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Recap: Brookland-Cayce Bearcats at Lexington Wildcats

Written by: DP Staff Writer-February 9, 2008 Diamond Prospects landed in Wildcat Country on a picture perfect day for baseball. Lexington skipper Tommy Mishoe’s Wildcats were gutted by graduation, but some new faces emerged for the annual 4A power. In the visitor’s dugout Brian Hucks’ squad has all the makings of a serious contender in the 3A L… The new DP website is here. For all the great DP content, subscribe. If you have any login/subscription issues, please contact our support team. Your feedback on the new experience is appreciated as well. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password

Scout Day Template

By: Name-February -, 2008 Text 60 Times Name Class 60 Time Catchers-Pop Times Name Class Pop Time Top Outfield Arms Rank Name Class 1 2 3 4 5 Top Infield Arms Rank Name Class 1 2 3 4 5 Top Infield Actions Rank Name Class 1 2 3 4 5 Top BP Round Rank Name Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pitchers Name Class R/L FB BB CH Top Prospects Rank Name Class Scout Notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 End .

Scout Day 2008: Aynor Blue Jackets

By: Austin Alexander-February 9, 2008 New Myrtle Beach Head Coach Tim Christy welcomed Aynor High School and Diamond Prospects into their facility for a Scout Day and scrimmage on Saturday. An absolutely perfect February day pitted two teams 30 minutes apart with a great deal to prove entering the 2008 season. Aynor skipper Chad Sarvis bussed it down Highway 501 with a host of youngsters who have grown up watching Blue Jacket post-season success. Only holdover Will Chandler (left) contributed to Aynor’s previous runs in the past. Sarvis has questions to answer all over the diamond but finds solace in the future of Blue Jacket baseball in the person of eighth grader Hunter Burnett. 60 Times Name Class 60 Time Cameron Flowers Jr – William Carroll Fr 8.41 Caleb Shelly Sr 7.22 Joe Brown Sr 7.78 Chris Daniels Sr 7.80 Brett Martin Fr 8.38 Will Johnson Jr 7.50 Brandon Collins So 8.15 Wyman Boatwright Fr 8.10 Hunter Burnett 8th 8.68 William Chandler Sr 7.00 Matt Grice Jr 7.80 Peyton Hill Fr 7.47 Seth Harrelson Fr 8.59 Garrett Holden Fr 8.29 David Weiser Jr 7.28 Daniel Rabon Sr 7.59 Dennis Lynch So 7.70 Robert Donavan Sr 7.75 Catchers-Pop Times Name Class Pop Time William Carroll Fr 2.52-2.64 Garrett Holden Fr 2.67-2.80 Will Chandler Sr – Top Outfield Arms Rank Name Class 1 Will Johnson Jr 2 Hunter Burnett 8th 3 Brandon Collins So Top Infield Arms Rank Name Class 1 Joe Brown Sr 2 Hunter Burnett-1B 8th 3 William Carroll Fr 4 Wyman Boatwright Fr 5 Matt Grice Jr Top Infield Actions Rank Name Class 1 Hunter Burnett-1B 8th 2 William Carroll Fr 3 Wyman Boatwright-1B Fr 4 Joe Brown Sr 5 Will Johnson-1B Jr Pitchers Name Class R/L Fastball Breaking Ball Change-up Hunter Burnett 8th L 68-70 – 61-2 Caleb Shelly Sr R 72-73 53 – Chris Daniels Sr L 75-76 – – Wyman Boatright Fr L 63-67 – – Peyton Hill Fr R 69-70 – – Top Prospects Rank Name Class Scout Notes 1 Will Chandler Sr Very good bat-speed and athleticism would make him interesting for college guys; signed this week to play football at Coastal 2 Hunter Burnett 8th Just moved into the area and will attract attention as his frame fills out; good player now, has an even brighter future; very seasoned mound presence and pitchability 3 Matt Grice Jr His bat is the calling card for a guy that plays SS but projects as a LH hitter; very good swing and approach 4 Wyman Boatright Fr Another physical jump vaults this kid into a different category; looks the part so far but must get stronger 5 Will Johnson Jr A follow for college coaches at this stage; must stay on the ball better to hit improved pitching .

Scout Day 2008: Myrtle Beach Seahawks

By: Austin Alexander-February 9, 2008 The Tim Christy Era was ushered in at Myrtle Beach High on Saturday as his Seahawks welcomed Aynor and Diamond Prospects into their facility for a Scout Day and scrimmage. An absolutely perfect February day pitted two teams 30 minutes apart with a great deal to prove entering the 2008 season. Myrtle Beach has question marks behind the dish and on the mound after graduation left them in development mode. Expectations still exist, however. Sophomore Jared Huffman (right) and senior Bill Lackey will serve as lightening rods for this club and each were obviously the pulse of Christy’s first club at the Beach, a team has hopes of making racket in Region VI-3A. Today, DP picks apart the tools and gives you a glance inside the Myrtle Beach baseball program. 60 Times Name Class 60 Time Adam Glover Jr 7.26 Dalton Dellinger Jr 7.90 Morgan Byrd So 7.34 Andrew Huddle Jr 7.80 Jared Huffman So 7.50 Jared Hood Jr 7.50 Cary Messer So 7.90 Lucas Britt So 7.60 Will Lackey Sr 7.00 Chase Koch Jr – Alex Roberts Fr 7.38 Tim Murphy Sr 7.45 Justin Dilly So 7.42 Catchers-Pop Times Name Class Pop Time Andrew Huddle Jr 2.51-2.70 Cary Messer So 2.47-2.70 Top Outfield Arms Rank Name Class 1 Bill Lackey Sr 2 Dalton Dellinger Jr T3 Morgan Byrd So T3 Adam Glover Jr Top Infield Arms Rank Name Class 1 Bill Lackey-1B Sr 2 Jared Huffman So 3 Tim Murphy-1B Sr 4 Alex Roberts Fr 5 Adam Glover Jr Top Infield Actions Rank Name Class 1 Jared Huffman So 2 Bill Lackey-1B Sr 3 Alex Roberts Fr 4 Lucas Britt So 5 Adam Glover Jr Pitchers Name Class R/L FB BB CH Tim Murphy Sr L 77-80 lacked command – 73-75 Jared Huffman So R 78-81 also drops down – 71-73 Will Lackey Sr L 78-80 pounds zone – 71-72, plus out-pitch Alex Roberts Fr R 75-77 – – Josh Dishroon Sr R 83-84 68-70 late break A work in progress Top Prospects Rank Name Class Scout Notes 1 Jared Huffman So Pure ballplayer; Can hit from both sides of the plate, understands the game and plays it the right way; very serviceable at SS but projects as an offensive 3B 2 Bill Lackey Sr Hard-nosed energy machine; was wired all day and usually wears the dirtiest uniform; could likely contribute at the next level as a two-way player 3 Josh Dishroon Sr Recent transfer from Indiana; body, arm and breaking pitch make him a prospect 4 Alex Roberts Fr All of his tools project to make him an interesting player 5 Morgan Byrd So Solid runner with a flat swing and pop in his bat .

Scout Day 2008: Conway Tigers

By: Austin Alexander-February 8, 2008 Sunny 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 .

Recap: Spring Valley Vikings at AC Flora Falcons

By: Lee Long-February 7, 2008 Diamond Prospects traveled to Forest Acres to host a scout day for Coach Charlie Wentzky and the Spring Valley Vikings who were in town to play the AC Flora Falcons coached by Andy Hallett. Unfortunately, due to the rain-soaked conditions in the outfield, the scout day portion was postponed. Howev… The new DP website is here. For all the great DP content, subscribe. If you have any login/subscription issues, please contact our support team. Your feedback on the new experience is appreciated as well.

DP Rankings: Class of 2009

-Diamond Rankings: 2009 Graduates- Right-Handed Pitchers Rank Name High School HT/WT B/T Committed 1 Greg Harrison Hilton Head 6-1/185 R/R South Carolina 2 Madison Younginer Mauldin 6-3/185 R/R Clemson 3 Colby Holmes Conway 5-11/190 R/R South Carolina 4 Matt Pegler Riverside 6-1/200 R/R Undecided 5 Dre Watts Laurens 6-1/195 L/R S… The new DP website is here. For all the great DP content, subscribe. If you have any login/subscription issues, please contact our support team. Your feedback on the new experience is appreciated as well.

DP Rankings: Class of 2008

-Diamond Rankings: 2008 Graduates- Right-Handed Pitchers Rank Name High School HT/WT B/T Committed 1 Matt Price Sumter 6-1/175 R/R South Carolina 2 Jordan Lyles Hartsville 6-5/180 R/R South Carolina 3 Richard Mounce Blythewood 6-1/185 R/R Clemson 4 David Haselden Spartanburg 6-4/230 R/R Clemson 5 James Rawls Batesburg-… The new DP website is here. For all the great DP content, subscribe. If you have any login/subscription issues, please contact our support team. Your feedback on the new experience is appreciated as well.

Scout Day 2008: Greenville Red Raiders

By: Nick Nickles-February 7, 2008 Greenville High hosted DP on a beautiful day for baseball on the outskirts of downtown Greenville right across the street from the new Greenville Drive minor league facility. Coach Steve Scolamiero is looking to hang tough this season in Region 1-3A with perennial powers Pickens and BHP predicted to be the strongest teams in the region. Coach Scolamiero’s best days lie ahead with a solid group of freshmen and sophomores that will possibly push him into the upper tier portion of this region by next season. DP will break down the Varsity and JV’s by the numbers to give you glimpse of the future and present state of Greenville Red Raider baseball. 60 Times Name Class 60 Times Livingston Moyd Sr 8.47 Andy Atwood Sr 7.72 Boomer Coleman Jr 7.63 Nathan Welch Jr 7.37 Tony Duncan Jr 7.09 Forest Stulting Jr Did not run Wes Herndon So Did not run Clinton Barabas So 7.94 Parker Wise Fr 8.59 Alexander Moyd Fr 7.85 Alex Thompson Fr 7.87 Sheloid Hunter Fr 7.50 Stefon Atkinson Fr 7.66 Jake Koenig Sr 7.16 Mark Giguere Sr 7.22 Clay Evans Sr 7.34 Matthew Roberts Jr 7.47 Luke Feisal So 7.31 Patrick Langley So 7.72 Joey Nietopski So Did not run Kyle Peterman Fr 7.25 Drew Fowler Fr 7.44 Tanner Davis FR 7.59 Evan Rollinson Fr 7.78 Kenny Ridgell So 9.16 David Maiorana Fr 7.76 Top Outfield Arms Rank Name Grade 1 Clay Evans Sr 2 Matthew Roberts Jr 3 Mark Gigure Sr 4 Tony Duncan Jr 5 Sheloid Hunter Fr Best Infield Actions Rank Name Class 1 Jake Koenig Sr 2 Andy Atwood Sr 3 Boomer Coleman Jr 4 Joey Nieptopski So 5 Evan Rollison Fr Best Infield Arms Rank Name Class 1 Jake Koenig Sr 2 Andy Atwood Sr T3 Evan Rollison Fr T3 Kyle Peterman Fr 5 Boomer Coleman Jr Catcher POP Times Name Class Pop Times Luke Feisal So 2.09-2.22 Drew Fowler Fr 2.40-2.45 Clinton Barabas So 2.40-2.51 Tanner Davis Fr 2.57 Best BP Rounds Rank Name Class 1 Jake Koenig Sr 2 Matthew Roberts Jr 3 Patrick Langley So 4 Kyle Peterman Fr 5 Evan Rollison Fr 6 Clay Evans Sr 7 Andy Atwood Jr 8 Joey Nietopski So 9 Mark Giguere Sr 10 Luke Feisal So Pitchers Name Grade Fastball Curveball Change Jake Koenig Sr 84-85 67-70 best pitch above average high school curve 66 Clay Evans Sr 77 arm side run 60-62 slurves it pretty well 66 Matthew Roberts Jr 79-80 60-63 64-65 Livingston Moyd Sr 71-72 56-58 62 Tony Duncan Jr 76-78 60-62 62 Nathan Welch Jr 71-72 55 64 Joey Nieptopski So 72-74 61 58-60 Kyle Peterman Fr 73-75 62-63 62-65 Drew Fowler Fr 71-72 61 60 Evan Rollison Fr 74 62-63 64 Alexander Moyd Fr 72 59 60 David Maiorana Fr 67-70 58 59 Top Prospects Rank Name Class Notes 1 Jake Koenig Sr Good infielder, solid hitter. Will lead the Raiders 2 Matthew Roberts Jr Nice left-handed stroke at the plate 3 Luke Feisal Soph One of the best sophomore catchers in the state. Athletic 4 Patrick Langley Soph Another line drive hitting lefty for Greenville 5 Evan Rollison Fr Good young infielder, he is going to hit 6 Andy Atwood Sr good little player, solid infielder. 7 Joey Nietopski Soph High energy, smaller guy who plays bigger 8 Clay Evans Sr A solid high school baseball player 9 Kyle Peterman Fr Young player who can swing it a little 10 Mark Giguere Sr Hits it a little, and runs okay. .

Bio: Will Cheatham

Will Cheatham serves Diamond Prospects in the Upstate of SC as an area scout covering games and working DP showcases. Cheatham began his coaching career in 2007 as the pitching coach for JL Mann Academy (2007-2008). In the two years he spent there, the Patriots had six pitchers sign to play at the collegiate level. Emilio Pagan (right), currently with the San Diego Padres, was on this staff with the Patriots. In the fall of 2008, Cheatham moved back to his hometown of Lexington, SC. He spent a year at Lexington High School before moving to Gilbert High School in 2011. The Indians won the 2012 AA State Championship with a 30-2 record. Nine of the pitchers from this team played at the collegiate level, and Mike Morrison and Connor Owings won an NCAA National Championship with Coastal Carolina. Cheatham then spent three more years coaching with Lexington High School at the sub-varsity level. He has worked for First Community Bank since 2008 and in late 2020, moved to the Upstate of SC to serve as the Market Executive in the Easley area for the bank. Presently Cheatham also heads up the Lexington Baseball Club Owls program while coaching their 15u-17u teams. He is a graduate of Anderson University where he was a relief pitcher from 2002-2006 and voted the team’s Most Valuable Pitcher in 2004. Cheatham lives in Williamston, SC with his wife Mandy, sons Tanner & Walker. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and running.