Brynlee Yates has future superstar written all over her, with the ability to bunt, slap and hit for power. At the prestigious Scenic City tournament over the summer, she batted .545 with a .688 on-base percentage, and she also gave up just five hits in seven innings pitched with seven strikeouts while reaching 60 miles per hour on her fastball. Her arsenal also includes a curveball, changeup and rise ball. Yates has a sharp eye at the plate, recognizing pitches immediately out of pitchers’ hands and working the count in her favor. If she sees the same pitch in a similar location twice in an at-bat, she almost never misses it twice, often splitting the gaps for extra bases. Her outfield defense is outstanding as well, as she consistently takes hits away.

Brynlee Yates was rock solid in the circle for Team North Carolina Yates this summer. In the month of July alone, she threw a shutout with eight strikeouts, then 6.2 innings with 10 strikeouts, and finally, four innings with five strikeouts. She has a rise ball that elicits plenty of whiffs, a knee-buckler for a changeup, and good tailing action on her fastball. She also can swing the bat fairly well. In her 7th grade varsity season earlier this year, she had a .411 batting average and 37 hits in 90 at-bats. Additionally, she had a clutch three-run double this summer for her travel ball team, which was part of a 3-for-3 day for her at the plate. She is well prepared for high school ball, and is bound to make a splash with college coaches in the near future.