Competitive Edge Scout Day: Hitter Data Dive
September 28, 2023
On Sunday, September 17th, the PBR Missouri staff traveled to Platte County HS to host the Competitive Edge Scout Day. This event featured 45 players from the Competitive Edge travel program, representing the 2025-to-2027 grad classes, that participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff. Players gathered unrivaled data with the help of our tech partners, collecting measurables, video, and scouting analysis from our staff in the process.
For all of the stats from this event, click HERE. To see all of the players that attended this event, click HERE.
Yesterday, our staff highlighted some of the day's stat leaders from this event within our traditional 'Stat Story', which you can find HERE.
Today, we're taking a look at some of the batted ball and swing metric leaders from this event with the help of our tech partners at TrackMan and Blast Motion, which you can find below.
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Caelin Bradford | MO | Park Hill | 2026 | 3B | 91.9 mph |
| 2 | Patrick McCool | MO | Platte County | 2025 | OF | 90.1 mph |
| 3 | Andrew Edsall | MO | Kearney | 2026 | 1B | 88.9 mph |
| 4 | Carson Bjorn | MO | Park Hill South High School | 2026 | 1B | 88.5 mph |
| 5 | Steven Zimbelman | KS | Basehor-Linwood High School | 2026 | 2B | 88.2 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Caelin Bradford | MO | Park Hill | 2026 | 3B | 83.7 mph |
| 2 | Patrick McCool | MO | Platte County | 2025 | OF | 81.9 mph |
| 3 | Cameron Taylor | MO | Kearney | 2026 | 3B | 81.9 mph |
| 4 | Mason Jeffers | MO | Liberty | 2025 | C | 81.9 mph |
| 5 | Evan Abbott | MO | Staley | 2025 | OF | 81.1 mph |
MAX BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Mason Jeffers | MO | Liberty | 2025 | C | 326 ft |
| 2 | Cameron Taylor | MO | Kearney | 2026 | 3B | 322 ft |
| 3 | Patrick McCool | MO | Platte County | 2025 | OF | 318 ft |
AVERAGE BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Carson Bjorn | MO | Park Hill South High School | 2026 | 1B | 244 ft |
| 2 | Steven Zimbelman | KS | Basehor-Linwood High School | 2026 | 2B | 227 ft |
| 3 | Carter Schaunaman | MO | Staley | 2025 | SS | 224 ft |
PEAK HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Brodie Fetters | MO | Park Hill | 2026 | OF | 25.4 mph |
| 2 | Brody Cunningham | MO | North Kansas City | 2027 | OF | 24.1 mph |
| ^ | Caelin Bradford | MO | Park Hill | 2026 | 3B | 24.1 mph |
| 3 | Steven Zimbelman | KS | Basehor-Linwood High School | 2026 | 2B | 23.6 mph |
| 4 | Ian Springer | MO | Park Hill | 2026 | RHP | 23.2 mph |
| 5 | Evan Abbott | MO | Staley | 2025 | OF | 22.8 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Caelin Bradford | MO | Park Hill | 2026 | 3B | 23.3 mph |
| 2 | Brooks Hall | MO | Platte County | 2026 | OF | 22.5 mph |
| 3 | Steven Zimbelman | KS | Basehor-Linwood High School | 2026 | 2B | 22.5 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Brooks Hall | MO | Platte County | 2026 | OF | 78.9 mph |
| 2 | Brody Cunningham | MO | North Kansas City | 2027 | OF | 74.9 mph |
| 3 | Caden Puderbaugh | KS | Basehor-Linwood | 2026 | C | 74.7 mph |
| 4 | Cameron Taylor | MO | Kearney | 2026 | 3B | 74.5 mph |
| 5 | Evan Abbott | MO | Staley | 2025 | OF | 74.3 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Brooks Hall | MO | Platte County | 2026 | OF | 76.6 mph |
| 2 | Mason Jeffers | MO | Liberty | 2025 | C | 70.6 mph |
| 3 | Brodie Fetters | MO | Park Hill | 2026 | OF | 70.0 mph |
To see all of the stats from this event, click HERE.
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