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SoCal Rising Stars Games - Stats Story


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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - The SoCal Rising Stars games brought together over 40 of the top 2026 and 2027 players from the SoCal region for one event. Players were put through a showcase as part of the event. In this article we look at the leaders in a variety of categories from the event. 

STAT LEADERS

60-yd dash

From a base-stealing start position. Measured using Swift Technology. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Miles Clark CA Servite 2026 OF 7.29 s
2 Vincent Milo CA Santa Margarita Catholic 2026 OF 7.30 s
3 William Higginbotham CA Wildwood 2026 LHP 7.34 s
4 Luke Blanchard CA Santa Margarita 2026 OF 7.45 s
5 Justin Lopez CA Orange Lutheran 2026 2B 7.48 s
6 Gavin Hottle CA Orange Lutheran 2026 SS 7.51 s
7 James Clark CA Servite 2026 SS 7.58 s
8 Adrian Ruiz CA Corona High School 2026 2B 7.60 s
9 Nathan Sanok CA Flintridge Prep 2026 7.61 s
10 Victor Herrera CA Riverside Prep 2026 C 7.79 s

Exit Velocity

One round, generally 10 or so swings, velo recorded by TrackMan B1 unit

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Vincent Milo CA Santa Margarita Catholic 2026 OF 93.8 mph
2 Rock Akahi CA Orange Lutheran 2026 3B 90.8 mph
3 Gavin Hottle CA Orange Lutheran 2026 SS 90.3 mph
4 Peter Jackson CA Notre Dame High School 2026 RHP 89.0 mph
5 Zion Martinez CA Yucaipa 2027 SS 87.4 mph
6 Joshua Priest CA La Jolla Country Day 2027 OF 86.4 mph
^ Miles Clark CA Servite 2026 OF 86.4 mph
7 William Higginbotham CA Wildwood 2026 LHP 85.8 mph
8 Jacob Melendez CA Paloma Valley 2027 1B 85.7 mph
9 Brody Gomez CA Ayala 2027 OF 85.4 mph
10 Luke Blanchard CA Santa Margarita 2026 OF 85.2 mph

Infield Velocity (SS/3B/1B)

Each throwing from their primary position, velocities gathered with Stalker Sport II

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Gavin Hottle CA Orange Lutheran 2026 SS 83
2 Rock Akahi CA Orange Lutheran 2026 3B 77
3 Justin Lopez CA Orange Lutheran 2026 2B 76
4 Peter Jackson CA Notre Dame High School 2026 RHP 73
5 James Clark CA Servite 2026 SS 72
^ Damian Cordero CA Yucaipa 2027 SS 72
6 Zion Martinez CA Yucaipa 2027 SS 71
^ Jacob Melendez CA Paloma Valley 2027 1B 71
7 Nathan Sanok CA Flintridge Prep 2026 70
8 Lukas Mendez CA Hilltop 2026 C 68
^ Jake Jimenez CA Arroyo Valley High 2027 1B 68
9 Aiden Echavarria CA Whittier Christian 2027 RHP 67
10 Victor Herrera CA Riverside Prep 2026 C 66

Outfield Velocity

Making throws from RF to 3B (2) and Home (2), velocities gathered with Stalker Sport II

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Miles Clark CA Servite 2026 OF 84
2 Peter Jackson CA Notre Dame High School 2026 RHP 80
^ Adrian Ruiz CA Corona High School 2026 2B 80
3 Vincent Milo CA Santa Margarita Catholic 2026 OF 79
^ Brody Gomez CA Ayala 2027 OF 79
4 Luke Blanchard CA Santa Margarita 2026 OF 77
5 Dorian Valencia III CA Citrus Valley 2027 OF 74
6 Nathan Sanok CA Flintridge Prep 2026 73
7 William Higginbotham CA Wildwood 2026 LHP 69
8 Christian Haupt CA N/A 2027 LHP 66
9 Otis Boultinghouse CA JSerra Catholic 2026 OF 65

Catcher Velocity

Popping from the crouch position, Stalker II set on out-bound from behind catcher

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Nyte Teeter CA Tustin 2026 C 72
^ Jaden Liu CA Servite 2026 C 72
2 Michael Nonis CA Centennial 2026 C 71
3 Lukas Mendez CA Hilltop 2026 C 69
4 Wyatt Turley CA Thousand Oaks 2026 RHP 68

Pop Times

Each made 4 pop throws down to 2nd base

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Michael Nonis CA Centennial 2026 C 2.08-2.21
2 Jaden Liu CA Servite 2026 C 2.12-2.27
3 Nyte Teeter CA Tustin 2026 C 2.19-2.30
4 Wyatt Turley CA Thousand Oaks 2026 RHP 2.20-2.44
5 Lukas Mendez CA Hilltop 2026 C 2.35-2.47

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
California State Games CA 07/30 Hart Park


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