Prep Baseball Report

MOKAN Top Prospect Upperclass: Hitting Leaderboard


Scott Hood
OK/MO/KS/ARK Assistant Scouting Director

Prep Baseball Report Kansas and Missouri hosted the MOKAN Top Prospect Underclass Games at Creekside in Parkville MO that saw 57 players from both states from the 2023 and 2024 classes.  The players took place in traditional showcase events with laser timed 60's, defensive evaluations, batting practice, as well as in-game play with live pitchers facing hitters.  Today we take a look at some of the top hitting performances with data collected by Trackman and Blast Motion.  

Full event stats and details can be found by clicking here.

TOP EXIT VELOCITIES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Ryker Edwards MO Smithville 2023 OF 100.8 mph
2 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 97.9 mph
3 Carson Wasinger KS Blue Valley North 2024 OF 97.9 mph
4 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 97.3 mph
5 Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B 94.5 mph
6 Drew Veatch KS Andover Central 2023 SS 93.4 mph
7 Peyton White KS Andover 2024 3B 93.3 mph
8 Yale Griffiths KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 93.0 mph
9 Kolby Wheeler KS Paola 2023 C 92.9 mph
10 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 92.2 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITIES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Ryker Edwards MO Smithville 2023 OF 92.7 mph
2 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 92.4 mph
3 Christopher Stewart KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 C 87.0 mph
4 Peyton White KS Andover 2024 3B 87.0 mph
5 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 86.7 mph
6 Tyler Walker KS Olathe West 2023 SS 85.9 mph
7 Cooper Tabor KS Andover Central 2023 2B 85.5 mph
8 Anthony Mazza KS Shawnee Mission East 2024 C 84.6 mph
9 ANDREW HEDGECORTH MO Smithville 2023 SS 84.5 mph
10 Layne Sweat KS Derby 2023 2B 84.4 mph

TOP MAX DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Ryker Edwards MO Smithville 2023 OF 391 ft
2 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 366 ft
3 Carson Wasinger KS Blue Valley North 2024 OF 351 ft
4 Peyton White KS Andover 2024 3B 348 ft
5 Sammy Stoll KS Lawrence 2024 1B 344 ft
6 Kolby Wheeler KS Paola 2023 C 338 ft
7 Blake Prewitt MO Grain Valley 2023 C 337 ft
8 ANDREW HEDGECORTH MO Smithville 2023 SS 335 ft
9 Jakob Zahabi MO Staley 2024 OF 332 ft
10 Yale Griffiths KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 330 ft

TOP SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Holden Strain MO Rockwood Summit 2024 OF 100 %
2 Layne Sweat KS Derby 2023 2B 85 %
3 ANDREW HEDGECORTH MO Smithville 2023 SS 81 %
^ Drew Veatch KS Andover Central 2023 SS 81 %
4 Tyler Walker KS Olathe West 2023 SS 80 %
^ Logan Wake KS Tonganoxie 2023 C 80 %
^ Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 80 %
5 Ryker Edwards MO Smithville 2023 OF 75 %
6 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 72 %
7 Anthony Mazza KS Shawnee Mission East 2024 C 66 %
^ Drew Simpson MO Lees Summit 2023 RHP 66 %
^ Cy Darnell MO Webb City 2023 SS 66 %
^ Preston Oliver KS Mill Valley 2023 OF 66 %
8 Austin Crawford KS Lawrence 2024 SS 60 %
9 Noah McCombs KS Olathe South 2024 3B 60 %
^ CARSON SAPP MO Staley 2024 MIF 60 %
^ Matt Weis KS Mill Valley 2023 2B 60 %
^ Nicholas Paredes KS Shawnee Mission West 2024 SS 60 %
^ Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 60 %
10 Jeremy Vickers MO Lindbergh 2023 RHP 58 %

TOP HAND SPEED 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 24.5 mph
2 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 24.3 mph
^ Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 24.3 mph
3 Anthony Mazza KS Shawnee Mission East 2024 C 23.9 mph
^ Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B 23.9 mph
4 Matt Weis KS Mill Valley 2023 2B 23.3 mph
^ Nicholas Paredes KS Shawnee Mission West 2024 SS 23.3 mph
5 Drew Veatch KS Andover Central 2023 SS 23.2 mph
6 Cooper Tabor KS Andover Central 2023 2B 23.1 mph
^ Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 23.1 mph
7 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 22.9 mph
8 Ryker Edwards MO Smithville 2023 OF 22.8 mph
9 ANDREW HEDGECORTH MO Smithville 2023 SS 22.4 mph
10 Jakob Zahabi MO Staley 2024 OF 22.3 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 23.4 mph
2 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 23.1 mph
3 Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B 23.1 mph
4 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 22.2 mph
5 Cooper Tabor KS Andover Central 2023 2B 21.9 mph
6 Drew Veatch KS Andover Central 2023 SS 21.8 mph
7 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 21.7 mph
8 Jakob Zahabi MO Staley 2024 OF 21.7 mph
9 Ryker Edwards MO Smithville 2023 OF 21.7 mph
10 Zak Surprise KS Piper 2024 SS 21.5 mph

TOP BAT SPEED 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Ryker Edwards MO Smithville 2023 OF 85.4 mph
2 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 79.6 mph
3 Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B 77.7 mph
4 Carson Wasinger KS Blue Valley North 2024 OF 74.6 mph
^ Holden Strain MO Rockwood Summit 2024 OF 74.6 mph
^ Luke Briley KS Heritage Christian 2024 C 74.6 mph
5 ANDREW HEDGECORTH MO Smithville 2023 SS 72.0 mph
^ Jakob Zahabi MO Staley 2024 OF 72.0 mph
6 Grayson Wroten KS Gardner Edgerton 2023 2B 71.9 mph
7 Layne Sweat KS Derby 2023 2B 71.8 mph
8 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 71.2 mph
9 Drew Veatch KS Andover Central 2023 SS 70.4 mph
10 Peyton White KS Andover 2024 3B 70.2 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 74.7 mph
2 Ryker Edwards MO Smithville 2023 OF 74.6 mph
3 Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B 71.0 mph
4 Carson Wasinger KS Blue Valley North 2024 OF 70.2 mph
5 ANDREW HEDGECORTH MO Smithville 2023 SS 69.4 mph
6 Layne Sweat KS Derby 2023 2B 69.1 mph
7 Grayson Wroten KS Gardner Edgerton 2023 2B 68.7 mph
8 Cooper Tabor KS Andover Central 2023 2B 68.6 mph
9 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 68.6 mph
10 Jakob Zahabi MO Staley 2024 OF 68.3 mph

TOP ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Anthony Mazza KS Shawnee Mission East 2024 C 27.9 g
2 ANDREW HEDGECORTH MO Smithville 2023 SS 26.7 g
3 Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B 22.6 g
4 Patrick Fortune MO Kirkwood 2023 OF 22.1 g
5 Tyler Walker KS Olathe West 2023 SS 21.9 g
6 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 21.7 g
7 Nicholas Paredes KS Shawnee Mission West 2024 SS 21.3 g
^ Ryker Edwards MO Smithville 2023 OF 21.3 g
8 CARSON SAPP MO Staley 2024 MIF 20.4 g
9 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 20.2 g
^ Jakob Zahabi MO Staley 2024 OF 20.2 g
10 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 19.9 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 ANDREW HEDGECORTH MO Smithville 2023 SS 20.9 g
2 Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B 19.3 g
3 Tyler Walker KS Olathe West 2023 SS 18.4 g
4 CARSON SAPP MO Staley 2024 MIF 18.2 g
5 Patrick Fortune MO Kirkwood 2023 OF 18.2 g
6 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 17.8 g
7 Cooper Tabor KS Andover Central 2023 2B 17.6 g
8 Grayson Wroten KS Gardner Edgerton 2023 2B 17.2 g
9 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 16.9 g
10 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 16.7 g

TOP ON PLANE EFFICIENCY AVERAGE

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Brady Kern KS Lawrence Free State 2023 OF 90 %
2 Patrick Fortune MO Kirkwood 2023 OF 88 %
3 Cooper Tabor KS Andover Central 2023 2B 82 %
4 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 81 %
5 Logan Wake KS Tonganoxie 2023 C 81 %
6 Blake Prewitt MO Grain Valley 2023 C 78 %
7 Carson Wasinger KS Blue Valley North 2024 OF 76 %
8 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 74 %
9 Christopher Stewart KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 C 73 %
10 Jeremy Vickers MO Lindbergh 2023 RHP 73 %

 

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