Prep Baseball Report

Quick Hitters: C35 Position Players


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Wednesday October 11th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Boshamer Stadium for a Scout Day with C35. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.

The night started with catchers going through a defensive workout, followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After the pitchers, the position players ran a laser timed 60 then took BP on the field with Trackman gathering ball flight information. The night concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days. 

Quick Hitters
 

Layton Babb, 1B, 2024

6-foot-3, 200-pound frame. Lined balls to his pull side during BP. Top exit velocity at 88.9 mph, average EV at 81.3 mph. Simple, balanced swing with some lift to the barrel path staying through the ball. 


Ethan Bunce, C/OF, 2025

5-foot-11, 175-pound frame. Drove balls through the middle of the field. Top exit velocity at 98.1 mph, average EV at 93.1 mph. Hits with a sturdy base, hands are quick with strength, barrel gets extension out front. Arm reached 77 mph from behind the plate. Ran a 6.86 laser timed 60. 


Amare Burrus, OF, 2025

Athletic projectable frame at 6-foot-3, 175-pounds. Top exit velocity at 100.8 mph, average EV at 87.1 mph. Left the yard multiple times to his pull side. Hands are quick, short path with slight lift to the barrel path. Arm topped at 82 mph from the outfield. 


Coleman Cross, 2B/OF, 2025

5-foot-11, 165-pound frame. LIned several balls through the middle of the field. Short to the ball with feel for the barrel, hands have quickness. Peak exit velocity at 89.1 mph, average EV at 83.7 mph. Arm topped at 86 mph from the outfield and 83 mph on the infield. 


Riley Cuddy, OF, 2026

6-foot-3, 195-pound frame with strength present. Made a ton of hard contact during BP leaving the yard multiple times. Top exit velocity at 108 mph, average EV at 95.9 mph. Flat swing path with bat speed through the zone. Arm reached 87 mph, ran a 6.9\7 laser timed 60. 


Caleb Ellis, OF, 2026

5-foot-11, 170-pound frame. Barreled balls to the left center gap during BP. Peak exit velocity at 94 mph, average EV at 85.4 mph. Direct path with quickness to his hands. Posted a 7.35 60 time on the lasers. 


Colby Harbin, SS/OF, 2027

5-foot-9, 155-pound build. Worked mostly to the left center gap during BP posting a top exit velocity of 92.5 mph, average EV at 86.8 mph. Simple swing with a short path keeping his barrel flat through the zone with quickness to his hands. Arm reached 83 mph from the outfield, ran a 7.24 laser timed 60. 


Nolan Harper, SS/3B, 2027

5-foot-10, 145-pound frame. Squared several balls up through the middle of the field during BP. Fluid swing with his barrel staying inside and through the ball. Hands are quick with feel for the barrel. Top exit velocity at 84.5 mph, average EV at 77.5 mph. 


Hampton Hawley, 1B, 2025

6-foot-1, 180-pound build. Left hand hitter. Barreled balls to his pull side during BP posting a top exit velocity of 93.1 mph, average EV at 88.3 mph. Hands are loose and quick, flat barrel path through the zone getting to a high finish. Ran a 7.13 laser timed 60. 


Andrew Kimmel, 2B, 2027

5-foot-10, 155-pound build. The left hand hitter stayed through the middle of the field during BP. Peak exit velocity at 78.5 mph, average EV at 71.1 mph. Has feel for the barrel, stays balanced with his barrel getting length out front. 


Matthew Murchison, IF/OF, 2025

UNCW commit. Athletic build at 5-foot-11, 155-pounds. Left hand hitter. Loose, fluid swing with his barrel staying through the zone. Made consistent hard contact to his pull side. Top exit velocity at 95.1 mph, average EV at 87.6 mph. Arm topped at 86 mph from the outfield. Ran a 7.11 60 time on the lasers. 


Caleb Neal, 2B, 2027

6-foot, 150-pound build. Relaxed in the box, short to the ball with a mostly flat swing path, hands have quickness. Barreled several balls working gap to gap. Top exit velocity at 85.2 mph, average EV at 80 mph. Posted a 7.38 60-time. 


Gabriel Priest, 1B, 2026

Athletic build at 6-foot, 180-pounds. Left hand hitter. Worked gap to gap during his BP rounds posting a peak exit velocity of 88.8 mph, average EV at 80.4 mph. HIts with a hide base, no stride, barrel stays through the zone getting length out front. 


Addison Roth, 2B, 2024

5-foot-11, 185-pound build. Squared balls up through the middle of the field during his BP rounds. Barrel works inside the ball with quickness to his hands. Top exit velocity at 87.6 mph, average EV at 79.8 mph. 


Luke Sheets, OF, 2025

5-foot-11, 175-pound frame. Made lots of hard contact during BP working to both sides of the field. Peak exit velocity at 97.6 mph, average EV at 86.7 mph. Hands are strong and quick with bat speed through the zone, keeps his barrel through the zone. 


Caden Nolan, 3B, 2026

6-foot-1, 185-pound frame. Squared a ton of balls up through the middle and to his pull side. Top exit velocity at 90.6 mph, average EV at 83.9 mph. Simple swing keeping his barrel inside and through the ball. Hands are strong and quick. Arm up to 83 mph across the infield. 


Sawyer Smith, SS, 2026

North Carolina commit. Athletic build at 6-foot-2, 175-pounds. Balanced approach with feel for the barrel and the ability to use the whole field. Stays short to the ball with his barrel working inside the ball and long through the zone. Top exit velocity at 95.4 mph, average EV at 85.2 mph. Athletic actions on the infield. 


Giovanni Tafalla, C/OF, 2027

5-foot-9, 167-pound frame. Switch hitter. Drives the ball from both side of the plate with plenty of feel for the barrel. Hands are strong and keeps his barrel through the zone. Top exit velocity at 92.2 mph, average EV at 82.8 mph. 


Connor Tepatti, C, 2024

6-foot, 180-pound frame. Left hand hitter. Worked mostly through the middle of the field and to the opposite field during BP posting a peak exit velocity of 91.5 mph, average EV at 83.3 mph. Stays inside the ball with his barrel working flat through the zone. Arm topped at 71 mph from behind the plate. 


Gabriel Velazquez, SS, 2027

5-foot-7, 125-pound frame. Worked through the middle of the field during his BP rounds. Balanced swing with a direct path, gets extension outfront. Top exit velocity at 78.2 mph, average EV at 68 mph. Arm reached 75 mph across the infield. 

Braylon Waddell, SS/OF, 2027

5-foot-11, 150-pound frame. Hands are quick, direct path using a line drive approach. Worked gap to gap posting a top exit velocity of 91.3 mph, average EV at 79.4 mph. Ran a 6.91 laser timed 60. 


Ryan Wallace, SS, 2025

Strong build at 5-foot-11, 185-pounds. Hands are strong with quickness, flat swing path. Worked mostly to pull side posting a top exit velocity of 96.2 mph, average EV at 88.5 mph. Arm topped at 86 mph across the infield. 


Luke Waters, C/1B, 2027

5-foot-10, 145-pound frame. Worked through the middle and to the opposite field during BP. Barrel works inside the ball and stays through the zone. Hands are loose with quickness. Top exit velocity at 88.2 mph, average EV at 78.3 mph.