Miles
Horton

Miles Horton, The Bennett School (TX), 2026
Positional Profile: C/2B RHH/C good frame/build to add strength. Moves well for catcher, fringe avg runner now, chance speed increases with added strength and physical maturity. Receives well, quiet behind plate. Quickness to release over raw arm strength presently, raw arm strength will improve. Projection bat/power with adjustments. Developing catcher, receives well with other tools to develop.
Body: 5-11, 170-pounds. Nice build/frame to add strength. Avg width to shoulders and back. Good lower.
Hit: RHH. Back foot gets stuck in rotation, work to get back foot fully turned and on time. Shows nice use of lower 1/2 in swing, will firm with getting foot turned. Hits into firm front leg. Stays into ground with stride foot, falling back into heel, stay into ground with foot thru completion of swing. Front shoulder pulls off, split body in 1/2, think about applying all force from back 1/2 of body. Front 1/2 for stability, with front 1/2 of body, less is more. Length to swing caused from barrel tip over top of head to start swing. Work to get barrel more behind head allowing for more direct path to hit zone with hands and barrel. Lacks extension to swing due to front shoulder pulling off. Solid bat/hand speed present. 75.7 mph bat speed with 18 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 102 max exit velocity, averaged 85.3 mph. 348' max distance. Projection bat/power combo in future with adjustments to hit approach and swing. Contact consistency and impact will firm with changes.
Arm: RH. C-75 mph. Quickness to release over raw arm strength. The shorter the arm path, the better the throws.
Defense: 2.00-2.13 pop times. Quiet body and target. Soft hands. Decent exchange from feet and on knees.
ATH: 7.09 runner in the 60. 1.63 and 3.88 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Solid start, good run form with solid stride length. Look for speed to increase some in future. 25.10 max vertical.

Miles Horton, Katy (TX), 2026
Positional Profile: C/2B
Body: 5-11, 168-pounds. Solid, lean build/frame. Strength present in upper and lower half. Expect to keep getting stronger with growth and maturity. Good physical projections.
Hit: RHH. Short stride, good position to hit. Hits with firm front side with good posture. Rotational back foot, late getting rotated at times, shows nice use of lower 1/2, can improve timing. Barrel starts with tip over top of head creating length to swing. Work to get barrel behind head, not over top of head towards CF. Front shoulder pulls off. Work to develop more direct path to zone with hands/barrel, hopefully this will help keep shoulder closed.
Power: 100 max exit velocity, averaged 90.6 mph. 351' max distance. Solid bat/power combo in future with upside. Can firm lower 1/2 use along with shortening swing. Shows bat speed, bat strength.
Arm: RH. C-79 mph.
Defense: 1.87-1.94 pop times.
ATH: 6.98 runner in the 60. Strong, fast drive. Strides well. Can work on keeping elbows bent instead of extending arms straight out behind on each swing. 24.00 max vertical.

Miles Horton, Katy (TX), 2026
Positional Profile: C/2B RHH/C/INF Good build to add strength in future. Solid defensive player in future with versatility. Like the bat/power combo in future, opportunities present for adjustments. Solid player to watch develop.
Body: 5-11, 159.6-pounds. Good build/frame to add strength. Lower showing some lean strength now.
Hit: RHH. Good approach to hit, lands in good position after stride. Nice job of using lower 1/2. Barrel/hands start in good position, barrel tilt with stride creates length to swing. Dumps barrel at times. Work to eliminate wrap allowing for shorter, cleaner path to hit zone. Work to maintain barrel with hands, not losing barrel. 75.5 mph bat speed with 19 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 99 max exit velocity, averaged 89.5 mph. 358' max distance. Solid bat/power combo in future. Good approach to hit, efficient with lower 1/2. Swing adjustment opportunities present, change will allow for consistent contact and increasing hard contact.
Arm: RH. C-75 mph. INF-76 mph. Catcher Arm works fine behind plate, must firm ability to stay behind baseball for carry. INF Arm works well. Will add arm speed.
Defense: 1.99-2.09 pop times. INF Work to field baseball out front, playing thru baseball with feet. Presently, fields deep with dead feet. Nice 1st step to baseball lacking in quickness which will come. Just needs reps working out front and playing with feet. See glove flip developing, eliminate glove flip for success. Catcher…hands work fine receiving,.
ATH: 7.15 runner in the 60. Solid start, nice lean forward. Hard runner.

Miles Horton (Katy, 2026) continues to elevate his game every time we see him. Defensively, he’s a reliable catch-and-throw guy with athleticism behind the plate, recording a best pop time of 1.99. Offensively, Horton is showing increasing power, highlighted by a max exit velocity of 99 mph and a max distance of 370 feet. With a strong, projectable frame, Horton is poised to keep getting better and will be an exciting player to follow.