Christian Serrano SS / 3B / Pro5 Baseball Acad., NC / 2026

Moved from No. 107 to No. 86

NC State commit continues to be very productive.  From his spring with Pro5 Baseball to the summer circuit, Serrano just keeps finding barrels and making routine plays, routine.  

Gunnar Alm OF / LHP / Polk County, NC / 2026

Moved from No. 429 to No. 87

Alm, a left-handed hitting outfielder, may have been the biggest mover in the country.  Part, we were a bit light on him.  A 6-foot build, Alm showed the ability to add strength to the frame and carry his actions across the entire summer.  The swing has excellent leverage with advanced batspeed.  Alm showed an ability to get to high end stuff.  His workouts were good.  His production in big events, including the Prep Baseball NPI, moved him past many of his peers.  Watch for the scouting community to continue to dial into Alm.  While there is history of the scouting community valuing physical outfielders, there is a new trend to take the uber-athletic outfielders that may be average to above defenders in the big-leagues.  The gamble is how the bat will shake out, but that is the gamble on all position players.  Over the past few years, players with similar profiles to Alm have been taken in the top 7 rounds.

Joshua Mozingo SS / OF / Terry Sanford, NC / 2026

Moved from No. 394 to No. 287

Always buy athleticsim and quickness.  Mozingo personifies a player with tons of athleticsim and quickness.  The quickness plays in the feet, hands, and arm.  The bat is the final piece to his prospect.  An East Carolina commit, he may be in position to help the Pirates very quickly as he begins to add strength to the 6-foot frame.

Nick Rumbley RHP / 1B / Rockingham County, NC / 2026

Moved from No. 412 to No. 293

Rumbley is a pitcher.  What everyone was buying in recent years was that the frame was going to fill out and as good as he moves, and as good as his feel is, the stuff is going to take a big jump.  Flash forward to this summer and we are beginning to see that projection come to light.  Look for Rumbley to be in a position to continue to grow.  Guys that can pitch are seen as a lower risk, whether it is how they acclimate to college or pro baseball.

Maddox McRee RHP / Hickory High School, NC / 2026

Moved from No. 390 to No. 306

Our NC staff was probably a bit light on McRee as we have seen him a number of times early in the spring, after he spends the summer on the hardwood.  A two-sport athlete, there is room to project McRee as he continues to catch up on the reps.  The two-sport athlete, that can compete at the level McRee does, allows scouts to dream on where the prospect could be as he devotes more time to baseball.  The fastball peaked at 93 per reports with Prep Baseball scouting staff seeing him carry 91 with some ease.

Quinn ORourke RHP / Charlotte Catholic, NC / 2026

Moved from No. 473 to No. 446

O'Rourke was a bit of a new commodity heading into the spring of 2025.  He had two big performances at the Charlotte Preseason ID and the North Carolina Procase, in the preseason.  Fast forward to the summer and more of the Prep Baseball scouting staff was able to confirm what North Carolina scouts had seen, a big arm with good spin.  The Arizona commit may continue move up the board as he continues to make strides with feel and pitch-ability.  The stuff is real.

Connor Salerno LHP / OF / Sun Valley, NC / 2027

Moved from No. 5 to No. 3

It is a small move in numbers but Salerno had one of the top summers, continuing that trend into the Prep Baseball All-American Game this past weekend in Miami.  His outing at USA Baseball National Championships in Cary woke up those that may have been light on him.  His outing at the East Coast Pro Showcase moved him into high 1st round range talk.  

While the outing at the All-American Game came after the rankings release, the outing staked Salerno as one of the top Lefties in the country, regardless of draft class.