Denver Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis
February 21, 2024
On Saturday, February 17th, the Prep Baseball Colorado staff hosted the Denver Preseason ID at the Marucci Clubhouse in Castle Rock, Colorado. This event featured ~60 prospects from the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
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.
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Ian Stephenitch | CO | Lutheran | 2025 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
2 | Cade Petersen | CO | LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
3 | Easton Embrey | CO | Palisade High School | 2025 | RHP | 86.1 mph |
4 | Michael Kroll | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2027 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
5 | Ryan Prater | CO | Pine Creek High School | 2026 | LHP | 85.7 mph |
6 | Riley Suddath | CO | Chatfield High School | 2025 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
7 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | 85.3 mph |
8 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
9 | Cosme Jr Vera | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | OF | 84.0 mph |
10 | Winston Patterson | CO | Ralston Valley Senior High School | 2027 | RHP | 83.9 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 96.9 mph |
2 | Michael Kroll | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2027 | RHP | 94.9 mph |
3 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | 94.8 mph |
4 | Cosme Jr Vera | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | OF | 93.6 mph |
5 | Blake Anderson | CO | Eaglecrest High School | 2026 | C | 93.2 mph |
6 | Lars Jergensen | CO | Ralston Valley | 2027 | RHP | 92.2 mph |
7 | Abel Salinas | CO | Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory | 2026 | RHP | 91.9 mph |
8 | Jack Phiel | CO | Northfield | 2025 | SS | 90.2 mph |
9 | Brandon Favaro | CO | Castle View | 2026 | 1B | 89.6 mph |
10 | Jack Wesolowski | CO | Lutheran | 2025 | OF | 89.5 mph |
DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Cosme Jr Vera | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | OF | 351 ft |
2 | Lars Jergensen | CO | Ralston Valley | 2027 | RHP | 320 ft |
3 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 319 ft |
4 | Michael Kroll | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2027 | RHP | 313 ft |
5 | Blake Anderson | CO | Eaglecrest High School | 2026 | C | 310 ft |
6 | Caden Kelly | CO | Green Mountain | 2025 | RHP | 308 ft |
7 | Brandon Favaro | CO | Castle View | 2026 | 1B | 307 ft |
8 | Cody Romero | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | 1B | 306 ft |
9 | Jack Wesolowski | CO | Lutheran | 2025 | OF | 304 ft |
10 | Jack Phiel | CO | Northfield | 2025 | SS | 304 ft |
INFIELD VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 87 |
^ | Michael Kroll | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2027 | RHP | 87 |
^ | Landon McWilliams | CO | Cherokee Trail High School | 2025 | 2B | 87 |
2 | Brady Wright | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2027 | 3B | 84 |
^ | Matthew Marocchi | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | 2B | 84 |
3 | Jonathan Gambino | CO | summit high school | 2026 | SS | 83 |
4 | Lars Jergensen | CO | Ralston Valley | 2027 | RHP | 82 |
5 | Cooper Campbell | CO | Cherry Creek | 2027 | 2B | 81 |
^ | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | 81 |
^ | Harper Knopp | CO | Cherokee Trail High School | 2025 | 2B | 81 |
^ | Kendrick Parrill | CO | Chaparral High School | 2027 | SS | 81 |
6 | Liam Schilling | CO | Prospect Ridge Academy | 2025 | SS | 80 |
^ | Jack Phiel | CO | Northfield | 2025 | SS | 80 |
7 | Colton Pamenter | CO | Chaparral | 2026 | 3B | 79 |
^ | Advait Jadhav | CO | Mountain Vista | 2027 | RHP | 79 |
^ | Gavin Lerner | CO | Mountain Vista High School | 2025 | SS | 79 |
8 | Kellen Conley | CO | Arvada West High School | 2026 | SS | 77 |
^ | Abel Salinas | CO | Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory | 2026 | RHP | 77 |
9 | Cody Romero | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | 1B | 76 |
^ | Brock Pogge | CO | Rock Canyon | 2025 | 2B | 76 |
^ | Greyson Glasheen | CO | REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 76 |
^ | Brody March | CO | Evergreen High School | 2026 | 3B | 76 |
10 | Cooper Nason | CO | Castle View | 2026 | RHP | 74 |
^ | Samuel Wieber | CO | Dakota Ridge | 2025 | 2B | 74 |
^ | Maicah Cabral | CO | Douglas County | 2025 | 3B | 74 |
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 89 |
2 | Landon McWilliams | CO | Cherokee Trail High School | 2025 | 2B | 88 |
3 | Caden Kelly | CO | Green Mountain | 2025 | RHP | 86 |
4 | Jack Phiel | CO | Northfield | 2025 | SS | 84 |
5 | Bryson Bellapianta | CO | Grandview | 2027 | OF | 83 |
6 | Cosme Jr Vera | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | OF | 82 |
^ | Jack Wesolowski | CO | Lutheran | 2025 | OF | 82 |
^ | Ezra Wise | CO | Vista Peak | 2025 | OF | 82 |
7 | Harper Knopp | CO | Cherokee Trail High School | 2025 | 2B | 81 |
8 | Dustin Bennett | CO | Holy Family | 2025 | OF | 80 |
^ | Rylan Posener | CO | Rock Canyon | 2025 | OF | 80 |
^ | Michael Zimmerman | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | OF | 80 |
9 | Zachary Pelayo | CO | Chaparral | 2025 | OF | 78 |
10 | Jack Hoy | CO | LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 77 |
^ | Samuel Wieber | CO | Dakota Ridge | 2025 | 2B | 77 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Blake Anderson | CO | Eaglecrest High School | 2026 | C | 86 |
2 | Brayden Reiner | CO | Arvada West High School | 2026 | C | 78 |
3 | Lucas Schultz | CO | Cherry Creek High School | 2025 | C | 77 |
4 | Barrett Kinsman | CO | LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 72 |
POP-TIME
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Blake Anderson | CO | Eaglecrest High School | 2026 | C | 1.90-1.95 |
2 | Brayden Reiner | CO | Arvada West High School | 2026 | C | 1.91-2.06 |
3 | Lucas Schultz | CO | Cherry Creek High School | 2025 | C | 2.00-2.19 |
4 | Barrett Kinsman | CO | LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 2.15-2.32 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2024 Colorado Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | CO | 02/25 | The Farm Sports - Colorado Springs, CO |
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