Today, Prep Baseball Report Louisiana takes a look at four class of 2019 prospects that were Team Louisiana members during the 2017 PBR Future Games who remain available on the open market.

Throughout the spring and summer months, our scouting staff has been on the road scouting high school and legion games, as well as select ball tournaments and its own summer event schedule.

Let’s dive into the Future Games standouts featured in this week’s Stock Watch:

Seth Traweek RHP / Ouachita Christian , LA / 2019 Rankings  State Rank:14 POS:4 Overall Rank:286 POS:105 Lean 6-foot-4, 185-pound frame, wide shoulders, long limbs, athletic build with room to add strength. Long arm action with slight stab on backend into high-3/4 release with regular effort. Showed his best stuff to this point in his career, in two short outings at the Future Games. Pitched 85-89 mph with his fastball, flashing ability to work downhill and create steep angles with the pitch at times. In addition to the increase in fastball velocity, Traweek's secondary stuff was up a few ticks, as the breaking ball showed 11/5 shape with increased sharpness, depth, and tighter spin at 71-74 mph. Also showed a changeup with near fastball arm speed and arm side run action at 78-79 mph.

Damon Fountain OF / RHP / St. Louis, LA / 2019 Rankings  State Rank:15 POS:5 Overall Rank:308 POS:49 Athletic 6-foot-2, 190-pound frame, wiry build, long levers, plenty of room to project. Quality athlete with long strides and fluidness when running that posted a 6.75 60-yard dash. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, smooth load, short stride and quality balance. Gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, level to slightly uphill path, strength at contact and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 97 mph. Athletic defender with average hands, fluid footwork, and clean transfers. Long, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy, and plus carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 90 mph. The athleticism has translated well to mound, showing a fluid, athletic delivery that is surprisingly polished, considering the lack of time on the mound to this point in his career. Long, loose arm action into high-3/4 release with quality arm strength and little effort. Fluid rhythm throughout delivery, level shoulders, in-line direction, lands square and finishes athletic. Pitched 84-86 mph with his fastball, showing an ability to consistently throw strikes. Also flashed a quality feel for breaking ball with 11/5 shape, quality depth, solid spin, and occasional sharpness with late break at 72-75 mph.

Collier Cranford SS / 2B / Zachary, LA / 2019 Rankings  State Rank:17 POS:3 Athletic 6-foot, 162-pound frame, wiry build, room to add strength and size. Outstanding defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, quick, clean exchanges showing instincts and feel for infield play. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with quality arm strength and carry on throws across the infield, posting positional velocity of 86 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup, smooth load, short stride and balance throughout the swing. Line-drive type approach with fluid rhythm, simple, direct path to the baseball with bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 82 mph. Showed quality athleticism, posting a 6.84 60-yard dash time. {{Players code=playervideo id=139476 asset=157906 player=Collier%20Cranford}

Clint Hargrave C / 2B / Ouachita Christian, LA / 2019 Rankings  State Rank:20 POS:3 Athletic 6-foot, 170-pound frame, strong, durable build. Quality defender with soft hands, fluid footwork, and quick, clean exchanges. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 76 mph and a pop time of 2.01-seconds. Showed off quality defensive skills all weekend, presenting a strong, firm target, receives the baseball quietly, and showed quality blocking skills. Right-handed hitter that hits from athletic setup, smooth load, leg kick and quality lower half. Gap to gap type hitter with fluid rhythm, slightly uphill path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 89 mph. Also posted 7.48 60-yard dash.

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