06/18/2021 - Baseball Factory All-State Tournament (HS) Layne is a SS/RHP who will graduate in 2022. Medium frame athletic build with projectable frame with room to fill throughout moving forward. At SS, he showed good rhythm to his actions and ability to cover ground. Creates good fielding angles and ability to play through the ball. Shows good glove action and fields the ball out front. Throws from a high 3/4 arm slot with accurate/on-line throws across the diamond and an arm velocity of 83mph. Right-handed pitcher who gathers over and works in-line to target. Picks up target early, with good extension out front, and works with good tempo. Throws from a high 3/4 arm slot with good command of the strike zone. FB topped out at 76mph with good command in/out. Mixed in a 10/4 shaped breaking ball with good depth and a changeup that he throws with FB arm speed and some arm side run. In 4 innings of work in live game action, he only surrendered 4 hits and no earned runs. Right-handed hitter begins with an upright stance and square stance. Athletic setup, with good balance, as he showed good feel for barrel. Gets knob to C and ability to hit line drives to all fields with a bat exit velocity of 76mph. Layne showed to be a tough out in live game action reaching base multiple times. With continued growth and development, we can see him having opportunities to play at the next level.