Zerger is a strong 5-11/175 athlete with lots of tools. He has big right handed bat speed with the ability to drive the ball deep and also had the best fastball at the showcase, topping out at 83 mph to go with a sharp 64 mph curveball.

Amin was one of the strongest players at the event, with a firm 6-0/192 build, and has the ability to make the ball jump at the plate. He's a primary catcher with sound fundamentals behind the plate to go with good balance and footwork.

Thomas has tools across the board, with a 6.96 speed in the sixty, an 87 mph arm from the outfield to go with an 81 mph fastball on the mound, plus plenty of quick twitch right-handed bat speed. He could end up either as a pitcher or an outfielder or both in the future.

The 6-1/185 Alstad is a primary pitcher and was solid on the mound with a fastball that topped at 76 mph to go with a good slider and plenty of strikes. But he impressed us more as a left side infielder with a powerful left handed bat and excellent raw bat speed.

Hannah is some kind of strong at 5-11/200 and can really put a charge into the ball as a right handed hitter. He also stood out defensively behind the plate with a quick exchange on his throws, soft hands receiving and plenty of young arm strength.

Auschwitz is a high level two-way prospect, with lots of right-handed bat speed as a primary third baseman but also with big arm strength that produced a 77-80 mph fastball with hard sinking action.

Borbi showed some serious polish for his age, working three quality pitches, including a 75-78 fastball, a 62 mph curveball and a nice 70 mph change up thrown with conviction, all of them for strikes in any sequence. He's going to get lots of easy outs with that combination as he gets older and bigger.

Butterfield is a long and loose 6-2/155 athlete with plenty of physical projection left. He showed leverage and barrel skills at the plate as a primary first baseman but was more impressive on the mound, with a very smooth and easy delivery that produced about 80% strikes over two innings, including a fastball in the 75-77 mph range.

Dunn is a high energy sparkplug player who stood out defensively at shortstop in the games and picked up multiple base hits and stolen bases in the games. He's a switch-hitter who only hit left-handed in games but we actually liked his right-handed swing better in BP.

Fuqua stands out for his long and lean 6-2/160 build and overall physical projectability. He worked up to 77 mph from an over the top arm slot that created big angle and also threw a knuckle curveball that flashed bite.

Darling is unbelievably strong for an 8th grader with a 6-1/250 build but he's also surprising athletic in a baseball sense. His right handed swing approach is very simple and repeatable and he has present barrel skills to go with huge power potential.

Hill is an all around athlete who looked solid both in the outfield and behind the plate defensively as well as on the mound, where he topped out at 75 mph. His right handed swing is strong with good lift and he drove the ball hard in the games.

Smith has lots of strength to add to his high waisted 6-2/173 build but all his actions are smooth and easy and really project. He was especially impressive on defense at first base, as you are unlikely to find an eighth grader anywhere with better defensive actions and skills at that position.

Staton has outstanding swing mechanics to go with fast hands and continuously barreled up the ball hard to the middle of the field against all pitching. When he grows from his current 5-5/120 build, he's going to be a real threat at the plate.

Wheaton stood out in all areas the entire showcase. He can really play the middle infield on defense, has very good bat speed and barrel skills at the plate and caused havoc on the bases every time he reached, which seemed like every time he came to the plate. He was fun to watch play.

Ferrell will be 12 years old all summer but despite that was extremely impressive on the mound, working in the 70-74 mph range with a nice curveball and change up combination. He's a plus athlete for his age and is going to keep improving.

McMullen stands out physically for his class at 6-2/200. His best tool at present is his power potential and he showed he could use his strength and size to put a charge into the ball.

Smith did an outstanding job of throwing strikes, working at 70-73 for three innings with very consistent late sinking action at the plate. In all, he threw only 37 pitches to navigate 9 outs, something all young pitchers can learn from.