Top Prospect Games: Catcher Scouting Reports - Upper Class
October 7, 2024
Prep Baseball of South Carolina hosted its Top Prospect Games on August 17th at The College of Charleston. The event featured players from across the state in the 2025-2028 grad classes. The Top Prospect Games continues to be one of the most popular summer events on the Prep Baseball summer schedule with several college coaches in attendance taking a look at the prospects in attendance.
Position players opened the day with an offensive workout, taking live BP on the field. TrackMan and Blast were used to track pre-swing and ball-flight analytics. Players then went through a defensive workout at their position, allowing coaches and scouts to get a feel for their athleticism, movement, and arm strength.
After the workout, the players where split into to teams and played a controlled game. Pitchers threw to live hitters in a controlled environment, allowing PBR Scouts to control pitch count and stress of each inning. Hitters got live looks at pitchers, allowing the coaches and scouts in attendance to further their evaluations after BP, in the live setting.
Below we will look at the upper class catcher scouting reports for the event.
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SCOUTING REPORTS (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
Positional Profile: C/1B
Body: 6-3, 227-pounds. Big and physical
Hit: RHH. Slightly open stance with bend in knees and weight preset back, barrel points straight up, hands between ear/shoulder and elbow pointed down Good load into back hip with a high, balanced leg kick, swing lacks repeatability but real bat speed and power 75.3 mph bat speed with 15 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 84.0 mph. 363' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. Short stroke with a 3/4 slot, solid strength and some carry
Defense: 1.87-1.95 pop times. Some raw athleticism with efficient transfer and above avg footwork
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-10, 181-pounds. Proportionate frame
Hit: RHH. Balanced, upright stance with bend in knees with hands close to body and between shoulder and ear and back elbow pointed down Short, direct stroke with a good, level path and strength at contact, nice & easy swing 68.3 mph bat speed with 11 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 86.1 mph. 344' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-78 mph. Short stroke with a quick transfer
Defense: 1.97-2.02 pop times. Off balance at times but flashes athleticism
ATH: 7.07 runner in the 60. 1.71 and 3.94 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 26.40 max vertical.
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 6-1, 195-pounds. Physical frame
Hit: LHH. Upright, slightly open stance, hands even with ear and a high back elbow Short, easy swing with a repeatable path and strength at contact 69 mph bat speed with 12 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 97 max exit velocity, averaged 90.5 mph. 369' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. Short action with a H3Q slot, above avg strength
Defense: 1.94-2.08 pop times. Above avg footwork and mobility
ATH: 27.00 max vertical.
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-11, 182-pounds. Lean, proportionate frame
Hit: RHH. Open, upright stance with hands below shoulder height, barrel pointed up and a higher back elbow Longer stride with a medium leg kick, level stroke lacks repeatability at time but shows some whip to the barrel 62.6 mph bat speed with 13 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 85 max exit velocity, averaged 76.8 mph. 316' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-72 mph. Short, efficient stroke with some quickness but needs more strength and carry
Defense: 2.07-2.16 pop times. Clean footwork with an easy operation
Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 6-0, 180-pounds. Present strength with more in tank
Hit: RHH. Athletic, slightly wider base with bend in knees, weight evenly distributed, hands even with shoulder and barrel pointed vertically, higher back elbow Nice, balanced load with a medium leg kick to a longer stride, able to withstand a dive with quality lower half mobility, hands stretch back and shows good bat speed with strong hands in a short swing, present power 69.2 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 86.8 mph. 346' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-82 mph. Short action with a quick arm and clean transfers, good arm strength and carry
Defense: 1.80-1.91 pop times. Quick, natural movements with good footwork, quality defender
ATH: 28.50 max vertical.
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-11, 177-pounds. Solid, proportionate frame
Hit: RHH. Upright, open stance with hands high at ear level, barrel pointed vertically and a high back elbow Medium leg kick activates lower half, creating hand stretch, downward angle in swing with solid bat speed creating impact 65.3 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 76.3 mph. 322' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. Short action with above avg arm speed
Defense: 1.83-1.94 pop times. Good footwork and balance staying low behind dish
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