NC/SC Border Battle: Quick Hitters - NC Position Players
June 29, 2022
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PBR of North Carolina and South Carolina came together on Tuesday June 21, 2022 to run the NC/SC Border Battle at Mariam Hayes Stadium on the campus of UNC Charlotte. The event featured 100 of the top players in the 2023, 2024, and 2025 classes representing each state.
The day started with the position player workout. Players were able to go through Switft Athletic testing, live BP, and then a defensive workout. Following the morning session, three games featured players from each state facing off in controlled scrimmages with pitchers throwing live to hitters.
Below we take a look at some of the information gathered during the Border Battle with much more still to come. You can see the full roster and statistics from the 2022 NC/SC Border Battle by CLICKING HERE.
Quick Hitters - Position Players
5-foot-7, 155-pound build. Switch hitter. Hit balls off the barrel working through the middle of the field. Compact swing with a line drive approach and quickness to his hands. Ball off his bat peaked at 86.6 mph. Athletic on the infield with fluid actions and sure hands.
6-foot, 170-pound frame with room to fill out. Worked mostly to his pull side in BP with his top exit velocity at 88.8 mph. Above average bat speed. Accurate arm from the outfield.
Athletic build at 6-foot-1, 190-pounds. Hits with a sturdy base, keeps his barrel through the zone. Made hard contact to the left center gap in BP with his top exit velocity at 94.9 mph. Adjust with 2-strikes in the box. Arm reached 89 mph, ran a 6.92 laser timed 60.
Strong build at 6-foot-2, 215-pounds. Hit balls hard in BP with the ball off his bat peaking at 99.6 mph. Hands are strong with better than average bat speed. Stayed through a pitch down in the zone hitting a double to the right center gap. Accurate arm from the outfield.
Strength in a 5-foot-11, 191-pound frame. Simple, balanced swing with a flat swing path. Gap to gap approach with his peak exit velocity at 94.8 mph and an average EV of 87.8 mph. Hands are strong and quick. LIned a ball to first in game action. Arm reached 75 mph from behind the plate.
5-foot-11, 200-pound frame with strength present. Hit several balls off the barrel in BP working to both gaps. Top exit velocity at 93.3 mph with an average EV of 88 mph. Balanced swing, barrel stays through the zone with above average bat speed.
Frame has length at 6-foot-2, 185-pounds. Consistently hit balls of the barrel in BP with a gap to gap approach. Some quickness to his hands with lift to the swing path. Peak exit velocity at 95.7 mph with an average EV of 90.3 mph. Ran a 7.18 in the 60, arm reached 88 mph from the outfield.
5-foot-10, 175-pound frame. Worked to his pull side in BP with the ball off his bat reaching 92.5 mph, average EV at 87.1 mph. Turns through the ball with a flat swing and quickness to his hands. Quick feet on the infield with bend to his hips and better than average hands.
5-foot-11, 175-pound build. Doubled to the right center gap in game action. Middle of the field approach in BP with some strength in his hands. Top exit velocity at 86.2 mph.
6-foot-1, 160-pound build. Lined a ball to left for a 2-strike base hit in game action. Middle of the field approach in BP with lift to the swing path. Top exit velocity at 85.4 mph. Arm topped at 78 mph from behind the plate. Posted a 6.97 in the 60.
5-foot-8, 155-pound frame. Hands are quick with a direct swing path. Barreled a fastball to right center for a double in game action. Top exit velocity at 92.6 mph in BP with a middle of the field approach. Fluid actions on the field, accurate arm with feel for using different arm slots. Ranged to his left and made a diving play up the middle in game play. Ran a 7.08 laser timed 60.
6-foot, 180-pound frame with strength present. Left hand hitter. Impressed in both the workout and game action. Crushed a homerun off the scoreboard in right field and barreled another ball to right in a left on left situation in game action. Loose hands, barrel stays in the zone with above average bat speed. Top exit velocity at 96.2 mph in BP. Ran a 6.99 laser timed 60. Accurate arm from the outfield.
Athletic build at 6-foot-1, 185-pounds. Has arm strength from behind the plate with his throws topping at 78 mph and posting the best pop time on the day at 1.95. Works gap to gap in BP with ball off his bat reaching 91.8 mph. Hands have quickness with his barrel getting extension out front.
Athletic frame with projection ahead at 6-foot, 170-pounds. Swing has looseness with quick hands and better than average bat speed. Worked through the middle of the field in BP with his top exit velocity at 93.2 mph with an average EV of 88.7 mph. Ran a 6.98 laser timed 60 with his arm reaching 85 mph from the outfield.
Strength and quickness in a 6-foot-1, 172-pound frame. Posted the top outfield velocity on the day at 90 mph and ran a 6.97 60. Barrel stays inside the ball with quick hands working mostly to the opposite field gap in BP. Top exit velocity at 93.1 mph. LIned a ball to third in game action.
6-foot, 185-pound build. Quick hands with a direct path to the ball, mostly flat swing path. Gap to gap approach with his top exit velocity at 92.8 mph. Accurate arm from the outfield.
5-foot-11, 175-pound frame with room for maturation ahead. Worked to the left center gap in BP, quick hands with a short path, barrel is mostly flat through the zone. Top exit velocity at 85 mph in BP. Lined a ball to center in game play for a base hit. Shows comfort at third base defensively with trust in his hands and an accurate arm that has carry across the diamond.
5-foot-10, 160-pound frame with room for maturation ahed. Left hand hitter. Simple and balanced at the plate with a flat swing path. Will use the whole field with feel for his barrel. Had a base hit to center in game action. Solid actions on the infield with trust in his hands.
Large, lanky frame at 6-foot-6, 205-pounds. Hit balls hard to center and left center in BP with the ball off his bat reaching 94.5 mph with an average EV of 87.8 mph. Lined a ball to right center for a base hit in game action. Arm reached 81 mph from behind the plate with pop times in the 2.04-2.08 range.
6-foot-2, 200-pound build. Has arm strength from behind the plate with his throws topping at 81 mph to second base. Lined a ball to right for a triple in game action. Short path to the ball with a gap to gap approach, top exit velocity at 89.9 mph in BP.
5-foot-8, 140-pound frame. Lined a ball to center for a base hit in game action. Balanced in the box, short to the ball with his barrel staying through the zone. Peak exit velocity at 83.2 mph. Solid actions on the infield.
Duke commit. 5-foot-10, 150-pound frame with projection ahead. Athletic setup with loose hands, barrel stays through the zone working to both gaps in BP. Peak exit velocity at 89.5 mph. Athletic on the infield, relaxed with plenty of trust in his hands. Plays with confidence on the run with an accurate arm from multiple slots. Showed arm strength in game action with carry to his throws.
Strong build at 5-foot-11, 185-pounds. Hands have strength and quickness. Short to the ball with his barrel staying through the zone and getting extension out front. Hit several balls of the barrel working to both sides of the field. Peak exit velocity at 88.8 mph. Barreled a ball to right center in game action.
6-foot, 170-pound build with strength present. Switch hitter. Fluid from both sides with above average bat speed. Hands are loose with strength with the ability to drive the baseball when the hands and lower half sync up. Top exit velocity at 87 mph. Arm reached 76 mph from behind the plate. Plays with energy, works to block balls in the dirt and is aggressive looking to throw behind runners.
Strength in a 5-foot-11, 185-pound frame. Loose swing, has barrel feel keeping it through the zone. . Hands have strength, uses his lower half, generates above average bat speed. Top exit velocity at 92.5 mph with an average EV of 87.5 mph. Barreled a ball to short in game action. Has trust in his hands on the infield.
Strong build at 6-foot-1, 175-pounds. Squared balls up to both gaps in BP. Peak exit velocity at 93.7 mph. Quick hands, short path with his barrel staying inside the ball. Accurate arm from the outfield. Ran a 6.97 laser timed 60.
5-foot-9, 165-pound frame. Squared balls up to his pull side in BP. Short to the ball and keeps his barrel through the zone. Hands have quickness with hit top exit velocity at 88.9 mph. Solid actions on the infield, plays with comfort in game action.