Prep Baseball Report

Louisiana State Games: Outfielder Reports (Upperclass)


Alex Armand
Louisiana Scouting Director

The Louisiana State Games were held on Saturday September 30, 2023 and Sunday October 1, 2023, at Louisiana State University, home of the 2023 NCAA DI National Champion LSU Tigers.  This was an invite-only event that consisted of the top prospects from the 2024-2028 classes and will serve 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 live against hitters during gameplay on Saturday and Sunday, and were able to receive their numbers and metrics off of Trackman, which included pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more.  

We continue our post-event coverage of the 2023 Louisiana State Games with a dive into the scouting reports from the event by taking a look at the scouting reports for the upperclass outfielders who were in attendance.

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OUTFIELDER REPORTS (2024 & 2025 CLASS)

+ Brady Burrescia, Loranger (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/OF 
Body: 6-1, 185-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Wider set-up with some weight pre-loaded into back hip, hands held above shoulder height, and uses a simple load and stride to get to center. Slightly uphill path with extension to match and a two-handed finish, swings with a lot of intent, sometimes front shoulder comes off the ball, present bat speed and some present juice to the pull-side.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 82.8 mph. 306' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-76 mph. Long arm action, OTT release.
Defense: Let's the ball travel to him, receives off the middle/left part of his body with one hand out front, takes a little longer to get rid of the ball out of his crow hop, LF profile.
ATH: 7.53 runner in the 60. 1.85 and 4.21 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Dylan Demarie, Barbe (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/1B 
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Upright and balanced stance with hands just above shoulder height, hands with front foot in the air during load and stride. Stays flat to contact with a little length at times with level extension finishing with one and two hands, hits off his front foot some times, worked mostly up the middle and to the pull-side, hit an opposite field single in game on Sunday. 60.7 mph bat speed with 15 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 83.4 mph. 336' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-85 mph. Long arm stroke with an OTT release.
Defense: Starts low, approaches the ball low with average actions, received teh ball clean and out front off his left foot before moving into his crow hop, corner OF profile.
ATH: 7.55 runner in the 60. 1.77 and 4.19 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Marcus Gradney Jr., St. Edmund Catholic (LA), 2025 Texas State
Positional Profile: OF/SS 
Body: 6-0, 190-pounds. Physical.
Hit: LHH. Starts in a slightly wider and athletic base in his legs, rhythm in his hands, uses a knee-knee load and stride. Barrel gets on-plane early and behind the baseball working uphill to contact and staying uphill through extension with a two-handed finish, present bat speed and swings with a lot of aggression, looks to lift and pull the ball, showed some pop to the pull-side during BP. 63.6 mph bat speed with 25 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 85.0 mph. 299' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-88 mph. Long arm swing with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Attacked the ball aggressively and straight on before receiving out front with one hand into his crow hop, profiles as a corner OF and has enough arm to play RF.
ATH: 7.72 runner in the 60. 1.84 and 4.26 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Shelton Harville Jr, Captain Shreve (LA), 2025 Louisiana Tech
Positional Profile: RHP/OF 
Body: 6-0, 176-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Tall and balanced stance with hands at shoulder height, back foot is pre-set slightly inward, simple load and stride. Hands work first with a slightly steeper path down to contact and then slightly uphill through extension with a two-handed finish, finishes more upright in his stance, but stays balanced, repeats his swing with little effort, there's likely more power in his there once he fully uses his lower-half, can hit the ball from gap to gap.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 87.1 mph. 340' max distance.
Arm: RH. 

+ Noah Lewis, Catholic (LA), 2025 Louisiana-Lafayette
Positional Profile: OF/3B Former Future Gamer.
Body: 6-3, 185-pounds. Athletic and projectable.
Hit: RHH. Upright and balanced stance, rhythm in his hands at shoulder height, uses a simple up & down modified leg kick load and stride. Loose/quick hands take a direct path to contact with level extension and a one-handed finish, took a professional round of BP, repeated his swing well with little effort, works gap to gap on a line, looked the most comfortable that we've seen him in the box, which resulted in an opposite field double in Game 1 on Saturday. Continues to trend in the right direction.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 88.2 mph. 301' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-89 mph. Long arm swing with an OTT release.
Defense: Athletic mover, receives the ball out front off his left foot before movign into his crow hop, can play all 3 OF spots and has the tools to stick in CF.
ATH: 6.51 runner in the 60. 1.66 and 3.69 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Alex Morrison, Tioga (LA), 2024 LSU-Eunice JC
Positional Profile: OF/RHP 
Body: 6-2, 170-pounds. Athletic and lean.
Hit: RHH. Tall and narrow stance with hands held at shoulder height, gathers over back hip during a modified leg kick load and stride. Steep and downhill path to contact with slightly uphill extension and a two-handed finish, handles the pitch up in the zone well, collected an opposite field double in game and took good at-bats all weekend. 64.5 mph bat speed with 13 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 82.2 mph. 304' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-89 mph. Compact arm swing with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Crisp, simple actions in the outfield, receives the ball clean and out front off his left foot, strong accurate arm, gets good jumps in game, made a highlight reel diving play in RF in game.
ATH: 6.92 runner in the 60. 1.66 and 3.89 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Corbin Peacock, Sterlington (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP 
Body: 5-9, 165-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Balanced and athletic set-up with hands held at shoulder height, uses a knee to knee load and stride. Drifts forward some during load, hands follow a backside that works in a linear direction, stays behind the ball with some length and finishes up through extension with a two-handed finish, worked mostly up the middle and to the opposite field gap.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 83.7 mph. 293' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-87 mph. Average arm circle with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Gets around each ball and receives off the left side of his body out front with one hand, average actions in the OF, profiles as a corner OF, strong enough arm to play RF.
ATH: 7.31 runner in the 60. 1.73 and 4.00 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Bryson Pierce, Benton (LA), 2024 Louisiana Tech
Positional Profile: LHP/OF Former Future Gamer.
Body: 6-2, 170-pounds. Long, lean, and athletic.
Hit: LHH. Balanced, upright, and athletic stance, uses a simple load and stride. Stays balanced from start to finish, on-plane path to contact and works slightly uphill through extension, accurate barrel, makes good contact and can hit the ball to all fields. 62.6 mph bat speed with 11 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 79.0 mph. 307' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-94 mph. Long, loose arm swing with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Stays patient and lets the ball travel to him, receives off his right foot out front with one hand before moving into crow hop, big time arm from the OF.
ATH: 6.92 runner in the 60. 1.72 and 3.90 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Frank Randol, Brother Martin (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: OF/2B 
Body: 5-11, 195-pounds. Athletic with some present physicality.
Hit: RHH. Starts slightly hunched over in a narrow stance with the bat rested on his back shoulder, leans back into his back during a simple load and stride. Shoulders start to tilt upward as he reaches out with his front foot, rotational type of hitter, looks to get his barrel on plane early and works uphill to contact with uphill extension and a one-handed finish, spins off the ball at times, showed present bat speed and power to the pull-side during BP. 66.5 mph bat speed with 15 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 90.0 mph. 356' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-88 mph. Short/whippy arm action with a 3/4 rleease.
Defense: Attacks the ball aggressively in the OF, receives clean with one hand off his left foot, strong arm from the OF, corner OF profile with enough arm to play RF.
ATH: 6.97 runner in the 60. 1.71 and 3.90 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Slade Shove-Knox, Sulphur (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP/OF 
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Athletic and wiry.
Hit: RHH. Wider base with an athletic set-up, uses a simple load and stride. Quick hands work with a level path to contact with some length at times and stays flat through extension with a two-handed finish, hits off his front foot some, which causes him to clip balls at times, worked mostly to the pull-side in BP.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 85.7 mph. 327' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-89 mph. Compact/quick arm with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Gathers behind the ball with glove hand hovering the ground, presents glove early and receives out front with one hand off his left foot, moves through crow hop with athletic actions and footwork.
ATH: 7.63 runner in the 60. 1.86 and 4.21 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Jake Simmons, Ruston (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: OF One of the top uncomitted LHH's in the state's 2025 class.
Body: 5-10, 180-pounds. Athletic with a physical lower-half.
Hit: LHH. Athletic and balanced stance, hands held at shoulder height, uses a simple load and stride. Gets on-plane early and uses a tight turn to deliver a heavy barrel to contact with slightly uphill extension and a two-handed finish, rotates lower-half well and stays balanced from start to finish, took good at-bats all weekend and drove one ball for a double off of the RF wall. 66.3 mph bat speed with 25 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 97 max exit velocity, averaged 87.2 mph. 359' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-79 mph. Compact arm stroke with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Clean actions, stays patient and gathers behind the ball with short, choppy steps before receiving out front with one hand off his right foot, likely profiles as LF.
ATH: 7.22 runner in the 60. 1.76 and 4.00 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Cameron Stutes, Barbe (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/C 
Body: 5-11, 170-pounds. Athletic with strong lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Athletic, balanced, and slightly upright stance with hands held at shoulder height over back foot, simple load and stride. Flat path to contact with slightly uphill extension and a two-handed finish, quick hands with some present bat speed, worked mostly up the middle and to the pull-side during BP, showed some present strength to the pull-side.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 78.3 mph. 338' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-82 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 release.
Defense: Attacks the ball with good rhythm, gathers behind the ball and receives off his left foot out front with one hand, before moving into his crow hop, gets good jumps and reads off the bat.
ATH: 7.52 runner in the 60. 1.74 and 4.11 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Cameron Tipton, Chalmette (LA), 2025 Troy
Positional Profile: OF/RHP 
Body: 6-1, 180-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Tall, narrow, and open stance, reaches out with front foot during a simple load and stride. Rotational type of hitter, uses an aggressive turn of the backhip to get his barrel on plane early and works uphill through extension, swings with intent and looks to do damage, at times front shoulder flies off the ball, present bat speed with some present power to the pull-side. 67.5 mph bat speed with 12 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 86.3 mph. 317' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-85 mph. Long arm swing with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Gets behind each ball and lets the ball travel to him before receiving out front and clean off his left foot with one hand, good arm from the OF.
ATH: 7.28 runner in the 60. 1.79 and 4.08 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Cameron Washington, Walker (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/LHP 
Body: 5-9, 140-pounds. Athletic and wiry.
Hit: LHH. Closed off and athletic stance with hands held above shoudler height and uses a leg kick load and stride. Keeps weight back during forward move and delivers a direct path down to contact and stays flat through extension, works short to long and inside out through the baseball, stays mostly on a line and can hit the ball to all fields.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 80.1 mph. 273' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-88 mph. Long/loose arm swing with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Plays lower to the ground in the OF, gets good jumps off the bat, receives the ball out front with one hand off his right before moving into his crow hop and showed a strong arm, can play all 3 OF spots.
ATH: 7.03 runner in the 60. 1.71 and 3.94 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

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