PBT Mid-South Open: Primer

June 24, 2026
Prep Baseball Staff

This is the week of the PBT Mid-South Open, taking place June 25-28 at USA Stadium in Millington, TN, featuring players from the grad classes of 2031 through 2026. Over 250 players are headed to USA Stadium - Millington this weekend, with more than 42 currently ranked in their home state's Prep Baseball rankings.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to USA Stadium - Millington by analyzing Prep Baseball showcase data since the start of 2025 to find the most impressive statistical outliers and under-the-radar athletes on this weekend's rosters.

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Top Position Players to Watch

These players stood out across multiple measurables at Prep Baseball showcases and are among the most intriguing athletes in the field this weekend.

Brady Sumner

3B/C • Class of 2029 • #11 TN

6-0/185 • Right/Right • Batters Box Scout • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
104.0	100.1	76.6	7.23

Highest max EV among all players this weekend; Highest avg. EV in the field.

Mason Kelly

OF/RHP • Class of 2029 • #9 TN

5-10/180 • Right/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
100.5	88.9	69.2	7.12

No. 3-ranked max EV among all players this weekend; 2nd-highest max EV among 2029s.

Cannon Jewell

3B/RHP • Class of 2029 • #7

6-0/183 • Right/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
99.8	90.6	70.7	7.07

Top-5 max EV among 90 hitters this weekend; 3rd-highest max EV among 2029s.

Kaysen Wiggins

C/SS • Class of 2029 • #10 MS

5-10/159 • Right/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
95.7	82.6	73.9	6.82

2nd-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend; Top-5 avg. bat speed in the field.

Luke Hensley

LHP/1B • Class of 2028 • #76 National • #2 IN

6-5/185 • Left/Left • SBA Mid America Scout • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
95.9	88.3	72.7	7.51

3rd-highest max EV among 2028s; 3rd-ranked max EV among uncommitted '28s.

Eli McDaniels

C/3B • Class of 2029 • #75 National • #2 MS

6-1/205 • Left/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
98.7	89.5	71.9	6.98

No. 2 max EV among catchers (19 total); No. 6 overall in max EV in the field.

Joshua Embrey II

SS/3B • Class of 2029 • #12 KY

6-0/171 • Right/Right • Blueprint Baseball • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
97.8	84.7	74.1	7.46

Top-5 avg. bat speed in the field; No. 8 overall in max EV in the field.

Noal Timmons

1B/RHP • Class of 2029 • #12 MS

5-11/171 • Right/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
95.3	86.6	74.3	7.18

No. 3-ranked avg. bat speed among all players this weekend.

Stat Leaders: Position Players

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025 (minimum thresholds applied).

Exit Velocity Leaders 🔴

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Max EVs

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS
1	Brady Sumner (#11 TN) Batters Box Scout	3B	2029	104.0	100.1	76.6
2	Hudson Snell (#51 TN) Beast National	1B	2027	100.8	95.2	69.8
3	Mason Kelly (#9 TN) EBC - Russell	OF	2029	100.5	88.9	69.2
4	Cannon Jewell (#7 ) EBC - Russell	3B	2029	99.8	90.6	70.7
5	Cameron MacDougall (#36 TN) Batters Box Scout	SS	2029	99.6	91.9	74.4
6	Eli McDaniels (#2 MS) EBC - Russell	C	2029	98.7	89.5	71.9
7	Lucas Sloan (#111 IL) SBA Mid America Scout	C	2028	98.2	88.9	73.3
8	Joshua Embrey II (#12 KY) Blueprint Baseball	SS	2029	97.8	84.7	74.1
9	Bentlee Parker (#148 LA) East Coast Sox Honor the Game	RHP	2028	97.5	89.7	64.1
10	Jack Ginn (#117 MS) Crossroads Cubs	C	2027	97.2	92.5	72.0
11	Eli Murphy (#32 ) EBC - Russell	SS	2029	96.6	86.9	69.9
12	McClain Garner (#27 TN) EBC - Russell	C	2029	96.5	87.7	67.8
13	Luke Hensley (#2 IN) SBA Mid America Scout	LHP	2028	95.9	88.3	72.7
14	Hayden Davidson EBC -West	1B	2027	95.9	81.9	67.7
15	Kaysen Wiggins (#10 MS) EBC - Russell	C	2029	95.7	82.6	73.9

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Bat Speeds

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Avg. BS	Avg. RA	Max EV
1	Brady Sumner (#11 TN) Batters Box Scout	3B	2029	76.6	28.1	104.0
2	Cameron MacDougall (#36 TN) Batters Box Scout	SS	2029	74.4	13.6	99.6
3	Noal Timmons (#12 MS) EBC - Russell	1B	2029	74.3	7.4	95.3
4	Joshua Embrey II (#12 KY) Blueprint Baseball	SS	2029	74.1	7.8	97.8
5	Kaysen Wiggins (#10 MS) EBC - Russell	C	2029	73.9	11.7	95.7
6	Lucas Sloan (#111 IL) SBA Mid America Scout	C	2028	73.3	19.4	98.2
7	Luke Hensley (#2 IN) SBA Mid America Scout	LHP	2028	72.7	17.2	95.9
8	Jack Ginn (#117 MS) Crossroads Cubs	C	2027	72.0	24.2	97.2
9	Eli McDaniels (#2 MS) EBC - Russell	C	2029	71.9	16.0	98.7
10	Landon Workman (#242 IL) SBA Mid America Scout	OF	2027	71.8	9.7	92.5
11	Cooper Maness (#42 AR) East Coast Sox Honor the Game	OF	2028	71.3	15.6	94.3
12	Cannon Jewell (#7 ) EBC - Russell	3B	2029	70.7	10.9	99.8
13	Eli Murphy (#32 ) EBC - Russell	SS	2029	69.9	22.8	96.6
14	Hudson Snell (#51 TN) Beast National	1B	2027	69.8	10.1	100.8
15	Jack Walter Roper (#29 MS) EBC - Russell	SS	2029	69.6	12.5	89.3

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Fastest 60-Yard Dash Times

#	Player	Pos.	Class	60-Yd.	Pos. Velo
1	Marcus Jamison (#63 MS) EBC -West	OF	2027	6.67	80 mph (OF)
2	Kaysen Wiggins (#10 MS) EBC - Russell	C	2029	6.82	80 mph (IF)
3	Donavan Dickson (#37 MS) EBC -West	OF	2027	6.85	83 mph (OF)
4	Jack Walter Roper (#29 MS) EBC - Russell	SS	2029	6.87	80 mph (IF)
5	Jacen Edwards (#75 MS) EBC -West	SS	2027	6.89	85 mph (IF)
6	Ryan Pitts EBC -West	LHP	2027	6.92	85 mph (OF)
7	Jaxson Shive (#47 AR) EBC -West	OF	2027	6.93	82 mph (OF)
8	Caleb Long Beast National	2B	2028	6.97	—
9	Eli McDaniels (#2 MS) EBC - Russell	C	2029	6.98	80 mph (IF)
10	James Weitekamp (#105 MO) SBA Mid America Scout	OF	2028	6.99	82 mph (OF)
11	Hayden Davidson EBC -West	1B	2027	7.00	80 mph (OF)
12	Cameron MacDougall (#36 TN) Batters Box Scout	SS	2029	7.04	85 mph (OF)
13	Cannon Jewell (#7 ) EBC - Russell	3B	2029	7.07	88 mph (IF)
14	Brantley Burress Beast National	SS	2027	7.08	82 mph (IF)
15	Eli Murphy (#32 ) EBC - Russell	SS	2029	7.09	86 mph (OF)

Top Arms to Watch 🔥

These are the pitchers our system has flagged in the lead-up to this week's tournament across multiple categories like velo, spin, movement profiles, etc., based off past Prep Baseball showcase performances.

Luke Hensley

LHP/1B • Class of 2028 • #76 National • #2 IN

6-5/185 • Left/Left • SBA Mid America Scout • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB IVB Avg.	CB	SL
88.0	85-87	2,128	16.5 in.	75-77	75-76

No. 2-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; Hardest-throwing 2028 arm in the field.

Jace Scoggins

RHP/3B • Class of 2029 • #15 TN

5-10/142 • Right/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	SL	SL Avg. Spin	CH
87.0	84-86	72-76	68-73	1,926	77-78

Top-5 FB velo in the field; Hardest-throwing 2029 arm in the field.

Noal Timmons

1B/RHP • Class of 2029 • #12 MS

5-11/171 • Right/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB IVB Avg.	FB HM Avg.	SL	CH
86.4	83-85	19.2 in.	15.8 in.	73-74	71-76

Elite FB induced vertical break (19.2 in. avg.) paired with 86 mph velo; 3rd-hardest throwing 2029 arm in the field.

Brady Sumner

3B/C • Class of 2029 • #11 TN

6-0/185 • Right/Right • Batters Box Scout • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB IVB Avg.	CB
87.0	84-87	20.1 in.	67-70

Top-5 FB velo in the field; Elite FB induced vertical break (20.1 in. avg.) paired with 87 mph velo.

Mason Kelly

OF/RHP • Class of 2029 • #9 TN

5-10/180 • Right/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	SL	SL Avg. Spin	CH
83.2	80-82	70-71	70-72	2,094	74-78

Cannon Jewell

3B/RHP • Class of 2029 • #7

6-0/183 • Right/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL	CH
81.0	77-80	68-69	1,685	65-68	71-73

Kaysen Wiggins

C/SS • Class of 2029 • #10 MS

5-10/159 • Right/Right • EBC - Russell • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	CB	SL	SL Avg. Spin
81.5	75-79	2,144	67-69	64-65	1,975

Top-ranked avg. FB spin among all uncommitted '29s.

Joshua Embrey II

SS/3B • Class of 2029 • #12 KY

6-0/171 • Right/Right • Blueprint Baseball • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	CH
84.0	83-84	71-74	74-77

Stat Leaders: Pitchers

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025.

Fastball Velocity Leaders 🔥

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB Avg. IVB	FB Avg. HM
1	Paxton Wright (#49 MS) EBC -West	RHP	2027	88.1	86-88	2,294	21.8	14.3
2	Luke Hensley (#2 IN) SBA Mid America Scout	LHP	2028	88.0	85-87	2,128	16.5	-7.6
3	Landon Workman (#242 IL) SBA Mid America Scout	OF	2027	88.0	85-87	2,196	5.6	8.1
4	Jace Scoggins (#15 TN) EBC - Russell	RHP	2029	87.0	84-86	1,827	15.9	13.0
5	Brady Sumner (#11 TN) Batters Box Scout	3B	2029	87.0	84-87	2,063	20.1	7.9
6	Ty Holman (#89 TN) EBC -West	RHP	2027	86.4	85-86	2,118	14.9	17.0
7	Noal Timmons (#12 MS) EBC - Russell	1B	2029	86.4	83-85	2,096	19.2	15.8
8	Ashton Hoots (#94 MS) EBC -West	3B	2027	86.0	84-86	2,275	12.9	17.1
9	Carter Stephens Blueprint Baseball	SS	2029	85.0	81-84	—	—	—
10	Lucas Mcbride (#124 ) EBC -West	MIF	2027	85.0	82-84	—	—	—
11	Jordan Vandergrift EBC -West	RHP	2027	85.0	81-84	—	—	—
12	Lucas Sloan (#111 IL) SBA Mid America Scout	C	2028	84.5	82-84	1,808	6.5	0.2
13	Hunter Scott EBC -West	LHP	2028	84.1	81-84	1,923	18.2	6.5
14	Carter Dawson (#43 MS) EBC -West	C	2027	84.0	80-83	2,146	16.8	7.1
15	Joshua Embrey II (#12 KY) Blueprint Baseball	SS	2029	84.0	83-84	1,892	12.5	11.8

Breaking Ball Spin Leaders 🌀

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Breaking Ball Spin Rate (CB/SL)

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Type	Avg. Spin	Velo Range	Avg. IVB	Avg. HM
1	Eli Roye (#11 MS) EBC - Russell	RHP	2029	SL	2,623	71-72	1.0	-15.3
2	Chase Sage Memphis Tigers - Eldred	SS	2030	CB	2,539	65-65	—	—
3	Carter Dawson (#43 MS) EBC -West	C	2027	SL	2,474	65-68	0.8	-18.0
4	Paxton Wright (#49 MS) EBC -West	RHP	2027	SL	2,390	74-79	2.9	-7.4
5	Jackson James Beast Scout	RHP	2029	CB	2,378	58-63	-11.7	-21.3
6	Ellis Tucker East Coast Sox Honor the Game	2B	2026	CB	2,354	67-70	-2.5	-16.2
7	Ashton Hoots (#94 MS) EBC -West	3B	2027	CB	2,342	63-67	-5.1	-13.8
8	Landon Workman (#242 IL) SBA Mid America Scout	OF	2027	SL	2,321	71-71	-2.7	-19.8
9	Carson Pennington Beast National	OF	2027	SL	2,288	75-77	1.3	-10.6
10	Zander Steht (#100 MS) EBC -West	SS	2027	CB	2,250	66-67	1.0	-7.9
11	Price White Arkansas Prospects Select	1B	2029	SL	2,220	63-65	-6.3	-15.4
12	Jace Scoggins (#15 TN) EBC - Russell	RHP	2029	CB	2,196	72-76	-1.6	-3.1
13	Luke Hensley (#2 IN) SBA Mid America Scout	LHP	2028	CB	2,177	75-77	-2.2	13.6
14	Mason Courtney EBC -Clanton	SS	2029	SL	2,158	66-70	4.8	-7.8
15	Joshua Embrey II (#12 KY) Blueprint Baseball	SS	2029	CB	2,146	71-74	0.2	-6.1

Top Uncommitted Prospects 🎯

These are the top-ranked uncommitted players on rosters headed to our tournament this week.

State Rank	Player	Pos.	Class	Ht/Wt
#2	Luke Hensley (IN) SBA Mid America Scout	LHP/1B	2028	6-5 / 185 lbs.
#42	Cooper Maness (AR) East Coast Sox Honor the Game	OF/RHP	2028	6-2 / 180 lbs.
#47	Jaxson Shive (AR) EBC -West	OF/RHP	2027	6-1 / 165.6 lbs.
#51	Hudson Snell (TN) Beast National	1B/OF	2027	6-4 / 205 lbs.
#63	Marcus Jamison (MS) EBC -West	OF/2B	2027	5-8 / 140 lbs.
#75	Jacen Edwards (MS) EBC -West	SS/2B	2027	5-7 / 140 lbs.
#89	Ty Holman (TN) EBC -West	RHP/SS	2027	6-0 / 185 lbs.
#94	Ashton Hoots (MS) EBC -West	3B/RHP	2027	6-0 / 175 lbs.
#97	Davis Venters (IL) SBA Mid America Scout	SS/2B	2028	6-1 / 167 lbs.
#100	Zander Steht (MS) EBC -West	SS/2B	2027	6-2 / 165 lbs.
#105	James Weitekamp (MO) SBA Mid America Scout	OF/RHP	2028	6-1 / 155 lbs.
#110	Trenton Hochstetler (MS) EBC -Sawyers	SS/1B	2028	6-2 / 165 lbs.
#111	Lucas Sloan (IL) SBA Mid America Scout	C/RHP	2028	6-0 / 180.8 lbs.
#117	Jack Ginn (MS) Crossroads Cubs	C/OF	2027	6-0 / 190 lbs.
#124	Lucas Mcbride EBC -West	MIF	2027	5-11 / 155 lbs.
#134	Jaxzen Scheidt (TN) Beast National	SS/RHP	2027	6-1 / 190 lbs.
#148	Bentlee Parker (LA) East Coast Sox Honor the Game	RHP/3B	2028	5-11 / 185 lbs.
#153	Chase Armistead EBC -West	RHP/OF	2027	6-1 / 193 lbs.
#242	Landon Workman (IL) SBA Mid America Scout	OF/RHP	2027	6-5 / 197.8 lbs.

All showcase metrics from Prep Baseball events attended since the start of 2025. Leaderboards compiled from officially submitted tournament rosters. Players who have not attended a recent Prep Baseball showcase will not appear. Find an upcoming showcase near you.