2016 Southeast Top Prospect Showcase

8/28/2016 1:27:16 PM

Michael Payne (2017 RHP, Duluth, GA) topped out at 86mph on his fastball with his curveball at 67mph and his slider at 74mph. Payne has a long arm action pitching from a 3/4 arm slot. Payne has arm side run to his fastball and his good depth to his curveball. 

Alex Vazquez (2017 2B, Kissimmee, FL) singled twice in the game for the Col. Blue team. Vazquez has a level swing with a confident approach at the plate with good bat speed. 

Conor Bowen (2019 C, Woodstock, GA) singled twice as well for the Col. Blue team. Bowen has a line drive swing plane with bat speed and makes consistent contact. 

Jaree Pledger (2017 OF, Monroe, GA) made solid contact both times up this afternoon. Pledger has good bat speed with lift in his swing and he makes consistent contact. 

Evan Romeo (2017 OF, Dunwoody, GA) doubled twice in the game for the Navy team. Romeo has a line drive swing plane with lift in his swing and has good bat speed. 

Austin Gardner (2017 OF, Fayetteville, GA) made hard contact at the plate this afternoon. Gardner has a compact swing at the plate with bat speed and showed the ability to square the ball up. 

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Brennan Crooms (2017 3B, Metter, GA) had two hits in the game for the Cardinal team this afternoon including tripling. Crooms made hard line drive contact all three times up today with the ball jumping off his bat. 

Isaiah Harris (2017 OF, Newnan, GA) tripled in each of his first two at bats this afternoon. The ball jumps off Harris's bat with gap power and he has a great approach at the plate. 

Jovaal Hollingshed (2017 2B, McDonough, GA) collected hits in both his at bats today tripling in his last at bat. Hollingshed drives the ball to the gaps and has a level swing with bat speed. 

Ross Chandler (2017 RHP, Guntersville, AL) topped out at 83mph on his fastball mixing in his curveball at 65mph and his changeup at 75mph. Chandler pitches from a 3/4 arm slot with good arm side run to on his fastball and maintains his arm speed on his changeup. 

Cody Lewis (2017 SS/ RHP, Loganville, GA) pitches from a 3/4 arm slot keeping his fastball down in the zone and the ball comes out clean. Lewis does a good job of hiding his ball in his delivery mixing in his pitches well to keep hitters off balance. Lewis sat 80-84mph on his fastball with his curveball at 74mph. 

Pat Pitzer (2017 3B, Newnan, GA) doubled twice in the game for the Gold team. Pitzer has lots of power potential with a line drive swing plane and good bat speed. 

8/28/2016 11:00:03 AM

Tanner Chafin (2017 3B, Cumming, GA) had two hits in the game for the black team this morning. Chafin has a level swing with bat speed and is aggressive at the plate. 

Moravia Johnson (2017 OF, North Charleston, SC) had two hits in the game for the Black team today adding a double. Johnson has a nice easy approach at the plate with bat speed and hits the ball to all fields. 

Dakotah Brigham (2017 2B, Hiltonhead, SC) singled all three times he came up to the plate this morning. Brigham has good bat speed with a line drive swing plane while making consistent hard contact. 

Logan Cerny (2018 C, Lawrenceville, GA) made hard contact all three times at the plate collecting a single and a triple. Cerny has a really good swing with bat speed and has good baseball instincts. 

Drew Pepper (2017 2B, Fayetteville, GA) singled and doubled in the game for the Dark Green team today. Pepper has a smooth swing making consistent contact at the plate and hits the ball to all fields. 

Stephen Matthews (2017 SS, Tupelo, MS) had three hits in all three plate appearances for the Dark Green team collecting a triple in his last at bat. Matthews squared the ball up consistently at the plate today with bat speed and has a really good swing with a confident approach. 

Brian Decarlo (2017 LHP, Acworth, GA) topped out at 82mph on his fastball mixing in his curveball at 71mph. Decarlo has good run on his fastball showing good command of it getting ahead of the hitters and it gets on you quick. 

Trevor Higgs (2017 C/RHP, Douglasville, GA) had his fastball topping out at 86mph this afternoon with his curveball at 73mph and his slider at 75mph. Higgs has a clean inline delivery with a short arm action. He throws a tight short breaking slider which gets hitters out front and causes swings and misses. 

Jakobe Smith (2017 C, Birmingham, AL) had a strong showing at the plate this morning singling and doubling for the Dark Green team. Smith drives the ball to the gaps and showed bat speed with lift in his swing. 

Pierce Cone (2017 OF, Alpharetta, GA) added two hits for the Black team this morning including doubling in his teams first at bat. Cone has a sound approach at the plate with bat speed and makes consistent contact. Cone also showed off his arm in the OF throwing a couple of kids out on the bases. Cone has a good arm with a good first step in the OF which helps him take good routes to the ball. 

8/27/2016 6:39:45 PM

Austin Gardner (2017 OF, Fayetteville, GA) had a good showing in the OF during the game today. Gardner has good speed with a quick first step and gets a good read on fly balls. At the plate Gardner has a lot of bat speed with a line drive swing plane. 

Austin Brown (2017 SS, Dallas, GA) singled twice in the game for the Gold team today. Brown has a confident approach at the plate with a smooth swing. 

Pat Pitzer (2017 3B, Newnan, GA) singled twice in the game as well for the Gold team. Pitzer has a sound approach at the plate with a good swing and makes consistent contact. 

Izayah Williams (2017 OF, Clarksville, TN) also singled twice in the game today. Williams squared the ball up consistently with good bat speed. 

Sam Praytor (2017 C, Helena, AL) made solid contact all 4 times up today including singling three times. Praytor has a line drive swing plane with good bat speed and is aggressive early in the count. 

Austin Slaten (2017 RHP, Phenix City, AL) topped out at 84mph on his fastball today mixing in his curveball at 70mph and his changeup at 74mph. Slaten does a good job of changing speeds to keep hitters off balance and uses his fastball to get ahead early in counts. 

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Jaelyn Brooks (2017 OF, Monroe, GA) singled and doubled in the game for the Dark Green team. Brooks has a sound approach at the plate with a smooth swing. 

Carter McKinstry (2017 2B, Cataula, GA) singled twice for the Dark Green team. McKinstry has a confident approach at the plate with bat speed and a line drive swing plane. 

Kenny Rodriguez (2017 OF, Tampa, FL) smashed a Home Run for the Dark Green team today. Rodriguez has big time power in his bat with bat speed and does a good job of staying inside the ball. 

Jakobe Smith (2017 C, Birmingham, AL) had three hits in his game today including doubling twice. Smith has a line drive swing plane with gap to gap pop and is aggressive at the plate. 

Jake Collum (2017 RHP, Cartersville, GA) topped 85mph on his fastball mixing in his curveball at 70mph. Collum has a loose arm action with a repeatable delivery pitching from a high 3/4 arm slot and his fastball gets on hitters quick. 

Andrew Moore (2018, RHP, Flovilla, GA) sat 87-89mph on his fastball mixing in his curveball at 67mph and his changeup at 79mph. Moore has a strong lower half with a compact delivery getting good extension on his fastball and attacks hitters with his fastball. 

8/27/2016 2:07:45 PM

Cameron Moore (2017 SS, Alpharetta, GA) has a smaller frame with an up the middle approach. Lower half is still developing with a big leg lift and a clean swing path. He has room to develop and made loud contact.

Luis Guerrero (2017 SS, Larchmont, NY) has a smaller build with intent to his swing. He has a collapsing back side with a deep turn and firing hips. He has a linear plane to his swing with his hands direct to the ball. 

Alex Vazquez (2017 2B, Kissimmee, FL) has a medium build with a wide stance. He has a deep hand load with a very low hand set but a simple stride to the ball. He has some timing issues but has a line drive plane to the swing, quick hands, and an all fields approach. 

Jaree Pledger (2017 OF, Monroe, GA) has an athletic build with a quick bat and a positive launch angle. Quick hands with backspin on his hits, he has impact to all fields.

Will De Vries (2017 RHP, Hiawassee, GA) has a long and lean build with an open stance. He has a deep hand load with a toe tap into his stride. Hit the ball to all fields with carry and his line drive plane and future power projects well. 

Drew Pepper (2017 2B, Fayetteville, GA) has a large body and frame with a projectable body. He showed good hip coil and bat speed on a line drive plane. He has some projectable power as well. 

Michael Robinson (2017 SS, Elizabethton, TN) has a tall and lean, projectable body. He has intent behind his swing and his hips fire well. He drives the ball to all fields with carry on the baseball.

Kenny Rodriguez (2017 OF, Tampa, FL) has an athletic look with quick hands and power to the opposite field. He has a very compact hand path with good bat speed. He put on a power display with a lot of backspin and loud contact. 

Sam Stepp (2017 OF, Dalton, GA) has a medium build with a wide stance. High hand set and back elbow with a long swing path that generates line drive contact. He has an all fields approach with some good hand speed and a collapsing back half. 

Bryce Teodosio (2017 OF, Simpsonville, SC) has a long lean build with room to grow. He has a linear swing and creates leverage to his swing. He has decent hand speed and a line drive plane to his swing. 

Pat Pitzer (2017 3B, Newnan, GA) has a medium build with a high hand set and a deep hand load. He has carry to the pull side and showed off his power with two home runs. He has power through the swing and the ball explodes off his barrel. 

Sam Praytor (2017 C, Helena, AL) has a thicker build with a longer swing but good strength. He has a high hand set with a wide bast. He has good hip torque and strong lower half use to consistently barrel balls. 

Austin Gardner (2017 OF, Fayetteville, GA) has a medium build with some athleticism. He has a deep hand load on a linear swing plane with big carry to the pull side. He has some bat speed and big time power as shown by his home run to left field. 

Tyler Chase Wilkerson (2017 OF, Douglasville, GA) has a medium build with a thick lower half and showed off hand quickness. He collapses his backside for leverage and used his line drive plane to hit the ball to all fields. 

Logan Cerny (2018 C, Lawrenceville, GA) has a medium build with an open base and a big leg lift. High hand set with some power through the lower half. He has good bat speed and a lot of intent. Had a loud BP session where every ball was squared up on a line drive.

Buddy Fultz (2017 SS, Alpharetta, GA) has a medium build with a slight hunch. He has a high hand set with good torque and intent on the swing. He finds the barrel more consistently from the right hand side but showed good bat speed and had a high effort swing. 

Joseph DeMasi (2017 SS, Lilburn, GA) has a twitchy front side and an inside out swing path. He has a strong lower half and some bat speed and was able to show off his strength. 

8/27/2016 1:29:42 PM

Garrett Cook (2017 OF, Alpharetta, GA) had a good showing at the plate today for the Cardinal team doubling in one of his at bats. Cook does a good job of hitting the pitch where it's pitched has a quick bat with a level swing. 

Will Evans (2017 C, Peachtree City, GA) singled twice in the game for the Cardinal team. Evans has a confident approach at the plate with a smooth swing and makes consistent contact. 

Tanner Chafin (2017 3B, Cumming, GA) singled both times up at bat today. Chafin has a nice easy swing with bat speed and squared the ball up consistently in the game today. 

Cade Fenton (2017 RHP, Prairie Grove, AR) had his fastball top out at 88mph this afternoon mixing in his curveball at 74mph. Fenton throws a heavy fastball from a high 3/4 arm slot with a deceptive delivery and has sharp late break to his curveball. 

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