Best of 2024: Top Catcher Velocities
November 25, 2024
With the year of 2024 in the books for Prep Baseball Alabama, our staff decided to reflect and dive deeper into each event we hosted over the course of the last 12 months. This included taking a look at the top statistical performers from each showcase and scout day and compiling each category into one whole list. As you will see in the lists below, there were definitely some noteworthy performances that players turned in during the pro-style workouts.
Over the course of the next couple of weeks, we will release each statistical category from our 2024 event schedule. Today, we take a look at the top catcher velocities from 2024.
Best of 2024
Top Catcher Velocities
| Rank | Name | Pop Time | School | Class | Showcase |
| 1 | Zackary Johnson | 81 mph | Bob Jones | 2025 | Vipers Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | John Stowers | 81 mph | St. Paul's Episcopal | 2026 | Prep Baseball All-American Game |
| 2 | Nelson Barthel | 79 mph | Northwest Rankin (MS) | 2026 | East Coast Sox Scout Day |
| ^ | Rocco Maniscalco | 79 mph | Oxford | 2027 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Jaxen Morgan | 79 mph | Etowah | 2027 | Top Gun Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Ty Waters | 79 mph | UMS-Wright Prep | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 3 | Camden Barnett | 78 mph | Tuscaloosa County | 2025 | Mobile Summer ID |
| ^ | Wells Ganey | 78 mph | Ariton | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Brue Milner | 78 mph | Tallassee | 2027 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| ^ | Braydon Nichols | 78 mph | Munford | 2027 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| ^ | Nick Peters | 78 mph | Helena | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Luke Thompson | 78 mph | Westbrook Christian | 2026 | Top Gun Baseball Scout Day |
| 4 | Ashton Clark | 77 mph | Oxford | 2028 | Top Gun Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Jaylen Crocker | 77 mph | American Christian | 2026 | Prep Baseball Future Games |
| ^ | Corbin Driskell | 77 mph | Southside-Gadsden | 2025 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Tayte Dunn | 77 mph | Northridge | 2026 | North Alabama Fall ID |
| ^ | Drew Monte | 77 mph | Hoover | 2027 | Top Gun Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Devier Ramos | 77 mph | James Clemens | 2025 | Huntsville Summer ID |
| ^ | Hudson Robbins | 77 mph | Saraland | 2026 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Tristan Slimp | 77 mph | Spain Park | 2027 | Top Gun Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Mikey Vanderheyden | 77 mph | Enterprise | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Tyler West | 77 mph | Helena | 2027 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Canaan Whitman | 77 mph | Oxford | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 5 | Jackson Burgess | 76 mph | North Sand Mountain | 2026 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Cruz Cunill | 76 mph | Altamont | 2026 | USA Prime Southeast Scout Day |
| ^ | Jake Fridley | 76 mph | Hoover | 2026 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Luke Houser | 76 mph | Mountain Brook | 2026 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| ^ | Carter Jenkins | 76 mph | Gardendale | 2025 | Mafia Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Tyler Johnson | 76 mph | Wetumpka | 2025 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Cam Kerbl | 76 mph | St. Michael Catholic | 2027 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Will Langston | 76 mph | Vestavia Hills | 2025 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | James Lucas | 76 mph | Vestavis Hills | 2025 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Grady Patterson | 76 mph | Opp | 2026 | Alabama Fall Games |
| ^ | Price Stephens | 76 mph | Gulf Shores | 2026 | Mobile Summer ID |
| ^ | Owen Todd | 76 mph | Buckhorn | 2026 | Vipers Baseball Scout Day |
Upcoming Preseason Events
| SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Birmingham Preseason ID | January 5th, 2025 | StrongBox Indoor (Birmingham, AL) |
| Huntsville Preseason ID | January 8th, 2025 | Talley Performance (Huntsville, AL) |
| North AL Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | January 11th, 2025 | Hartselle HS Indoor (Hartselle, AL) |
| South AL Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | January 12th, 2025 | Orange Beach Sportsplex (Orange Beach, AL) |
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