with a SL at 69 MPH.
Patrick Frick (2016, SS/3B/OF, J L Mann HS, SC) struck the ball well picking up a 2B in the game. Frick pulled the ball to LF with some good bat speed. He barreled up the ball and displayed a power potential.
22-Black vs. 23-Royal Highlights
8/23/2014
Colby White (2016, C/RHP/3B/2B, Sulligent HS AL) impressed at the plate. White has a solid swing with a line drive approach. He's aggressive in the box and the ball jumps off his bat as a result of his great bat speed.
Justin Foscue (2017, SS/2B, Virgil Grissom HS, AL) made consistently hard contact as he knocked in two RBI's with a triple and a single. Foscue does a good job of staying inside the ball and barrels up everything. He showed present pop and also moves well down the line.
Brent Culberson (2016, RHP/MIF, Ocean Springs HS, MD) featured a fast arm from his 3/4 arm slot on the mound. Culberson's FB topped at 85 MPH and had a lot of arm-side run. He sets up batters with his FB and also showed an 11-5 CB at 66 MPH and a solid, late moving CH at 71 MPH.
Riley King (3B, MIF, RHP, Collins Hill HS, GA) works fast on the hill and has an aggressive demeanor. He goes right after batters with his FB and CH. King's FB ranged from 80-83 MPH and his straight CH was 76 MPH. King has a live arm and releases the ball from a 3/4 slot.
Richard Gregory (2016, OF/LHP, Gaffney HS, SC) has a balanced swing and good approach at the plate. Gregory hit an RBI triple as he stayed inside the ball and displayed a fluid stroke getting the bat through the zone.
Alec Sanchez (2018, 2B/SS, Providence HS, FL) showed a fluid stroke with good bat speed in the game. Sanchez triggers his swing with his left leg and displayed the ability to lift the ball.
Will Varnadore (2016, RHP/3B/OF/1B, South Aiken HS, SC) has a compact build and throws from a high 3/4 arm slot with a short arm action. Varnadore fills up the strike zone with his 81 MPH FB and gained feeling for his CB, which was 67 MPH, and CH, which was 68 MPH.
5- White vs. 7- Vegas Gold Highlights
8/23/2014
Scott Castellanos (2015 3B, Acworth, GA) went 2-2 with a triple and an RBI. Castellanos can flat out hit. He showed good gap power and the ability to drive the ball to all fields. Both of his hits were hard line drives to opposite field.
Jabari Richards (2015 OF, Fayetteville, GA) went 1-2 with a hustling triple. Richards threw 87 MPH from the outfield in the pro workout and showed off his strong arm when he threw out a kid at second. He then displayed good speed and quickness by turning a routine double into a triple. Richards ran a 6.64 in the 60. Richards also pitched 2 innings, giving up only one hit with four Ks. He throws downhill with an over the top arm angle. Richards has a quick arm featuring an 84 MPH fastball and 77 MPH change up. His out pitch is a sharp, late breaking curve ball at 74 MPH.
Dawson Ewers (2015 OF, Canton, GA) threw three innings of shutout baseball, allowing one hit and racking up four Ks. Ewers throws from a 3/4 arm slot with a quick arm. His 82 MPH fastball has good arm side run. Ewers attacks hitters and fills up the zone. His out pitch is a 70 MPH 12-6 breaking curve and he mixes in a 73 MPH slider.
Ryan Barday (2016 C, Acworth, GA) went 1-2 with an RBI and a run scored. Barday is listed on team Royal-7 but filled in as a catcher for team Vegas-7. He showed good patience at the plate before driving in a run with an RBI single.
8-Royal vs. 21-Red Highlights
8/23/2014
Logan Miracle (2017, RHP, Southside HS, AL) projects very well on the mound with a lean build and room to fill. Miracle has a clean delivery with a flexible and loose arm. Through three innings, Miracle racked up 7 K's as he pounded the zone with all three of his pitches. Miracle attacked the hitters and kept them off balance with a late life FB at 85 MPH, hard break SL at 74 MPH and a good dropping CH at 72 MPH.
Christian (Taylor) Goodwin (2016, C/3B/RHP/OF, Mortimer Jordan, AL) worked fast on the mound, picking up three K's in two innings. Goodwin's ball exploded out of his hand and was a heavy 87 MPH. Goodwin consistently attacked hitters with his FB that featured arm-side run before going to his hard SL at 75 MPH and CH at 65 MPH. Goodwin also drilled a 3B deep into the left center field gap.
Pete Derkay (2016, C/OF/3B, Allatoona HS, GA) displayed gap to gap power and a solid approach at the plate. Derkay has a balanced approach with good pop that resulted in a 2B and a deep fly out to LF that nearly burned the left fielder.
Erickie Godfrey (1B, RHP, C, SS, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, GA) has a good line drive approach and hitting tools. Godfrey showed the ability to shoot the ball where it was pitched with two line drive singles. He also displayed good speed and aggressiveness on the bases.
Landon Cooper (2016, SS/2B, 2016/Lee County HS, GA) is an aggressive player with a good feel for the game. Cooper did a good job of staying back on a CB and picking up a single before showing of his speed stealing 2B and 3B.
Austin Hittinger (2017, OF/2B, Houston County HS, GA) is a polished hitter that knows how to battle in the box. Hittinger picked up two singles in the game and had a great approach every at-bat.
Tyrik Jones (2016, OF/RHP/SS, Galloway HS, GA) showed good bat speed and strength at the plate. Jones made solid contact and is a very athletic player that has good speed as well.
Will Baumbach (2017, C/1B/3B, Briarwood Christian, AL) has an aggressive hitters mentality at the plate with good power potential. Baumbach took a pitch to deep left center off the wall for a 2B.
Batting Practice Highlights
8/23/2014
Justin Gesek (2015 C, Jacksonville, FL) showed an aggressive swing with a long stride and good hand strength to drive the ball with authority and he homered during his round.
Chris Cunningham (2015 C, Houston, TX) squared it up on every swing of his round, showing good bat speed and strength at contact to drive the ball with authority.
Sean Pat McDermott (2015 1B, Cartersville, GA) impressed with an opposite field home run, he has tremendous strength at contact and as he learns to harness that strength it could begin to translate to plus raw power.
Denzell Gowdy (2015 3B, Sylvester, GA) incorporates his strong lower half well to generate good bat speed and drive the baseball.
Cameron Haynes (2015 C, Lithonia, GA) showed good underlying tools to allow him to accelerate the bat well and make hard contact in spite of beginning his swing with a still start and having some improvements available to make to streamline his swing.
David Posas (2015 SS, Valdosta, GA) showed highly impressive ability, especially from the left side. His six swings from the left side were arguably the highlight of the 300+ player session of BP, showing an impressive combination of bat speed and strength with good coordination and barrel control. He also showed Divison I hitting tools from the right side as well and was one of the biggest standouts of the day.
Lane Wilson (2015 RHP, Aragon, GA) showed that he's certainly not just a pitcher at this point. He showed a quick loose swing that projects well, and as he learns to utilize his lower half more effectively he should begin to develop power to go with his bat to ball skills.
Cole Buffington (2015 C, Marietta, GA) showed good carry to all fields from a short swing with solid bat speed and loose strength. It was an impressive showing to go with his performance in the catcher workout and he looks to be one of the top prospects in attendance at this point.
Dawson Ewers (2015 OF, Canton, GA) showed a short compact swing with quick hands accelerating the bat well and creates leverage with his lower half when he arrive on time.
Austin Pharr (2015 MIF, Waleska, GA) utilized his available leverage well to create easy pullside power with an efficient swing that begins with good separation of his upper and lower halves and good coordination thereof with a balanced rhythmic swing, he crushed two home runs to right field and hit several more off the wall.
Isaac Phillips (2015 OF, Powder Springs, GA) generated good bat speed with an aggressive line drive swing and repeated it well.
Jabari Richards (2015 OF, Fayetteville, GA) showed loose hands with a short compact swing and quick hands, he projects to get stronger and will likely begin to increase his power as he does.
Pete Derkay (2016 C, Acworth, GA) is a switch hitter who was especially impressive from the left side, crushing a couple of balls off the wall in right field and he also showed good bat speed from the right side.
Jordan Anderson (2017 OF, Madison, AL) showed a compact swing with solid bat speed already and has plenty of physical projection with a loose athletic swing.
Jakareon Williams (2016 OF, Acworth, GA) homered in his round showing a long aggressive swing and a power approach.
John Tighe (2018 C, Dalton, GA) showed interesting young tools to project upon with a line drive swing plane and a loose swing.
Logan Carey (2016 OF, Jackson, TN) showed off easy bat speed with a short compact swing and simple well controlled swing with little wasted motion and creating late lift.
Jack Layrisson (2016 SS, Ponte Vedra, FL) showed plus bat speed with an aggressive pull oriented swing, good acoustics when squared, explosive sound at contact, he crushed several impressive hard line drives and projects for significant power development.
JT Duncan (2016 SS, Panama City, FL) creates good carry off the bat with a line drive swing plane via quality backspin and projects well physically.
Mervyl "MJ" Melendez (2017 C, Montgomery, AL) showed highly impressive hitting tools to project upon. He showed a high level combination of loose strength and quickness to his swing actions and controlled the barrel well and maintained his rhythm in spite of a complicated swing with a lot of moving parts, as he gets stronger and refines his swing he has big time potential, especially when paired with an up the middle defensive profile.
Devin Symlar (2016 OF, Columbia, TN) utilized a simple compact swing with quick hands to make consistent contact and his swing should translate well to live at-bats.
Danny Bullard (2017 1B, Livonia, MI) controlled his long levers well with a well balanced swing with good coordination and control and he projects for power, while showing solid gap to gap pop with a short swing.
Colton Byars (2018 C, Gaffney, SC) used a short line drive swing plane to generate solid bat speed already and projects for significant development over the next few years and is already beginning to flash pop.
Steven Curry (2016 SS, Alpharetta, GA) has a loose easy stroke generating solid bat speed with late lift to his swing.
Nolan Wilson (2017 3B, Atlanta, GA) crushed a pair of home runs with a smooth well controlled swing that projects for even further development in the bat speed and power departments.
Cade Pollard (2018 3B, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX) showed a hyperaggressive swing, clearly swinging for the fences on the pullside, and while there will be some inherent swing and miss, scouts like to see a young player with tools like his show that aggression and then learn to harness those tools as they progress.
Hector Vazquez (2016 C, Miami, FL) crushed a home run in his round, showing an aggressive swing and good bat speed with a pull oriented approach.
CJ Bush (2016 1B, Nicholasville, KY) has big raw power and as he unlocks his lower half more it will begin to show itself more frequently. He made very hard contact in his round with hard line drives.
Brady Greene (2017 RHP, Montgomery, AL) crushed several towering fly balls with a home run derby approach to his round of BP that yielded the intended results.
Drew Waters (2017 OF, Woodstock, GA) showed highly impressive switch hitting ability. He is slightly more natural from the left side but has good ability from both sides. He projects well and is already showing quality bat speed and barrel control.
Colin Dore (2016 1B, Marietta, GA) showed strong hands and had good carry off of his bat and utilized his available leverage well.
J.T. Bernard (2016 LHP, Douglasville, GA) created good leverage in his line drive swing plane and had a good round.
Nolan Crisp (2019 RHP, McDonough, GA) showed polish beyond his years with a well controlled swing with sound mechanics and good bat to ball skills to project upon.
Joe Gruszka (2016 C, Fayetteville, GA) showed good pullside power with a short line drive swing that allowed him to control the barrel well while creating backspin.
Alec Sanchez (2018 2B, Jacksonville, FL) utilized a short swing at maximum effort to generate the bat speed necessary to drive the ball already at a young age.
Christian Shinn (2016 OF, Wellington, FL) homered in his round of BP with a low hand set and uppercut swing plane showing good bat speed with little wasted motion.
Richard Gregory (2016 OF, Gaffney, SC) showed good strength in his swing to pull the ball with authority and highlighted his round with a home run.
Riley King (2016 3B, Lawrenceville, GA) showed very quick hands and a line drive swing plane. The ball carried well off of his barrel with backspin and he showed the ability to pull his hands in well while still maintaining his quality bat speed.
17- Teal Vs. 18 Vegas Gold Highlights
8/23/2014
Brant Hurter (2017 LHP, Canton, GA) was sitting at 77-80mph on his fastball with his slider at 72mph and his changeup at 73mph. Hurter has a loose arm action with sound mechanics and a deceptive slider.
Alex Alvord (2016 SS, Douglasville, GA) had a solo Home Run in the game for the Vegas Gold team. Alvord has god bat speed with line drive contact and is able to square the ball up.
Tothan Matthews (2016 C, Stevenson, AL) squared the ball up multiple times at the plate including on of his hits coming off the bat at 90mph. Matthews has a line drive swing plane with bat speed.
Drew Waters (2017 OF, Woodstock, GA) had 3 hits in the game for the Vegas Gold team just missing a home run for the cycle. Waters has a good swing hitting the ball to all fields and showed off his speed on his triple.
Anthony Bernardez (2016 SS/P, Prosper, TX) showed well both at the plate and on the mound. Bernardez has a quick arm on the mound with riding life to his fastball and good depth to his slider. He had his fastball top out at 84mph with his slider at 76mph and his changeup at 74mph. At the plate he makes consistent contact with and has a sound approach.
Charles Crosby (2016 OF, Albany, GA) displayed good bat speed while making hard contact in his at bats today. Crosby has one of his hits register at 97mph off the bat.
Brady Smith (2016 UT, Anderson, SC) had a good showing in the field tonight. Smith has a strong arm across the infield with soft hands and displayed sound fielding actions.
19- Orange Vs. 20- White Highlights
8/23/2014
Gabe Davenport (2016 RHP, Buford, GA) had his fastball sitting 74-80MPH with his curveball at 66MPH and his changeup at 67MPH. Davenport does a good job of staying balanced in his delivery with sound simple mechanics.
Nolan Crisp (2019 RHP, McDonough, GA) topped out at 84MPH on his fastball with his changeup at 75MPH and his slider at 72MPH. Crisp has a good mound presence with good confidence on the mound. He has ASR on his fastball with good command of it and works both sides of the plate. At the plate Crisp has a short quick swing and barrels up the ball consistently.
Joe Gruszka (2016 C, Fayetteville, GA) had multiple hits today for the white team. Gruszka showed good bat speed at the plate and has pop in his bat.
Colin Dore (2016 1B, Marietta, GA) had a good game at the plate for the Orange team. Dore has a short quick swing at the plate and does a good job of barreling the ball up.
Griffin Walker (2016 OF, Homewood, AL) displayed good bat speed at the plate with a line drive swing plane and made hard contact both times up.
6-Columbia Blue vs. 7-Vegas Gold Highlights
8/23/2014
James (Adam) Durrett (2015 3B, Alabaster, AL) topped out at 85MPH on the mound tonight with his curveball at 75MPH. Durrett pitches from a 3/4 arm slot with ASR to his fastball, and an 11-5 curveball. At the plate Durrett showed off his bat with a double in the first. He displayed a line drive swing plane with the ball coming off the bat at 86MPH.
Braden Nixon (2015 OF, Las Vegas, NV) also had a hit in the game. Nixon makes hard contact at the plate and showed good awareness on the bases taking the extra base when he could.
Scott Castellanos (2015 3B, Acworth, GA) doubled in the game for the Vegas Gold Team. Castellanos has pop in his bat and drives the ball when he squares it up.
Austin Pharr (2015 MIF, Waleska, GA) had a couple of singles in the game. Pharr has a level swing with a contact approach at the plate. in the field he made some outstanding plays including a leaping catch to stop an extra base hit.
6-Columbia Blue vs. 5-White Highlights
8/23/2014
Thomas Benson (2015, RHP, St. Joseph HS, MS) went right after hitters with his three-pitch mix for three innings. Benson features a quick, loose arm and attacks hitters with his 81-85 MPH FB from a low 3/4 slot. His FB also has some arm-side run and is complimented by his CB at 72 MPH and CH at 75 MPH.
Cade Marlowe (2015, 2B/SS/3B, Tiftarea Academy, GA) has a solid approach and idea in the batter's box. Marlowe battled at the plate before pulling a line drive 2B to RF for an RBI.
James (Adam) Durrett (2015, 3B, Thompson HS, AL) hit a double in his first at-bat of the day. Durrett showed quick hands turning on a FB while getting his bat through the zone.
Jamal Devine (2015, OF/RHP/UT, Columbia HS, GA) turned on a FB for a 2B. Devine has some quick hands and does a good job of bringing his hands into his body and getting the barrel to the ball.
15- Steel vs. 16- Purple Highlights
8/23/2014
Jack Stamler (2017 LHP, Greenville, SC) gave up only one hit and racked up six Ks in 4 innings of scoreless baseball. Stamler has a medium frame with room to gain strength. He throws from a high 3/4 arm slot with a compact, online delivery. Stamler keeps the ball down in the zone and maintained velocity throughout his outing. He throws an 83 MPH fastball with a 67 MPH curve and 73 MPH change up.
John Mullis (2016 RHP, Cornelia, GA) threw four innings with 5 Ks and no runs allowed. Mullis has a medium, athletic build with sound pitching mechanics. He has a 3/4 delivery with loose, easy arm action and a high leg kick. He goes right at guys with an 85 MPH fastball with some arm side run and mixes it up with a 70 MPH curve ball and 74 MPH change up.
Nolan Wilson (2017 3B, RHP Atlanta, GA) struck out two in an inning of work with no hits allowed. Wilson has room to add strength on a large, athletic frame. He has good pitching mechanics and throws easy. Wilson throws an 82 MPH fastball from a 3/4 arm slot, but drops down to a low 3/4 slot to throw a 68 MPH 10/4 breaking curve.
Matthew Allred (2016 OF, Panama City Beach, FL) went 2-3 with a double and scored a run. Allred can lift the baseball and showed a solid back side in his swing. His swing is balanced and smooth. Allred also stole a base and ran a 6.91 in the 60.
Jacob Carlsen (2016 1B, Lawrenceville, GA) showed good hitting tools and a fluid stroke in a 2-3 outing. Carlsen made hard contact with a strong swing resulting in two singles. He has good rotation in his swing and stays solid on the back side.
Austin Wojick (2016 RHP, Duluth, GA) tossed four scoreless innings with four Ks while giving up only three hits. Wojick is built like a pitcher with a large, strong frame. He has natural movement on three pitches with short arm action from a 3/4 arm slot. He stays balanced and online during his delivery with good mound presence. Wojick knows how to pitch and attacks hitters with a natural cut fastball at 83 MPH with a 68 MPH curve ball and 76 MPH cut change up.
4-Texas Orange vs. 3-Black Highlights
8/23/2014
Noah Nicaud (2015, 2B/3B/ss, St. Stanislaus, MS) displayed big time power with a two RBI HR. Nicaud has a strong frame and projects well with gap to gap power.
Hank Nichols (2015, LHP, J L Mann HS, SC) is a projectable pitcher with a big frame and pitcher's body that struck out seven in his three innings of work. Nichols throws from a 3/4 slot and can create some cut action on his FB. Nichols has a quick arm with his FB at 85 MPH and a 1-7 CB at 71 MPH and a solid straight CH at 76 MPH.
Lucas Boudreau (2015, SS/RHP/3B, Greater Atlanta Christian, GA) showed the ability to spray the ball to the opposite field. Both of Boudreau's singles came to the opposite field and were a result of his line drive swing plane.
Randal Heller (2015, OF/RHP, Lassister HS, GA) drove two singles in the game including a line drive to LF. Heller has quick hands and can get them in and make solid contact with inside pitches.
Joe Reichard (2015, 3B/RHP/IF, St. Pius X, GA) struck out five in two innings on the hill. Reichard did a great job of mixing his pitches and showing off his three-pitch mix. Reichard's FB had some arm-side run and topped at 81 MPH from his 3/4 slot. He can throw his FB to both sides of the plate and has good feel for his CB, which was 61 MPH, and his CH, which was 73 MPH.
Scott Smith (2015, RHP, Sharpsburg, GA) has an XL frame and throws from a 3/4 arm slot with a long arm action. Smith showed a FB ranging from 79-84 MPH with an 11-5 CB at 72 MPH and a CH at 75 MPH.
14-Maroon vs. 13-Dark Green Highlights
8/23/2014
Treyvon Bridges (2016, OF/2B, Southaven HS, MS) went 3-3 with a double, triple, two stolen bases and an RBI. Bridges has a small frame with a strong build. He consistently made hard contact and was very aggressive in the box and on the base paths.
Jake Howard (2016, MIF, C, RHP, Lagrange HS, GA) features a line drive swing and fluid stroke. He picked up a double and showed good hustle with two stolen bases. Howard is looking to pull the ball in the box.
Shelton Clevenger (2017, OF/LHP, Pinson Valley, AL) is aggressive at the plate and likes to jump on the first pitch. Clevenger made solid contact and drove the ball to the left center field gap.
Angel Rojas (2016, OF, San Juan, PR) is a leadoff type hitter. Rojas had a perfectly placed bunt base hit and showed off his great speed. Rojas continued his aggressiveness on the bases.
Colby Tobin ( 2016, RHP/2B, Alpharetta HS, GA) attacks the outside corner with all of his pitches. Tobin throws from a high 3/4 slot and the ball comes out of his hand clean. Tobin also showed great feel for his SL that had good depth as well as his 12-6 CB. Tobin's FB sat 74-78 MPH with his SL at 71 MPH, CB at 67 MPH and CH at 68 MPH.
Logan Martinez (2016, RHP/OF, Arbor View HS, NV) knocked an RBI double in his first at-bat of the game. Martinez has present pop at the plate with his one-hopper to the fence and also showed a mature approach as he was patient at the plate.
10- Cardinal vs. 9- Kelly Green Highlights
8/23/2014
Luke Yelverton (2016 RHP, Demopolis, AL) has good command of three pitches that resulted in a solid three innings of work. Yelverton gave up no hits and had 8 K's out of 9 possible outs. He's a bulldog on the mound and features a smooth, online delivery with good arm action. Yelverton's 70 MPH curve ball is his out pitch to go with a 74 MPH CH and an 84 MPH fastball.
Owen Griffith (2016 C, Aiken, SC) has an aggressive approach at the plate and looks to drive the baseball. Griffith went 3-3 with three doubles and two runs scored on the day. He doubled deep in the left- center gap in his first at bat before drilling another double his next time at the plate. Griffith also waits back on the curve ball well.
Gabriel Holt (2017 SS, Bonaire, GA) went 2-3 with a triple and a double resulting in one RBI and a run scored. Holt displayed gap power when he drove the ball off of the LF wall and has an all around solid hitting approach. He also runs well, recording a 6.60 in the 60 earlier in the day.
Corey Roberts (2016 3B, Fairview, TX) showed a patient approach at the plate and the ability to drive the ball to all fields. Roberts went 2-3 on the day with two doubles and two RBIs. One of those doubles was hit well to opposite field.
Jordan Anderson (2017 OF, Madison, AL) went 2-3 with two singles, two runs scored and an RBI. He showed an aggressive approach at the plate with a solid line drive up the middle on the first pitch of his at bat. Anderson is athletic. He ran a 6.80 in the 60 and threw 85 MPH from the outfield.
Zachary Haines (2016 C, Richmond Hill, GA) went 2-3 with a run scored. He drove the ball up the middle and had a hard hit infield single. Haines has solid hitting tools.
Jackson Braden (2017 RHP, Adairsville, GA) showed an aggressive approach at the plate and on the bases. Braden went 1-3 with a single and one run scored. He drove a line drive up the middle in his third at bat of the day. Braden then had a good read on a ball in the dirt and stole second base.
1-Red vs. 2-Navy Highlights
8/23/2014
Peyton Whitten (2015, RHP/SS, Piedmont HS, AL) did a good job of inducing ground ball outs on the mound. Whitten features a quick arm and compact delivery and does a good job of staying on top and getting his pitches on a downhill plane. Whitten's FB topped at 87 MPH and he also displayed good secondary pitches with a CB at 66 MPH and CH at 72 MPH.
Baylor Sundahl (2015, RHP/OF/MIF, Christian Academy, TN) continuously pounded the bottom of the strike zone in his three innings of work. Sundahl repeatedly threw his FB at 83-86 MPH right at the batter's knees. He has a quick, loose arm and showed the ability to get the ball in on the hands of right handed hitters as well. His SL came in at 72 MPH with good, tight rotation.
Brant Stark (2015, C/OF, North Forsyth HS, GA) looked very comfortable in the box going 2-3 at the plate. Stark picked up a 2B and a single and was robbed of another hit to LF in the game. Stark has a balanced swing and good approach.
Denzell Gowdy (2015, 3B/RHP, Worth County HS, GA) is an athletic player with a good approach at the plate. Gowdy has quick hands and leads his swing with the barrel through the zone. Gowdy did a great job of keeping his hands and weight back on a soft CB and collected two hits and an RBI in the game.
Josh McCullar (2015, RHP/3B, Sequoyah HS, GA) works quick on the mound and has a loose arm. McCullar notched five K's in three innings of work with a two-pitch mix. McCullar's FB sat 79-81 MPH with a CB that had good depth at 69 MPH.
12-Gold vs. 11-Orange Highlights
8/23/2014
Quinn Smith (2016, C/RHP, McCallie School, GA) features sound mechanics and good feel on all his pitches. Smith mixed in a CB at 69 MPH and a CH at 78 MPH along with his FB, which was 83-86 MPH. Smith's CB had tight rotation and good depth while his CH showed good potential as well. Smith did a good job of staying on-line during his delivery and filling up the zone with strikes.
Daniel Wright (2016, LHP, Hunstville HS, AL) attacks hitters on the mound while throwing from a 3/4 arm slot. Wright spotted up his FB, which sat 80-83 MPH, and featured some arm-side run. His 2-seam FB topped at 79 MPH and he showed good feel for his change up, which was 76 MPH. Wright stays online during his delivery and is around the plate with all his pitches.
Lance Johnson (2016, RHP/SS, Thompson HS, AL) works quick on throws from a low 3/4 arm slot. His FB topped at 84 MPH and he also showed a good straight CH at 73 MPH and a SL at 70 MPH. Johnson will also drop down on his FB. He has a loose arm and long arm action that can baffle hitters.
Mervyl "MJ" Melendez (2017, C/MIF, St. James HS, AL) went 2-3 at the plate with a 3B and a 1B. Melendez displayed very quick hands and a fluid stroke through the zone. He made consistent solid contact and looked athletic on the base paths.
Hunter Bennett (2016, OF/RHP/1B, Chilton Co. HS, AL) has an aggressive approach with solid bat speed. Bennett features a balanced approach and good eye at the plate that resulted in a 2B his second AB of the game.
Nicholas "Cole" Gardner (2016, 2B/SS, Daphne HS, AL) picked up two singles in his first two at-bats, including an infield single, to finish the game 2-3 at the plate. Gardner did a nice job of staying inside the ball and hitting it where it was pitched.
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| Name |
1B |
Grad |
School |
City |
St |
| Cole Murphy |
84 |
2015 |
Walnut Hills |
Cincinnati |
OH |
| Will Green |
82 |
2015 |
Sylacauga |
Sylacauga |
AL |
| Sean Pat McDermott |
81 |
2015 |
Adairsville |
Cartersville |
GA |
| Jake Lovvorn |
78 |
2015 |
Tucker |
Tucker |
GA |