Flashback: History Of Scout Days - 5 Star Midwest
January 25, 2023
Below we take a look back at the history of the 5 Star Midwest Scout Days, highlighting the top statistical performers within numerous categories over the past five years of the event.
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Flashback: History Of Scout Days - 5 Star Midwest
2022 Scout Day: 5 Star Midwest 1.30.22
+ Results (Posted 1/31/22)
+ Trackman Analytics (Posted 1/31/22)
+ Blast Analytics (Posted 2/3/22)
+ Quick Hits (Posted 2/4/22)
+ Complete Evaluations (Posted 2/16/22)
2021 Scout Day: 5 Star Midwest 2.21.21
+ Results (Posted 2/22/21)
+ Trackman Analytics (Posted 2/23/21)
+ Blast Analytics (Posted 2/22/21)
+ Quick Hits (Posted 3/10/21)
+ Complete Evaluations (Posted 3/20/21)
2020 Scout Day: 5 Star Midwest 1.25.20
+ Results (Posted 1/27/20)
+ Advanced Metrics (Posted 1/29/20)
+ Quick Hits (Posted 2/4/20)
+ Complete Evaluations (Posted 2/8/20)
2019 Scout Day: 5 Star Midwest 1.26.19
+ Results (Posted 1/28/19)
+ Top Performers (Posted 1/28/19)
+ Sneak Peek (Posted 1/28/19)
+ Complete Evaluations (Posted 2/27/19)
5 Star Midwest Top Performers Over The Years
Below we highlight the top 10 for numerous categories for our scout days from 2019-2022.
Top Fastball Velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
| 1 | Luke Pappano | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2025 | LHP | 87 mph |
| 2 | Nick Kapostasy | OH | Turpin | 2021 | 1B | 83 mph |
| ^ | Zach Swartz | OH | West Clermont | 2025 | RHP | 83 mph |
| ^ | Owen Schroeder | OH | Turpin | 2023 | RHP | 83 mph |
| ^ | Joey Buchanan | OH | Milford | 2025 | LHP | 83 mph |
| 3 | Eli Porter | KY | Mason County | 2024 | LHP | 82 mph |
| ^ | Andrew Vance | OH | Cincinnati Country Day | 2022 | RHP | 82 mph |
| ^ | Christopher Gould | OH | Sycamore | 2020 | RHP | 82 mph |
| ^ | Simon Bargo | OH | Milford | 2023 | RHP | 82 mph |
| ^ | Abe Crall | OH | Western Brown | 2024 | RHP | 82 mph |
| 4 | Kaden Patten | OH | Western Brown | 2024 | RHP | 81 mph |
| 5 | Will Bittman | OH | Lebanon | 2023 | RHP | 80 mph |
| ^ | Damian Fedler | OH | Colerain | 2023 | 3B | 80 mph |
| ^ | Preston Hodges | TN | Walker Valley | 2022 | SS | 80 mph |
| ^ | Ethan Sweat | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2023 | 3B | 80 mph |
| ^ | Connor Gullett | OH | Turpin | 2024 | RHP | 80 mph |
| ^ | Kyle Gearding | OH | Anderson | 2021 | RHP | 80 mph |
| ^ | Cameron Snider | OH | Bethel-Tate | 2024 | CF | 80 mph |
| ^ | Luke Uhlenbrock | OH | Anderson | 2023 | RHP | 80 mph |
| ^ | Jonathan Berliner | OH | Turpin | 2021 | LHP | 80 mph |
| ^ | William Henkel | OH | Turpin | 2021 | LHP | 80 mph |
| ^ | Brendan Mullin | OH | Turpin | 2023 | RHP | 80 mph |
| ^ | Matthew Frye | OH | Western Brown | 2023 | RHP | 80 mph |
| 6 | Jacob Renner | OH | Cincinnati Country Day | 2019 | RHP | 79 mph |
| ^ | Matthew Peer | OH | Moeller | 2020 | RHP | 79 mph |
| ^ | Noah Wadell | OH | Turpin | 2023 | RHP | 79 mph |
| ^ | Tucker Wilburn | OH | Lakota West | 2025 | RHP | 79 mph |
| ^ | Colin Singer | OH | Fairfield | 2021 | OF | 79 mph |
| 7 | Jacob Montemore | OH | Turpin | 2024 | RHP | 78 mph |
| ^ | Jarrod Bahr | OH | Sycamore | 2020 | C | 78 mph |
| ^ | Joey Watts | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2025 | RHP | 78 mph |
| ^ | Carter Christenson | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2025 | SS | 78 mph |
| ^ | Ben Crall | OH | Western Brown | 2024 | RHP | 78 mph |
| ^ | Kemper Murray | OH | Fairfield | 2022 | OF | 78 mph |
| 8 | Brandon Neff | OH | Milford | 2022 | RHP | 77 mph |
| ^ | John Barth | KY | Highlands | 2021 | SS | 77 mph |
| 9 | Colton Ziegler | OH | Turpin | 2023 | RHP | 76 mph |
| ^ | Alex Koelling | OH | Mason | 2024 | SS | 76 mph |
| ^ | Nathan Ennis | OH | Miamisburg | 2023 | C | 76 mph |
| ^ | Colton Hartman | OH | Lebanon | 2023 | LHP | 76 mph |
| ^ | Connor Stout | OH | Turpin | 2021 | LHP | 76 mph |
| ^ | Gaige Stuckey | OH | Miami Trace | 2025 | LHP | 76 mph |
| ^ | Henry Isaac | OH | St. Xavier | 2025 | OF | 76 mph |
| 10 | Drew Holman | OH | Loveland | 2024 | RHP | 75 mph |
| ^ | Garrett Manaster | OH | Turpin | 2021 | OF | 75 mph |
| ^ | Brody Mangold | KY | Conner | 2023 | RHP | 75 mph |
| ^ | Cray Fite | KY | Mason County | 2025 | 3B | 75 mph |
| ^ | Spencer Strunk | KY | Ryle | 2020 | OF | 75 mph |
| ^ | A.J. Ewing | OH | Springboro | 2023 | SS | 75 mph |
| ^ | Wes Byrge | OH | Mason | 2020 | OF | 75 mph |
| ^ | Alex Howard | OH | West Clermont | 2022 | RHP | 75 mph |
| ^ | Evan Weilnau | OH | Lebanon | 2023 | C | 75 mph |
Top 60-Yard Dash
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Charlie Niehaus | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2023 | SS | 6.71 |
| 2 | Ty Snyder | OH | Archbishop McNicholas | 2023 | OF | 6.79 |
| 3 | Jackson Wang | OH | Archbishop McNicholas | 2023 | OF | 6.81 |
| 4 | Carson Koelling | IN | East Central | 2023 | UTILITY | 6.82 |
| 5 | William Porotsky | OH | St. Xavier | 2024 | SS | 6.85 |
| 6 | Hayden Petrey | OH | Kings | 2025 | C | 6.89 |
| 7 | Gavin Johnston | IN | Mt Vernon | 2023 | SS | 6.99 |
| ^ | Bradley Schauer | OH | Turpin | 2023 | OF | 6.99 |
| 8 | Luke Jilek | OH | Turpin | 2024 | 3B | 7.23 |
| 9 | Braden Enneking | OH | Harrison | 2023 | SS | 7.38 |
| 10 | Wyatt Haupt | OH | Eastern Brown | 2024 | SS | 7.50 |
Top Exit Velo
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velo |
| 1 | Connor Christenson | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2023 | SS | 98 |
| 2 | Austin Fultz | OH | West Clermont | 2021 | 3B | 97 |
| 3 | Ty Snyder | OH | Archbishop McNicholas | 2023 | OF | 96 |
| 4 | Ayden Helton | OH | Bishop Fenwick | 2021 | 1B | 94 |
| ^ | Luke Jilek | OH | Turpin | 2024 | 3B | 94 |
| 5 | Carson Koelling | IN | East Central | 2023 | UTILITY | 93 |
| ^ | Jackson Poole | OH | Manchester | 2022 | 1B | 93 |
| ^ | Andrew Vance | OH | Cincinnati Country Day | 2022 | RHP | 93 |
| ^ | William Porotsky | OH | St. Xavier | 2024 | SS | 93 |
| ^ | Jackson Wang | OH | Archbishop McNicholas | 2023 | OF | 93 |
| 6 | Nate Fender | OH | Milford | 2024 | C | 92 |
| 7 | Alex York | OH | Edgewood | 2023 | C | 91 |
| ^ | Ethan Howard | OH | Cincinnati Country Day | 2020 | OF | 91 |
| ^ | Kyle Gillispie | OH | West Clermont | 2024 | C | 91 |
| 8 | Troy Dilley | OH | Lakota East | 2021 | 1B | 90 |
| ^ | Damian Fedler | OH | Colerain | 2023 | 3B | 90 |
| ^ | Carson Deer | OH | Loveland | 2020 | C | 90 |
| ^ | Gavin Johnston | IN | Mt Vernon | 2023 | SS | 90 |
| ^ | Cray Fite | KY | Mason County | 2025 | 3B | 90 |
| ^ | Hayden Petrey | OH | Kings | 2025 | C | 90 |
| 9 | Ethan Sweat | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2023 | 3B | 89 |
| ^ | Jake Stephens | OH | Wilmington | 2025 | C | 89 |
| ^ | Drew Edrich | OH | Elder | 2023 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Eli Griesser | OH | St. Xavier | 2023 | C | 89 |
| 10 | Devon Niehaus | OH | Lakota West | 2022 | 3B | 88 |
| ^ | Jacob Montemore | OH | Turpin | 2024 | RHP | 88 |
| ^ | Colin Singer | OH | Fairfield | 2021 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Joey Watts | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2025 | RHP | 88 |
| ^ | Charlie Niehaus | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2023 | SS | 88 |
| ^ | Mason Preston | KY | Lawrence County | 2023 | C | 88 |
| ^ | Drew Holman | OH | Loveland | 2024 | RHP | 88 |
| ^ | Jarrod Bahr | OH | Sycamore | 2020 | C | 88 |
| ^ | Cameron Snider | OH | Bethel-Tate | 2024 | CF | 88 |
Top Infield Velo
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Connor Christenson | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2023 | SS | 89 |
| 2 | Charlie Niehaus | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2023 | SS | 87 |
| 3 | Joey Buchanan | OH | Milford | 2025 | LHP | 84 |
| ^ | Simon Bargo | OH | Milford | 2023 | RHP | 84 |
| 4 | Rejesus Rosario | IN | Hamilton Southeastern | 2023 | 3B | 83 |
| ^ | William Porotsky | OH | St. Xavier | 2024 | SS | 83 |
| 5 | Gavin Johnston | IN | Mt Vernon | 2023 | SS | 82 |
| ^ | Christopher Gould | OH | Sycamore | 2020 | RHP | 82 |
| ^ | Connor Gullett | OH | Turpin | 2024 | RHP | 82 |
| 6 | Zach Swartz | OH | West Clermont | 2025 | RHP | 81 |
| ^ | Luke Jilek | OH | Turpin | 2024 | 3B | 81 |
| 7 | Wyatt Haupt | OH | Eastern Brown | 2024 | SS | 80 |
| ^ | Matthew Peer | OH | Moeller | 2020 | RHP | 80 |
| ^ | Preston Hodges | TN | Walker Valley | 2022 | SS | 80 |
| ^ | Evan Weilnau | OH | Lebanon | 2023 | C | 80 |
| ^ | Austin Randolph | OH | West Clermont | 2024 | SS | 80 |
| 8 | Carter Christenson | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2025 | SS | 79 |
| ^ | Carson Koelling | IN | East Central | 2023 | UTILITY | 79 |
| ^ | Ethan Sweat | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2023 | 3B | 79 |
| 9 | Joey Watts | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2025 | RHP | 78 |
| ^ | Tucker Wilburn | OH | Lakota West | 2025 | RHP | 78 |
| 10 | A.J. Ewing | OH | Springboro | 2023 | SS | 77 |
| ^ | Damian Fedler | OH | Colerain | 2023 | 3B | 77 |
| ^ | Jacob Montemore | OH | Turpin | 2024 | RHP | 77 |
| ^ | Alex Koelling | OH | Mason | 2024 | SS | 77 |
| ^ | Austin Fultz | OH | West Clermont | 2021 | 3B | 77 |
| ^ | Troy Dilley | OH | Lakota East | 2021 | 1B | 77 |
Top Outfield Velo
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Garrett Manaster | OH | Turpin | 2021 | OF | 86 |
| 2 | Colin Singer | OH | Fairfield | 2021 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Nick Kapostasy | OH | Turpin | 2021 | 1B | 85 |
| ^ | Luke Pappano | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2025 | LHP | 85 |
| ^ | Owen Schroeder | OH | Turpin | 2023 | RHP | 85 |
| 3 | Kemper Murray | OH | Fairfield | 2022 | OF | 84 |
| 4 | Cameron Snider | OH | Bethel-Tate | 2024 | CF | 83 |
| ^ | Luke Jilek | OH | Turpin | 2024 | 3B | 83 |
| 5 | William Porotsky | OH | St. Xavier | 2024 | SS | 82 |
| ^ | Jackson Wang | OH | Archbishop McNicholas | 2023 | OF | 82 |
| 6 | Will Bittman | OH | Lebanon | 2023 | RHP | 81 |
| 7 | Carson Koelling | IN | East Central | 2023 | UTILITY | 80 |
| ^ | Ty Snyder | OH | Archbishop McNicholas | 2023 | OF | 80 |
| ^ | Henry Isaac | OH | St. Xavier | 2025 | OF | 80 |
| ^ | Wes Byrge | OH | Mason | 2020 | OF | 80 |
| 8 | Evan Weilnau | OH | Lebanon | 2023 | C | 79 |
| ^ | Tucker Wilburn | OH | Lakota West | 2025 | RHP | 79 |
| 9 | Alex Koelling | OH | Mason | 2024 | SS | 78 |
| ^ | Brendan Mullin | OH | Turpin | 2023 | RHP | 78 |
| ^ | Bradley Schauer | OH | Turpin | 2023 | OF | 78 |
| 10 | Drew Holman | OH | Loveland | 2024 | RHP | 77 |
| ^ | Logan Brian | OH | West Clermont | 2022 | C | 77 |
| ^ | Reagan Burch | OH | Blanchester | 2022 | OF | 77 |
| ^ | Austin Fultz | OH | West Clermont | 2021 | 3B | 77 |
Top Catcher Velo
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Carson Deer | OH | Loveland | 2020 | C | 78 |
| 2 | Jarrod Bahr | OH | Sycamore | 2020 | C | 77 |
| ^ | Grady Stickney | OH | Turpin | 2021 | C | 77 |
| 3 | Hayden Petrey | OH | Kings | 2025 | C | 76 |
| 4 | Kyle Gillispie | OH | West Clermont | 2024 | C | 75 |
| 5 | Eli Griesser | OH | St. Xavier | 2023 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Joe Wiegand | OH | Milford | 2023 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Ethan Sweat | OH | Archbishop Moeller | 2023 | 3B | 74 |
| 6 | Luke Uhlenbrock | OH | Anderson | 2023 | RHP | 72 |
| ^ | Dylan Ruhe | OH | Lasalle | 2024 | C | 72 |
| ^ | Evan Weilnau | OH | Lebanon | 2023 | C | 72 |
| ^ | Logan Brian | OH | West Clermont | 2022 | C | 72 |
| 7 | Jake Stephens | OH | Wilmington | 2025 | C | 71 |
| ^ | Mason Preston | KY | Lawrence County | 2023 | C | 71 |
| ^ | Ty Sweeney | OH | CHCA | 2023 | C | 71 |
| ^ | Alex Conrad | OH | Walnut Hills | 2024 | C | 71 |
| 8 | Nathan Ennis | OH | Miamisburg | 2023 | C | 70 |
| ^ | Ty Snyder | OH | Archbishop McNicholas | 2023 | OF | 70 |
| 9 | Alex York | OH | Edgewood | 2023 | C | 69 |
| 10 | Ty Keller | OH | Little Miami | 2022 | C | 68 |
| ^ | Drew Edrich | OH | Elder | 2023 | OF | 68 |
Top Pop Times
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Hayden Petrey | OH | Kings | 2025 | C | 1.94-1.99 |
| 2 | Carson Deer | OH | Loveland | 2020 | C | 1.94-2.01 |
| 3 | Grady Stickney | OH | Turpin | 2021 | C | 1.97-2.04 |
| ^ | Alex Conrad | OH | Walnut Hills | 2024 | C | 1.97-2.04 |
| 4 | Luke Uhlenbrock | OH | Anderson | 2023 | RHP | 1.97-2.06 |
| 5 | Eli Griesser | OH | St. Xavier | 2023 | C | 1.98-2.13 |
| 6 | Joe Wiegand | OH | Milford | 2023 | C | 1.99-2.13 |
| 7 | Kyle Gillispie | OH | West Clermont | 2024 | C | 2.00-2.04 |
| 8 | Logan Brian | OH | West Clermont | 2022 | C | 2.00-2.14 |
| 9 | Jarrod Bahr | OH | Sycamore | 2020 | C | 2.02-2.13 |
| 10 | Ty Sweeney | OH | CHCA | 2023 | C | 2.04-2.13 |
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