Trey Sofio
Louisiana Scouting Director

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On Monday, January 18, more than 60 of the top prospects from across the state of Louisiana participated in the Prep Baseball Report Winter Prospect Showcase at the Big Easy Sportsplex in Harahan, LA.

Over the last few weeks we have released the Stats Breakdown of the event, which can be viewed HERE.

As well as, the Top Tools Breakdown article, which can be viewed HERE.

Today, Prep Baseball Report Louisiana takes a look at the infielders that were in attendance.

Top Infielders

1.Caleb Ricca, INF, Dutchtown HS(2016)
A 5-foot-8, 145-pound infielder with a medium, athletic frame. Outstanding defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, quick and clean exchange, and fields in an athletic position. Short, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 82 mph. Switch hitter that hits from balanced setup, smooth load, short stride and solid lower half. Line-drive hitter with fluid rhythm, short and level path, and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 86 mph. Also posted a 4.2 home to 1^st time.

2.Jordin Labruzza, INF, Brother Martin HS(2018)
A 5-foot-9, 175-pound infielder with a strong, athletic frame. Outstanding defender with soft hands, quick feet, clean exchange and plays through balls athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws and a positional velocity of 78 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick, explosive lower half and balance. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, short, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 88 mph.

3. Gavin Dugas, INF, Houma Christian HS(2018)
A 5-foot-9, 180-pound infielder with a strong, athletic frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls athletically. Short, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 81 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced setup, smooth load, short stride, explosive lower half and quality balance. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and explosive bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 89 mph. Also posted a 4.2 home to 1^st.

4.Nolan Tiersch, INF, St. Michael HS(2017)
A 6-foot-1, 190-pound infielder with an athletic, strong frame. Quality defender with soft hands, quick feet, clean exchange and plays through balls athletically. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 79 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, smooth load, short stride, and quality lower half. Gap to gap, power type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path that creates extension and explosive bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 90 mph. Also posted a 4.3 home to 1^st.

5.Tyler Roberts, INF, Ecole Classique HS(2016)
A 5-foot-9, 165-pound infielder with a medium, athletic frame. Outstanding defender with soft hands, quick footwork, quick and clean exchange, and plays through balls athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 72 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from open, athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick and solid lower half. Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, short path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 84 mph. Also posted a 4.6 home to 1^st time.

Best Of The Rest{Listed Alphabetically}

+ Cade Beloso, INF, Foster HS(2018)
A 5-foot-11, 190-pound infielder with a medium, strong frame. Quality defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, quick and clean exchange, and plays through balls athletically. Short, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 79 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, smooth load, short stride and explosive lower half. Gap to gap, power type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and explosive bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 94 mph. Also posted a 4.5 home to 1^st.

+ Joel Bergeron, INF, Brother Martin HS(2017)
A 6-foot, 167-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls well. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws and a positional velocity of 70 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick and solid lower half. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 81 mph. Also posted a 4.4 home to 1^st time.

+ Mason Bonnaffons, INF, Brother Martin HS(2017)
A 5-foot-10, 160-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Quality defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, and clean exchange. Short arm action into over the top release with accuracy on throws and a positional velocity of 70 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from open setup, smooth load, short stride and solid lower half. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, short, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 82 mph. Also posted a 4.7 home to 1^st time.

+ Brayden Bryson, INF, De La Salle HS(2019)
A 5-foot-9, 179-pound infielder with a medium, strong frame. Solid defender with average hands, clean exchange and plays through balls well. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws and a positional velocity of 76 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced setup, smooth load, short stride and solid lower half. Line-drive, pull type hitter with fluid rhythm, slightly uphill path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 79 mph. Also posted a 5.1 home to 1^st.

+ Ethan Campo, INF, Northshore HS(2017)
A 5-foot-11, 175-pound infielder with a medium, athletic frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, and clean exchange. Long, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws and a positional velocity of 79 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from tall, athletic setup, smooth load, short stride and solid lower half. Line-drive, pull type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 85 mph. Also posted a 4.5 seconds.

+ Brayden Caskey, INF, Dutchtown HS(2019)
A 5-foot-6, 135-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Solid runner that posted a 4.5 home to 1^st time. Solid defender with average hands, clean exchange with short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 70 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced setup, smooth load, short stride, and solid lower half. Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, uphill path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 76 mph.

+ Eric Chacon, INF, Grace King HS(2018)
A 5-foot-7, 158-pound infielder with a stocky, strong frame. Average hands, occasional fluid footwork with long arm action into ¾ release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 70 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from tall, athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick and solid lower half. Line-drive, pull type hitter with slightly uphill path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 79 mph. Also posted a 4.6 home to 1^st time.

+ Ben Chaplin, INF, Brother Martin HS(2018)
A 5-foot-9, 175-pound infielder with a strong, athletic frame. Solid defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls athletically. Short, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 72 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, smooth load, short stride, and solid lower half.  Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, short path, and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 86 mph. Also posted a 4.4 home to 1^st time.

+ Cameron Crawford, INF, Dutchtown HS(2017)
A 6-foot-1, 175-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, and a clean exchange. Long, loose arm action into ¾ release with accuracy on throws and a positional velocity of 77 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced setup, smooth load, short stride and solid lower half. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, slightly uphill path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 84 mph. Also posted a 4.2 home to 1^st time.

+ Dayne Delatte, INF, Northshore HS(2018)
A 5-foot-8, 155-pound infielder with a medium, athletic frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, and clean exchange. Short arm action into over the top release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 71 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from open setup, smooth load, short stride, and solid lower half. Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 78 mph. Also posted a 4.6 home to 1^st time.

+Gage Dupre, INF, Houma Christian HS(2018)
A 5-foot-8, 160-pound infielder with a strong, athletic frame. Solid defender with average hands, clean exchange, and plays through balls well. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 76 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, smooth load with a slight bar, short stride, and solid balance. Line-drive, pull type hitter with fluid rhythm, slightly uphill path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 80 mph. Also posted a 4.6 home to 1^st time.

+ Brett Fisackerly, INF, Thomas Jefferson HS(2016)
A 6-foot-1, 170-pound infielder with a long, athletic frame. Solid defender that showed average hands, clean exchange with a short arm action into a high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 71 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from a balanced setup, smooth load, leg kick, solid lower half and balance. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 83 mph. Also posted a 5.01 home to 1^st time.

+ Nick Fruge, INF, Homeschool(2017)
A 5-foot-10, 170-pound infielder right-handed pitcher with an average, athletic frame. Solid defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, quick and clean exchange and plays through balls well. Long arm action into a 3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 83 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from an athletic setup with smooth load, short stride, explosive lower half and solid balance. Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 89 mph. Also posted a 4.5 home to 1st.

+ Landon Gambill, INF, Grace King HS(2018)
A 5-foot-11, 145-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Solid defender with average hands, clean exchange with long arm action into ¾ release with accuracy on throws and a positional velocity of 72 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, leg kick, solid lower half and balance. Gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm that creates solid extension and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 81 mph. Also posted a 5.01 home to 1^st time.

+ Ashton Goldring, INF, Holy Cross HS(2018)
A 5-foot-5, 140-pound infielder with a small, athletic frame. Quality runner that posted a 4.3 home to 1^st time. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, and clean exchange. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 73 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced, open setup, leg kick, solid lower half and balance. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 79 mph.

+ Bo Hardin, INF, Lafayette HS(2017)
A 6-foot, 150-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Outstanding defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, and quick, clean exchange. Loose arm action into ¾ release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 86 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from an athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick, explosive lower half and solid balance. Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 86 mph. Also posted a 4.2 home to 1^st time.

+ Hudson Laborde, INF, Lafayette HS(2016)
A 6-foot, 235-pound infielder with a large, strong frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, and clean exchange. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 75 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, smooth load, short stride, and explosive lower half. Gap to gap, power type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path, strength at contact and explosive bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 97 mph. Also posted a 4.8 home to 1^st.

+ Cade Maginnis, INF, Jesuit HS(2019)
A 5-foot-8, 155-pound infielder with a medium, athletic frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork and clean exchange. Long arm action into ¾ release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 72 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from open setup, smooth load, short stride and solid lower half. Line-drive, pull type hitter with a slightly uphill path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 79 mph. Also posted a 4.75 home to 1^st time.

+ Colin McCormick, INF, Northshore HS(2016)
A 6-foot, 156-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Solid defender with average hands, fluid footwork, and clean exchange. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 72 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced setup, slight wrap in load, short stride, solid lower half and balance. Line-drive, pull type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 80 mph. Also posted a 4.5 home to 1^st time.

+ Griffith Olinde, INF, Claiborne Christian HS(2017)
A 5-foot-10, 195-pound infielder with a strong, athletic frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls athletically. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 74 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick, and explosive lower half. Gap to gap, power type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path that creates extension and explosive bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 96 mph. Also posted a 4.6 home to 1^st time.

+ Ivan Prejean, INF, St. Amant HS(2017)
A 6-foot, 160-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Outstanding defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 80 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from tall, athletic setup, smooth load, short stride, and explosive lower half. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 86 mph. Also posted a 4.6 home to 1^st time.

+ Grant Saunders, INF, Jesuit HS(2018)
A 6-foot-2, 205-pound infielder with a large, strong frame. Solid defender with average hands, clean exchange, short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 72 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, smooth load, short stride and solid lower half. Gap to gap type hitter with stiff rhythm, slightly uphill path, strength at contact and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 87 mph. Also posted a 4.7 home to 1^st.

+ Courtland Simoneaux, INF, Brusly HS(2017)
A 5-foot-10, 158-pound infielder with a lanky, athletic frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, quick and clean exchange, and plays through balls well. Right-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, smooth load, no stride, and solid lower half. Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, short path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 85 mph. Also posted a 4.5 home to 1^st time.

+ Hunter Tabb, INF, Acadiana HS(2018)
A 5-foot-11, 190-pound infielder with a medium, strong frame. Solid defender with average hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws and a positional velocity of 76 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from tall setup, smooth load, short stride, and solid lower half. Line-drive, power type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path, and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 76 mph. Also posted a 5.01 home to 1^st.

+ Marc Theberge, INF, Jesuit HS(2017)
A 5-foot-9, 155-pound infielder with a medium, athletic frame. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, and fields in an athletic position. Long arm action into over the top release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 74 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick, and solid lower half. Line-drive, gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, short path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 83 mph. Also posted a 4.6 home to 1^st time.

+ Frank Timphony, INF, Holy Cross HS(2018)
A 5-foot-9, 155-pound infielder with a medium, athletic frame. Quality defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, clean exchange and plays through balls athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 74 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from tall, athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick, and solid lower half. Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path and solid bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 81 mph. Also posted a 4.5 home to 1^st time.

+ Luke Toups, INF, Slidell HS(2017)
A 5-foot-6, 135-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Solid defender with average hands, plays through balls well with short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 65 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced setup, smooth load, long stride and solid balance. Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, slightly long path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 73 mph. Also posted a 4.6 home to 1^st time.

+ Alexander Wiltz, INF, Holy Cross HS(2018)
A 5-foot-10, 155-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Outstanding defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, quick and clean exchange, and plays through balls athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 80 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from tall setup with smooth load, short stride, and solid lower half. Line-drive type hitter with short, level path, solid rhythm and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 80 mph. Also posted a 4.6 home to 1^st time.

+ Ryan Zimmerman, INF, Fontainebleau HS(2017)
A 6-foot-2, 180-pound infielder with a long, athletic frame. Solid defender with average hands and clean exchange into long arm action and high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 75 mph. Left-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup with smooth load, leg kick and quality lower half. Gap to gap, power type hitter with fluid rhythm, level path, strength at contact and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 87 mph. Also posted a 4.5 home to 1^st time.

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