Future Games Spotlight: OF Eric EJ Booth Jr.
August 14, 2024
From Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28, Prep Baseball is hosting the next edition of its prestigious Future Games and Junior Future Games at LakePoint Sports Complex in Emerson, GA., featuring the country's best uncommitted talent. And, for the first time ever, the Future Games is hosting not just its typical set of incoming juniors and freshmen, but also a 17U division of uncommitted Class of 2025 players who will participate in the inaugural Senior Future Games.
On the first day of the 2024 Future Games, all players representing grad classes 2025, 2026, and 2028 will be participating in a pro-style workout in front of a fleet of Division I coaches alongside fellow prospects representing nearly every state in the nation.
Today, we will begin spotlighting some of the standouts on Team Mississippi from the 2024 Future Games. First, we take a look at '26 OF Eric "EJ" Booth Jr.
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| SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
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Scouting Report
Eric EJ Booth Jr., Oak Grove (MS), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/1B
Body: 6-0, 193-pounds. Powerful, athletic frame with a solid lower half.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stanced with high hands. Controlled load and stride. Hands fall into slot well into stride. Super quick hands and bat path looking to drive the ball to the pull side but works with the pitch well to all fields.
Power: 97 max exit velocity, averaged 90.8 mph. 356' max distance.
Arm: LH. OF-83 mph. Long arm action
Defense: Good footwork in the outfield. Approaches balls well. Fields out front to glove side with smooth transfers on throws home.
ATH: 6.33 runner in the 60.
Uncommitted. An explosive athlete with a dynamic game. At the plate, balls constantly jump off the bat at exit velocities of 90+. The strength is present in the physical 6-foot, 193-pound frame. Possessing an innate feel for the barrel and working to all fields with impressive bat-to-ball skills to match. Electrifying on the base paths swiping bags left and right, along with taking extra bases, the former future gamer wreaked havoc on the bases, highlighting the plus-speed. Booth JR. Was a standout at NPI displaying the perfect blend of power and speed as the tools were on full display.