Prep Baseball Report

C35 Scout Day: Quick Hitters-Position Players


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University on Thursday August 19th for a scout day with C35. Players ranged from the 2022-2025 grad classes. 

The evening began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by Pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen of 15-20 pitches with Trackman gathering advanced analytics. After the bullpens the position players ran a laser timed 60, followed by batting practice with Trackman gathering ball flight data. Due to rain and storms passing through, batting practice had to be moved indoors. 

Below we take a look at some of the numbers collected throughout the evening. CLICK HERE to see the full roster and statistical output. 

By the Numbers

  • 62 players took part in the scout day
  • 5 players ran a sub-7 laser timed 60
  • 11 players ran a 7.30 or better on the lasers
  • 3 catcher velocities reached 75 or higher
  • 94.48 mph was the top exit velocity
  • 7 hitters had an exit velocity of 90 or higher
  • 332’ was the longest ball hit
  • 86.98 mph was the top fastball
  • 5 fastballs topped at 85 mph or higher
  • 2228 rpm was the top fastball spin
  • 2512 rpm was the top curveball spin

 

QUICK HITTERS - Position players

 

Jake Barbour, SS/OF, 2023

5-foot-9, 160-pound build. Left hand hitter. Hands are quick with his barrel staying through the zone. Drove the ball to both gaps in BP. Ball off his bat topped at 88.74 mph. Ran a 6.91 laser timed 60. 

Will Kennedy, OF/3B, 2024

Strong build at 5-foot-10, 160-pounds. The left hand hitter worked through the middle of the field in his BP rounds. Short, compact swing with quick hands. Ball off his barrel topped at 86.8 mph. 

Ethan Bunce, C/OF, 2025

5-foot-10, 159-pound frame with room for maturation ahead. Balanced in the box with a simple load. Barrel is flat through the zone with a middle to pull approach. Best pop time recorded at 2.04. 

Pierce Bouwman, SS/3B, 2023

6-foot-2, 180-pound build. Fluid swing with loose hands, Barrel stays through the zone making hard contact through the middle. Hands have strength and quickness. Posted a 6.98 60-time on the lasers. 

Blayse Leonard, OF/RHP, 2023

Quickness present in a 5-foot-10, 160-pound frame. Ran a 6.83 laser timed 60. Uses a wide base sitting in his legs. Barrel works down through the ball with a gap to gap approach. 

Bryant Kimbrell, 1B/RHP, 2024

Large frame at 6-foot-1, 205-pounds. Strength present. Balanced in the box with a quiet load. Barrel stays inside the ball and gets extension out front. Made hard contact to right center during BP. 

Hunter Meeds, OF/2B, 2023

5-foot-8, 150-pound build. Quickness present running a 6.70 laser timed 60 on a wet track. Hands have quickness. Looks to stay inside the ball with a middle to opposite field approach. 

Jackson Kuhn, C/1B, 2022

Lanky frame with room to add strength at 6-foot, 165-pounds. Balanced swing with his barrel getting extension out front. Middle to right center approach. Has arm strength from behind the plate his arm topping at 78 mph and his best pop time at 2.03. 

Micah Monaghan, 2B/SS, 2022

5-foot-10, 160-pound frame has room to add strength. Balanced at the plate with a wide base, simple load to start. Direct barrel path to the ball looking to stay through the middle of the field. Ball off his barrel topped at 87 mph. Ran a 7.14 laser timed 60. 

Caleb Waters, 1B/OF, 2024

Physical presence at 6-foot-4, 225-pounds. Legs drive through the swing with his barrel working down through the ball to a level finish. Ball off his bat topped at 89.6 mph. 

Elijah Pittman, OF/RHP, 2022

Athletic build at 6-foot-1, 170-pounds. Hands have strength and quickness. Lined bals through the middle and to the right side in BP. Exit velocity topped at 89.4 mph. Ran a 7.30 60-time on the lasers. 

Jake Montgomery, OF/RHP, 2023

Athletic build with projection ahead in his 6-foot-3, 165-pound frame. Squared several balls up through the middle and to right center. Hands are quick. Short path with his barrel staying inside the ball getting to a high finish. Exit velocity topped at 90.4 mph. Ran a 6.85 laser timed 60. 

Joshua Pittman, RHP/OF, 2024

Strength present in a 6-foot, 210-pound frame. Sets up with an even base, vertical barrel. Simple load with some lift to the swing path. Barreled balls through the middle and to the right side. Ball off his bat topped at 85.2 mph. 

Ryan Wallace, RHP/SS, 2025

Strong, athletic build at 5-foot-10, 170-pounds. Balanced setup with a simple load. Barrel works down through the ball with a middle of the field approach. Exit velocity reached 87.7 mph. 

Austin Renn, C/2b, 2023

5-foot-11, 165-pound frame with room to fill out. Uses an even base with his hands starting above his back shoulder, loads with a leg lift while his hands work down and back. Hands are quick with a middle of the field approach. Ball off his barrel topped at 84.6 mph. Has arm strength from behind the plate with his best pop time at 1.99. 

Camron Seagraves, RHP/SS, 2024

Thin frame at 6-foot-1, 155-pounds with room to fill out in the coming years. Quick hands with a short path to the ball. Lined balls through the middle of the field. Ran a 7.04 laser timed 60. 

Chance Purvis, RHP/1B, 2022

Strength present in a 6-foot-1, 210-pound build. Hands have strength. Looks to stay inside the ball with a middle of the field approach. Ball off his barrel topped at 91.3 mph. 

Finley Spicer, 3B/OF, 2022

Athletic frame at 6-foot-2, 185-pounds. Made hard contact through the middle during his BP rounds. Hands are quick. Short path staying through the ball out front. Balanced swing with ball off his bat up to 94.5 mph. 

Kale Scruggs, RHP/2B, 2023

6-foot, 170-pound build. LIned balls through the middle and to the right side. Barrel works mostly flat through the zone with length out front. Balanced swing with some quickness to his hands. 

Cameron Way, 3B/SS, 2022

6-foot, 190-pound build. Starts open, loads with a short stride keeping his barrel quiet. Balanced swing. Middle to opposite field approach with his exit velocity topping at 87.2 mph.