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Hayden Murphy (2022 SS, Chula, GA): Murphy showed consistently quick hands through the zone with some whip to the barrel, getting the head out on time and showing the ability to spray liners to all fields.
Cole Young (2022 SS, Wexford, PA): Young showed very advanced hands at the plate, creating a smooth stroke with good bat speed and leverage off his front side, working to all fields and projecting well for power.
Trent Hodgdon (2021 3B, Smiths Station, AL): Hodgdon showed very consistent barrel skills in this round, really bringing his lower half with authority into his swing and generating quality bat speed with very good hands.
Preston Herce (2022 SS, Key West, FL): Herce was very consistent in his round, posturing into his swing well and getting the barrel out on time with consistent liners up the middle with good hands and bat speed.
Tanner Darley (2022 C, Parrish, FL): Darley consistently showed the ability to leverage the ball with authority into the air, showing the ability to work up the gaps with firm line drives.
Tyler White (2021 OF, Glendora, CA): White showed good bat speed on a line drive plane, getting the head out on time and showing the ability to work to all fields with some authority.
Luke Heyman (2022 C, Longwood, FL): Heyman has an extremely projectable frame with present bat speed and strength, showing the ability to find the barrel well right now with seemingly limitless power projection.
Mason White (2022 SS, Oro Valley, AZ): White showed very good hitting tools overall, with good lower half mechanics and clean, quick hands, generating good bat speed with plate coverage and barrel skills.
Eldred J George (2021 SS, Trujillo Alto, PR): George showed very consistent barrel skills with good lower half mechanics and overall efficiency of the swing. He projects well for power as well with additional strength.
TayShaun Walton (2023 OF, Emporia, VA): Only a rising 8th grader, Walton stood out for his quick hands and overall balance through his swing, getting the barrel out front with good bat speed and timing, projecting extremely well as a hitter.
Grabiel De Jesus Arias Morel (2022 SS, Santo Domingo Este, NC): Morel torques his hips well into his swing and really brings his lower half, driving the ball on a line consistently well.
Dominic Hellman (2022 SS, Mill Creek, WA): Hellman showed some of the better bat speed of the event thus far, whipping the barrel around and driving the ball into the air with consistently.
Aaron Jett (2022 C, Waxahachie, TX): Jett really brings the barrel around well with good hands, striking it squarely out front on a line and projecting well for power as he develops.
Andrew Woods (2022 C, Monroe, LA): Woods showed a very good combination of bat speed and balance to the swing, incorporating his lower half well and consistently finding the barrel.
Walker Polk (2022 C, Coppell, TX): Polk showed a good middle field approach to go along with some of the better pure strength of the event, showing the ability to really drive the ball when squared up.
Jordan Viars (2021 LHP, Prosper, TX): Viars has big time raw bat speed and strength and both show up in the swing, showing the ability to drive the ball deep up the gap when on time.
Carson McKinney (2021 RHP, Columbiana, AL): McKinney has excellent present size and strength and shows off very good bat speed that can really drive the ball when on plane.
Jayce Blalock (2022 OF, Grantville, GA): Blalock swings the bat with extreme intent to do damage and he does just that when on time with good bat speed and very good strength.
Ellis Garcia (2021 SS, Elmwood Park, NJ): Garcia swings the bat well with good bat speed and very good hand quickness, consistently finding the barrel on a line to the big part of the field.
Lucas Torres (2021 OF, Cayey, PR): Torres took one of the louder rounds of the day, showing the ability to consistently drive the ball with authority, including high off the big wall in left field.
Tanner Chelette (2022 C, Spring, TX): Chelette has very good components to his swing, including whippy hands and good bat speed with a consistently positive launch angle, projecting very well for power as he gains strength.
Grant Hussey (2021 1B, Washington, WV): Hussey has very loud present hitting tools, with a very easy stroke that produces excellent bat speed and strength at contact, consistently driving the ball with authority and easy carry.
Teague Hoover (2022 SS, Selinsgrove, PA): Hoover has a lot of moving parts to his swing but showed good bat speed and consistent timing, finding the barrel out front and working to all fields on a line.
Generoso Romano (2021 3B, Roseland, NJ): Romano showed off very good bat speed with balance to the swing, getting the head out on time and squaring it up, projecting very well for power as he gains strength.
Connor Fuhrman (2022 MIF, Daleville, VA): Fuhrman has consistently good bat speed with a good launch angle out front, getting the ball into the air with well-struck rising liners.
Alvin Keels (2022 SS, Chesapeake, VA): Keels consistently hit the ball hard on a line with good bat speed on a linear plane, shifting well into contact and really bringing his lower half.
Sam Lisiak (2021 C, Grand Rapids, MI): Lisiak went to all fields with authority, really torquing his hips into the swing and creating an excellent combination of strength and bat speed.
Barry Manning (2022 OF, Stone Mountain, GA): With a highly projectable body, Manning really projects well for power once he gets stronger and adds to his excellent present bat speed and overall hitting tools.
Calvert Clark (2022 RHP, Charlotte, NC): Clark has all of the ingredients to be a potential star, including bat speed, physical projection, and athleticism; all of which show up in his swing to create very good results.
Cole Munhall (2022 RHP, Cumming, GA): Munhall consistently got the ball into the air with authority, really creating leverage off of his front side and showing good jump off the barrel.
Gavin Guidry (2022 SS, Lake Charles, LA): Guidry has very good hitting tools at present, with good hands and whippy bat speed, projecting to do a lot of damage offensive as he gains strength to his lithe frame.
Travis Sanders (2022 SS, Copperas Cove, TX): Sanders showed off a good combination of barrel control and bat speed, consistently wearing out the whole field with lots of line drives.