The start of 2020 brings a lot of excitement and goal setting for players, coaches, and scouts across the country.  As we begin to look forward, we also take a brief look back at 2019 and some of the exciting things that happened, along with some of the players that made waves in the state of North Carolina. 

In 2019, Prep Baseball Report saw 9 million views on stories published to the site.  We also saw over 8.9 million hits on player profiles hosted within PBR.  As part of our look back at 2019, we will countdown some of the top viewed profiles and top news stories from the year.  Today we continue the look at the Top Viewed Profiles in NC from 2019 with No. 7 on our list.

 

Top Viewed Profiles of 2019

No. 7 Hayden Summers

Hayden Summers (RHP/SS, Northwest Guilford HS, 2020) is a UNC commit that made a big splash early in 2019 with his performance at the 2019 PBR NC ProCase.  Summers continued to impress throughout the spring season, including his performance at the prestigious NHSI in Cary, NC.  Into the summer, PBR Scouts were able to continue to follow Summers' play at the East Coast Pro Showcase workout and again at the State Games of North Carolina and the South Atlantic Border Battle.

Summers is scheduled to attend the 2020 PBR NC Procase on February 9th and he will be a follow for pro scouts into the spring season.  Below is a look at his complete profile including evaluations, stats, videos, and all the articles he was a part of last year.

 

North Carolina commit.  5 foot 11, 175-pound athletic build.  Athletic ability stands out in all phases of his game.  Ability to drive the ball to right center field stands out during batting practice.  Athletic and balanced from the right side of the plate.  Smooth load against his back side.  Hands get ready in a cocked position with some bat angle.  Loose hands, with his barrel staying inside the ball and in the zone a long time with good extension out front.  Fluid swing with above average bat speed.  Exit velocity recorded at 90 mph.  Plays light on his feet with easy actions at shortstop.  Soft hands and fluid feet work together.  Did not throw from the infield after throwing on the mound earlier in the day.  Recorded a 4.00 in the 30-yard dash.   Starts from the windup with a short step to the side with a slight pause before going into his leg lift that works to the bottom of his chest.  Slightly across his body to the plate with his lower half.  Long, loose, easy arm works down and back behind him after break.  Uphill shoulders to the plate, throwing from a high ¾ slot.  Changed timing in the delivery at times with a longer pause.  Filled the zone up with his fastball that sat 90-92 mph with across angle to his glove side.  Feel for his offspeed stuff.  Breaking ball at 73-76 with hard downer action.  Uses a split grip for his change-up.  Some tumble and dive occasionally at 75-77 out of the hand.