The Barn Scout Day: Data Dive
March 1, 2024
On Sunday, February 25th, the PBR Kansas staff traveled to Mahattan, KS, to host The Barn Scout Day. This event featured 30+ players representing the 2024-to-2028 classes from Kansas.
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.
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, pitch metric, and swing analytics perspective.
TOP 60-YARD DASH
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Sawyer Newton | KS | Manhattan | 2026 | SS | 6.84 s |
| 2 | Samuel Nordhus | KS | Nemaha Central | 2025 | OF | 6.94 s |
| 3 | Matthew Genrich | KS | Topeka | 2024 | 3B | 7.05 s |
| 4 | Jack Crocker | KS | Manhattan High School West/East Campus | 2026 | OF | 7.07 s |
| 5 | Mitchel Kramer | KS | Sabetha High School | 2025 | SS | 7.08 s |
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Matthew Genrich | KS | Topeka | 2024 | 3B | 90.4 mph |
| 2 | Mitchel Kramer | KS | Sabetha High School | 2025 | SS | 89.8 mph |
| 3 | Sawyer Newton | KS | Manhattan | 2026 | SS | 87.8 mph |
| 4 | Samuel Nordhus | KS | Nemaha Central | 2025 | OF | 86.8 mph |
| 5 | Liam Annand | KS | Hayden Catholic | 2025 | 2B | 86.6 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Matthew Genrich | KS | Topeka | 2024 | 3B | 86.0 mph |
| 2 | Mitchel Kramer | KS | Sabetha High School | 2025 | SS | 82.9 mph |
| 3 | Sawyer Newton | KS | Manhattan | 2026 | SS | 82.6 mph |
| 4 | Liam Annand | KS | Hayden Catholic | 2025 | 2B | 82.6 mph |
| 5 | Drew Becker | KS | Rock Creek | 2025 | C | 78.2 mph |
PEAK BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Mitchel Kramer | KS | Sabetha High School | 2025 | SS | 296 ft |
| 2 | Jack Crocker | KS | Manhattan High School West/East Campus | 2026 | OF | 286 ft |
| 3 | Carter Goodpasture | KS | Manhattan High School West/East Campus | 2026 | 3B | 282 ft |
| 4 | Maddox Hodges | KS | Manhattan | 2026 | C | 281 ft |
| 5 | Liam Annand | KS | Hayden Catholic | 2025 | 2B | 280 ft |
AVERAGE BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Noah Valburg | KS | Rock Creek | 2027 | C | 235 ft |
| 2 | Maddox Hodges | KS | Manhattan | 2026 | C | 201 ft |
| 3 | Carter Goodpasture | KS | Manhattan High School West/East Campus | 2026 | 3B | 200 ft |
| 4 | Samuel Nordhus | KS | Nemaha Central | 2025 | OF | 194 ft |
| 5 | Leland McCallister | KS | Riley County High School | 2028 | OF | 172 ft |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Matthew Genrich | KS | Topeka | 2024 | 3B | 73.7 mph |
| 2 | Sawyer Newton | KS | Manhattan | 2026 | SS | 73.1 mph |
| 3 | Mitchel Kramer | KS | Sabetha High School | 2025 | SS | 71.1 mph |
| 4 | Drew Becker | KS | Rock Creek | 2025 | C | 70.9 mph |
| 5 | Owen Goode | KS | Manhattan | 2024 | C | 70.7 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Matthew Genrich | KS | Topeka | 2024 | 3B | 71.4 mph |
| 2 | Sawyer Newton | KS | Manhattan | 2026 | SS | 69.0 mph |
| 3 | Owen Goode | KS | Manhattan | 2024 | C | 69.0 mph |
| 4 | Tayton Griffin | KS | Wamego | 2027 | 1B | 68.6 mph |
| 5 | Liam Annand | KS | Hayden Catholic | 2025 | 2B | 68.5 mph |
PEAK HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Liam Annand | KS | Hayden Catholic | 2025 | 2B | 23.4 mph |
| 2 | Carter Goodpasture | KS | Manhattan High School West/East Campus | 2026 | 3B | 23.2 mph |
| ^ | Caleb Hynek | KS | Nemaha Central | 2027 | SS | 23.2 mph |
| 3 | Samuel Nordhus | KS | Nemaha Central | 2025 | OF | 22.7 mph |
| 4 | Matthew Genrich | KS | Topeka | 2024 | 3B | 22.5 mph |
| 5 | Tayton Griffin | KS | Wamego | 2027 | 1B | 22.4 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Liam Annand | KS | Hayden Catholic | 2025 | 2B | 22.6 mph |
| 2 | Matthew Genrich | KS | Topeka | 2024 | 3B | 22.0 mph |
| 3 | Carter Goodpasture | KS | Manhattan High School West/East Campus | 2026 | 3B | 22.0 mph |
| 4 | Caleb Hynek | KS | Nemaha Central | 2027 | SS | 21.8 mph |
| 5 | Samuel Nordhus | KS | Nemaha Central | 2025 | OF | 21.7 mph |
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Cooper Sieben | KS | Rock Creek High School | 2025 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
| 2 | Cody Mayer | KS | Wamego High | 2025 | RHP | 85.0 mph |
| 3 | Tayton Griffin | KS | Wamego | 2027 | 1B | 79.3 mph |
| 4 | Riland Boyer | KS | Manhattan | 2027 | 2B | 78.7 mph |
| 5 | Samuel Nordhus | KS | Nemaha Central | 2025 | OF | 78.6 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Jacob Perkins | KS | Rock Creek High School | 2028 | SS | 2381 rpm |
| 2 | Cooper Sieben | KS | Rock Creek High School | 2025 | RHP | 2279 rpm |
| 3 | Tayton Griffin | KS | Wamego | 2027 | 1B | 2189 rpm |
| 4 | Samuel Nordhus | KS | Nemaha Central | 2025 | OF | 2133 rpm |
| 5 | Sam Rogers | KS | Wamego High | 2027 | RHP | 2043 rpm |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Riland Boyer | KS | Manhattan | 2027 | 2B | 2239 rpm |
| 2 | Cooper Sieben | KS | Rock Creek High School | 2025 | RHP | 2239 rpm |
| 3 | Blade Grieshaber | KS | Manhattan | 2027 | OF | 2036 rpm |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Riland Boyer | KS | Manhattan | 2027 | 2B | 2239 rpm |
| 2 | Cooper Sieben | KS | Rock Creek High School | 2025 | RHP | 2222 rpm |
| 3 | Blade Grieshaber | KS | Manhattan | 2027 | OF | 2034 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Cooper Sieben | KS | Rock Creek High School | 2025 | RHP | 2329 rpm |
| 2 | Tayton Griffin | KS | Wamego | 2027 | 1B | 2208 rpm |
| 3 | Cody Mayer | KS | Wamego High | 2025 | RHP | 2103 rpm |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Cooper Sieben | KS | Rock Creek High School | 2025 | RHP | 2164 |
| 2 | Tayton Griffin | KS | Wamego | 2027 | 1B | 2163 |
| 3 | Cody Mayer | KS | Wamego High | 2025 | RHP | 2056 |
AVG CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MVMT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Boone Richard | KS | Concordia Jr-Sr High | 2027 | OF | -14.7 |
| 2 | Cooper Sieben | KS | Rock Creek High School | 2025 | RHP | 11.0 |
| 3 | Sam Rogers | KS | Wamego High | 2027 | RHP | 10.3 |
For all of the statistics collected from this event, click HERE.
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