Showcase Batting Practice Highlights
Easton Benz (2028, St. Louis, Mo.) showed some good swings during his round of BP swings. The right-hander was able to spray line drives back through the middle of the field and impact working on the barrel. Took a good round of hacks.
Vince Luff (2026, Leeton, Mo.) showed good feel to impact and turn hard through contact. He showed some feel to lift and produced hard contact. He had good bat speed and was able to impact it well during his round of BP swings, showing a smooth right-handed stroke.
Landon Makinster (2026, Branson, Mo.) swung it well from the right side, with a minimal and simple trigger working into it. He was able to impact it a bit during BP and produce some hard-hit balls with hand speed and bat speed to impact. Showed good barrel accuracy and worked back up the middle.
Ty Thorp (2027, Saint Charles, Mo.) took some good swings from the right side, with an upright stance and good feel to throw the barrel. He was able to hammer the ball during his round, producing hard-hit line drives all over the field, with his best results working back up the middle and backside.
Brodie Curry (2028, Fayetteville, Ark.) showed good bat speed during his round of BP swings, flashing some loud results working to center/right center. He had a hands-driven stroke with feel to turn the hips and produce some good swings.
Mitchell Garner (2026, Sullivan, Mo.) handled the bat well today from the right side. He turned hard and was able to impact it with good strength. He turned hard and threw the barrel head well, driving the ball in the air, with his best results coming from working to the gaps. Flashed some ability to leverage during his round of swings.
Josh Bass (2026, Clinton, Ill.) swung it well from the left side, with a loose stroke and some feel to impact working pull-side. He had a shorter and loose stroke, with the ability to work out in front and drive the ball to right field and to center field for his best results. Took some good hacks during BP.
Anderson Hudson (2028, Old Monroe, Mo.) put together some good swings during his rounds of BP, showing aggressive turns and a loose stroke, generating some whip and bat speed. He drove the ball hard, working pull-side and handled the barrel well overall. Used the whole field and produced good results.
Anthony Kilimnik (2027, Minooka, Ill.) shined during BP with loud swings from the left side, showing a loose and simple stroke, he was balanced working through it, and he hammered balls to the gap. He was able to impact it out in front and catch the barrel, driving the ball well to the whole field, especially into the right-center gap.
Braden Reich (2028, Gillespie, Ill.) swings it from the left side, showing strength at impact, peppering the pull-side gap. He could impact out in front and produce loud results working pull-side into right field.