THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCOUTING ORGANIZATION
| 2,384 MLB PLAYERS | 15,803 MLB DRAFT SELECTIONS
2,384 MLB PLAYERS | 15,803 MLB DRAFT SELECTIONS
Create Account
Sign in Create Account
Showcase  | Story | 12/30/2021

Kwon, Quick find Main Event's magic

Jeff Dahn
Photo: Jason Kwon (Perfect Game)

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The warm Southwest Florida sun hadn’t quite succeeded in burning off a heavy ground layer of fog when the players began arriving at the Terry Park Complex early Thursday morning but it was a battle the sun would eventually win, making way for yet another picture-perfect late December day along the Gulf Coast.

The players were gathering for what would be the finale of the Perfect Game National Underclass Showcase-Main Event’s three-day run. After two previous days of workouts and game action, Thursday was “coach-pitch” day when the players could take a break from the non-stop competitive nature of the event and just relax and get their cuts in. Laughter and plenty of good-natured chatter filled the air.



Jason Kwon out of Louisville and Jack Quick from Miami, both top-500 2023 outfielders, were among the members of the PG White squad taking part in the coach-pitch session and truly seemed to be enjoying themselves along with the other players in attendance.

Kwon and Quick had more in common other than being prep junior outfielders ranked in the top-500 nationally. They were also experiencing their first Underclass-Main Event and as uncommitted prospects they also came in hoping to make a lasting impression on the large contingent of PG scouts who were tracking their progress.

“It’s definitely been really cool coming down here,” Kwon said Thursday. “I’m from Kentucky and it’s really cold up there … so to finally come down here and showcase (myself) against a bunch of good competition and in front of the PG scouts, it’s always a cool experience.”

And there’s even more to it, according to Kwon:

“You get to know where you stand out (among) all these really good players and it’s just a good time. You get to meet so many new kids playing these games and during the breaks that we have in between. … It’s just a cool experience just to come down to Florida and get a vacation in with the family and play baseball, which is something that I love doing.”

Even though the two prospects’ homes are separated by more than 1,000 miles, their experiences here this week were remarkably similar, which should really come as no surprise considering they’re chasing the same desired outcome: college offers to a place where they can continue their athletic and academic careers beginning in the fall of 2023.

“Everything’s been good,” Quick said. “I’ve just been grinding, playing games, having fun and doing the (workouts) is always fun, too. Going out there with some friends and playing some baseball. … It’s always fun playing with people who love playing baseball, too. And playing with dudes that you didn’t know before, that always a lot of fun.”

While the guys that were here this week from the country’s more northern states can treat this trip as bit of a winter vacation in addition to taking care of business out on the field, it’s a little different for a kid from Miami, which sits just a little over 2 hours to the east. “I don’t know about that,” Quick said of the vacation angle, “but as long as I’m playing baseball that’s going to be as much fun as I’m going to have.”

Kwon is a junior at Fern Creek Traditional High School, a JROC, media and arts magnet school located right in Louisville where he’s also a member of the district champion baseball team that went 22-6 in 2021 after being unranked in the preseason.

“We only lost one kid (from that team) so this year we’re looking to do even better and make it to state,” Kwon said. “We were definitely the underdog so it was a cool story just being able to say that I played for a team that proved everybody wrong.”

The start of the 2022 high school season in Kentucky is still a couple of months away but that’s not keeping Kwon from using the Under-Main Event as a springboard into that season.

“With baseball here in Florida, I know that (a lot) of the top talent is down here,” he said. “Seeing this caliber of players will definitely not only improve my game but help me get into that groove again. Being able to see good players will help me try to better myself and motivate me to become even better before the spring season.”

The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Kwon is not only a top-500 overall national prospect but is ranked as a top-230 outfielder (Nos. 11/2 in Kentucky). PG puts its reputation on the line when compiling those rankings with input from a variety of sources and the players have a sense of their importance – to a point.

“Obviously, you’ll see it on your (PG) profile and it’s definitely something that is motivating,” Kwon said. “But I try not to pay attention to it because anything can happen. You can always fall or you can always rise but you just want to control the things that you can control.

“That (comes) by taking everything one step at a time, one at-bat at a time. I’m just trying to be the best version of myself on and off the field and I know that if I do that then everything will go my way no matter what the rankings say about me.”

Like Kwon, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound Quick is a top-500 national prospect and top 250-ranked outfielder in the 2023 class (Nos. 186/44 in Florida). His thoughts about the rankings mirror those of Kwon’s.

“It’s a great honor but I try not to pay too much attention to it because it can get you a little lackadaisical,” he said. “But it is a high honor and it keeps me motivated because I want to be ranked No. 1.”

Quick plays baseball for and attends classes at Richie Palmer’s Elite Squad Baseball Academy in the Miami area, where he maintains a 4.0 GPA. The academies’ attendees are out of the field practicing from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and then they attend classes after the day’s baseball work is done.

Both players, who hit right-handed, performed well during the workout session of the showcase on Thursday and then even stepped it up a notch during game-play. The PG scout blogs mentioned both a couple of times when it came to their hitting prowess and those mentions shouldn’t be dismissed off-hand. A sampling reads as such:

“Jason Kwon is an athletic player that showed nice timing, consistently hitting the ball out in front of the plate. He looks to leverage the ball, especially to the pull side, and made plenty of loud contact to the pull side. He has good hand path that allows the barrel to stay through the zone.”

And these items in reference to a couple of at-bats from Quick:

“Jack Quick hit a double to the outfield in left-center field and displayed his athleticism all day. … (He) hit a line drive to left-center for a double to start the offense in the top of the second inning (and) showed good short level swing and ability to cover the inner half of the plate.”

Kwon has earned inclusion on seven all-tournament teams while playing with five different travel ball organizations over the past several years. There’s just something about the bigger stages that brings out his best.

“Just being in those tournaments, that adrenaline rush you get is nothing that compares to anything else,” he said. “Every PG event that I’ve been at, the adrenaline (rush) is crazy. I feel like being in that type of environment only brings out the best in me because I know anybody could be watching.

“I know that if I play my best against all of this good competition that I can help my recruiting process and prove myself to the PG staff and everybody around me that I can be a great player.”

Quick has garnered six all-tournament selections so far in his career while playing with the Cannons Baseball Academy and the Elite Squad.

“Playing with the people that I’ve grown up with just adds something to it,” he said. “Even playing with them just for the summer, that’s enough for me to want to go out there and win with them and the coaches. I love Richie (Palmer). Anytime you need something you can go up and talk to him; he’s amazing.”

Playing college baseball has basically been a dream for both of these young prospects for as long as they can remember and they’re OK with waiting for the right offer to come along. Kwon said that he’s confident that he can receive a good education just by continuing to play the game he loves so much at a high level.

“I’m staying in touch with a lot of schools and obviously PG has helped me a lot in the recruiting process,” he said, adding that he “picked up a good amount of attention” after earning all-tournament recognition at the WWBA 17u National Championship while playing with California-based Trinity Gold.

An excellent student who values a college’s academic standing above just about anything else, he’s received interest from several  of Ivy League schools, along with Bucknell, Davidson and Georgetown, among others.

“My parents are huge on academics and there’s always life after baseball,” Kwon, just a month shy of his 18th birthday, said. “Baseball can end at any time so being able to go to any college, really, and get that degree and play the game I love is always important.”

He also knows that the upcoming summer season – that all-important one in front of his senior year – will help him build even more interest. He plans to play with Tennessee-based eXposure Prime program this summer which will enable him to take part in all of PG’s biggest national tournaments.

The 16½-year-old Quick, also an excellent student, admitted that the recruiting process has been challenging at times but he’s working his way over the hurdles.

“I wouldn’t say it’s been difficult but it’s been a little bit hard talking to some coaches because I am a young 2023,” he said. “I was actually thinking about reclassifying but I’ll have to see about that. I’ve talked to some schools but I haven’t found what I’ve been looking for so far.”

Being here at the PG National Underclass Showcase-Main Event has been a great learning experience for both of these talented teenagers. They sit back and observe how their peers go about their business and will emulate their actions when they can or at least when they think it can work to their benefit.

“I like to see what guys do to get warmed-up or prepare for the games,” Quick said. “Just seeing how people get prepared and maybe take a little bit of what they’re doing and then putting a little bit of it into your (routine).” The bottom line, he added, is pretty straight forward: “I just want to play baseball for as long as I can.”

For his part, Kwon told PG that as he looked around the collection of athletes that gathered here this week he’s come to know that a lot of them will go on to play college ball. He plans on seeing a lot of them on the PG tournament and showcase circuits in 2022 and maybe even in three or four years when they meet on a college field somewhere.

“You can go to a future event and say, ‘Hey, I remember seeing you at that Underclass event’ and it’s cool to see how far baseball can really take you in life, not only on the field but off the field,” he said.

And when he leaves here, just what it is he hopes to take away?

“I just want to be able to say that I came down here and I did everything that I could; I did my best,” Kwon said. “I want to just show that I can compete with a lot of these players from around the country. … That’s really all it is, just trying to be the best version of myself every time I come to a PG event; that’s my main goal.”
Give us your feedback
Showcase | Story | 1/6/2026

PG Leaderboard: Class of 2027
Jheremy Brown
Article Image
Complete PG Leaderboard Database PG Leaderboard: Class of 2026 To think this group still has another two years of high school is a scary thought given what some of the category leaders already are. Samir Mohammed up to 97 mph on the mound, Bryce Fontenot with a max exit velocity of 103 mph and a 6.22 60-yard out of Dylan Seward are all otherworldly numbers that you'd expect to find on a college campus, much less a junior in high school.  Below we check in on several categories for the Class of 2027 and will continue to do so through the week, taking in the top 10 for each, from both Perfect Game showcases and tournaments.  Top Fastball Velocity Rk Player FB Event Commitment School Hometown 1 Samir Mohammed 97 2025 PG WWBA World Championship Louisiana State Tampa Jesuit Trinity, FL 2 Connor Salerno 96 2025 PG WWBA World Championship Mississippi State Sun Valley Indian Trail, NC...
Read More
Press Release | Press Release | 1/27/2026

Believe In Baseball Event Adds Stars

Perfect Game Staff
Article Image
    667 Progress Way | Sanford, FL 32771 | 319-298-2923  www.perfectgame.org | facebook.com/perfectgameusa | @PerfectGameUSA      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    JAY LENO, NIKKI GLASER, TIFFANY HADDISH, DUSTIN YBARRA AND GARY CANNON ADDED TO PERFECT GAME   BELIEVE IN BASEBALL CHARITY EVENT     Laugh Factory hosts an all-star comedy lineup for Perfect Game’s charity gala    Los Angeles, California (Tuesday, January 27, 2026) - The Perfect Game Believe in Baseball Foundation today announced an all-star comedy lineup for its first-ever “In the Spirit of the Game” charity awards dinner and auction, taking place this Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the world-famous Laugh Factory in Hollywood to benefit youth...
Read More
College | Story | 1/27/2026

Conf. Preview: Conference USA

Geoff Billock
Article Image
2026 College Preview Index | Preseason Top 25 | Preseason Collegiate All-Americans For all of Perfect Game's conference previews as part of the 2026 college baseball preview content, the 2025 records and all-conference teams are available for free. The conference top prospects and individual team breakdowns can be viewed with a subscription. 2025 Records Teams are listed in alphabetical order* Team W L W L DBU 41 18 21 6 Delaware 28 25 12 15 FIU 31 27 13 13 Jax State 37 25 15 12 Kennesaw State 31 27 17 9 LA Tech 32 25 14 12 Liberty 30 27 10 17 Missouri State 30 25 17 8 MTSU 23 32 8 19 NM State 23 33 11 15 Sam Houston 12 43 6 21 WKU 46 14 18 9 Preseason All-Conference Team   Pos. Name School Stats/Notes C Grayson Ashe Jax State .318/.435/.574; CUSA All-Conference Second Team honors last year. Highly productive offensive catcher who led team in average and home...
Read More
High School | Blog | 1/26/2026

High School Content Index

Tyler Russo
Article Image
With the High School season about to pick up and kick off in the warmer states in the not-so-distant future, make sure to bookmark this index with all the dates of upcoming content so you can be in the know, beginning with a breakdown of every team in our Top 50 countdown.  Date Content Monday, January 26 HS Team Breakdowns: 50-41 Tuesday, January 27 HS Team Breakdowns: 40-31 Wednesday, January 28 HS Team Breakdowns: 30-21 Thursday, January 29 HS Team Breakdowns: 20-11 Friday, January 30 HS Team Breakdowns: 10-1 Friday, January 30 National High School Top 50 Monday, February 2 HS Top 50 All Prospect Team Monday, February 2 Top Team in Each State Tuesday, February 3 Florida Region Top Teams/Prospects Tuesday, February 3 Florida Region Preview Wednesday, February 4 Georgia Region Top Teams/Prospects Wednesday, February 4 Georgia Region Preview Thursday, February 5 Pacific Region Top...
Read More
High School | General | 1/26/2026

High School Top 50: 50-41

Cam McElwaney
Article Image
50. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.) 2025 Record: 19-12 Head Coach: Gary Remiker Notable Prospect(s): SS Alex Harrington (Stanford), OF Hunter Harrington (Stanford), RHP Kaden Kuhn (Cornell), OF Xavier Nady (NYU), RHP Shoei Darvishsefat, SS Trey Kotsay (Princeton), OF Nick Ruder (University of Chicago), SS Jonas Nalu (Colorado School of Mines), OF Joshua Priest (Arizona State), LHP Jose Partida (Arizona State), 1B Maxwell Stewart, OF Dj Sweeney Cathedral Catholic has been one of the top programs in the San Diego area over the past handful of years and brings back not only one of the best rosters in their area, but one of the top rosters in the country. Headlining the group is twin brothers Alex and Hunter Harrington, both Stanford commits and bring dynamic athleticism mixed with a good bit of experience. The Dons also return seniors Xavier Nady, Trey Kotsay, Nick Ruder and Jonas...
Read More
College | Story | 1/26/2026

Conference Preview: Big South

Blaine Peterson
Article Image
2026 College Preview Index | Preseason Top 25 | Preseason Collegiate All-Americans For all of Perfect Game's conference previews as part of the 2026 college baseball preview content, the 2025 records and all-conference teams are available for free. The conference top prospects and individual team breakdowns can be viewed with a subscription. 2025 Records Teams are listed in alphabetical order*  Team W L W L Charleston Southern 31 22 14 10 Gardner-Webb 17 36 6 18 High Point 39 19 18 6 Longwood 14 38 8 16 Presbyterian 17 35 9 15 Radford 28 28 13 11 UNC-Asheville 15 35 8 16 USC-Upstate 36 25 19 5 Winthrop 31 29 13 11 Preseason All-Conference Team Pos. Name School Stats/Notes C  Preston Lucas USC Upstate 1st Team All-Big South performer in 2025. Hit .337 with 25 XBH and the 5th most RBI (63) in the conference. 1B Landen Johnson High Point 2nd Team All-Big South...
Read More
College | Story | 1/27/2026

Conference Preview: SoCon

Craig Cozart
Article Image
2026 College Preview Index | Preseason Top 25 | Preseason Collegiate All-Americans For all of Perfect Game's conference previews as part of the 2026 college baseball preview content, the 2025 records and all-conference teams are available for free. The conference top prospects and individual team breakdowns can be viewed with a subscription. 2025 Records Teams are listed in alphabetical order* Team W L W L Citadel 31 26 12 9 ETSU 41 17 14 7 Mercer 35 25 12 9 UNCG 21 33 9 12 Samford 30 27 13 8 VMI 27 26 6 15 Western Carolina 30 28 10 11 Wofford 33 27 8 13 Preseason All-Conference Team   Pos. Name School Stats/Notes C Cade Carr Samford .332/.531/.422, 16 2B, 8 HR, 61 RBI; athletic backstop with complete toolset, advanced offensive approach, cornerstone 1B Grayson Fitzwater VMI .315/.640/.425, 13 2B, 17 HR, 65 RBI; ++ power, professional approach, more BB than Ks,...
Read More
College | Story | 1/23/2026

Conference Preview: American

Craig Cozart
Article Image
2026 College Preview Index | Preseason Top 25 | Preseason Collegiate All-Americans For all of Perfect Game's conference previews as part of the 2026 college baseball preview content, the 2025 records and all-conference teams are available for free. The conference top prospects and individual team breakdowns can be viewed with a subscription. 2025 Records Teams are listed in alphabetical order*  Team W L W L UBA 24 30 8 19 Charlotte 36 22 18 9 East Carolina 35 27 13 14 Florida Atlantic 37 21 15 12 Memphis 22 33 8 19 Rice 17 40 10 17 South Florida 31 25 16 11 UTSA 47 15 23 4 Tulane 33 25 13 14 Wichita State 19 35 11 16 Preseason All-Conference Team Pos. Name School Stats/Notes C Andrew Stucky UTSA .324/.514/.467 with 6 HRs, 40 RBI; durable 6-0/192 backstop with elite defensive skills and a wealth of experience, returning 1st team all-conference member 1B Cody...
Read More
College | Story | 1/22/2026

Conference Preview: Big 10

Troy Sutherland
Article Image
2026 College Preview Index | Preseason Top 25 | Preseason Collegiate All-Americans For all of Perfect Game's conference previews as part of the 2026 college baseball preview content, the 2025 records and all-conference teams are available for free. The conference top prospects and individual team breakdowns can be viewed with a subscription. 2025 Records Teams are listed in alphabetical order*  Team W L W L Illinois 30 24 14 16 Indiana 32 24 16 14 Iowa 33 22 21 9 Maryland 27 29 12 18 Michigan 33 23 16 14 Michigan State 28 27 13 17 Minnesota 24 28 10 20 Nebraska 33 29 15 15 Northwestern 25 27 13 17 Ohio State 13 37 5 25 Oregon 42 16 22 8 Penn State 33 23 15 15 Purdue 31 23 11 19 Rutgers 29 28 15 15 UCLA 48 18 22 8 USC 37 23 18 12 Washington 29 28 17 13 Preseason All-Conference Team Pos. Name School Stats/Notes C Mason Eckelman Ohio State Taken steps forward--...
Read More
General | Blog | 1/21/2026

Wolforth Throwing Mentorship: Article 61

Ron Wolforth
Article Image
Demystifying the Curveball, Pitch Counts, and Weighted Balls- Part 1 You know what I love about the holidays? Good food, time with family, and the unspoken rule that nobody brings up religion or politics at the dinner table.   Why? Because they're powder kegs. Topics that bring out deep-seated beliefs and strong emotions.  Well, I accidentally lit one of those powder kegs recently, except it wasn't at the dinner table. It was on social media.   Our team posted a short clip of me at Boot Camp making what I thought was a pretty straightforward point: simply avoiding the curveball is far from a guarantee of arm health.   I wasn't trying to be provocative. I was just stating what I believed to be obvious after 30 years of doing this work.  But boy, did a few people have problems with it.   It became one of the most discussed posts in Ranch history....
Read More
Tournaments | Story | 1/20/2026

Back-to-Back MLK East for Phillies

Hannah Jo Groves
Article Image
TBT Phillies Scout run rules for second straight MLK East Championship The 14U TBT Phillies Scout Team overtook A3 Academy Futures 14-6 in the final game to win their second straight 2026 MLK East Championship. Though the skies were blue and the sun was out in Fort Myers, Florida, the air was very chilly. The wind whipped through the palm trees as players, parents and friends piled into the 5-Plex Player Development Complex bundled up in blankets, hoodies and beanies.  The A3 Academy Futures were first up to bat - and the TBT Phillies struggled through the first frame. The first run came across on a balk; the second came soon after off a double from Gabriel Messing. “I was surprised that they scored right away off the jump,” Kingston George said, an outfielder for TBT Phillies Scout and this year’s MVP of the 14U East MLK championship. “We were kind of quiet...
Read More
Loading more articles...
About Perfect Game :: Contact us :: Terms of Use :: Privacy Policy :: Testimonials :: Job Opportunities
Copyright 1994-2026 by Perfect Game. All rights reserved. No portion of this information may be reprinted or reproduced without the written consent of Perfect Game.