The Louisiana State Games were held on Saturday September 30, 2023 and Sunday October 1, 2023, at Louisiana State University, home of the 2023 NCAA DI National Champion LSU Tigers.  This was an invite-only event that consisted of the top 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 live against hitters during gameplay on Saturday and Sunday, and were able to receive their numbers and metrics off of Trackman, which included pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more.  

We continue our post-event coverage of the 2023 Louisiana State Games with a dive into the scouting reports from the event by taking a look at the underclass pitchers who were in attendance.

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CATCHER REPORTS

+ Thomas Bonaventure, Parkview Baptist (LA), 2024 Loyola-New Orleans
Positional Profile: C/3B 
Body: 5-11, 175-pounds. Medium build with lower-half strength.
Hit: RHH. Balanced and upright stance with hands held at shoulder height, gradual build-up of a modified leg kick load and stride. Hands work first and work down to the ball with level extension and a two-handed finish, repeats swing with little effort, can hit the ball to all fields on a line. 60.8 mph bat speed with 16 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 85.8 mph. 316' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-75 mph. Short arm stroke with a near OTT release.
Defense: 2.05-2.17 pop times. Starts a little higher in his crouch, receives off the center of his body, pivots off back foot to throw down to the bag, average receiver, good blocker.
ATH: 8.09 runner in the 60. 1.77 and 4.39 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Kayden Boyer, Denham Springs (LA), 2025 Pearl River CC
Positional Profile: C/RHP 
Body: 6-0, 210-pounds. Physical with strong lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Upright and balanced stance with rhythm in his hands at shoulder height, uses a more aggressive leg kick load and stride. Works short to the ball and long through it with a two-handed finish, really aggressive turn with the lower-half, quick hands, and present bat speed, has cleaned up some swing & miss from the last time that we saw him and was more accurate with the barrel, translated in game as he had good at-bats all weekend. 65.6 mph bat speed with 16 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 100 max exit velocity, averaged 88.1 mph. 360' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-78 mph. Short arm action, 3/4 release.
Defense: 1.95-2.06 pop times. Operates from a higher crouch, clean transfers with good footwork on throw downs, quality blocker and receiver.
ATH: 7.62 runner in the 60. 1.84 and 4.22 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Charlie Boyles, St Michaels (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: C/RHP 
Body: 5-11, 174-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Balanced and athletic stance with bat rested on back shoulder, uses a simple load and stride. Repeats a simple swing with an inside/out path through the ball and a one-handed finish, looks to hit the ball up the middle and to the opposite field gap, had a good weekend in game with a couple of hits, with one being an opposite field double. 60.5 mph bat speed with 12 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 87.1 mph. 285' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-75 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 release.
Defense: 2.05-2.11 pop times. Quality receiver, works hard to block every pitch, average footwork on throw downs, throws were accurate for the most part.
ATH: 7.79 runner in the 60. 1.83 and 4.25 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Dylan Champagne, Dutchtown (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: C/2B One of the top uncommitted catcher's in the state.
Body: 6-3, 175-pounds. Projectable, long, and lean.
Hit: LHH. Balanced and athletic stance with hands held at shoulder height, coils into back him during a simple load and stride. Gets on-plane early with extension through the plane of each pitch, stays tight in his turn to the baseball, extremely accurate with the barrel in BP, drove pitches from gap to gap, and took good AB's in game all weekend.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 85.1 mph. 290' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. Short arm action with an OTT release.
Defense: 1.95-2.02 pop times. Good athlete with good hip mobility, sticks pitches in the zone with a strong glove hand, smothers pitches in the dirt, athletic footwork on throw downs to the 2B bag, showed increased arm strength in this look.
ATH: 7.87 runner in the 60. 1.79 and 4.34 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ JonBrayden Clack, West Monroe (LA), 2027
Positional Profile: C/RHP 
Body: 5-9, 165-pounds. Athletic with physical lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Tall and upright stance, hands at shoulder height, uses a toe-tap and "hover" load and stride to get to center. Hands work straight to the ball and he stays flat through extension, finishes a little taller in his stance, but maintains balance from start to finish, gap to gap type hitter who can drive the ball up the middle.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 81.5 mph. 307' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. Short arm action, 3/4 release.
Defense: 2.03-2.14 pop times. Receives the ball clean, sticks pitches out front, quality blocker, clean transfers on throw downs to the bag with athletic footwork.
ATH: 7.67 runner in the 60. 1.74 and 4.13 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Landon Gaby, Haughton (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP/C 
Body: 5-10, 170-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Athletic and balanced set-up with the bat head rested on his back shoulder, simple load and stride. Quiet set-up, takes the barrel down to the ball and works uphill through extension with a two-handed finish, rotates shoulders off the ball at times, stays up the middle and to the pull-side with his approach.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 77.3 mph. 288' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-84 mph. Short/quick arm action with a high 3/4-OTT release.
Defense: 2.00-2.13 pop times. Starts higher in his crouch, quick transfer on throw downs, fall off to the RHH batter's box some, average receiver and blocker.
ATH: 7.50 runner in the 60. 1.78 and 4.11 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Hayes Hebert, St. Thomas More (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: C 
Body: 5-11, 175-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: LHH. Upright and balanced stance, hands held back behind back shoulder, simple load and stride. Strides slightly closed and keeps front shoulder down and over the plate, hands work first striaght to the ball and he stays flat through extension with a one-handed finish, can hit the ball to all fields on a line.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 82.6 mph. 341' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-76 mph. Short arm action, 3/4 release.
Defense: 1.98-2.12 pop times. Pre-set open on throw downs in a higher stance, receives with one hand out front before using a quick transfer and athletic footwork on throw downs, received well in game and created a small target for pitchers.

+ Kade LaCoste, Pope John Paul II (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP/C 
Body: 6-0, 180-pounds. Athletic with strong lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Balanced and upright stance with hands held at shoulder height, uses a simple load and stride. Turns front shoulder slightly inward before his front foot strikes, works straight down to contact with level extension and a one-handed finish, hit off front foot some, hardest hit balls were on a line to the pull-side.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 76.1 mph. 321' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-78 mph. Short arm action with a 3/4 release.
Defense: 1.97-2.09 pop times. Worked from a one knee down stance, received with one hand before transferring with athletic footwork, throws had backspin and carry.
ATH: 7.57 runner in the 60. 1.80 and 4.18 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Grant Oubre, Catholic (BR) (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: C/1B 
Body: 6-2, 205-pounds. Physical.
Hit: RHH. Balanced and athletic stance, hangs with front foot during a modified leg kick load and stride to get to center. Tight turn to contact with an on-plane path working uphill through extension with a two-handed finish, stays anchored into the ground well and finishes balanced from start to finish, was on the barrel often in BP working gap to gap. 62.6 mph bat speed with 14 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 86.8 mph. 340' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-74 mph. Short arm swing with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: 1.97-2.11 pop times. Quick release, accurate arm on throw downs, efficient receiver and blocker.
ATH: 7.43 runner in the 60. 1.80 and 4.13 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Egan Prather, Brother Martin (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: C/3B 
Body: 6-0, 185-pounds. Physical.
Hit: RHH. Upright, balanced stance, taps bat head on back shoulder and uses a toe-tap load and stride. Barrel works straight to the ball with a level path that has some length at times, and stays flat through extension with a two-handed finish, repeats swing and stays balanced from start to finish, gap to gap hitter with gap to gap power, hit an opposite field double in game on Sunday.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 81.4 mph. 284' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-75 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 release.
Defense: 1.99-2.10 pop times. Stayed down in his crouch on throw downs, clean transfers with athletic footwork, did throw down from his knees as well, blocked well in game.
ATH: 7.50 runner in the 60. 1.80 and 4.15 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Dalton Sabathe, Pearl River (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: C/1B Former Future Gamer.
Body: 6-2, 185-pounds. Athletic with strong lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Tall and upright stance with hands held at shoulder height, uses a leg kick load and stride. Quick hands work straight to the ball with level extension and a two-handed finish, swung the bat with intent and present bat speed, looks to hit out front and drive to the pull-side, had a great weekend in game with multiple hits including a double on Sunday.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 79.5 mph. 308' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-78 mph. Short, whippy arm action with a high 3/4 release/
Defense: 1.93-2.01 pop times. Quality receiver and blocker, good hip mobility, athletic footwork with clean transfers on throw downs, will back pick in game.
ATH: 7.52 runner in the 60. 1.82 and 4.18 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Griffin Sibley, Benton (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: C/3B 
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Athletic with strong lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Starts in a balanced and slightly wider base with hands held at shoulder height, draws them back during a simple load and stride. Flat path to contact with a little length with level extension and a one-handed finish, drives back knee down through the ground and stays balanced from start to finish, worked mostly up the middle and to the pull-side during BP. 65.6 mph bat speed with 19 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 83.0 mph. 297' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-75 mph. Short arm action with a 3/4 release.
Defense: 1.97-2.09 pop times. Stays low and in his crouch, receives with one hand before transferring, athletic footwork on throw downs, received and blocked well in game.
ATH: 7.31 runner in the 60. 1.76 and 4.06 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Connor Walker, Sam Houston (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: C/OF One of the top uncomitted catcher's in the state.
Body: 5-10, 190-pounds. Compact, physical.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an athletic set-up with a slightly wider base with rhythm in his hands, uses a simple load and stride to get to center. Keeps a tight turn to contact working slightly uphill to contact with extension to match and a one-handed finish, showed pop to the pull-side and still drives the ball the other way, had a big weekend in game with a homerun and a double.
Power: 97 max exit velocity, averaged 89.8 mph. 351' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-79 mph. Short/quick arm action with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: 1.91-2.03 pop times. Good hip mobility, flexible, creates a small target, strong receiver and blocker, quick/clean transfers with athletic footwork on throw downs, manages pitchers well and isn't afraid to be vocal, back picked a guy at 1B in game, can definitely catch at the next level.
ATH: 7.27 runner in the 60. 1.78 and 4.05 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Evan Wright, Fontainbleu (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: C/RHP 
Body: 5-11, 215-pounds. Phyiscal.
Hit: RHH. Wide base, athletic and set-up, uses a toe-tap load and stride. Quick hands get his barrel on-plane early and stays on-plane to contact with slightly uphill extension and a two-handed finish, can drive the ball to all fields with present bat speed and showed power to the pull-side, power showed up in game as well, as he belted a three-run HR on Saturday night and also hit a double. 67.9 mph bat speed with 22 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 101 max exit velocity, averaged 96.4 mph. 365' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 release.
Defense: 1.94-2.03 pop times. Worked from a one knee down stance, receives the ball clean especially on low pitches, athletic footwork on throw downs with a strong arm with backspin and carry.
ATH: 7.74 runner in the 60. 1.85 and 4.27 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

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