Baseball season is here, and that means the Five Tool staff is out there working, evaluating and filming. If you know anything about Five Tool, you know we capture a lot of baseball video. A LOT. And that means we see a lot of amazing plays and excellent performances. 

Each week, we’re going to share with readers, fans and baseball junkies 10 of the best plays and performances we recorded and covered from across the nation during the previous week. Now that we’re off and running in Texas, California, Arizona and beyond, we’ll undoubtedly be forced to leave some recognition on the bench to keep this to 10. 

This week is an example of that because while we were capturing excellent performances in California, Arizona, Houston and other parts of DFW, we also hosted the inaugural Five Tool Festival, an event loaded with 14 teams that exceeded our sky-high expectations. So, you’ll notice a lot of performances from that event made this week’s list. 

Let’s take a look:

10. Against one of the top teams in Mississippi and a loaded lineup with college prospects, Rockwall right-handed pitcher Mac Rose threw an impressive complete game. The McLennan signee showed he’s ready to attack district play as a key piece for one of the state’s best teams. 

9. We first truly learned about the ‘Water Moccasin’ during the AABC Don Mattingly World Series this past July when he dominated opposing hitters with his slider. Well, he did it again during the Five Tool Festival. The Baylor signee tossed a complete game versus Southlake Carroll and gave up just one run with 11 strikeouts. 

8. St. Thomas’ Donte Lewis ended a great summer with a strong Area Code performance and solidified his status as one of the top uncommitted 2024 prospects in Texas. Fast forward to this past weekend and in addition to hitting well and swiping bags, he added an interesting wrinkle to his prospect profile: an athletic delivery, quick arm and fastball up to 93 MPH. Hello. 

7. Speaking of do-it-all, uncommitted prospects, Edmond Santa Fe’s Carson Brumbaugh put on a show for college coaches in attendance during the Five Tool Festival. A 2025 prospect, Brumbaugh touched 92 MPH, made one of the premier defensive plays in the event from deep in the hole at shortstop and also swung the bat well. 

6. Named Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the Five Tool Festival, Rockwall infielder and Ole Miss signee Brayden Randle did what he typically does. He drilled a homer the opposite way, terrorized pitchers and catchers when he got on base, was an on-base machine and played solid defense. 

5. Rose isn’t the only Rockwall pitcher on the list who threw an impressive complete game. Remington Spoerl, a physical, hard-throwing righty, touched 90 MPH and struck out seven across 7.0 innings. He gave up just three hits. 

4. Luke Billings is among the most famous 2025 prospects in the nation and he reminded us why during the Five Tool Festival. On the mound, the right-hander showed a true four-pitch mix - fastball, curveball, slider, changeup - with four future average or better offerings on the scouting scale and ran his fastball up to 89 MPH. But he stood out even more as a hitter, which included mashing a bomb way over the ‘Green Monster’ at his home park. 

3. Let’s stick with two-way standouts with the first name ‘Luke.’ Deer Creek’s Luke Schimmels, a Cisco College signee, gave up just two hits and struck out five during an impressive four-inning stint on the mound. He also mashed two homers and was one of the toughest batters to retire all week. 

2. The ‘Green Monster’ at Proper proved no match for Bixby’s Carson Miller. Heck, it turned into a target for the uncommitted 2023 right-handed hitter. He drilled THREE homers over the mammoth structure in left field during one of the final games of the event. Yes, three homers in a single game. 

1. Flower Mound Marcus emerged as the only undefeated team during the Five Tool Festival and senior Caden Sorrell was a huge reason why. In addition to touched 89 MPH on the mound and throwing well, Sorrel ended the event with three homers and put his intriguing tools on display for the crowd of MLB scouts. A Texas A&M signee, Sorrel showed why the Aggies might be sweating his status when the MLB Draft arrives. 

Five Tool Staff