Prep Baseball Report

Easley Scout Day: Outfielder Reports


Matt Miller
State Director

OXFORD, MS - The Easley Baseball Club continued their summer season with a Prep Baseball Scout Day at Oxford High School on Tuesday, May 28th. Close to 50 players went through the pro-style workout and there were several players that impressed at the different stations of the showcase. Below are the scouting reports on the outfielders who attended the event.

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OUTFIELDER REPORTS

Daniel Hopper, GRENADA HIGH (MS), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/3B
Body: 6-1, 170-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Tall, balanced stance with slightly higher hand set. Easy load and stride. Uses a toe-tap approach for stride. Good bat path for a good pull side approach.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 83.8 mph. 311' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-90 mph. Long arm action
Defense: Good footwork in the outfield. Appraoches balls well. Clean glove with clean transfers for a strong throw home.
ATH: 7.00 runner in the 60.

Phil Chamberlain, Arlington High (TN), 2025
Positional Profile: 2B/RHP
Body: 5-10, 162-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Tall balanced stance with normal hand set. Easy load and stride. Good bat path through the zone looking to drive the ball up the middle.
Power: 84 max exit velocity, averaged 68.2 mph. 278' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-83 mph. OF-85 mph. Long arm action
Defense: Good footwork in the outfield. Fields the ball out fron tot glove side for a strong throw home.
ATH: 7.18 runner in the 60.

Landon Hoshell, North Delta (MS), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 6-2, 160-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Athletic stance with high hands. Controlled load and stride with leg lift. Attacks the ball out front aggressively. Solid all fields approach.
Power: 85 max exit velocity, averaged 80.2 mph. 303' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-86 mph. OF-85 mph. Quick loose arm action
Defense: Good look in the infield. Good feet and clean glove. Quick transfers on throws to 1st. Good look in the outfield as well. Fields out front to glove side well. Strong throws home.
ATH: 7.06 runner in the 60.

Garrett Latham, Lewisburg (MS), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 6-2, 185-pounds.
Hit: LHH. Balanced, slightly open stance with hands inside back shoulder. Easy controlled load and stride. Uses toe-tap approach to stride. Quick level bat through the zone. Looks to pull the ball but also works well with the pitch back up the middle.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 81.4 mph. 288' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-84 mph. Long arm action
Defense: Good footwork in the outfield. Fields the ball out front wth good footwork. Smooth transfers for throws home.
ATH: 6.63 runner in the 60.

Noah Scott, ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL (MS), 2028
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 6-0, 170-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance with normal hand set. Controlled load and stride. Very consistent swing. Level bat path through the zone with quick hands. Good pull side and up the middle approach.
Power: 82 max exit velocity, averaged 76.0 mph. 250' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-61 mph. OF-84 mph. Long arm action
Defense: Good look in the outfield. Fields the ball out front to glove side looking to come up and make a strong throw home.
ATH: 7.60 runner in the 60.

Isaiah Nichols, Hamilton Attendance Center (MS), 2028
Positional Profile: OF/C
Body: 6-1, 160-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Athletic open stance with normal hand set. Controlled load and stride. Gets foot down early. Level swing looking to drive the ball back up the middle.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 83.5 mph. 299' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-71 mph. OF-83 mph. Short arm action
Defense: 2.09-2.19 pop times. Good setup behind the plate. Good direction on throws to 2nd. Good feet and gets the ball out quickly. Good body positioning on blocks and bunt coverages. Good lookin the outfield as well. Fields the ball out front aggressively ready to come up throwing.
ATH: 7.22 runner in the 60.

Donavan Dickson, HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL (MS), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/2B
Body: 5-8, 160-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Athletic stance with slightly higher hand set. Controlled load and stride. Good level bat path through the zone for a good line drive approach to all fields. Mature swing.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 82.2 mph. 289' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-79 mph. OF-80 mph. Short arm action
Defense: Good look in the infield. Good footwork and clean glove. Good look in the outfield. Fields out front to glove side with clean transfers for a good throw home.
ATH: 6.85 runner in the 60.

Mason Hildreth, DESOTO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (MS), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/3B
Body: 5-11, 170-pounds.
Hit: RHH
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 73.2 mph. 309' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-77 mph. OF-80 mph. Long arm action
Defense: Good footwork in the outfield. Appraoches balls well. Clean glove with clean transfers on throws home.
ATH: 7.06 runner in the 60.

Jacen Edwards, ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL (MS), 2027
Positional Profile: 2B/SS
Body: 5-5, 130-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, slightly open stance with hands set just outside back shoulder. Controlled load and stride. Quick, level bat path through the zone. Looks to drive the ball back up the middle.
Power: 85 max exit velocity, averaged 80.6 mph. 302' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-80 mph. OF-79 mph. Short arm action
Defense: Good look in the infield. Approaches balls well with good footwork. Smooth glove. Good look in the outfield as well. Fields ball out front well with a quick transfer for throws home.
ATH: 6.89 runner in the 60.

Ethan Pardy, DESOTO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (MS), 2028
Positional Profile: C/SS
Body: 5-9, 140-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance with normal hand set. Controlled load and stride with a small knee lift. Very consistent swing. Good bat path through the zone. Works well with the pitch up the middle and to the pull side.
Power: 80 max exit velocity, averaged 73.8 mph. 280' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-68 mph. INF-79 mph. OF-79 mph. Short arm action
Defense: 2.06-2.16 pop times. Good set up behind the plate. Good direction and footwork. Gets the ball out quickly. Fundamental approach to blocks and bunt coverages. Good look in the infield as well. Good, quick feet and solid glove there. Fielded balls well in the outfield too. Good footwork fielding the ball on glove side and making a good throw home.
ATH: 7.13 runner in the 60.

Tate Johnson, Arlington High (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: 2B/C
Body: 5-9, 160-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Athletic open stance with normal hand set. Controlled load and stride with small knee lift. Good level bat path through the zone. Solid pull side and up the middle approach.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 77.2 mph. 284' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-67 mph. INF-78 mph. OF-75 mph. Quick loose arm action
Defense: 2.06-2.16 pop times. Good look in the infield. Good footwork and clean glove. Approaches balls well in the outfield as well. Fields out front to glove side for a clean transfer for throws home.
ATH: 7.68 runner in the 60.

Boston Farmer, DESOTO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (MS), 2027
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-7, 150-pounds.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance with slightly lower hand set. Easy load and stride. Hands separate well into stride. Consistent level bat path through the zone looking to drive the ball back up the middle.
Power: 82 max exit velocity, averaged 74.3 mph. 253' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-70 mph. Long arm action
Defense: Good footwork in the outfield. Fields ball out front well to glove side. Smooth transfers for good throws home.
ATH: 7.55 runner in the 60.

Coy VanPelt, Hernando (MS), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/1B
Body: 5-6, 135-pounds.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance with normal hand set Controlled load and stride. Can get out on front food at times. Quick hands looking to drive the ball up the middle.
Power: 79 max exit velocity, averaged 74.7 mph. 227' max distance.
Arm: LH. INF-67 mph. OF-65 mph. Long arm action
Defense: Good footwork in the outfield. Fields the ball well out front to glove side. Developing arm. Good footwork at 1st base as well on double play balls.
ATH: 7.34 runner in the 60.

  

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