Quick Hitters: Fall ID: Triangle - Position Players
September 18, 2023
On Tuesday September 12th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Knightdale High for the Fall Triangle ID and the Rawlings Prospects Scout Day. The events ran together and featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
The evening began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data on each pitch. After the pitchers the position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. The events concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
Quick Hitters
5-foot-8, 140-pound frame. Worked through the middle of the field during BP. Hands are loose with quickness, barrel flattens out early, gets extension out front. Top exit velocity at 84.1 mph, average EV at 72.6 mph. Arm reached 80 mph from the outfield.
5-foot-11, 155-pound frame. Worked gap to gap during BP. Posted a peak exit velocity of 92.8 mph, average EV at 86.8 mph. Back leg drives through the swing, hands are quick, flat swing path. Arm topped at 75 mph across the diamond.
6-foot, 159-pound frame. Left hand hitter with a fluid swing. Relaxed at the plate, barrel works inside and through the ball with quickness in his hands. Lined balls through the middle and to the opposite field. Top exit velocity at 83.3 mph, average EV at 72.9 mph. Arm reached 78 mph from the outfield and 76 mph on the infield.
5-foot-10, 185-pound build. Worked gap to gap during BP. Leg kick load, stays balanced, hands have strength and quickness with his barrel staying through the zone. Top exit velocity at 87.6 mph, average EV at 78.1 mph. Arm peaked at 80 mph from the outfield.
6-foot, 190-pound frame. Worked mostly through the middle and to the opposite field during BP. Peak exit velocity at 86.3 mph, average EV at 73.2 mph. Left hand hitter with a simple swing, stays balanced, Barrel works inside the ball with slight lift to the swing path, hands have strength and quickness. Accurate arm from behind the plate that topped at 73 mph.
6-foot-3, 195-pound frame. Left hand hitter. Starts upright, leg kick load with some quickness to his hands. Slight lift to the barrel path getting extension through the middle of the field. Top exit velocity at 92.2 mph, average EV at 80.2 mph. Throws from the outfield reached 82 mph. Ran a 7.01 laser timed 60.