Mason
Hughes

Mason Hughes, Cape Fear High (NC), 2024 Charleston Southern
Positional Profile: SS/RHP Strength and quickness present in an athlete that can excite you very quickly.
Body: 5-10, 170-pounds. Athletic frame.
Hit: LHH. Slightly open. Hands by ear. Flat barrel in setup. Bat tips to vertical as he strides back to even, gaining some ground. Aggressive, looking to get swing off. Airs it out. Wants to produce damage with each swing. Works for extension. Balls had backspin to the pull side off the barrel consistently 72.9 mph bat speed with 27 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 98 max exit velocity, averaged 92.1 mph. 367' max distance. Good strength in an athletic swing. Ball jumps to the pull side. Lots of backspin swing after swing.
Arm: RH. INF-88 mph. Short, scapular load with good rhtyhm in the feet. Can manipulat the exchange and release based on the play. Stays in his base through the release. Excellent carry with accuracy on and off platform.
Defense: Active feet and hands. Solid glove positioning through the catch and exchange. Athletic exchange and release.
ATH: 1.64 and 3.75 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 33.10 max vertical.