Ethan Petry

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #7 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: South Carolina Committed: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21.1
  As a true freshman, Petry was the centerpiece of a talented South Carolina lineup and a big reason for its run to a super regional. He hit .376/.471/.733 with 10 doubles, 23 home runs and 75 RBIs. On top of being named a second-team All-American and first-team Freshman All-American, Petry was invited to Team USA’s training camp. Petry is physical at 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds. He has a quiet setup in the box with an open front side and high handset. Petry uses a modified toe tap that leads into a normal stride. He has thunderous bat speed and does an excellent job of rotating and finishing his swing. Petry’s back hip explodes through the baseball, and he hammers the ball to all fields. While he’s a finished product physically, Petry already has 70-grade raw power. His hit tool is solid average and he has the tendency to expand the strike zone, especially against spin. Petry has an above-average arm in right field but seems destined for first base in the long run. Even so, Petry’s bat makes him a likely top half of the first round draft choice.
• Ranked #29 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: South Carolina
  As a true freshman, Petry was the centerpiece of a talented South Carolina lineup and a big reason for its run to a super regional. As a household name this spring, he again had a productive season in which he hit .306/.471/.639 with 21 home runs and 53 RBIs. Petry is physical at 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds. He has a quiet setup in the box with an open front side and high handset. Petry uses a modified toe tap that leads into a normal stride, though his hands drop and drift, and his swing can get long at times. While he’s a finished product physically, Petry has 70-grade raw power. His hit tool is solid average and he has the tendency to expand the strike zone, especially against spin. Petry has an above-average arm in right field but seems destined for first base in the long run. Even so, Petry’s bat makes him a potential first round draft choice.
• Ranked #374 prospect in 2022 draft
  School: Cypress Creek HS, Wesley Chapel, Fla. Committed/Drafted: South Carolina
  Age At Draft: 18.1
  Petry is a physical righthanded hitter with a 6-foot-4, 220-pound frame who showed impressive timing and strength in the batter’s box during the showcase circuit. He has solid raw power now and could grow into plenty more in the future, but at times has also shown a bit of a shoulder drop in the back of his swing, with a steep bat path that could lead to swing-and-miss issues. Petry has a strong arm from the left side of the infield and is a solid athlete and below-average runner who should fit at a corner in some capacity with enough power to profile there. This spring with Cypress Creek High, Petry led the team in both hitting on and strikeouts on the mound, showing a fastball that gets up into the mid 90s and a high-spin curveball that has potential as well. He has the stuff to potentially contribute on both sides if he makes it to campus at South Carolina, and he’s also on the younger side for the class.