Prep Baseball Report

Phoenix Preseason ID: TrackMan Files (Hitting)


Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Arizona Operations

On Saturday, January 21st, PBR Arizona hosted its first showcase of the 2023 season, the Phoenix Preseason ID, at Apollo High School. The event featured over 75 players from the 2023 and 2027 classes, allowing our staff the chance to get early looks at some unsigned upperclassmen, as well the next wave of talent coming through the State.

All players ran through our series of tech partners including TrackMan for both bullpens and batting practice, Swift Performance and Vizual Edge. Below, we continue to break down all the data from the event with a look at the top metrics from the batting practice portion of the event.

For complete event results and stats, click here.
To view upcoming events, click here.

PHOENIX PRESEASON ID | TRACKMAN HITTING LEADERBOARDS

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Top Hitting Statistical Performers in each category tracked by TrackMan 

Peak Exit Velocity - 100.4MPH | LHP/1B Talan Wright - 2024, Liberty | Uncommitted
Avg. Exit Velocity - 86.8MPH | OF/3B Gavin Mesa - 2025, Chaparral | Uncommitted
Peak Distance -  366 ft. | 1B/RHP Brody Tewers - 2023, Sandra Day O'Connor | Uncommitted
Avg. Distance - 291 ft. | OF/RHP Gunnar Penzkover - 2024, Northwest Christian | Uncommitted
Sweet Spot % - 75 % | MIF Jose Mendoza III - 2027 | 1B/RHP Cody Rollins - 2024
Line Drive % - 54 % | 1B/RHP Jake Crook - 2024, Lake Havasu | Uncommitted

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PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Talan Wright AZ Liberty 2024 LHP 100.4 mph
2 Nathan Senior AZ Horizon 2025 SS 95.8 mph
3 Spencer Catanach AZ Willow Canyon 2023 C 95.6 mph
4 Brody Tewers AZ Sandra Day OConnor 2023 1B 95.3 mph
5 Alfonso Trujillo AZ Tolleson Union 2024 OF 94.0 mph
6 Gavin Mesa AZ Chaparral 2025 OF 93.5 mph
7 Xzayvier Buckner AZ Mingus Union 2025 C 93.0 mph
8 Gunnar Penzkover AZ Northwest Christian 2024 OF 92.7 mph
9 Connor McDonald AZ Horizon 2025 RHP 92.7 mph
10 Bobby Stanisic AZ Desert Vista 2024 2B 91.5 mph

AVG EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Gavin Mesa AZ Chaparral 2025 OF 86.8 mph
2 Connor McDonald AZ Horizon 2025 RHP 85.8 mph
3 Gunnar Penzkover AZ Northwest Christian 2024 OF 85.2 mph
4 Sam Jenkins AZ Notre Dame Prep 2027 RHP 83.9 mph
5 Talan Wright AZ Liberty 2024 LHP 83.4 mph
6 Logan Spetz AZ Desert Ridge 2024 OF 83.4 mph
7 Alfonso Trujillo AZ Tolleson Union 2024 OF 83.2 mph
8 Camden Tripi AZ North West Christian 2023 OF 83.1 mph
9 Gunnar Thomas AZ Sunrise Mountain 2025 1B 83.0 mph
10 Bently Sandall AZ Mesquite 2025 2B 82.1 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Brody Tewers AZ Sandra Day OConnor 2023 1B 366 ft
2 Gunnar Penzkover AZ Northwest Christian 2024 OF 358 ft
3 Adin Oeltjen AZ Cactus Shadows 2024 OF 350 ft
4 Logan Spetz AZ Desert Ridge 2024 OF 344 ft
5 Gavin Mesa AZ Chaparral 2025 OF 343 ft
6 Nathan Senior AZ Horizon 2025 SS 336 ft
7 Connor McDonald AZ Horizon 2025 RHP 333 ft
8 Trey Olchawa AZ Desert Ridge 2024 C 330 ft
9 Jeremy Kuiper AZ Gilbert Christian 2024 3B 330 ft
10 Cody Rollings AZ Estrella Foothills 2024 1B 330 ft

AVG DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Gunnar Penzkover AZ Northwest Christian 2024 OF 291 ft
2 Francisco Lopez AZ Apollo 2023 1B 282 ft
3 Camden Tripi AZ North West Christian 2023 OF 281 ft
4 Sam Jenkins AZ Notre Dame Prep 2027 RHP 279 ft
5 Cody Rollings AZ Estrella Foothills 2024 1B 277 ft
6 Logan Spetz AZ Desert Ridge 2024 OF 276 ft
7 Nathan Senior AZ Horizon 2025 SS 251 ft
8 Brody Tewers AZ Sandra Day OConnor 2023 1B 247 ft
9 Joe Mendoza III AZ Sunnyslope 2027 2B 242 ft
10 Cole Martin AZ Northwest Christian 2024 2B 229 ft

SWEET SPOT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Joe Mendoza III AZ Sunnyslope 2027 2B 75 %
^ Cody Rollings AZ Estrella Foothills 2024 1B 75 %
2 Francisco Lopez AZ Apollo 2023 1B 71 %
3 Camden Tripi AZ North West Christian 2023 OF 70 %
4 Brody Johnson AZ Flagstaff 2026 RHP 66 %
^ Cody Croxford AZ Liberty 2025 OF 66 %
^ Brandon Pecak AZ Sunnyslope 2023 C 66 %
^ Averie Kaser-Ruano AZ Combs 2023 OF 66 %
5 Bently Sandall AZ Mesquite 2025 2B 63 %
^ Hawk Licari AZ Cactus Shadows 2027 LHP 63 %
^ Garrett Liedberg AZ Campo Verde 2026 1B 63 %

LINE DRIVE %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Jake Crook AZ Lake Havasu 2024 1B 54 %
2 Brayan Paredes Moreno AZ McClintock 2025 OF 50 %
^ Gavin Mesa AZ Chaparral 2025 OF 50 %
3 Hawk Licari AZ Cactus Shadows 2027 LHP 45 %
^ Garrett Liedberg AZ Campo Verde 2026 1B 45 %
^ Bently Sandall AZ Mesquite 2025 2B 45 %
4 Devin Montes AZ Mountain Pointe 2026 C 44 %
^ Nathan Senior AZ Horizon 2025 SS 44 %
^ Jake Carpenter AZ Flagstaff 2024 OF 44 %
^ Cody Croxford AZ Liberty 2025 OF 44 %
^ Brody Johnson AZ Flagstaff 2026 RHP 44 %
^ Brandon Pecak AZ Sunnyslope 2023 C 44 %

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Tucson Preseason ID AZ 01/28 Kino Sports Complex - Tucson, AZ
Preseason All-State Games: Underclass (Invite-Only) AZ 02/04 Mountain View High School - Mesa, AZ
Preseason All-State Games: Upperclass (Invite-Only) AZ 02/05 Mountain View High School - Mesa, AZ
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/05 The MAX - McCook, IL
Phoenix Rising Stars ID AZ 04/01 Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ


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