Mesa Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis
February 2, 2024
On Wednesday, January 31st, the Prep Baseball Arizona staff hosted it's third and final Preseason ID of the season with the Mesa Preseason ID at Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona. This event featured 29 prospects from the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look and analysis of the players in attendance.
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.
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Luke Rylee | AZ | Chandler | 2025 | OF | 6.82 s |
2 | Tate Williams | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2026 | OF | 7.01 s |
^ | Seth Nielson | AZ | ALA - Queen Creek | 2025 | SS | 7.01 s |
3 | Giovanni Liburdi | AZ | Higley High School | 2025 | C | 7.09 s |
4 | Malcolm Harrison | AZ | Williams Field | 2025 | RHP | 7.15 s |
^ | Clay Wicker | AZ | Casteel | 2025 | OF | 7.15 s |
5 | Tlaloc Del Rosario | AZ | Seton Catholic Prep | 2025 | C | 7.19 s |
6 | Andrew Romo | AZ | Walden Grove | 2025 | OF | 7.20 s |
7 | Andrew Bromley | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 7.21 s |
8 | Adam Solak | AZ | Highland | 2026 | C | 7.25 s |
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | PJ Rafford | AZ | Seton Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 86.0 mph |
2 | Thomas Pascanu | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2026 | LHP | 84.3 mph |
3 | Jaxon Valdez | AZ | Williams Field | 2025 | 1B | 82.0 mph |
4 | Clay Wicker | AZ | Casteel | 2025 | OF | 82.0 mph |
5 | Luke Rylee | AZ | Chandler | 2025 | OF | 80.7 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Thomas Pascanu | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2026 | LHP | 102.1 mph |
2 | Seth Nielson | AZ | ALA - Queen Creek | 2025 | SS | 95.0 mph |
3 | Luke Rylee | AZ | Chandler | 2025 | OF | 93.1 mph |
4 | Tlaloc Del Rosario | AZ | Seton Catholic Prep | 2025 | C | 92.4 mph |
5 | Andrew Romo | AZ | Walden Grove | 2025 | OF | 89.8 mph |
6 | Kal Hampton | AZ | Hamilton | 2027 | C | 89.5 mph |
7 | Jacob Gooding | AZ | Hamilton | 2026 | OF | 88.5 mph |
8 | Andrew Bromley | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 88.5 mph |
9 | Clay Wicker | AZ | Casteel | 2025 | OF | 88.5 mph |
10 | Giovanni Liburdi | AZ | Higley High School | 2025 | C | 88.2 mph |
DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Thomas Pascanu | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2026 | LHP | 408 ft |
2 | Tlaloc Del Rosario | AZ | Seton Catholic Prep | 2025 | C | 361 ft |
3 | Kal Hampton | AZ | Hamilton | 2027 | C | 347 ft |
4 | Seth Nielson | AZ | ALA - Queen Creek | 2025 | SS | 334 ft |
5 | Jaxon Valdez | AZ | Williams Field | 2025 | 1B | 324 ft |
6 | Kelson Hogan | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2027 | RHP | 323 ft |
7 | Luke Rylee | AZ | Chandler | 2025 | OF | 322 ft |
8 | Trey Olchawa | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | C | 313 ft |
9 | Giovanni Liburdi | AZ | Higley High School | 2025 | C | 309 ft |
10 | Andrew Romo | AZ | Walden Grove | 2025 | OF | 304 ft |
INFIELD VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Jaxon Valdez | AZ | Williams Field | 2025 | 1B | 84 |
^ | Seth Nielson | AZ | ALA - Queen Creek | 2025 | SS | 84 |
2 | Kelson Hogan | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2027 | RHP | 76 |
^ | Thomas Pascanu | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2026 | LHP | 76 |
3 | Will Hawkins | AZ | Maricopa | 2025 | SS | 75 |
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Clay Wicker | AZ | Casteel | 2025 | OF | 85 |
2 | Tate Williams | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2026 | OF | 83 |
^ | Luke Rylee | AZ | Chandler | 2025 | OF | 83 |
3 | Malcolm Harrison | AZ | Williams Field | 2025 | RHP | 82 |
4 | Will Hawkins | AZ | Maricopa | 2025 | SS | 80 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Giovanni Liburdi | AZ | Higley High School | 2025 | C | 79 |
2 | Trey Olchawa | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | C | 76 |
3 | Adam Solak | AZ | Highland | 2026 | C | 74 |
4 | Tlaloc Del Rosario | AZ | Seton Catholic Prep | 2025 | C | 73 |
5 | Kal Hampton | AZ | Hamilton | 2027 | C | 72 |
POP-TIME
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Giovanni Liburdi | AZ | Higley High School | 2025 | C | 1.89-1.97 |
2 | Tlaloc Del Rosario | AZ | Seton Catholic Prep | 2025 | C | 1.97-2.05 |
3 | Ryan Roco | AZ | Gilbert Classical Academy | 2025 | C | 1.98-2.05 |
4 | Connor Jackson | AZ | Maricopa High School | 2025 | C | 2.00-2.05 |
5 | Vincent Padilla Richard | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2027 | C | 2.00-2.09 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Preseason All-State Games: Upperclass (Invite-Only) | AZ | 02/03 | Cactus Shadows High School - Scottsdale, AZ |
Super 60 Pro Showcase | NATIONAL | 02/04 | The MAX - McCook, IL |
Arizona Rising Stars ID | AZ | 04/13 | Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ |
Arizona Rising Stars ID - Session 2 | AZ | 04/27 | Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ |
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