Carolinas Top Underclass Games: Quick Hitters- Position Players
August 16, 2021
The Carolinas Top Underclass Games took place on August 11th at UNC Charlotte at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium. Top prospects from South Carolina and North Carolina in the classes of 2023 - 2025 participated in one of the most popular events each year.
The event began with a pro-style workout for all the position players that included the 60 yard dash, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis and Blast Motion swing analysis, and a defensive evaluation. Following the showcase, players were split into their teams and played 2 controlled games.
Below we will look at the statistical breakdown for the event.
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Quick Hitters - Position Players
5-foot-9, 160-pound frame with room to add strength. Barrel gets extension out front with a gap to gap approach in BP. Tucked his hands on an inside pitch to line a ball to left in game action. Best workout pop time at 2.11.
Athletic build with room for maturation ahead at 5-foot-10, 160-pounds. Ran a 6.92 60-time on the lasers. Lined balls to his pull side during BP. Competes during his at bats and covers the outer half of the plate. Lined a ball to center and had line drive single to left in game action, 4.75 on the turn from home to first.
6-foot, 178-pound build. Barreled balls in 3 of his 4 game at bats using the big part of the field. Balanced, compact swing with plenty of barrel feel. Keeps his barrel through the zone. Hand speed peaked at 22 mph. Workout pop time at 1.97 with his arm topping at 78 mph to second base.
5-foot-9, 155-pound build. Flat barrel path in game action. Lined a ball to left for a base hit and singled through the 6-hole. Hand speed topped at 22.10 mph. Solid actions on the infield, with a quick, clean exchange turning a double play while playing second base.
Strong, athletic build at 6-foot-1, 185-pounds. Posted a 6.76 laser timed 60. Drove the ball to the left center gap during BP. Balanced swing with strength in his hands. Bat speed topped at 74.40 mph. Lined a ball to right for a base knock in game play.
Thin frame at 6-foot-1, 172-pounds with room to add strength. Made hard contact on a ball to center along with singles up the middle and through the 6-hole in game action. Bat speed topped at 75.20 mph. Has arm strength from the outfield and across the diamond. Covers ground in the outfield and ran a 6.86 60-time on the lasers.
Thin frame at 5-foot-11, 160-pounds. Flat swing with a middle to pull side approach. Hand speed topped at 23.30 mph. Stayed through a ball making hard contact to center against live pitching. Had another base hit through the left side of the infield.
Strength present in a 6-foot-2, 200-pound build. Worked through the middle of the field in BP with his bat speed topping at 80.50 mph. Tripled down the right field line in game action, 5.07 on the turn from home to first.
Mason Chapman Mays, OF/SS, 2023
Frame has length at 6-foot-2, 175-pounds. Balanced swing using the whole field in BP. Hand speed topped at 22.10 mph. Lined a ball to left for a base hit in game action. Accurate arm from the outfield.
5-foot-11, 180-pound build. Quiet barrel during his load with a flat swing path. Lined several balls to both gaps during BP. Top bat speed at 75.40 mph. Barreled balls to the right side of the field in game action. Workout pop times ranged from 2.12-2.18.
Athletic build at 6-foot-2, 180-pounds. Lined some balls to the left center gap in BP. Short path to the ball with lift to the swing path out front. Ball off his bat peaked at 86 mph. Showed confidence in his hands picking a ball at third base and making an accurate throw across the diamond. Best pop time at 2.08 in the workout.
Strong build at 6-foot-3, 200-pounds. Left hand hitter. Had several good swings throughout the event with an aggressive approach. Smoked a ball to center and lined a ball to right in game action. Smooth, fluid swing with pop to both gaps. Ball off his bat reached 95 mph. Arm topped at 86 mph across the diamond.
5-foot-10, 165-pound build with room to add strength. Uses the whole field with feel for his barrel. Hand speed topped at 23.60 mph. Had a couple hits to the right side in game play. Ball off his bat reached 93 mph in BP.
Strength and athleticism exists in a 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame. Posted impressive numbers across the board during the event. Ran a 6.64 60 on the lasers with his top exit velocity at 105.3 mph. Hands are fast and strong. Doubled off the left center wall and made solid contact on a ball to right in game action. Still raw at the plate but the bat speed stands out, topping at 84.80 mph.
6-foot-1, 185-pound build with strength in his lower half. Hands have strength working gap to gap in BP. Bat speed topped at 74.80 mph. Stayed through a ball and drove it to the right center gap for a double in game play. Hands have softness when receiving working from below the ball back up to the zone. Has arm strength to second base posting the best pop time of the event at 1.92.
Athletic with room to add strength to his 6-foot, 185-pound frame. Loose swing with his barrel staying through the zone. Squared up balls to both gaps in BP. Lined balls to both sides of the field against live arms. Adjust with 2-strikes and didn't chase off speed out of the zone. Accurate arm with carry across the infield. Ran a 6.83 60 on the lasers.
5-foot-8, 150-pound frame with room for maturation ahead. Switch hitter. Balanced and relaxed from both sides with feel for his barrel. Short path to the ball with a middle fo the field approach. Singled to right in game action. Solid actions on the infield with sure hands and easy transitions getting the ball out quickly to first base.
Strength present in a 5-foot-10, 195-pound frame. The left hand hitter squared up multiple balls through the middle of the field in game action. Short barrel path to the ball with above average bat speed for his age. Ball off his bat peaked at 94 mph in BP. Best pop time recorded at 2.05.
Strong build at 6-foot, 185-pounds. Direct barrel path in game action centering up balls to center and through the 4-hole for base hits. Hands have strength and quickness. Exit velocity topped at 86 mph in BP. Ranged to his left making a play on the run while playing second base.
5-foot-10, 160-pound frame with room to fill out in the coming years. Hit several balls off his barrel in BP with the ability to use the whole field. Compact swing with his barrel staying through the zone. Lined a ball to left center for a hit in game action and hit another ball solid through the middle. Relaxed receiving handling arms with ease, has softness when blocking dirt balls. Quick transitions with accuracy to his throws to second base.
Strong build at 6-foot-1, 190-pounds. Barrel stays inside and through the ball lining balls to the right center gap in BP. Hands have strength and quickness. Will tuck his hands to get his barrel to pitches on the inner half. Squared up 2 balls to left field in game action.
5-foot-10, 160-pound frame with room to add strength in the coming years. Left hand hitter with a loose, flat swing. Has feel for his barrel lining balls to center and left in BP. Accurate arm with carry from the outfield topping at 90 mph. Fluid actions on the infield with arm strength across the diamond. Gets good breaks in the outfield with the ability to track balls down. Posted a 6.85 60-time on the lasers.
Thin frame at 6-foot, 155-pounds. Left hand hitter. Fluid swing with his barrel staying through the zone lining balls to his pull side in BP. Ball of his barrel peaked at 91 mph in BP. Hand speed topped at 24 mph. Accurate arm with some carry from the outfield topping at 86 mph.
Strength present in a 6-foot, 195-pound frame. Hands are strong and quick. Flat barrel path working through the middle and to his pull side in BP. Bat speed topped at 80.80 mph. Barreled a ball through the 6-hole in game action. Above average feel around the first base bag.
Strength present in a 6-foot-2, 180-pound frame. Flat barrel path working to both gaps in BP. Ball off his bat reached 94 mph. Hands have strength and quickness. Hit a ball hard through the 4-hole for a base knock in game action. Plays hard and made a diving catch on a line drive hit to center field. Arm topped at 89 mph from the outfield.