Prep Baseball Report

PBR Mid-Atlantic Border Battle: Day Two Highlights



By Greg Williams
PA Director of Scouting 

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The 2015 PBR Mid-Atlantic Border Battle wrapped at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland on July 22 with defensive evaluations and a pair of nine inning games. Complete statistical results for all prospects will be released tomorrow. Today we take a look at top performers from Day Two action.

+ 2016 OF/RHP Isaac Neal worked two solid innings on the mound sitting 82-84 while topping at 87 mph with four strikeouts.

+ 2017 RHP Andrew Mayhew allowed one base runner in three innings of work while sitting 83-85 with two strikeouts and solid command. 

+ 2016 LHP Aidan Zimmerman Faced the minimum over three innings of work with three strikeouts. The lefty sat 81-83 with strikeouts on three different pitches in his first inning of work.

+ 2016 RHP/MIF Greg Grandelli sat 81-83 while topping at 85 mph during three innings of work. The two-way prospect registered five strikeouts while allowing just two hits.

+ 2017 MIF/OF Kris Kremer went 2-for-3 while flashing a 90 mph bat exit velocity and an 86 mph arm across the diamond. The talented junior finished the event with four hits in six at bats including two doubles.

+ 2016 MIF/OF Nico Popa continued to impress flashing the top outfield arm (90 mph) and top infield arm (87 mph). Popa also registered the top 60-yard dash at the event on Day One at 6.50.

+ 2016 MIF Jimmy Farrow went 2-for-3 with a double. Over the course of two games Farrow had four hits in six at bats with two doubles.

+ 2017 catcher Tyler Peters went 2-for-3 with a double and flashed an 81 mph arm from the crouch during defensive evaluations. The athletic backstop also ran a 6.93 60-yard dash on the first day of the event.

upcoming Schedule of events:

Showcase State Date Location
PBR Future Games Powered by Under Armour (Pennsylvania Invite Only) IN Jul 30-Aug 1 Grand Park, Westfield, IN
2015 WV Top Prospect Games (INVITE ONLY) WV Aug 8-9 YMCA Kennedy Center Field (Huntington, WV)

2015 Eastern PA Fall Review PA   Sep 13 Widener University (Philadelphia, PA)
2015 Western PA Fall Review  PA   Sep 20 La Roche College (Pittsburgh, PA)


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