Prep Baseball Report

CDN College & University Showcase: Hitting Data Dive


Cam Black-Araujo
Assistant Director, Prep Baseball Canada

On Saturday, March 2nd the Prep Baseball British Columbia staff hosted it's second full showcase of the season with the Canadian College & University Showcase at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley, British Columbia. This event featured over 20 players from the Vancouver area and beyond in the 2024 and 2025 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect updated metrics via our tech partner TrackMan.

Beyond updates metrics and profile, the event also players the showcase their skills in front of several college coaches from schools on the West side of Canada.

Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive articles. Today we'll conclude our post-event leaderboards within this article as we take a look at the top hitting metrics, captured by TrackMan, from the Canadian College & University Showcase.

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

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Jai Pawa BC Southridge 2024 3B 89.5 mph
2 Hayden Robbins BC Highland 2025 C 88.6 mph
3 Chase Little BC Mark R Isfeld 2024 OF 88.2 mph
4 Kurtis Hall BC Sullivan Heights Secondary 2025 OF 86.1 mph
5 Michael Micyk BC Semiahmoo 2025 3B 84.5 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Hayden Robbins BC Highland 2025 C 79.2 mph
2 Michael Micyk BC Semiahmoo 2025 3B 77.7 mph
3 Chase Little BC Mark R Isfeld 2024 OF 77.2 mph
4 Harrison Young BC Handsworth Secondary School 2025 LHP 76.4 mph
5 Jai Pawa BC Southridge 2024 3B 75.9 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Hayden Robbins BC Highland 2025 C 339 ft
2 Sam Shera BC Argyle Secondary 2024 SS 305 ft
3 Jai Pawa BC Southridge 2024 3B 303 ft
4 Lukas Towsley BC Terry Fox 2025 3B 301 ft
5 Michael Micyk BC Semiahmoo 2025 3B 301 ft

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Austin Janzen BC GW Graham 2024 OF 219 ft
2 Levine Punzalan BC Thomas Haney Secondary School 2024 SS 218 ft
3 Chase Little BC Mark R Isfeld 2024 OF 203 ft
4 Jai Pawa BC Southridge 2024 3B 202 ft
5 Michael Micyk BC Semiahmoo 2025 3B 194 ft

SWEET SPOT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Michael Micyk BC Semiahmoo 2025 3B 72 %
2 Hayden Robbins BC Highland 2025 C 60 %
^ Jai Pawa BC Southridge 2024 3B 60 %
3 Cole Douglas-Pluff BC Seycove Secondary 2025 C 58 %
4 Ryan James BC Salmon Arm Secondary 2024 RHP 57 %
5 Austin Janzen BC GW Graham 2024 OF 50 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
2024 18U Best of the West BC 05/01 Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC)
2024 15U Best of the West BC 05/01 Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC)
2024 Island Future Games Trials BC 05/22 Royal Athletic Park
2024 BC Future Games Trials BC 05/23 Delair Park Field
2024 Whalley Summer Open BC 08/17 Whalley Athletic Park

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