2028 Hitters Board — Future Games
Shooter Hunt's Impact 90 · workout-day Data Dive (TrackMan / Blast / VALD / Vizual Edge, 959 athletes) · cross-checked vs. PBR national (7/26) & PG top-500 (9/2) · all uncommitted
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TOP TARGETS NATIONAL FIGHTS
PlayerPBR / PGWhy
Breck Hemphill OF · Harrison, GA · LHH13 / 4108 EV, 408', 6.7 runner at 6'3"/215 — in-game tracking has him in the conversation for best prospect in the class
Cullen Scott 3B/RHP · Melissa, TX4 / —The Austin Riley-comp two-way: triple-digit BP + event-record 97.8 arm
Jakob Groeschel OF · Kenton Ridge, OH9 / 43Toolshed #2: 104.6 EV AND 6.55 speed at 5'10" — five-tool CF, 91 arm
Lio Garcia SS · Buford, GA11 / 10Toolshed #3 — 103.5 EV, 6.5 runner, real chance to stick at short
Trendyn Motley OF · Pro5 Academy, NC · LHH14 / 266'5" lefty slugger, 105.3 EV, 26.6 hand speed — threat to leave the yard every swing
Levi Kerr SS · Marvin Ridge, NC21 / 406'5" QB1, 97-EV oppo homer — highest-ceiling frame at the event
Koltyn Watters OF · Rochester Adams, MI3 / 13106 EV + 6.46 60 — top-3 in the class, on multiple leaderboards
Jonathan Marzullo C · IMG Academy, FL40 / 34Best avg bat speed at the event (81.5), two HRs final day, 83 from the crouch — premier '28 catcher
Mikey Batiste OF · Port Credit, ON · SWITCH53 / 236'4"/230 switch-hitter, 106.5 EV / 417' with power both sides
Tyce Johnson SS · Linfield Christian, CA · LHH49 / 2PG #2 — 105+ EV lefty with triple-digit game contact, defends at short
REGIONAL PRIORITIES CALL FIRST
PlayerPBR / PGWhy
Jesse Covington SS/RHP · Wesleyan Christian, NC198 / 9Best two-way athlete there: 6.5 speed, 102 EV, event-best 97 OF arm, then 91–95 on the mound
Tyler Caperton SS · VA141 / —Impact 90 · VA middle infielder
Braiden Miller 3B · VA164 / 91Impact 90 · VA corner bat with the better PG rank
Josh Gunning OF · VA139 / —Impact 90 · VA outfielder
Graham Virag SS · Cardinal Gibbons, NC229 / 205417' at 105 EV — the NC power sleeper
UNDER THE RADAR — metrics outrun the rank DATA SLEEPERS
PlayerPBR / PGWhy
Luke Merrick OF/RHP · Solon, IAunrankedLed the ENTIRE event in max EV (109), avg EV (101.9), and distance (427') — biggest data outlier there, and he pitches
Braylon Storey OF · Center Grove, IN258 / 317Toolshed #1 of 511: 105 EV + event-fastest 6.36 60 + 31.3" vert — power-speed unicorn
Bryson Hodge OF · James Clemens, AL220 / 421#1 at the event in BOTH hand speed (27.8) and rotational acceleration (38.9g)
Kobe Reese OF · Eastside Catholic, WA188 / 143On five leaderboards: 100 avg EV, 423', top-4 hand/bat speed + rot-accel
Kai Bledsoe OF/SS · Brentwood Academy, TNunranked95.4 Edge Score — elite MLB hitters test ~87; he beat that by 8 points. Best vision tool in the class
Jackson McDonald 1B/OF · St. Thomas Aquinas, KS— / 223100 avg EV with 82% sweet spot — power AND barrel precision
Harrison Milanowski SS · Houston Academy, AL— / 1126.46 60, 90 INF velo, top-10 rot-accel, 87.2 Edge Score — do-everything MIF
Cam Rakaczewski SS · Greencastle-Antrim, PA— / 88Event-best 95 mph infield arm
Elijah Archer OF/1B · Dominion Sports, VAunranked99.4 avg EV, 70% sweet spot — top-8 at the event, unranked, in Virginia
Jack Arft C · Highland School, VAunranked#2 hand speed (26.1) + #4 rot-accel of 959 athletes — from a catcher, Burke's teammate
Cooper Templet OF/SS · St. Amant, LAunranked100% sweet spot on the workout day
Colt Ward C · Defiance, OH— / 332A 414-foot ball from a catcher
Ethan Renaud OF · Foothills Composite, AB · LHH252 / 66Biggest list divergence — PG #66, slump-free lefty stroke, picks up spin
Tony Ciurca SS · Clear Falls, TX241 / 247Four hits in three games, 103.9/396' — the kid just hits
BEST LEFT-HANDED HITTERS LHH SHELF
PlayerPBR / PGWhy
Alec Cabrera 3B · The King's Academy, FL · LHH70 / 38Purest hit tool of the group — 106.5/416' with elite bat-to-ball, 85.5 bat speed
Rylan Jenkins OF · Washington County, GA · LHH117 / 27Best pure at-bats at the event — six hits, three steals, true CF table-setter
Kam Gillespie SS · Liberty, MO · LHH30 / 69Lefty table-setter, sprays line drives, best shot of the group to stay at short
Noah Harris SS · Benedictine Military, GA · LHH71 / 376'3"/185 projection lefty — smooth stroke, 102 EV already
Kyle Behan OF · Lamar, TX · LHH205 / 113'Sees it as well as anyone in the class' — underpriced hit tool
Francis Conners-Schmid OF/LHP · Salisbury, CT · LHH124 / 21107.7 EV (3rd-best at event) AND an 88–91 four-pitch lefty arm
Brooks Bond SS · Lewis Central, IA · LHH108 / 165'Easily one of the sweetest strokes at the event' — 102+ EV, 93 arm
Canyon Koonce OF · Brownsburg, IN · LHH60 / 261PBR #60 riser (was 138): 89.9 avg EV at 160 lbs, 26.2 hand speed, 6.56 with the Top Run Tool award
Sources: PBR "Future Games: Impact 90" (8/2/26, Shooter Hunt) · "2026 Future Games: Data Dive, Pos. Players" (7/23/26, Andy Sroka) · PBR profiles · PBR national 2028 (July) & PG top-500 (9/2) · Prepared by UVA Pitching · 9/8/26