Prep Baseball Report

Canes Scout Day: Quick Hitters - Position Players


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Sunday October 30th PBR of North and South Carolina was on hand at Hopewell High in Huntersville, NC for a Scout Day with the Canes Organization. The Scout Day featured players from the 2023-2027 grad classes from both North and South Carolina. 

The day began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced metrics on each pitch. Following the pitchers the position players went through offensive evaluations that included batting practice on the field with Trackman gathering ball flight data and players running a laser timed 10yd, 30yd, and 60 yd sprint. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at some top performers in select stat categories. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.

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STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

Porter Anglin, OF/1B, 2027

Large, athletic frame at 6-foot-3, 183-pounds. Hit several balls off the barrel through the middle of the field. Top exit velocity at 93 mph, average EV at 85.4 mph. Controlled swing, hands have quickness and strength with his barrel getting length out front. Ran a 6.93 laser timed 60. 

Jacob Bueno, SS/2B, 2026

5-foot-6, 135-pounds with room for maturation ahead. Athletic in the box with quickness to his hands. Has feel for the barrel lining balls to his pull side. Top exit velocity at 84 mph, average EV at 79.1 mph. Ran a 7.23 laser timed 60. 

Edwin Allen, OF, 2024

5-foot-11, 173-pound frame. Ran a 6.89 laser timed 60 on the wet track. Top exit velocity at 86.7 mph, average EV at 76.5 mph while working mostly to his pull side. 

Ethan Andujar, C/2B, 2025

5-foot-9, 141-pound frame. Posted the top pop time of the event at 1.93. Worked to his pull side in BP, peak exit velocity at 78.9 mph, average EV at 66.7 mph. Some quickness to his hands with a direct path. 

Connor Crenshaw, SS/OF, 2025

5-foot-8, 150-pound frame. Worked to both gaps during his BP rounds. Some strength in his hands, barrel gets extension out front. Peak exit velocity at 89 mph, average EV at 81 mph. Arm reached 82 mph from the outfield. 

Cameron Davis, OF, 2024

6-foot-1, 160-pound frame. Simple, balanced swing working gap to gap during his BP rounds. Barrel works inside the ball and mostly flat through the zone. Top exit velocity at 81 mph, average EV at 74.4 mph. 

Tanner Ferguson, SS/3B, 2025

Athletic frame at 6-foot-1, 160-pounds. Balanced swing working mostly to his pull side with a line drive approach. Hands have quickness with his barrel working inside and through the ball. Peak exit velocity at 86.8 mph, average EV at 77.8 mph. Solid actions on the infield. Ran a 7.22 laser timed 60 on the wet track. 

Riley Gibson, OF, 2025

5-foot-11, 150-pound frame with room to add strength. Loose hands with quickness, some lift to the swing path. Worked mostly through the middle of the field with his peak exit velocity at 89 mph, average EV at 79 mph. Posted the top outfield arm velocity on the day at 87 mph. 

Joe Harrison, C, 2025

5-foot-11, 160-pound build. Mostly flat swing path working gap to gap during BP. Top exit velocity recorded at 82.2 mph, average EV at 71.1 mph. Best pop time recorded at 2.08. 

Rick Hussey, 3B/SS, 2024

6-foot, 160-pound frame with room for maturation ahead. Lined balls through the middle and to the left center gap. Barrel works inside and through the ball. Peak exit velocity at 81 mph, average EV at 77.4 mph. 

Koen Karsa, 3B, 2026

Large frame with strength present at 6-foot-4, 180-pounds. Top exit velocity at 86.3 mph, average EV at 77.2 mph. Hands have strength, barrel works inside and through the ball looking to drive the ball to the big part of the field. 

John Lupienski, C/3B, 2025

6-foot, 180-pound build. Worked mostly to his pull side during his BP rounds. Balanced swing with a mostly flat barrel path with strength in his hands. Top exit velocity at 88.2 mph, average EV at 85.1 mph. Pop times ranged from 1.97-2.08. 

Preston McGaha, 1B, 2024

Large frame at 6-foot-4, 200-pounds. Hit balls hard to the left center gap during BP. Peak exit velocity at 93 mph, average EV at 85.9 mph. Leg kick load, mostly level barrel path, hands have strength. Arm reached 83 mph from the outfield.

Jakub Mudd, OF/SS, 2026

6-foot-1, 165-pound frame with projection ahead. Hands are quick with better than average bat speed for his age. Some lift to the swing path working mostly to the left center gap. Top exit velocity recorded at 86 mph, average EV at 77.9 mph. 

Jason Sproull, OF, 2026

Thin frame at 5-foot-11, 140-pound with room to add strength in the coming years. Lined balls through the middle of the field during BP. Peak exit velocity at 80 mph, average EV at 68.5 mph. Direct path to the ball with his barrel working mostly level through the zone. Ran a 7.06 laser timed 60. Arm reached 82 mph from the outfield and 76 mph from behind the plate.

Adler Stumpf, C/1B, 2026

6-foot, 150-pound frame with room to add strength.  Balanced swing with a line drive approach working through the middle of the field. Short path with his barrel working flat through the zone. Top exit velocity at 77.8 mph, average EV at 67.3 mph. 

Mason Teal, C/3B, 2026

Athletic build at 6-foot-2, 175-pounds. Simple balanced swing with some feel for the barrel. Hands have quickness, barrel gets extension through the middle of the field. Top exit velocity at 85 mph, average EV at 72.9 mph. Accurate arm from behind the plate. 

Wesley Shipman, OF, 2024

Strong build at 6-foot, 200-pounds. Worked mostly to his pull side during BP. Hands have strength with some lift to the swing path. Peak exit velocity at 86.3 mph. Arm topped at 81 mph from the outfield. 

William Meredith, 1B, 2025

5-foot-11, 172-pound frame. Worked mostly to his pull side during BP. Top exit velocity at 81.4 mph, average EV at 71.4 mph. Some strength in his hands with a mostly level bat path. 

Bohdi Robertson, OF, 2026

Frame has length with projection ahead at 6-foot-1, 158-pounds. Left hand hitter. Lined balls to his pull side during BP. Flat swing path with some quickness to his hands. Peak exit velocity recorded at 81.5 mph, average EV at 74.7 mph. 

Hudson Riordan, 1B/3B, 2027

Athletic build with strength present at 6-foot-2, 180-pounds. The left hand hitter impressed during his BP rounds consistently hitting balls hard to his pull side. Top exit velocity recorded at 90.7 mph, average EV at 80.8 mph. Loose hands with quickness, has feel for the barrel keeping it through the zone. Arm reached 77 mph from the outfield. 

Johnny Ray, OF, 2025

Athletic build at 6-foot, 175-pounds. The left hand hitter posted the top exit velocity of the event at 95 mph, average EV at 85.1 mph. Hands have quickness and strength with feel for the barrel. Short path, keeps his barrel through the zone hitting several balls off the barrel to his pull side. 

Matthew Murchison, SS/OF, 2025

5-foot-11, 150-pound frame. Left hand hitter. Balanced swing, quick hands with his barrel working flat through the zone getting extension out front. Worked mostly to his pull side with his peak exit velocity at 87.2 mph, average EV at 80.8 mph. Ran a 7.11 laser timed 60, are topped at 83 mph from the outfield. 

McCoy James, SS, 2025

5-foot-9, 150-pound frame. Left hand hitter. Worked mostly to his pull side during BP. Some quickness to his hands with his barrel getting extension out front. Peak exit velocity at 78.7 mph, average EV at 71.7 mph. 

Raymond Kastner, 1B, 2026

5-foot-11, 135-pound frame with room for growth ahead. Left hand hitter. Worked through the middle of the field during his BP rounds. Relaxed hands with his barrel working mostly flat through the zone. Top exit velocity at 72.7 mph, average EV at 63.2 mph. 

Stephen Hudgins, OF/SS, 2027

5-foot-7, 126-pound frame with room for maturation ahead in the coming years. Left hand hitter that ran a 6.89 laser timed 60.  Balanced swing, mostly flat swing path with feel for the barrel. Worked mostly to his pull side with his top exit velocity at 83.3 mph, average EV at 74.8 mph. 

Will Howard, 1B, 2025

Large frame at 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame. Top exit velocity at 90.7 mph, average EV at 79 mph. Gap to gap approach. Hands have strength with a mostly flat barrel pat through the zone.

Parker Davis, OF, 2026

Athletic frame at 6-foot, 145-pounds. Left hand hitter that worked through the middle of the field during his BP rounds. Has feel for the barrel with his top exit velocity recorded at 81.2 mph. Hands are loose with quickness. 

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