KNOXVILLE, TN - The Knoxville Preseason ID was held on Saturday, February 3rd at BC Athletics in Knoxville, TN. This event was an open event that consisted of players from the 2025-2027 classes from Volunteer state. Players went through an extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, ran the 30-yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to get numbers and metrics on TrackMan. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing at the event.

Concluding our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look at the scouting reports from the event. Today we look at the reports on all pitchers who attended the Knoxville Preseason ID.

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PITCHER REPORTS

Brayden Barr, West Ridge (TN), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 185-pounds. Muscular athetlic build that moves well, with room to add.
Delivery: Stands tall in windup with hands neutal in front of him. Has a glove tap before hands break. Athletic move down the mound with short stide.
Arm Action: RH. Arm goes straight down upon handbreak. Comes through past ear with some whip action.
FB: T79, 77-79 mph. Showcases good control with some ASR, can work to armside and get in on some righties. T1455, 1440 average rpm.
CB: 63-65 mph. Very looping break that peaks above fastball tunnel. T1585, 1545 average rpm.
CH: 66-70 mph. Kills spin well, good feel and control. T924, 895 average rpm.
ATH: 4.07 in the30 yard split.

Tyler Bennett, Christian Academy of Knoxville (TN), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 6-2, 180-pounds. Long and lean frame, high waisted, athletic. Room to add more strength.
Delivery: Begins in a relaxed stance with hands held in front of face. Into a slow and methodical windup into controlled leg kick. Shows back hip well, as he stays in legs well down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Hands stay connected with body well, medium drop behind the body works into high 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T82, 80-82 mph. Showed good ability to locate on both sides of the plate. Staying behind the ball will create more spin and have more jump. T1740, 1718 average rpm.
SL: 66-69 mph. Pure slider movement that has bat missing potential. T1995, 1901 average rpm.
CH: 75-77 mph. Present feel, with ability to throw it on both sides of the plate. T1370, 1349 average rpm.
ATH: 3.81 in the30 yard split.

Gavin Bergeron, Bearden (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 155-pounds. Athletic, lean build that can fill out.
Delivery: Starts equal on rubber, small step to 45 degrees gives hips room to turn. Tall leg kick with some back hip presentation down the hill. Small glove tap at apex of lift. Comes down hill well into an athletic follow through.
Arm Action: RH. Tight arm action shows high over the top finish.
FB: T77, 74-76 mph. FB comes out of hand well, good VB can get up on hitters. T1896, 1863 average rpm.
CB: 66-67 mph. Long and looping BB that is easy to distinguish from FB. Good control can be successful if kept down. T1968, 1920 average rpm.
CH: 70-71 mph. Good feel for CH that out of hand looks like fastball. T1307, 1256 average rpm.
ATH: 4.31 in the30 yard split.

Luke Burnett, Carter (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/C
Body: 4-8, 85-pounds. Athletic build, that can increase in strenght.
Delivery: Narrow stance with feet held even width. Small step sideways clears the way for a medium leg kick. Hands break as leg begins to drop, sligh push off back leg into average drive and soft follow through with back leg
Arm Action: RH. Drops behind body well, hides the ball for a long time before coming through in an over the top arm slot.
FB: T74, 73-74 mph. Has good condefince is a pitch that can be a way to pound the zone. Showed varied control of the FB, needs to throw more strikes. T1883, 1824 average rpm.
CB: 60-61 mph. Good horizontal and vertical movement, paired with good speed differential. Showed abilitity to locate in the zone, and throw down in the zone for swings and misses. T1999, 1933 average rpm.
CH: 69-71 mph. Current feel for staying inside the pitch, more horizontal depth will benefit it and increase success. T1376, 1301 average rpm.
ATH: 4.00 in the30 yard split.

Carson Davis, East Hamilton (TN), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-4, 200-pounds. Imposing frame at 6-4, 200 with present strength.
Delivery: Simple setup slightly angled with left foot in front of the rubber. Small turn perpendicular to the plate to engaging the backside with high leg kick. Good drive of backside to great brace from front leg.
Arm Action: RH. Arm drops behind body and is hid well. Comes through quick with a high 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T88, 87-88 mph. FB has good spin. Showed ability to locate down in the zone with some tail. Will jump on hitters, used to locate will be a dangerous pitch. T2131, 2031 average rpm.
CB: 73-74 mph. Breaking ball has good spin and good 3/8 shape. Weapon against RH batters. T2459, 2342 average rpm.
CH: 77-78 mph. Showed ability to locate to gloveside. May show more run when thrown to the armside. T1501, 1388 average rpm.

Braydin Jones, University School of Jackson (TN), 2027
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 6-1, 175-pounds. Tall lean frame with proportional limbs, projectable strength gain as he grows.
Delivery: Hands begin close to body at letters height, stay at similar height as bodyt turns. Slight pause at the top of his leg lift, lets back hip get under him well. Drive forward with back leg coming through front side.
Arm Action: RH. Arm drops long behind the body, stays long with an overthe top arm slot. Good base for arm strength that will continue to improve.
FB: T82, 80-82 mph. Fastball comes out of hand well. Good command to both sides of the plate. T1917, 1816 average rpm.
CB: 65-68 mph. Good shape that can miss bats, will get better with increased arm strength and spin. T1959, 1908 average rpm.
CH: 68-72 mph. Good tunneling with fastball, stays inside it well. T1282, 1212 average rpm.
ATH: 4.07 in the30 yard split.

Graham King, Baylor School (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 195-pounds. Strong frame that moves athletically that can continue to get stronger.
Delivery: Hands start relaxed at belt. Small rock into a leg lift that has his hands raise with the leg. Gets into back leg and stays tall down the hill. Rear leg swings around at finish.
Arm Action: RH. Quick arm path with athletic over the top arm slot.
FB: T79, 78-79 mph. Good control of a FB that pounds the zone. T1597, 1561 average rpm.
CB: 67-70 mph. Throws with good confidence. Good movement that can come out of the hand with different shapes. T2113, 1997 average rpm.
CH: 73-74 mph. Has good control of the pitch to both sides of the plate. Good change of place with minimal depth. T1092, 1010 average rpm.
ATH: 4.07 in the30 yard split.

JJ Murphy, Knoxville Catholic (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 6-3, 170-pounds. High waisted build that is long/lean. Lots of room to add muscle as he continues to grow.
Delivery: Starts in the stretch, hands at letter height. Leg lift shows some rear leg activation into a swinging stride. Arm gets into go position at lauch into an athletic finish.
Arm Action: RH. Upon glove break comes up towards ear, arm turns well and comes through with high arm slot.
FB: T72, 70-72 mph. Good vertical break is high beneficial to the FB that showed varied control. Can come off with a tricky plane towards hitters. T2009, 1817 average rpm.
CB: 61-62 mph. 1/6 movement that can occasionally back up. More armspeed will increase effectiveness T1813, 1781 average rpm.
CH: 69-70 mph. Good downward movement that can be effective off of fastball. T1644, 1507 average rpm.
ATH: 4.31 in the30 yard split.

Carson Pack, Oakland (TN), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 6-0, 160-pounds. Longed limbed that continues to add size.
Delivery: Stands loose with hands held in front of chin. Quick sidestep into large leg lift. Before leg kick is complete he is sinkng into lower half. Hands dont break until back leg is nearly completely rotated. Gaining tremendous hip/shoulder seperation. On release shows good flexability with exagerated side bend. Good ground gained down the hill into stiff front leg brace.
Arm Action: RH. Arm stays close behind the body. Very whippy over the top. Has shown tremendous gains in the last year.
FB: T89, 87-88 mph. Fastball has good spin with great vertical break that jump on hitters. T89 on 1/27/24 and T81 in Jan '23. T2299, 2174 average rpm.
CB: 72-73 mph. True 12/6 offering that the bottom drops out on, T2096, 1988 average rpm.
SL: 73-73 mph. True 12/6 offering that the bottom drops out on, T1857, 1857 average rpm.
CH: 75-78 mph. Great speed differential with present feel. Has good depth that can use more horizontal movement to further distinguish from CB T2160, 2077 average rpm.

Alex Page II, Dyersburg (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-11, 185-pounds. Compact and athletic frame, with current strength and room to add.
Delivery: Back foot starts closed on rubber, left foot open into turn perpedicular to plate. Hands raise with leglift before stiding out. Upper body leaks before acceiving full connection. Gets onto front leg well with tall finish.
Arm Action: RH. Longer motion behind body comes through motion well.
FB: T78, 75-77 mph. Locates well, good base to work off for offspeed pitches. T1833, 1813 average rpm.
CB: 65-67 mph. Moves well that he tunnels well off of fastball. Showed ability to throw it to both sides of the plate. T1985, 1836 average rpm.
CH: 70-72 mph. Like breaking ball has good feel for it. Shows good feel, on pitch that occasionally has good horizontal depth. T1489, 1429 average rpm.
ATH: 4.19 in the30 yard split.

Chase Reinhart, Normal West (IL), 2027
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 6-0, 165-pounds. Tall and lanky with long limbs who runs well, with lots of room to fill out.
Delivery: Narrow simple setup little movement hands just above belt. Small turn and leg kick prior to dropping and pushing off. Drives off back leg extremely well that is aggressive into followthrough.
Arm Action: LH. Seperates from glove with connection to rest of body. Raw and Whippy arm that will continue to develop.
FB: T83, 80-83 mph. Jumps out of hand well with ASR, some ride at top of the zone, will be trouble for all hitters. T1862, 1715 average rpm.
CB: 63-68 mph. CB has good movement that is more effective down in the zone. Has looping action when left up. T1998, 1966 average rpm.
CH: 70-74 mph. Confident with CH at the moment, that tunnels with fastball well. T1510, 1379 average rpm.
ATH: 3.89 in the30 yard split.

Cole Wessel, Knoxville Central (TN), 2025
Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 205-pounds. Large frame with long arms, can improve movement and add strength.
Delivery: Modified stretch wideup, slight step sideways to clear hips works into leg lift. Hips are moving down the hill, before leg lift reaches apex. Body falls down the hill slightly loading into backside. Stiff follow through, where he stands tall throughout.
Arm Action: LH. Arm is very stiff and straight throughout motion. All arm is used in a 3/4 arm slot. More gas in tank with cleaner motion.
FB: T82, 79-81 mph. FB has good VB and will appear to jump on hitters, pitch has room to improve. T2110, 2054 average rpm.
CB: 69-71 mph. Good speed differential with tight slider movement. Increased spin will improve movment. T1992, 1920 average rpm.
CH: 74-76 mph. Ch has good feel and depth, needs to kill more spin with the pitch. T1719, 1692 average rpm.

 

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