Prep Baseball Report

MOKAN Top Prospect Upperclass: Pitching 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 pitching performances from the event with data collected by Trackman.

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

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Denton Biller MO Mid Buchanan 2023 RHP 91.7 mph
2 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 88.6 mph
3 Simon Linde MO Liberty 2023 RHP 88.1 mph
4 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 87.1 mph
5 Austin Young KS Blue Valley West 2023 RHP 86.3 mph
6 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 85.5 mph
7 JT Adams KS Olathe North 2023 RHP 85.5 mph
8 Colin Conrad KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 85.3 mph
9 Yale Griffiths KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 83.9 mph
10 Drew Simpson MO Lees Summit 2023 RHP 82.9 mph

TOP FASTBALL SPIN RATES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Denton Biller MO Mid Buchanan 2023 RHP 2571 rpm
2 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 2347 rpm
3 Noah McCombs KS Olathe South 2024 3B 2341 rpm
4 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 2213 rpm
5 Brendan Briley KS Tonganoxie 2024 RHP 2188 rpm
6 Austin Young KS Blue Valley West 2023 RHP 2185 rpm
7 Simon Linde MO Liberty 2023 RHP 2183 rpm
8 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 2156 rpm
9 John Sjoberg KS Blue Valley North 2023 RHP 2150 rpm
10 Colin Conrad KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 2141 rpm

MAX FASTBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (max)
1 Trevin Williams KS Olathe West 2023 LHP 24.1 in
2 Austin Young KS Blue Valley West 2023 RHP 22.1 in
3 Denton Biller MO Mid Buchanan 2023 RHP 21.9 in
4 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 21.7 in
5 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 21.4 in
6 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 20.5 in
7 JT Adams KS Olathe North 2023 RHP 20.4 in
8 Drew Simpson MO Lees Summit 2023 RHP 20.2 in
9 Colin Conrad KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 20.1 in
10 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 19.6 in

MAX FASTBALL HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (max)
1 JT Adams KS Olathe North 2023 RHP 18.8 in
2 Drew Simpson MO Lees Summit 2023 RHP 17.3 in
3 Austin Young KS Blue Valley West 2023 RHP 17.2 in
4 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 16.8 in
5 Yale Griffiths KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 16.8 in
6 Colin Conrad KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 16.5 in
7 Noah McCombs KS Olathe South 2024 3B 15.9 in
8 Brendan Briley KS Tonganoxie 2024 RHP 15.1 in
9 John Sjoberg KS Blue Valley North 2023 RHP 14.7 in
10 Patrick Fortune MO Kirkwood 2023 OF 14.3 in

MAX CURVEBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 John Sjoberg KS Blue Valley North 2023 RHP 77.2 mph
2 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 76.1 mph
3 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 75.3 mph
4 Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B 72.2 mph
5 JT Adams KS Olathe North 2023 RHP 71.9 mph
6 Colin Conrad KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 71.5 mph
7 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 70.4 mph
8 Trevin Williams KS Olathe West 2023 LHP 69.4 mph
9 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 67.8 mph
10 James Schwieder MO Platte County 2023 LHP 67.8 mph

TOP CURVEBALL SPIN RATES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 James Schwieder MO Platte County 2023 LHP 2349 rpm
2 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 2277 rpm
3 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 2257 rpm
4 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 2216 rpm
5 Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B 2143 rpm
6 John Sjoberg KS Blue Valley North 2023 RHP 2082 rpm
7 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 2074 rpm
8 Trevin Williams KS Olathe West 2023 LHP 2068 rpm
9 Patrick Fortune MO Kirkwood 2023 OF 2012 rpm
10 JT Adams KS Olathe North 2023 RHP 1944 rpm

MAX CURVEBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (max)
1 Brendan Briley KS Tonganoxie 2024 RHP 7.4 in
2 John Sjoberg KS Blue Valley North 2023 RHP 4.9 in
3 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 2.4 in
4 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY 1.1 in
5 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 0.4 in

MAX CURVEBALL HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (max)
1 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF -19.0 in
2 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP -18.3 in
3 Colin Conrad KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP -16.4 in
4 JT Adams KS Olathe North 2023 RHP -15.2 in
5 James Schwieder MO Platte County 2023 LHP 9.7 in
6 Trevin Williams KS Olathe West 2023 LHP 9.3 in
7 Brendan Briley KS Tonganoxie 2024 RHP -7.3 in
8 Reid Livingston KS Mill Valley 2024 UTILITY -7.2 in
9 Brock Williamson MO Central 2024 3B -6.0 in
10 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP -5.6 in

MAX SLIDER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Denton Biller MO Mid Buchanan 2023 RHP 83.6 mph
2 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 83.0 mph
3 Austin Young KS Blue Valley West 2023 RHP 77.6 mph
4 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 76.9 mph
5 Simon Linde MO Liberty 2023 RHP 76.9 mph
6 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 73.8 mph
7 Colin Conrad KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 73.1 mph
8 Drew Simpson MO Lees Summit 2023 RHP 72.2 mph
9 Noah McCombs KS Olathe South 2024 3B 71.3 mph
10 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 70.5 mph

TOP SLIDER SPIN RATES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Simon Linde MO Liberty 2023 RHP 2647 rpm
2 Denton Biller MO Mid Buchanan 2023 RHP 2636 rpm
3 Austin Young KS Blue Valley West 2023 RHP 2521 rpm
4 Noah McCombs KS Olathe South 2024 3B 2416 rpm
5 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 2408 rpm
6 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 2395 rpm
7 Jeremy Vickers MO Lindbergh 2023 RHP 2389 rpm
8 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF 2183 rpm
9 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 2159 rpm
10 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 2109 rpm

MAX SLIDER INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (max)
1 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 12.8 in
2 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS 6.8 in
3 Austin Young KS Blue Valley West 2023 RHP 5.4 in
4 Yale Griffiths KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 5.2 in
5 Colin Conrad KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP 4.8 in
6 Drew Simpson MO Lees Summit 2023 RHP 4.3 in
7 Brendan Briley KS Tonganoxie 2024 RHP 4.3 in
8 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP 3.6 in
9 Noah McCombs KS Olathe South 2024 3B 2.8 in
10 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP 0.1 in

MAX SLIDER HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (max)
1 Denton Biller MO Mid Buchanan 2023 RHP -18.2 in
2 Brandon Stone KS Shawnee Mission West 2023 RHP -13.3 in
3 Simon Linde MO Liberty 2023 RHP -13.1 in
4 Colin Conrad KS Saint Thomas Aquinas 2024 RHP -12.4 in
5 Brendan Briley KS Tonganoxie 2024 RHP -8.8 in
6 Quinton Coats KS Olathe South 2024 OF -8.5 in
7 Kyle Graves KS Free State 2024 SS -8.1 in
8 Charles Gates KS Shawnee Mission North 2023 RHP -7.4 in
9 Austin Young KS Blue Valley West 2023 RHP -7.3 in
10 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP -6.1 in

 

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