Power Baseball 2021 Summer Team Tryouts Standouts Part 1

This past weekend one of the top organizations in the country in Power Baseball held their 2021 Summer Team Tryouts at Turn 2 Sports and Performance and Lake Brantley HS in Orlando, FL. This event featured 300+ players from the 2022-2025 classes from all over the state of Florida and some neighboring states as well. Pitchers threw light bullpens on Friday night followed by a pro-style workout for position players on Saturday and game action on Sunday. 

Our scouting staff came away extremely impressed by the level of talent across the board so for that reason we will be splitting up our Standouts breakdown into three parts. Below is Part 1 of our breakdown with reports/notes on each. Please make sure you are following us on our social media outlets as well as we post highlights, clips, and announcements on past and upcoming events.

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2024 RHP/MIF Nick Palmi (St. Cloud HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Palmi was one of the biggest standouts on the weekend, showing big potential as a legit two-way. During bullpens he displayed a live arm, topping out at 86 mph with his fastball. Mostly sat 82-85 while mixing in a 67-68 mph curveball and a 70-71 mph knuckleball.  Also dropped down his arm slot and sat 81-83. Above average athlete. Offensively, he displays a present feel for the barrel from both sides of the plate and works gap-to-gap. During game play he collected a couple hits, including one driven into left field from the left side of the plate. Up the middle defensively he shows above average actions, a strong arm, and range. Palmi will be a name to watch this upcoming spring as his stock soared over the weekend.

2022 RHP Todd Kniebbe (University HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot-5, 205 pounds on a tall, physical frame. Made a nice jump in velocity recently as he featured a fastball that sat 86-88 mph that worked low in the zone and was heavy. Also mixed in a 73-75 mph changeup and a 65-66 mph curveball. Pounds the zone and induced multiple swings and misses during game play. 

2023 RHP Matt Misiti (Lake Howell HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-10, 160 pounds on a lean frame with room to still fill out. Works up-tempo and sits 84-85 mph with his fastball, touching 86 while mixing in a 72-73 mph curveball and 75-76 mph changeup with some fade. Present athleticism and as he continues to fill out his frame, additional jumps in velocity will come. Look for Misiti to play an important role for the pitching staff this spring.

2022 IF Cam Anstey (Montverde Academy, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot, 175 pounds with athleticism and present strength throughout. Really stood out offensively as he took one of the best rounds of batting practice in the group, consistently barreling it up for multiple line drives up the middle and deep into left-center field. Simple approach with an above average feel for the barrel. Also clocked in at 6.82 seconds for his 60 yard dash time. 

2024 RHP/OF Dillon Smalley (Lake Highland Prep, FL) 
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot-2, 160 pounds on a long, lean frame with projection. Displayed a loose, quick arm during bullpens with some extension out in front. Repeats well and pounded the zone at 81-82 mph with his fastball, touching 83. Also mixed in a 76-77 mph changeup with fade and a 69-70 mph curveball with depth. There’s more in there. Also clocked in at 7.01 seconds for his 60 yard dash time while showing present bat speed that produced multiple line drives during batting practice. 

2023 OF/LHP Holden Brauner (Windermere HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-8, 158 pounds on a compact, athletic frame. Defensively, he topped out at 83 mph on his throws from right field with accurate throws to third and home. Shows range and gets in a quality position for his throws in. Offensively he displayed loose, easy hands through the zone from the left side that allowed him to work gap-to-gap. Produced multiple line drives into right-center field. Also was up to 83 mph on the mound as well.

2023 IF Carter White (Barron Collier HS, FL)
UCF commit. Currently stands at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds on a lean frame with present athleticism that still has room to fill out. Displayed smooth and easy swings from the left side and works in rhythm with a feel for the barrel. During gameplay he laced one down the line just past the diving right fielder for a double. Confident defender up the middle as well. 

2022 OF Jansen Reece (Boone HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot-2, 195 pounds on a taller, physical frame. Present strength throughout, especially in his lower half. Stood out offensively during gameplay he roped a ball into left field for a line drive single in his first at-bat of the game. Present power and the ball jumps off the bat with intent when he squares it up. 

2022 RHP Knute Rockey (Spruce Creek HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot, 170 pounds on a projectable frame. Loose, easy working arm that pounded the strike zone during his inning of work. Stays balanced through his windup and featured a fastball that sat 85-87 mph with a higher spin rate along with a nasty curveball that came in at 67-68 mph. Got multiple swings and misses with his breaking ball, showing an above average feel for it. There’s more in the tank and Rockey will be a strong follow this spring. 

2023 RHP Anthony DeVita (Apopka HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot-1, 155 pounds with a projectable frame and long limbs. Plenty of room to fill out which will translate to multiple upticks in velocity. During gameplay he featured a fastball that sat 84-85 mph along with a 69-70 mph curveball. Arm works clean and easily. Threw a high percentage of strikes during gameplay with swings and misses. Look for a jump fairly soon. 

2023 C Conner Spelman (Lake Howell HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot-2, 200 pounds on a tall, physical frame. Has become noticeably stronger in his lower half. Continued to be a strong follow offensively as his present power allows him to drive the ball with intent deep into center field and into the gaps. Creates loud, hard contact with some present pull side juice. Strong and accurate throws down to the bag with pop times ranging from 1.92-2.01 seconds. 

2023 C Derek Lopez (Dr. Phillips HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-10, 152 pounds with above average athleticism. Stood out in multiple ways over the weekend both as strong defender behind the plate with offensive potential from both sides of the plate. During game play he roped a ball deep into right-center field for a triple with aggressive running on the base paths. Above average bat speed from the right side with loose, quick hands from the left side. Pop times ranged from 1.92-1.98 seconds on throws down to 2B. Fast hands, aggressive hitter. Also was up to 84 mph on the mound. 

2022 C Riley Parker (The First Academy, FL)
UCF commit. Currently stands at 6-foot-1, 200 pounds with a strong lower half. Parker can really mash and showed this during batting practice as he consistently found the barrel for loud, hard hits deep into the gaps. There’s some present pull side power as well. Implements his strong lower half into his swing. 

2023 RHP Tyler Kozera (Windermere HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 6-foot, 170 pounds on a lean, athletic frame. There’s still room to add physicality and fill out his frame. Displayed a quick arm and displayed a fastball that sat 85-86 mph, touching 87 with run. Also mixed in a 77-80 mph changeup. There’s more in there. 

2024 RHP Blayke Rabens (Windermere HS, FL)
Uncommitted. Currently stands at 5-foot-11, 150 pounds with a lean, projectable frame with room to fill out. Quick arm with more in the tank. Sits 79-81 mph with his fastball, touching 82 along with a 72-73 mph changeup and 60-61 mph curveball with depth. Struck out a couple batters during game play.