Kansas City Preseason ID: Data Dive
February 28, 2024
On Sunday, February 18th, the PBR Kansas staff traveled to Natural Baseball Academy in Olathe, KS, to host the first annual Kansas City Preseason ID. This event was open to all 2024-to-2027 prospects with 40+ names in attendance.
All of our events offer players the opportunity to update their recruiting resume and showcase their talents in front of our staff. We also use these events as identifiers for future invite-only events, like the Preseason All-State, our summer Top Prospect Games, and the prestigious Prep Baseball Future Games that takes place at the tail end of the summer. To see what our events offer, click HERE.
Earlier in the week, our staff rolled out the day’s statistical standouts in leaderboard format within our ‘Stat Story’, which you can find HERE. Then, we spotlighted several of the day's standout prospects within our typical 'Quick Hits', which you can find HERE.
We'll wrap up our coverage from this event today within this 'Data Dive'. Continue reading below to see which players in attendance showed well from a batted ball and pitch metric perspective.
TOP 60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Keaton Neal | KS | Spring Hill | 2026 | SS | 6.69 |
2 | Addison Miller | MO | LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH | 2025 | SS | 6.71 |
3 | Andrew Young | MO | Webb City | 2025 | OF | 6.74 |
4 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 6.76 |
5 | Eli Lang | KS | Minneola | 2024 | OF | 6.80 |
6 | Benjamin Burton | KS | Olathe East Sr High | 2026 | OF | 6.83 |
7 | Drake Jennings | MO | NEOSHO HIGH | 2027 | OF | 6.87 |
8 | Zachary Fish | MO | St. Pius X | 2025 | C | 6.89 |
9 | Nico Chiu | KS | Pembroke Hill | 2026 | SS | 6.91 |
10 | Christian Niederwerder | KS | Blue Valley High | 2026 | LHP | 6.98 |
^ | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2026 | OF | 6.98 |
MAX VERTICAL JUMP
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Jump Height (max) |
1 | Eli Lang | KS | Minneola | 2024 | OF | 31.0 |
2 | Christian Anders | MO | Staley | 2025 | C | 30.9 |
3 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 30.9 |
4 | Colin Oestreich | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2025 | OF | 30.2 |
5 | Andrew Young | MO | Webb City | 2025 | OF | 29.7 |
^ | Benjamin Burton | KS | Olathe East Sr High | 2026 | OF | 29.7 |
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 104.7 mph |
2 | Keaton Neal | KS | Spring Hill | 2026 | SS | 97.0 mph |
3 | Andrew Young | MO | Webb City | 2025 | OF | 94.2 mph |
4 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2026 | OF | 93.6 mph |
5 | Jackson Bates | MO | Smith-Cotton | 2025 | C | 92.9 mph |
6 | Blayne Lilienkamp | MO | CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 92.8 mph |
7 | Conner Smith | MO | Kickapoo | 2027 | SS | 92.6 mph |
8 | Isaac Sauder | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2025 | C | 91.5 mph |
9 | Addison Miller | MO | LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH | 2025 | SS | 91.2 mph |
10 | Christian Anders | MO | Staley | 2025 | C | 91.1 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 92.0 mph |
2 | Keaton Neal | KS | Spring Hill | 2026 | SS | 91.6 mph |
3 | Carter Jeffries | MO | Summit Christian Academy | 2026 | C | 86.6 mph |
4 | Conner Smith | MO | Kickapoo | 2027 | SS | 86.1 mph |
5 | Easton Phillippe | MO | STALEY HIGH | 2025 | C | 85.2 mph |
PEAK BATTED DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Keaton Neal | KS | Spring Hill | 2026 | SS | 367 ft |
2 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 360 ft |
3 | Zachary Fish | MO | St. Pius X | 2025 | C | 322 ft |
4 | Addison Miller | MO | LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH | 2025 | SS | 318 ft |
5 | Camden Morris | KS | Blue Valley | 2025 | C | 315 ft |
AVERAGE BATTED DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Trent Gallagher | MO | Knob Noster | 2025 | RHP | 228 ft |
2 | Conner Smith | MO | Kickapoo | 2027 | SS | 210 ft |
3 | Jackson Bates | MO | Smith-Cotton | 2025 | C | 207 ft |
4 | Colin Oestreich | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2025 | OF | 203 ft |
5 | Christian Anders | MO | Staley | 2025 | C | 194 ft |
PEAK BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Brady Smith | MO | Van Buren High School | 2026 | RHP | 88.1 mph |
2 | Isaac Sauder | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2025 | C | 85.9 mph |
3 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 85.0 mph |
4 | Keaton Neal | KS | Spring Hill | 2026 | SS | 77.7 mph |
5 | Eli Lang | KS | Minneola | 2024 | OF | 77.1 mph |
^ | Peyton Snider | MO | Raymore-Peculiar | 2027 | RHP | 77.1 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 79.2 mph |
2 | Isaac Sauder | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2025 | C | 76.0 mph |
3 | Eli Lang | KS | Minneola | 2024 | OF | 75.4 mph |
4 | Brady Smith | MO | Van Buren High School | 2026 | RHP | 75.3 mph |
5 | Keaton Neal | KS | Spring Hill | 2026 | SS | 74.2 mph |
PEAK HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Isaac Sauder | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2025 | C | 26.7 mph |
2 | Andrew Young | MO | Webb City | 2025 | OF | 26.1 mph |
3 | Christian Anders | MO | Staley | 2025 | C | 25.7 mph |
4 | Eli Lang | KS | Minneola | 2024 | OF | 24.9 mph |
5 | Blayne Lilienkamp | MO | CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 24.8 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Christian Anders | MO | Staley | 2025 | C | 24.6 mph |
2 | Andrew Young | MO | Webb City | 2025 | OF | 24.5 mph |
3 | Eli Lang | KS | Minneola | 2024 | OF | 24.3 mph |
4 | Isaac Sauder | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2025 | C | 24.2 mph |
5 | Blayne Lilienkamp | MO | CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 23.7 mph |
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Jack Dilley | KS | Olathe West | 2024 | RHP | 93.2 mph |
2 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 92.3 mph |
3 | Dennis Leonard | MO | Grain Valley | 2025 | RHP | 91.6 mph |
4 | Trent Gallagher | MO | Knob Noster | 2025 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
5 | Cole Hayden | KS | Pittsburg High | 2026 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
6 | Ayden Newton | MO | Kearney | 2025 | RHP | 84.4 mph |
7 | Blayne Lilienkamp | MO | CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
8 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2026 | OF | 83.7 mph |
9 | Christian Anders | MO | Staley | 2025 | C | 83.1 mph |
10 | Brady Smith | MO | Van Buren High School | 2026 | RHP | 81.4 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Trent Gallagher | MO | Knob Noster | 2025 | RHP | 2589 rpm |
2 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 2517 rpm |
3 | Dennis Leonard | MO | Grain Valley | 2025 | RHP | 2468 rpm |
4 | Jack Dilley | KS | Olathe West | 2024 | RHP | 2347 rpm |
5 | Austin Pare | MO | Staley | 2024 | LHP | 2255 rpm |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Cole Hayden | KS | Pittsburg High | 2026 | RHP | 2494 rpm |
2 | Christian Anders | MO | Staley | 2025 | C | 2435 rpm |
3 | Dennis Leonard | MO | Grain Valley | 2025 | RHP | 2414 rpm |
4 | Austin Pare | MO | Staley | 2024 | LHP | 2398 rpm |
5 | Ayden Newton | MO | Kearney | 2025 | RHP | 2394 rpm |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cole Hayden | KS | Pittsburg High | 2026 | RHP | 2469 rpm |
2 | Austin Pare | MO | Staley | 2024 | LHP | 2341 rpm |
3 | Dennis Leonard | MO | Grain Valley | 2025 | RHP | 2330 rpm |
4 | Christian Anders | MO | Staley | 2025 | C | 2315 rpm |
5 | Ayden Newton | MO | Kearney | 2025 | RHP | 2307 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 2598 rpm |
2 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2026 | OF | 2166 rpm |
3 | Jack Dilley | KS | Olathe West | 2024 | RHP | 2153 rpm |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 2527 |
2 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2026 | OF | 2161 |
3 | Jack Dilley | KS | Olathe West | 2024 | RHP | 2111 |
AVG CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MVMT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Dennis Leonard | MO | Grain Valley | 2025 | RHP | 18.7 |
2 | Cole Hayden | KS | Pittsburg High | 2026 | RHP | 17.9 |
3 | Beau Peterson | KS | mill valley hs | 2026 | 3B | 16.8 |
4 | Jack Dilley | KS | Olathe West | 2024 | RHP | 15.9 |
5 | Christian Anders | MO | Staley | 2025 | C | 14.1 |
For all of the statistics collected from this event, click HERE.
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