The Baton Rouge Fall ID was held on Sunday October 15, 2023 at Catholic (BR) High School.  This was an open event that consisted of high school prospects in the 2024-2027 classes and serves 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 bullpens and received their metrics off of Trackman, which include data points such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more.  

We close out our fall schedule with a dive into the scouting reports from the event by taking a look at the catchers who were in attendance.

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SCOUTING REPORTS (CATCHERS)

+ Jaxon Bentzler, Northwood (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: C/RHP 
Body: 6-2, 205-pounds. Physical.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an upright and balanced stance with hands held at shoulder height and uses a simple load and stride. Flat path to contact with slightly uphill extension and a two-handed finish, hits off front foot and finishes more upright in his stance, showed some pop to the pull-side. 67.9 mph bat speed with 17 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 99 max exit velocity, averaged 88.9 mph. 347' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-76 mph. INF-76 mph. Compact arm swing with a 3/4 release.
Defense: 1.96-2.07 pop times. INF: Moved well on double plays with accurate throws, fielded with both one hand out front and backhand on throws to 3B showing good athleticism. OF: Quick transfer out the glove with athletic footwork, strong receiver and blocker with a durable frame for a catcher
ATH: 7.62 runner in the 60. 1.79 and 4.21 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Jackson Bunch, Central Private (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: C/2B 
Body: 5-7, 145-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Starts in a slightly open and balanced stance with hands held at shoulder height and gets his front foot down early during a simple load. Sits and stays on his back leg throughout his swing, steep path to contact with level extension and a two-handed finish, worked mostly up the middle and to the opposite field gap. 60.2 mph bat speed with 7 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 85 max exit velocity, averaged 77.5 mph. 304' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-69 mph. Short arm action, 3/4 release off his right ear.
Defense: 2.09-2.19 pop times. Slightly higher crouch, quick feet during transfer, average receiver and blocker.
ATH: 7.30 runner in the 60. 1.81 and 4.07 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Brennan Melancon, Parkview Baptist (LA), 2027
Positional Profile: C/2B 
Body: 5-9, 130-pounds. Long and lean.
Hit: RHH. Balanced and athletic stance with bat head rested on back shoulder, uses a simple load and stride. Works flat to contact with level extension and a two-handed finish, drives back knee through the ground and finishes in his legs, gap to gap approach. 58.8 mph bat speed with 12 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 81 max exit velocity, averaged 78.7 mph. 243' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-71 mph. INF-70 mph. Short arm action with a 3/4 release.
Defense: 2.06-2.29 pop times. INF: Average hands and actions, receives out front with two hands and pushes through the ball. C: Starts in a higher crouch, receives with one hand and gains a lot of ground forward during transfer, showed increase arm strength, received and blocked well during bullpens.
ATH: 7.32 runner in the 60. 1.75 and 4.04 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Orelius Mellion, Brusly (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/C 
Body: 5-10, 155-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an extremely narrow stance with feet close together and hands held out front his body, before striding out to get to center. Keeps weight in his back hip during forward move, and gets behind the ball with an on-plane path to contact with slightly uphill extension, worked mostly to the pull-side. 60.1 mph bat speed with 24 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 80.5 mph. 299' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-71 mph. OF-75 mph. Short arm action with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: 2.06-2.16 pop times. OF: good reads and routes, fielded everything clean and out front off his left foot with one hand, accurate throws. C: Flexible and athletic behind the plate, quick transfer with quick and athletic footwork on throw downs, received the ball really well during bullpens and showed he was a capable blocker as well
ATH: 7.16 runner in the 60. 1.82 and 4.03 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

 
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