Upperclass Preseason All-State: Statistical Analysis
February 6, 2024
This past Saturday and Sunday, the Prep Baseball Arizona staff hosted it's marquee event of the preseason with the Upperclass Preseason All-State at Cactus Shadows High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. This event featured roughly 68 prospects from the 2024 and 2025 classes and featured a large crop of Arizona's top uncommitted seniors and juniors, as well as several committed players who impressed.
The event allowed our staff to collect updated data on all athletes, as well as give us an up-close look at the players ahead of the high school season and our updated rankings that will be rolling out.
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 | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 6.86 s |
2 | Bo DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | SS | 6.87 s |
3 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 6.89 s |
4 | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 6.92 s |
5 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 6.96 s |
6 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 6.99 s |
7 | David Baxter Jr | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | OF | 7.00 s |
8 | Brayden Higby | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | 3B | 7.04 s |
^ | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma | 2025 | OF | 7.04 s |
9 | Brayden Bullard | AZ | Pinnacle High School | 2025 | 3B | 7.06 s |
^ | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | OF | 7.06 s |
^ | Garon DeSpirito | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2025 | LHP | 7.06 s |
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Caleb Sweeney | AZ | Valley Christian | 2025 | LHP | 89.9 mph |
2 | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 88.9 mph |
3 | Michael Orbegozo | AZ | Campo Verde | 2025 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
4 | Ian Lemus | AZ | Empire High School | 2024 | RHP | 88.3 mph |
5 | Shawn Barros | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 88.1 mph |
6 | Cody Stoller | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 87.8 mph |
7 | Landon Hood | AZ | Canyon View | 2025 | RHP | 87.6 mph |
8 | Ashton Higgins | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
9 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 87.3 mph |
10 | Luke DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | RHP | 87.3 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 101.8 mph |
2 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 101.5 mph |
3 | Evan Hanish | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | C | 101.5 mph |
4 | Jose Simon-Aguirre | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 101.2 mph |
5 | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma | 2025 | OF | 100.5 mph |
6 | Damarcus Leggett | AZ | Arizona College Prep | 2025 | 1B | 100.5 mph |
7 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 100.2 mph |
8 | Carter Daly | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 99.6 mph |
9 | Ismael Hinojosa | AZ | Odyssey Institute | 2024 | C | 99.2 mph |
10 | Liu Rodriguez Jr | AZ | Centennial | 2025 | SS | 98.6 mph |
DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Damarcus Leggett | AZ | Arizona College Prep | 2025 | 1B | 398 ft |
2 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 398 ft |
3 | Carter Daly | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 390 ft |
4 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 384 ft |
5 | Izaiah Moraga | AZ | Salpointe | 2025 | 3B | 383 ft |
6 | Nate Shoemaker | AZ | Catalina Foothills | 2025 | 3B | 374 ft |
7 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 371 ft |
8 | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 362 ft |
9 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 362 ft |
10 | Brock Cross | AZ | Lake Havasu | 2025 | C | 361 ft |
INFIELD VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 92 |
2 | Mason Moore | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2025 | 3B | 88 |
3 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 87 |
4 | Evan Hanish | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | C | 86 |
5 | Gunnar Thomas | AZ | Sunrise Mountain | 2025 | 1B | 85 |
^ | Jace Terry | AZ | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY | 2025 | SS | 85 |
^ | Hunter Southey | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | SS | 85 |
^ | Bo DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | SS | 85 |
6 | Luke DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | RHP | 84 |
^ | Nate Shoemaker | AZ | Catalina Foothills | 2025 | 3B | 84 |
^ | Izaiah Moraga | AZ | Salpointe | 2025 | 3B | 84 |
^ | Luke Mann | AZ | Mountain Pointe | 2025 | SS | 84 |
^ | Brayden Higby | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | 3B | 84 |
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Wyatt Schottel | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | LHP | 88 |
2 | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | OF | 86 |
^ | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 86 |
^ | Ethan Trahan | AZ | Horizon | 2026 | OF | 86 |
3 | Noa Ybarra | AZ | Mountain Pointe | 2025 | OF | 84 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Jose Simon-Aguirre | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 79 |
2 | Evan Hanish | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | C | 78 |
^ | Shawn Barros | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 78 |
^ | Michel Muniz Jr | AZ | Sunnyside | 2025 | C | 78 |
^ | Colton Johnson | AZ | Sahuarita | 2025 | C | 78 |
^ | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 78 |
POP-TIME
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Michel Muniz Jr | AZ | Sunnyside | 2025 | C | 1.83-1.91 |
2 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 1.86-1.94 |
3 | Cooper Clouser | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2025 | C | 1.87-2.00 |
^ | Brock Cross | AZ | Lake Havasu | 2025 | C | 1.87-2.00 |
4 | Colton Johnson | AZ | Sahuarita | 2025 | C | 1.88-1.96 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
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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