Scout Day: Batesburg-Leesville Panthers
By: David List – February 23, 2010 Just when you think you have seen everything that you could possibly see on a baseball field, something new pops up. We were delayed on starting the 60’s today so that cow pies/dung could be cleaned up. It was evident that the local cow had really enjoyed making its way through an open gate in the outfield the night before and feasting on the nice green rye grass. So after some clean-up, we started our baseball workout! Matt Covington’s team is senior heavy this year and they have four college commits. They are hoping that is enough to put them in the drivers seat in the toughest 2A region in the state. The Panthers are counting on consistent play from their senior leaders: Scott Price (right), Cory Harmon, Will Berry and Cooper Gunter. It appears that the Panthers will be able to ride the arms of Scott Price (right) and Cory Harmon and make this region interesting as they go down the stretch in the 2010 prep season. 60’s Name Grade Time Scott Price 12 7.16 Cooper Gunter 12 7.37 Will Berry 12 7.50 Jace Grandy 12 7.50 Cory Harmon 12 7.50 Andrew Gettys 12 7.34 Ty Covington 12 7.56 DJ Osby 12 7.41 Dametrius Robinson 12 7.22 Brian Terlizzi 11 7.94 Nick Wessinger 11 7.25 Jarad Wallace 11 7.56 Brad Addy 11 7.25 Andre Johnson 11 7.03 KJ Johnson 11 6.68 Chris Stewart 10 7.75 Parker Evans 9 8.69 Chip Price 8 8.31 DJ Peterson 10 7.75 Sheldon Foulks 10 7.19 DP Note: 60’s were run on a soft track. Catchers-Pop Times Name Grade Time Cooper Gunter 12 2.09-2.13 Chip Price 8 2.25-2.31 Outfield-Top Arms Rank Name Grade 1 Will Berry 12 2 Dametrius Robinson 12 3 KJ Johnson 11 4 Jace Grandy 12 5 Nick Wessinger 11 Infield-Top Arms Rank Name Grade 1 Scott Price 12 2 Cory Harmon 12 3 Will Berry 12 4 DJ Osby 12 5 Andrew Gettys 12 Infield-Top Actions Rank Name Grade 1 Scott Price 12 2 Will Berry 12 3 Cory Harmon 12 4 DJ Osby 12 5 Andrew Gettys 12 Hitters-Top BP Rounds/Swings Rank Name Grade 1 Scott Price 12 2 Will Berry 12 3 Cooper Gunter 12 4 Cory Harmon 12 5 Andrew Gettys 12 6 KJ Johnson 11 7 DJ Osby 12 8 Dametrius Robinson 12 9 Chris Stewart 10 10 DJ Peterson 10 Pitchers-Bullpens Name Grade R/L FB CB/SL CH Andrew Gettys 12 R 68-70 58 65 Cory Harmon 12 R 80 69/sl 75 plus pitch 75 Jace Grady 12 R 75 59 68 Scott Price 12 R 79-80 67-68 69 DJ Peterson 10 R 72-74 62 64 Sheldon Foulks 10 R 75 61-63 64 Chris Stewart 10 R 74-armside run 56-58 63 Parker Evans 9 R 68 59-60 64 Brad Addy 11 R 61-62 57 54 Chip Price 8 R 70-74 58-59 68 Jarad Wallace 11 R 65-67 58 – Will Berry 12 R 75-76 61 – DP Note: All velocity readings were recorded with a Stalker radar gun. Top Prospects Rank Name Grade Position 1 Scott Price 12 INF/RHP 2 Cory Harmon 12 RHP/1B 3 Cooper Gunter 12 C 4 Will Berry 12 INF/OF 5 KJ Johnson 11 OF DP Note: Prospect Rankings are based on the player’s current ability level combined with how he projects at the next level.