Quick Hitters Position Players: Southern Athletics Scout Day
November 10, 2021
The Southern Athletics Scout Day took place on November 6th on the campus of Limestone University in Gaffney, SC.
The event began with a defensive evaluation for catchers, pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman. A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included the 60 yard dash, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, and a defensive evaluation.
Below we will look at the quick hitters from some position players for the event.
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QUICK HITTERS - POSITION PLAYERS
Cole Bellinger - 2024 - INF/RHP
Medium frame with room to grow. Showed good bat speed with a short flat swing through the zone. Stayed inside the ball with an up the middle/back side approach. Lots of barrels in his rounds of BP.
Big strong physical build with more room to grow on this switch hitter. Athletic base from both sides with good barrel load. Swing is flat though the zone with good extension and big finish. Showed power with a gap to gap approach.
Smaller frame with a simple setup with a balanced base. Short bat path with good direction in swing. Flat path producing line drives in the middle of the field. Solid rounds of BP on the day squaring lots of balls up.
Younger athletic frame with plenty of room to grow. Simple athletic setup with very good balance. Good short swing with direct path to ball and good finish on swing. Line drive, gap to gap approach with plenty of barrels in the middle of the field.
Tall long lean frame at 6-2 180 pounds with plenty of projection. Slightly open stance with a short stride to balance and a good load of the bat. Short flat swing swing with good one hand finish out front. Gets his barrel into the zone early and really stays through the ball well. Gap to gap approach.
Strong physical frame at 6-1 190 pounds. Open stance with a medium leg lift to good balance position. Gets loaded up well and has a flat path to the ball. Cuts off swing a bit at the end, but gets behind the ball early in swing. Stayed gap to gap with his approach in BP.
Athletic frame with a loose upright stance. Uses a good rhythmic load to create some momentum to provide good bat speed and power. Great direction in swing, really staying to the ball creating a good path to and through the ball. Good gap to gap approach with lots of barrels in the middle of the field.
Lean frame with room to grow. Tall, narrow stance with good rhythm. Good flat path though the zone with a high finish. Showed good bat speed and a line drive approach in the middle of the field.
Kason Herlong - 2025 - INF/RHP
Athletic frame with a leg lift to get swing started. Has a good flat path with a big extension out front. Really gets into legs well with swing to help produce good bat speed and direction in swing. Stayed above the ball with a good approach in the middle of the field.
Lean wiry frame with room to grow. Open stance with low hands and big leg lift, getting to a good balanced position to hit. Goes a good job of getting behind the ball early and staying through the ball with a high finish providing good loft on the ball. Showed power to the pull side in BP
Long lean projectable frame at 6-2 150. Simple setup with a balanced stance. Has a short flat swing with a lower finish. Showed good gap to gap approach with low line drives.
Strong physical frame at 6-0 190 pounds with present strength. Toe tap to get loaded up and a short flat swing and good extension out front with a one handed finish. Showed the ability to drive the ball gap to gap with backspin.
Athletic lean frame at 6-0 150 pounds with plenty of room to add strength. Simple setup with a medium leg lift. Short swing with good bat speed. Stays behind the ball well with a good path through the zone with good extension. Swing produced line drives with a gap to gap approach.
Smaller frame with a simple setup and a quiet stance. A direct path to the ball producing a good line drive approach in the middle of the field. A really solid round of BP squaring up a lot of baseballs.
Strong burley frame, this potential two way prospect showed power in the bat and on the mound. A narrow upright stance to start, uses a medium leg lift to a really good hitting position. Has a short powerful swing, staying behind the ball using his leverage to hit for power. Good extension on swing with an upward finish.
Lean wiry frame with room to grow. Upright stance with a high leg lift. Has a short swing path and stays through the zone with a high finish out front. Good gap to gap approach with natural loft in his swing.
Athletic strong frame at 5-11 180 pounds. Upright stance with small stride. Showed a short swing with good direction in the middle of the field. An upright finish in his body. Showed good consistent contact in BP.
An open stance with a high leg lift and good hand load. Has a short swing that gets in the zone early and behind the ball and stays through the zone. A two handed finish out front with a good approach in the middle of the field.
Athletic frame with an open stance with high loose hands. Lands in a good balanced hitting position. Good flat path with great extension out front. Showed loud contact on the day with a good gap to gap approach with lots of line drives.