The 2018 Top Prospect Games took place on Tuesday, June 12^th and Wednesday, June 13^th at Hawkins Field, the home of the Vanderbilt Commodores.  This event included a position player workout, followed by pitchers throwing live on the game mound. Players were afforded the opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of the PBR Tennessee staff and college coaches in attendance. The following is a look at the top statistical performances from the event from the June 13^th day.

CLICK HERE  to view the stats for all players who participated on the June 13^th day of the Top Prospect Games.

TOP PITCHING VELOCITIES 

88 – James Sells, RHP, Franklin County/Homeschool, 2021
86 – Nolan O’Shoney, RHP, Clarksville Academy, 2020
86 – Ryan Wells, SS/RHP, Eagleville, 2020
85 – Tayler Montiel, LHP, Brentwood Academy, 2021
85 – Caleb Warta, RHP, Knights Academy, 2021
84 – Keith Harrell, RHP, McEwen, 2019
84 – Cade Walker, 3B/RHP, Page, 2020
84 – Trey Semore, RHP, Greenbrier, 2019
84 – Matthew Gamble, 1B/RHP, Summertown, 2020
84 – Seth Coffelt, LHP, Soddy Daisy, 2020 – Lipscomb commit
84 – Nathan Rhodes, LHP, Station Camp, 2019

- Sells, attending his first PBR event, showed a velocity jump from the spring.  The righty, who already has a feel for pitching, touched 88 once and 87 three times.  Consistently pitching 83-85, he showed the ability to reach back for the extra velocity when he needed it.  He also mixed in a 71-74 CB and a 79 CH.

TOP EXIT VELOCITIES

92 – Sam Slaughter, OF, Stewarts Creek, 2020
90 – Matthew Gamble, 1B/RHP, Summertown, 2020
89 – Harrison Travis, C/1B, Soddy Daisy, 2019
89 – Dylan Kasper, 2B, Mt. Juliet, 2019
88 – Chad Marsh, OF, McCallie, 2019
87 – Ethan Small, 1B, Independence, 2019
87 – Cooper Jackson, 3B/RHP, Station Camp, 2019
87 – Slayde Simmons, OF, Shelbyville Central, 2020
87 – Garrett Liles, SS/OF, Station Camp, 2020

- Slaughter, attending his first PBR event, showed big bat speed, culminating in a 92 mile per hour exit velo.  He also made noise in the game, driving a ground rule double to deep right field.  The left handed hitter also showed the speed you look for in a potential CF, running a 4.37 from the left side.

TOP OF VELOCITIES 

86 – Conner Murphy, OF/RHP, Blackman, 2020
84 – Garrett Liles, SS/OF, Station Camp, 2020
83 – Cooper Tremmel, C/OF, Arlington, 2019
83 – Derrick Harris, OF, Montgomery Bell Academy, 2019
83 – Cole Fergusson, OF, Wilson Central, 2019
81 – Sam Slaughter, OF, Stewarts Creek, 2020

- Murphy, attending his first PBR event, showed big arm strength from the OF and rangy athleticism.  Featuring a projectable, 6’1, 185-pound build, he also stood out for his ability to cover ground and find consistent barrels in game. 

TOP IF VELOCITIES 
87 – Nelson Buckland, SS, Mt. Juliet, 2019
86 – Ryan Wells, SS/RHP, Eagleville, 2020 
85 – Zach Boze, 3B, Station Camp, 2019
84 – Ronnie Caricofe, SS, Page, 2019
84 – Cade Walker, 3B/RHP, Page, 2020
84 – Nate Watson, 3B/RHP, West Greene, 2020
83 – Ethan Small, 1B/RHP, Independence, 2019
83 – Garrett Liles, SS/OF, Station Camp, 2020
81 – Mason Malone, SS, Waverly, 2020

- Buckland showed off his arm strength consistently during the showcase portion, also throwing two others at 85.  Showed solid actions defensively.  Also pitched, working 81-83 with feel for pounding the zone w/ two pitches. 

TOP C POP TIMES 
1.91-2.03 – Nathan Lewis, C, Scotts Hill, 2020
1.96-2.03 – Harrison Travis, C, Soddy Daisy, 2019
1.97-2.03 – Dakotah Danner, C, Montgomery Central, 2019
2.00-2.06 – Riley Davis, C, Collierville, 2019
2.00-2.09 – Hunter Goldberg, C, White Station, 2019
2.00-2.10 – Carson Robble, C, Nolensville, 2019

- Lewis continues to show off his arm strength and super quick release, popping a 1.91 on his final throw of the showcase portion.  He also made consistent hard contact all day, driving the baseball gap to gap. 

TOP HOME TO FIRST TIMES

4.25 – Cole Fergusson, OF, Wilson Central, 2019
4.25 – Mitch Duke, C/RHP, CreekWood, 2020
4.31 – Gavin Stanfield, OF/LHP, Waverly, 2019
4.34 – Reagan Traylor, SS, Montgomery Central, 2020 
4.35 – Garrett Liles, SS/OF, Station Camp, 2020
4.37 – Sam Slaughter, OF, Stewarts Creek, 2020
4.38 – Jacob Jennings, 2B, Soddy Daisy, 2019

- Both Fergusson and Duke showed off their respective speed on running out the last rep of the batting practice session.  Fergusson, who ran it from the right side, showed he could use his speed, covering gap to gap defensively w/ proper routes and making a number of nice plays defensively in game.  Duke, who ran it from the left side, showed intriguing arm strength behind the plate.