Quick Hitters: Top Prospect Games - '25 Position Players
August 14, 2023
PBR of North Carolina hosted its Top Prospect Games on August 2nd at Campbell University. The event featured players from across the state in the 2024-2026 grad classes. The Top Prospect Games continues to be one of the most popular summer events on the PBR summer schedule with several college coaches in attendance taking a look at the prospects in attendance.
The day started with position players taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP position players went through a defensive evaluation that began with the outfielders followed by the catchers and infielders. When players finished their defensive workout they ran a laser timed 60 using Swift Technology. In the afternoon players were split into 6 teams with each team playing 2 controlled games with Trackman gathering information on each pitcher that threw in the game.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at the top performers in select categories.
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Quick Hitters
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6-foot, 185-pound frame with room to fill out. Lined a ball to right in game action and added another 2-strike single in a later at bat. Hands are quick, compact swing with feel for the barrel. Top exit velocity at 86.3 mph, average EV at 76.1 mph. Worked gap to gap in BP with a line drive approach.
6-foot, 177-pound frame. Stayed through the middle of the field in BP. Flat swing path, barrel gets length out front with quickness to his hands. Peak exit velocity at 90.8 mph, average EV at 83.9 mph. Solid actions on the infield.
5-foot-11, 175-pound frame. Drove balls to center and left center during his BP rounds. Top exit velocity at 97.6 mph, average EV at 90.9 mph. Barreled a ball to his pull side during game play. Hands are strong, slight lift to the swing path. Arm reached 76 mph from behind the plate.
6-foot, 180-pound frame. LIned balls to center and to his pull side in BP. Peak exit velocity at 90.3 mph, average EV at 86.3 mph. Short path with his barrel working inside and through the ball, hands have quickness. Arm reached 83 mph on the infield.
Strength in a 6-foot-1, 215-pound frame. Stayed to the big part of the field during BP. Posted a peak exit velocity of 95.4 mph, average EV at 82.8 mph. Hands have strength, slight lift to the swing path getting extension through the middle of the field. Arm up to 85 mph on the infield.
5-foot-7, 150-pound frame. Lined balls to center and right during game action for base hits, hit another ball on the barrel to his pull side. Hands are quick, short to the ball with his barrel working flat through the zone. Has feel for the barrel with the ability to use the whole field. Top exit velocity at 85.1 mph, average EV at 79.7 mph. Athletic defender on the infield.
6-foot-1, 180-pound frame. Lined a ball to center and barreled another ball to the right side during game play. Worked to both gaps during BP posting a top exit velocity of 95.6 mph, average EV at 86.7 mph. Flat swing path with quickness to his hands. Accurate arm that reached 81 mph on the infield.
5-foot-11, 195-pounds. Worked gap to gap during his BP rounds. Top exit velocity at 96.4 mph, average EV at 81 mph. Flat swing path, stays balanced, hands have strength. Barreled a ball to right during game action. Has arm strength behind the plate with his throws topping at 83 mph. Throws have carry with his best pop time at 1.97.
5-foot-11, 190-pound frame. Lined a ball to left center field during game play. Squared balls up gap to gap during BP. Peak exit velocity at 91.7 mph, average EV at 85.7 mph. Fluid swing, short path with his barrel staying through the ball. Arm reached 87 mph across the infield.
5-foot-10, 165-pound frame. Hands are quick, short path with his barrel staying inside and through the ball. Top exit velocity at 87.1 mph, average EV at 77.6 mph. Solid actions on the infield. Ran a 7.18 60-time on the lasers.
5-foot-11, 165-pound build. Worked through the middle and to the opposite field during BP. Top exit velocity at 90.9 mph, average EV at 78 mph. Hit a ball on the barrel to right during game action. Hits with a strong base, barrel works inside and through the ball getting length out front. Arm up to 81 mph across the infield.
Athletic build at 6-foot, 180-pounds. Hit several balls off the barrel in BP staying through the middle of the field. Fluid swing with strength and quickness in hands. Barrel works with an inside path and stays through the zone. Top exit velocity at 89.4 mph, average EV at 80.8 mph. Athletic defender who showed ranged to both sides while playing shortstop and the ability to play on the run. Arm topped at 92 mph across the infield.
5-foot-9, 147-pound frame. LIned balls through the middle of the field during BP. Hands have quickness, back leg drives through the swing, mostly flat barrel path through the zone. Peak exit velocity at 84.9 mph, average EV at 75.5 mph. Ran a 7.19 60-time on the lasers.
Large frame at 6-foot-5, 195-pounds. Hit several line drives during BP using the whole field. Peak exit velocity at 95.3 mph, average EV at 85.2 mph. HIts with a wide base, no stride, flat swing path. Had a base hit to right center during game play. Ran a 6.79 laser timed 60.
5-foot-9, 155-pound frame. Squared a ball up to right and barreled another ball to his pull side during game play. Quick hands, short to the ball with a flat swing path. Top exit velocity at 90.2 mph, average EV at 84.4 mph. Ran a 7.21 laser timed 60.
5-foot-10, 145-pound frame. Worked to both gaps during his BP rounds. Quiet barrel during the load, stays short to the ball, barrel works level through the zone using a line drive approach. Top exit velocity at 81.4 mph, average EV at 72.9 mph.
6-foot, 170-pound build. Simple swing, hands have quickness, works short to the ball with his barrel staying inside the ball and gets length out front. Top exit velocity at 91.1 mph, average EV at 82.5 mph. Arm reached 84 mph across the infield. Ran a 7.09 laser timed 60.
6-foot, 160-pound frame. Barreled a ball to center during game action. Stayed through the middle of the field during BP. Leg kick load with a flat swing path. Top exit velocity at 84.3 mph, average EV at 78.1 mph. Showed fluid action on the infield making plays during the live scrimmage.
5-foot-10, 188-pound build. Squared up two balls to his pull side during game action. Worked mostly to center and left center during BP posting a top exit velocity of 96.3 mph, average EV at 88.8 mph. Hands are strong, uses a leg kick, keeps his barrel quiet during the load and stays flat through the zone.
Strength in a 6-foot, 185-pound frame. LIned a ball to center for a base hit during game play. Drove balls to center and to the opposite field during BP. Top exit velocity at 92.7 mph, average EV at 78.2 mph. Hands are strong, some lift to the swing path.
6-foot, 170-pound frame. Switch hitter. Simple and balanced from both sides. Stays short using a line drive approach, hands have quickness. Top exit velocity at 86.3 mph, average EV at 78.3 mph. Arm topped at 82 mph on the infield.
5-foot-11, 165-pound frame. Squared a ball up to center for a base hit during game play. Hands have quickness, flat swing path that gets extension through the middle of the field. Peak exit velocity at 87 mph, average EV at 75.3 mph. Arm reached 88 mph from the outfield, ran a 7.09 60.
5-foot-8, 160-pound frame. Barreled a ball through the 6-hole during game action. Stayed through the middle of the field during BP posting a peak exit velocity of 97.7 mph, average EV at 87.3 mph. Strong hands, barrel works down through the ball. Arm topped at 81 mph on the infield.
Athletic frame at 6-foot, 155-pounds with room to fill out. Squared two balls up during game action. Left hand hitter that stayed gap to gap during BP. Top exit velocity at 91.6 mph, averager EV at 84.1 mph. Athletic in the box, loose swing with quick hands, barrel stays through the zone. Arm reached 84 mph from the outfield.
Southern Smith-Tilley, OF, 2025
5-foot-10, 160-pound frame. Squared a ball up to the right center gap for a double during game action. Hands have quickness with lift to the barrel path staying through the middle of the field. Top exit velocity at 94.7 mph, average EV at 88.3 mph.
5-foot-7, 165-pound frame. Simple compact swing with feel for the barrel. Hands are loose with quickness, keeps his barrel through the zone. Squared balls up during BP with a relaxed approach posting a top exit velocity of 93 mph, average EV at 85.5 mph. Solid actions on the infield, arm reached 85 mph across the diamond.
6-foot-4, 185-pound frame that has added weight over the last year. Barreled a ball to left during game action. Worked gap to gap during BP posting a top exit velocity of 85.5 mph, average EV at 77.9 mph. Hands are quick, flat swing path. Quick transfers behind the plate with accuracy to his throws.
6-foot-3, 168-pound athletic frame. Squared a bal up to right and had another base hit through the 6-hoole. Loose swing with quick hands, keeps his barrel through the zone. Drove some balls to the left center gap during BP. Top exit velocity at 88.4 mph, average EV at 77.3 mph. Arm up to 84 mph from the outfield and on the infield.
6-foot, 170-pound frame that has added strength over the past year. Left hand hitter. Stayed through the middle of the field during BP. Top exit velocity at 89.9 mph, average EV at 80.5 mph. Hits with a sturdy base, turns through the ball, barrel stays through the zone. Arm topped at 75 mph from behind the plate.