After a successful weekend in Fort Myers, Florida, several East Cobb Prime players at the 16u and 17u age groups have received recognition for their performance at the event among the 900+ players in attendance. The players participated in positional workouts followed by batting practice at JetBlue Park, which is the Boston Red Sox spring training facility. The rest of the weekend consisted of 3 games at JetBlue and Terry Park and wrapped up with a game of 2 ball back at JetBlue Park. The following Prime players performed exceptionally in the following events and were recognized accordingly:

10 yard split:

- Brayden Williams (Cherokee HS - 2021) - 1.53 (Tied 1st)

- Preston Winget (Corner Canyon HS (UT) - 2021) - 1.54 (Tied 2nd)

- Will Nelms (Forsyth Central HS - 2021) - 1.57 (Tied 5th)

- Jackson Seng (Blessed Trinity HS - 2021) - 1.58 (Tied 6th)

- Brady Ortman (Providence HS (FL) - 2020) - 1.60 (Tied 8th)

60 yard dash:

- Preston Winget (Corner Canyon HS (UT) - 2021) - 6.88 (Top 30)

- Brayden Williams (Cherokee HS - 2021) 6.98 (Top 60)

IF Velocity:

- Ryder Wagenknecht (Macintosh HS - 2021) - 88 mph (Tied 4th)

- Austin Wainer (Johns Creek HS - 2020) - 87 mph (Tied 5th)

- Jacob Lauderdale (Brookwood HS - 2021) - 87 mph (Tied 5th)

1B Velocity:

- Will Sanders* (Woodward Academy - 2020) - 89 mph (Tied 1st)

C Velocity:

- Alexander Vanlandingham (Mount Vernon Presbyterian HS - 2020) - 77 mph (top 20)

Pop Time:

- Alexander Vanlandingham (Mount Vernon Presbyterian HS - 2020) - 77 mph (top 25)

Exit Velocity:

- Alexander Vanlandingham (Mount Vernon Presbyterian HS - 2020) - 77 mph (Tied 8th)

Batting Practice:

"David Smigelski (2020 C, Canton, GA) has a mature and extra strong 5-10/190 build and was timed up from the first pitch, driving the ball very hard to left and centerfield with virtually every swing.

Ryder Wagenknecht (2021 SS, Peachtree City, GA) has a very athletic 5-10/170 build and creates left handed bat speed with quick hands and a pull oriented lifting swing plane." - Perfect Game

Game 1:

"Jackson Seng (2021 RHP, Roswell, GA) Threw two innings without allowing a hit and striking out two batters. Really commanded a sharp curveball well and paired it with fastball around the edges of the plate, topping out at 76 miles per hour.

Kodi Smith (2020 3B, Pell City, AL) Sat in the low 80's while touching 83 miles per hour with the fastball. Completed two innings and didn't allow a hit. Mixed in a sharp curveball in the mid-60's that hitters kept missing. 

Will Nelms (2020 OF, Cumming, GA) Loud contact on a triple down the left field line. Keeps hands tight and shows a compact line drive path to the ball. Strong presence on the bases with easy speed on the hit. Also had a short line drive back up the middle for a single. 

Ben Koch (2020 RHP, Norcross, GA) Settled in nicely in only inning of the game. Ran the fastball up to 83 miles per hour while commanding the glove side half of the plate. Also showed a sharp breaking ball utilized to put hitters away. 

Stephen Moraski (2021 RHP, Birmingham, AL) Makes hard contact when working to the pull side of the field. Line drive path on a double. Stays short to the ball and keeps mechanics simple in the box." - Perfect Game

Game 2:

Jacob Lauderdale (2021 RHP, Thomasville, GA) dominated on the mound for the Gray team on Saturday morning, striking out five of the eight batters faced. He located his fastball well down in the zone to both sides of the plate, sitting 79-83 mph.  He showed clean arm actions and produced good arm side run. He mixed three quality pitches with a tight 75mph curveball and also a 73 mph change-up.

Preston Winget (2021 OF, Draper, UT) showed hard, loud contact with a quiet approach. He had a single and scored a run in the game, showing good ability running the bases.

Gaven Jones (2021 SS, Jonesboro, TN) displayed good coverage and extension at the plate in his single in the 5th inning. 

Game 3:

"Ryder Wagenknecht (2021 SS, Peachtree City, GA) showed good natural strength at the plate today. Wagenknecht hit a homerun to right field off of an 86 mile per hour fastball, displaying his quick hands and uphill bat path. 

David Smigelski (2020 C, Canton, GA) had a double at the plate today. Smigelski showed a level bat path and great physical strength at the plate with his double to right field. 

Preston Winget (2021 OF, Draper, UT) also had a double at the plate today. Winget was able to get the ball to the fence in left field showing off some power and a quick and easy bat path." - Perfect Game

2 Ball:

"Brady Ortman (2020 SS, Jacksonville, FL) also stood out on both sides of the ball, playing solid middle of the field defense and picking up two doubles, one off the Green Monster and another hard up the left centerfield gap.

Kodi Smith (2020 RHP, Pell City, AL) has a nice 6-3/170 build and lots of right handed bat speed.  He squared the ball up every trip to the plate on a 3-3 day, working both alleys with hard line drives." - Perfect Game

Congratulations to all players on an outstanding weekend! Look for videos and grades to be posted at www.perfectgame.org