Prep Baseball Report

Engaged Athletics Scout Day: TM and Blast Leaderboards


Andy Urban
KS/OK/MO/AR/CO/Creekside Scouting Supervisor

On Saturday, February 18th, the PBR Missouri and PBR Kansas traveled to the Engaged Athletics facility outside Lawrence KS, to host the Engaged Athletics Scout Day. This program only event featured 2024-to-2027 graduates from across Kansas and Missouri. Players will participate in a pro-style workout in front of our scouts, gathering verified measurables as well as advanced data through the help of our tech partners.

To see a complete up-to-date roster of the players that attended this event, click HERE.

With the event concluded, our staff will be rolling out several content pieces related to the day throughout the week, starting with this 'Stat Story'. Below you'll find the players that paced their peers in our respective stat categories, such as the 30-yard dash, exit velocity, and more.


PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 100.2 mph
2 David Dobbs KS Seaman 2025 C 95.0 mph
3 Lukas Boehm KS Piper 2024 3B 94.2 mph
4 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 93.5 mph
5 Kyle Walker KS Washburn Rural 2024 SS 92.4 mph
6 Ronnie Ross Jr KS FL Schlagle 2024 1B 91.6 mph
7 Mason Lester KS Lawrence Free State 2024 3B 91.5 mph
8 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 91.5 mph
9 Connor Nowak KS Lawrence 2024 1B 90.7 mph
10 Lucas Cross KS Seaman 2025 RHP 89.6 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 90.5 mph
2 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 83.6 mph
3 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 83.6 mph
4 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 83.5 mph
5 David Dobbs KS Seaman 2025 C 83.4 mph
6 Lukas Boehm KS Piper 2024 3B 83.4 mph
7 Ronnie Ross Jr KS FL Schlagle 2024 1B 83.2 mph
8 Kyle Walker KS Washburn Rural 2024 SS 82.4 mph
9 Mason Lester KS Lawrence Free State 2024 3B 82.0 mph
10 Reid Oakley KS Lansing 2025 C 81.1 mph

PEAK BATTED DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 324 ft
2 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 310 ft
3 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 307 ft
4 Kyle Walker KS Washburn Rural 2024 SS 304 ft
5 Nomar Garcia MO Truman 2025 OF 299 ft
6 Sam Spiegel KS Manhattan 2025 RHP 297 ft
7 Lucas Cross KS Seaman 2025 RHP 296 ft
8 Jack Tritz MO Liberty North 2024 3B 293 ft
9 Reid Oakley KS Lansing 2025 C 292 ft
10 Gunnar McMahan KS West Franklin High School 2025 SS 292 ft

AVERAGE BATTED DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 258 ft
2 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 257 ft
3 Reid Oakley KS Lansing 2025 C 230 ft
4 Kyan Guss KS Lawrence 2024 OF 221 ft
5 Jack Tritz MO Liberty North 2024 3B 219 ft
6 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 214 ft
7 Antonio Mendez KS Lansing 2024 SS 211 ft
8 Hunter Houfek KS Olathe West 2024 OF 211 ft
9 Jayden Gordon KS Sumner Academy 2024 OF 208 ft
10 Gunnar McMahan KS West Franklin High School 2025 SS 206 ft

LINE DRIVE PERCENTAGE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Hunter Houfek KS Olathe West 2024 OF 88 %
2 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 77 %
3 Jack Tritz MO Liberty North 2024 3B 71 %
4 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 70 %
5 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 66 %
^ Keaton Waggoner KS Topeka Hayden 2026 3B 66 %
6 Jordan Baker MO Park Hill South 2027 1B 60 %
7 Nicholas Murph KS Manhattan ks 2024 1B 57 %
8 Cole Haubold KS Topeka 2027 SS 57 %
9 Harrison Tritz MO Liberty North 2027 RHP 50 %
^ Jake Tharnish KS Lansing 2025 RHP 50 %
^ Evan Loftis MO Liberty North 2027 RHP 50 %
^ Brady Tischinski MO St. Pius X 2027 2B 50 %
^ Penn McCall MO Staley 2027 OF 50 %
^ Garrett Pierce KS Basehor-Linwood 2025 2B 50 %
^ Liam Blacklock MO Platte County 2025 2B 50 %
^ Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 50 %
^ Brady Mack KS Seaman 2025 2B 50 %
^ Lucas Cross KS Seaman 2025 RHP 50 %
10 Devin Lumm MO Platte County 2027 3B 44 %
^ Reid Oakley KS Lansing 2025 C 44 %
^ Corey Eikenbary KS Piper 2027 2B 44 %

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 81.0 mph
2 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 76.5 mph
3 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 76.3 mph
4 Benjamin Highley MO Liberty North 2027 C 76.2 mph
5 Lukas Boehm KS Piper 2024 3B 73.7 mph
6 Nomar Garcia MO Truman 2025 OF 73.5 mph
7 David Dobbs KS Seaman 2025 C 73.1 mph
8 Connor Nowak KS Lawrence 2024 1B 72.1 mph
^ Jack Tritz MO Liberty North 2024 3B 72.1 mph
9 Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 71.9 mph
10 Malachi Coleman MO Staley 2026 OF 71.7 mph
^ Nicholas Murph KS Manhattan ks 2024 1B 71.7 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 76.4 mph
2 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 73.0 mph
3 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 71.8 mph
4 Nomar Garcia MO Truman 2025 OF 70.7 mph
5 Benjamin Highley MO Liberty North 2027 C 70.4 mph
6 David Dobbs KS Seaman 2025 C 69.9 mph
7 Lukas Boehm KS Piper 2024 3B 69.8 mph
8 Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 69.5 mph
9 Daniel Galetti MO Oak Park 2024 C 68.8 mph
10 Jett Hutton KS Lansing 2024 OF 67.8 mph

PEAK HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Lucas Cross KS Seaman 2025 RHP 26.3 mph
2 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 25.7 mph
3 Nicholas Murph KS Manhattan ks 2024 1B 25.1 mph
4 Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 25.0 mph
5 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 24.6 mph
6 Daniel Galetti MO Oak Park 2024 C 24.5 mph
7 Garrett Pierce KS Basehor-Linwood 2025 2B 24.2 mph
^ Connor Nowak KS Lawrence 2024 1B 24.2 mph
8 Sam Spiegel KS Manhattan 2025 RHP 24.0 mph
9 Jack Tritz MO Liberty North 2024 3B 23.9 mph
10 Reid Oakley KS Lansing 2025 C 23.6 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Lucas Cross KS Seaman 2025 RHP 24.2 mph
2 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 23.5 mph
3 Connor Nowak KS Lawrence 2024 1B 23.2 mph
4 Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 23.1 mph
5 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 23.0 mph
6 Jimi Oguntuase MO Liberty North 2025 3B 22.8 mph
7 Sam Spiegel KS Manhattan 2025 RHP 22.6 mph
8 Reid Oakley KS Lansing 2025 C 22.3 mph
9 Garrett Pierce KS Basehor-Linwood 2025 2B 22.2 mph
10 Harrison Tritz MO Liberty North 2027 RHP 22.2 mph

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Caden Barner MO Liberty North 2025 OF 26.0 g
2 Benjamin Highley MO Liberty North 2027 C 24.4 g
3 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 23.7 g
4 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 23.4 g
5 Jimi Oguntuase MO Liberty North 2025 3B 21.1 g
6 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 20.7 g
7 Brady Mack KS Seaman 2025 2B 20.1 g
8 Daniel Galetti MO Oak Park 2024 C 19.7 g
9 Connor Nowak KS Lawrence 2024 1B 18.1 g
10 William Grimes KS Lawrence 2027 C 17.8 g

PEAK ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Benjamin Highley MO Liberty North 2027 C 22.4 g
2 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 19.4 g
3 Caden Barner MO Liberty North 2025 OF 19.3 g
4 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 18.9 g
5 Brady Mack KS Seaman 2025 2B 18.2 g
6 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 17.3 g
7 Daniel Galetti MO Oak Park 2024 C 17.0 g
8 Jimi Oguntuase MO Liberty North 2025 3B 16.6 g
9 Liam Blacklock MO Platte County 2025 2B 15.7 g
10 Connor Nowak KS Lawrence 2024 1B 14.9 g

Fastball Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 90.0 mph
2 James Umbarger KS Lansing 2024 RHP 84.9 mph
3 Lukas Boehm KS Piper 2024 3B 84.3 mph
4 Antonio Mendez KS Lansing 2024 SS 84.0 mph
5 Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 83.9 mph
6 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 83.7 mph
7 Garrett Pierce KS Basehor-Linwood 2025 2B 83.0 mph
8 Jimi Oguntuase MO Liberty North 2025 3B 82.1 mph
9 Ty Earwood MO St. Pius X 2025 LHP 80.6 mph
10 Sam Spiegel KS Manhattan 2025 RHP 80.2 mph

Fastball Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 2190 rpm
2 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 2124 rpm
3 Garrett Pierce KS Basehor-Linwood 2025 2B 2119 rpm
4 Jake Tharnish KS Lansing 2025 RHP 2101 rpm
5 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 2078 rpm
6 Raul Martinez KS Sumner Academy 2024 2B 2053 rpm
7 Carter Cushing KS Seaman 2025 RHP 2004 rpm
8 Jett Hutton KS Lansing 2024 OF 2002 rpm
9 Anthony Totta MO St. Pius X 2025 RHP 1965 rpm
10 Antonio Mendez KS Lansing 2024 SS 1921 rpm

Curveball Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Ty Earwood MO St. Pius X 2025 LHP 2440 rpm
2 Caden Howell KS Lansing 2024 RHP 2426 rpm
3 Raul Martinez KS Sumner Academy 2024 2B 2426 rpm
4 Lucas Cross KS Seaman 2025 RHP 2140 rpm
5 Anthony Totta MO St. Pius X 2025 RHP 2118 rpm
6 Landon Duff KS Manhattan 2025 OF 2091 rpm
7 Kirby Super MO Oak Park 2025 OF 2040 rpm
8 Antonio Mendez KS Lansing 2024 SS 2025 rpm
9 James Umbarger KS Lansing 2024 RHP 2012 rpm
10 Giovanni Fatino MO Park High South 2025 OF 2006 rpm

Slider Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 2421
2 Garrett Pierce KS Basehor-Linwood 2025 2B 2286
3 Carter Cushing KS Seaman 2025 RHP 2191
4 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 2168
5 Brock Lubbers KS Rock Creek High School 2027 RHP 2028
6 Jimi Oguntuase MO Liberty North 2025 3B 1803
7 Jake Tharnish KS Lansing 2025 RHP 1778
8 Harrison Tritz MO Liberty North 2027 RHP 1777
9 Brady Mack KS Seaman 2025 2B 1719
10 Malachi Coleman MO Staley 2026 OF 1660

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