The World Wood Bat Championships took place over the past few days, with the opening games taking place on Thursday (10/18) and the tournament culminating on Monday (10/22) with a Championship game.

PBR Florida was on the ground covering the state’s top prospects. The event has traditionally brought the top talent from around the country all to one location. This grants scouts the opportunity to see prospects competing at the highest levels possible. 

This year the event saw 13 Florida-based programs participate along with countless other prospects from the state of Florida that represented organizations outside of the state. In the end, it was the Florida Burn who went a perfect 8-0-0, in route to being crowned the 2018 World Wood Bat Champions, defeating Canes National 2-0.

Last week, we began to breakdown the the top Floridian prospects in attendance. Reports and video can be seen by following one of the links listed below.

Florida Burn - Coastal Prospects - East Cobb ST
Elite Squad Prospects - FTB Tucci 55 - East Coast Sox Select
Giants ST/FTB - Astros ST/Elite Squad - Chet Lemon's Juice
Padres ST(Scorpions/Team GA) - SWFL 2019 - Scorpions Founders Club - Palm Beach Select

Today, we continue our breakdown with a look at the "Best of the Rest". This includes prospects that played for organizations outside of Florida. 

MIAMI COLUMBIA BLUE

Luis Espinal, 3B, Doral Academy, 2020
Uncommitted. 6-foot-2, 203-pound right-handed hitting third baseman, physical frame, strength throughout. Balanced, wide setup at the plate, short leg kick timing trigger, hands load back, creates good separation. Barrel path has some length through the zone, present bat speed and power approach. Present pull-side power, evidenced by a home run hit over the left field fence. Power bat with developing hit tool.

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SELECT NAVY

James Rolle, 1B, American Heritage, 2019
Uncommitted. 6-foot, 240-pound left-handed first baseman, physical frame, strength throughout. Open setup at the plate, hands start high, load back and drop, leg kick timing trigger. Takes a power, pull approach at the plate, looks to do damage with each swing. Confident makeup in the box.