Holiday Hitters - Calgary: Hitting Data Dive
January 4, 2024
This past Thursday, the Prep Baseball Alberta staff hosted it's part in Prep Baseball Canada's Holiday Hitters Series with the Hitters-Only Showcase in Calgary at Diamondawgs Baseball & Softball Facilitiy in Calgary, Alberta. This event featured roughly 12 players from the Calgary area in the 2024 - 2026 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at how players are progressing this winter as players received several extended rounds of BP utilizing our TrackMan and Blast Motion sensors for the complete breakdown and metrics.
Today, we will take an in-depth look at the top position players and metrics with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Aubrey Stender | AB | Holy Cross Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 98.9 mph |
| 2 | Carson Chan | AB | John G Diefenbaker | 2024 | OF | 90.0 mph |
| 3 | Nathan Vennard | AB | St. Joseph | 2026 | OF | 89.4 mph |
| 4 | Nicholas Grijzenhout | AB | 2025 | 84.8 mph | ||
| 5 | Cooper Gouliquer | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 84.6 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Aubrey Stender | AB | Holy Cross Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 86.9 mph |
| 2 | Nathan Vennard | AB | St. Joseph | 2026 | OF | 78.9 mph |
| 3 | Carson Chan | AB | John G Diefenbaker | 2024 | OF | 77.7 mph |
| 4 | Cooper Gouliquer | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 75.3 mph |
| 5 | Nicholas Grijzenhout | AB | 2025 | 72.8 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Aubrey Stender | AB | Holy Cross Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 375 ft |
| 2 | Carson Chan | AB | John G Diefenbaker | 2024 | OF | 312 ft |
| 3 | Nathan Vennard | AB | St. Joseph | 2026 | OF | 311 ft |
| 4 | Nicholas Grijzenhout | AB | 2025 | 294 ft | ||
| 5 | Duncan Sauve | AB | 2025 | 285 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Aubrey Stender | AB | Holy Cross Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 253 ft |
| 2 | Nathan Vennard | AB | St. Joseph | 2026 | OF | 177 ft |
| 3 | Duncan Sauve | AB | 2025 | 152 ft | ||
| 4 | Nicholas Grijzenhout | AB | 2025 | 151 ft | ||
| 5 | Carson Chan | AB | John G Diefenbaker | 2024 | OF | 148 ft |
SWEET SPOT %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
| 1 | Cooper Gouliquer | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 57 % |
| ^ | Grady Neish | AB | 2026 | 57 % | ||
| 2 | Nicholas Grijzenhout | AB | 2025 | 52 % | ||
| ^ | Aubrey Stender | AB | Holy Cross Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 52 % |
| ^ | Keaton Rusnak | AB | St. Joseph Academy | 2026 | 2B | 52 % |
| ^ | Carson Chan | AB | John G Diefenbaker | 2024 | OF | 52 % |
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
LINE DRIVE %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
| 1 | Grady Neish | AB | 2026 | 42 % | ||
| 2 | Carson Chan | AB | John G Diefenbaker | 2024 | OF | 40 % |
| 3 | Cooper Gouliquer | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 37 % |
| 4 | Nathan Vennard | AB | St. Joseph | 2026 | OF | 35 % |
| 5 | Nicholas Grijzenhout | AB | 2025 | 32 % | ||
| ^ | Aubrey Stender | AB | Holy Cross Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 32 % |
BLAST MOTION
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Aubrey Stender | AB | Holy Cross Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 70.9 mph |
| 2 | Carson Chan | AB | John G Diefenbaker | 2024 | OF | 69.2 mph |
| 3 | Nathan Vennard | AB | St. Joseph | 2026 | OF | 67.8 mph |
| 4 | Cooper Gouliquer | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 62.4 mph |
| 5 | Grady Neish | AB | 2026 | 58.4 mph |
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Aubrey Stender | AB | Holy Cross Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 21.1 mph |
| 2 | Carson Chan | AB | John G Diefenbaker | 2024 | OF | 21.1 mph |
| 3 | Nathan Vennard | AB | St. Joseph | 2026 | OF | 21.0 mph |
| 4 | Cooper Gouliquer | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 20.8 mph |
| 5 | Keaton Rusnak | AB | St. Joseph Academy | 2026 | 2B | 19.6 mph |
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Cooper Gouliquer | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 20.1 g |
| 2 | Aubrey Stender | AB | Holy Cross Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 16.3 g |
| 3 | Keaton Rusnak | AB | St. Joseph Academy | 2026 | 2B | 15.6 g |
| 4 | Grady Neish | AB | 2026 | 13.6 g | ||
| 5 | Carson Chan | AB | John G Diefenbaker | 2024 | OF | 10.8 g |
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Super 60 Pro Showcase | NATIONAL | 02/04 | The MAX - McCook, IL |
| 2024 Red Deer Preseason ID | AB | 02/24 | The Dome Red Deer |
| 2024 Okotoks Dawgs Scout Day | AB | 03/06 | Dunvernay Fieldhouse |
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