Prep Baseball Report

Quick Hitters: Fayetteville Fall ID Hitters


Brandon Hall
NC / Mid-ATL Director of Scouting

Prep Baseball North Carolina hosted the Fall Fayetteville ID on October 14th at Trojan Field in Fayetteville, NC, featuring standout talent from the 2026–2029 graduating classes. Widely regarded as one of the premier fall events on the Prep Baseball schedule.

The day opened with an defensive workout, were players moved into a defensive workout at their primary positions, giving coaches and scouts a closer look at each athlete’s athleticism, movements, and arm strength, along with athletic testing while testing there 10/30/60 yard splts, jump heights, and grip strengths. Following the defensive and athletic testing position players took live batting practice on the field. Utilizing TrackMan and Blast Motion technology, players were evaluated on both pre-swing metrics and ball-flight analytics. The event concluded with pitcher bullpens, enhanced by the utilization of TrackMan's pitch metrics and slow-motion video. 

Below, we highlight the top performers across select categories from the event. 

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QUICK HITTERS - HITTER NOTES

Jack Catron C / RHP / Homeschool (NC), NC / 2028

Whippy through the zone. Loose barrel. Potential damage when on the barrel.  61.1 mph bat speed with 6 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 76.7 mph. 339' max distance.

 

 

COLBY COX 2B / OF / Gray's Creek, NC / 2029

Young hitter with a solid setup and approach.  Gap to gap approach.  Solid barrel feel when on time.

COREY COX SS / RHP / Gray's Creek, NC / 2029

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Greyson Evans 2B / OF / North Lincoln, NC / 2027

Stable head. Direct path. Gap to gap approach.  Excellent barrel feel.   62.6 mph bat speed with 8 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 80.6 mph. 253' max distance.

Ruito Kobayashi 2B / OF / Japan Airline, JP / 2026

International player that caught eyes.  Played with intent and quickness.  Good athlete. RHH. Wants extension. Solid gap to gap drive. Active back side. Has intent 61.5 mph bat speed with 7 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 77.6 mph. 333' max distance.

Keaton Lee OF / 3B / Mount Pleasant, NC / 2027

 Works for extension.  Has bat speed. Works with intent. Pull emphasis. Wants damage on every swing. 68.8 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 73.1 mph. 323' max distance.

Liam Mitchell LHP / 1B / Wake Forest, NC / 2028

Sinks into the lower half. Average stride length.  Works for extension.  Pull side pop available.  Strength over bat speed with solid bat speed. 67.6 mph bat speed with 13 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 80.6 mph. 364' max distance.

Landon Oberdorf C / 2B / Leesville Road, NC / 2028

High hands. Vertical bat. Solid whip through the zone with leverage through contact.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 78.8 mph. 297' max distance.

William Stanley OF / Fuquay Varina, NC / 2027

Average to above bat speed. Works for extension. Simple leverage through contact. 67 mph bat speed with 17 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 74.1 mph. 326' max distance.

Brycen Talley SS / 2B / Cape Fear, NC / 2027

Loose.  Excellent whip. Lags the barrel early, getting flat through contact. Poised to see power numbers jump with increased strength 65.2 mph bat speed with 16 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 86.1 mph. 352' max distance.

Parker Wallace 3B / 2B / Cape Fear High, NC / 2027

Excellent back side action. Loose through the zone.  Strong hands. Good bat speed. Damage when on the barrel.  Showed solid power to the oppo gap. 68.5 mph bat speed with 4 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 84.3 mph. 340' max distance.

Landon Welsh SS / 2B / Millbrook, NC / 2028

Good balance. Gap to gap with barrel feel. Strong hands. Impressive feel for getting the barrel on path. 65.6 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 80.5 mph. 298' max distance.

 

 

Logan Welsh OF / LHP / Millbrook, NC / 2027

Flat through the zone. Solid bat speed. Thin at times through the ball.  Willing to use the entire field. 63.1 mph bat speed with 7 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 84 max exit velocity, averaged 70.6 mph. 250' max distance.

Sam Zeisset SS / 2B / Village Christian Academy, NC / 2027

Direct. Works for extension. Flat. Solid whip thorugh the zone. 66 mph bat speed with 22 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 76.3 mph. 289' max distance.


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