Medicine Hat Preseason ID: Hitting Data Dive
April 17, 2024
On Sunday, April 14th the Prep Baseball Alberta staff hosted it's second Preseason ID of the year with the Medicine Hat Preseason ID at The Mavericks Athletic Club in Medicine Hat, Alberta. This event featured 13 players from the area within the 2025 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an up-close look at the prospects, as well as collect updates metrics and data for player profiles.
Preseason ID events allow our staff to see players ahead of their outdoor season and helps us identify players to select for our three Future Games teams (Future Games, Senior Future Games and Jr. Future Games), West Coast Games and more.
Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive articles. Today we'll conclude our post-event leaderboards within this article as we take a look at the top hitting metrics, captured by TrackMan, from the Future Games Trials in Edmonton.
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TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Ryler Straarup | AB | Medicine Hat high school | 2025 | 3B | 89.4 mph |
| 2 | Ward Davies | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | OF | 87.2 mph |
| 3 | Ethan Grad | AB | - | 2027 | 3B | 86.5 mph |
| 4 | Mason Heintz | AB | South Central High School | 2026 | OF | 85.3 mph |
| 5 | Ty Meyer | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | C | 83.6 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Ryler Straarup | AB | Medicine Hat high school | 2025 | 3B | 82.0 mph |
| 2 | Ward Davies | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | OF | 77.8 mph |
| 3 | Ethan Grad | AB | - | 2027 | 3B | 76.1 mph |
| 4 | Ty Meyer | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | C | 74.6 mph |
| 5 | Hudson Gross | AB | Notre Dame Academy | 2028 | RHP | 70.9 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 | Ryler Straarup | AB | Medicine Hat high school | 2025 | 3B | 337 ft |
| 2 | Ward Davies | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | OF | 313 ft |
| 3 | Mason Heintz | AB | South Central High School | 2026 | OF | 313 ft |
| 4 | Ty Meyer | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | C | 308 ft |
| 5 | Ethan Grad | AB | - | 2027 | 3B | 282 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Ward Davies | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | OF | 245 ft |
| 2 | Ryler Straarup | AB | Medicine Hat high school | 2025 | 3B | 239 ft |
| 3 | Mason Heintz | AB | South Central High School | 2026 | OF | 194 ft |
| 4 | Ty Meyer | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | C | 191 ft |
| 5 | Liam Cunningham | MS | MCCOMB HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 180 ft |
SWEET SPOT %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
| 1 | Ryler Straarup | AB | Medicine Hat high school | 2025 | 3B | 88 % |
| 2 | Ward Davies | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | OF | 63 % |
| 3 | Hudson Gross | AB | Notre Dame Academy | 2028 | RHP | 60 % |
| 4 | Ty Meyer | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | C | 50 % |
| 5 | Liam Cunningham | MS | MCCOMB HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 45 % |
| ^ | Ethan Grad | AB | - | 2027 | 3B | 45 % |
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| 2024 Calgary Future Games Trials | AB | 04/17 | Dunvernay Fielhouse |
| 2024 18U Best of the West | AB | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
| 2024 15U Best of the West | AB | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
| 2024 Calgary Blues Scout Day | AB | 05/10 | Optimist Athletic Park |
| 2024 Black Gold 47s Scout Day | AB | 05/15 | Turf Training Centre |
| 2024 Calgary Summer ID | AB | 06/26 | Webber Academy Athletic Park |
| 2024 New England Academic Games (Invite Only) | AB | 07/09 | Yale |
| Future Games (Class of 2026/27) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
| Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
| Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
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