Weekend Recap
Mon July 24, 2017
Ronald Sims
Mississippi Scouting Director
The summer is nearing an end, and many players have vaulted forward as prospects on the rise, though the search for rising prospect never ceases in the recruiting world. This weekend, the PBR Mississippi scouting staff was in Hattiesburg, MS for the USM Summer Showcase camp and in Jackson, MS for the Best of the South Tournament. Here is a quick recap of a couple players that caught the eyes of the scouting staff.
+ Joshua Day, RHP, Jefferson County, 2018
Day has a long and athletic frame with room for added strength. In his bullpen, Day showcased an easy, clean arm action with in-line direction and regular effort. Throwing from a high-3/4 release, Day sat 82-83 mph and command fastball down in zone. Flashed a breaking ball at 69 mph with developing spin and a changeup that showed fading action at 75 mph.
+ Preston Johnson, RHP, Copiah Academy, 2018
With a strong, physical frame, Johnson sat 86-87 mph in bullpen from a high-3/4 release and easy arm action. He also showed a breaking ball with developing action at 71-72 mph and a changeup with developing command.
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Mason Smith, RHP/OF, Northeast Jones, 2020On the mound, Smith, showed quality arm speed with fastball sitting 83 mph, but there is much more in the tank, and it will come soon as he continues to grow. Delivering out of a high ¾ slot, Smith’s hand speed was impressive, producing a breaking ball with solid depth at 70 mph and a change with fading action at 75-76 mph.
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Jacob Payne, RHP, Madison Central, 2020Payne sat 81-83 with a loose, whippy arm action that delivers out of a high-3/4 slot. The young right-hander repeats his delivery while showing off his athleticism getting down the mound. His breaking ball is thrown at 68-70 mph with near fastball hand speed, and late action.
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Ty Hill, OF, Saltillo, 2018At the plate, Hill hits from a wide, balanced setup with high hands. His hands are quick, and while being a front foot hitter, the ball comes off his bat firmly with line drives flying from gap to gap with occasional pull side power.
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Braden Montgomery: OF/RHP, (2021) Madison Central, MS. 6-foot-3, 196-pound athletic frame. At the plate, the switch hitter showed his power ability with an exit velocity of 92 mph on both sides. Very similar from both sides of the plate, beginning in a balanced athletic stance with a smooth load, then used a small leg kick to start his swing. Bat speed was above average, and he had good extension on his finish. He found lots of barrels with loud contact. Gap to gap approach. In the outfield, he showed a plus arm and had life on his throws with a position velocity of 92 mph. Above average in the infield, had a live arm with throws that topped out at 86 mph; clean exchange. Had an-over-the-top slot with a loose arm action. Recorded a time of 7.18 in the 60-yard dash. Can take over a game on multiple levels!
Madison Central, 2021, 6’2” 189lb, OF/RHP At the plate Montgomery showed a similar swing from both sides. Using a very subtle and short stride with controlled aggression into contact, he displayed a 90 mph exit velocity from each side. From the outfield he displayed an above average arm with velocity reaching 92 mph.While on the mound he showed lots of maturity with a very synced up and repeatable delivery with a fastball reaching 91 mph. Showed good feel and movement with a plus slider that stayed in the 77-79 mph range.
Braden Montgomery: Germantown High School, Class of 2021; 6-foot-2, 189-pound projectable frame; OF/RHP. At the plate, the switch hitter clocked an exit velocity of 87 mph. In the infield, his best throw was registered at 79 mph. He made strong, efficient throws to second at velocities up to 75 mph. While catching, he had pop times of 2.10-2.10;