Prep Baseball Report

Future Games: Team NC Quick Hitters - Position Players


Brandon Hall
NC / Mid-ATL Director of Scouting

Senior Future Games: The Premier Showcase for Uncommitted 2027 Prospects

Each year, LakePoint Sports in Emerson, Georgia, hosts the most significant uncommitted scouting event in the nation: Future Games week. While the overarching event features emerging talent across multiple age groups—including the Future Games for 2028 graduates and the Junior Future Games for 2030 and 2031 graduates—July 21st and 22nd are distinctly reserved for the Senior Future Games.

This premier showcase brings together the top uncommitted student-athletes from the Class of 2027 nationwide. Over the course of the two-day event, players are evaluated through a comprehensive pro-style workout, followed by a highly competitive three-game series. Among the distinguished rosters in attendance is Team Carolina, which unites top-tier uncommitted talent from both North Carolina and South Carolina.

The exposure provided by the Senior Future Games is unparalleled in amateur baseball. The previous year's event drew an attendance of over 450 college coaches, and initial figures from Day 1 indicate that this year's turnout has already matched, if not exceeded, that milestone. For these prospects, the event presents a critical opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and metrics directly in front of the nation's collegiate decision-makers.


QUICK HITTERS - TEAM NORTH CAROLINA FUTURE GAMES

Ivan Andino, 3B/RHP, Charlotte Christian, 2028
The bat and defensive actions popped throughout the week. Shined at 3B and in the OF, showing an easy first step with lateral quickness. Right handed hitter featured a repeatable swing path, resulting in consistent hard contact, and showcased quick-twitch athleticism and top-of-the-scale speed with a 3.74s 30-yard dash. The workout translated into game results. High level follow that will garner pro attention in the next year.
Key Stats: Peak Jump Height at 26.3 in | 30-Yard Dash in 3.74s | Max Exit Velocity at 99.0 mph

Jesse Covington, SS/RHP, Wesleyan Christian Academy, 2028
A top end athlete with explosive twitch in the way he moves and the way the bat gets through the zone. A true dual prospect, Covington profiles as a top-end arm as well. Within our grading, the position player is slightly ahead of the pitching prospect, but this will be debated for the next year. Showcased a professional and repeatable approach, finding the sweet spot regularly, in BP settings and live game action. Explosive lower-half power with a top-tier athlete with a vertical jump of 28.1 inches and sub-6.60 sixty.
Key Stats: Max Exit Velocity at 102.0 mph | Peak Jump Height at 28.1 in | 30-Yard Dash in 3.66s

Alex Hampton, 1B/RHP, Marvin Ridge, 2028
Power bat potential with nimble feet and excellent hands around the bag. Featured a repeatable swing path, resulting in consistent hard contact, and showcased high-end barrel strength, reaching a peak exit velocity of 98.0 mph.
Key Stats: Max Exit Velocity at 98.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 93.8 mph | 30-Yard Dash in 3.94s

Troy Haynes, 3B/RHP, Eastern Carolina Academy, 2028
Played all over the field throughout the week. Potential high level value as the bat can be slotted in a number of different ways into the lineup. Showed solid consistency and hard-hit ability, averaging 97.0 mph, and displayed a strong, physical swing that produced a max exit velocity of 100.0 mph. Advanced bat speed that suggests there is still plenty of room to his ceiling.
Key Stats: Average Exit Velocity at 97.0 mph | Max Exit Velocity at 100.0 mph | 30-Yard Dash in 3.92s

Tyler Jackson, SS/2B, Southeast Alamance, 2028
Baseball player. Comfortable all over the field with excellent feel for the game. Displayed a strong, physical swing that produced a max exit velocity of 99.0 mph. Good runner with athletic twitch posting a 3.82s 30-yard dash. Should have a chance to step foot on a campus and impact a roster early.
Key Stats: 30-Yard Dash in 3.82s | Max Exit Velocity at 99.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 90.6 mph

Levi Kerr, SS/3B, Marvin Ridge, 2028
Multi-sport athlete that does a lot of things on the field with some ease. Lefty flashed advanced power, hitting an opposite field homer in live game action. Natural lift with strength and bat speed. Peak exit velocity of 100.0 mph. Defensively, moves with athletic actions and solid bend on the infield. Arm has easy carry.
Key Stats: Max Exit Velocity at 100.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 91.7 mph | 30-Yard Dash in 3.84s

Cameron Massey, C/OF, Heritage, 2028
Advanced defender behind the dish. Worked to receive at a high level. Arms showed an ease in working with him. Excellent carry out of the crouch. Accurate with a solid release. Offensively, showcased a professional and repeatable approach, finding the sweet spot regularly.
Key Stats: Catcher Velocity at 81.0 mph | Max Exit Velocity at 91.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 87.0 mph

Trendyn Motley, OF/1B, Pro5 Academy, 2028
Known high level prospect lived up to the billing on the field and in the dugout. Left handed hitter produced one of the top power tools at the event, consistently hitting the baseball hard. In game, showed feel for manipulating the barrel, staying gap to gap. In the workout, lived on the barrel during his session, posting a remarkable 97.6 mph average exit velocity, and tested as an elite athletic mover, registering a 26.2-inch vertical jump.
Key Stats: Max Exit Velocity at 105.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 97.6 mph | Peak Jump Height at 26.2 in

Thomas Piscorik, SS/RHP, Wakefield, 2028
Advanced defender. Easy mover. Fluid with good bend. Excellent rhythm in the hands and feet. Athletic exchange and release with the ability to produce accurate throws with carry from multiple platforms. Displayed advanced arm strength across the diamond with an 88.0 mph infield velocity. Firm contact throughout his workout round, topping out at 95.0 mph.
Key Stats: Infield Velocity at 88.0 mph | Max Exit Velocity at 95.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 91.7 mph

Jacob Reynolds, 2B/C, Charlotte Christian, 2028
Produced each day of the Future Games. Shined in the athletic testing withan elite athletic mover, registering a 28.6-inch vertical jump, and displayed high-end linear speed and athletic twitch with a 3.71s 30-yard dash. Produced a ton of barrel in the BP round. In game, continued to stand out. Present power plays, hitting a HR to the pull side and a double off the oppo wall. Defensively looked at ease, making several athletic plays at 2B and in CF.
Key Stats: Average Exit Velocity at 98.6 mph | Peak Jump Height at 28.6 in | 30-Yard Dash in 3.71s

Hudson Simmons, OF/LHP, Charlotte Christian, 2028
Left handed hitter was very consistent throughout the week. Displayed a strong, physical swing that produced a max exit velocity of 95.0 mph, and maintained a tight dispersion of contact quality with excellent barrel control. Center fielder that should stick there at the next level. Runs well and plays faster on the field.
Key Stats: Max Exit Velocity at 95.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 90.4 mph | 30-Yard Dash in 3.83s

Yates Toney, C, Burns, 2028
Flashed early with his ability to receive, keeping pitches in the zone and stealing strikes on border-line pitches. Left handed hitter showcased high-end barrel strength, reaching a peak exit velocity of 95.0 mph. Strength and barrel feel translated into in-game action.
Key Stats: Max Exit Velocity at 95.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 86.8 mph | 30-Yard Dash in 3.99s

Lawson Tyndall, C/OF, Eastern Carolina Academy, 2028
Intriuging athlete that could impact a roster very quickly at the next level. Athletic catcher with advanced arm strength and lateral quickness. Moves well enough to dream on him playing in center field as well. Demonstrated high-level arm strength behind the plate with a 81.0 mph catcher velocity, and produced elite-level peak impact, registering a max exit velocity of 101.0 mph.
Key Stats: Max Exit Velocity at 101.0 mph | Catcher Velocity at 81.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 92.1 mph

Graham Virag, SS/3B, Cardinal Gibbons, 2028
Bat stood out throughout the week. Barrel strength was present in BP and game settings. Showed feel for recognizing spin, while staying on the fastball, in facing some of the elite arms from across the country. Displayed advanced arm strength across the diamond with an 86.0 mph infield velocity, and maintained an advanced power floor, averaging 97.5 mph off the bat.
Key Stats: Max Exit Velocity at 105.0 mph | Average Exit Velocity at 97.5 mph | Infield Velocity at 86.0 mph


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