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Quick Hits: Louisiana State Games (2027 & 2028 Class)

October 3, 2024
Alex Armand
Louisiana Scouting Director

Lafayette, LA - On Saturday and Sunday, September 28-29, 2024, the Prep Baseball Louisiana staff traveled to the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, to host our annual State Games event, which featured over 100 prospects across the state's 2025-2028 classes.  Each participant went through a pro-style workout that consisted of running a laser-timed 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, defensive evaluations, and batting practice using Trackman Baseball and Blast Motion.  After the workout on Saturday, each player participated in two games over the weekend with one on Saturday and one on Sunday.  Below, we take a look at some of the top performers from the weekend in the 2027 & 2028 classes.  

*VIEW ALL EVENT STATS FROM THE 2024 LOUISIANA STATE GAMES HERE. 

TOP PERFORMERS (2027 & 2028 CLASS)

+ 2027 OF Cooper Hawkins (St. Thomas More HS)

Physical 6'1" 190 lbs. frame.  Hawkins performed well in the workout portion of the event last weekend, and carried it over to gameplay as well.  The St. Thomas More product ran a 7.22 laser-timed 60 and showed a big arm from the outfield up to 90 mph.  He flashed present gap-to-gap power in BP and recorded a 97.8 mph max exit velocity, which was good for third best at the event.  Hawkins set-up at the plate is simple with not a whole lot extra movement, which allows him to see the ball really well and make really good swing decisions.  In his first game, he went 2-2 with a single to the left-centerfield gap and then a rocket triple to the right-centerfield gap.  On Sunday, he followed that performance up with a 1-2 effort, in which he blasted a pull-side homerun off a 88 mph FB up in the zone.  Hawkins will undoubtebly be making another rise up in our next state rankings update. 

+ 2027 RHP/MIF Dylan Robinson (St. Augustine HS)

The younger brother of 2025 Bryce Robinson, a Tulane commit, the younger Robinson has been steadily improving each time that we see him and he took another step forward last weekend.  The St. Augustine product posted personal bests in the 60 (7.00), max exit velocity (84.3 mph), and infield velocity (81 mph).  His in-game performance was noteable as well, as he finished the weekend 2-5 with 3 QAB's.  On the mound, he provided one of the more intriguing looks on the weekend.  Robinson tossed two shutout innings with zero free passes and 4 K's.  His 80-82 mph FB registered spin rates consistently in the 2600-2700 RPM range, which would be considered elite at any age, and is likely a sign that there's more velocity on the way, as he continues to mature and fill out his 5'10" 140 lbs. frame.  

+ 2028 RHP Cole Albert (Vermilion Catholic HS)

Albert unfortunately missed the Junior Future Games this past summer, due to an injury, so it was good to see him back healthy last weekend, especially on the mound, which is where a lot of his upside lies.  One of only two 2028 grads in attendance last weekend, he put together a quality outing on the mound by tossing 2 innings and giving up 1 H and 1 ER with 3 K's and 1 BB.  Albert releases the ball from a lower 3/4 arm slot and his 80-82 mph flashed arm-side sink & run.  His low-70's SL is still a developing secondary offering, but he currently does show really good feel for a late-fading 67-70 mph CH.  At 6'1" 138 lbs. with long limbs, there's a lot of projection still left for the freshman right-hander and he's already ahead of most with where he's currently at as a freshman.

+ 2027 3B/OF Russell Barrett (Haughton HS)

Barrett was another sophomore that had an outstanding two game performance last weekend at the plate.  The Haughton product went 2-3 in his first game with a line drive pull-side single and a towering pull-side homerun to finish the day with 3 RBI's.  He added another RBI double in his second game on Sunday to finish the weekend 3-6 with the HR, 2B, and 4 RBI's.  

+ 2027 OF/LHP Nick Brown (Teurlings Catholic HS)

6'2" 155 lbs. athletic and lean frame with a ton of room to add strength.  Teurlings Catholic has some of the most talented underclassmen in the entire state with Brown being one of those guys in that group.  He's a really good overall athlete and posted a 7.23 laser-timed 60 during the workout portion of the weekend.  Brown also showed off a rhythmic and smooth left-handed stroke, and took one of the best swings on the weekend in Game 3 on Saturday night, when he blistered a RBI double to the pull-side gap.  He'll be a guy that we monitor closely moving forward.

+ 2027 OF/RHP Reece Tillman (Central BR HS)

Physical 6'0" 190 lbs. frame.  Tillman earned playing time as a freshman for the Wildcats and will likely be a bigger piece to the team's success this coming spring.  He operates from a wider base and uses a simple load to deliver an on-plane path to contact and stays on the plane of each pitch through extension.  Tillman showed the ability to drive the ball from gap-to-gap and in Game 1 on Saturday, he hit a hard line drive to the right-centerfield gap for a double.  He also hopped on the mound to close the last game of the weekend by tossing one shutout inning, while working his FB up to 84 mph.  

+ 2027 LHP Bryce Waguespack (St. Charles Catholic HS)

We first saw the sophomore southpaw at our New Orleans Summer ID over the summer and he had another impressive showing this past weekend.  Waguespack tossed two shutout innings in Game 1 on Saturday and finished with 2 K's and 0 BB's.  He uses a slower and controlled delivery and releases the ball from a lower 3/4 arm slot with little effort.  His FB sat 81-85 mph and he was able to drive in to right-handed hitters and sink it away from left-handed hitters, and his low-mid 70's SL tunneled well off of it.  The St. Charles Catholic product was a riser in our last state rankings update for the 2027 class, and we'll likely see him work his way up the board even more over the coming months.

 
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