Prep Baseball Report

KC Royals Scout Day: Quick Hitters Position Players


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Tuesdays July 11th PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Charleston Southern University for a Scout Day with players from KC Royals. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2028 Grad Classes. 

The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering information on each pitch. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days. 

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Quick Hitters - Position Players

 

Trevin Garner, Chapin HS, 2024

6-2 200 pound strong frame.  Simple setup with not a lot of movement in the swing.  Shows power in bat with a flat stroke through the zone.  Line drive approach with hard contact, while using the big part of the field.  Had a max exit velo of 96.1 mph and a max distance of 327 feet.    

Jake Peterson, Chapin HS, 2024

6-0 180 pound physical athletic frame.  Controlled smooth tempo in load and gets to a good hitting position.  Swing had good direction through the ball.  Line drive approach while making consistent hard contact.  Max exit velo of 93.4 mph and  a max distance of 325 feet.  

Jayden Williams, Spring Valley HS, 2025

5-11 170 pound athletic frame with good projection.  Swing works down through the ball with good extension.  Line drives around the field while working gap to gap in his approach.  Max exit velo of 93.4 mph and a max distance of 325 feet.  Showed off his wheels as well with a 6.61 60 on the swift timing gates.

Devon Houge, Cane Bay HS, 2025

5-11 210 physical frame.  Upright stance and stays down on the ball with his swing with good extension out front.  Swings work above and down through the ball while making hard contact and a max exit velo of 93.2 mph and a max distance of 340 feet.  

Nick Sadler, Fountain Inn HS, 2025 

6-0 170 lean frame with room to add on.  Hits from a wider stance with good rhythm.  Swing is in the zone with quickness and big extension out front with good direction.  Had a max exit velo of 92.2 mph and a max distance of 313 feet.  Barrel worked above the ball throughout the swing.

Kaeyden Harris, Chapin HS, 2026

6-0 185 pound strong athletic frame.  Shows good bat speed and quickness in hands while swing works down through the ball.  Flat stroke while making hard contact in BP while working through the middle of the field..  Had a max exit velo of 91.1 mph

Miles Barbrey, Fountain Inn, 2025

5-8 160 pound frame.  Toe tap to get the body loaded up and ready to hit with a good rhythm in swing.  Has a short swing while working inside the baseball and using the whole field approach in BP.  Line drive approach while having a max exit velo of 89.7 mph and a max distance of 307 feet.  

Ethan Crowe, Summerville HS, 2025

5-9 145 pound lean frame with room to grow.  Simple setup with a weight shift back to get loaded.  Has a flat swing while working down through the ball with lots of hard line drive and ground balls.  Had a max exit velo of 88.4 mph.  

Felix Flecha, Chapin HS, 2026

5-11 150 pound frame.  Hits from a wider stance and big toe tap back to get loaded up and a good forward movement to balance.  Swing works flat through the zone with a line drive approach while using the whole field.  Max exit velo of 87.4 mph. 

Banks Knight, Summerville HS, 2025

5-9 150 pound athletic frame.  Left handed hitter with good looseness and quickness in hands.  Whips the barrel through the zone while showing the ability to use the whole field.  Had a max exit velo of 86.6 mph.  Showed off his speed with a 6.93 60 on the swift timing gates.