Garrett
Downing

The son of former Southern Utah U and Arizona State star OF’er (owns most of the hitting records at SUU - played for Utah Scouting Director, Jeff Scholzen in 1997) Garrett has been on my radar since the age of 10, and now is one of the top 10 prospects in the 2026 class. The athletic small frame is put together physically and pound for pound strong with a fast bat and tight, short compact stroke to hit. Above avg hand/eye to find the barrel, yet can get stuck on his backside. Collected 40 hits out of the leadoff spot for the 6A state runner-ups and was the catalyst in the lineup and came into his own in 2024, earning a spot on Team Utah at the Future Games. Defensively he shows the instincts and reactions with movement patterns to run balls down and gets behind the ball in textbook fashion like his father. The routes are advanced, as he shows the instincts to stay in CF, with avg 7.0/60 times that should improve a tenth to two tenths as he continues to develop his leg strength. Has improved his 60 in the last two years by 7 tenths of a second.

A sweet swinging LHH with the swing genetics coming from his father Phil. The Dad played for me in college at Southern Utah U and transferred for his senior campaign and played for the legendary Pat Murphy at Arizona State, and was subsequently drafted and signed by the Montreal Expos in the 16th Rd of the 2000 draft. Downing has a very defined and strong muscular frame, with the type of build that could be physical and really look the part in time. The swing mechanics and flow of the swing throughout, gives indications of not only hitting now, but in the future, as the bat stays in the zone among time.   It. Has drawn interest as one of the top 10 most viewed profiles over the past 2-3 months