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Razorbacks Scout Day: Quick Hits

October 10, 2025
Cooper Trinkle
Scouting Director

Hosted at the University of Evansville and ran by the Prep Baseball Indiana staff, the Razorbacks Scout Day brought a strong crop of tri-state area talent to Braun Stadium. Around twenty players took advantage of this opportunity, with a handful walking away as winners with follow next to their name as we move forward. 

Find the full event statistics, here, with reports on top performers below. 

Recruitable Talent

+ C/3B Gunner Alexander, 2026, Gibson Southern (IN)
Stocky strong with his best work done on the defensive side, Alexander showcased well across the board while in the midst of football season. One of the top uncommitted senior catchers still left on our board, the 6-foot-1, 205-pounder burned a 7.2 60-yard dash with 10 & 30 yard splits to suggest he runs at at least an average clip in-game. His arm showed loud in workouts; 81 from the crouch with pops as low as 1.91, and 91 across the diamond from the hot corner. The arm and glove are his best abilities, also a sound in-game receiver with a steady presence, and there is some power potential offensively with fast hands leading a barrel that works with some feel. He reached a peak exit of 93.6 mph with some feel to lift pullside. 

+ RHP/1B Jackson Carder, 2027, Apollo (KY)
Carder showed tremendous strength in batting practice, clubbing multiple pullside homers with exits approaching triple digits, but his work on the bump to conclude the event caught my eye most. A physical, yet still immature in some ways, 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame creates intrigue with future projections still easy to make, and he showed present above average stuff for the grade. He uses a methodical paced delivery with a slight inward turn and balanced drop-and-drive with some athleticism shown from the top of the lift to finish. The arm works from a 3/4 angle, producing a mid-80s heater that played with sink/run and touched 86, with likely some room for that number to climb. I left bullish on the mid-70s slider, a tightly-spun offering that plays with real late sweep and has a chance to be a swing-and-miss pitch. The 80-81 CH played off the heater with fastball arm speed, as well. In summation, this feels like a late-blooming KY arm that has a chance to have a breakout junior season. 

+ INF Sam Gasser, 2027, Southridge (IN)
A good-looking athlete with a wiry, high-waisted, 6-foot-2, 175-pound frame - Gasser showed some silk in batting practice with an easy effort, well-sequenced, on-plane swing that led to some jump off the barrel. He peppered the ball from gap to gap with near 95 mph exits that will likely take a step up as he adds strength. The run time will improve with strength, as well, a 7.16 runner with an easy gait and future projections make it easy to think he'll be a sub-7.00 guy at some point. Defensively, his hands are soft and couple with the athleticism and rangy nature of the body to provide the value, though his arm strength is still developing. For now, Gasser profiles as a likely 1B/LF in college, though improvements of the arm could easily keep him in the middle of the diamond, or at 3B. 

+ C Courtland Gibson, 2027, University Heights (KY)
Twitch stands out for the wiry, 5-foot-8, 150-pound backstop on both sides. He began the day with a 6.96 60-yard dash, before taking to batting practice and showing quick hands and rotational quickness to produce noticeable impact for the frame. The run time is well-above average for the position and likely plays higher on the diamond as he posted some of the days' best 10/30 yard splits. Defensely, Gibson was consistently 2.08 to 2.10 and accurate with his throws to 2B, with the transfer leading his catch-and-throw abilities. 

+ INF Landon McCutchan, 2027, Evansville Reitz (IN)
Plenty to like presently, and dream on, with the 6-foot-2, 185-pound left-handed hitting infielder. Starts in a wider stance with a simple, on-time toe tap and quiet hands in the load. Repeats his swing well with a direct path that works more line-drive contact, but he did show the ability to elevate with authority to his pullside gap. Went 92 off the bat and coupled it with an easy average run time of a 7.08. He likely fits best a 2B or 3B at the next level with some athleticism to the actions, a rangy frame, and average arm strength. 

+ OF Micah Toler, 2027, Heritage Hills (IN)
The biggest winner amongst recruitable talent, Toler began the day with a bang - turning in a 6.65 60-time. The athleticism and twitch is really beginning to blossom, allowing for CF projections, and his projectable, high-waisted, 6-foot-2, 180-pound frame still has plenty of room to grow. He took a solid round of batting practice, showing off a direct bat path that he used to leverage balls with authority to the pullside for big impacts when synced. There is a tendency to over-rotate that still needs cleaned up, but the projections, paired with 96-plus exits on the top-end, a 6.65 60, and an above average outfield arm (85 mph) - makes Toler a T10 uncommitted outfielder in the state's 27 group. 

Freshman Standouts

+ LHP/OF Neilan Bruce, 2029, Hopkins County Central (KY)
An advanced athlete for the age, Bruce brought a muscular look with his 5-foot-9, 165-pound frame and showed well-above average abilities in all facets at this event. He began the day with a 7.04 60, an advanced time for this age, and followed with near-95 mph batting practice exit velocities. The swing works with a bit of a handsy-nature, leaving room for refinement, but the lower half works with balance and there are certainly things to like about the swing. I left more bullish on his abilities on the mound, where he pitched in the low-80s (T 83) with an athletic, in-line operation. The arm speed is impressive for the age, helping him to spin what could be a future-wipeout SL in the low-to-mid 70s, already producing raw spin on his breaking ball that averaged in the high-2600s. He threw strikes as a solid clip, and is certainly a southpaw to follow in Kentucky's 2029 class. 

+ 3B/RHP Will Mattingly, 2029, Evansville Central
Mattingly stood out throughout the day as an evident follow from a talent-rich, Evansville area. He ran a 7.29, a solid time for an incoming freshman, before showing off an advanced swing for the age during batting practice. There is an easy, natural pace to the operation with clear strength in the 6-foot, 180-pound frame that still holds room to mature. I think the frame will end up very physical, and he already clubbed exits into the low-90s. He showed a fundamental glove at the hot corner during workouts, before hopping on the bump to toss a strike-filled bullpen at 79-81 mph with two secondaries that he showed feel for. I leave bullish on the bat, and there is a chance Mattingly ends up as one of the better prospects in the Evansville area for 2029, especially on the offensive side.