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Team Alabama Junior Future Games: Day Two Recap

July 28, 2023
PBR Alabama Staff

From July 25th to July 30th, the Prep Baseball Report staff will run the PBR Junior Future Games at the state-of-the-art LakePoint Sports Complex in Emerson, Georgia.

The 10th Annual Invitation-Only event will feature the best identified 2027-2028 prospects from across the PBR Coverage Area in a five-day event at LakePoint Sports in Emerson, GA. Participants will be given the unique opportunity of competing against other top-level players while representing their respective state in a high-level atmosphere.

This event will run in conjunction with the PBR Future Games. The Future Games features the top uncommitted players in the Class of 2025 and 2026 from across the Prep Baseball Report’s 40+ state coverage area. It is one of the most highly recruited events of the summer and attracts more than 300 college coaches from across the country each year.

This one-of-a-kind event will include individual workouts and a 4-game guarantee with single elimination bracket play to determine a champion in each age group.

 

+ RHP Jamarkius Smith (Reeltown, 2027) is as impressive of a young prospect that we’ve seen in some time, and continues to elevate his presence with each viewing. Listed as 6-foot-2, 160-pounds, the rising freshman is a natural athlete that has tons of twitch. Getting the start in the nightcap for Team Alabama 14U (2), the electric right-hander tossed three no-hit innings and racked up a handful of strikeouts during the outing. Using a loose and whippy arm action, Smith fired 88-92 mph bullets throughout his outing and still showed the ability to grab higher velocities later in his outing. The offering possesses tons of arm-side run thanks to a true ¾ arm slot, and tunnels it with a wipeout mid-70s slider that registered spin rates near the 2500 rpm range consistently. Yes, the velocity is what immediately jumps out for a pitcher of his age, but the advanced feel for spin and the ability to locate it to various parts of the zone is what truly makes him such an elite talent. There is still so much more in the tank with the highest of upsides, and he continues to cement himself as a must-follow for the coming years. 

(7/27/23)

+ SS Chase Utley (Whitesburg Christian, 2028) played a big role for Team Alabama 13U in today’s win while making an impact across a multitude of areas. The aspect that jumped out the most, however, was the number of quality swings the young left-hander has taken throughout the first couple games of pool play. After finding multiple barrels on Wednesday and being a bright spot in defeat, Utley continued to deliver firm contact to the baseball yesterday while showing an advanced approach for a player of his age. Finding the sweet spot with nearly each swing, the middle infielder possesses smooth, athletic actions in his all-around game. He has a beautiful left-handed stroke and is always on time in the box while having textbook swing mechanics for a rising eighth-grader. Utley is also a solid defender up the middle showing the ability to dominate the routine play. High baseball IQ.
(7/27/23)

 

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Upcoming Events

SHOWCASE DATE LOCATION
Alabama Fall Games August 27th, 2023 University of Montevallo (Montevallo, AL) 
AL/MS Border Battle (Invite-Only) October 14th-15th, 2023 Northeast Mississippi CC (Booneville, MS)

 

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