3/3/2017 12:00:00 AM
The South Gwinnett Comets squared off against the Mobile Christian Leopards on Friday night and Comets outfielder, and no. 84 ranked player in the 2018 class, Cabera Weaver (Decatur, Ga.) stood out. The Georgia commit has a very projectable frame at 6-foot-3, 175-pounds and has a lot of quick twitch athleticism to go along with his physicality. The outfielder has outstanding bat speed at the plate to go along with a swing that keeps the barrel in the hitting zone. He has a very good feel for connecting with the ball off the barrel of the bat and he has natural power in his swing and frame. The swing is a bit long at times but he is strong enough to get it through the zone quickly and connect with the ball loudly out front. Weaver's athleticism plays very well in the outfield with great range as well. Weaver finished 1-3 with a loud single in his first at-bat.


Righthander Hunter Brown (2019 Elig., St. Clair, Mich.) got the start for the second game of Wayne State's doubleheader and was electric early on. The 6-foot-2, 203-pound freshman sat 88-90 early on and the delivery was pretty easy throughout the outing, although he threw with some effort later in the game. The arm was pretty loose and kind of whippy and he showed good command of the strike zone with the fastball. The velocity dipped as the outing went on but he was pretty consistently 86-88 mph when working out of the windup. The fastball was at its best when he got on top of the pitch and created good plane. When the arm slot was lower the pitch would flatten out and look more hittable. The curveball is a developing pitch but flashed tight break at times. He fights his front side a bit upon landing but landed online toward the plate and pounded the strike zone consistently throughout the evening. Brown showed toughness on the mound and the ability to work out of tough situations and finished the night with five innings of one-run baseball.