Best of 2024: Top Exit Velocities
November 26, 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 exit velocities from 2024.
Best of 2024
- Top 60-Yard Dashes
- Top Infield Velocities
- Top Outfield Velocities
- Top Catcher Pop Times
- Top Catcher Velocities
Top Exit Velocities
| Rank | Name | Exit Velo | School | Class | Showcase |
| 1 | James Lucas | 104.9 mph | Vestavia Hills | 2025 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| 2 | Layton Pohl | 104.8 mph | New Hope | 2026 | Vipers Baseball Scout Day |
| 3 | Kahden Smith | 103.4 mph | Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa | 2026 | USA Prime Southeast Scout Day |
| 4 | Braden Booth | 103.3 mph | Bob Jones | 2024 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| 5 | Caleb Barnett | 102.5 mph | Mountain Brook | 2025 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| 6 | Brue Milner | 101.4 mph | Tallassee | 2027 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| 7 | Drey Barrett | 101.1 mph | Holtville | 2024 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| 8 | Slade Bounds | 100.9 mph | Spain Park | 2027 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 9 | Paul Barnett | 100.8 mph | Mountain Brook | 2027 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| 10 | Chris Fitts | 100.7 mph | East Limestone | 2026 | North Alabama Fall ID |
| 11 | Dalton Jackson | 100.5 mph | Florala | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Nick Peters | 100.5 mph | Helena | 2025 | TPL Baseball Scout Day |
| 12 | Rock Gearhart | 100.3 mph | Fairhope | 2025 | Mobile Summer ID |
| 13 | Judson Harris | 100.2 mph | Gulf Shores | 2027 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| 14 | Rocco Maniscalco | 100.1 mph | Oxford | 2027 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 15 | Parker Daniels | 99.9 mph | Briarwood Christian | 2026 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| ^ | Jack Malone | 99.9 mph | Bayshore Christian | 2025 | Mobile Summer ID |
| 16 | John Stowers | 99.8 mph | St. Paul's Episcopal | 2026 | Prep Baseball All-American Game |
| ^ | Will Weaver | 99.8 mph | Mountain Brook | 2025 | Birmingham Summer ID |
| 17 | Kyle Sanderson | 99.6 mph | Hoover | 2026 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| 18 | JB Upton | 99.4 mph | Auburn | 2027 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 19 | Easton Nelms | 99.3 mph | Hartselle | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Jack Ross | 99.3 mph | Homewood | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 20 | Zackary Johnson | 99.2 mph | Bob Jones | 2025 | Vipers Baseball Scout Day |
| 21 | Camden Barnett | 99.1 mph | Tuscaloosa County | 2025 | Mobile Summer ID |
| ^ | Will Clark | 99.1 mph | Briarwood Christian | 2025 | Top Gun Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Jeremiah Fuller | 99.1 mph | Oak Grove | 2025 | Vipers Baseball Scout Day |
| 22 | Aaron Bailey | 99.0 mph | McAdory | 2026 | Prep Baseball Future Games |
| 23 | Andrew Beaverson | 98.9 mph | Hazel Green | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Cooper Pennington | 98.9 mph | Shelby County | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 24 | John Abt | 98.8 mph | Hartfield Academy (MS) | 2025 | East Coast Sox Scout Day |
| ^ | Carson Mann | 98.8 mph | Vestavis Hills | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Gavin Smith | 98.8 mph | Vestavia Hills | 2026 | Prep Baseball Future Games |
| 25 | Jackson Chapleau | 98.7 mph | Homewood | 2027 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| ^ | Samuel Henegar | 98.7 mph | Alexandria | 2024 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Cade Miles | 98.7 mph | Hartselle | 2024 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Angelo Santiago | 98.7 mph | Auburn | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 26 | Steele Hall | 98.6 mph | Hewitt-Trussville | 2025 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Edward McLeod, Jr. | 98.6 mph | St. Paul's Episcopal | 2025 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| 27 | Luke Houser | 98.4 mph | Mountain Brook | 2026 | Alabama Fall Games |
| ^ | Xander Hughes | 98.4 mph | Oak Mountain | 2026 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| 28 | Sage Guesnard | 98.3 mph | UMS-Wright Prep | 2025 | Alabama Fall Games |
| ^ | Evan Lightsey | 98.3 mph | American Christian | 2025 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Kole Nicholson | 98.3 mph | Tuscaloosa County | 2025 | Birmingham Preseason ID |
| ^ | Ethan Walls | 98.3 mph | Prattville Christian | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Joshua Wilhide | 98.3 mph | Bob Jones | 2026 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| 29 | Drew Puccio | 98.2 mph | Arab | 2025 | Huntsville Summer ID |
| 30 | Steven Cavaco | 98.0 mph | Huntsville | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Bryce Rivers | 98.0 mph | Mobile Christian | 2026 | Prep Baseball Future Games |
| 31 | Corbin Driskell | 97.8 mph | Southside-Gadsden | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Noah Eady | 97.8 mph | Oak Mountain | 2025 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| 32 | Matthew Drinkwater | 97.7 mph | James Clemens | 2026 | North Alabama Fall ID |
| 33 | Brandt Cummings | 97.6 mph | Russellville | 2024 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| 34 | Will Langston | 97.5 mph | Vestavia Hills | 2025 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Mason Piper | 97.5 mph | Prattville | 2025 | Central Alabama Fall ID |
| 35 | Samuel Elleard | 97.4 mph | Spanish Fort | 2026 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| ^ | Trip Morgan | 97.4 mph | James Clemens | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 36 | Xavier Boswell | 97.3 mph | Trinity Presbyterian | 2025 | Montgomery Summer ID |
| ^ | Cayden Boutwell | 97.3 mph | Enterprise | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Tyler Johnson | 97.3 mph | Wetumpka | 2025 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Cooper Mullins | 97.3 mph | Homewood | 2026 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| ^ | Ethan Prickett | 97.3 mph | Chelsea | 2025 | 33s Baseball Scout Day |
| 37 | Jaylen Crocker | 97.2 mph | American Christian | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 38 | Noah Crosby | 97.1 mph | Mountain Brook | 2026 | Alabama Fall Games |
| ^ | Ellis Hamiter | 97.1 mph | Tuscaloosa Academy | 2025 | Tuscaloosa Summer ID |
| 39 | Sam Arnold | 97.0 mph | Muscle Shoals | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Shane Duke | 97.0 mph | Madison Academy | 2025 | North AL Preseason All-State |
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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