Roster Preview: Arkansas Future Games
July 23, 2024
The next edition of the Prep Baseball Future Games will return to LakePoint Sports in Emerson, Ga., from Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28. Since its inception in 2011, the Prep Baseball Future Games has evolved into the most significant college scouting event in the country, with more than 375 college coaches in attendance each of the last two years. Listed below is the roster representing the 2026 class from Arkansas. For all information pertaining the event, including a full schedule, rosters, and more, click HERE.
We breakdown this year's roster for the Natural State with notes and videos on each prospect
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Noah Ragsdale 2B / SS / Valley View, AR / 2026Noah Ragsdale is a quick twitch MIF who has plenty of ways he can affect a ball game at the next level. The 5’8 infielder runs a 6.93 sixty and has had exit velocities up to 93.7 earlier this summer. The RHH uses a level swing and looks to drive the baseball to all fields. Ragsdale shows advanced actions on the defensive side and looks to have a big week.
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Cannon Driskill SS / Valley View, AR / 2026Cannon Driskill has a chance to make a name for himself this week as an athletic infielder. Driskill runs a 6.93 sixty and works up to a 87.1 exit velocity as a true switch hitter from both sides of the plate. Driskill shows advanced hands in the infield working through the ball and has shown the ability to handle good pitching at the plate.
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Daxton Hammett LHP / 1B / Harmony Grove (Benton), AR / 2026Hammett comes into the Future Games as a high upside lefty both on the mound and at the plate. In our look at Hammett this spring he worked 85-88 while mixing in a low 70s breaking ball for strikes with swing and miss shape. We are looking forward to seeing what Hammett can do this week on the mound and at the plate from the left side.
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Owen Roach OF / RHP / VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL, AR / 2026Owen Roach has the tools and has continued to put it all together in our most recent looks. The OF has recently run as fast as 6.83 in the sixty and looks to improve that time this week. Roach also throws it 89 mph from the outfield and has gotten exit velocities up to 96.8. Roach is a high follow as he continues to turn into an all around prospect in the ‘26 class with one of the more premium bats.
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Cooper Mann OF / SS / ROGERS HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, AR / 2026Mann has a knack for the barrell as well as an above average defender in the outfielder. Power will come as he continues to develop.
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Jacob Murray SS / RHP / Cabot, AR / 2026
Jacob Murray comes into the week with the ability to impact both sides of the field as both an infielder and as a RHP. Murray has worked exit velocities up to 94.3 and throws it across the infield at 85 mph showing actions across the infield. Murray has worked 83-86 mph with the FB while mixing in a 76-78 CH and 71-74 SL for strikes. Murray is one of the higher end players in the class that continues to show more and more power.
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Owen Davenport LHP / 1B / Conway, AR / 2026
Owen Davenport is a projectable southpaw that has the ability to spin it at a high level. Davenport works 83-85 with the FB while adding a 72-74 SL that gets up to 2600 spin. The lefty also mixes in a 78-80 CH with depth which makes him a follow this week.
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Levi Martin RHP / 3B / Valley View, AR / 2026Levi Martin has made another jump on the mound recently as he continues to develop some quality stuff on the mound. Martin works in the mid to upper 80s sinking FB with a hard SL to keep hitters off balance. We are excited to get an even more updated look as he continues to get better at every recent look at him. He also will get the opportunity to play infield this week as an athletic fielder who has shown some pop at the plate in the last year. |
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Shaun Cover C / CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL, AR / 2026
Shaun Cover has high upside as a RHH backstop who has shown some serious pop at the plate in recent looks. Cover has a pop time from 1.90-1.96 while working an exit velocity up to 100.8 and running a 6.98 sixty. Shaun brings an interesting mix of speed and power to the table where he could have a blow up week in Atlanta.
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Bowman Stein OF / JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL, AR / 2026
Bowman Stein is a LHH OF who has shown the ability to hit the ball hard at any time. The 5’11 OF has reached exit velocities up to 99.8 and has shown range in the outfield as he continues to get faster with every look. Stein looks to have a big week as one of the premier left handed sticks in the Arkansas ‘26 class.
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Max Holland C / CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL, AR / 2026The 6-foot backstop comes into this week as a RHH catcher who has had pop times as low as 1.82 while showing off some athleticism recently running a 6.95 sixty. Holland has reached exit velocities up to 97.9 and has shown some advanced actions behind the plate that makes him a high follow.
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Cooper Callahan SS / 2B / Blue Springs South, MO / 2026Cooper Callahan is a highly projectable infielder from Missouri who will lace them up with Team Arkansas at the Future Games. The 6’2 MIF had exit velocities up to 91 this past offseason where we look forward to getting some updated numbers on the offensive side this week. Callahan shows advanced actions up the middle and has displayed a high level baseball IQ.
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Trystan Newberry LHP / Russellville, AR / 2026
Trystan Newberry is a high upside lefty that has a chance to have a big week ahead of him. The 6’2 LHP has a legit 4 pitch mix recently working 88-89 with the FB while adding in a 71-74 CB, 77-78 SL, and 80-82 CH. The southpaw will have some eyes on him this week as a projectable lefty with room to continue and develop.
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Ty Burnham OF / RHP / Rogers, OR / 2026Ty Burnham is a long levered LHH OF who has shown the ability to be a high level hitter. Burnham has had exit velocities up to 95.8 and has gotten up to 92 mph from the outfield. Burnham also will hop on the mound in the mid 80s where we hope to get an updated look from the OF/RHP. Burnham is new to the region so we are excited to get a fresh look at him on Team Arkansas in Atlanta.
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William Svoboda RHP / Pulaski Academy, AR / 2026
William Svoboda is a high spin RHP who has a chance to make a major name for himself this week in Atlanta. Svoboda has recently worked at 86-88 with 2500 while also spinning a 73-76 breaking ball with 2600 spin. The upside is there for Svoboda who looks to have a quality outing this week.
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Madden Tatum 3B /RHP/ Valley View, AR / 2026Madden Tatum works into this year’s Future Games roster with a chance to really help himself as a 2-way prospect. The 6’4 Infielder/RHP has worked exit velocities up to 98.4 in the past from the left side of the plate and has shown off some advanced power throughout the spring into the summer. Tatum has also shown promise on the mound working in the mid to upper 80’s with the FB while flashing a tight spinning SL to compliment the heater.
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Wesley Tapp RHP / Conway, AR / 2026
Wesley Tapp is a projectable 6’5 RHP who continues to figure it out as the multi-sport athlete continues to develop his long frame. Tapp has recently worked 85-88 from the right side while adding a low 70’s breaking ball and a high 70s CH where he effectively kills spin. We are excited to see how Tapp performs in a big setting this week where many eyes will be on him.
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Caleb Harrison RHP / SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, AR
Caleb Harrison recently has started to put it all together on the mound as he has taken a big jump on the mound in the past few months. Harrison has recently been clocked working 87-90 while mixing in a quality breaking ball at 74-77. We look forward to getting an updated look at Harrison who gets better every time he touches the rubber. Harrison also will play some corner infield this week where he has gotten an exit velo up to 93.1 and has shown some true power potential in recent looks.
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Max Conine OF / Pulaski Academy, AR / 2026
Max Conine is a physical outfielder who looks to have a big week in Atlanta. The 6’5 OF has the physical tools to be a power threat with the bat who recently had exit velocities up to 97.7. Conine also can also throw it well recently clocking an upper 80s outfield velocity. Conine continues to put it all together as he hopefully lets it show this week.
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