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2023 Most Viewed Profiles: No. 21 Gardner Young


Colin Chamblin
Manager, Deep South Operations & Area Scout

At the end of the year, the Prep Baseball Report Mississippi staff is eager to highlight the Top-25 Most Viewed Profiles from the course of the calendar year. Our PBR profiles offer a full story on a player, including basic information, measurables collected at our events, player videos, and more. Today, we start with the No. 25 most viewed player profile as we countdown to 2024.

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Scouting Report

5/31/23

Gardner Young, Jackson Prep (MS), 2025
Positional Profile:LHP/OF 
Body:6-1, 180-pounds. 
Delivery:Easy, controlled delivery. Solid direction. Very good depth. 
Arm Action:LH. Long, quick arm action.
FB:T88, 86-88 mph. Solid arm side run. T2252, 2216 average rpm.
CB:72-73 mph. Tight action with some bite. Gaining feel for the strike zone. T2257, 2207 average rpm.
CH:80-80 mph. Plus change though still gaining command. T1547, 1400 average rpm.

1/21/23

Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 6-1, 170-pounds. Lean and athletic frame, high waisted and wiry look.
Hits: LHH. Conventional, balanced stance with slightly higher than normal hand set. Smooth load and stride. Some launch to swing path with middle to pull side approach. Solid upside at the plate.
Power: 85 max exit velocity, averaged 75.9 MPH. 288' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-91 mph. Very quick and loose arm action
Defense: Advanced approach with footwork to groundballs. Fields outfront to glove side. Very strong accurate arm from the outfield.

6/21/22

Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 6-0, 160-pounds. Lean, wiry, athletic build.
Hit: LHH. Wide stance with high handset. Controlled load and short stride. Stays behind baseball well with aggression into contact. Slightly upward bat and looks to drive baseball to gaps.
Power: 84.4 max exit velocity, averaged 67.2 mph. 280’ max distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 86 mph. Very long and loose arm action.
Defense: Good footwork, fields baseball to the side. Strong, accurate arm.
Run: 7.32 runner in the 60. 

6/21/22

Delivery: Very solid delivery with upside. Easy repeatable tempo. Plus upside.
Arm Action: LH. Long, loose arm action.
FB: T82.7, 79.4-81.7 mph. Solid arm side run. Plays well on the inner half to lefties. T2253, 2176 average rpm.
SL: 69.1-71.2 mph. Already solid spin and feel for breaking ball. T2262, 2178 average rpm.




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