Prep Baseball Report

Colorado Year In Review: 4th Most Viewed Story in 2015



By John Cackowski 
State Director

We're looking back at the Top 15 most viewed stories on our website from the year of 2015. Our 5th most viewed story in 2015 was our Top Prospect Games Stats Posted story on 8-10-15 with 1,354 total views. On August 8th and 9th we had our 2nd annual Top Prospect Games. This was an invite only event for the best 2017 and 2018 players in our state. We ended up hosting 90 of the best players in the state at Cherry Creek High School.

John Cackowski
State Director

The Prep Baseball Report’s Top Prospect Games for 2017 and 2018 prospects took place this past Sunday at Cherry Creek High School. 89 underclass prospects completed a pro-style workout for the PBR Colorado's Scouting Staff, several of whom are new to the staff.

Click Here to view complete statistics from the event in PDF format.

Let’s take a look at the statistical breakdown from The Top Prospect Games:

Top Fastball Velocity

No. 26 overall 2018 Tanner O'Tremba, RHP/OF out of Cherry Creek High School touched 87 mph on the mound, sitting 85-86  mph pounding the the strike zone dominating hitters with his fastball.

No 5 2017 James Notary, RHP, out of Broomfield. was 84-85 and touched 86 mph with good down angle. Also mixed in a curveball with better 11/5 tilt then last time we saw him that sat at 72 mph.

2017 LHP Connor Nantkes of Cherokee Trail had the top LHP velocity at 84 mph sitting 82-83

Tanner O'Tremba Cherry Creek
2018 RHP/OF 87
James Notary Broomfield 2017 RHP/OF 86
Dalton Chandler Lamar 2018 RHP 85
Connor
Nantkes Cherokee Trail
2017  LHP/OF 84
Mason
Speirs Broomfield 2017 RHP/C 84
Ricardo
Juarez
Holly
2017 RHP/3B 84
Jordan Medina Highlands Ranch 2018 RHP/C 84


Top 60 times

No. 49 2017 Garrett Gipson improved on his 6.82 time in the summer and ran a 6.75. 

Garrett Gipson Grandview 2017 OF
6.75
Frankie Shearn Columbine 2017 OF 6.85
Ryker Eagen Evergreen 2017 OF 6.87
Tanner
O'Tremba Cherry Creek
2018 RHP/OF 6.87
Walker  Rumsey Bear Creek
2017 SS/OF
6.89


Top Exit Velocity

There was a strong display of bat speed at the Top Prospect Games. Tanner O'Tremba again led the way with led the way again with an impressive 97 mph off the tee. He also registered a 93 off live batting practice. 2017 OF/RHP Luke Kuberski out of Green Mountain also had an impressive 96 mph off the tee.

Tanner O'Tremba Cherry Creek
2018
 RHP/OF 97
Luke
Kuberski Green Mountain
2017
 OF/RHP 96
Austin
Chouinard
Regis Jesuit
2017
 SS/RHP 91
Russell
Cruz Columbine 2017
 C/3B 91
Blake Donels Valor Christian
2017 OF 91
Tyson Hays Grandview 2017 C/3B 91
Ryker Eagen  Evergreen
2017
 OF 89
Connor Nantkes Cherokee Trail 2017 LHP/OF 89


Top Catching Pop Times

Pop times were taken off the pitchers warming up between innings and not off a coach.

Bret
 Newman  Highlands Ranch
2017
 C 2.02
Tyson Hays  Grandview
2017
 C 2.04
Jordan Medina  Highlands Ranch
2018
 C 2.06
Abraham
Apodaca  Wheat Ridge
2017
 C 2.08


Top Outfield Velocity

Eric Cox  Cherokee Trail
2017
 OF/RHP  88
James Notary Broomfield  2017  OF/RHP 88
Parker Hunter Eaglecrest 2017 OF/RHP 87
Garrett
Gipson
 Grandview 2017  OF/3B 85


Top Infield Velocity

Austin  Chouinard Regis  2017  SS/RHP  84
Jake Hammons  Rock Canyon  2017  SS  84
Walker Rumsey Bear Creek 2017  SS/OF  84
Luke Ziegler  Valor Christian
 2018  3B/RHP 82

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