Alabama Scout Blog: Week 1 Games
February 23, 2024
The Prep Baseball Alabama Scout Blog provides insider information and scouting notes from the Prep Baseball Scouting Staff during the season. This running blog will feature information on underclass prospects, unsigned seniors, draft prospects and anything else that is notable. We will provide a wide range of information, including player evaluations, velocities, pop times, home to first times and much more.
Continue to check back over the course of the week, as the Alabama Scouting Staff will add scouting reports each day.
Thursday, February 15th
+ LHP Chase Cartron (Huntsville, 2024) got the start in the season opener for the Panthers and turned in a dominant four inning outing. The 6’6 219 pound southpaw cruised through his outing in a stress-free outing as he established the fastball early and continued to dominate hitters, dominating with the fastball. In the first two innings, the Troy University signee featured the pitch at 88-91 mph and bumped 92 mph on one pitch. He was able to locate the pitch to both halves of the plate which showed some occasional arm-side action. While not needing the pitch very often, Cartron mixed in a sharp-breaking slider (76-77 mph) that he used as a swing-and-miss offering. The slider is a major weapon versus LH hitters while also “back-footed” RH hitters as they swung over the top of it. The senior southpaw will give the Panthers a chance to win every time he takes the mound. His final line for the night: 4 IP (W), 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 BBs, 11 Ks.