Prep Baseball Report

PBR Nevada Announces the 2021 PBR Nevada ProCase


Brett Harrison
Nevada Scouting Director

The inaugural PBR Nevada ProCase saw 65+ Major League Baseball scouts attend the Invite Only event that featured the top prospects with professional aspirations our state had to offer. Last years event featured the all four of the Nevada high school prospects who heard their name called in Major League Baseball Draft as well as the remaining 13 players who were Division 1 commits. The PBR Nevada ProCase is a hyper focused event that is designed to highlight our states top 2022 and 2023 prospect's abilities while being evaluated and analyzed by the game's leading technology in Blast Motion, TrackMan, Driveline and Vizual Edge

2021 MLB Draft Selections

Tyler Whitaker - Bishop Gorman / Houston Astros, Rd. 3 (87 Overall)
Tanner McDougal - Silverado / Chicago White Sox, Rd. 5 (155 Overall)
Jace Avina - Spanish Springs / Milwaukee Brewers, Rd. 14 (417 Overall)
Elie Kligman - Cimarron-Memorial / Washington Nationals, Rd. 20 (593 Overall) 

Division 1 Prospects
Chris Cortez - Silverado / Texas A&M
Justin Crawford - Bishop Gorman / LSU
Garrett Cutting - Arbor View / Oregon
Demitri Diamant - Bishop Gorman / Georgia Tech
Grayson Grinsell - Reno / Oregon
Hunter Katschke - Basic / UNLV
Elie Kligman - Cimarron-Memorial / Wake Forest
Gavin Mez - Bishop Gorman / UNLV
Mason Neville - Basic / Uncommitted
Santino Panaro - Bishop Gorman / UNLV
Reed Schaefer - Desert Oasis / Arizona
Sam Simon - Centennial / UNLV
Jacob Walsh - Desert Oasis / Oregon
Irvin Weems III - Durango / San Diego State 

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Event Information

The PBR Nevada ProCase is our premier fall event for the top 2022 and 2023 draft prospects in Nevada. The format of the event will be pro-style workout followed by pitchers throwing live at-bat to hitters. 

The PBR Nevada ProCase will take place on Sunday, October 24 at the College of Southern Nevada with the top overall performer earning an invitation to the Super 60 Pro Showcase at the Prep Baseball Report Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.

The Super 60 Pro Showcase in February has been a staple of the Prep Baseball Report's pro coverage over the last 18 years. The PBR ProCase adds to our pro coverage and gives scouts the first look into the 2022 draft class. The Super 60 has become one of the more well attended pro showcases on the circuit, simply due to the caliber of players in attendance. We have seen more than 100 professional scouts year after year at the Super 60 and the ProCase will be no different, bringing all of the draft potential candidates from our area into one location to showcase their abilities in front of the professional scouting community. Last year this event brought representation from nearly all 30 MLB teams, as well as college recruiters. This will also give our staff insight into possible invites for the following year's Super 60. 

SCOUTING, TECHNOLOGY AND DATA ANALYSIS IN ONE EVENT

Since 2005, Prep Baseball Report’s mission has been to provide the most credible scouting and event platform to help players and recruiters alike. As baseball has evolved, so have we. 

Prep Baseball Report has recently partnered with global leaders in the baseball technology and analysis space to deliver an unparalleled in-event and post-event experience. Now, at events across the country, players will receive actionable data from their event performance,  captured by industry-leading technologies, so they can elevate their game and get to the next level.

UNRIVALED ACCESS TO YOUR DATA

Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive unrivaled access to their advanced ball-tracking and swing metrics through the TrackMan and Blast Connect apps. Additionally, to help players understand the advanced data metrics, Prep Baseball Report has partnered with Driveline, the world’s leader in data-driven player development, to generate analysis of your performance through the data sets with tips of how to identify strengths and improve deficiencies. Furthermore, key metrics will live inside your Prep Baseball Report profile to help players in their recruitment process.  

OUR PARTNERS

TRACKMAN:
TrackMan is the global leader in ball-tracking accuracy. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, all players will get unrivaled access to their performance data in the Trackman interactive app. Players can create custom dashboards that unlock both hitting and pitching data.

Pitching Features Include:

  • Pitching data access includes: release speed, spin rate, spin axis, release height, extension, horizontal and vertical break, and location on each pitch 

  • See each pitch trajectory in 3D from multiple viewpoints

  • Create defined tags to label and compare pitches

  • Pin pitches together to create tunneling visualizations between different pitch types

  • Visualize each pitch location

Hitting Features Include:

  • Hitting data access includes: Exit speed, distance traveled, launch angle, launch direction, spin rate, contact depth and contact side/height for each swing.

  • Visualize plate coverage

  • Pairing of all data points on each swing

Key ball flight metrics will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level. TrackMan’s advanced data metrics will augment what players already receive from a PBR showcase, which includes an edited video of their performance, personalized scouting reports, verified statistics, run times and positional velocities. 

BLAST:
Blast is the global leader in swing analysis and used by nearly every MLB organization. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive access to BlastConnect in the Blast App, that unlocks critical insights and actionable data from their performance.

Features Include:

  • Swing Analysis and Blast Motion hitting assessment

  • Professional-level swing analytics to help players improve their hitting performance

  • Free 30-day trial to Blast Premium Services subscription

Key hitting metrics and Blast Motion Scores will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level.

DRIVELINE:
Driveline is the global leader in data-driven player development. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive a Player Development Snapshot utilizing the data collected at all PBR events where technology from other PBR partners is present. In this Snapshot, players will receive:

  • Data analysis and breakdown to promote greater understanding of the information collected, what the information actually means in their specific case, and how to ultimately utilize this information moving forward. 

  • Personalized Snapshot will be delivered through Driveline’s in-house training software, TRAQ, where athletes will also find additional resources and visualizations to benefit their understanding and playing careers.

  • Access to Driveline’s TRAQ system, where all data-sets collected at Prep Baseball Report events will be housed. 

  • Access to Driveline’s EDGE system that recreates 3D animations of spin and movement profiles.