Thursday Top Performers

The 2019 PBR Future Games are underway at LakePoint in Georgia with more than 500 uncommitted players from around the country playing in front of more than 200 college recruiters. Thursday marked the first day of games and each team submitted a top performer for the day.

Team Alabama
2021 RHP/3B Trent Hodgdon (Smiths Station HS, AL) was impressive as a two-way player Thursday. On the mound, his fastball was 85-88 mph with late life and he had good shape to a breaking ball that kept hitters off balance. Offensively, he was 2-for-2 with an RBI double and single in Alabama’s 4-1 win over Florida.

Team Arizona
2021 MIF/OF Tyler Kearney (Mountain Pointe HS, AZ) has a long, rangy frame at 6 feet, 165 pounds. He used a flat path that’s in the zone for a long time to hammer a triple in the right-center field gap, driving in two runs. He later scored. He followed that by scorching a line-drive single back up the middle. He also showed his defensive versatility by making plays at shortstop and at both outfield corners.

Team Arkansas/Kansas
2021 SS Wil French (Valley View HS, AR) went 2-for-2 with two singles, an RBI and run scored. True to his approach, both were line drives with one to the opposite field and the other to his pull side.

Team California
2021 3B Patrick Keighran (Serra HS, CA) had a hard groundout in his first at-bat and then took a 2-1 fastball for a ground rule double. Defensively, he shows good lateral movement with soft hands, a strong arm and the ability to make throws from multiple angles.

Team Canada
A 6-foot-1, 175-pounder, 2021 RHP Micah Bucknam (Fraser Valley HS, BC) was outstanding in his two-plus innings of work. He has a clean arm action through a 3/4 slot with athleticism to his delivery and room to carry more strength. His arm is short in the back and quick out front, allowing him to work on a downhill plane with a fastball at 87-91. He mixed in a slider with late bite at 77 and showed feel for a changeup.

Team Carolinas
2021 LHP Cyle Phelan (Fuquay-Varina HS, NC) has a stocky, physical build at 6-foot-1, 200 pounds. He pounded the zone with a fastball/breaking ball combination that created swings and misses in the zone and chases out of it. He punched out four of the six hitters he faced. His fastball was 84-88, sitting 86-88 in putaway situations. Most of the swings were late and, at times, awkward, suggesting the fastball played up. The breaking ball worked with hard, late tilt, ranging from 72-75.

Team Connecticut
2021 RHP/OF Carlos Pena (Salisbury School, CT) has a strong, athletic frame at 6-foot-3, 195 pounds. A two-way player, he was 88-92 with heavy bore to his fastball, which comes out of his hand well. The breaking ball was 74-78 with slurvy break, as he gets on the side of it, but it showed depth at times. At the plate, he has above-average power. He took a quality swing on a deep flyout to center field. He also tracked the ball well in right field.

Team Florida
2021 LHP Carsten Finnvold (American Heritage-Delray HS, FL) is a long-armed, lanky southpaw with feel for three pitches. The fastball has some arm-side run, sitting 82-84 and touching 86 with a 2080 spin rate. That is boosted by a fading changeup at 72-74 and a good, sharp slider. He uses the changeup in any count, tunneling it well. He pitches with a high tempo and great rhythm. He tossed two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out four.

Team Georgia
2021 RHP Aidan Moza (North Cobb Christian School, GA) continues to impress with his athletic ability, fast arm and big time spin. He threw three scoreless innings Thursday, doing a good job of changing hitters’ eye levels by elevating his 85-88 fastball and setting up his sharp breaking ball.

Team Illinois
2021 C Ty Batusich (Joliet West HS, IL) is a durable, left-handed hitter with a 6-foot, 180-pound frame. He stood out during the workout day and carried his performance into the first game. He hit a towering home run to right field in his first at-bat, which came against a left-hander.
Team Indiana
2021 OF Auston Brewer (Snider HS, IN) stands at 5-foot-10, 183 pounds with an athletic and strong build. With the game tied at three apiece in the top of the seventh, he drilled a fastball to the right-center gap for a double, scoring three runs. At the workout on Wednesday, he registered the top exit velocity for Indiana at 100 mph.

Team Iowa/Minnesota/Nebraska
2021 C Logan Runde (Dubuque Hempstead HS, IA), a 6-foot-1, 200-pounder, went 2-for-2 in a 10-5 win over Illinois. The switch-hitter had a double from the left-side and a sharp single from the right. Along with the two hits, Runde collected five RBIs on the day.

Team Kentucky
The 6-foot, 190-pound 2021 RHP/3B Bryce Saylor (North Bullitt HS, KY) showed impressive arm strength while firing two scoreless innings. His fastball sat 87-89 and he flashed a swing-and-miss breaking ball in the mid 70s. He had three strikeouts in the outing.

Team Louisiana
2021 OF Casey Artigues (St. Thomas Aquinas HS, LA) showed off a quality left-handed stroke on Thursday, as the 5-foot-11, 165-pounder finished game one 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI.

Team Massachusetts
2022 MIF Alex Irizarry (Amherst Regional HS, MA), a 5-foot-9,140-pound left-handed hitter, stroked two doubles and drove in four runs against New York. He has a good looking swing with a great feel for the barrel at a young age.

Team Michigan
2021 C/RHP Zack Horky has a strong build at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds is a catcher by trade, but has accepted a new role at the Future Games and excelled at it. On the mound, he didn’t allow a run or hit over two innings and struck out five. He showed advanced command of his 84-87 fastball and mixed in a sharp curveball at 72-74.

Team Mid-Atlantic
2021 RHP Brett Allen (Lee-Davis HS, VA) has a long, loose and projectable frame at 6-foot-3, 190 pounds. He showed command of all three pitches in his outing, throwing two scoreless innings with one hit and four strikeouts. He fastball was 84-87 and he showed a changeup at 75-78. His curveball was 72-74 with depth.

Team Missouri
2021 SS Dylan Hufft (Park Hill South HS, MO) went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and a run in an 11-4 win over Kentucky. Hufft took over on the bases as well, stealing a pair of bags.

Team Nevada
2021 C/RHP Joey Adge (Del Campo HS, NV) caught a clean five innings, showing solid blocking and receiving skills as well accurate throws. At the plate, he stayed on a breaking ball for a single to left field and later collected a single and double to right-center field. He also had two RBIs and pitched a perfect seventh inning with two strikeouts. His fastball was 84-85 and he had a firm breaking ball with bite at 74-76.

Team New Jersey
2021 RHP Chase Petty (Mainland HS, NJ) started for New Jersey and was electric. He threw two scoreless innings and was 92-94 in the first. He also rattled off an 80-83 slider with late break, as well as a changeup at 82-85 with heavy fade. He has a lean, athletic frame at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds and pitches from a true 3/4 slot with a lightning quick arm and heavy arm-side run on his fastball. He struck out two batters.

Team New York
2021 RHP Owen Wendell-Braly (Millbrook Prep, NY), a 6-foot-3, 175-pounder with a wiry, athletic frame, worked a tidy inning against Massachusetts. He sat 87-88 with command down in the zone. He struck out two on a slider with late action at 77-79.

Team Ohio
2021 OF Logan Maxwell (Lima Shawnee HS, OH) carried his standout BP performance to the game against Pennsylvania. He went 2-for-2 at the plate, patrolled center field with athleticism and stole a base.

Team Oklahoma
2021 SS/RHP Jackson Jobe (Heritage Hall HS, OK) stands at a lean and athletic 6-foot-2, 180 pounds with lots of room to add size and strength. On the mound, he shows a clean and fluid arm action coming through a 3/4 slot with some electricity. Jobe stuck out two, hit one, and walked two, but got out of the first without allowing a run. In the second, he induced weak contact twice and punched one out for a clean inning. The fastball sat 86-89 mph and jumped on hitters. The slider was elite, showing spin rates of 3000-3300 and getting consistent swings and misses and bailouts on strikes.

Team Pennsylvania
2021 3B Cullen Horowicz (Jefferson County HS, WV) is a physical hitter with a 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame and doesn’t get cheated. He went 3-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored. He showcased big power during his BP round with a strong hip turn and the ability to create backspin.

Team Select
2021 SS/RHP Jonah Mahen (Crossing Christian School, OK) is a lean, athletic two-way prospect with a 5-foot-9, 160-pound frame. He shows quick-twitch actions at the plate and stood out offensively when Select was held to just three hits. His hands are quick and strong and the barrel works level through the zone as he drives the ball from gap to gap. He had a loud flyout in the left-center field gap and then picked up a hit with a hotshot groundball through the infield. A 6.63-runner in the 60-yard dash on Wednesday, he put his speed to good use with a stolen base. On the mound, he put in two scoreless innings of work. His arm works with a stab on the backside and he quickly accelerates to a high-3/4 slot. The fastball was mostly 81-84, touching 86, and he mixed in an 11/5 curveball at 70-72.

Team Tennessee
2021 2B/OF Riley George (Webb School of Knoxville, TN) is a wiry, athletic utility guy with a 5-foot-10, 150-pound frame. He had three quality at-bats, going 2-for-3 with a double down the left-field line. He’s a tablesetter in the lineup and sprays the ball to all fields. He started the game with a lengthy 10-pitch at-bat. He showed versatility in the field, playing second and third base with good hands and smooth transitions. He’s quick and agile with good range a feel for the game.

Team Texas
2021 RHP Zach Cawyer (Nolan Catholic HS, TX) is lean and projectable at 6-foot-2, 177 pounds. He has a smooth delivery with length in the back, getting on top of the ball from a 3/4 slot. He produces natural tilt that aids in the effectiveness of his easy-effort fastball, which was 84-87. He worked it to both sides of the plate and finished hitters with a big breaking curveball with 11/5 shape, late break and depth at 72.

Team Wisconsin
2021 1B Brady Marget (Whitefish Bay HS, WI) is a 6-foot-4, 180-pound left-handed hitter and provided three of Wisconsin’s runs on Thursday. He shot a single to left field in his first at-bat and came around to score the team’s first run. He then delivered a huge two-run single to take the lead, finishing the day 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored.

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