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The Uncommitted Spotlight Series returns after a brief break during the height of the summer showcase/tournament circuit. Prep Baseball California will return to highlighting some of the top uncommitted class of '26 athletes as we have passed the August, 1st contact date for this class. The player featured today is one of the top players in the state of California and figures prominently in our Class of 2026 Rankings. All players featured within our Uncommitted Spotlight series are ones that college coaches and fans should be keeping their eyes on over the coming months.

We invite you to get to know them through the eyes of our Prep Baseball California staff of scouts both through our in person looks at players and/or the data-backed numbers collected at our events with our partnered companies. TrackMan, Blast Motion, Swift Performance, and Visual Edge provide comparable data to project and evaluate players. All of these systems come together to give a clear picture at what colleges will get when a players steps onto their campus.

Today, we put the spotlight on the number 79 ranked player in the 2026 class in SoCal '26 LHP/1B Brayden Charness from Sierra Canyon High School. With a solidly built frame at 6' 170 lbs. there is plenty to like about this rising LH arm coming from the Los Angeles area. Charness has a quality overall profile lead by a solid 3 pitch mix working with a 82-85 MPH FB at the Future Games Tryout: Ventura County (has shown upper 80's velocity throughout the spring/summer) that he controls well and pairing it with a quality SLD which he has shown the ability to throw for strikes while adding swing/miss life to it and an intriguing 72-75 MPH CHG that shows potential. Charness has been a strong performer both with Sierra Canyon and on the summer travel circuit and with his quality pitch mix, LH arm with starters potential he continues to open eyes leaving plenty of up arrow signs for Charness as a pitcher to keep close eyes on over his final 2 years of high school/travel baseball. 

College coaches and fans be sure to click on Charness' profile to see full video and information.

Upcoming Events

Showcase	State	Date	Location
2024 California State Games (Invite-Only)	CA	08/09	Fullerton College
SoCal Underclass Top Prospect Game		09/28	University of San Diego
2024 West Coast Games	CA	10/04	JSerra High School & Chapman University (Hart Park)

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