US Nationals & Affiliates (Springfield) Scout Day: Stat Story

January 22, 2024
By: Diego Solares
Central Region Media Director, Area Scout

On Sunday, January 21st, the PBR Missouri staff traveled to Ozark, MO, to host the US Nationals & Affiliates Scout Day. This event featured 30+ players representing the 2024-to-2027 high school classes from Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.

Those in attendance participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff, gathering unrivaled data and measureables through the help of our tech partners. To see what our events offer, click HERE.

Now, at the event's conclusion, our staff has compiled several of the day's statistical leaders below into categorical leaderboards. Below you will see which players from the event put up numbers and paced their peers at this event.

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Coby Branson	KS	Santa Fe Trail	2026	RHP	90.2 mph
2	Ethan Milius	MO	Fulton	2025	RHP	89.3 mph
3	Carter Allan	AR	BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	2025	RHP	87.9 mph
4	Calen Jones	MO	Helias	2025	RHP	87.8 mph
5	Kyle Haynes	MO	Hickman	2025	RHP	87.6 mph
6	Joseph Canzoneri	AR	Rogers	2025	RHP	87.5 mph
7	Preston Rains	MO	Stockton High School	2025	RHP	87.1 mph
8	Evan Magnuson	MO	Platte County High School	2027	RHP	86.4 mph
9	Wesley Brown	MO	Holden	2026	LHP	86.2 mph
10	Jackson Gamble	MO	Nixa	2025	RHP	86.1 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Dawson Edwards	MO	Lee's Summit West	2026	1B	103.7 mph
2	Nash Jeffus	AR	HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL	2025	OF	102.3 mph
3	Zach Lawing	AR	Rogers	2025	3B	102.2 mph
4	Ryker Benz	MO	Vianney	2025	1B	101.6 mph
5	Brant Colvin	MO	KNOB NOSTER HIGH	2026	C	99.6 mph
6	Garretson Cook	MO	Bolivar	2025	1B	99.6 mph
7	Jackson Gamble	MO	Nixa	2025	RHP	99.6 mph
8	Jonathan Veira	AR	Bentonville West	2025	OF	98.2 mph
9	Drew Demint	MO	Mexico High School	2026	OF	97.4 mph
10	Lucas Wietholder	MO	Father Tolton Catholic	2025	SS	97.3 mph

MAX INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Zach Lawing	AR	Rogers	2025	3B	92
2	Dawson Edwards	MO	Lee's Summit West	2026	1B	88
3	John Malicoat	MO	Grain Valley	2026	RHP	87
^	Garrett Ramos	KS	Seaman	2026	3B	87
4	Cooper Callahan	MO	BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH	2026	SS	86
^	Mason Welsh	AR	Central Arkansas Christian School	2025	SS	86
^	Tison Wren	KS	Olathe Northwest	2027	SS	86

MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Ethan Milius	MO	Fulton	2025	RHP	96
2	Carter Allan	AR	BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	2025	RHP	89
^	Wyatt Taylor	MO	Blue Springs South	2026	OF	89

MAX CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Jackson Goos	KS	Manhattan	2026	C	81
2	Ayden Katzberg	MO	Lee's Summit West High School	2025	2B	80
3	Carter Moore	MO	North Callaway	2025	C	79
4	Ben Miller	MO	Helias Catholic	2025	C	78

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Ayden Katzberg	MO	Lee's Summit West High School	2025	2B	1.85-1.88
2	Jackson Goos	KS	Manhattan	2026	C	1.85-1.90
3	Davis Long	MO	Rockhurst	2026	C	1.92-1.97