Border Battle Spotlight: Robert Sasser III
August 8, 2024
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June begins the summer circuit for recruiting and player evaluation. One event that has become a "must" for players, coaches, and scouts in the Carolinas is the NC/SC Border Battle. This year's event took returned to UNC Charlotte's Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium for two days of action, featuring 130 of the best players in NC and SC. They did not disappoint.
On Tuesday June 11th, the position players went through their offensive and defensive evaluations. North Carolina worked out first taking multiple rounds of BP, followed by their defensive evaluations and athletic testing. As North Carolina finished, South Carolina started with their athletic testing, defensive evals, and finally their offensive evaluation. Coaches and scouts were able to see multiple rounds of BP from each player plus see them move around at their primary defensive position, getting a feel for their athleticism and feel for the game.
Wednesday June 12th was game day. Each player was scheduled to play in one 9 inning game with pitchers throwing live to hitters. In total, NC and SC squared off in 4 exciting games and the roster of the top players in the two states put on a show.
Below we begin the process of unpacking everything we saw at the high level event. From stats to player notes, to a deep dive into some analytics, we will work to uncover everything these players did and all the numbers they put up at the two day event. To see the full roster and full statistical package, CLICK HERE.
Robert Sasser III
Class of 2025 / OF
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2025
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Primary Position: OFSecondary Position: OF
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High School: Pro5 Baseball AcademyState: NC
- Summer Team: Canes Central Scout 17U
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Height: 6-0Weight: 177lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
![Trackman](/images/stat_logos/trackman.png)
![Blast](/images/stat_logos/blast.png)
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Player News
- Border Battle Spotlight: Robert Sasser III - Aug 8, 2024
- NC/SC Border Battle: Blast Leaders - Jun 27, 2024
- NC/SC Border Battle: Trackman Hitting Analytics - Jun 25, 2024
- NC/SC Border Battle: Quick Hitters NC Hitters - Jun 24, 2024
- NC/SC Border Battle: Data Dive - Jun 18, 2024
- Preseason All-State East: Blast Leaders - Feb 19, 2024
- Preseason All-State East: Position Player Superlatives - Feb 13, 2024
- Player Spotlight: Robert Sasser III - Feb 13, 2024
- Preseason All-State East: Quick Hitters Position Players - Feb 12, 2024
- Data Dive: Preseason All-State East - Feb 7, 2024
- Best of 2023: Top 60yd Times - Jan 15, 2024
- Best of 2023: Top Distance Off The Bat in BP - Jan 9, 2024
- Best of 2023: Top Exit Velocities by Class - Jan 8, 2024
- 2023 PBR Scout Days: Best Exit Velocities - Dec 19, 2023
- 2023 PBR Scout Days: Fastest Runners - Dec 19, 2023
- Trackman Leaders: Canes Central Scout Day - Jun 16, 2023
- Quick Hitters: Canes Central Scout Day - Position Players - Jun 11, 2023
- Statistical Breakdown: Canes Central Scout Day - Jun 8, 2023
- Scout Day Insider: Top Runners - Sep 13, 2022
Scouting Report
A explosive athlete Sasser produced a vertical leap of 36 in. Elite grip strength and bat speed allow for Sasser to produce high level exit velos in the box. The exit velo topped at 100.5 MPH while the max distance was 391 ft. As feel for the barrel continues to grow the numbers will continue to maintain a upward trend. In the outfield a good first step accompined by good run times of 6.85 will allow Sasser to stay in the middle of the field. Arm strength is average at 84 MPH but a quick release and accuracy allow it to play up.