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Knights Scout Day Class of 2022

June 4, 2020
Walt Jones
PBR Louisiana

After a long layoff, baseball is back underway in the state of Louisiana. Players and coaches have been looking forward to this for a while and it was good to get back to baseball this past weekend. The Louisiana Knights held their opening weekend workouts and invited our staff over to take it all in. The Knights have multiple teams across the 14U through 18U age groups and we were able to get a solid look at them all over the course of the 4 day event. The organization is Louisiana based but represents several states throughout the southeast. 

We will continue our recap of the weekend by giving a quick report on several of their players. Today we will move forward with the 16U age group. This is yet another strong class for the Knights including a few who are currently weighing offers, many that are already on D1 recruiting boards and even more that will be after a strong summer. The coaches in this age group with will have a lot of fun developing some of the top talent in the state of Louisiana. 

LOUISIANA KNIGHTS CLASS OF 2022

Cardell Thibodeaux - Acadiana HS

Currently ranked No. 14 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Athletic frame with projectable build. Put together several quality at bats during live ABs last weekend. Athletic setup starting open using  a small leg kick to get to even.  Fires off a twitchy swing with explosive bat speed and a slightly uphill swing plane. Gap-to-gap approach with advanced hand-eye coordination. 

Tyler Lejeune - Iota HS

Currently ranked No. 4 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Strong frame with physical, athletic build. Advanced left-handed hitter, makes consistent, quality contact. Exceptional rhythm with a gap-to-gap approach, works through contact with an aggressive lower half and on-plane path. Highly advanced bat speed with quality strength at contact 

Zeb Ruddell - Neville HS

Currently ranked No. 2 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Athletic frame with a strong, physical build. Built on to his resume of being one of the premier hitters in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Left-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup using a leg lift stride with fluid, athletic rhythm. The kid can hit - advanced bat speed, strength at contact and feel for the barrel. Gap-to-gap approach, consistent gets it on the barrel with a well leveraged on-plane path. Also, worked on the mound over the weekend. Also, worked out on the mound where the left-hander was up to 87 mph from a high-¾ slot. Fastball played up with quality ride through the zone and well commanded.

Brylan Green - Lafayette Christian HS

Currently ranked No. 11 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Athletic frame with room for projection and added strength. Left-handed hitter hits from a taller stance with rhythm in hands, small leg lift into a quick-twitch, handsy swing and solid bat speed. Continues to progress, Looked really comfortable in the box vs. good arms. 

Nick Duplechain - Iota HS

Currently ranked No. 20 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Average frame with present, visible strength. Right-handed hitter hits from a balanced setup with active rhythm in hands. Uses smaller, leg lift load into a short, direct path with length through contact, slightly uphill path with quality bat speed. 

Aiden Moffett - Taylorsville HS (MS)

Currently ranked No. 16 in Mississippi’s 2022 class. Aiden was likely the overall most impressive arm of the weekend. The big, strong framed right-hander was up to 90 with the fastball while sitting comfortably at 88-89 mph. Fairly clean, in-line delivery with smooth rhythm and tempo. Long fluid arm stroke into a high-¾ slot working downhill with finish through the zone. Flashed a hard slider with depth in warmups at 83 mph. Also showed feel for a 72-75 mph power curveball that was overwhelming at times. With some projection still in the frame, Moffett could be a big riser this moving forward.

Caleb Stelly - Parkview HS

Currently ranked No. 22 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Strong, projectable frame. At the plate, the right-handed hitter starts in an upright, open stance with a moderate leg kick load, landing in an athletic position into an on-plane swing plane and level finish. Line drive approach and quality strength in swing.  On the mound, worked up to 83 mph pitching mostly in the 80-82 mph range. Flashed the ability to really spin a high rpm breaking ball at 67-70 mph.  

Logan O'Neill - John Curtis HS

Currently ranked No. 33 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Average height with an athletic build. Right-handed pitcher with an athletic, in-line delivery. Long arm action into a high-¾ slot with late life on the fastball at 85-89 mph. Command was a bit scattered at times after the long layoff. Showed average feel to spin the breaker at 72-73 mph. 

Gavin Guidry - Barbe HS

Currently ranked No. 1 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Athletic 6-foot-1, 157-pound frame with lean build, and plenty of room to add strength. Right-handed hitter that hits from balanced, athletic setup with simple, smooth load, short stride, and maintains balance throughout the swing. Line-drive approach with fluid, athletic rhythm, showing simple, direct path to the baseball. Showed ability to hit to all fields with solid bat speed. On the mound, pitched mostly in the 85-87 mph range while touching 88 mph in a live bullpen session. Athletic, easy delivery with quick arm speed from a high-¾ slot. Showed a breaking ball at 74-76 mph with solid spin and a changeup at 80 mph with arm side fade. Showed a lot of maturity in the way he approached the day. Looks primed for a really good summer. 

Logan Overton - Ascension Episcopal HS

Average height, solid frame with room to add strength. Slow, deliberate wind up with quick arm speed causes the baseball to really jump out of the hand. Slight cross fire with a medium arm action into a high-¾ slot. Fastball is downhill and steep at 84-87 mph. Flashed feel for a 67-70 mph curveball with 12/6 shape and quality spin. Changeup was 71-72 with arm-side fade. Will be another strong follow in the 2022 class. 

Dalton Wilson - Catholic HS (BR)

Currently ranked No. 46 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Average frame with a lean build. Right-handed pitcher with a long continuous arm stroke into a high-¾ slot. Fairly quick arm speed while working mostly in the 82-84 mph range with the fastball while mixing in a slider at 72-73 mph with good spin. Will be an interesting follow moving forward.

Crawford Courville - Barbe HS

Currently ranked No. 18 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Athletic frame with a lean frame. Right-handed hitter hits from balanced, open setup with low hands  loading to the back shoulder. Loads with a simple shift of weight and a short stride creating separation. Loose, flat path with quick hand speed through zone and efficient use of lower half. High-end hand-eye coordination with feel to hit.

Barham White - Ouachita Christian HS

Currently ranked No. 32 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Average frame with a solid build. High energy guy with solid defensive tools behind the dish. One of the top backstops in the Knights’ program. Sets up and receives the baseball well behind the dish. Hits from a crouched stance with a quick load and short stride to initiate his swing. Has a short, compact swing  with an on-plane path and high finish. Competes in the batter’s box with solid hit tool.

Brooks Fawcett - Kinder HS

Currently ranked No. 34 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Average frame and a strong build. Right-handed pitcher with an on-line, uptempo delivery, works fast with quick rhythm and level shoulders landing slightly open with high effort. Longer arm action into a high-¾ release at 82-84 mph with average command and occasional arm side life on the fastball. Showed solid feel for a tight 71-73 mph breaking ball to his glove side. Also showed a solid changeup at 76-77 mph mostly to arm side. 

Tyler Wolfe - Covington HS

Athletic right-hander with a quick tempo delivery. Works quick with intent using a medium arm action into a high-¾ slot occasionally getting a little rotational but around the zone. Quick arm with athleticism was up to 85 mph while sitting 83-85 mph for most of his outing.  Also flashed feel for a 70 mph curveball with solid depth.

Carson Robb - Vancleave HS (MS)

Solid frame, average athlete. Right-handed pitcher works from a simple in-line delivery with a medium arm action into a high-¾ slot. Pitched at 80-83 mph with average fastball command while showing a 65-67 mph curveball with 12/6 shape and feel to land it for a strike. 

Hunter Bethel - Walker HS

Currently ranked No. 38 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Athletic frame. Right-handed pitcher with fluid delivery. Works with good tempo and solid direction. Compact arm action into an over-the-top release with quality arm speed and medium effort. Fastball sat 83-84 mph with average command. Flashed a sharp curveball 72-74 mph with solid feel. 

Sully Stringer - Brother Martin HS

Currently ranked No. 28 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Long, strong frame with a muscular build and lots of Hits from a balanced, wide base using a simple hand load working from slightly open to even. Minimal stride resulting in a simple, repeatable swing. Slightly uphill path with average bat speed, creates leverage with good length through contact. Looked really comfortable in the box as he strung together quality at-bats in the live at bat sessions.  

Collin Cure - Holy Cross HS

Currently ranked No. 71 in Louisiana’s 2022 class. Medium frame with present strength in lower half. Right-handed hitter starts from a tall, relaxed setup with looseness in hands. Smooth, simple rhythm, small leg lift with a toe tap working into balanced hitting position. Short, direct path with length through contact and an uphill finish. Looked good in the box during live at-bats. 

Austin Tarpley - Zwolle HS

Another projectable right-hander. Fairly clean, on-line delivery, long arm action with a slight pause in the back into a high-3/4 slot with average fastball command. Fastball showed life at the plate producing swings and misses in the zone. Another solid follow in the 2022 class.

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