Future Games Recap: Louisiana Middle Infielders
August 5, 2019
Team Louisiana's 2019 PBR Future Games experience was a great one, as the 2019 group finished the weekend 2-1 with wins over Texas and Arkansas/Kansas. Players up and down the roster made noise and impressions on the hundreds of college coaches in attendance at the event. Over the next few days, Louisiana Scouting Director Trey Sofio and Louisiana Assistant Scouting Director Walt Jones will recap Team Louisiana’s weekend with notes and observations from the prospects in attendance, broken down by position group.
Today we start with the middle infield group, which was one of the strongest groups Louisiana has had at the annual mega-event. All three middle infielders had outstanding weekends, both offensively, as well as defensively, and created significant waves in the recruiting world.
Below are reports on the three from the weekend:
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Brennan Holt SS / OF / Parkview Baptist, LA / 2021Rankings StateRank: 21 / POS: 9
Smaller, athletic 5-foot-9, 155-pound frame. Super athletic middle infielder, turned in a blazing 6.65 laser-timed 60-yard dash. Left-handed hitter hits from a taller, upright stance, simple load with a minimal, small stride, short compact path with balance and strength throughout, uses a line-drive approach with good rhythm and solid timing, creates good extension and bat speed yielding an exit velocity of 88 mph. Put together outstanding weekend in-game, barreled balls consistently, handled velo and secondary stuff. Showed bat speed and strength to the pull side. Impacts the game on the bases with his quickness and feel to steal bags. Quality defender, with soft hands, active feet, works through balls athletically. Clean, quick exchanges into a short arm action and high-¾ release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced an 88 mph positional velocity. Showed range with quick first step and instincts, getting to balls either way with enough arm strength to finish the play. |
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Gavin Guidry SS / RHP / Barbe, LA / 2022Rankings OverallRank: 94 / POS: 20
Athletic 6-foot-2, 167-pound frame with lean build, and plenty of room to add strength. Extremely advanced defender with soft hands, athletic actions, fluid footwork with quick, clean exchanges and plays through the baseball athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with easy carry and accuracy on throws across the diamond that posted a positional velocity of 90 mph. Instincts and feel to play defense with range to both sides, timing and arm strength to finish plays. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup with simple, smooth load, short stride, and maintains balance throughout the swing. Line-drive approach with fluid, athletic rhythm, showing simple, direct path to the baseball. Showed ability to hit to all fields with bat speed that posted an exit velocity of 88 mph. Put together outstanding at-bats all weekend, consistent hard contact, handled velo and secondary stuff all weekend. Quality athleticism, posted a laser-timed 6.84 60-yard dash. |
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Peyton Stovall SS / 2B / Haughton, LA / 2021Physical 6-foot, 175-pound frame. One of the top offensive performers at the Future Games overall, premium hit tool. Productive at-bats all weekend, consistent hard contact, impact bat. Left-handed hitter hits from a taller, upright stance, simple load with a minimal, small stride, short compact path with balance and strength throughout, uses a gap-to-gap approach with good rhythm and timing, creates good extension with advanced bat speed yielding an exit velocity of 94 mph. Solid defender, hands and feet work well together, solid actions with clean exchanges. Short arm action into ¾ release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced an 84 mph positional velocity. Likely projects as an offensive second baseman going forward. Solid athleticism, posted a 6.90 60-yard dash. |
