EMERSON, GA - The Upperclass Fall World Series Scout Blog provides insider information and scouting notes from the Prep Baseball Scouting Staff during the tournament games from the Upperclass Fall World Series. This blog will feature information on underclass prospects, unsigned seniors, draft prospects and anything else that is notable. We will provide a wide range of information, including player evaluations, velocities, hitting mechanics, pitching sequences and much more.

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Andre Sweet, OF/SS, Cherokee, 2026
Uncommitted. 6-foot-0, 155-pounds. Always an exciting player to watch as the tools standout. Defensively plays a strong role at any spot in the outfield with strong range that can track fly balls and make plays. (+) Speed with electrifying start-up that can motor through infield hits. A threat to score from first base with aggressiveness and awareness. Solid lead-off hitter with aggressive approaches and a disciplined eye, makes hard contact with a simple inside-to-out approach and strong wrists that pair with quick hands to display a good feel for the barrel.

Colin Thomas, RHP, The Paideia School, 2026
Uncommitted. 6-foot-0, 163-pound frame. Intriguing start on Friday (9/27) as the stuff was lively and eye-opening. FB ran up to 87 with consistency at 86-85, showed strong command with late bite and arm-side run that collected whiffs; 2400 rpm. CV was working throughout the outing with manipulation and good feel to land, 12/6 breaker with tight spin and sharp drop-off; 2300 rpm. The CH was sneakily effective with, killed spin with arm-side tumble that confused RHH; 1600 rpm. Final statline: 3.0 IP // 6 K’s // 1 BB // 0 H // 0 ER.

Nicolas Taylor, OF, Peachtree Ridge, 2025
Uncommitted. 5-foot-11, 170-pounds. Athletic and twitchy hands from the lefty in the box. Semi-balanced base with a smidge more weight on the back leg. Hands with bat waggle, coil up near his ear. Generates power within his toe-tap load that anticipates with power. Displays the ability to meet the ball out-front with ferocity, and has proven to split the gaps in left-center as well as right-center. A solid bat to have in the line-up that shows a mature approach with back-side juice. Powerful swing with aggressive intent.

Nathan Horstmann, INF, Corner Canyon (UT), 2026
Uncommitted. 6-foot-0, 183-pounds. Strong and leveraged swing that is fun to watch. Utilizes everything from the ground-up and leverages the bat through the zone with dangerous implications. Mashed a 3-run homerun on Friday (9/27) with ease; 347 feet/ 97.1 exit velocity. Simple set-up with a tad more weight in the back leg, hands coiled with elbow up high that don’t move during his load. Hands move through the zone effortlessly and connect bat-to-barrel with strong and consistent contact. Strength with simple mechanics that produced at the plate all weekend. Fun to watch and a high follow.

Franklin Griffin, SS, Northgate, 2026
Uncommitted. 5-foot-10, 170-pound frame. Well balanced swing from the left side with good pitch recognition that shows aggressiveness throughout the entirety of his at-bats. Simple, balanced base with slight weight shift to initiate his load, gets his front foot down and then displays good internal rotation to get the bat head around the zone with ease. Shows the ability to get the arms extended on the inside-half of the plate and split the gap in right-center twice with a triple and a double on Friday (9/27). Has speed in the arsenal with range at the SS position.

Morgan Jones, OF, Weddington (NC), 2026
Uncommitted. 6-foot-0, 174-pounds. Strong swing from the right side with an accurate display and feel for the barrel. Short striding load, but gains ground with the toe-tap. Hands stay up around the back shoulder and sync up nicely with quick hands that slice through the zone and meet the ball out-front. Heavy pull-side hitter that generates leverage and can create back-spin and carry on fly balls and line drives. Crushed a solo homer deep to left field that got out in a hurry and he knew it; 357 feet / 97 exit velocity. Confident in the box with aggressive intent behind every swing. High follow

Charlie Bailey, RHP, Northwestern (SC), 2026
Uncommitted. 6-foot-0, 186-pounds. Solid outing in relief as the FB and CH combinations were working early and throughout. Extremely confident on the mound with tons of rhythm and high tempo that kept batters off-balanced, rushed, and confused in the box. Loud over the top arm slot. FB ran up to 86 and sat at 85-84; heavy with command. CH worked 79-77 with depth and late bite. Collected whiffs with both and weak contact as he was able to jam hitters and get pop-ups. Worked a solid 4.0 innings of 2 hit baseball while tossing 5 K’s.

Carter Shanks, 3B, Liberty (MD), 2026
Uncommitted. 5-foot-8, 170-pounds. Physical lower-half with strong hips as the hit tool was on display this weekend. Confident in the box with heavy pull-side power and pop. Showed the ability to get the arms extended and meet the ball out-front on the heaters throughout the entire tournament. Sharp line-drives and hard contact hitter. Toe-tap load with the ability to rotate internally and sync up nicely to get the hands through the zone with great mechanics. Multi-tool player as he flashed the glovework at 3B and even came in to start the championship game on Monday (9/30) on the mound. Tools are there, a high follow, standout player from this weekend.

Carson Ray, SS, Woodward Academy, 2026
Uncommitted. Put together quality at-bats all weekend, but arguably the biggest day came on Monday of bracket play. In the semi-final game Ray launched a towering homerun that left the bat at 97 MPH and traveled 349 FT. Later in the Championship game the RHH came through with a backside knock that was 94 off the bat. Highlighting a mature all-fields approach at the plate that was on full display over the weekend. Ray shows an innate ability to sync-up and generate impressive bat-speed in a hurry. Opened eyes on the defensive side of the ball. A savvy defender that exhibits athletic actions with crisp glovework and standout lateral range.

Kane Moye, 1B, Union Grove, 2025
Uncommitted. Was a force to be reckoned with at the plate on Sunday afternoon. Finished with a final stat line of 3-for-4 with a HR, 2 doubles, and 4 RBI’s on the day. Produced quality swing after quality swing. Displayed a well-connected swing with strong wrists. A presence in the box with natural strength within the physical 6-foot-1, frame. Seemingly always finds a way to be on the barrel and deliver firm contact. There is an obvious power profile here. A name to watch as one of the youngest in the 2025 class.

Joseph Allen, LHP, McEachern, 2025
Uncommitted. Highly impressive outing from the LHP on friday night. Carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Struck out eight over six scoreless innings in a win. Showed dynamic movement patterns within the four pitch arsenal. The fastball sat 80-82 with 2585 RPM. The changeup was shown at 72-74 with 1506 RPM. The slider was the wipeout pitch shown at 70-72 with 2870 RPM. The curveball was flipped over at 69-70 with 2700 RPM. Allen consistently disrupted timing. A loose fluid arm with feel for big spin. Name to keep an eye on at McEachern for the spring season.

David Paez, C/3B, Grayson, 2025
Uncommitted. The raw power jumps off the page for Paez as he gets to it with each swing and intends to do damage at all times. An impressive presence in the box with an obvious power profile, launched a first-pitch fastball over the left-center field wall for a no-doubt home run on Sunday afternoon. Displays present ground-up strength at 6-foot, 205-pounds, and delivers a heavy barrel. A key versatile piece on the defensive side of the ball with the ability to move from behind the plate to the hot corner. Looks to be a big power source in the middle of the Grayson lineup for the Spring season. Uncommitted name to keep an eye on.

Ross Rea, RHP, North Cobb Christian, 2025
Uncommitted. The athletic RHP at 6-foot-1, 185-pounds put together an eye-opening start at the Fall Upperclass World Series. With a three pitch mix, the overall pitchability stood out as Rea consistently mixed well and disrupted timing. The fastball sat 81-83 and topped at 84 with “23 IVB. The Slider was shown at 70-72 with late-bite. The curveball generated a heavy amount of in-zone misses and created depth in the upper 60’s. Fluid deceptive arm action as the breakers play well off the FB.

Tu'Marion Flounory, SS, Redan, 2026
Uncommitted. Impressive swing after impressive swing over the weekend for the athletic switch-hitter. Shows a simple, quiet approach at the plate from the left-side. Stays compact as the hands flow freely through the zone to deliver an accurate barrel. Easy rhythm in the box with advanced bat-to-ball skills. Pesky top of the order bat to keep an eye on, with added strength and size to come.

Cohen Rogers, LHP/OF, South Forsyth, 2025
Uncommitted. The senior came out of the pen on Monday afternoon and fired three scoreless innings pitched to secure the Upperclass Fall World Series championship win for his squad. Rogers stands an athletic 6-foot, 175-pounds and is an easy mover on the mound. Throws from a fluid ¾ arm-slot and deploys a three-pitch arsenal. The fastball sat 85-86 and topped at 87. Paired nicely off the fastball was the curveball that sat 73-75 and invited a heavy dose of swing-and-miss as the southpaw showed the ability to manipulate this pitch. Also mixed in a change-up at 77. Name to know on both sides of the ball.

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