Super 60 Spotlight: SS Gunner Skelton

Gunner Skelton, Columbia Academy (TN), 2026 Vanderbilt
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 6-0, 196-pounds. Uber athletic and smooth movements. Present strength and advanced feel for his body and actions
Delivery: Super athletic motion that works down the mound well.
Arm Action: RH. Whippy arm action and hides the ball well.
FB: T89, 87-89 mph. FB is thrown hard and with good true spin, Spins it well with higher IVB T2339, 2288 average rpm.
CB: 73-75 mph. CB has good shape and movement profile, Developing feel for the zone but will pair well with FB T2345, 2329 average rpm.
SL: 73-77 mph. SL late horizontal action that darts for the corner of the zone T2285, 2232 average rpm.
CH: 79-79 mph. CH has late fade to it and was commanded at the bottom of the zone T1843, 1815 average rpm.
ATH: 7.17 runner in the 60. 1.87 and 4.06 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 24.40 max vertical.

Gunner Skelton, Columbia Academy (TN), 2026 Vanderbilt
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 6-0, 196-pounds. Uber athletic and smooth movements. Present strength and advanced feel for his body and actions
Hit: RHH. Taller athletic stance with relaxed hands close to his chest Really has hands and ability to turn on the ball, Showed high exit velo potential and advanced barrel control 79.2 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 103 max exit velocity, averaged 87.1 mph. 285' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-94 mph. Ball jumps out of his hand, Arm is extremely quick and efficient, Rotates around his front leg well to produce a lot of force
Defense: Uber athletic and smooth, works around the balll well and uses his hands out front, Moved laterally very well
ATH: 7.17 runner in the 60. 1.87 and 4.06 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 24.40 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 80.16 Edge Score

Gunner Skelton, COLUMBIA ACADEMY (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 186.5-pounds. Proportional throughout the frame, athletic.
Delivery: Quick through his windup with athletic actions throughout. Gets great juice out of his lowerhalf down the hill.
Arm Action: RH. Short swing behind his body before a whippy over the top action. Arm still has lots of juice in it despite a heavy workload in the spring.
FB: T85, 83-85 mph. Advanced feel for spin and the zone with his FB, velo took a hit (was up to 89 in march) but was still in the mid 8's after a strenuous workload in schoolball. T2223, 2134 average rpm.
SL: 70-76 mph. Very tightly spun breaking ball that he uses with great confidence. T2107, 1985 average rpm.
CH: 76-79 mph. Saw occasional use but flashed potential to be a plus offering. Falls off of the table and is a great weapon against both sides of the plate. T2021, 1971 average rpm.
ATH: 7.41 runner in the 60. 2.99 and 5.25 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

Gunner Skelton, COLUMBIA ACADEMY (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 186.5-pounds. Proportional throughout the frame, athletic.
Hit: RHH. Narrow, taller stance, slightly closed. Present power at the plate, quick hands, plenty of juice from the right side. Liners to the middle and pull side parts of the field.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 89.5 mph. 339' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-86 mph. Clean arm, athletic.
Defense: Moves well, clean actions with the glove.
ATH: 7.41 runner in the 60. 2.99 and 5.25 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

Gunner Skelton (Columbia Academy) The top-20 player in the 2026 class offers true two-way potential at the next level as it is hard to predict entirely what position he will ultimately end up at the next level. The middle infielder and RHP combo worked efficiently in his start against a pesky lineup. He was a major standout at our Prep Baseball Tennessee’s Preseason All-State in early February where he showed the arm strength sitting 85-87 mph, while letting it fly up to 88 mph across the infield defensively. He was amped up in the first inning where he sat 87, while touching 89 once before settling in at 83-86 mph with late arm-side run. He consistently got ahead on hitters with both his fastball and breaking-balls working to both sides of the plate. The curveball was late with firm spin that repeatedly got bad swing and misses and was mostly what he went to early, which registered in the low 70’s, while the slider was tighter and what he would go to with 2 strikes against righties in the mid 70’s to put them away. He would go 6 innings total, giving up only 1 hit with 8 K's to 2 walks. He also doubles as Columbia Academy’s 3-hole and has had a hot start to the season with 2 HR’s. The upside is high with Skelton at 5 foot 10 and 185 pounds with a base floor of present strength in the frame that should continue to fill out.

Gunner Skelton, Columbia Academy (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 187-pounds. Stocky frame with present strength that will contiue to come into his own.
Delivery: Twitchy wideup with lots of movement, moves with intent down the mound while remaining in control. Has shown jump in velocity from projectable frame.
Arm Action: RH. Athletic move behind the body generates strong arm action with good elbow spiral up.
FB: T87, 86-87 mph. Fastball has shown a big jump in the past year, Is explosive out of the hand with 19 inches of ride, good ASR with late action. T2304, 2258 average rpm.
SL: 74-80 mph. Feel for slider with great shape down, more movement down when hand stays on ball a tad longer. T2364, 2253 average rpm.
CH: 79-80 mph. Throws CH well that has good depth to it low. Will get rollovers to righties and swings and misses to LHH. T2069, 1979 average rpm.
ATH: 7.38 runner in the 60. 1.74 and 5.17 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 31.50 max vertical.

Gunner Skelton, Columbia Academy (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 187-pounds. Stocky frame with present strength that will contiue to come into his own.
Hit: RHH. Begins slightly past shoulder width, hands letters high at shoulder. Large leg kick puts weight on back leg before making forward progress with a stride. Hands resist stride well getting a good rubber band effect as swing comes through. Above average batspeed (77.6) lets him catch just about any ball out front. Pounding balls to the pullside with authority. 77.6 mph bat speed with 11 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 98 max exit velocity, averaged 89.8 mph. 304' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-88 mph. Quick whippy arm, produces great arm strength with good accurate throws.
Defense: Good pre-pitch movements, moves athletically to all sides. Quick transfer as he stays in legs well.
ATH: 7.38 runner in the 60. 1.74 and 5.17 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 31.50 max vertical.

Gunner Skelton, Columbia Academy (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Athletic look, well developed frame with room to continue to fill out.
Delivery: Up tempo, struggled with command at times. Effective when working down in the zone. feel for breaking ball on both sides of the plate
Arm Action: RH. Shorter and quick arm action, 3/4 arm slot from the ear. Hides ball well.
FB: T83, 79-82 mph. Arm side action, works to the inner half. T2190, 2045 average rpm.
SL: 70-74 mph. Generates several swing and misses when located down. Sweeping action, both sides of the dish T2128, 1963 average rpm.
CH: 71-74 mph. CH has some present drop. Slows down his tempo and arm speed to create the pitch. Just is a pitch that is young in its development. Different shape than his fastball, but without the addtional horizontal movement. Must work to stay inside that pitch long and kill spin with fastball arm speed and intent. T1827, 1716 average rpm.
CUT: 74-76 mph.
SPLT: Currently more of a firmer slider with rifle spin shape. Think it would be worth increasing his slider spin and velocity to maximizes his effectiveness on the mound.
ATH: 7.66 runner in the 60. 1.88 and 4.25 10 and 30 yard splits.

Gunner Skelton, Columbia Academy (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Athletic look, well developed frame with room to continue to fill out.
Delivery: Up tempo, struggled with command at times. Effective when working down in the zone. feel for breaking ball on both sides of the plate
Arm Action: RH. Shorter and quick arm action, 3/4 arm slot from the ear. Hides ball well.
FB: T83, 79-82 mph. Arm side action, works to the inner half. T2190, 2045 average rpm.
SL: 70-74 mph. Generates several swing and misses when located down. Sweeping action, both sides of the dish T2128, 1963 average rpm.
CH: 71-74 mph. CH has some present drop. Slows down his tempo and arm speed to create the pitch. Just is a pitch that is young in its development. Different shape than his fastball, but without the addtional horizontal movement. Must work to stay inside that pitch long and kill spin with fastball arm speed and intent. T1827, 1716 average rpm.
CUT: 74-76 mph.
SPLT: Currently more of a firmer slider with rifle spin shape. Think it would be worth increasing his slider spin and velocity to maximizes his effectiveness on the mound.
ATH: 7.66 runner in the 60. 1.88 and 4.25 10 and 30 yard splits.

Gunner Skelton, Columbia Academy (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Athletic look, well developed frame with room to continue to fill out.
Hit: RHH. Narrow and taller stance in the box, mid-to-high leg lift. Pull side pop with liners to the left side. Quick hands, keeps his hands inside the ball and able to get extended on pitches in 73.2 mph bat speed with 10 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 84 mph. 323' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-83 mph. Shorter arm, accurate and strong on throws
Defense: Solid glove presentation, good feel for the glove.
ATH: 7.66 runner in the 60. 1.88 and 4.25 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.
Vizual Edge: 60.82 Edge Score

Gunner Skelton, Columbia Academy (TN), 2026
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Athletic look, well developed frame with room to continue to fill out.
Hit: RHH. Narrow and taller stance in the box, mid-to-high leg lift. Pull side pop with liners to the left side. Quick hands, keeps his hands inside the ball and able to get extended on pitches in 73.2 mph bat speed with 10 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 84 mph. 323' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-83 mph. Shorter arm, accurate and strong on throws
Defense: Solid glove presentation, good feel for the glove.
ATH: 7.66 runner in the 60. 1.88 and 4.25 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.
Vizual Edge: 60.82 Edge Score

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Proportional frame w/ lower half strength and fair projection.
Delivery: Hybrid start, controlled tempo down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Mid 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T84, 82-84 mph. Occassional cut, pounds the lower half. T2165, 2078 average rpm.
CB: 70-71 mph. T2241, 2223 average rpm.
CH: 76-77 mph. Great feel, plays down with arm side action. T1914, 1842 average rpm.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Proportional frame w/ lower half strength and fair projection.
Hits: RHH. Even set up in the stance, active hands with rhyhtm by the ear. Above average bat speed. Mid-high leg lift, worked middle of the field during batting practice.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 83.7 MPH. 299' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-83 mph.Solid arm strength, quick, short and athletic arm. Accurate on throws.
Defense: Fundamental, clean. Presents the glove early, fields out front and through the ball.
Run: 7.72 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Proportional frame w/ lower half strength and fair projection.
Delivery: Hybrid start, controlled tempo down the mound.
Arm Action: RH. Mid 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T84, 82-84 mph. Occassional cut, pounds the lower half. T2165, 2078 average rpm.
CB: 70-71 mph. T2241, 2223 average rpm.
CH: 76-77 mph. Great feel, plays down with arm side action. T1914, 1842 average rpm.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Proportional frame w/ lower half strength and fair projection.
Hits: RHH. Even set up in the stance, active hands with rhyhtm by the ear. Above average bat speed. Mid-high leg lift, worked middle of the field during batting practice.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 83.7 MPH. 299' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-83 mph.Solid arm strength, quick, short and athletic arm. Accurate on throws.
Defense: Fundamental, clean. Presents the glove early, fields out front and through the ball.
Run: 7.72 runner in the 60.