Prep Baseball Report

SoCal ProCase: Athletic Testing


PBR California Staff

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ORANGE, CALIF. - The SoCal ProCase was held at Hart Park in Orange, California on Sunday, September 25th. This event was an invite only event held for select players in the 2023 class. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, participated in defensive evaluations, athletic testing using Swift Performance, and concluded with a simulated game. 

Pitchers were able to throw in simulated outings during gameplay and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing.

 Prep Baseball Report events across the country have been powered by Swift Labs industry-leading portable system to capture pinpoint accurate, actionable data from player performances as it pertains to speed and athletic testing. Prep Baseball Report and Swift Labs are dedicated to recognizing talent and unleashing their potential.

At the event all participants are tested on the Swift Labs JumpMat to measure RSI and vertical jump allowing glimpses into the players current athleticism. The sequencing of the test varies based on what is being administered. In addition to the JumpMat, position players were put through a laser timed 60 yard dash. Also measured using Swift Labs state of the art laser system were 10 and 30 yard splits providing further insight into current athleticism and potential. 

This data goes directly into the player profiles allowing the PBR Staff, college coaches and professional scouts alike to evaluate and compare prospects on a national scale.

Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from each statistical category. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event. Below are categorical leaders in the various athletic testing components measured at the recent SoCal ProCase.

60 YARD TIME

Runner starts from a base running position; Time starts when he leaves the first gate and ends when he clears last gate.

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Hunter Backstrom CA Junipero Serra 2023 OF 6.58 s
2 Adam Magpoc CA Loyola 2023 SS 6.73 s
3 Blake Wilson CA Santa Margarita 2023 SS 6.80 s
4 AJ Klubeck CA Westview 2023 SS 6.96 s
5 Eric Jeon CA La Mirada 2023 3B 7.03 s
6 Dillon DeSpain CA Mira Costa 2023 OF 7.05 s
7 Nico Newhan CA Maranatha Christian 2023 SS 7.10 s
8 Finley Buckner CA Oaks Christian 2023 SS 7.11 s
9 Cody Nitowitz CA Cathedral Catholic 2023 OF 7.16 s
10 Andrew Lamb CA JSerra 2023 C 7.17 s
^ Dominic Smaldino CA JSerra 2023 1B 7.17 s
11 Gavin Taylor CA Birmingham 2023 C 7.22 s
12 Vaughn Major CA Christian Unified 2023 SS 7.23 s
13 Nico Libed CA Eastlake 2023 C 7.28 s
14 Gabriel Camacho CA La Costa Canyon 2023 1B 7.32 s
15 Jonathan Rodriguez CA Servite 2023 1B 7.45 s
16 Jeremiah Robles CA Orange lutheran 2023 1B 7.52 s
17 Max Senesac CA Cypress 2023 C 7.54 s
18 Tomas Lopez CA Redondo Union 2023 RHP 7.61 s

30 YARD SPLIT

Runner starts from a base running position; Time starts when he leaves the first gate and registers when he clears third gate.

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Hunter Backstrom CA Junipero Serra 2023 OF 3.69 s
2 Adam Magpoc CA Loyola 2023 SS 3.72 s
3 Blake Wilson CA Santa Margarita 2023 SS 3.79 s
4 AJ Klubeck CA Westview 2023 SS 3.84 s
5 Nico Newhan CA Maranatha Christian 2023 SS 3.89 s
6 Eric Jeon CA La Mirada 2023 3B 3.91 s
7 Dillon DeSpain CA Mira Costa 2023 OF 3.92 s
8 Andrew Lamb CA JSerra 2023 C 3.95 s
^ Cody Nitowitz CA Cathedral Catholic 2023 OF 3.95 s
9 Vaughn Major CA Christian Unified 2023 SS 3.97 s
^ Finley Buckner CA Oaks Christian 2023 SS 3.97 s
10 Gavin Taylor CA Birmingham 2023 C 3.99 s
^ Nico Libed CA Eastlake 2023 C 3.99 s
11 Dominic Smaldino CA JSerra 2023 1B 4.00 s
12 Gabriel Camacho CA La Costa Canyon 2023 1B 4.06 s
13 Jeremiah Robles CA Orange lutheran 2023 1B 4.07 s
14 Jonathan Rodriguez CA Servite 2023 1B 4.13 s
15 Max Senesac CA Cypress 2023 C 4.16 s
16 Tomas Lopez CA Redondo Union 2023 RHP 4.17 s

10 YARD SPLIT

Runner starts from a base running position; Time starts when he leaves the first gate and registers when he clears second gate.

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 AJ Klubeck CA Westview 2023 SS 1.60 s
2 Hunter Backstrom CA Junipero Serra 2023 OF 1.61 s
3 Adam Magpoc CA Loyola 2023 SS 1.62 s
4 Blake Wilson CA Santa Margarita 2023 SS 1.66 s
^ Nico Newhan CA Maranatha Christian 2023 SS 1.66 s
5 Cody Nitowitz CA Cathedral Catholic 2023 OF 1.68 s
^ Vaughn Major CA Christian Unified 2023 SS 1.68 s
^ Nico Libed CA Eastlake 2023 C 1.68 s
6 Andrew Lamb CA JSerra 2023 C 1.69 s
7 Eric Jeon CA La Mirada 2023 3B 1.70 s
^ Dillon DeSpain CA Mira Costa 2023 OF 1.70 s
8 Jeremiah Robles CA Orange lutheran 2023 1B 1.71 s
^ Finley Buckner CA Oaks Christian 2023 SS 1.71 s
9 Gabriel Camacho CA La Costa Canyon 2023 1B 1.74 s
^ Dominic Smaldino CA JSerra 2023 1B 1.74 s
^ Gavin Taylor CA Birmingham 2023 C 1.74 s
10 Max Senesac CA Cypress 2023 C 1.75 s
11 Tomas Lopez CA Redondo Union 2023 RHP 1.79 s
^ Jonathan Rodriguez CA Servite 2023 1B 1.79 s

PEAK RUNNING SPEED

The maximum speed reached during the sixty yard run. Measured in miles per hour.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Run speed (max)
1 Hunter Backstrom CA Junipero Serra 2023 OF 21.2
2 Blake Wilson CA Santa Margarita 2023 SS 20.4
3 Adam Magpoc CA Loyola 2023 SS 20.4
4 AJ Klubeck CA Westview 2023 SS 19.7
5 Eric Jeon CA La Mirada 2023 3B 19.7
6 Dillon DeSpain CA Mira Costa 2023 OF 19.6
7 Finley Buckner CA Oaks Christian 2023 SS 19.5
8 Dominic Smaldino CA JSerra 2023 1B 19.4
9 Nico Newhan CA Maranatha Christian 2023 SS 19.2
10 Cody Nitowitz CA Cathedral Catholic 2023 OF 19.1
11 Andrew Lamb CA JSerra 2023 C 19.0
12 Gavin Taylor CA Birmingham 2023 C 19.0
13 Gabriel Camacho CA La Costa Canyon 2023 1B 18.8
14 Vaughn Major CA Christian Unified 2023 SS 18.8
15 Nico Libed CA Eastlake 2023 C 18.7
16 Jonathan Rodriguez CA Servite 2023 1B 18.4
17 Max Senesac CA Cypress 2023 C 18.2
18 Tomas Lopez CA Redondo Union 2023 RHP 17.8
19 Jeremiah Robles CA Orange lutheran 2023 1B 17.8

PEAK RSI

Reactive strength index (RSI) is the ratio between the height jumped and the ground contact time, calculated by dividing the jump height by the ground contact time. RSI is used as a measure of reactive jump capacity and displays how an athlete copes with and performs plyometric activities.

Rank Name State School Class Pos RSi (max)
1 Jase Evangelista CA Martin Luther King 2023 RHP 2.64
2 Eric Jeon CA La Mirada 2023 3B 2.25
3 Joey Wittig CA Maranatha Christian 2023 RHP 2.20
4 Nico Libed CA Eastlake 2023 C 2.12
5 Adam Magpoc CA Loyola 2023 SS 2.07
6 Cody Nitowitz CA Cathedral Catholic 2023 OF 2.03
7 Hunter Backstrom CA Junipero Serra 2023 OF 2.00
8 Max Senesac CA Cypress 2023 C 1.96
^ Gabriel Camacho CA La Costa Canyon 2023 1B 1.96
9 Andrew Lamb CA JSerra 2023 C 1.95
^ Finley Buckner CA Oaks Christian 2023 SS 1.95
10 Brynner Waiolama CA North Torrance 2023 RHP 1.94
11 AJ Klubeck CA Westview 2023 SS 1.92
12 Vaughn Major CA Christian Unified 2023 SS 1.90
13 Tomas Lopez CA Redondo Union 2023 RHP 1.89
14 Gavin Taylor CA Birmingham 2023 C 1.85
15 Blake Wilson CA Santa Margarita 2023 SS 1.84
16 Sterling Patick CA South Hills 2023 LHP 1.82
17 Nico Newhan CA Maranatha Christian 2023 SS 1.70
18 Justin Santiago CA Bonita 2023 RHP 1.69
19 Dominic Smaldino CA JSerra 2023 1B 1.66
20 Jeremiah Robles CA Orange lutheran 2023 1B 1.64
21 Dillon DeSpain CA Mira Costa 2023 OF 1.34
22 Grant Govel CA Palos Verdes 2023 RHP 1.16

PEAK JUMP POWER

This is the maximum power measured by the time from when an athletes lands on the EZE Jump mat to when he elevates off the EZE Jump mat. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Power (max)
1 Nico Newhan CA Maranatha Christian 2023 SS 2030
2 Joey Wittig CA Maranatha Christian 2023 RHP 1939
3 Cody Nitowitz CA Cathedral Catholic 2023 OF 1899
4 Dominic Smaldino CA JSerra 2023 1B 1895
5 Jase Evangelista CA Martin Luther King 2023 RHP 1828
6 AJ Klubeck CA Westview 2023 SS 1818
7 Blake Wilson CA Santa Margarita 2023 SS 1814
8 Gavin Taylor CA Birmingham 2023 C 1791
9 Finley Buckner CA Oaks Christian 2023 SS 1770
10 Andrew Lamb CA JSerra 2023 C 1745
11 Jonathan Rodriguez CA Servite 2023 1B 1724
^ Jeremiah Robles CA Orange lutheran 2023 1B 1724
12 Sterling Patick CA South Hills 2023 LHP 1679
13 Brynner Waiolama CA North Torrance 2023 RHP 1678
14 Vaughn Major CA Christian Unified 2023 SS 1649
15 Eric Jeon CA La Mirada 2023 3B 1620
16 Adam Magpoc CA Loyola 2023 SS 1590
17 Grant Govel CA Palos Verdes 2023 RHP 1582
18 Tomas Lopez CA Redondo Union 2023 RHP 1548
19 Justin Santiago CA Bonita 2023 RHP 1530
20 Gabriel Camacho CA La Costa Canyon 2023 1B 1480
21 Dillon DeSpain CA Mira Costa 2023 OF 1459
22 Hunter Backstrom CA Junipero Serra 2023 OF 1409
23 Nico Libed CA Eastlake 2023 C 1353
24 Max Senesac CA Cypress 2023 C 1299

PEAK JUMP HEIGHT

The maximum height achieved during the vertical testing portion. Height is measured in inches. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 AJ Klubeck CA Westview 2023 SS 34.0
2 Joey Wittig CA Maranatha Christian 2023 RHP 33.3
3 Nico Newhan CA Maranatha Christian 2023 SS 33.1
4 Cody Nitowitz CA Cathedral Catholic 2023 OF 32.9
5 Sterling Patick CA South Hills 2023 LHP 32.3
6 Blake Wilson CA Santa Margarita 2023 SS 31.3
7 Adam Magpoc CA Loyola 2023 SS 30.6
8 Vaughn Major CA Christian Unified 2023 SS 28.7
9 Andrew Lamb CA JSerra 2023 C 28.5
10 Jase Evangelista CA Martin Luther King 2023 RHP 28.1
11 Finley Buckner CA Oaks Christian 2023 SS 28.0
12 Max Senesac CA Cypress 2023 C 26.9
13 Eric Jeon CA La Mirada 2023 3B 26.5
14 Gavin Taylor CA Birmingham 2023 C 26.3
15 Hunter Backstrom CA Junipero Serra 2023 OF 26.0
16 Nico Libed CA Eastlake 2023 C 25.9
17 Dominic Smaldino CA JSerra 2023 1B 25.3
^ Grant Govel CA Palos Verdes 2023 RHP 25.3
^ Justin Santiago CA Bonita 2023 RHP 25.3
18 Brynner Waiolama CA North Torrance 2023 RHP 23.1
19 Jonathan Rodriguez CA Servite 2023 1B 23.0
^ Jeremiah Robles CA Orange lutheran 2023 1B 23.0
20 Dillon DeSpain CA Mira Costa 2023 OF 23.0
21 Tomas Lopez CA Redondo Union 2023 RHP 22.6
22 Gabriel Camacho CA La Costa Canyon 2023 1B 21.3