Prep Baseball Report

Northern Colorado Rising Stars: Statistical Analysis


Caleb Dameron
Prep Baseball Colorado Staff

On Monday, May 20th, the Prep Baseball Colorado staff hosted the Northern Colorado Rising Stars event at Fossil Ridge HS in Fort Collins, Colorado. This event featured ~30 prospects from the 2028-2029 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. 

For complete event results, click here.

FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Owen Lee CO Broomfield High School 2028 SS 80.5 mph
2 Tucker Waddell SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 RHP 80.0 mph
3 Aiden Solano CO University Schools 2028 RHP 77.1 mph
4 Peyton Pettinger CO Eaton 2028 OF 75.8 mph
5 Tate Johnson SD Sturgis Brown High School - 01 2029 SS 75.2 mph
6 Nixon Sikes CO Fort Collins High School 2028 RHP 74.4 mph
7 Brayden Moreno CO Pine Creek 2028 LHP 73.8 mph


60 YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Peyton Pettinger CO Eaton 2028 OF 7.31 s
2 Owen Lee CO Broomfield High School 2028 SS 7.34 s
3 Stratton Forst SD Mitchell High School - 01 2028 3B 7.37 s
4 Mason Clark CO Fossil Ridge 2028 SS 7.45 s
5 Emilio Rivera CO Riverdale Ridge 2028 3B 7.46 s
^ Anderson Austin CO Berthoud High School 2028 C 7.46 s
^ Tucker Waddell SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 RHP 7.46 s
6 Jackson DeNooy CO Eaton High School 2028 RHP 7.60 s
7 Bridger Mez SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 C 7.64 s
8 Dane Dial CO Pine Creek 2028 3B 7.70 s
9 Connor Sessions CO Resurrection Christian School 2028 RHP 7.71 s
10 Xavier Puga CO University Schools 2028 OF 7.76 s

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Dane Dial CO Pine Creek 2028 3B 93.0 mph
2 Peyton Pettinger CO Eaton 2028 OF 92.8 mph
3 Owen Lee CO Broomfield High School 2028 SS 88.6 mph
4 Tucker Waddell SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 RHP 85.7 mph
5 Xavier Puga CO University Schools 2028 OF 85.4 mph
6 Nixon Sikes CO Fort Collins High School 2028 RHP 85.3 mph
7 Bridger Mez SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 C 84.8 mph
8 Aiden Solano CO University Schools 2028 RHP 84.8 mph
9 Grayson Sauer CO Eaton High School 2029 SS 84.5 mph
10 Jackson DeNooy CO Eaton High School 2028 RHP 84.4 mph

DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Dane Dial CO Pine Creek 2028 3B 363 ft
2 Owen Lee CO Broomfield High School 2028 SS 334 ft
3 Tucker Waddell SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 RHP 324 ft
4 Jackson DeNooy CO Eaton High School 2028 RHP 316 ft
5 Aiden Solano CO University Schools 2028 RHP 305 ft
6 Peyton Pettinger CO Eaton 2028 OF 298 ft
7 Anderson Austin CO Berthoud High School 2028 C 284 ft
8 Nixon Sikes CO Fort Collins High School 2028 RHP 282 ft
9 Grayson Sauer CO Eaton High School 2029 SS 279 ft
10 Xavier Puga CO University Schools 2028 OF 278 ft

INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Owen Lee CO Broomfield High School 2028 SS 82
2 Tucker Waddell SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 RHP 78
3 Dane Dial CO Pine Creek 2028 3B 76
4 Tate Johnson SD Sturgis Brown High School - 01 2029 SS 74
^ Jackson DeNooy CO Eaton High School 2028 RHP 74
5 Nixon Sikes CO Fort Collins High School 2028 RHP 73
^ Emilio Rivera CO Riverdale Ridge 2028 3B 73
6 Grayson Sauer CO Eaton High School 2029 SS 71
7 Mason Clark CO Fossil Ridge 2028 SS 70
^ Anderson Austin CO Berthoud High School 2028 C 70

OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Tucker Waddell SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 RHP 79
2 Brayden Moreno CO Pine Creek 2028 LHP 77
^ Peyton Pettinger CO Eaton 2028 OF 77
3 Xavier Puga CO University Schools 2028 OF 68
^ Evan Mead CO Academy of Charter Schools 2028 RHP 68

CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Nixon Sikes CO Fort Collins High School 2028 RHP 71
2 Bridger Mez SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 C 68
3 Anderson Austin CO Berthoud High School 2028 C 66

POP-TIME

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Nixon Sikes CO Fort Collins High School 2028 RHP 1.86-2.10
2 Anderson Austin CO Berthoud High School 2028 C 2.00-2.30
3 Bridger Mez SD Stevens High School - 42 2028 C 2.25-2.47

RELATED CONTENT

UPCOMING EVENTS:

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Colorado Springs Rising Stars ID CO 05/06 The Farm Sports - Colorado Springs, CO
Northern Colorado Rising Stars ID CO 05/20 Fossil Ridge High School - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Summer Kickoff CO 06/04 Metro State University - Denver, CO
Pueblo Summer ID CO 06/11 Colorado State University Pueblo - Pueblo, CO
Colorado Springs Summer ID CO 06/18 Univ. of Colorado Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs, CO
Northern Colorado Summer ID CO 07/09 Univ. of Northern Colorado - Greeley, CO
Western Slope Summer ID CO 07/16 Colorado Mesa University - Grand Junction, CO
Future Games (Class of 2026/27) NATIONAL 07/24 LakePoint Sports
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) NATIONAL 07/24 LakePoint Sports
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) NATIONAL 07/24 LakePoint Sports
Colorado State Games (Invite-Only) CO 08/06 Metro State University - Denver, CO