By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

Over the next few weeks, we will continue to take a look at players who will be participating in the PBR Kentucky Top Prospect Games at Western Kentucky University June 16-17. The event affords players the opportunity to showcase their abilities in pre-game infield/outfield, batting practice, and game play. More than 40 players who attended last year’s Top Prospect Games event have committed to play at the college level with many more yet to come. This year’s event will feature the top uncommitted Class of 2016 and 2017 players from across Kentucky.

Tyler Horsley has attended multiple PBR events and has continued to show development on the mound. At the Preseason All-State Showcase in February, Horsley showed the most velocity we had seen from him. Below is a look at his scouting report from that event.

2/14/15 - 6-foot-1, 190-pound RHP showed a jump in velocity since last summer. Uses long arm action working through a high-3/4 slot, regular effort in delivery, occasionally lands open when throwing his fastball, fastball is straight at 85-86 mph topping at 87 once, showed one of the better curveballs of the event at 68-72 mph with 12/6 action and very good depth, shows good feel for his 73-74 mph changeup that is mostly straight, shows ability to throw secondary pitches for strikes and continues to develop into a top arm in the 2016 class.

Fast forward to the State Tournament earlier this week where Horsley, currently ranked No. 16 in Kentucky’s 2016 class, came in to pitch in relief in Ballard’s first round game. His fastball sat 85-87 mph, and he touched 88 on a few occasions in his two innings of work. He showed the ability to consistently throw both his curveball and changeup for strikes as well.