As we look back on the 2025 summer tournament circuit here in Kansas City, we’ll be breaking down the top players by tool from each class — based on evaluations from our scouting team at Homefield and Creekside. Follow along as we take a deep dive into these players and highlight the summers they put together. Each week will feature our top five players based on each tool from the class, presented in no particular order.

Top Run Tool Class of 2026

Cruz Gillespie SS / RHP / Oklahoma Christian Academy, OK / 2026 Rankings  StateRank: 31 / POS: 10

Gillespie has some of the best raw tools we saw all year. At the Central Super Senior Games, he lit up the stat sheet with a max exit velocity of 102.1 mph at a slender 6-foot-2, 167-pound frame. He’s a quick-twitch athlete who has been as low as 6.47 in the 60 and can be an impact player on the bases and in the field.

Follow along on X: @ljhatchpb and Instagram: @ljhatchprepbaseball as we continue breaking down the top tools from this past summer.