By Toby Bicknell
Texas Scouting Director

Prep Baseball Report Texas is working to cover the entire state of Texas and the baseball prospects that are striving for their goal of moving to the next level. Part of our coverage is to cover teams and team workouts. On Saturday, PBR Texas was invited to the Houston area to cover and evaluate Hunter Pence Baseball's Workout.
If you would like your team evaluated and written up by PBR, please contact our Texas Scouting Director, Toby Bicknell. Be sure to follow us on twitter at @PBR_Texas and stay tuned for more in depth coverage from this workout.

Click here for a list of all statistics from this event.

Below is a list of the top Junior and Senior Pitchers from this event. Click on each players name to view their profile and video.

Garrett Monroe, LHP/OF, Boling HS, 2017
6-foot-2, 210-pound frame. Strong, muscular build with broad shoulders and well defined lower half. The senior works from a ¾ slot with long arm action and a slight cross-body delivery. His fastball topped at 85 mph getting on top of hitters in just one inning of work. Curveball has a bigger shape at 63 mph showing sharpness at times. Athletic player that posted one of the top 60-yard dash times (6.8), and one of the top fastball velocities.

Cole Wesneski, IF/RHP, Cy-Fair HS, 2017
6-foot-2, 205-pound strong frame. Projectable arm with an athletic, well defined lower half, broad shoulders and long arms. Works from high-¾ slot with long, easy arm action and an up-tempo delivery. Fastball topped out at 85 mph in one inning of work. Showed good command of both his fastball, and a slider that he threw at 67 mph.

Cole Payne, RHP/OF, Victoria HS, 2018
6-foot-2, 180-pound frame. Works from a high-¾ slot with a short reach at hand break. Fastball topped out at 83 mph and was heavy at the bottom of the zone. His changeup is his best offspeed pitch that he turns over with some good depth at 75 mph. Curveball has 12-6 action at 72 mph. Registered 86 mph three times from the outfield, 83 mph across the infield and ran a 7.25 60-yard dash.

Tre Jones, OF/LHP, Jersey Village HS, 2018
6-foot, 160-pound athletic, strong frame. Lean muscular build with long limbs. Works from a high-¾ slot with a smooth delivery and quick arm. Fastball appeared to got on top of hitters at 85 mph. Slider is his second best pitch 63 mph and should improve as he continues to develop. Athletic player that ran a 6.83 60-yard dash and registered 86 mph on his exit velo.

Riley Backs, OF/LHP, Cy-Falls HS, 2018
6-foot-2, 175-pound wiry, athletic frame. Works from high-¾ slot with short arm action. His delivery has an up-tempo energy and high leg kick that creates some deception for the hitter. His fastball touched 83 mph with some down-hill angle. Slider topped at 71 mph with short, sharp break. Athletic player that had a solid workout with a 6.9 60-yard dash and threw 86 mph from the outfield.

Ty Dragos, C/OF/RHP, Summer Creek HS, 2017
6-foot-2, 185-pound strong, athletic frame. One of the best all around prospects at the event, finishing in the top three in five categories. Dragos, a primary catcher, started the day by running a 6.73 60-yard dash, then touching 89 mph in the outfield workout showing an easy exchange and good arm action. As we moved to the infield portion of the showcase he was still 87 mph across the diamond with good footwork and actions. Then during the catcher's defensive workout he registered a 1.81 pop time. On the mound he works from a high-¾ arm slot with a short, quick arm action. Fastball topped at 83 mph with his curve sitting at 69 mph. His exit-velo was 90 mph.

Joe Kibbe, RHP/IF, Cinco Ranch HS, 2018
6-foot-2, 190 pound frame. Works from an over-the-top slot with a long reach out of the glove. Fastball topped at 85. Changeup was his best offspeed pitch at 68 mph with some arm-side depth. Curveball top velocity was 63 mph.

Be on the lookout for more from Hunter Pence Baseball Workout:
+ Top 2019 & 2020 Pitcher
+ Top Position Players

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