Prep Baseball Report

Advanced Baseball Academy Scout Day Leaders


Scott Hood
OK/MO/KS Assistant Scouting Director

On August 29th Prep Baseball Report hosted a scout day workout for Advanced Baseball Academy in Olathe Kansas.  The event featured 63 players from the ABA organization coming from both Kansas and Missouri and had a some players put up eye-popping performances.  Today we take a look at the leaders from across the event in multiple categories and you can click on each name to access that player's personal profile.

The top 60 time from the event belonged to 2023 grad Noah Barber at an impressive 6.79 seconds.  Alec Wombolt came in right behind him at 6.84 seconds from the 2023 class as well as Carter Belton putting up a time of 6.93.  The top runner in the 2024 class belonged to Brock Herr at 7.13 seconds.

Noah Barber added to his impressive day with leading the way at the event in exit velocity at 92 mph.  Ethan Johnson and Gatlin Samuel posted exit velocities of 89 mph both coming from the 2023 class with Keaton Matlick right behind them at 87 mph.  The top exit velocity from the 2022 class belonged to Breydon Walker at 87 with Colby Deaver leading the way in the 2024 class at 86 mph.  

Alec Wombolt backed up his fast 60 time with the top infield arm strength reading from the across the diamond at 83 mph.  Breydon Walker had the top arm in the infield in the 2022 class at 79 mph with Colby Deaver leading the way in the 2024 class at 77 mph.  Noah Barber highlighted his day leading the event in outfield arm strength at 86 mph.  Cody Prater had the top arm in the 2022 class at 82 mph with Noah McCombs and  Kyle Christensen leading the way in the 2024 class at 84 and 82 mph respectively.  2025 grad Seth Lovitt led the class in outfield arm strength at 79 mph.  

The top catcher's arm strength reading from the event belonged to 2022 grad Jack Nelson at 74 mph leading way to pop times ranging from 1.91-2.05.  Karson Reuhling had the top catcher arm in the 2023 class at 71 mph leading to pop times in the 2.08-2.3 range.  Hunter Loethen posted a 69 mph arm in the 2025 class with pop times ranging between 2.15-2.34.

Colby Deaver and Noah McCombs from the 2024 class and Noah Barber in the 2023 class had the firmest fastballs at the scout day at 82 mph.  2023  grad Keaton Matlick posted a fastball of 80 mph from the left side.  The top fastball from the 2025 class belonged to Brenden Lee at 76 mph.

Check out the rest of the leaderboard down below.

60 TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Noah Barber KS Blue Valley North 2023 OF 6.79
2 Alec Wombolt KS Blue Valley 2023 SS 6.84
3 Carter Belton KS Blue Valley Northwest 2023 OF 6.93
4 Carter Poindexter KS St James Academy 2023 OF 7.04
5 Brock Herr KS Olathe South 2024 MIF 7.13
6 Blake Garrett KS Blue Valley North 2023 LHP 7.17
7 Cavin Meade KS Spring Hill 2024 OF 7.20
8 Ethan Johnson KS Olathe North 2023 3B 7.21

EXIT VELOCITIES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velo
1 Noah Barber KS Blue Valley North 2023 OF 92
2 Ethan Johnson KS Olathe North 2023 3B 89
^ Gatlin Samuel KS Blue Valley 2023 3B 89
3 Keaton Matlick KS Paola 2023 LHP 88
4 Ashton McCombs KS Olathe South 2022 OF 87
^ Breydon Walker KS Gardner Edgerton 2022 3B 87
5 Brayden Alexander KS Blue Valley 2023 C 86
^ Colby Deaver MO Blue Springs South 2024 RHP 86
^ Kyle Christensen KS Olathe South 2024 OF 86
6 Reed Pryor KS Blue Valley Northwest 2023 RHP 85
^ Brock Herr KS Olathe South 2024 MIF 85
7 Aidan Rund KS St. James Academy 2023 3B 84
^ Peter Duke KS Blue Valley Northwest 2023 3B 84
^ Ian Daugherty MO Rockhurst 2023 OF 84
^ Cavin Meade KS Spring Hill 2024 OF 84
8 Alec Wombolt KS Blue Valley 2023 SS 83
^ Noah McCombs KS Olathe South 2024 3B 83
^ Cody Prater KS Shawnee Mission Northwest 2022 OF 83

INFIELD ARM STRENGTH

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Noah McCombs KS Olathe South 2024 3B 84
2 Alec Wombolt KS Blue Valley 2023 SS 83
3 Breydon Walker KS Gardner Edgerton 2022 3B 79
^ Keaton Matlick KS Paola 2023 LHP 79
4 Gatlin Samuel KS Blue Valley 2023 3B 78
5 Colby Deaver MO Blue Springs South 2024 RHP 77
6 Brock Herr KS Olathe South 2024 MIF 75
^ Sebastian Udland MO Blue Springs 2024 RHP 75
^ Romualdo Cisneros MO Blue Springs South 2024 SS 75
7 Jonah Nichols KS Olathe West 2024 3B 74
^ Hunter Loethen KS Paola 2025 3B 74
^ Reed Pryor KS Blue Valley Northwest 2023 RHP 74
8 Braylon Snethen KS Olathe East 2024 2B 73
^ Terran Marshall KS Mill Valley 2025 2B 73
^ Jack Larsen KS St James Academy 2025 RHP 73
^ Ethan Johnson KS Olathe North 2023 3B 73
^ Peter Duke KS Blue Valley Northwest 2023 3B 73

OUTFIELD ARM STRENGTH

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Noah Barber KS Blue Valley North 2023 OF 86
2 Cody Prater KS Shawnee Mission Northwest 2022 OF 82
^ Kyle Christensen KS Olathe South 2024 OF 82
3 Cooper Hart MO Lees Summit 2024 RHP 81
4 Seth Lovitt KS Spring Hill 2025 CF 79
^ Ian Daugherty MO Rockhurst 2023 OF 79
5 Ashton McCombs KS Olathe South 2022 OF 78
6 Carter Poindexter KS St James Academy 2023 OF 77
^ Brenden Lee KS Shawnee Mission Northwest 2025 RHP 77
7 Reed Pryor KS Blue Valley Northwest 2023 RHP 76
8 Ethan Johnson KS Olathe North 2023 3B 75
^ Bradly Newton MO Blue Springs 2025 OF 75
^ Brock Herr KS Olathe South 2024 MIF 75
^ Caden Cobbs KS Spring Hill 2023 OF 75

CATCHER ARM STRENGTH

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Jack Nelson MO Rockhurst 2022 C 74
2 Karson Ruehling MO Lee's Summit 2023 C 71
3 Aidan Rund KS St. James Academy 2023 3B 69
^ Hunter Loethen KS Paola 2025 3B 69
4 Noah Kyes KS Olathe North 2023 C 68
5 Brayden Alexander KS Blue Valley 2023 C 67
6 Daniel Schanuth MO Fort Osage 2023 UTILITY 66
7 Reece Florence KS Doniphan West 2023 C 63
^ Hudson Buresh KS Kansas City Christian 2025 C 63
8 Luke Vodehnal KS Blue Valley West 2024 C 61
^ Gabe Haflund KS Seaman 2025 1B 61

CATCHER POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Jack Nelson MO Rockhurst 2022 C 1.91-2.05
2 Karson Ruehling MO Lee's Summit 2023 C 2.08-2.23
3 Noah Kyes KS Olathe North 2023 C 2.12-2.21
4 Daniel Schanuth MO Fort Osage 2023 UTILITY 2.15-2.29
5 Hunter Loethen KS Paola 2025 3B 2.15-2.34
6 Aidan Rund KS St. James Academy 2023 3B 2.20-2.38
7 Reece Florence KS Doniphan West 2023 C 2.25-2.39
8 Hudson Buresh KS Kansas City Christian 2025 C 2.35-2.76

MAX FASTBALLS

Rank Name State School Class Pos Max FB
1 Noah McCombs KS Olathe South 2024 3B 82 mph
^ Colby Deaver MO Blue Springs South 2024 RHP 82 mph
^ Noah Barber KS Blue Valley North 2023 OF 82 mph
2 Keaton Matlick KS Paola 2023 LHP 80 mph
3 Cooper Hart MO Lees Summit 2024 RHP 79 mph
4 Sebastian Udland MO Blue Springs 2024 RHP 77 mph
5 Caden Cobbs KS Spring Hill 2023 OF 76 mph
^ Kai Barnhart KS Blue Valley Southwest 2023 RHP 76 mph
^ Brenden Lee KS Shawnee Mission Northwest 2025 RHP 76 mph
^ Kyle Christensen KS Olathe South 2024 OF 76 mph
^ Romualdo Cisneros MO Blue Springs South 2024 SS 76 mph
6 Richard DeCola KS Blue Valley North 2023 RHP 75 mph
^ Jonah Nichols KS Olathe West 2024 3B 75 mph
^ Reed Pryor KS Blue Valley Northwest 2023 RHP 75 mph
^ Luke Madison KS Blue Valley West 2023 CF 75 mph
^ Brock Herr KS Olathe South 2024 MIF 75 mph
7 Brannock Blankenship MO Blue Springs 2024 1B 74 mph
8 Ryan Pribula KS Blue Valley 2025 3B 73 mph
^ Jack Larsen KS St James Academy 2025 RHP 73 mph
^ Hunter Loethen KS Paola 2025 3B 73 mph
^ Lincoln McIntire KS St. James Academy 2024 OF 73 mph

 

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