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Jayton Greer, Huntington Beach (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: C/1B
Body: 5-7, 140-pounds. Medium build and frame, with a strong lower half. Room to fill out.
Hit: LHH. Slightly open stance with some bend in the knees and a straight back. Has relaxed hands with a bit of wiggle for rhythm.  Gets his foot down early, and hands go back early with it and get into loaded position ready to explode. Middle of the field approach and found consistent barrel throughout his BP round. Max exit velo got up to 86 mph showing potential for some power if he continues to add on strength.
Power: 86.00 max exit velocity.
Arm: RH. C - 69.00 mph. INF - 71.00 mph. Short arm action, great use of long hops on deep throws in IF and on throw downs from C.
Defense: 2.09-2.21 pop times. IF- Good fundamental actions, put himself in great fielding positions. C-  Quick transfer, keeps ball close to body. Gains good ground on throw downs.
Run: 8.16 runner in the 60.

Joshua Hartman, Rancho Bernardo (CA), 2024
Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 6-3, 185-pounds. Big, sturdy build. Long frame with a strong lower half.
Hit: SH. Swing set up mirrors each other on both sides. Feet are square and hands are up around his ear with a flat bat and a bit of wiggle.  Has a medium size leg kick and the rhythm and timing is with his hands and leg kick are consistent form both sides of the plate. Has a powerful and compact stroke and consistently made loud contact in BP. Averaging 85 mph, and getting up to 95, the power potential is there and the ability to make hard contact consistently is already prevalent
Power: 95.00 max exit velocity.
Arm: RH. C - 76.00 mph. INF - 80.00 mph. Short clean arm action. 4/5 accurate throwdowns. Quick catch and release. Throws from 1B are more inconsistent.
Defense: 2.05-2.14 pop times. C- Quickest pop time of the day, and was an imposing presence behind the plate. Quick catch and release. 1B- Infield actions aren't as natural as behind the plate. Hands need a bit of softening up.
Run: DNR.

London Hudson, JSerra (CA), 2024
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-0, 170-pounds. Slender build with present athleticism. Longer limbs. Some projectability is there in the frame.
Hit: RHH. Is slightly open with his feet and hips in stance. Closes his hips back up with some internal rotation in his load. Hands stay tight to his body throughout the load as he uses a pretty small forward move. Direct approach to the ball that is steep-level. Let the ball get deep and let his hands play inside the ball. Used the middle of the field throughout his round. 
Power: 89.00 max exit velocity.
Arm: RH. C - 66.00 mph. INF - 64.00 mph. OF - 69.00 mph. Below average arm. From the outfield, all throws were accurate 1/2 hops. Throwdowns he was 3/5 accurate and throws were more higher arcing that came down toward the bag.
Defense: 2.18-2.31 pop times. OF: Showed a solid approach to the ball. Attacks it with decent momentum. Needed extra steps to set up crow hop. 1B: Average actions in terms of feet and glove skills. Solid fundamentals around the bag when receiving throws. C: Decent footwork. Gains ground towards second. Average in quickness in getting to release.
Run: 7.65 runner in the 60.