Prep Baseball Report

2025 Future Games: Team Alabama Data Dive


Prep Baseball Alabama Staff

EMERSON, GA – The 2025 Prep Baseball Future Games were held July 23-26 at the premier LakePoint Sports Complex, attracting over 400 college coaches from around the country to scout the nation’s top uncommitted talent in the 2027 class.

Team Alabama rose to the occasion, putting together an impressive performance during both the workout showcase and three days of high-level competition.

In this piece, we break down the standout data and measurable numbers from the prospects who represented the Yellowhammer State on one of the biggest stages in amateur baseball.


TEAM ALABAMA DATA DIVE

VALD PERFORMANCE

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 6.68 s
2 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 6.73 s
3 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 6.75 s
4 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 6.79 s
5 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 6.83 s
6 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 6.90 s
7 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 7.08 s
8 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 7.14 s
9 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 7.26 s
10 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 7.30 s
11 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 7.32 s

30-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 3.75 s
2 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 3.76 s
3 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 3.79 s
4 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 3.83 s
^ Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 3.83 s
5 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 3.85 s
6 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 3.95 s
7 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 4.00 s
8 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 4.03 s
9 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 4.04 s
^ Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 4.04 s

MAX VERTICAL JUMP

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 26.6
2 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 26.1
3 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 25.4
4 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 25.2
^ Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 25.2
5 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 25.1
6 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 23.9
7 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 23.4
8 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 22.8
9 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 20.9
10 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 19.4
11 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 18.0


TRACKMAN HITTING

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 104.8 mph
2 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 101.0 mph
3 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 100.8 mph
4 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 100.3 mph
5 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 99.5 mph
6 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 97.0 mph
7 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 96.9 mph
8 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 95.8 mph
9 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 95.2 mph
10 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 94.0 mph
11 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 92.6 mph
12 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 92.1 mph
13 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 90.7 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 94.1 mph
2 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 93.8 mph
3 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 93.7 mph
4 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 91.8 mph
5 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 87.9 mph
6 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 87.6 mph
7 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 86.7 mph
8 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 86.1 mph
9 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 85.1 mph
10 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 84.9 mph
11 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 84.8 mph
12 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 84.3 mph
13 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 77.7 mph

MAX BATTED DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 392 ft
2 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 379 ft
3 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 369 ft
4 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 367 ft
5 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 367 ft
6 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 358 ft
7 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 351 ft
8 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 350 ft
9 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 348 ft
10 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 346 ft
11 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 344 ft
12 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 323 ft
13 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 308 ft

SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 66 %
^ Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 66 %
2 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 57 %
3 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 55 %
^ Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 55 %
4 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 50 %
^ Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 50 %
^ Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 50 %
^ Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 50 %
^ Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 50 %
5 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 41 %
6 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 40 %
7 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 11 %


TRACKMAN PITCHING

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 92.5 mph
2 Brodie Wilson AL Faith Academy 2027 RHP 92.0 mph
3 Brady Sack AL Auburn 2027 RHP 90.3 mph
4 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 89.2 mph
5 Bryant Hopkins AL Valley High School 2027 RHP 88.9 mph
6 Brayden Cash AL Bibb County 2027 RHP 88.9 mph
7 Cooper Frampton AL St.Lukes 2027 3B 88.4 mph
8 Inman Carson AL Oneonta 2027 RHP 87.7 mph
9 Boston Brown AL Lakeside 2027 RHP 87.3 mph
10 Will Congo AL James Clemens 2027 OF 87.0 mph
11 Gibbs White AL Tuscaloosa County 2027 RHP 86.9 mph

AVERAGE FASTBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Gibbs White AL Tuscaloosa County 2027 RHP 2343 rpm
2 Brayden Cash AL Bibb County 2027 RHP 2342 rpm
3 Bryant Hopkins AL Valley High School 2027 RHP 2218 rpm
4 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 2203 rpm
5 Will Congo AL James Clemens 2027 OF 2147 rpm
6 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 2095 rpm
7 Boston Brown AL Lakeside 2027 RHP 2023 rpm
8 Inman Carson AL Oneonta 2027 RHP 2022 rpm
9 Brady Sack AL Auburn 2027 RHP 2014 rpm
10 Cooper Frampton AL St.Lukes 2027 3B 1954 rpm
11 Brodie Wilson AL Faith Academy 2027 RHP 1930 rpm

AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Brayden Cash AL Bibb County 2027 RHP 16.2
2 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 15.2
3 Bryant Hopkins AL Valley High School 2027 RHP 14.4
4 Cooper Frampton AL St.Lukes 2027 3B 11.6
5 Brodie Wilson AL Faith Academy 2027 RHP 9.8
6 Boston Brown AL Lakeside 2027 RHP 9.8
7 Brady Sack AL Auburn 2027 RHP 8.8
8 Will Congo AL James Clemens 2027 OF 7.2
9 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 7.1
10 Inman Carson AL Oneonta 2027 RHP 6.8
11 Gibbs White AL Tuscaloosa County 2027 RHP 4.8

AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Brayden Cash AL Bibb County 2027 RHP 2668
2 Bryant Hopkins AL Valley High School 2027 RHP 2573
3 Will Congo AL James Clemens 2027 OF 2504
4 Brodie Wilson AL Faith Academy 2027 RHP 2302
5 Cooper Frampton AL St.Lukes 2027 3B 2290
6 Brady Sack AL Auburn 2027 RHP 2084
7 Jude Davidson AL Mountain Brook 2027 3B 2054
8 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 2050
9 Boston Brown AL Lakeside 2027 RHP 1976
10 Inman Carson AL Oneonta 2027 RHP 1831

AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Will Congo AL James Clemens 2027 OF 2743 rpm
2 Gibbs White AL Tuscaloosa County 2027 RHP 2520 rpm

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 16.9
2 Gibbs White AL Tuscaloosa County 2027 RHP 15.1
3 Brady Sack AL Auburn 2027 RHP 14.3
4 Brayden Cash AL Bibb County 2027 RHP 13.6
5 Bryant Hopkins AL Valley High School 2027 RHP 13.1
6 Jude Davidson AL Mountain Brook 2027 3B 13.1
7 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 12.0
8 Will Congo AL James Clemens 2027 OF 11.2
9 Boston Brown AL Lakeside 2027 RHP 10.0


BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 24.4 mph
2 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 23.8 mph
3 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 23.6 mph
4 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 23.2 mph
5 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 22.5 mph
6 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 22.3 mph
7 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 22.2 mph
8 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 21.9 mph
^ Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 21.9 mph
9 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 21.6 mph
10 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 21.5 mph
11 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 21.2 mph
12 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 19.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 22.2 mph
2 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 22.2 mph
3 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 22.1 mph
4 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 21.4 mph
5 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 21.2 mph
6 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 21.1 mph
7 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 21.0 mph
8 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 20.8 mph
9 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 20.7 mph
10 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 20.5 mph
11 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 20.2 mph
12 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 20.1 mph
13 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 18.3 mph

BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 75.8 mph
2 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 75.8 mph
3 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 75.7 mph
4 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 72.8 mph
5 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 71.2 mph
6 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 70.6 mph
7 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 70.4 mph
8 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 70.4 mph
9 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 69.4 mph
10 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 67.8 mph
11 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 66.0 mph
12 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 64.8 mph
13 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 62.4 mph

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 32.8 g
2 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 29.3 g
3 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 27.0 g
4 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 21.6 g
5 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 18.6 g
6 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 17.9 g
7 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 17.3 g
8 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 16.8 g
9 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 16.0 g
10 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 13.9 g
11 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 13.1 g
12 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 10.3 g
13 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 8.4 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 26.5 g
2 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 23.1 g
3 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 22.2 g
4 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 17.3 g
5 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 16.9 g
6 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 14.4 g
7 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 13.6 g
8 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 12.9 g
9 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 11.9 g
10 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 11.8 g
11 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 9.8 g
12 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 8.6 g
13 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 7.0 g


POSITIONAL DATA

INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 94
2 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 89
3 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 86
^ JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 86
4 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 85
5 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 83
6 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 78

OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 90
2 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 87
3 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 82

CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 79
2 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 78
3 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 75

CATCHER POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 1.84-1.94
2 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 1.93-2.02
3 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 1.94-2.04


VIZUAL EDGE

EDGE SCORES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Edge Score
1 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 78.99
2 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 78.47
3 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 76.35
4 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 73.10
5 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 72.80
6 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 71.00
^ Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 71.00
7 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 70.04
8 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 69.33
9 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 67.19
10 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 64.21


PHYSICAL

GRIP STRENGTH (RIGHT)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (RH)
1 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 149.8
2 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 143.4
3 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 143.2
4 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 142.5
5 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 142.3
6 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 127.5
7 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 125.1
8 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 124.0
9 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 123.6
10 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 122.5
11 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 121.8
12 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 119.6
13 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 116.9

GRIP STRENGTH (LEFT)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (LH)
1 JB Upton AL Auburn 2027 SS 144.5
2 Austin Barnett AL Thompson High School 2027 OF 143.4
3 Evan Taylor AL Spain Park High School 2027 C 142.8
4 Brue Milner AL Tallassee High School 2027 C 139.2
5 Colton Boyd AL Orange Beach 2027 C 138.8
6 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 SS 137.5
7 Colin Watson AL Daphne High School 2027 OF 136.6
8 Charlie Maniscalco AL Oxford High School 2027 OF 136.4
9 Austin Kightlinger AL Northside 2027 SS 134.8
10 Eli Quinley AL Faith Academy 2027 C 133.9
11 Connor Greb AL Spain Park 2027 3B 126.2
12 Charlie Taaffe AL Vestavia Hills 2027 SS 119.8
13 Dalton Dardin AL Virgil Grissom 2027 SS 111.9


UPCOMING EVENTS ⤵️

SHOWCASE DATE LOCATION
Southeast Super Sophomore Games (Invite-Only) August 2nd-3rd, 2025 LakePoint Sports (Emerson, GA)
River Run Fall Games August 17th, 2025 River Run Park (Northport, AL)
Central Alabama Fall ID September 14th, 2025 Opelika High School (Opelika, AL)
North Alabama Fall ID September 28th, 2025 James Clemens High School (Madison, AL)
South Alabama Fall ID October 5th, 2025 Orange Beach Sportsplex (Orange Beach, AL)
Birmingham Fall ID October 26th, 2025 Pelham High School (Pelham, AL)

 

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