Prep Baseball Report Scout Day at Maximum Impact on March 31, 2018

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Below are listed the evaluations for the outfielders in attendance in alphabetical order.

+2021 Philip Brothers, Stuttgart, 5-foot-6, 135-pound frame, need strength, ran an 8.00 60, defensively, field ball in middle of feet, 53 mph arm strength, funnel to chin, arm swing is short, OT slot, steep throwing angle, offensively, athletic setup, rhythm to hit, big load with pause, barrel works to pull side, ground balls over line drives, collapse backside to contact, extension to left field.

+2020 Eli Edmonds, Star City, 5-foot-10, 155-pound frame, solid build with room to fill, ran a 7.26, defensively athletic actions, glove pat before catch, aggressive to ball, 2 hand field, arm strength, Velocity 74, offensively, rhythm to stance, toe tap, fast paced load, rhythm swing, raise up to contact, bat speed to middle when on time, line drive middle oppo ground balls pull side, Exit velo 79

+2019, Jacob Hale, CAC, 6-foot-3, 175-pound frame, solid build, athletic frame with room to fill out more, stout shoulders, ran a 6.69 60, easy speed, more to gain, defensively easy actions, field ball outside left, funnel to midline, OT slot to release, carry minimal, velocity at 74, average footwork, offensively exit Velocity 74,  toe tap to load, collapse backside for power, flat bat at launch, big lower half drive creating power, flexion of lead leg goes bent at times, pull side power, flush at contact.

+2020 Caden McCluskey, CAC, 5-foot-10, 145-pound frame, slender frame, wiry body, ran a 7.07 60, defensively, fields ball outside left aggressive movements, attacks ball, clean transfer, short stroke with good pull and carry, 73 MPH velocity, offensively, simple setup, rhythm to body, bat wraps on load, feet are active in box, Line drive approach, line drive ground ball, extension to middle, exit velo 73 MPH. 

+2020 Keith Merriweather, Bryant, 6-foot-0, 160-pound frame, athletic frame, wide shoulders, room to fill, strength to add, ran a 6.60 60, easy gate, strides easy, faster times to come, defensively athletic actions, clean field outside left, funnel proper in midline, footwork advanced, arm strength 70 MPH, switch hitter, left handed: open stance to closed stride, choppy rhythm with toe tap, hands  load minimal, bat steep to contact, RH: open stance, toe tap to stride, barrel flat to launch, pull heavy, extension to pull side, back side rotates minimally.

+2019,Garrett Overstreet, CAC, 6-foot-2, 175-pound frame, physical build, wide shoulders, athletic frame, ran a 7.08 60, easy gate, power run, defensively, hands together before catch, late with glove, short feet, short stroke, momentum stops after catch, arm strength with velocity at 78, offensively, open stance to leg lift load, bat speed to pull side, barrel stays upright on lift, lose direction to pull side, power in barrel at contact pull side, line drive to fly ball contact, more hook than backspin,  exit velo at 78.

+2020, Matthew Rouse, Harmony Grove Benton, 5-foot-10, 155-pound frame, ran a 7.82 60, offensively, simple set up, hands close to body, big load, simple stride, slight raise to hit with pull off for extension, bat speed to middle line drive approach, flat stroke, backside works underneath when space between feet, defensively, athletic actions attacks ball outside left foot, clean funnel with replace of feet, clean stroke with slight head tilt, positional velocity 71 mph.