KNOXVILLE, TN - The Prep Baseball Tennessee Knoxville Summer ID was held on Tuesday, June 11th at Knoxville Catholic High School. Players went through an extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, ran the 60-yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to get numbers and metrics on TrackMan during a bullpen setting. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing at the event.

Continuing our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look at some of the standouts from the event. Below you will the scouting reports on all pitchers from the Knoxville Summer ID.

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PITCHER REPORTS

Blake Hester, Roane County (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Proportionate athletic frame, longer limbed with plenty of room to develop size and strength.
Delivery: Holds good pace throughout his delivery with a contorlled leg lift which sees a slight turn inward with his shoulders. Lower half works very well throughout.
Arm Action: RH. Longer arm swing behind his body with a quick action over a lower 3 quarter slot. Has lots of room to improve on velo as he develops.
FB: T78, 76-78 mph. FB shows a developing feel for spin that works very well off of his breaking pitches, may consider working on a two seam that will play very well with his arm action. T1816, 1786 average rpm.
CB: 60-60 mph. CB shows solid 12/6 movement with some sharpness to it, will improve as armspeed and spin does. T1886, 1886 average rpm.
SL: 61-64 mph. Does a good job maintaining two different shapes with his two breaking balls. Slider has more horizontal movement as it should. T1892, 1825 average rpm.
CH: 65-67 mph. CH shows good feel for killing hop and spin, can add more arm side depth, which will come with reps. T1906, 1408 average rpm.
ATH: 7.25 runner in the 60.

Deizel Phillips, Maryville High School (TN), 2028
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 5-8, 110-pounds. Smaller frame that will continue to develop as he matures. Plenty of room to fill out.
Delivery: Smooth and repeatable motions down the mound. Shows feel for his lower half that is only going to get better as he learns to sink into his back leg and drive harder.
Arm Action: RH. Tight arm action behind him with a smooth 3/4 arm slot, lots of projectability as he grows.
FB: T74, 72-74 mph. Commands the zone with some ASR to it, body has lots of growing to do that will exponentially benefit his FB,. T1873, 1709 average rpm.
SL: 65-66 mph. Good feel for his SL with tight spin and movement. Will gain better movement and shape as he grows. T1797, 1771 average rpm.
CH: 67-69 mph. T1959, 1575 average rpm.
CUT: 69-70 mph.

Cy Stephens, Oak Ridge (TN), 2025
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-10, 200-pounds. Compact, muscular frame that features present lowerhalf strength and improved athleticism.
Delivery: Quick and athletic movements through his pitching motion, engages back hip well as he gets down the hill.
Arm Action: LH. Long swing behind him wiht good action through a high 3/4 arm aciton.
FB: T82, 80-82 mph. Spins his fastball very well with great backspin creating great ride to it with 17.6 inches of average ride. Gets on hitters up, and has a tricky angle low. T2223, 2100 average rpm.
SL: 64-68 mph. Tightly spun with true slider action, will miss bats. T2102, 2038 average rpm.
CH: 73-75 mph. Developing shape on his CH is more of a straight change at present. Kills spin and some ride, but is lacking some depth to be a primary weapon. Tunnels and works off of other pitches well. T1912, 1815 average rpm.
ATH: 7.63 runner in the 60.

Michael Teasley, Oak Ridge (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 5-11, 185-pounds. Very athletic mover that is still developing size and strength to go with + athleticism.
Delivery: Primarily worked out of the stretch with a big, but controlled leg lift that shows him doing a great job getting into lower half before exploding down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Athletic and repeatable arm action with a short swing behind him before coming over the top with a high 3/4 whippy arm action.
FB: T89, 87-89 mph. His FB explodes out of the hand, and has been higher in velo previously. Has potential to become a weapon of a 2-seamer going forward. T2068, 1919 average rpm.
CB: 73-75 mph. Excellent feel for spin with big movement with 2 way depth, excellent tunneling with other pitches in his arsenal. T2675, 2601 average rpm.
SL: 74-75 mph. Great differential off of CB, with plus horizontal movement which keeps IVB right at the 0 mark. Legitamate weapon that gives any hitters fits. T2676, 2596 average rpm.
CH: 81-83 mph. His CH shows really good promise with killed spin and vertical break, needs to add depth armside to take it up a notch. T1650, 1547 average rpm.
ATH: 7.04 runner in the 60.

Brady Trent, Bearden (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: 1B/RHP
Body: 6-1, 195-pounds. Larger frame with proportionate limbs, more athleticism to come as he further develops into his body.
Delivery: Works quickly through his motion with good activation in his lower half. Tends to rush through his leg lift and may loose power down the mound because of it. A small pause at the top of his leg lift will allow for his lowerhalf to gather better.
Arm Action: RH. Arm shoots back behind him at footplant with full extension behind his body, works with some whippiness to it through his 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T74, 72-73 mph. Still developing uses his FB well in the zone with some ASR, will develop sink very well as his arm further develops. T1888, 1840 average rpm.
CB: 59-61 mph. Good feel for his CB with a 12-6 action to it. T1465, 1320 average rpm.
CH: 68-69 mph. Good feel for the pitch at present that works off of other pitches well, will do well for him as his arm grows. T1314, 1234 average rpm.
ATH: 7.90 runner in the 60.

Kyler Worsham, LAKEWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: 2B/RHP
Body: 6-0, 160-pounds. Athletic frame with a taller, muscular build. Plenty of potential for increased size and strength, which can lead to plus athleticism.
Delivery: Smooth and controlled throughout his windup with very good actions. Very good use of lower half as he gets down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Arm works extremely well with a tight controlled spiral behind him into a whippy over the top action. Will develop extremely well over the coming years.
FB: T75, 74-75 mph. A lot to like about his FB shape at present. Good feel for spin currently with good ride to it. Oozes potential. T1965, 1812 average rpm.
CB: 65-65 mph. Very good feel for his CB with has great 3/9 movement to it. T2075, 2075 average rpm.
SL: 66-66 mph. T2123, 2073 average rpm.
CH: 72-72 mph. Shows a good premilinary feel for his CH with solid depth to it. T1370, 1282 average rpm.
ATH: 7.55 runner in the 60.

 

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