Prep Baseball Report

PBR MO Uncommitted Spotlight: Dylan Atherton


By: Diego Solares
Area Scout, Illinois & Missouri

With the fall season coming to a close, our staff will take some time to highlight several uncommitted prospects over the next few weeks as we prepare to enter the baseball off-season and throughout. These players have all impressed our staff recently, whether it be at events, tournaments, or other up-close looks via our boots-on-the-ground coverage.

Today, we'll shine some light on OF Dylan Atherton (Lee's Summit North, 2023), who certainly caught our attention at the Missouri Fall Upperclass Games in his PBR event debut. Atherton was a standout there during the workout and gameplay portion, where our staff wrote this about him shortly afterwards:

"...turned heads in his PBR event debut. At 6-foot, 170-pounds, Atherton reached a peak exit velocity of 97.5 mph, averaging 87.5 mph per batted ball, while finding the sweet spot 85% of the time, per TrackMan. He also posted some of the day’s more impressive Blast Motion metrics, averaging 73.8 mph of bat speed and 22.4 mph of hand speed throughout BP. Atherton’s bat strength showed later on, as he blasted an opposite field double off the right-center field wall in-game, and got off several quality hacks throughout the event’s gameplay portion. He’s certainly an uncommitted name-to-know offensive follow from this event."

Atherton will climb onto our 2023 rankings next update as a result of this event, and he's an athletic uncommitted outfielder still on the market in this senior group.  

Dylan Atherton

Class of 2023 / OF

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2023
  • Primary Position: OF
    Secondary Position: 2B
  • High School: Lee's Summit North
    State: MO
  • Summer Team: 643KC
  • Height: 6-0
    Weight: 185lbs
  • Bat/Throw: /R


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