CLASS OF 2026

Johnny Carver, Ray-Pec (MO), 2026 Arkansas
Positional Profile: 1B/LHP
Body: 6-1, 195-pounds. Strong build.
Delivery: Works exclusively from the stretch. Tall, drop and drive delivery type. Toes land in line with target.
Arm Action: LH. Short arm swing. 3/4 slot. High effort.
FB: T86, 85-86 mph. Heavy arm side run. T2122, 2034 average rpm.
CH: 77-78 mph. Kills spin. Strong fade. T1490, 1464 average rpm.

2/11/24

Johnny Carver, Ray-Pec (MO), 2026 Arkansas
Positional Profile: 1B/LHP
Body: 6-1, 195-pounds. Strong build.
Hit: LHH. Open, upright set up. Bat rests on and stays connected to shoulder until launch. Low leg kick to stride. Long level swing that stays long through the zone. Showed pull side pop. 54.2 mph bat speed with 7 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 77.0 mph. 254' max distance.
Arm: LH. INF-83 mph. OF-86 mph. Short, quick 3/4 slot arm action. Showed carry. Showed ability to throw from multiple arm slots.
Defense: Flashed feel for footwork around the bag. Two-hand gather. In the outfield, glove works outside the frame to glove side of the body. Waits back on the ball.

2/11/24

LHP Johnny Carver (Ray-Pec; Arkansas commit) continued to show why he is one of the top arms in Missouri’s 2026 class. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound sophomore was consistently between 85-86 mph with his fastball, showing natural run at times. Additionally, Carver threw a changeup at 77-78 with fade, flashing feel for the zone.

7/11/22

Lean, upside 6-foot, 160-pound athlete. Took the mound on Thursday for Prime 27:17 and turned in a quality outing. Clean delivery with tempo, some effort downhill at times. Arm worked from a loose ¾ slot, pitched in the high-70s with his fastball and peaked at 82 mph. Mixed in an upper-60s slider with some sweep from that aforementioned arm angle. An intriguing arm to know in Missouri’s 2026 class.

2/13/22

Positional Profile: 1B/LHP Interesting young arm in the 2026 class.
Body: 5-11, 155-pounds. Lean, athletic frame with room to add strength.
Hit: LHH. Open, tall setup with some rhythm in hands pre-pitch. Leg kick load and big stride. Front side finish. Level bat path with some barrel whip through the zone. Shows some bat control and pull-side pop. Hard line-drives in BP.
Power: 79.7 max exit velocity, averaged 69.7 mph. 213’ max distance.
Arm: LH. INF - 81 mph. Short, high-3/4 arm action. Shows some carry on throws.
Defense: At first base, active footwork with average glove. Fields under body at times with ability to make plays around the bag. Some length in release.
Run: 4.50 runner home to first.

Delivery: Works from stretch. High balance point with hip coil. Gets solid extension down the mound through his release. Athletic, falling off finish.
Arm Action: LH. Short high-3/4 arm action. Some effort in release. Hides ball through delivery.
FB: T79.7, 78.0-79.3 mph. Arm-side run. T2096, 1997 average rpm.
CB: 59.1-62.7 mph. Big 1/7 shape. Loose spin. Landed for strikes. T2012, 1927 average rpm.
CH: 68.3-69.3 mph. Fade and sink action away from RHH. T1347, 1311 average rpm.

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