Prep Baseball Report

CVCC Scout Day: Quick Hitters-Position Players


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Wednesday October 27th PBR of North Carolina was on hand in Hickory, NC for a Scout Day with Catawba Valley Community College. 

The day began with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics. After the bullpens were complete, catchers went through a defensive evaluation followed by a laser timed 60, batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we take a look at some of the numbers collected during the workout. Be on the lookout for more notes and information in the coming days. 

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Quick Hitters - Position Players

Jose Vargas, IF, RS So

Grambling State recruit. Athletic build at 5-foot-10, 175-pounds. Switch hitter. Relaxed with loose hands. Balanced and fluid from both sides. Flat barrel path working through the middle of the field. Hit several balls off the barrel. Fluid defender with confidence in his hands. 

Max Hundley, OF, RS So

Athletic build. Ran a 6.88 laser timed 60. Compact stroke with an abbreviated two-hand finish. Barrel stays inside the ball working through the middle of the field. Has feel for his barrel with quickness to his hands. Accurate arm with some carry from the outfield topping at 87 mph. 

Masashi Takegama, OF, RS So

Strength present in a 5-foot-11, 195-pound frame. Made lots of loud contact in BP with the ball of his bat reaching 102 mph with a max distance of 402 feet. Strong base with his barrel staying through the ball working gap to gap during his BP rounds. Posted a 6.91 laser timed 60. 

Zack Summerville, OF, RS So

6-foot-1, 200-pound frame. Left hand hitter. Squared a ton of balls up in his BP rounds. Simple swing with his barrel staying through the zone a long time. Relaxed in BP with his exit velocity reaching 96 mph. Arm has accuracy and carry from the outfield peaking at 88 mph. 

Juan Moreno, IF, RS So

Athletic build. Worked gap to gap in BP with a line drive approach. Direct path looking to stay inside the ball. Some quickness to his hands with a balanced, two-hand finish. Accurate arm across the diamond. Ran a 7.08 laser timed 60. 

Graham Dalton, IF, RS So

Athletic build with strength present. Hit balls hard through the middle and to his pull side. Relaxed hands with his back leg driving through the ball with an uphill swing path. Top exit velocity at 96 mph. 

Reece Landmark, So, 1B

Strength present in a 6-foot-4, 217-pound frame. Made lots of hard contact in BP with multiple exit velocities over 96 mph, topping at 100 mph. Controlled load with leg drive through his swing and his barrel working flat through the zone. Middle of the field approach. Ran a 7.02 60-time on the lasers. 

Lane Rhodes, C, RS So

6-foot-1, 185-pound frame. Hit several line drives working through the middle of the field. Hands stay close to the body with a short path, staying inside the ball. Hands have some quickness. Pop times ranged from 2.01-2.06 during the workout. 

Javier Rojas, OF, RS So

Athletic build. Has pop to his pull side. Ball off his bat reached 100 mph with several exit velocities at 96 mph or better. Loose, fast hands with lift to his swing path and his barrel staying through the ball. Worked mostly to his pull side in BP. Arm has carry from the outfield topping at 93 mph. 

Jackie Jimenez, C/3B, RS So

5-foot-11, 215-pound build. Arm strength stands out from behind the plate and across the infield. Pop times ranged from 1.85-1.97. Throws topped at 82 mph to second base and 90 mph across the infield. Drove balls through the middle of the field and to his pull side in BP. Loose hands with his barrel staying through the zone. Exit velocity reached 101 mph. 

Matt Beisecker, IF, FR

Strong, athletic build. Ran a 6.67 laser timed 60. Hands have quickness and strength working through the middle of the field. Has a feel for his barrel staying inside the ball. Exit velocity peaked at 94 mph. Solid actions on the infield.

Darius Griffin, OF, FR

Strong build. Left hand hitter. Balanced swing with little movement during his load. Some lift to his swing path lining balls through the middle and to his pull side. Ball off his bat peaked at 95 mph. Accurate arm from the outfield. Ran a 7.15 laser timed 60. 

John-Nick Hannah, C, FR

Athletic frame with room to add strength. Simple, balanced swing lining balls through the middle and to the left center gap. Hands are loose with quickness. Arm topped at 77 mph to second base with pop times ranging from 2.02-2.10.

Isaiah Martin, OF, FR

Long, athletic frame with projection ahead. Posted a 6.83 laser timed 60. Worked mostly to his pull side in BP. Some lift to the swing path getting to a high two-hand finish. Ball off his bat peaked at 91 mph. 

Jean-Carlos Diaz, 1B/C, So

5-foot-10, 235-pound build. Made hard contact through the middle and to the left center gap. Multiple exit velocities over 96 mph with his top exit velocity at 101 mph. Loose hands with lift to the swing path staying long through the zone out front. 

Sean Seale, OF, RS FR

Large frame with strength present. Simple swing with his barrel working short to the ball and flat through the zone. Lined balls through the middle and to his pull side. Hands are strong with his top exit velocity at 100 mph. Arm is accurate with carry from the outfield reaching 90 mph.