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The fifth annual PBR TN/KY Border Battle took place on October 2nd-3rd at the University of Tennessee's Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The premier fall invite only event features the top sophomore and junior prospects from Tennessee and Kentucky, both showcasing their skills and competing for state bragging rights. The event has become a staple in recruiting as we've had over one hundred college commits from this event in the previous years.
This year, we hosted just under 60 prospects from the two respective states, as they completed a pro style workout, gathering Trackman and Blast data, then each class competed in two games. During the 2023 gameplay, we saw plenty of offense as the teams combined for 32 runs in game one and followed it up with 19 in game two as Kentucky swept the 2023 series. On day two, Kentucky 2024s dominated game one by a score of 13-1 and lead 6-1 after game two was halted in the second frame due to ongoing rain in the area. There were plenty of high caliber arms as we saw 17 pitchers top 85+ over the weekend and 37 position players topped 90+ exit velo on Trackman during BP. Below we have the complete statistical results from the event as well as the top performers across various different categories.
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| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Houston Clark | TN | Beech | 2023 | C | 97.8 mph |
| 2 | Levin East | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2023 | UTILITY | 97.6 mph |
| 3 | Gunner Massey | KY | Paducah tilghman | 2024 | C | 97.5 mph |
| 4 | Isaac Tencza | KY | Tates Creek | 2023 | C | 97.1 mph |
| 5 | Alex Martin | KY | Boyd County | 2024 | 3B | 97.0 mph |
| 6 | Griffen Jones | TN | Daniel Boone | 2023 | OF | 96.9 mph |
| 7 | Cadwell Turner | KY | Calloway County | 2023 | UTILITY | 96.7 mph |
| 8 | Braden Graves | TN | Gibbs | 2023 | 3B | 96.4 mph |
| 9 | Miles Harper Jr | TN | Bartlett | 2023 | RHP | 96.1 mph |
| 10 | Ty Denton | TN | Hardin Valley | 2023 | C | 95.9 mph |
| 11 | Aaron Moffitt | TN | Livingston Academy | 2023 | 3B | 95.8 mph |
| 12 | Christian Taylor | TN | Green Hill | 2023 | SS | 95.6 mph |
| 13 | Eli James | KY | McCracken County | 2024 | 1B | 95.0 mph |
| 14 | Trevor Ferris | TN | Franklin | 2024 | RHP | 94.4 mph |
| 15 | Zach Sims | KY | McCracken County | 2023 | LHP | 94.3 mph |
| 16 | Ty Starke | KY | St. Xavier | 2023 | LHP | 94.1 mph |
| 17 | Nathan Aguilar | TN | Rockvale | 2023 | SS | 94.1 mph |
| 18 | Cooper Cameron | TN | Webb School of Knoxville | 2024 | OF | 93.7 mph |
| 19 | Cooper Smith | KY | Saint Xavier | 2023 | SS | 93.5 mph |
| 20 | Eli Evans | TN | Farragut | 2024 | 3B | 93.4 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Jacob Conquest | TN | Greenbrier | 2023 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
| 2 | Peyton Jackson | KY | Boyd County | 2024 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
| 3 | Griffen Jones | TN | Daniel Boone | 2023 | OF | 87.7 mph |
| 4 | Chase Keen | KY | North Laurel | 2023 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
| 5 | Bradley Coulter | KY | Spencer county | 2023 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
| 6 | Graham Jones | TN | Daniel Boone | 2025 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
| 7 | Cannon Rice | TN | Rossview | 2023 | RHP | 87.3 mph |
| 8 | Jared Eisiminger | KY | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 2023 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
| 9 | Levin East | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2023 | UTILITY | 86.9 mph |
| 10 | Andrew Gilliam | KY | Tate's Creek | 2023 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
| 11 | Zachary Hernandez | TN | Lincoln County | 2023 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
| 12 | Zach Moss | KY | Hopkinsville | 2024 | RHP | 86.0 mph |
| 13 | Cadwell Turner | KY | Calloway County | 2023 | UTILITY | 85.9 mph |
| 14 | Jace Kirby | TN | Summit | 2023 | LHP | 85.6 mph |
| 15 | Braden Graves | TN | Gibbs | 2023 | 3B | 85.6 mph |
| 16 | Eli DeBerry | TN | Arlington | 2024 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
| 17 | William Orberson | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2024 | OF | 85.1 mph |
| 18 | Kemper Whisman | KY | Shelby County | 2023 | RHP | 85.0 mph |
| 19 | Drew Whalen | TN | Franklin | 2023 | 3B | 84.5 mph |
| 20 | Ty Starke | KY | St. Xavier | 2023 | LHP | 84.3 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Christian Taylor | TN | Green Hill | 2023 | SS | 6.80 |
| 2 | Griffen Jones | TN | Daniel Boone | 2023 | OF | 6.89 |
| 3 | Levin East | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2023 | UTILITY | 7.06 |
| 4 | Cooper Smith | KY | Saint Xavier | 2023 | SS | 7.08 |
| 5 | Owen Grimsley | TN | Jefferson County | 2023 | 2B | 7.09 |
| 6 | Braden Graves | TN | Gibbs | 2023 | 3B | 7.17 |
| 7 | Gavin Dufault | TN | Clarksville | 2023 | OF | 7.29 |
| ^ | Nathan Aguilar | TN | Rockvale | 2023 | SS | 7.29 |
| 8 | Bradley Coulter | KY | Spencer county | 2023 | RHP | 7.30 |
| 9 | Chase Carver | KY | Warren East | 2023 | SS | 7.34 |
| 10 | Aaron Moffitt | TN | Livingston Academy | 2023 | 3B | 7.40 |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | H-1st |
| 1 | William Orberson | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2024 | OF | 4.54 |
| 2 | Hunter Vaughn | KY | Taylor County | 2024 | SS | 4.63 |
| 3 | Luke Jenkins | TN | Fayette Academy | 2024 | SS | 4.69 |
| ^ | Gunner Massey | KY | Paducah tilghman | 2024 | C | 4.69 |
| ^ | Tyson Henderlight | TN | Goodpasture Christian | 2024 | SS | 4.69 |
| 4 | Cooper Cameron | TN | Webb School of Knoxville | 2024 | OF | 4.72 |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Kemper Whisman | KY | Shelby County | 2023 | RHP | 86 |
| 2 | Braden Graves | TN | Gibbs | 2023 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | Cooper Smith | KY | Saint Xavier | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | William Orberson | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2024 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Drew Whalen | TN | Franklin | 2023 | 3B | 85 |
| 3 | Levin East | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2023 | UTILITY | 84 |
| ^ | Hunter Cook | KY | Shelby Co | 2023 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Aaron Moffitt | TN | Livingston Academy | 2023 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Eli Evans | TN | Farragut | 2024 | 3B | 84 |
| 4 | Alex Martin | KY | Boyd County | 2024 | 3B | 83 |
| ^ | Zachary Hernandez | TN | Lincoln County | 2023 | RHP | 83 |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Braden Graves | TN | Gibbs | 2023 | 3B | 89 |
| ^ | Griffen Jones | TN | Daniel Boone | 2023 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Hayden Mains | KY | Rowan County | 2024 | OF | 89 |
| 2 | Miles Harper Jr | TN | Bartlett | 2023 | RHP | 85 |
| ^ | Luke Jenkins | TN | Fayette Academy | 2024 | SS | 85 |
| 3 | Cooper Cameron | TN | Webb School of Knoxville | 2024 | OF | 83 |
| 4 | Ryan Johnson | KY | Nicholas County | 2024 | LHP | 82 |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Houston Clark | TN | Beech | 2023 | C | 78 |
| 2 | Graham Jones | TN | Daniel Boone | 2025 | RHP | 77 |
| ^ | Isaac Tencza | KY | Tates Creek | 2023 | C | 77 |
| 3 | Graham Johnson | KY | Sayre | 2023 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Gunner Massey | KY | Paducah tilghman | 2024 | C | 75 |
| 4 | Ty Denton | TN | Hardin Valley | 2023 | C | 72 |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Graham Jones | TN | Daniel Boone | 2025 | RHP | 2.00-2.13 |
| 2 | Isaac Tencza | KY | Tates Creek | 2023 | C | 2.01-2.10 |
| 3 | Graham Johnson | KY | Sayre | 2023 | C | 2.01-2.11 |
| 4 | Houston Clark | TN | Beech | 2023 | C | 2.04-2.18 |
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