Ultimate Performance Scout Day & Queen City Prospect ID - Infielder Analysis
June 2, 2018
Brandon Hall & Matt Payne
North Carolina Director of Scouting & PBR Assoc Scout
Prep Baseball Report of North Carolina began its summer event schedule by running a PBR Scout Day with Ultimate Performance at their beautiful facility in Matthews, NC. The indoor facility allowed the players attending the showcase to run a full 40, on a laser timer, throw from their defensive positions and hit in a 60’ x 80’ cage so evaluators could see the ball fly. Along with the players from the Ultimate Performance program, PBR ran an open ID event, the Queen City Pre-Summer Prospect ID.
A total of 33 players participated in the scout day. Of the twelve infielders on hand, 3 also worked out on the mound. Each infielder ran a laser timed 40 yard dash, took live fungo, making throws across the diamond, and hit in an open space cage where evaluators could watch the ball fly. Several physical infielders showed impressive exit velocity in the cages, while others showed arm strength and athleticism.
Notes Ultimate Performance / Queen City Scout Day:
+ 33 Players updated their PBR Profiles
+ 12 primary infielders worked out at the event
+ 5 infielders were above 80 mph across the diamond with one touching 87
+ 6 infielders had exit velocities of 85 or better off the barrel with four a 89 mph or better
+ 4 infielders ran sub-5.10 in the fourty
CLICK HERE to view the complete roster from the Scout Day with Ultimate Performance
CLICK HERE to view the complete roster from the Queen City Pre-Summer Prospect ID
CLICK HERE to view the complete statistical breakdown from all players in attendance.
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Nolan Cochran 1B / 3B / South Point, NC / 2019
6 feet 2, 225-pound strong build. Works from the right side offensively with a balanced setup. Uses a small leg kick for his load with his hands working back. Works to get his legs through the ball with a strong swing that produced an exit velocity of 91 mph. Shows a level bat path through the zone getting good extension out front. Shows a line drive approach but does get long at times. Shows average hands on the infield with clean exchanges and a longer arm action. Positional velocity peaked at 77 mph and should improve with added looseness. Also, recorded a 5.22 in the 40-yard dash.
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Matt Hayek RHP / 1B / Charlotte Catholic, NC / 2020
6 feet, 225-pound build. Hits from the right side using a balanced setup and short stride maintaining balance throughout his swing. Looks to stay gap to gap with a simple swing, loose hands, and feel for his barrel. Average bat speed with an exit velocity recorded at 89 mph that should improve with more load and lower half in his swing. Shows average hands on the infield with clean exchanges and a longer arm action. Accurate arm that topped at 83 mph on the infield. Also, recorded a 5.27 in the 40-yard dash.
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Jackson Herring RHP / SS / Weddington, NC / 2019
Athletic build at 5 feet 11, 175 pounds. Hits from the right side using a more crouched, balanced setup. Uses a small leg kick for his load, getting his lower half through the ball producing an exit velocity of 82 mph. Looks to stay gap to gap with his barrel working level to slightly uphill at times. Shows loosed hands and the ability to get his barrel to the ball. On the infield he shows soft hands with quick, fluid feet athletically playing through the ball. Accurate arm with the ability to throw from different slots. Arm topped at 81 mph across the diamond. Ran a 5.11 in the 40-yard dash.
On the mound he comes set in a crouched position and throws from a sidearm slot. Does a good job of staying down throughout his delivery. Fastball has run and sink at 70-72 mph. His breaking ball has a sweeping action with gradual break at 66-67 mph. He maintains handspeed on the change-up, touching 66. Has good feel for both fastball and slider and does a good job of throwing them for strikes to his glove side.
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Kyle Keller 1B / LHP / Marvin Ridge, NC / 2020
Long, Lanky build at 6 feet 2, 165-pounds with room to add strength. Hits from the right side using a tall setup and leg kick for his load. Shows feel for the barrel with loose hands and shorter path to the ball getting extension out front. Works to stay in the middle of the field staying inside the ball and showing the ability to line balls out. Exit velocity recorded at 77 mph. Shows average hands at first base with clean exchanges and a longer arm action. Accurate arm that peaked at 68 mph on the infield. Also, recorded a 5.30 in the 40-yard dash.
Left hander fights to set his line on the mound working with a long arm swing to a ¾ slot. Fastball sat 61-63, straight, around the zone. Some effort in the delivery, choppy rhythm throughout, working level, and landing closed, working through some cross-fire to release. Gradual 2/8 tilt on a breaking ball at 57-59. Change-up uses similar hand speed to fastball, touching 61.
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Nate Mast 2B / C / Hough, NC / 2022
4 feet 11, 98-pound build. Shows good actions on the infield with soft hands and fluid feet, athletically playing through balls. Shows clean transfers and the ability to throw from different slots with his arm topping at 65 mph across the diamond. Pop times recorded at 2.50-2.78 with clean transfers but should improve with quicker feet and added strength. Arm peaked at 56 mph from behind the plate. Works from the right side offensively with a balanced setup. Uses a toe tap in his load with a level bat path through the zone. Exit velocity peaked at 63 mph and should improve with maturation and added strength. Also, recorded a 5.45 in the 40-yard dash.
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Athletic build at 5 feet 11, 145 pounds. Hits from the right side with an athletic, balanced setup. Uses a short stride and stays balanced throughout his swing. Raises up through contact at times causing him to lose some strength in his swing. Stays through the ball with loose hands and above average bat speed and showing the ability to hit line drives. Ball off bat recorded at 73 mph. On the infield he shows quick, fluid feet with average hands and clean, quick exchanges and longer arm action. Accurate arm that peaked at 73 mph across the diamond. Also, recorded a 5.03 in the 40-yard dash.
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Anderson Peterkin SS / RHP / Phillip O Berry, NC / 2022
5 feet 5, 122-pound build. On the infield he shows athleticism playing through balls with quick, fluid feet and soft hands. Clean, quick transfers with a short arm action and shows the ability to throw from different slots. Arm topped at 70 mph across the infield. Hits from the right side using a tall setup and short stride. His bat works level through the zone and gets long at times. Works to stay in the middle of the field. Exit velocity recorded at 67 mph and should improve with added strength and using his lower half more throughout his swing. Also, recorded a 5.34 in the 40-yard dash.
Fastball ranged 63-67 on the mound. Up and down in the zone, it played straight with more strikes coming later in the session. Arm slot fluctuated between ¾ and low-¾. Short arm action, with the elbow working above the shoulder line, as he rolls through balance. Some cross-fire in landing. Change-up sat 59-61, slowing the arm at release slightly. Breaking ball wants to sweep, but the arm speed dips and action is inconsistent at 58-61.
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Kameron Phillips SS / 2B / Sun Valley , NC / 2021
5 feet 7, 125-pound build. Lots of maturity still to come in the frame. Shows good actions on the infield with soft hands and fluid feet with clean, quick exchanges athletically playing through the ball. Accurate arm that topped at 71 mph across the diamond. Offensively he works from the right side with a tall, open setup. Has a long stride in his load and works to use his legs throughout his swing. Looks to stay in the middle of the field with his bat working short to the ball and getting extension out front. Gets robotic at times with average bat speed and his exit velocity recorded at 73 mph. Also, recorded a 5.06 in the 40-yard dash.
Strike thrower on the bump working with good extension from a slow tempo delivery. Fastball ranged 69-72, straight, but pounding the zone. Long arm swing to a high-¾ slot. Level and on-line, lands square and athletic. Breaking ball shows some depth with varying break, using 12/6 and 11/5 tilt, sitting 59-61.
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Gage Smith 3B / 1B / Lake Norman, NC / 2019
Strong build at 6 feet 3, 210 pounds. Physical presence. Hits from the right side using a tall, balanced setup. Uses a short stride and has good rhythm with his hand during his load. Simple swing with a short path to the ball and getting extension out front producing line drives. Looks to stay gap to gap with strength in his swing producing an exit velocity of 92 mph. On the infield he shows soft hands with fluid feet and clean exchanges. Shows the ability to throw from different slots with his arm topping at 81 mph across the diamond. Hips can work high through the catch creating some effort in the exchange and release. Ran a 5.07 in the 40-yard dash.
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Connor Smith 1B / 3B / Porter Ridge, NC / 2020
6 feet 1, 230-pound build. Works from the right side offensively with a balanced setup. Uses a short stride with his hands going from high to low in his load and stays balanced throughout his swing, showing feel for his barrel. Looks to stay gap to gap but does get long and works up through the ball at times. Shows strength in his swing with ball off the bat peaking at 90 mph. Plays through the ball on the infield with average hands and short arm action with his positional velocity topping at 70 mph. Also, recorded a 5.60 in the 40-yard dash.
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Athletic build at 5 feet 10, 155 pounds. Works from the right side offensively with an athletic, balanced setup. Uses a short stride and stays balanced throughout his swing. Simple swing with loose hands showing good feel for his barrel. Shows a gap to gap approach with his bat working short to the ball and staying level through the zone. Exit velocity recorded at 83 mph. Shows soft hands on the infield, athletically playing through balls with fluid feet and quick, clean exchanges. Uses a long arm action working to an over the top slot. Accurate arm that peaked at 72 mph across the diamond. Also, recorded a 5.28 in the 40-yard dash.
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JD Yakubinis SS / 3B / Providence, NC / 2019
Athletic, projectable build at 5 feet 11, 155 pounds. On the infield he shows soft hands with fluid feet, athletically playing through the ball. Has clean, quick exchanges and shows the ability to throw from different slots. Accurate arm with carry to his throws topping at 87 mph across the infield. Works from the right side offensively with a tall, balanced setup. Shows a smooth load with good rhythm throughout his swing. Shows loose hands with a short bat path to the ball getting extension. Shows feel for his barrel with a good approach and the ability to hit line drives. Exit velocity recorded at 84 mph. Also, recorded a 5.06 in the 40-yard dash.
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