Scout Day 2008: Conway Tigers

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By: Austin Alexander-February 8, 2008

DoyleM-tossingback.JPGSunny skies, comfortable temps and a newly revamped playing surface at Conway High School segwayed into the evaluations of 38 players in the Tiger program. Conway is a favorite by many to contend for the Region IV-4A title, Head Coach Anthony Carroll and his troops have high expectations too.

On Friday afternoon, DP strolled in and was not blown away by the running times on a soft track but the bat of Mac Doyle (left) and arm of Colby Holmes certainly brightened up the affair…we even uncovered a diamond in the rough, seventh grader Jordan Gore. The next time we run into this club will be at the IP Classic in Georgetown, today we will crunch the numbers on the present and future of Conway baseball during the Tigers Scout Day breakdown.

60 Times

 Name Class 60 Time
 Jeff Caskey Sr 7.20
 Mac Doyle Sr 7.16
 Sport Rabon Sr 8.06
 Zach Yates Sr 7.99
 James Floro Sr 8.05
 Carl Blain Sr 7.50
 Haddon Childs Sr 8.05
 Allen Thompkins Sr 7.19
 Ryne Hardwick Jr 7.38
 Colby Holmes Jr 7.38
 Bobby Watford Jr 8.03
 Michael Frazier Jr 7.38
 Matt Brown Jr 7.49
 Danny Cole Jr 7.60
 Hayden Watkins Jr 7.89
 Justin Harrelson Jr 7.86
 Terry Prince So 7.62
 Josh Hardwick So 7.60
 Cameron Perry So 8.27
 Cannon Jordan So 7.69
 Nicolas Greggory So 7.53
 Eric Graham So 7.88
 Ricky Smith So 9.03
 Clay Altman Fr 8.81
 Clint Richardson Fr –
 Cody Johnson Fr –
 Dixon Smith Fr 8.38
 Michael McCants Fr 9.58
 Cole Watson 8th 8.56
 Marcus Rogers 8th 8.08
 Trey Cooper 8th 8.17
 Tyson Larrimore 8th 7.76
 Dylan Tanner 8th –
 Jordan Lee 8th 8.04
 Hunter Gerald 8th 8.65
 Jordan Gore 7th 9.03
 GK Young 7th 9.91
 Wilson Mishoe 7th 9.57

Catchers-Pop Times

 Name Class Pop Times
 Mac Doyle Sr 2.11-2.17
 Ryne Hardwick Jr 2.10-2.27
 Clay Altman Fr 2.27-2.40

Top Outfield Arms

Rank Name Class
 1 Matt Brown Jr
 2 Allen Thompkins Sr
 3 Haddon Childs Sr
 4 Justin Harrelson Jr

Top Infield Actions 

 Rank Name Class
 1 Jeff Caskey Sr
 2 Bobby Watford Jr
 3 Ryne Hardwick Jr
 4 Jordan Gore 7th
 5 Zach Yates Sr

Top Infield Arms

 Rank Name Class
 1 Jeff Caskey Sr
 2 Bobby Watford Jr
 3 Zach Yates Sr
 4 Josh Hardwick So
 T5 Ryne Hardwick Jr
 T5 Cannon Jordan So

Best BP Round

 Rank Name Class
 1 Mac Doyle Sr
 2 Ryne Hardwick Jr
 3 Bobby Watford Jr
 4 Jeff Caskey Sr
 5 Cannon Jordan So
 6 Colby Holmes Jr
 7 Allen Thompkins Sr
 8 Zach Yates Sr
 9 Matt Brown Jr
 10 GK Young 7th

Pitchers 

 Name Class R/L Fastball Breaking Ball Change-up
 Jeff Caskey Sr R 80-81 68 71-73 sink
 Sport Rabon Sr L 76-77 61-63 63
 James Floro Sr R 80-82 61-63 67
 Haddon Childs Sr R 80-81 cuts 70-71 good spin/tilt 76
 Colby Holmes Jr R 87 75 plus hard downer 76
 Bobby Watford Jr R 80-82 69-70 late break 74-76
 Matt Brown Jr R 82-83 65-66 solid 71
 Hayden Watkins Jr R 75 – 65-68
 Justin Harrelson Jr R 72-75 56 65
 Cameron Perry Soph R 69-70 61-63 67
 Clay Altman Fr R 73-74 63 –

Top Prospects

Rank Name Class Scout notes
 1 Colby Holmes Jr Bonafide arm strength guy with improved secondary stuff; should come off the recruiting board soon
 2 Mac Doyle Sr Has discovered the opposite field gap, clearly an offensive threat; athletic catcher
 3 Jeff Caskey Sr Improved defensive skills at SS make his stock rise but versatility make him invaluable
 4 Bobby Watford Jr Solid breaking ball from the bump, good actions and arm in the middle, clutch hitter, good all-around player
 5 Matt Brown Jr Very solid RF arm with pop in his bat; interesting on the bump too
 6 Jordan Gore 7th Very young, very small, very talented; if physical attributes catch up with fundamentals, he could be a good one!
 7 Ryne Hardwick Jr Good athlete that can play multiple positions effectively, physical maturity has ball jumping off his bat
 8 James Floro Sr Resent transfer from Long Island and should figure into the Tiger pitching plans; definite ‘follow’ among 2008 grads
 9 Allen Thompkins Sr Ran well, showcased a solid arm from the outfield and has some pop
 T10 Cannon Jordan Soph Left-handed hitter with some pop and has some arm strength, projects at an infield corner or in outfield
 T10 Haddon Childs Sr Low-80’s fastball with a good hook that should miss barrels

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