Medicine Hat Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis
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.
Today we'll start our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Statistical Analysis story. Over the next couple of days we’ll be diving deeper into all of the data we collected rolling out even more coverage from the event.
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SWIFT 60-YARD DASH
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | 60-YD |
| 1 | Ryler Straarup | AB | Medicine Hat | 2025 | 3B | 7.03s |
| 2 | Nixon Kunkel | AB | Monsignor McCoy | 2027 | RHP | 7.41 s |
| 3 | Mason Heintz | AB | South Central | 2026 | OF | 7.49s |
| 4 | Liam Cunningham | MS | McComb | 2027 | RHP | 7.52 s |
| 5 | Ethan Grad | AB | - | 2027 | 3B | 7.67 s |
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Ryler Straarup | AB | Medicine Hat high school | 2025 | 3B | 82.5 mph |
| 2 | Riley Tweten | AB | South Central High School | 2026 | RHP | 78.6 mph |
| 3 | Ty Meyer | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | C | 74.5 mph |
| 4 | Liam Cunningham | MS | MCCOMB HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 72.3 mph |
| 5 | Nixon Kunkel | AB | Monsignor McCoy | 2027 | RHP | 71.7 mph |
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 |
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 |
INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Ryler Straarup | AB | Medicine Hat high school | 2025 | 3B | 74 |
| 2 | Ryan Ziebart | AB | Notre Dame Academy | 2027 | RHP | 67 |
| 3 | Liam Cunningham | MS | MCCOMB HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 65 |
| 4 | Ethan Grad | AB | - | 2027 | 3B | 64 |
| 5 | Hudson Gross | AB | Notre Dame Academy | 2028 | RHP | 63 |
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Mason Heintz | AB | South Central High School | 2026 | OF | 77 |
| 2 | Nixon Kunkel | AB | Monsignor McCoy | 2027 | RHP | 72 |
| 3 | Ward Davies | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | OF | 71 |
| 4 | Jayden Mook | MS | 2026 | RHP | 70 | |
| 5 | Ethan Grad | AB | - | 2027 | 3B | 64 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Ty Meyer | AB | Eagle Butte | 2026 | C | 72 |
| 2 | Liam Cunningham | MS | MCCOMB HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 66 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Ty Meyer
AB
Eagle Butte
2026
C
2.12-2.24
2
Liam Cunningham
MS
MCCOMB HIGH SCHOOL
2027
RHP
2.16-2.30
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| 2024 Calgary Future Games Trials | AB | 04/17 | Dunvernay Fielhouse |
| 2024 Parkland Academy Scout Day | AB | 04/18 | Henry Singer Ball Park |
| 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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