Weekend Recap — October 11, 2015

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The week ending Sunday, October 11 saw Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout & College PREP sessions in four different states to go with three teams in the Arizona Senior Fall Classic.

GCS Ballpark – Sauget, IL

Spain Park HS – Hoover, AL

Bob Prevatte Field – Gaffney, SC

Top performers by measurable category appear below:

60 Yard Dash

2017 2B Brett Owen

At the March 2015 Under Armour Baseball Factory College PREP in Oklahoma City, 2017 2B Brett Owen (Blanchard, OK HS) ran 7.13 in 60 yard dash and posted 77 mph raw velocity.

Now, a little more than seven months later, he recorded 6.75 to trim nearly fourth-tenths of a second off his 60 yard dash, and also saw a three mph increase in his raw velocity (up from 77 to 80).

sec	60 Yard Dash Leaders
6.75	Brett Owen (2017 – 2B – Blanchard, OK HS)
6.78	Garrett Dearaujo (2017 – OF – Birmingham, AL)
6.84	Ernest Frazier (2016 – RHP – Huffman HS – Birmingham, AL)
6.90	Myles Brown (2018 – 2B – Thompson HS – Maylene, AL)
6.93	Layton Gully (2016 – 2B – Wall HS – San Angelo, TX)
6.93	Austin McKinney (2018 – SS/OF – Calera, AL)
6.94	Brady Gilbert (2017 – RHP – Crossville, AL)
6.94	Vernon Hart (2017 – OF – Lake View HS – San Angelo, TX)
6.97	Jaden Haynes (2019 – OF – Lake View HS – San Angelo, TX)
7.00	Cameron Harrell (2016 – RHP – Indian Trail, NC)
7.00	Jacob Nelson (2017 – SS – Sherrills Ford, NC)
7.02	Nicholas Schmidt (2017 – OF – Hillsboro, MO)
7.02	Eli Trejo (2018 – SS – Snyder, TX)
7.06	Noah Escalante (2017 – OF/LHP – Lake View HS – San Angelo, TX)
7.09	Randall Jackson (2017 – SS – Huffman HS – Birmingham, AL)

Fastball Velocity

mph	Fastball Velocity Leaders
84	Brady Gilbert (2017 – RHP – Crossville, AL)
84	Micah Henderson (2016 – RHP/OF – Prattville HS – Wetumpka, AL)
83	Dustan Dille (2017 – RHP – Brookwood HS – McCalla, AL)
83	Bradley Huffstutler (2017 – RHP – Trussville, AL)
83	Justin Taylor (2016 – LHP/1B – Cedar Hill, MO)
82	Ross Chandler (2017 – RHP/3B – Guntersville, AL HS)
82	Cameron Harrell (2016 – RHP – Indian Trail, NC)
82	Alexander Strickland (2017 – RHP/1B – Fenton, MO)
81	Troy Bearden (2018 – RHP – Trussville, AL)
81	Lane Belleville (2017 – RHP – Teutopolis HS – Effingham, IL)
81	Noah Eaker (2017 – RHP – Cherryville, NC HS)
80	Jackson Minor (2019 – LHP – Hazel Green, AL HS)
80	Daniel Smith (2018 – RHP – Southern Boone County HS – Ashland, MO)

2017 RHP Noah Eaker

When we first saw 2017 RHP Noah Eaker (Cherryville, NC HS) at the Greenville, SC Under Armour Baseball Factory Interactive Video Program in April 2013, he topped at 72 mph with his fastball and ran 8.09 in the 60 yard dash.

Over the course of three events between July 2013 and January 2014, his top end fastball was 76, 72 and 75, while his 60 yard dash was 7.56, 7.56 and 7.69.

The January 2014 Baseball Factory Under Armour All-America Pre-Season Rookie Tournament was actually the last time we saw Eaker. Now, more than a year-and-a-half later, he topped at 81 mph with his fastball (good for a 9 mph jump since April 2013) and spun a much improved breaking ball with mid 60’s velocity and defined 11-to-5 shape. More impressive however was his ability to throw strikes with his pitches — he appeared to have great feel for his fastball and curve, and was around the plate with his change.

2017 RHP/3B Ross Chandler

At the April 2015 Under Armour Baseball Factory College PREP in Chattanooga, 2017 RHP/3B Ross Chandler (Guntersville, AL HS) topped at 79 with his fastball and spun a 60-61 mph breaking ball.

A few months later at the August 2015 Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City, he again topped at 79, but this time threw his breaking ball in the 65-66 mph range.

Now, about a year and a half after we first saw him, he added three ticks to his fastball (up from 79 to 82 mph) and improved his breaking ball by nearly a full grade on the Baseball Factory 10-70 Scouting Scale (velocity on the pitch up to 69 mph most recently, an improvement of 8 mph overall). Chandler also posted a 4 mph increase in bat exit velocity, moving up from 84 to 88 mph.

Catcher Release Times

A little more than two years ago at the Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout in Charlotte, 2017 C Tristan Shea (Porter Ridge HS – Charlotte, NC) posted release times between 2.17 and 2.21, and recorded 83 mph raw velocity. His most recent workout included a low end pop time of 1.86 and raw velocity of 91 mph — good for improvements of more than three-tenths of a second and 8 mph respectively. Shea, a switch-hitter, also notched impressive bat exit velocities of 88 mph right-handed, and 91 mph left-handed.

Sec	Pop Time Leaders
1.86	Tristan Shea (2017 – C – Porter Ridge HS – Matthews, NC)
1.96	Nick Ragsdale (2018 – C – Helena, AL)
2.06	Breydon Edmondson (2019 – C – Thompson HS – Alabaster, AL)
2.10	Mason Hale (2016 – C/3B – Sacred Heart-Griffin HS – Springfield, IL)
2.10	William Harkey (2016 – C – Sherrills Ford, NC)
2.10	Grant Latham (2017 – C/SS – Bismarck, MO R-V School)
2.10	Chance Roberts (2019 – C/SS – Aledo, TX HS)
2.11	Garrett Gustafson (2019 – C – Hazel Green, AL HS)
2.12	Connor Daly (2017 – C – Madison, AL)
2.12	Evan London (2017 – C/3B – North Ridge HS – Tuscaloosa, AL)
2.12	Tanner Woods (2016 – C/1B – Lake View HS – San Angelo, TX)
2.13	Jarin Turner (2019 – C – Oxford, AL)
2.15	Nixon Brannon (2019 – C – Central HS – San Angelo, TX)
2.15	Caleb Munton (2019 – C – Abilene, TX)
2.15	Chase Smith (2016 – C – Wall HS – San Angelo, TX)

2017 C/SS Grant Latham

Two years ago at the October 2013 Sauget, IL Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout, 2017 C/SS Grant Latham (Bismarck, MO R-V School) recorded release times between 2.25 and 2.38 along with raw velocity of 73 mph. One year later, again in Sauget in October, he got his times down in the 2.16 to 2.31 range.

At the June 2015 Baseball Factory Omaha National World Series he posted a low time of 2.03 and gained one tick on his raw velocity (up to 74 mph).

Now, at his third consecutive October Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout in Sauget, he gained four more mph on his raw velocity (up from 74 to 78 mph) and posted a low pop time of 2.10.

2016 C/3B Mason Hale

Over the course of two Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryouts last summer, 2016 C/3B Mason Hale (Sacred Heart-Griffin HS – Springfield, IL) recorded times between 2.19 and 2.39 in late-July (Sauget, IL), and 2.23 and 2.33 in mid-August (Champaign, IL), and twice posted 78 mph raw velocity.

He attended the Baseball Factory Christmas Camp & Tournament at Pirate City in December 2014, where he got his low end time down to 2.11 and his raw velocity up to 81 mph. Most recently, again in Sauget, he recorded pop times between 2.10 and 2.19.

Raw Velocity

mph	Raw Velocity Leaders
91	Tristan Shea (2017 – C – Porter Ridge HS – Matthews, NC)
85	Jacob Ratteerree (2017 – OF – Bandys HS – Sherrills Ford, NC)
86	Vernon Hart (2017 – OF – Lake View HS – San Angelo, TX)
84	Austin McKinney (2018 – SS/OF – Calera, AL)
84	Jacob Thompson (2017 – 1B – Trinity Prep – Charlotte, NC)
83	Evan London (2017 – C/3B – North Ridge HS – Tuscaloosa, AL)
83	Matthew Wheeler (2018 – 3B – Charlotte, NC)
82	Jaden Haynes (2019 – OF – Lake View HS – San Angelo, TX)
82	Jackson Holladay (2017 – SS – Jasper, AL)
82	Jarin Turner (2019 – C – Oxford, AL)
81	Gabe Maynard (2018 – C – Eclectic, AL)
81	Collin Ohnesorge (2017 – 1B – Strasburg, IL)
81	Nick Ragsdale (2018 – C – Helena, AL)
81	Jamison Wright (2016 – OF/1B – Cardinal Newman HS – Columbia, SC)

2019 C/SS Chance Roberts

We first saw 2019 C/SS Chance Roberts (Aledo, TX HS) at the July 2013 Under Armour Baseball Factory Interactive Video Program in Plano, TX. At that event (the summer before starting 7th-grade) he posted 63 mph raw velocity, recorded release times between 2.83 and 3.01, and ran 8.57 in the 60 yard dash.

He trimmed his release times first, with a move down to 2.57 at the December 2013 Baseball Factory Winter Classic. Then, in April 2014 at the Under Armour Baseball Factory Interactive Video Program in Plano, he got his raw velocity up to 67 mph (an improvement of four miles per hour) and his 60 yard dash down to 7.88 (an improvement of nearly seven-tenths of a second). His raw velocity jumped another 4 mph (up to 71 mph) a few months later at the July 2014 Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City.

At the April 2015 Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout in Plano, he ran his raw velocity up to 80 mph — good for an improvement of 13 mph in just one year, and 17 mph overall. At the same event, Roberts posted another sub-eight second 60 yard dash (7.95), and got his pop times down as low as 2.38.

A few months later at the July 2015 Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City, he lowered his pop time down to 2.35, and got it down to 2.30 at the Arizona Freshman/Sophomore Fall Classic with the Baseball Factory Red team.

Now, more than two years after we first saw him, he posted pop times between 2.10 and 2.16 — good for an improvement of more than seven-tenths of a second.

Bat Exit Velocity

mph	Bat Exit Velocity Leaders
98	Jacob Thompson (2017 – 1B – Trinity Prep – Charlotte, NC)
94	Mitchell Barrow (2016 – 3B – Washington, MO)
91	Ricky Fraley (2016 – 3B/RHP – Hillsboro, MO HS)
91 L	Tristan Shea (2017 – C – Porter Ridge HS – Matthews, NC)
91	Justin Taylor (2016 – LHP/1B – Cedar Hill, MO)
90	Evan London (2017 – C/3B – North Ridge HS – Tuscaloosa, AL)
88	Lane Belleville (2017 – RHP – Teutopolis HS – Effingham, IL)
88 R	Tristan Shea (2017 – C – Porter Ridge HS – Matthews, NC)
88	Will Stump (2016 – 1B/C – Buckhorn HS – Gurley, AL)
86	Ross Chandler (2017 – RHP/3B – Guntersville, AL HS)
86	Connor Daly (2017 – C – Madison, AL)
86	Jackson Holladay (2017 – SS – Jasper, AL)
86	Mason Mitchell (2017 – LHP/1B – Ellisville, MO)
86	Alexander Strickland (2017 – RHP/1B – Fenton, MO)
85	John McDonald (2017 – 3B – Oak Mountain HS – Birmingham, AL)
85	John McGee IV (2016 – RHP/3B – Pleasant Grove, AL)
85	Sean Pruneau (2018 – LHP – Bonne Terre, MO)
85	Mason Williamson (2017 – C – Birmingham, AL)

2016 1B/C Will Stump

At the May 2015 Murfreesboro, TN Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout, 2016 1B/C Will Stump (Buckhorn HS – Gurley, AL) recorded a bat exit velocity of 85 mph. That was his eighth event with Baseball Factory, but his first in which bat exit velocity was measured. The October 2015 Birmingham, AL Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout saw Stump post 88 mph bat exit velocity (good for a 3 mph increase in less than 5 months), and 78 mph raw velocity (good for a 10 mph increase since we first saw him in October 2012).

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