Camden
Taylor

Verbally committed to the University of Dubuque.

A left-handed hitter to make note of from the day is INF Camden Taylor (Morton, 2026). Standing in at 5-foot-10, 170-pounds, he’s a projectable looking prospect with some strength still to come in his frame, and his operation at the plate looks to have some upside as well. He showed a balanced and fluid swing throughout his round, staying through the hitting zone and utilizing a pull-side approach throughout, reaching up to 90.3 mph for his EV with a max distance of 341’. He’s an athletic mover on the infield with fluid footwork, also showing confident hands with a quick transfer.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 170 pounds. Proportionate frame, room to fill out.
Hit: LHH. Closed, tall base, small leg lift into long stride. Fluid, stays through the zone, balanced, pull-side approach. 66.9 mph bat speed with 8g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 mph max exit velocity (79.4 avg.); 341-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 77 mph. High 3/4.
Defense: Quick transfer, presents the glove and uses a two-hand gather out front, confident in the backhand.
Athletic Testing: 7.45 runner in the 60-yard dash; 24.00-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 70.25 Edge Score.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 170 pounds. Proportionate frame with room to fill out.
Delivery: Athletic mover with a high leg lift; controls the balance point and works in-line.
Arm Action: RH. Clean and compact arm from a ¾ slot.
FB: T80, 78-80 mph. Mostly straight out of the hand. T2196, 2128 average rpm.
CB: 67-70 mph. 12/6 shape with vertical drop. T2050, 2019 average rpm.
CUT: 72-74 mph. Slight cutting action; similar to FB.
SPLT: 74-76 mph. Kills spin with deceleration; mostly straight.

A trio of Morton HS 2026 graduates; INF Camden Taylor, RHP/INF Cameron Crawford and OF Andy Ballard showed well at the Peoria event. Taylor has a fluid, projectable left-handed swing that stays on-plane while using the whole field. Crawford has a strong durable frame with above-average bat strength for his age (T89.9 mph with a max distance of 315). He also sat 77-78 mph on the mound. Ballard has a 5-foot-11, 160-pound frame, ran a 7.16, was 80 mph from the outfield and showed off a simple repeatable left-handed swing that was on the barrel up the middle of the field with easy effort throughout.

Positional Profile: 2B/RHP
Body: 5-9, 145-pounds. SLim build with broad shoulders. Room to add.
Hit: LHH. Balanced setup, fluid load and stride. Athletic, fluid swing, loose athletic hands, natural lift and bat stays on-plane.
Power: 84 max exit velocity, averaged 76.5 mph. 254’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 70 mph. High 3/4 slot, some life to the arm.
Defense: Two-hand gather out front, steady hands and actions, clean/quick transfer, plays with some rhythm.
Run: 7.69 runner in the 60. 

Delivery: Quick side step windup. In-line leg lift into tall and fall delivery.
Arm Action: RH. Medium arm circle into a high 3/4 slot.
FB: T77, 75-77 mph. Flashed life through the zone. Tendency to cut.  T2103, 1948 average rpm.
CB: 63-65 mph. Gradual 11/5 action.  T1815, 1781 average rpm.
CH: 70-71 mph. Developing feel. Flashed running action.  T1770, 1719 average rpm.