Prep Baseball Report

PBR Future Games: Team Georgia Statistical Analysis


Phil Kerber
PBR Georgia Scouting Director



On Wednesday, July 28, the PBR Future Games commenced - a national event that’s annually the most coveted on our calendar. This event features the top uncommitted 2203 and 2024 prospects across the country, with each respective Prep Baseball Report division bringing a team to LakePoint Sports Complex in Cartersville, Georgia. 

The showcase portion of the Future Games took place on July 28th in front of over 300 college coaches, with the Southeast Pod featuring the following teams: Georgia, Carolinas, Florida, and Mid-Atlantic.

Today, we will take a look at a few noteworthy performances and highlight several statistical standouts . As the week rolls on, we will recap the workout day along with each of the three pool play games.

Highlights


OF/3B Drew Burress (Houston County, 2023) led the event in outfield velocity and tied the event record at 96 mph. Burress also ranked 3rd in infield velocity at 92 mph, and 4th in exit velocity at 100 mph.

3B/RHP Ethan Sutton (Allatoona, 2023) led the event in infield velocity at 94 mph, an effort that ties the event record. Sutton also ranked 4th in max fastball velocity at 90 mph and 6th in exit velocity at 98 mph.

RHP Jeffrey Heuer (Home School, 2023) posted the 2nd hardest fastball of the event, coming in at 92 mph.

C/3B Waker Barron (IMG Academy, 2023) ranked 3rd in catcher velocity, 81 mph and 4th at the event in infield velocity, 91 mph. His best pop time of 1.90 seconds was the 8th best at the event.

RHP Bo Rhudy (Gordon Lee, 2023) and RHP Thorpe Musci (Parkview, 2024) ranked 4th in max fastball velocity at 90 mph.

1B/RHP Andrew Dunford (Houston County, 2023) ranked 4th in exit velocity at 100 mph.

RHP Blake Dean (North Cobb Christian, 2023) and RHP Cody Soliday (Irwin County, 2023) ranked 5th in max fastball velocity at 89 mph.

1B/RHP Landon Stripling (Parkview, 2023) ranked 5th in infield velocity at 91 mph and 8th in exit velocity at 96 mph.

C Cale Stricklin (North Oconee; 2023 ranked 5th in catcher pop times at 1.85 seconds.

SS Colin Houck (Parkview, 2023) ranked 5th in infield velocity at 90 mph and 6th in exit velocity at 98 mph.

LHP Ford Thompson (Parkview; 2024 ranked 6th in fastball velocity at 88 mph.

UTL Reid Harvey (Thomas County Central, 2023) ranked 6th in outfield velocity at 90 mph 8th in exit velocity at 96 mph, and 9th in infield velocity at 86 mph.

OF Garrett Garner (Franklin County, 2023) ranked 7th in outfield velocity at 89 mph, and posted the 22nd best 60 yard dash at 6.70 seconds.

OF Ely Brown (Savannah Christian Prep, 2023) ranked 8th in exit velocity at 96 mph.

SS/RHP Rustan Rigdon (Metter, 2024) ranked 9th in infield velocity at 86 mph.
 

Leaderboards


60 Yard Dash
Name School Class Pos 60-Yard
Garrett Garner Franklin County 2023 OF 6.70
Ely Brown Savannah Christian Prep 2023 OF 6.85
Andrew Dunford Houston County 2023 1B/RHP 6.96
Colin Houck Parkview 2023 SS 6.98
Zach Lyles Sonoraville 2023 OF 7.07
Rustan Rigdon Metter 2024 SS/RHP 7.12
Walker Barron IMG Academy 2023 C/3B 7.15
Cade Brown Parkview 2024 3B 7.29
Reid Harvey Thomas County Central 2023 UTL 7.48
Cooper Johnson Mountain View 2024 1B/LHP 7.61
Landon Stripling Parkview 2023 1B/RHP 7.67
Cale Stricklin North Oconee 2023 C 7.72

Fastball Velocity
Name School Class Pos Velocity
Jeffrey Heuer Homeschool 2023 RHP 92
Ethan Sutton Allatoona 2023 3B/RHP 90
Thorpe Musci Parkview 2024 RHP 90
Bo Rhudy Gordon Lee 2023 RHP 90 
Blake Dean North Cobb Christian 2023 RHP 89
Cody Soliday Irwin County 2023 RHP 89 
Ford Thompson Parkview 2024 LHP 88
Trevor Booton LaGrange 2023 RHP 87
Landon Stripling Parkview 2023 1B/RHP 87
Brayden May Whitefield Academy 2023 LHP 87
Payton Doyle North Paulding 2023 RHP/SS 87 
Rustan Rigdon Metter 2024 SS/RHP 87

Exit Velocity
Name School Class Pos Exit Velocity
Drew Burress Houston County 2023 OF/3B 100
Andrew Dunford Houston County 2023 1B/RHP 100
Colin Houck Parkview 2023 SS 98
Ethan Sutton Allatoona 2023 3B/RHP 98
Ely Brown Savannah Christian Prep 2023 OF 96
Reid Harvey Thomas County Central 2023 UTL 96
Landon Stripling Parkview 2023 1B/RHP 96
Walker Barron IMG Academy 2023 C/3B 93
Cade Brown Parkview 2024 3B 93
Cale Stricklin North Oconee 2023 C 93
Zach Lyles Sonoraville 2023 OF 91
Rustan Rigdon Metter 2024 SS/RHP 91
Garrett Garner Franklin County 2023 OF 90
Cooper Johnson Mountain View 2024 1B/LHP 89

Infield Velocity
Name School Class Pos Velocity
Ethan Sutton Allatoona 2023 3B/RHP 94
Drew Burress Houston County 2023 OF/3B 92
Walker Barron IMG Academy 2023 C/3B 91
Landon Stripling Parkview 2023 1B/RHP 91
Colin Houck Parkview 2023 SS 90
Reid Harvey Thomas County Central 2023 UTL 86
Rustan Rigdon Metter 2024 SS/RHP 86
Cade Brown Parkview 2024 3B 83
Cooper Johnson Mountain View 2024 1B/LHP 80 

Outfield Velocity
Name School Class Pos Velocity
Drew Burress Houston County 2023 OF/3B 96
Reid Harvey Thomas County Central 2023 UTL 90
Garrett Garner Franklin County 2023 OF 89
Zach Lyles Sonoraville 2023 OF 85
Ely Brown Savannah Christian Prep 2023 OF 84

Catcher Velocity
Name School Class Pos Velocity
Walker Barron IMG Academy 2023 C/3B 81
Cale Stricklin North Oconee 2023 C 75

Pop Time
Name School Class Pos Pop Time
Cale Stricklin North Oconee 2023 C 1.85-2.00
Walker Barron North Oconee 2023 C/3B 1.90-1.94


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