Prep Baseball Report

Baton Rouge Fall ID: Scouting Reports (Infielders)


Alex Armand
Louisiana Scouting Director

The Baton Rouge Fall ID was held on Sunday October 15, 2023 at Catholic (BR) High School.  This was an open event that consisted of high school prospects in the 2024-2027 classes and serves as an identifier for our Future Games and Jr. Future Games teams this coming summer, as well as any of our future invite-only events, such as the Top Prospect Games and the State Games.  All players in attendance went through an extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast, the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more.  Pitchers were able to throw bullpens and received their metrics off of Trackman, which include data points such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more.  

We close out our fall schedule with a dive into the scouting reports from the event by taking a look at the infielders who were in attendance.

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SCOUTING REPORTS (INFIELDERS)

TOP 3 (Listed in Alphabetical Order)

+ Henry Beckers, Parkview Baptist (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: RHP/SS 
Body: 5-10, 155-pounds. Athletic and lean.
Hit: RHH. Stars in an open and balanced stance with a slight hunch over the plate, uses a toe-tap load and stride. Lot of moving parts before he gets to front foot strike, draws hands back with a slight front arm bar before aggressively rotating his back hip through with an on-plane path to contact with some length, and extension to match with a two-handed finish, worked mostly to the pull-side with present bat speed. 69.5 mph bat speed with 33 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 91.4 mph. 346' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-84 mph. Short arm action with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Starts and plays a little higher to the ground, received the ball with average hands and actions, did show athletic footwork
ATH: 7.03 runner in the 60. 1.80 and 4.00 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Kelan Guidry, Parkview Baptist (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/2B 
Body: 5-8, 140-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an upright and balanced stance, uses a "hover" load and stride to get to center. Works inside/out through the ball with a flat path and level extension with a two-handed finish, tries to get inside the ball and works up the middle and to the opposite field. 58.3 mph bat speed with 7 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 83 max exit velocity, averaged 75.2 mph. 188' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-82 mph. Short, quick arm action with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Smooth and crisp actions on the dirt, advanced understand of infield play, moved feet and body to create the good hop and received with soft hands into a funnel, showed he can make all the plays and has a chance to stick at SS.
ATH: 7.03 runner in the 60. 1.70 and 3.89 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Luke Mcadams, Northlake Christian (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: 1B/3B A good uncommitted '26 to follow.
Body: 6-3, 240-pounds. Physical with a strong lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance with good upright posture in his upper-half, hands held at shoulder height, and uses a simple load and stride. Turns back hip with some aggression and force to get his barrel on plane early, stays on plane to contact and finishes slightly uphill with two hands, physical hitter with present power to the pull-side, but also showed ability to drive the ball up the middle. 70.4 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 87.7 mph. 297' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-77 mph. Short arm action with a 3/4-low 3/4 release.
Defense: Showed good footwork for a more physical frame, average actions and hands, played through every ball, has a chance to play 3B, likely sticks at 1B.
ATH: 7.89 runner in the 60. 1.93 and 4.38 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

BEST OF THE REST (Listed in Alphabetical Order)

+ Robert Adair, Walker (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: 1B/3B 
Body: 6-2, 220-pounds. Physical.
Hit: RHH. Starts open in a balanced and athletic stance with hands held at shoulder height and uses a simple load and stride. Short, compact, direct path to contact with slightly uphill extension and a one-handed finish, simple swing and repeats well, strong wrists and forearms allow him to stay short to contact, gap to gap approach. 61.7 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 84.0 mph. 314' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-73 mph. Short arm swing with a lower 3/4 release.
Defense: On double plays, fielded with two hands off the middle of his body and spun out with accurate throws to 2B, on throws to 3B, showed ability to backhand and moved through it with athletic footwork.
ATH: 7.62 runner in the 60. 1.85 and 4.18 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Andre Ancalade, Brother Martin (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: 1B/RHP 
Body: 5-9, 155-pounds. Lean and athletic.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an athletic and balanced stance before using a simple load and stride to get to center. Flat, level path to contact with slightly uphill extension, bars front arm slightly during load and strides out far with front foot, finishes balanced in his legs, gap to gap approach on a line. 62.6 mph bat speed with 19 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 81.6 mph. 329' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-68 mph. Short arm path with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Received with two hands off the middle of his body out front on double plays, before spinning out to throw to 2B, did backhand one ball throwing across to 3B with atheltic footwork.
ATH: 7.64 runner in the 60. 1.91 and 4.31 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Keyan Bordelon, Glenmora (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP 
Body: 6-2, 240-pounds. Physical.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an upright, narrow, and slightly open stance with hands held above shoulder height and uses a simple load and stride. Slightly steeper path to contact with some length at times, works slightly uphill through extension with a one-handed finish, finishes more upright in his stance, and worked mostly to the pull-side with some loft. 68.6 mph bat speed with 10 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 88.0 mph. 327' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-66 mph. Short arm action , 3/4 release.
Defense: Fielded everything clean around 1B bag on double plays, on throws to 3B received out front off left foot with one hand clean with average actions.
ATH: 8.08 runner in the 60. 1.94 and 4.44 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Joshua Browning, Weston (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP 
Body: 5-10, 180-pounds. Medium sized frame with a strong lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Starts in a slightly wider and squared off base with hands just above shoulder height and uses a simple load and stride. Short, level path to contact and stays flat through extension with a two-handed finish, hips drive up a little bit during his rotation, worked mostly line drive/hard ground ball with a gap to gap approach. 64.1 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 88.9 mph. 325' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-81 mph. Short arm action with a 3/4 release off his right ear.
Defense: Starts low and stays low, hovers glove hand to the ground, shuffles with feet and lets ball travel to him, received with average hands and actions.
ATH: 7.25 runner in the 60. 1.80 and 4.01 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Gage Guidry, Vinton (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: RHP/SS 
Body: 5-8, 137-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Tall and open stance with a simple load and stride to get to center. Flat and level path to contact with some length at times with extension to match and a two-handed finish, hands work before hips, and worked gap to gap in his approach. 52.6 mph bat speed with 4 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 82 max exit velocity, averaged 74.3 mph. 222' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-78 mph. Short arm action with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Received the ball clean and out front with two hands with simple actions, average hands, moved ok to left and right, did show a quick release and ability to throw from a lower slot on ball up the middle.
ATH: 7.41 runner in the 60. 1.81 and 4.07 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Gary Ray, St. Augustine (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: 3B/1B 
Body: 6-0, 200-pounds. Physical with a strong lower-half.
Hit: Starts in a balanced and upright stance with hands at shoulder height, and uses a toe-tap load and stride. Uphill path to contact with extension to match and a two-handed finish, gains some forward ground during his swing, natural loft with a gap to gap approach. 53.6 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 83 max exit velocity, averaged 77.6 mph. 281' max distance.
Arm: INF-75 mph. Long arm swing with an OTT release.
Defense: Average hands and actions on the infield, lets the ball travel to him and receives a little deep into the middle of his body, moved ok laterally and coming in on bounder play, corner INF profile.
ATH: 7.44 runner in the 60. 1.84 and 4.14 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Will Robinson, Parkview Baptist (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP 
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Lean with long limbs
Hit: RHH. Tall and upright stance and uses a simple load and stride. Works down to contact and finishes flat through extension with a two-handed finish with minimal effort, repeats swing and works gap to gap. 58.6 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 82.2 mph. 290' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-82 mph. Long, loose arm swing with a lower 3/4 release.
Defense: Plays a little higher to the ground, but gets down in time, received with average hands, smooth actions, moved well laterally and showed a quick release on the ball up the middle, looked comfortable throwing from different arm slots.
ATH: 7.49 runner in the 60. 1.80 and 4.16 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Easton Romano, The Dunham School (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: 2B/SS 
Body: 5-7, 150-pounds. Athletic and compact.
Hit: RHH. Slightly open and wider base, balanced set-up with a simple load and stride. Hands work inside to contact and stay level through extension, tries to punch the ball up the middle and to the opposite field on a line, repeats swing and finishes balanced. 61.6 mph bat speed with 10 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 75.4 mph. 195' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-80 mph. Short arm action with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Takes short, choppy steps to set body up to receive the ball, received with soft hands into a funnel, moved ok to left and right, likely a 2B profile at next level.
ATH: 7.03 runner in the 60. 1.83 and 4.00 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Carter Waddell, Northlake (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: 3B/2B 
Body: 6-0, 180-pounds. Athletic with a physical lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Tall and slightly open stance with hands held behind back foot and uses a simple load and stride. Bat head works direct and slightly down to contact before working slightly uphill through extension with a two handed finish, quick hands with some present bat speed and a pull-side approach. 58.7 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 81.4 mph. 285' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-75 mph. Compact arm stroke with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Starts low and stays low, shuffles feet to receive the ball off the middle/left side of his body, moves through it with athletic footwork.
ATH: 7.34 runner in the 60. 1.87 and 4.15 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.