Scout Day 2008: Palmetto Mustangs

By: Nick Nickles-February 17, 2008

Coach Tim Broome invited DP back to Williamston to get in a Scout Day to compliment their scrimmage with the Dixie Hornets last week. The future looks bright at Palmetto with a talented group of 8th graders and freshmen on the way with an already solid class of sophomores, led by the Burton twins, with some Varsity experience on board. The Mustangs have a power source in junior catcher Jeremy Beacham, and should score some runs this season. The Mustangs will rely on a variety of pitchers to limit opposing teams offensively, lacking a true power arm. They look to be a promising young team that should find themselves in the playoffs again in 2008.

 

60 Times

 Name Class 60 Time
 Bryan Meares Sr 7.72
 Mark Cothran Sr 8.00
 Jeremy Beacham Jr 7.35
 Kyle Fricks Jr 7.37
 Shawn Davis Jr 7.36
 Hunter Burton So 7.01 (Flu)
 Heath Burton So 6.94
 Nick Heney So 8.41
 Johnny Wilson So 8.12
 Tyler Knight So 7.59
 Sam Cothran Fr 7.87
 Trey Hayes 8th 7.22
 Wayne Parker 8th 8.09
 Steven Cooper 8th 7.65
 Clay Morgan 8th 7.90
 Justin Driver 8th 7.75
 Tanner Lollis 7th 8.24

Catchers-Pop Times

 Name Class Pop Time
 Jerremy BeachamJr 2.12- 2.21 
 Heath BurtonSo 2.18-2.22 
 Nick HeneySo 2.21-2.30 
 Trey Hayes8th 2.21-2.40 
 Justin Driver8th 2.53-2.6 

Top Outfield Arms

Rank Name Class
 1 Jeremy Beacham Jr
 2 Heath Burton So
 3 Tyler Knight So
 4 Brandon Rogers Fr
 5 Bryan Meares Sr

Top Infield Arms

Rank Name Class
 1 Hunter Burton  So
 2 Mark Cothran Sr
 3 Nick Heney So
 4 Wayne Parker 8th
 5 Ty Lollis So

Top Infield Actions

Rank Name Class
 1 Hunter Burton So
 2 Ty Lollis So
 3 Mark Cothran Sr
 4 Nick Heney So
 5 Tanner Lollis 7th

 

Top BP Round

 Rank Name Class
 1 Hunter Burton So
 2 Steven Cooper 8th
 3 Sam Cothran Fr
 4 Jeremy Beacham Jr
 5 Heath Burton So
 6 Trey Hayes 8th
 7 Tyler Knight So
 8 Nick Heney So
 9 Bryan Meares Sr
 10 Kyle Fricks So

 

Pitchers

 Name Class R/L FB BB CH
 Jeremy Beacham Jr  R 79-80 70 Slide piece 70
 Bryan Meares Sr R 74-75 64-65 68
 Mark Cothran Sr R 77-78 63-65 68
 Heath Burton So R 75-76 61-64 63-65
 Nick Heney So R 72 60-64 59-60 arm side action
 Tyler Knight So R 71-72 59-61 68
 Sam Cothran Fr R 70-73 61  68
 Brandon Rogers Fr R 75-76 65-67  71
 Trey Hayes 8th R 76-77 64-65 65
 Wayne Paker 8th R 64-67 61 65
 Steven Cooper 8th R 73-74 Arm side run 61 + curve 64

 

Top Prospects

 Rank Name Class Scout Notes
 1 Hunter Burton SoAt 5’5 he draws comparisons to former Abbeville and Clemson product Casey Stone with the left-handed stick and plays with country attitude. A sub-7.0 runner and he can square it up. A kid you wanna take to war with you. 
 2 Jeremy Beacham JrAn athletic country boy, runs well for a catcher. Good body at 6-2/180 with some power. Has some tools that can be coached.  
 3 Heath Burton So Hits from the right-side, a sub-7.0 runner.  
 4 Trey Hayes 8thA low-7.0’s runner and upper-70’s already. Could sharpen up his fundamentals over the summer and utilize more technique to be a force the next 4 years for the Mustangs.
 5 Steven Cooper 8thHis bat is ahead of everything else at this point, but whats wrong with that? He can stroke it from the left-side. Great swing for a youngster 
 6 Mark Cothran SrPlays hard, needs more experience. Projects as a spot relief pitcher.
 7 Tyler Knight SoQuick hands at the plate. There are some things to like about him at this point. Will need to continue to improve   
 8 Sam Cothran FrSwings the bat, needs to get strong. Potential is present. 
 9 Tanner Lollis 7thFundamentally sound, hes just very little at this point, but plays the right way. Kids grow!!! 
 10 Ty Lollis SoOlder brother of Tanner, great infield actions. Solid at the plate, but its there. Just needs to develop more physically in the next year.

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