Prep Baseball Report

Unsigned Senior Games: Outfield Analysis


Kyle Campbell & Jamie Naill Jr.
PBR Maryland

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Over 30 players from across the Old Line State, Delaware, and Virginia, participated in this year's PBR Maryland Unsigned Senior Games at McCurdy Field in Frederick. Players were put through a pro-style workout and played a game in front of our PBR Maryland scouting staff with Trackman and Blast also on hand to record data. Below are evaluations on the nine outfielders from the event.  

 

OUTFIELDERS

(Listed Alphabetically)

Simon Abdullah OF / SS / Hodgson vo tech, DE / 2021

Body: 5’7’’, 135 pounds. Athletic, strong body frame. 
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly closed, crouched stance at the plate. Stays behind the ball really well with a smooth, controlled back load. Some hand separation, utilizing quick hands through contact. Solid hip explosion and extension past contact, finishing strong with two hands. Slightly uphill swing path, peppering the middle of the field with a solid line drive approach. 
Power: 90 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Present pull-side pop with more projected to the gaps and alleys. 
Arm: RH. OF - 82 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: Surrounds the ball well in the outfield with quick, active feet. Fields the ball out in front with really nice momentum towards the target. Clean exchanges with throws that showed some carry. 
Run: 7.01 60-yard time.


Adrian Auber OF / SS / Century, MD / 2021

Body: 5’11’’, 175 pounds. Athletic body type.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a tall, upright stance at the plate. Hands set low with solid hand separation and quick, whippy type barrel action. Controlled approach with solid balance and some lower half involvement. Creates natural lift through the swing and a slight uphill swing path. Solid gap-to-gap line drive approach with a strong two-handed finish. 
Power: 86 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Pull-side pop present 
Arm: RH. OF - 74 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: Plays through the ball well with quick, fundamental footwork. Solid momentum towards the target, utilizing soft hands and clean exchanges. 
Run: 7.43 60-yard time.


Matthew Best OF / 2B / Good Counsel, MD / 2021

Body: 5’11’’, 165 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame. 
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, tall, square stance. Solid hand separation with a smooth, relaxed back load. Slight hand wiggle with strong, explosive lower half involvement. Quick hands and fast bat speed through contact with an uphill swing path. Stays behind the ball well with solid barrel control. Keeps his hands inside the ball with really nice extension through and past contact. Strong middle to pull-side line drive approach. 
Power: 97 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Present pop to the pull-side with more projected to the gaps and alleys. 
Arm: RH. OF - 83 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: Surrounds the ball well, playing through it with momentum towards the target. Quick, active feet with clean, consistent exchanges. Throws showed accuracy and carry.  
Run: 7.04 60-yard time.


Frank Dickenson OF / C / Linganore, MD / 2021

Body: 5’6’’, 165 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. 
Hit: RHH. Hits from a square stance at the plate with a quick, small leg kick load. Hands pre-set in hitting position during load. Works short to the ball with a compact, slightly uphill swing path. Barrel stayed long in the zone and showed quick hands and fast bat speed to contact. Stays behind the ball with a strong lower half and full two-handed finish. Middle to pull-side approach. 
Power: 94 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Strength present in the swing with power to the pull-side. 
Arm: RH. OF - 83 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a mid three-quarter slot from the outfield. C - 76 mph. Full arm circle, higher three-quarter slot. 
Defense: OF. Aggressive and plays through the ball in the outfield. Showed quick footwork and transfers from the glove to throwing hand. Ball showed some carry to the plate. C. Pop times ranged 2.08 - 2.25. Quick out of the crouch gaining ground on throws to second base. 
Run: 7.07 60-yard time.


Drew Durrington OF / 2B / Good Counsel, MD / 2021

Body: 5’8’’, 153 pounds. Athletic body type with strength.
Hit: RHH. Strong, athletic body frame. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Hands pre-set low with really nice hand separation and strong balance throughout the swing. Stays behind the ball well with quick hands through contact and consistent loud contact. Strong lower half involvement with solid barrel whip and extension through and past contact. Keeps his hands inside the ball well, utilizing hip explosion with a one handed finish. Really nice gap-to-gap line drive approach. 
Power: 92 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Gap-to-gap pop present with more projected.
Arm: RH. OF - 82 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a three-quarter slot. 
Defense: Plays through the ball with quick, active feet. Creates solid momentum towards the target, staying behind the ball well with clean exchanges. Throws showed accuracy and carry. 
Run: 6.77 60-yard time.


Tate Gerringer OF / SS / John Carroll, MD / 2021

Body: 6’2’’, 175 pounds. Strong, physical body frame. 
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, upright, slightly open stance. Hands drop slightly before contact with a smooth back load and solid hand separation. Big leg kick with solid weight transfer to the back leg. Hands stay inside the ball well with quick bat speed through contact. Maintains solid balance and creates solid extension through the zone. A more level swing path with a smooth gap-to-gap line drive approach. 
Power: 95 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Present gap-to-gap strength and power. 
Arm: RH. OF - 80 mph. Throws with longer arm action from an over the top slot. 
Defense: Surrounds the ball well, playing through it with quick, active feet. Fields the ball on the outside of the foot with momentum towards the target. Quick, clean exchanges with throws that showed carry and accuracy. 
Run: 7.10 60-yard time.


Andrew Leginze OF / 2B / LaPlata, MD / 2021

Body: 5’9’’, 141 pounds. Athletic body frame. 
Hit: Switch. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, square stance at the plate. Really nice hand separation with quick hands and whippy type barrel action through the zone. Stays behind the ball well with a slightly uphill swing path. Stays on the ball well, getting into a launch position early with a middle to pull-side approach and a one-handed finish. 
Power: 90 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Strong pull-side pop.
Arm: RH. OF - 82 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: Surrounds the ball well with momentum towards the target, utilizing quick, active feet. Quick, clean exchanges with accurate throws that showed carry. 
Run: 7.40 60-yard time.


Jackson Sowers III 1B / OF / Rising Sun , MD / 2021

Body: 6’2’’, 205 pounds. Strong, physical body frame.  
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, upright and square stance at the plate. Really nice hand separation with quick hands through contact. Hands stay inside the ball well with solid balance throughout. Slightly uphill swing path and a smooth middle to pull-side approach. 
Power: 103 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Strong pull side pop.
Arm: RH. OF - 80 mph, INF - 79 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a mid to high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: OF: Plays through the ball well in the outfield with quick, active feet. Gets momentum towards the target, clean exchanges, and throws showed some accuracy and carry. INF: Quick, active feet in the infield with soft hands and clean exchanges. Fields the ball out in front, funneling to the belt and gains momentum well to the target. 
Run: 7.22 60-yard time.


Brandon Werner OF / RHP / Glenelg, MD / 2021

Body: 5’10’’, 150 pounds. Athletic, lanky frame
Hit: RHH. Hits from an upright, balanced, square stance at the plate. Slight knee to knee load with some hand separation. Barrel stays in the zone long with an uphill swing path. Stays behind the ball well with balance throughout. Stays short to the ball with a middle of the field approach. 
Power: 85 mph exit velocity during BP per TrackMan. Some pull-side pop present. 
Arm: RH. OF - 77 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a mid to high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: Plays through the ball with momentum towards the target. Clean exchanges with throws that showed some carry. 
Run: 7.25 60-yard time.

 

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