By Chris Fuller and Michael Clark
PBR Kentucky

On Sunday, December 15, PBR Kentucky hosted the Winter Unsigned Senior Showcase at Legends Sports Academy in Louisville.  The event afforded unsigned prospects in the 2014 class the opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of the PBR Kentucky staff and college coaches from six states. 

It was a big day for players in attendance as several received multiple phone calls before they even returned home to set up visits to schools, and multiple players have received offers since the conclusion of the event.

This article takes a look at the middle infielders that participated in the event.

Tyler Patton, SS, South Oldham HS, 2014
5-foot-10, 160-pound prospect, displays soft hands and quick feet with good lateral movement, quick exchange with the ability to throw on the run from different arm angles, registered the top infield velocity of the event at 83 mph.  At the plate, hits from an open stance with a short stride, gap to gap approach, showed the ability to make hard contact to the right-center gap, showed good bat speed off the tee at 89 mph, ran impressive 4.25 home to first base time from the right side.

Jarrod Ball, SS/RHP/OF, Owen County HS, 2014
6-foot-1, 155-pound prospect with lanky build, possesses soft hands with fluid footwork, big increase in arm strength from previous event at 80 mph across the infield (+6 mph from last Feb), accurate arm with a quick exchange.  In the outfield, works through the ball well, 80 mph arm strength from an over the top arm slot.  Also pitched (will be featured in pitcher write-ups).  At the plate, hits from a balanced setup, slight leg kick trigger with a short stride, line drive type hitter, registered 84 mph tee exit velocity (+3 mph from previous event), ran 4.70 home to first base time.

Kyle Moore, SS/RHP, Muhlenberg County HS, 2014
5-foot-11, 155-pound prospect, soft hands, plays through the ball, accurate arm at 80 mph across the infield.  At the plate, hits from a slightly open setup with a short stride, line-drive type hitter showed more of an opposite field approach on this occasion but has the ability to use all fields, showed slight improvement in home to first base time at 4.63, also pitched at the event (featured in pitcher write-ups).

Aaron Scilley, SS/OF/RHP, Mason County HS, 2014
6-foot-1, 150-pound prospect with lanky build, plays through the ball, average hands, good lateral movement, accurate arm at 77 mph across the infield.  As an outfielder, shows athletic actions and works through the ball, 82 mph arm strength from an over the top arm slot, also pitches (featured in pitcher write-ups).  At the plate, hits from a balanced setup, short stride, foot gets down late at times, long swing path, opposite field approach, ran 4.69 home to first base time, 70 mph tee exit velocity.

Quinton Edwards, 2B, Christian Academy of Louisville, 2014
5-foot-9, 153-pound prospect, shows good lateral movement, quick exchange with short arm action, able to throw on the run accurately, showed improved arm strength across the infield at 73 mph (69 mph previously).  At the plate, hit from a slightly open stance, short stride, line drive type hitter showed better use of lower half and a 5 mph increase in tee exit velocity to 80 mph, registered 4.65 home to first base time.