Prep Baseball Report

Best of 2022: Catcher Velo


Rocco Iervasi
PBR Florida Managing Director

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It's officially 2023. Hope everyone had a happy holidays and is ready for another great year. With 2022 in the books, we want to take a look back at the the top performers of 2022. We will start to highlight our top stat leaders of 2022 from all of PBR Florida's events combined. We will break them down into the top five leaders from each class. Today we will continue with Catcher Velo. Check out the best catcher velos of 2022 from each class.

Stat Leaders: 60 Yard Dash | Exit Velo | FB Velo | OF Velo | INF Velo

Class of 2023

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Mason Koczwara FL Pine Crest 2023 C 82
2 Derek Lopez FL Olympia 2023 C 81
^ Simon Scharff FL Lake Wales Senior 2023 C 81
3 Braden Rapp FL TNXL Academy 2023 C 79
4 Brian M Perez FL ABF Sports Academy 2023 C 78
5 Dominic Rivara FL Saint John Paul II Academy 2023 C 77
^ Dylan Escobar FL Pembroke Pines Charter 2023 C 77
^ Will Barter FL Pensacola Catholic 2023 C 77

Class of 2024

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Marc Hersh FL A3 Academy 2024 C 82
2 Andrew Tess FL Calvary Christian 2024 C 81
3 Dylan Howell FL ESB Academy 2024 C 80
^ Luisangel Prieto FL Sunshine 2024 C 80
^ Trey Craft FL Umatilla 2024 C 80
4 Hunter Carns FL First Coast 2024 C 79
^ Blake Guarnieri FL Clearwater Central Catholic 2024 C 79
^ Trey Babbitt FL East Lake 2024 C 79
^ Jackson Golden FL Lake Brantley 2024 C 79
^ Ernie Echevarria FL Belen Jesuit Prep 2024 C 79
5 James George Gilson FL St Johns Country Day 2024 C 78

Class of 2025

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Jonathan Bay FL Bartram Trail 2025 C 78
2 Gabe Gonzalez FL Bolles 2025 C 77
^ Turner Gross FL Northside Christian 2025 C 77
^ Nick Gates FL Niceville 2025 C 77
^ Dominick Patruno FL Englewood 2025 1B 77
3 Rene Ramirez FL Columbus 2025 C 76
^ Dylan Taft FL East Lake 2025 C 76
^ Cole Morgan FL Vero Beach 2025 C 76
^ Josiah Figueroa FL Nature Coast Technical 2025 C 76
4 TJ Harley FL Lincoln 2025 C 75
^ Mitchell Rodriguez FL Lakeland Christian 2025 C 75
^ Tristan Sierra FL Somerset Academy 2025 C 75
^ Sebastian Llamozas FL ESB ACADEMY 2025 C 75
5 Brantley Hayward FL Durant 2025 C 74
^ Brady Capps FL Robinson 2025 74
^ Bubba Crouch FL University Christian 2025 C 74
^ Ryder Warriner FL Gaither 2025 C 74

Class of 2026

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Cole Bitman FL TAMPA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 74
^ Jayden Wise FL Eustis 2026 C 74
2 Ayson McIntosh FL John Carroll Catholic 2026 C 73
^ Emilio Salgado FL Sickles 2026 C 73
3 Kristo'pher Colondres FL SEFFNER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2026 C 72
^ Romolo DeCenzo FL IMG Academy 2026 C 72
^ Cooper Obst FL Pine Crest 2026 C 72
^ Jose Taveras FL Lake Minneola 2026 C 72
^ Colin Thacker FL Windermere 2026 C 72
4 Micah Mark FL J.W. Mitchell 2026 C 71
^ Paxton Dulski FL Calvary Christian 2026 RHP 71
^ David Hansen FL Homeschool 2026 C 71
5 Kaiden Johnson FL Plant 2026 C 70
^ Slade Wayne FL Palm Beach Central 2026 C 70
^ Kyzer Campbell FL Tarpon Springs 2026 C 70
^ Charles Messina FL IMG Academy 2026 C 70
^ Keagan Pita FL Western 2026 C 70

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
2023 FL Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) FL 01/21 Lake Brantley - Altamonte Springs, FL
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/05 The MAX - McCook, IL
2023 PBR Canada Spring Training Showcase FL 03/11 Launchpad Sports Complex
FL 14U State Games FL 03/11 Launchpad Sports Complex - Cocoa, FL
FL 13U State Games FL 04/08 Launchpad Sports Complex - Cocoa, FL