8/25/2020 12:32:33 PM
George Baker (2023 C, Waldorf, MD) had a pretty loud round from the left side generating easy bat speed with strong carry on line drives when squared. There is great feel for the barrel and the power should continue to come as he fills out an athletic frame.
Marcus Bradshaw (2023 SS, Prince George, VA) swung it well from the right side of the plate showing easy and consistent feel for the barrel throughout while generating good contact with some lift to the middle and back side.
Connor Miller (2021 SS, Charlotte, NC) showed looseness in how he worked to contact at the dish generating good bat speed and showing plenty to project on for the long term.
Landon Howard (2021 3B, Charlotte, NC) had most likely the loudest round of the batting practice session consistently backspinning balls deep into the pull side gap. He creates a good amount of bat speed and pretty easily and efficiently gets into the strength and physicality that he has in the frame.
Joseph Fredericks (2023 LHP, Chesapeake, VA) is a primary pitcher but showed great bat speed, consistent feel for the barrel and plenty of carry off impact in one of the more consistent rounds of the event.
Parker Byrd (2022 MIF, Laurinburg, NC) showcased easy feel for the barrel throughout his round while working to the middle of the field with plenty of good carry on his line drives.
Trey Way (2022 C, Asheboro, NC) has a number of tools that give him success and the athleticism played in a big way during his round where he used a simple and efficient stroke to consistently strike solid line drives to the middle and pull side.
Preston Crowl (2023 3B, Wirtz, VA) has a number of things to project on at the dish with looseness to the hands, easily generated bat speed and some good jump off the barrel when he gets it out and squares it.
Nick Leonard (2024 C, Summerfield, NC) was a young standout with the bat in his hands showing some advanced feel for getting the barrel while lifting the ball with carry relatively easily.
Jimmyll Williams (2023 3B, Durham, NC) impressed with his pure bat speed and physicality at the plate as he got to the barrel consistently and showed he could lift the ball with carry to the middle and pull side.
Luke Stevenson (2023 C, Wake Forest, NC) put together an impressive round from the left side with looseness in his hands, explosive movements to contact and plenty of lifted carry to the pull side.
Cole Nelson (2023 OF, Charlotte, NC) was an impressive all-around performer, but at the dish he put together a solid round finding the barrel at a consistent rate with good shift into contact and carry to the middle of the field.
Will Epstein (2022 OF, Chapel Hill, NC) put together a solid round also shifting well into contact and staying on a good line drive swing plane that produced a number of backspun liners to the middle and pull side.
Graham Smiley (2022 C, Denver, NC) used simplicity, a controlled level of violence in his swing paired and looseness in his hands to stay on plane well and consistently barrel the ball to the middle of the field.
Hunter Stone (2022 C, Raleigh, NC) is another catcher who impressed with the stick putting together a strong with evident strength in the swing and plenty of feel for the barrel throughout.
Dylan Koontz (2021 3B, Huntersville, NC) showed juice to the pull side throughout his round as he used his hands to created leverage and explode through the contact point.
Larson Scholtz (2022 RHP, Candler, NC) showed things to like from a raw power perspective in his round sending a number of barreled balls a long way to the pull side alley.
Haden Youngblood (2022 C, Fletcher, NC) had a solid round at the dish using looseness in the hands to adjust the barrel head throughout and generated good bat speed and carry to both alleys.
Joshua Bussey (2023 OF, Garner, NC) has a number of tools for success at the dish with the strength, bat speed and feel for the barrel to generated loud contact that translates well over to the game.
Luke Holland (2022 OF, Cornelius, NC) put together a clean round at the dish with some overall quickness in the hands that was able to generate some carry to the pull side.
Jesus Del Valle (2021 SS, Alexandria, VA) stayed simple and efficient in his approach at the plate, using hand speed and feel for the barrel to produce liners to the pull side.
Bailey Smith (2022 C, Thomasville, NC) had a good round from the left side getting the barrel head out consistently and turning it over with plenty of strength on impact to the pull side.
Will Farrell (2021 3B, Charlotte, NC) translated athleticism from other areas into his actions at the dish showing off some explosiveness and bat speed to go with the feel for the barrel.