By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

The PBR Kentucky Underclass Games was held August 24 and 25 at Madison Central HS and Eastern Kentucky University.  The talent on the White Team was loaded with talent as several players showed well and established themselves as top players in their respective class.

A few performances to note:

Zach Hurley (2015 RHP/OF, North Laurel HS) was not able to attend the position player showcase but his fastball sat 85-87 and touched 88 mph, and he also smoked a double and triple in game play.

Stewart Currie (2016 RHP, Daviess County HS) attended his first PBR event and jumped right into the conversation of top arms in the 2016 class.  The lanky 6-foot-6, 175-pound right-hander showed a fastball that sat consistently 83-84 mph.

Tyler Neeley (2015 1B Trinity HS) continues to show plus bat speed, this time registering a 95 mph tee exit velocity.

Griffin McLarty (2016 RHP/3B, Oldham County HS) attended his first PBR event an impressed with a solid all-around game, including on the mound where his fastball sat 81-84 mph.

Cam Hill (2017 SS. Scott County HS) has undoubtedly established himself as one of the top few prospects in the 2017 class.

Keaton Reitz ran the top 60 of the event with a 6.90.

The following is an in depth look at Team White from the Underclass Games Event:

Zach Hurley, R/R, RHP/OF, North Laurel HS, 2015
Hurley was unable to attend the position player showcase, but the 5-foot-11, 170-pound prospect was impressive in game play.  On the mound, he uses long arm action through a ¾ to high ¾ arm slot, fastball sat 85-87 mph and touched 88 with some arm-side run, showed good command of his 70-72 mph curveball with sharp 11/5 action and a very good changeup at 77 mph with arm-side action and sink.  At the plate, Hurley smoked two extra base hits, a double and a triple.  He is one of the premier two-way prospects in Kentucky’s 2015 class.

Travis Faith, R/R, SS, Oldham County HS, 2017
5-foot-8, 155-pound prospect, young player shows good arm strength that should continue to get stronger, showed good lateral movement and accurate arm from the hole, 77 mph across the infield.  At the plate, hits from a balanced setup with a short stride, showed good barrel awareness in his round of batting practice, line drive type hitter, gets some lower half involved in swing, will continue to improve offensive game with added physical strength, went 0-for-5 in game play, ran 7.62 60, registered 79 mph tee exit velocity.

Blake Marshall, L/R, 2B, Lafayette HS, 2015
5-foot-8, 165-pound prospect, feet and hands work in the infield, good lateral movement, good arm strength at 80 mph, accurate arm.  At the plate, the left-handed hitter hits from a balanced setup with a short stride, line drive-type hitter with middle of the field approach, went 0-for-5 in game play, ran 7.81 60, registered 77 mph tee exit velocity.

Brice Stockton, R/R, C/3B, Anderson County HS, 2015
5-foot-10, 185-pound prospect with solid build, strong lower half, sets up well behind the plate, good blocking skills, 74 mph arm strength with pop times that ranged from 2.07-2.15, shows good hands and quick exchange at third base with 75 mph arm across the infield.  At the plate, uses strong lower half to generate good bat speed, has some pop in bat, went 1-for-4 in game play with a single, ran 7.71 60, registered 86 mph tee exit velocity (4 mph increase from previous event).

Cam Hill, L/R, SS/OF, Scott County HS, 2017
5-foot-8, 145-pound prospect with good athleticism, shows fluid feet, soft hands, and plays through the ball well, good infield actions, accurate arm at 80 mph across the infield (3 mph increase from July event).  At the plate, the left-handed hitter hits from a balanced setup, uses lower half well, short path to the ball with good bat speed produces line drives to all fields, went 2-for-4 in game play with an opposite field single and double to the right-center gap, ran 7.34 60 (7.20 at previous event), potential high-level prospect and one of the top we have seen in the 2017 class.

Keaton Reitz, R/R, OF, North Bullitt HS, 2015
5-foot-10, 145-pound prospect, plays through the ball well, accurate arm from the outfield at 82 mph with some carry.  At the plate, hits from a balanced setup with a short stride, flashed bat speed with 87 mph tee exit velocity, went 1-for-4 in game play with an infield single, shows good athleticism, ran event best 6.90 60.

Griffin McLarty, L/R, RHP/3B, Oldham County HS, 2016
6-foot-2, 160-pound prospect with lanky and projectable frame, solid corner actions, good body control, arm strength at 81 mph across the infield.  At the plate, the left-handed hitter hits from a balanced setup, uses lower half well, shows quick hands and generates bat speed through the zone, went 0-for-4 in game play, ran 7.09 60.  On the mound, has the potential to be a high-level pitching prospect, uses long arm action through a ¾ to high ¾ arm a lot, fastball sat 82-84 mph, good arm-side run on 2-seamer, breaking ball sat 74-75 mph with late bite, very projectable arm.

Blake Redmon, R/R, 2B/RHP, Franklin County HS, 2016
5-foot-8, 145-pound prospect, displays good hands with an accurate arm at 78 mph across the infield, made nice play on slow roller in game action showing good body control.  At the plate, hits from a balanced setup, no stride, good balance, line drive type hitter, showed some bat speed with 84 mph tee exit velocity, went 0-for-4 in game play, ran 7.22 60, young prospect with some tools that should continue to develop.   On the mound, throws from a high ¾ arm slot, consistently throws strikes, fastball sat 70-72 mph touching 73, curveball sat 59-63 mph with gradual 11/5 action, will continue to add velocity with added physical strength.

Alden Gatewood, R/R, OF, Franklin County HS, 2015
5-foot-8, 145-pound prospect, ran a 7.34 60 with 77 mph tee exit velocity, arm shows some stiffness from the outfield at 66 mph, needs to continue to develop arm strength.  At the plate, hits from a balanced setup with short stride, foot gets down late at times causing him to be late on fastball, went 0-for-4 in game play.

Logan Wyatt, L/R, 3B, North Bullitt HS, 2016
6-foot-3, 202-pound prospect with strong legs, average corner actions, accurate arm across the infield at 78 mph.  At the plate, hits from a slightly open stance, short stride, strong lower half generates bat speed, foot gets down late at times, when on time shows some pull power, flashed bat speed with 91 mph tee exit velocity, went 1-for-4 in game play with a single, potential left-handed power bat in 2016 class, ran 7.41 60.

Tyler Neeley, R/R, 1B, Trinity HS, 2015
6-foot-2, 220-pound prospect, strong/physical frame, moves well around the bag, athletic big guy, 78 mph arm across infield.  At the plate, uses his strong lower half to generate big bat speed, shows ability to hit for power to all fields, went 1-for3 in game play with a single, showed his bat speed with 95 mph tee exit velocity.

Stewart Currie, R/R, RHP, Daviess County HS, 2016
6-foot-6, 175-pound prospect with long/lanky build, big projectability on mound, uses long and loose arm action through a high ¾ arm slot, fastball sat 82-84 mph with occasional arm-side run, struggled to find curveball early but got much better as outing progressed, curveball showed 11/5 action at 64-68 mph, changeup is fairly straight at 75-76 mph, potential high-level pitching prospect with continued development of secondary pitches, would expect to see continued velocity gains in the near future.