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The PBR Cup: Underclass Scout Blog

September 27, 2019
PBR Georgia Staff



The PBR Cup took place this past weekend, September 20th through the 22nd. Nearly 40 teams from an Upper and Underclass division came to LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson, GA to compete. Today, we present to you the Underclass Scout Blog. The Scout Blog provides insider information and scouting notes from the PBR Scouting Staff during the tournament. Featured in the blog is information unsigned prospects, draft prospects and anything else that is notable. We provide a wide range of information, including player evaluations, velocities, pop times, home to first times and more. Simply put, the PBR Cup Scout Blog is loaded with information. Not every team receives write-ups as standouts are identified by the PBR staff throughout the event.

BigStix Gamers Nation 15U | BigStix Gamers Prime 15U | Top Gun 15U White | Georgia Scorpions 16U | Southwest Sox | Triton Rays 2022 | Diamond Academy Legends | Georgia Scorpions 15U | Tiger USA / ATL Metro RBI | USA Prime | Ninth Inning Royals-Bartek | Ninth Inning Royals-Torres | Top Gun 16U | Barrett Braves 16U | Beehive Stars 15U Scout | Canes Southeast 15U | Chattanooga Cyclones 15U | GBSA Rays | Havoc Baseball | MGBA 16U | Team 360 Hawks 16U | Temple Elite | Top Gun 15U Black | Triton Rays Dingers 2022


Georgia Scorpions 16U

Davis Chastain, RHP, Model (GA), 2022
5-foot-9 130-pounds. Consistent right handed arm that competes in the zone. FB was up to 82, sat 78-80. Effortless delivery with a smooth arm action that looks really strong. A young pitcher that will gain velo with time. Arm action was really easy to watch, ball comes out of hand well, and has a consistent release point.

Andon Lewis, 1B/OF, Calhoun (GA), 2022
6-foot-2 195-pounds. Tall, athletic frame righty has had a great showing this fall. He has a smooth, simple stride at the plate that makes consistent contact. He transfers his weight well and it allows him to hit balls with power. Hits the inside pitch really well, and showed discipline to hit the ball the other way. Can play 1B or OF, gets the job done at both positions. A player to keep an eye on this high school season.


Jonathan Vigoa, SS/RHP, Rome (GA), 2022
5-foot-11 160-pounds. Strong 2-way player that is on the radar as an up and coming prospect for the 2022’s in the state of Georgia. He has impressed the past weekends of the fall, and continues to show well halfway through the fall season. Strong, athletic frame that can get it done on the mound and at the plate. On the mound he was up to 86. Stayed with the FB mostly because he did not need the off speed. Sat 82-84, with good life on the FB that got on hitters quickly. A lot of movements in the motion caused some control issues, but still managed to compete in the zone with good body awareness. At the plate he has a simple stroke, with a strong lower half. Can run really well when he gets on the bases. Can play SS or C, good hands at SS with a strong arm and quick feet. Vigoa is a Georgia kid to keep an eye on.

Justen Newsom, OF, Harrison (GA), 2022
6-foot-2, 160-pound right-handed hitting outfielder, long projectable build, will add significant strength as he physically matures. Balanced setup, hands start below shoulders and load back, short leg kick timing trigger, good balance. Look to pull the ball with force, uses his long levers well.

Southwest Sox

Tristan Jensen, RHP, Campbell (GA), 2022
6-foot, 170-pound right-handed pitcher, stocky build. Arm works long with some quickness to a mostly sidearm slot, repeats well. Drop and drive delivery, gets rotational, lands square, spins off aggressively towards first base. Fastball ranged 77-82 with armside run and sink. Curveball showed sweeping action at 65, also had feel for a changeup with depth and fade.
Peyton Gentry, OF/C, East Paulding (GA), 2022
6-foot, 150-pound right-handed hitting outfielder and catcher, athletic frame, projectable build. Offensively, starts with weight loaded on his back-side, hands separate, leg kick timing trigger, good balance. Loose, easy swing with present bat speed, works level through the zone, takes a gap-to-gap approach.
 Charlie Bagwell, 3B, Marietta (GA), 2022
5-foot-11, 180-pound right-handed hitting third baseman, strong lower half. At the plate, open setup, hands load back with a short stride, good rhythm throughout. Keeps hands inside his body, short quick swing, works level through the zone, line drive type hiter. Peppered the holes in the defense all weekend.
Triton Rays 2022

Thrasher Steed, 1B/RHP, Gulf Shores (AL), 2022
6-foot-3 190-pounds. Strong, physical frame that had an effortless delivery. Sat 83-84, and topped out at 85. FB was up since the last time we saw him throw. Very high ceiling for this big body arm with an easy motion. Showed good body awareness messing with timing in his delivery. Flipped the CB for strikes consistently. Competed in the zone, and had a repeatable delivery. 

Diamond Academy Legends

Orlando Santiago-Martinez, C, Dalton (GA), 2022
5-foot-9 165-pounds. Martinez can do it all. He can play anywhere on the field. Athletic frame that has showed well each weekend we have got a chance to see him. He handles the bat at the plate, and makes consistent, hard contact. Good runner, and high baseball IQ. Really fun player to watch considering he solid he is in all aspects of the game.

Tiger USA / ATL Metro RBI

Devin Chandler, SS, Stockbridge (GA), 2022
5-foot-9 165-pounds. Continues to show off his athleticism at the plate and on defense. The short, compact frame has some pop. Hit a HR earlier in the fall, stays consistent and shows that he can punish baseballs. Good runner, and really athletic at SS. Has a strong arm, and get to balls in the hole and throw on the run. Can flip it from different arm angles as well.

USA Prime

Ashton Odak, SS, Denmark (GA), 2023
6-foot, 150-pound right-handed hitting shortstop, proportional build with a lean frame, projects well to add on significant strength. Has made strides offensively over the past few months, more fluid, control rhythm in pre-pitch setup, utilizes his long levers and lower half. Profiles as future gap-to-gap type hitter with the ability to drive the ball, presently shows pull-side pop with a mostly line drive swing, gets the barrel head out, smooth actions.

Ninth Inning Royals

Reeve Walden, SS/2B, Lakeside (GA), 2022
5-foot-10, 145-pound right-handed hitting middle infielder, a lean athlete. Offensively, has a confident presence in the box, open setup, high hands circle forward and then drop and load back, high leg stride, good balance. Barrel path is short to the zone, mostly level, middle/pull type hitter, showed off some pull-side pop on an RBI triple down the left field line on Friday night. Defensively, a solid defender with good range, made all the plays that came his way throughout the weekend.
Paul Ramseur, OF, Pace Academy (GA), 2022
5-foot-10, 147-pound left-handed hitting outfielder, proportional build with emerging strength in frame. Offensively, balanced setup, high back elbow, smooth hand load back, short stride, remains balanced through contact. Pull hitter, barrel works mostly level through the zone, quick hands, strength through contact, showed off pull-side power.
Isaac Coronado, 3B/RHP, Marist (GA), 2022
Listed at 5-foot-8, 145-pound looks larger, closer to 6-foot, 170-pounds, right-handed hitting third baseman, strong build, will firm up and add additional muscle with continued physical maturity. Offensively, open setup, hands start near ear, drop and load back, high leg stride, good balance. Gap-to-gap type hitter, taps into the strength of his frame, finds the barrel, can drive the ball well.
Barrett Braves 16U

Ryder Moye, LHP, Sequoyah (GA), 2022
5-foot-10, 150-pound left-handed pitcher, athletic frame, broad shoulders, will be able to add a significant amount of strength as he continues to fill out, the very definition of a craft left. On the mound, arm works loose and easy from multiple slots, was effective from a sidearm slot as well as ¾. Creates natural deception, mixes timing well, works on-line, landing square, finishes crossing over. Changed speeds nicely on his fastball, ranging from 76-82, touching 83 when he needed to, some armside run and sink. Curveball, slurve-like, 65-68. Competes well on the mound with a high level of pitchability.
Beehive Stars 15U Scout

Hudson Parrish, C/OF, Montgomery Catholic (AL), 2023
5-foot-7, 145-pound right-handed hitting catcher and outfielder, strong, athletic build. Balanced setup, good rhythm throughout, short hand drop on load, short stride. Smooth swing, line drive approach.

John (Jabe) Boroff, C/SS, Macon East (AL), 2023
5-foot-9, 145-pound right-handed hitting catcher and shortstop. Wide setup at the plate, hands start high, deepen and drop on load, reverse toe-tap stride, good balance. Middle/pull hitter, attacks pitches on the inner half, elevates the ball, flashes the ability to drive it.

Canes Southeast 15U

Kael Whiddon, OF/RHP, Bremen (GA), 2023
6-foot, 175-pound right-handed hitting two-way prospect, strong, athletic frame. Offensively had perhaps the best weekend out of any hitter at underclass division of the PBR Cup. Open setup, loads weight onto back-side and separates hands from body, utilizes his lower half well, good balance through contact. Drives the ball to all fields, barrel path is level through the zone with some whip, loose and quick hands, consistently found the barrel and gaps in the defense. Had multiple extra base hits, including two inside the park home runs on the weekend, one of which occurred in the top of the 7th inning of the semifinals with Canes Southeast tied 5-5. On the mound, controlled, deliberate actions. Tall and fall delivery, arm works short to a high ¾ slot, repeats. Fastball played up to 80, sat 78-80. Changeup, showed feel for, 70.
Bradford Bush, C, Columbus (GA), 2023
5-foot-8 140-pounds. Athletic player that moves well behind the plate. Has quick transfer, and puts the ball where it needs to be. The arm is still developing, but has all the right actions and footwork to show a promising pop-time in the future. He has a nice, wide stance at the plate that allows him to get everything into his swing. Good 2 strike approach, and he puts the ball in play consistently.

Walker Altman, LHP/OF, Central Carroll (GA), 2023
5-foot-9 145-pounds. Athletic framed lefty that has a smooth swing, and good actions. Small leg kick at the plate that gets down in time to make contact at bat after at bat. Quick hands that stay through the zone, and has a complete finish. Gets out of the box, and runs well. Good closing speed in the OF, takes good routes, and a goof arm.

GBSA Rays

Edward Phelps, INF, Norcross (GA), 2022
6-foot-2 175-pounds. Uber athletic kid, good frame, strong at the plate. A well rounded player that has good actions at SS. At a great weekend offensively, showed the ability to hit for contact, and for power. Just missed a HR in one AB. High baseball IQ, manages the game well at SS. Puts pressure on the defense when he runs the bases.

Murchael Turner, OF, Woodward Academy (GA), 2023
5-foot-8, 140-pound right-handed hitting outfielder, athletically built with quick-twitch muscle. Offensively, has shortened things up since we last saw him, open setup, hands load to near arm bar, short reverse toe-tap stride, good balance. Line drive hitter who flashes gap-to-gap potential, hands are quick and smooth to and through contact, consistently found the barrel at the PBR Cup. An offensive catalyst for the GBSA Rays lineup out of the leadoff spot.  

Havoc Baseball

Brandon Fears, UTL, Shiloh (GA), 2022
5-foot-10, 155-pound right-handed hitting two-way prospect, lean, athletic frame. Offensively, wide setup, hands load back, short stride. Hits for contact, routinely put the ball in play finding the holes, uses his speed to challenge the defense, put together a number of quality at-bats throughout the weekend. On the mound, topped out at 80.

MGBA 16U

James Thorpe, OF, East Coweta (GA), 2022
6-foot-2, 205-pound right-handed hitting outfielder, physically stands out in a uniform, strong, muscular build, athletic frame, projecable. Offensively, hits from an open setup with back knee pointing towards first, short hand load, reverse toe-tap stride, uses lower half well, good balance throughout. Strong hands/wrists at contact, flicks the barrel through the zone, drives the ball with ease,lifts the ball looking to elevate and do damage, an enormous amount of raw power.

Cam Collier, CIF, Mount Paran (GA), 2023
Louisville commit, continues to be a consistent performer this fall for MGBA. About as physical as it gets for a member of the Class of 2023 currently, stands 6-foot, 190-pounds, thick frame with strength throughout and much more to come. Hits everything hard from the left-side of the plate with loose hands, barrel works mostly level as he peppered the right-side of the field all weekend at the PBR Cup.
  
Jayden Reid, SS, Westlake (GA), 2023
5-foot-10, 120-pound right-handed hitting middle infielder, lean, wiry frame, still physically maturing. Defensively stood out up the middle, quick first step, good range, arm works loosely, plenty of arm strength to stick on the left-side. Offensively, slightly open setup, smooth hand load back with a short stride, good balance. A line drive hitter, looks to put bat to ball and force the defense to make a play. Runs with long, fluid strides.
Khamari Bush, LHP, Westlake (GA), 2023
6-foot, 170-pound left-handed pitcher, broad shoulders, strength throughout frame. On the mound, arm works clean on the back-side to an over-the-top slot, repeats well. Relied solely on his fastball, sat 74-77 with run action, high volume of strikes, attacked hitters. Good ptichability.

Team 360 Hawks 16U

Micheal Sims, INF/RHP, Dacula (GA), 2022
5-foot-11, 190-pound right-handed hitting third baseman, built like a running back with strong upper and lower halves, smooth actions. Offensively, starts balanced with weight loaded onto his back leg, hands load back, short stride. Hands work loosely and get out front quickly, barrel is level through the zone, generates hard line drive contact to all fields.
Amir Streeter, SS/3B, Lithonia (GA), 2022
5-foot-10, 150-pound right-handed hitting shortstop and third baseman, athletic build, strong lower half. Offensively, takes a simple approach, smooth rhythm in balanced setup, minimal hand load back as he shift weight on back leg, short stride, balanced through contact. Line drive hitter with present bat speed, level barrel path, made contact more times than not throughout the PBR Cup. Ran a 4.37 home to first on an infield single to the second baseman. On the mound, his arm works short to a ¾ slot. Fastball sat 77-80. Mixed in a curveball at 67-69.
Collin Anderson, INF, Greater Atlanta Christian (GA), 2022
5-foot-10 135-pounds.Athletic setup with a bend in his knees, hands load back, short stride,  gets front foot down early, good balance throughout. Short, quick swing through the zone, aggressive, goes after the first pitch he likes early in the count, mostly line drive approach with future gap-to-gap tendencies.

Top Gun 15U Black

Cole Edwards, 3B, Spain Park (AL), 2023
6-foot-2, 160-pound right-handed third baseman, long, projectable frame that will fill out as he physically matures. Offensively, slightly open setup, high back elbow, loads barrel upright, short stride, Gap-to-gap type hitter who will develop pull-side pop with more consistency.
Triton Rays Dingers 2022

Camden Wimbish, C/RHP, West Stanly (GA), 2023
6-foot-1 190-pounds. One of the most impressive underclass players of the weekend. A well built 2023 with an athletic frame that projects well. 2-way player with good actions and motions on offensively and defensively. Tall, open stance with a clean stride and good weight transfer. Keeps the eyes level, and stays through the ball really well. On the mound he was up to an easy 82, that was effortless and clean. Good actions throughout the delivery, gets over the frontside well. Filled up the bottom of the zone, had a good CH, and great mound presence. A lot more left in the tank both on the mound and at the plate.

Mason Compton, INF/RHP, Flowery Branch (GA), 2023
6-foot-1 185-pounds. Another strong, physical kid for the dingers. 2-way player that can get it done on the mound, at the plate, and in the field. At the plate he has a strong lower-half, and gets the hands through the zone. Power in the swing, had a ground rule double to deep left center. On the mound was up to 82, sat 78-80. Good command, and can flip the CB really well.

Camden Page, MIF, West Hall (GA), 2024
5-foot-9, 165-pound switch-hitting middle infielder, present strength for age, playing up against competition two years older than him at-times, looked comfortable and not in any way out of the place. Offensively, open setup with weight displaced onto back leg, hands start near ear, on load flattens the barrel out and cocks wrists with barrel pointing towards the backstop. Line drive hitter, quick hands, short ot the zone long through, routinely put the ball in play with hard contact. Defensively, is a hard nosed defender, made some highlight plays, arm works short with ample strength. Will be on to watch in Georgia’s Class of 2024.
Zach Campbell, 1B, North Gwinnett (GA), 2022
6-foot-1, 200-pound right-handed hitting first baseman, thick, strong build. Takes a simple approach at the plate, balanced setup, hands separate, heel lift stride, good balance. Generates hard contact, strong forearms, power to all fields, with improved and more consistent barrel path will be able to drive and elevate the ball with force.

Ashton Kehren, C/1B, Buford (GA), 2022
6-foot, 190-pound catcher and corner infielder, thick frame with strength throughout. A high level defender behind the dish, creates a good target with his large frame, moves well laterally, solid blocker. Soft hands receive the ball well and frame it, fluid actions. Offensively has an emerging power bat, takes a gap-to-gap approach.

Elijah Reece, RHP, North Hall (GA), 2022
6-foot-1, 175-pound right-handed pitcher, long, lanky frame. Arm works long and clean to a ¾ slot. Had one of the top pitching performances of the PBR Cup, coming in the underclass finals against Canes Southeast. Took a no-hitter all the way into the sixth inning, coming one out away before allowing his first hit. Fastball sat 74-77, mixed in a slider at 65-67, feel for both.

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