2025 Top Prospect Games: 2028 & 2029 Position Player Quick Hitters
August 20, 2025
The Team Carolina event series has become a cornerstone of the high school baseball calendar in North Carolina. From the Fall ID, Winter ID, and Summer ID events to the highly regarded Preseason All-State showcases in February, each stop serves as a stepping stone toward premier opportunities such as the Future Games, Super Sophomore Games, and the North Carolina Top Prospect Games. These rosters consistently attract significant attention from college coaches and professional scouts, both in-person and online, as performance data, advanced analytics, and video are made available through event coverage and player profiles.
The 2025 North Carolina Top Prospect Games were held at two outstanding venues: High Point University and Finch Field in Thomasville, home of the Thomasville HiToms. The first day at High Point University featured a full offensive and defensive workout, complete with athletic testing and metric collection. On day two, the action shifted to Finch Field for a controlled scrimmages, with each participant assigned to a team and competing against live pitching. This two-day format provided scouts and coaches with a comprehensive evaluation—showcasing athleticism, skill sets, and how tools translate in game situations.
In the weeks ahead, Prep Baseball will deliver in-depth coverage of the 2025 Top Prospect Games, including statistical leaderboards, standout performances, and detailed insights from our scouting staff.
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QUICK HITTERS - 2028 & 2029 POSITION PLAYER PROSPECTS
Mikey Katz, C, Wakefield HS, 2028
Average build. Stands 5-foot-7, 190 pounds. Good feel for the game behind the dish and in the box. Good tools. Plays above the tool grades. Right handed hitter. Vertical with some barrel lag in the setup and load. Whip through the zone. Works with intent. Drove balls in the pull side gap in BP. Max exit velocity of 91.2mph. Doubled off the right field wall in live game action. Behind the dish, pop times of 2.04 - 2.25 in the workout with good feel for the bag. Translated to a 2.11 pop in live game action.
Kyler Gold, OF, Wakefield HS, 2028
Average frame. Youthful look. Stands 5-foot-11, 170 pounds. Solid mover. Ran 7.19 on the 60-yard course. Right handed hitter. Worked for extension. Average to above bat speed. Some uphill leverage through contact. Exit velo peaked at 90.7mph. In game was on the barrel, driving a ball at the centerfielder.
Owen Joines, 3B, Falls Lake Academy, 2028
Average build. 5-foot-9, 159 pounds. Growth coming. Right handed hitter. Loads down with the hands. Flat through the zone. Good barrel feel. Exit velo peaked at 91.1mph. Impressive average hand speed of 21.3mph.
Ellis Reed, C, Grey’s Creek HS, 2028
5-foot-9, 175 pounds. Choppy rhythm in the pre-pitch and load from the right hander, but gets to a solid launch position. Works flat with good bat speed and barrel feel. Solid ability to drive the ball into the gaps. Max exit velo of 94.2mph in the BP rounds. Arm has carry. Showed solid accuracy. 79mph out of the crouch with a top end pop time of 1.95.
Ellis White, OF, Cox Mill HS, 2028
Lean, athletic build. Young face. Long arms. Stands 6-foot-1, 196 pounds. Good rhythm and bat speed from the right handed hitter. Tip load with strong enough hands to dream on the load creating leverage. Worked for extension. Ball carried to the pull side. Gap to gap approach. Max exit velo of 94.3mph.
Laith Abulatifa, C, JH Rose HS, 2028
Has a presence and confidence about himself behind the dish. Good communicator. Solid receiver and willing blocker. Hips have bend. Average to above lateral mover. Stands 5-foot-10, 182 pounds. Arm carries behind the dish. Athletic exchange and release. Arm velocity at 76 from the crouch with a top pop time of 1.96 in the workout. Right handed hitter. Solid bat speed. Singled to the pull side in live action.
Max Liriano, SS, Eastern Carolina Academy, 2028
Intriguing prospect. Good rhythm and advanced defender at shortstop. Easy actions. Feet get the hands to the right spot a lot. Athletic exchange and release, with soft hands and a funnel in the catch. Accurate with carry, on and off platform. Stands 6-foot-2, 173 pounds. Lean with projection left in the frame. Right handed hitter is loose with good rhythm and bat speed. Long arms. As he continues to grow into his length the bat is positioned to climb.
Cooper Hunt, SS, Oak Grove HS, 2028
Lean frame. Young. Growth and strength coming. Stands 6-foot, 151 pounds. Right handed hitter. Solid rhythm, rocking into back side with a small leg kick. Works to be direct. Positioned to be on the barrel a lot as he develops hand strength. Exit velocity peaked at 90.8 in the BP rounds.
Davis Whitley, 2B, JH Rose HS, 2028
5-foot-9, 156 pounds. Right handed hitter. Direct with good barrel awareness. Worked gap to gap. Backspin carried to the pull side. Two singles in game action, working inside-out with line drives to right.
Cameron Massey, C, Heritage HS, 2028
Athletic catcher with arm talent apparent. Lean frame with long arms. Stands 5-foot-9, 157 pounds. Carried 81mph out of the crouch, with a top pop time of 1.93 in the workout. Arm strength played in live game action. Solid feel for locating on the bag. Right handed hitter. Good physical traits with the bat. Solid strength in the hands and at impact. Short path. Solid rotation in the box. Exit velocity peaked at 91.1mph.
Sully Sebastian, C, Millbrook HS, 2028
Physical in a 5-foot-10, 183 pound build. Still youthful in the face. Stacked two good days at the event, showing solid athletic actions and strength with the bat. Right handed hitter. Good rhythm. Works flat through the zone with above average bat speed. Showed barrel feel in BP and in game action. Max exit velocity of 89.7mph. Solid bend in the hips behind the dish. Average transfer and release. Arm carries and shows accuracy with a positional velocity of 75mph.
Garrett Watkins, 3B, Wake Preparatory Academy, 2028
5-foot-10, 251 pounds. Right handed hitter works to get extension with a pull side emphasis. Solid barrel feel in BP. Strength at impact. Max exit velocity of 92.6mph. Bat leads the prospect.
Cooper Selph, C, Middle Creek HS, 2028
Athletic build. Broad shoulders. Stands 6-foot-2, 199 pounds. Right handed hitter. Flat through the zone with solid rhythm, bat speed, and barrel awareness. Strength played in game, doubling to left on a line drive over the left fielder’s head. Solid bend and mover behind the dish. Carried 75mph out of the crouch with pop times peaking at 2.07 in the workout.
Sam Piscorik, 3B, Wakefield HS, 2029
Lean frame. Long limbs. Youthful face. Stands 6-foot-1, 170 pounds. Left handed hitter has good rhythm and barrel feel. Direct path. Stable head. Solid strength in the gaps with good carry for the age to the pull side. Peak exit velocity of 93.7mph in the BP rounds. Showed an ability to stay in the middle of the field. Moved around defensively. Baseball player. Has feel for multiple positions. Solid rhythm in the hands and feet on defense.
Wil Ebron, SS, Cedar Ridge HS, 2029
Young and still maturing. Setup fundamentally to take off as the frame continues to add strength. Stands 5-foot-6, 147 pounds. Good mover. Already running a 7.31 sixty. Active feet with soft hands on the infield. Athletic exchange. Some effort in the release but that should clean with maturation. Accurate arm. Right handed hitter. Solid path and feel for the barrel. Good pre-pitch rhythm.
Bronx Carter, OF, North Stanly HS, 2029
Strength present. Stands 5-foot-5, 150 pounds. Left handed hitter. Works to be direct. Stayed in the middle of the field with the approach. One barrel in two at-bats in the game action. Solid first step and route runner in the outfield.