On Tuesday, June 16th, the PB Texas staff traveled to Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, TX, to host the Top Prospect Games: Dallas, an invite-only event for all high school classes.

More than 30 players made their way to DBU and participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Texas staff.

We have already released a Statistical Analysis from the event, highlighting more of the traditional statistical categories, as well as a Quick Hits, highlighting some of the events top performers, while also posting Data Dives for both Pitchers and Position Players.

Today, we take a look at the scouting reports on every catcher in attendance as well as rank the top 5 from the event.

+ FULL STAT SHEET 

TOP CATCHING PROSPECTS

1. Cooper Newby, Southlake Carroll (TX), 2027
Positional Profile: C
Body: 6-2, 188 pounds. Avg width to shoulders and back. Good middle/lower. Projects well for future strength.
Hit: SH. LHH...Knee lift, lands heavy into front leg causing slight drift forward. Rotational back foot with linear movement forward, solid use of lower 1/2 in swing. Hits into firm front leg, stride foot into ground. Upright posture at contact. Solid LHH hit approach. RHH...knee lift stride, lands in solid position. Rotational back foot with slight linear movement. Solid use of lower, gaining small amount of linear movement will increase use of lower. Hits into firm front leg, stride foot stays into ground. Upright posture at contact. Solid hit approach. LHH...barrel/hands in good launch position, takes solid path to zone. Cuts off swing, lacking consistent extension thru baseball. Right shoulder opens quick, think less is more with lead shoulder, this will allow barrel to stay thru baseball for extension. RHH...with stride hands push back, hands lead the swing, work to develop slight trigger to get barrel started, this will allow top hand to be more involved at start of swing. Cuts off swing, lacks extension thru baseball, keep lead shoulder closed.
Power: 103 mph max exit velocity (92.6 avg.); 336-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. C - 80 mph. Quickness to release along with arm strength. Showing ability to stay behind baseball creating carry to throws. Abv avg HS pop times in workout.
Defense: 1.92-2.00 pop time range; Receives well, showed in game play. Moves to black. Solid glove to hand exchange with avg quickness to release.
Athletic Testing: 6.85 runner in the 60-yard dash; 25.30-inch max vertical jump. Solid start, stride length. Upright last 30 yards till finish. Develop lean forward at waist to get shoulders and head forward slightly. Plus runner now.