Top Viewed Profiles of 2019: No. 1 Ryan Clifford
January 14, 2020
The start of 2020 brings a lot of excitement and goal setting for players, coaches, and scouts across the country. As we begin to look forward, we also take a brief look back at 2019 and some of the exciting things that happened, along with some of the players that made waves in the state of North Carolina.
In 2019, Prep Baseball Report saw 9 million views on stories published to the site. We also saw over 8.9 million hits on player profiles hosted within PBR. As part of our look back at 2019, we will countdown some of the top viewed profiles and top news stories from the year. Today we continue the look at the Top Viewed Profiles in NC from 2019 with No. 1 on our list.
Top Viewed Profiles of 2019
No. 1 Ryan Clifford
There are many reasons that player profiles may be viewed by coaches, scouts, and the general baseball public. Good players, especially, good young players that fans are wanting to learn about tend to draw interest. When you are the No. 1 ranked player in the state, in the country, and you have already made a splash on the international level, people will want to see what it is that separates that player from others.
Ryan Clifford is a Sophomore at Leesville Road HS in Raleigh and in 2019 his PBR Profile was the most viewed of any profile in North Carolina. Still uncommitted, Clifford is earning a lot of interest from across the country. Still maturing, Clifford has seen his game continue to get better in the past year.
More than likely, he will remain at or near the top of the state and overall rankings as he continues to progress. Fans, coaches and scouts will continue to pop in and see his progression. Below is the full PBR Profile of Ryan Clifford, the most viewed PBR Profile of 2019.
Ryan Clifford
Class of 2022 / OF
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2022
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Primary Position: OFSecondary Position: 1B
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High School: Pro5 AcademyState: NC
- Summer Team: Canes National
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Height: 6-3Weight: 215lbs
- Bat/Throw: L/L
Statistics
Videos
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Player News
- 2022 MLB Draft Review: North Carolina Prospects - Jul 22, 2022
- 2022 MLB Draft: Day 3 Takeaways - Jul 20, 2022
- High School Crosscheck: April 4-9 - Apr 12, 2022
- Looking Ahead To 2022 - Jan 5, 2022
- The Best of 2021 Leaderboard: 60's - Jan 3, 2022
- NC 2021 Most Viewed Player Profiles: #3 Ryan Clifford - Dec 29, 2021
- Updated & Expanded Rankings: NC 2022 Class - Dec 8, 2021
- Commitment Tracker: Power 5 Early Signees - Nov 23, 2021
- Scout Blog: P27 at Pro5 - Oct 21, 2021
- Pro Day Coverage: Pro5 Academy - Oct 4, 2021
- 2022 Rankings: North Carolina Players in the Overall Rankings - Sep 14, 2021
- 2022 Class Rankings: Updated & Expanded - Sep 9, 2021
- From the Hip: NPI 2022s - Jun 30, 2021
- 2022 Overall Rankings Update: Names to Know - Jun 10, 2021
- North Carolina Class Rankings Update - 2021 - 2024 Classes - Jun 8, 2021
- Litsch's Lookback: Week 12 - May 12, 2021
- 2021 PBR Academy World Series: Standouts - May 11, 2021
- Litsch's Lookback: Week 5 - Mar 24, 2021
- NC 2022 Class Rankings Update - Mar 1, 2021
- Nine to Know: NC Prospects Ready for the 2022 Super 60 - Feb 10, 2021
- The Best of 2020: No. 1 Most Viewed Profile - Jan 15, 2021
- South Atlantic Border Battle: Scout Blog-Royals - Oct 5, 2020
- By The Numbers: Inside the Updated 2022 Rankings - Sep 29, 2020
- NC 2022 Rankings Update - Sep 25, 2020
- 2022 Overall Rankings Update - Sep 10, 2020
- Early Summer Tournament Standouts - Jul 15, 2020
- Starting On 2021 At PBR Classic - Jun 13, 2020
- Nine to Know: Top Uncommitted Outfielders & Catchers - May 20, 2020
- Podcast: Inside the 2023 Rankings, NC Outfielder Rankings - Apr 29, 2020
- Positional Rankings: NC's Top Outfielders - Apr 23, 2020
- Updated & Expanded Overall 2022 Rankings - Apr 14, 2020
- NC Dream Team Breakdown - Apr 10, 2020
- NC Dream Team Roster - Apr 9, 2020
- 25 Newbies in Class of 2022 Rankings Update - Apr 7, 2020
- Diamond Notes: March 2 - 7, 2020 - Mar 11, 2020
- Ryan Clifford: NC Player of the Week for March 2 - 8 - Mar 10, 2020
- 2020 Preseason North Carolina All-PBR Team - Feb 28, 2020
- 2020 Preseason PBR All-Mashers Team - Feb 26, 2020
- Class of 2022 Rankings - Updated and Expanded - Jan 21, 2020
- Top Viewed Profiles of 2019: No. 1 Ryan Clifford - Jan 14, 2020
- Updated & Expanded 2022 Overall Rankings - Nov 27, 2019
- North Carolina Class of 2022 Rankings - Updated & Expanded - Oct 2, 2019
- Inside the Overall 2022 Rankings: North Carolina in the Top 100 - Sep 23, 2019
- Updated And Expanded 2022 Rankings - Sep 20, 2019
- The Initial North Carolina Class of 2022 Rankings - Jul 3, 2019
- Overall 2022 Rankings Updated & Expanded - May 30, 2019
- Top Viewed Profiles: March 2019 - Apr 1, 2019
- Big Inning Eases Leesville Past Millbrook - Mar 29, 2019
- Seymour's Big Fly Has Leesville Slam Sanderson - Mar 22, 2019
- Top Viewed Profiles: February 2019 - Mar 1, 2019
- North Carolina's Top Viewed Profiles of December - Jan 5, 2019
- Top Viewed Profiles of 2018 - No. 10 Ryan Clifford - Dec 22, 2018
- NC Profiles: Top Viewed of November 2018 - Dec 5, 2018
- Behind the Rankings: 2022 Players to Watch - Nov 8, 2018
- Initial Overall 2022 Rankings Release - Nov 7, 2018
- More 2022s To Watch - Oct 31, 2018
- Clifford and Green Shine; Physical frames in 2021 and 2022 Classes - Sep 30, 2018
- NC Insider: 2017 Fall Scout Blog - Nov 9, 2017
Scouting Report
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Known commodity without having played a high school game yet. Has received exposure on the summer circuit and in his stint with the 15 Team USA this past summer. Athletic and lanky, definitely looks the part of a player with a high ceiling. Stands 6-foot-2, 195 pounds with a lot of maturation still ahead. Left handed hitter has juice in the box, driving balls to both gaps in BP and peppering the scoreboard in the oppo gap with wood during his second round of BP. Tall with a leg kick to load his weight. Flat bat head works to a lagged position at his launch. Advanced quickness and bat speed translated into the baseball rocketing off the barrel. Occasionally the top hand took over creating some top spin and rollover type swings. Shows patience in game, willing to work deeper in counts. More pull conscience with more rollover type passes in game situations. Athletic, with the potential to play 1B as well, the arm has advanced carry and accuracy from a clean exchange and release. 4.76 home to first time recorded in game.