Prep Baseball Report

Legends Marucci Sundevils Scout Day: Complete Results and Top Statistical Performers


Chris Fuller
Kentucky Director of Scouting

The third annual Fall Scout Day event with the Legends Marucci  Sundevils took place on Saturday, September 22 at Legends Sports Academy in Louisville. A total of 45 players from the program had the opportunity to showcase their abilities with a mixture or returning players looking to improve upon previous numbers, and new players looking to begin to build their player profiles.

Profiles on the PBR website are currently being updated/created from the event in addition to player videos being edited and uploaded.

Here is a look at the top statistical performers from the Legends Marucci Sundevils Scout Day event.

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Top Pitcher Velocities

87 – Blake Barrett, RHP/1B, Floyd Central HS, 2019
86 – Tommy Henninger, RHP, Eastern HS, 2020
86 – Bryce Saylor, RHP/3B, North Bullitt HS, 2021
84 – Noah Nelson, RHP/1B, St. Xavier HS, 2019
84 – Nicholas Thompson, RHP/1B, Trinity HS, 2021
83 – Adam Weihe, RHP, Atherton HS, 2020
82 – Ethan Davis, RHP/SS/OF, West Jessamine HS, 2021
82 – Chase Davis, OF/RHP, Floyd Central HS, 2020
82 – Luke McClinton, RHP/OF, DeSales HS, 2021
82 – Sam Thompson, LHP/OF, St. Xavier HS, 2021

- Barrett showed raw arm strength on the mound with his last pitch registering at 87 mph. Henninger impressed as he did at the Future Games showing an uptick in velocity from the event with the fastball touching 86 multiple times. Saylor, attending his first PBR event, quickly established himself as one of the top two-way players in the 2021 class.

Top 60 Times (Slow Track/Thick Grass)

7.03 – Trent Pahl, 2B/OF, St Xavier HS, 2020
7.08 – Reece Spalding, OF, St. Xavier HS, 2021
7.12 - Ethan Davis, RHP/SS/OF, West Jessamine HS, 2021
7.22 – Robbie Reed, SS/RHP, Trinity HS, 2022
7.25 – Tommy Henninger, RHP, Eastern HS, 2020

- Pahl recorded his best 60 time to date, besting his previous 7.04, and would likely have turned in a sub-7 time on a faster track. He's athletic with the ability to play multiple positions.

Top IF Velocities

88 - Ethan Davis, RHP/SS/OF, West Jessamine HS, 2021
86 - Bryce Saylor, RHP/3B, North Bullitt HS, 2021
86 - Nicholas Thompson, RHP/1B, Trinity HS, 2021
84 – Nick Dawson, RHP/3B, DuPont Manual HS, 2021
84 – Parker Estes, 3B, Hickman County HS, 2020
83 – Matthew Armstrong, 2B/RHP, Eastern HS, 2020
83 – Noah Nelson, RHP/1B, St. Xavier HS, 2019
81 - Blake Barrett, RHP/1B, Floyd Central HS, 2019

- Davis had a strong workout across the board, posting the best IF and OF velocity of the event to go along with an impressive round of BP.

Top OF Velocities

88 - Ethan Davis, RHP/SS/OF, West Jessamine HS, 2021
87 – Andrew Delaney, OF, Eastern HS, 2020
87 - Chase Davis, OF/RHP, Floyd Central HS, 2020
85 – Austin Brown, RHP/OF, Trinity HS, 2021
85 – Luke McClinton, RHP/OF, DeSales HS, 2021
84 - Sam Thompson, LHP/OF, St. Xavier HS, 2021
83 - Trent Pahl, 2B/OF, St Xavier HS, 2020
82 – Christopher Hedinger, OF/RHP, Jasper HS, 2022

- Delaney made a big jump in arm strength since his last event in June (6 mph jump)

Top Catcher Velocities

76 – Nathan Disney, C, Trinity HS, 2022

- Disney is a strong-framed catcher with advanced bat speed for his age with arm strength that plays well behind the plate.

Top Pop Times

1.93 - Nathan Disney, C, Trinity HS, 2022
2.12 – Kamren Clark, C/OF, Ballard HS, 2022

Top Exit Velocities

100 - Blake Barrett, RHP/1B, Floyd Central HS, 2019
94 - Andrew Delaney, OF, Eastern HS, 2020
93 - Parker Estes, 3B, Hickman County HS, 2020
92 - Noah Nelson, RHP/1B, St. Xavier HS, 2019
90 - Chase Davis, OF/RHP, Floyd Central HS, 2020
90 – Brennan Perry, 1B/RHP, Male HS, 2020
89 - Nick Dawson, RHP/3B, DuPont Manual HS, 2021
89 - Bryce Saylor, RHP/3B, North Bullitt HS, 2021
89 - Nicholas Thompson, RHP/1B, Trinity HS, 2021

- Barrett takes an aggressive approach with an uphill path that creates some lift as he flashes big power to the pull-side. Delaney took arguably the best round of the day flashing power to all fields while consistently barreling the baseball with authority.