The Arkansas Futures Showcase was hosted earlier today at Robinson High School. 30 players from the 2021 and 2022 class participated with players from all corners of the state, competing at the event. There was several players that are intriguing in the group and have put themselves on my radar moving forward. I will work through my scout notes over the coming days, below you will find the raw statistics for each participants.

2021 INF Reid Bowman from Little Rock Christian stood out with above average athleticism and advanced defensive actions. He ran a 7.28 in the 60 and threw the baseball across the infield 78 mph. He produced exit velocity up to 79 mph. During game play he showed feel for the barrel with load contact.

2021 INF Sawyer Bentley from Jonesboro HS led the event running a 7.1 in the 60 and throwing baseball 86 mph during defensive evaluations. He is a player to watch moving forward with his athleticism, arm action, and arm strength he has enough tools to become a follow for me. When he gets into season I am interested to see if the arm strength translates to the mound.

Name	60	Position Velo	Exit Velo
Austin Perrin	7.53	71 MPH	64 MPH
Ben Sneed	7.44	71 MPH	67 MPH
Brandon Arledge	7.41	76 MPH	87 MPH
Brent Stevens	8	68 MPH	68 MPH
Caleb Bryant	7.59	67 MPH	70 MPH
Camden Tanner	9.4	62 MPH	68 MPH
Colten Sims	7.59	76 MPH	77 MPH
Cooper Oliphant	7.75	79 MPH	81 MPH
Dylan Kight	8.28	65 MPH	72 MPH
Ethan Fender	7.63	70 MPH	79 MPH
Hogan Ralston	8.19	63 MPH	77 R 74 L MPH
Hunter Dorsey	7.94	74 MPH	81 MPH
Izac Bellot	9.25	70 MPH	72 MPH
Jaxson Ham	8	66 MPH	51 MPH
Jaydon Manes	7.56	78 MPH	77 MPH
Jaylon Johnson	8	67 MPH	64 MPH
Jordan Bonds	9.1	64 MPH	77 MPH
Joseph Hardin	7.62	76 MPH	65 MPH
Josh Hyneman	9.15	71 MPH	82 MPH
Miles Harper	7.97	76 MPH	76 MPH
Miles Holquit	7.41	75 MPH	71 MPH
Peyton Nelson	8.47	66 MPH	65 MPH
Reid Bowman	7.28	78 MPH	79 MPH
Sawyer Bentley	7.1	86 MPH	67 MPH
Shane Bucher	8	64 MPH	70 MPH
Trajean Blake	7.75	71 MPH	72 MPH
Ty Rhoades	8.72	62 MPH	69 MPH
Tyler Hipps	7.47	74 MPH	74 MPH
Tyler Whitfield	9.44	57 MPH	79 MPH
Zac Day	7.97	73 MPH	71 MPH

2021 C Cooper Oliphant from Searcy HS; impressed as he threw pop times from 2.00 to 2.44. He has to clean up footwork before he will throw consistently at the advanced level, but there is no denying his arm strength as he threw 79 mph across the infield. Offensively he showed bat speed with a slight uphill swing as he produced exit velocities up to 81 mph. A physical player to keep an eye on in the spring as he should challenge for playing time at Searcy as a freshman

Name	Pop
Brent Stevens	2.44-2.56
Cooper Oliphant	2.00-2.44
Dylan Kight	2.53-2.72
Joseph Hardin	2.28-2.38
Ty Rhoades	2.41-2.56
Tyler Whitfield	2.81-2.97
Zac Day	2.42-2.50

2021 LHP Brandon Arledge from Sheridan HS, is a name to learn. The 6-foot left-hander commanded two quality pitches for a strike working off his fastball 78-81 mph with late cut action and complimented it with a curveball thrown 66-68 mph with 1/7 shape and late break. He has quick arm with a repeatable delivery. 

Name	FB	Secondary
Austin Perrin	64-68 MPH	60-61 MPH
Ben Sneed	68-72 MPH	NA
Brandon Arledge	77-81 MPH	66-68 MPH
Caleb Bryant	63-68 MPH	56-58 MPH
Colten Sims	72-76 MPH	62-64 MPH
Dylan Kight	63-66 MPH	NA
Ethan Fender	67-69 MPH	61-62 MPH
Hogan Ralston	65-67 MPH	57-58 MPH
Hunter Dorsey	72-75 MPH	65-68 MPH
Jaxson Ham	66-68 MPH	58-59 MPH
Jaydon Maynes	70-72 MPH	61-62 MPH
Joseph Hardin	69-71 MPH	52-53 MPH
Josh Hyneman	71-74 MPH	57-61 MPH
Miles Harper	73-74 MPH	66-67 MPH
Miles Holmquist	67-69 MPH	56-58 MPH
Peyton Nelson	63-65 MPH	55-57 MPH
Shane Bucher	60-63 MPH	NA
Trajean Blake	70-72 MPH	60-61 MPH
Tyler Hipps	74-75 MPH	63-64 MPH
Zac Day	71-73 MPH	61-64 MPH

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