ZACHARY, LA - The Baton Rouge Summer Open was held on Tuesday, June 20th at the Zachary Youth Park, home of the Zachary High School Broncos.  This event consisted of prospects from the 2024-2028 classes and will serve as an identifier for our Future Games and Jr. Future Games teams this coming summer, as well as any of our future invite-only events, such as the Top Prospect Games and the State Games.  All players in attendance went through an extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast, the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more.  Pitchers were able to throw simulated bullpens during the workout and were able to receive their numbers and metrics off of Trackman, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more.  

We continue our post-event coverage with a look at some of the scouting reports from the Baton Rouge Summer Open, first we take a look at all infielders from the event. 

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outFIELDER REPORTS

Cody Corales, Saint Paul's (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-10, 165-pounds. Athletic and wiry.
Hit: RHH. Upright and balanced stance with hands held a little higher with waggling rhythm, simple load and stride. Quick hands with a direct path to contact and level extension with a two-handed finish, some twitch in his swing and present bat speed, firms up front leg through rotation and finishes balanced, drove several balls to the pull-side and there should be more power in the future as he fills out and gets more physical. 69.9 mph bat speed with 11 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 79.7 mph. 293' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-85 mph. Longer arm stroke with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Athletic mover in the OF, approaches the ball quick but under control, receives out front with one hand off his left foot before using athletic footwork to move through his crow hop.
ATH: 6.72 runner in the 60.

Matthew Crenshaw, Alexandria (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-8, 165-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: LHH. Balanced and athletic set-up with hands held at shoulder height, uses a leg kick load and stride. Uphill path to contact with extension to match, lifted the ball to the opposite field when timing was off, hardes hit balls were to the middle of the field and pull-side gap on a line. 53 mph bat speed with 13 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 85 max exit velocity, averaged 75.0 mph. 266' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-82 mph. Longer arm path with a 3/4-high 3/4 release.
Defense: Good reads off the bat, fields the ball out front and clean with one hand just outside of his right foot, pretty accurate on throws from the OF.
ATH: 7.25 runner in the 60.

Ian D'Amico, Zachary (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: OF/2B
Body: 5-8, 155-pounds. Athletic and compact.
Hit: RHH. Wide base with hands held at shoulder height, uses a simple load and stride. Gets on-plane to contact and gets barrel behind the ball early, a little length in the swing, stays flat through extension, hit low line drives to the middle of the field and pull-side gap. 66.4 mph bat speed with 30 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 82.2 mph. 283' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-78 mph. Short arm path with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Good reads off the bat, stayed behind ball and caught the ball off left foot with one hand into his crow hop.
ATH: 6.97 runner in the 60.

Caleb Daigle, Denham Springs (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-2, 180-pounds. Lean and athletic.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an upright and squared off stance with a simple load and stride. Gets on-plane early with a little length to contact, works uphill through extension with a two-handed finish, worked mostly to the pull-side on a line showing some strength to that side of the field. 62.9 mph bat speed with 10 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 84.4 mph. 330' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-85 mph. Compact arm stroke with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Good reads off the bat, gets behind the ball well and plays through it with athletic footwork, received the ball out front and clean off his left foot, accurate arm from the OF.
ATH: 6.62 runner in the 60.

Cooper Hawkins, St. Thomas More (LA), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/1B
Body: 6-0, 165-pounds. Long, lean, and athletic.
Hit: RHH. Upright and balanced set-up with quiet hands, uses a "knee-knee" load and stride. Flat path to contact, gets on-plane early and stays level through extension, strong hands, gets back-side through, finished on his front foot some, should hit for power in the future. 59.3 mph bat speed with 7 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 83.1 mph. 304' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-82 mph. Longer arm stroke with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Moves well with long strides, got around every ball and fielded off the left side of his body clean, strong/accurate arm from the OF.
ATH: 7.12 runner in the 60.

Sawyer Roberts, St Thomas More (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/3B
Body: 6-0, 170-pounds. Long, lean, and athletic.
Hit: RHH. Starts in a slightly open and wider base with hands held high, uses a quicker toe-tap load and stride. Hands drop down at front foot strike, flat path to contact with level extension and a two-handed finish, front shoulder and hands work to the 3B side some. 54.8 mph bat speed with 7 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 77 max exit velocity, averaged 68.7 mph. 275' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-70 mph. Short AA, 3/4 release.
Defense: Approached the ball under control, fielded off left foot with two hands, average actions in the OF.
ATH: 7.06 runner in the 60.

Thomas Sides, University Lab (LA), 2028
Positional Profile: OF/2B
Body: 5-3, 105-pounds. Athletic and still developing.
Hit: RHH. Balanced and athletic set-up, simple load and stride. Lands on front foot a little firm at times, hands work down to the ball and stays level through extension with a two-handed finish, hardest balls hit on a line to the pull-side. 51.9 mph bat speed with 5 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 76 max exit velocity, averaged 66.1 mph. 189' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-51 mph. OF-65 mph. Short with a lower 3/4 release.
Defense: INF: Average hands and actions on the INF, moved well laterally, made a nice sliding play to his left, got rid of the ball quickly. OF: Received the ball clean with two hands off his left foot, got rid of the ball quick out of his crow hop and was accurate on his throws from the OF
ATH: 7.76 runner in the 60.

Jackson Watts, St. Thomas More (LA), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 5-10, 163-pounds. Athletic,
Hit: RHH. Starts in an athletic and upright stance, uses a toe-tap load and stride. Works short to the ball with a tight turn and slightly uphill extension. Maintains balance from start to finish. Lower-half rotates aggressively. Showed the ability to drive the ball from gap to gap. 57.7 mph bat speed with 11 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 82 max exit velocity, averaged 71.9 mph. 258' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-82 mph. Short, quick AA with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Athletic mover, receives ball clean and out front with one hand off left foot into an athletic crow hop.
ATH: 7.26 runner in the 60.

 

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