Prep Baseball Report

Quick Hitters: TPA End of Fall Workout - Position Players


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

PBR was at Ting Park in Holly Springs, NC on Friday November 13th.  Players from the 2021 - 2024 age ranges were on hand to run through the workout for The Performance Academy.  PBR organized the night and helped to collect the numbers on each player in attendance.

Players began the night with offensive evaluations that included live BP, a laser timed 60 yard dash, and an exit velocity station.  Moving to the defensive portion, players worked out at their primary position with arm strength being evaluated by a radar gun.  Scouts were able to evaluate each player receiving and transitioning the ball as well.

Below we take a look at some of the leaders from each grad year from the event.  To see the full roster and statistics from the event CLICK HERE.


Quick Hitters - Position Players

 

Tyler Spruill, OF, 2021  -  Salem International commit. Strong, athletic build with quickness present turning in a 7.18 in the 60. Fluid swing with bat speed and his barrel staying through the zone. Hit hard line drives to both gaps. Accurate arm from the outfield. 

Christian Cole, 2B/OF, 2022  -  Put together a solid performance in all phases of his workout. Switch hitter with looseness to his swing. Balanced with a flat barrel path staying through the middle of the field. Fluid actions on the infield with above average hands. Posted a 7.10 in the 60. 

Michael Venditti, SS/2B, 2022  -  Switch hitter with fluidity from both sides of the plate. Has better than average bat speed and can drive the ball to the gaps. Swing gets big at times but does show ability to control the barrel. Fluid actions on the infield. 

Hayden Henry, OF/LHP, 2023  -  Left hand hitter with a fluid swing and quick hands. Uses a line drive approach with the ball coming hard off his barrel. Accurate arm with some carry from the outfield. Ran a 6.78 in the 60. 

Aaron Bryant, OF, 2023  -  Athletic in the box with looseness to his swing from the left side. Made hard contact to his pull side. Has better than average bat speed, exit velocity off a tee at 89 mph. Posted a 7.06 in the 60. 

Alan Garod, 1B/LHP, 2023  -  Hits from the left side with quickness to his hands. Line drive approach spraying balls all over the field. 5-foot-11, 160-pound frame has room for growth ahead. 

Jack Stewart, SS/3B, 2023  -  Fluid swing with his barrel working short to the ball and working mostly flat through the zone. Looks to stay through the middle of the field with a line drive approach. 6-foot, 156-pound frame has projection ahead. 

Houston Wills, OF/RHP, 2023  -  6-foot-3, 165-pound frame catches the eye. Balanced, fluid swing from the left side of the plate. Barrel is flat through the zone lining balls through the middle of the field. Bat speed is better than average. 

Boaz Harper, SS/2B, 2024  -  Switch hitter with a gap to gap approach. Has lift to the barrel path, getting big at times but has strength off the barrel. Hands are quick with above average bat speed. Athletic on the infield with fluid actions. Arm is accurate with carry to first base. 

Nick Ham, OF/RHP, 2024  -  Loose stroke with his barrel staying flat through the zone. Has pop to both gaps with better than average bat speed. 

Will Epstein, OF, 2022  -  Athleticism is present in a 6-foot-1, 180-pound frame. Hands are quick with his barrel staying mostly level through the zone. Lined balls to his pull side with better than average bat speed. Accurate arm from the outfield. 

Brady Nathison, OF/LHP, 2023  -  Strength present making hard contact to both gaps. Short barrel path to the ball and staying through the zone. Exit velocity recorded at 91 mph off a tee. Arm is accurate with carry from the outfield. 

Kyler Pena, 3B/RHP, 2024  -  Strong build at 6-foot-2, 185-pounds. Barrel stays through the zone with above average bat speed. Drove the ball to both gaps. Hands are quick with feel for his barrel. 

James Friend, OF, 2021  -  Ran a 6.99 in the 60. Loose swing with an uphill barrel path and above average bat speed. Arm is accurate with carry from the outfield. Frame has projection ahead at 6-foot-3, 160-pounds. 

Jacob Cabaniss, 2B/SS, 2021  -  Lanky frame with room to add strength at 6-foot-2, 165-pounds. Ran a 7.07 in the 60. Fluid swing with a direct barrel path working through the middle of the field. 

Brock Wills, SS/2B, 2022  -  Athletic build at 6-foot, 165-pounds. Showed his quickness posting a 6.61 in the 60. Worked to his pull sided during BP with quick hands and better than average bat speed. Solid actions on the infield. 

Ethan Clinkscales, OF/RHP, 2022  -  Strong, athletic build at 5-foot-10, 180-pounds. Ran a 6.80 in the 60. Hit with wood during BP making hard contact to his pull side. Hands have quickness. Accurate arm from the outfield. 

Asher Lyerly, SS/RHP, 2024  -  Balanced with his barrel working mostly flat through the zone. Has better than average bat speed. Athletic on the infield. 6-foot, 155-pound frame has room for growth ahead. 

Samari Robinson, OF/RHP, 2023  -  Quick hands with his barrel working short to the ball, Balanced swing with a middle of the field approach. Arm is accurate with carry from the outfield. 

Evan Giordano, OF/LHP, 2021 -- Strong, athletic build at 6-foot-2, 195-pounds. Direct barrel path working gap to gap during BP. Accurate arm from the outfield.