By Phil Wade
Director, PBR Indiana

Saturday is Prep Baseball Report Indiana’s most exciting time of the winter, the Preseason All-State Showcase.  This event has established itself as the most talented and most attended event we run during the winter showcase season, with 150 underclass players expected to be in attendance.  This year’s Preseason All-State showcase will take place tomorrow, February 22, at Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana.  

Last year’s Preseason All-State event featured incredible underclass talent, with 127 prospects participating.  Many of the top players from the event are ranked among the top prospects in their respective class.  Twenty nine players that attended the 2013 Preseason All-State showcase have committed to play college baseball, with 16 of those commits going Division 1.

Interesting Notes from last year’s event

+23 players had 60 times of 7.00 seconds or under, led by 2014 Hamilton Southeastern OF Tre Gantt (Ohio State) who ran a 6.63.

+ 61 players had exit velos of 80 mph or higher, 28 were 85 mph or higher, and 6 were 90 mph or higher. Terre Haute North catcher TJ Collett, then a freshman, led the way with an impressive 96 mph exit velo.

+From the outfield 26 of 42 players were 80 mph or higher, led by Lawrence North 2014 Max Gray's (Heartland) impressive throws of 94, 94, and 97 mph.

+ Max Gray showed of his arm again, 86 mph, in the infield leading the way for the 20 infielders that were over 80 mph across the diamond.

+14 catchers had a pop time under 2.10, led by 2016 Mooresville catcher Brady Bain with a best time of 1.95 and Bloomington North 2014 Bryce Aldridge's 1.97.

+ 46 of the 67 pitchers hit 80 mph or higher during their bullpen session. 13 of those were 85 mph or better, led by Lawrence North 2015 Nolan Watson (Vanderbilt) who topped out at 90 mph.

Top Results from 2013

60 Times:
1. 6.63 - Tre Gantt, Hamilton Southeaster, 2014, OF 
2. 6.75 - Patrick Norris, Center Grove, 2014, OF
3. 6.76 - Treg Haberkorn, Leo, 2014, OF/LHP 
4. 6.77 - Drew Madden, Lawrence North, 2014, 3B/RHP
4. 6.77 - Grant Malott, New Castle, 2014, OF/RHP 
6. 6.80 - Chandler Wilson, Pendleton Heights, 2014, OF/RHP
7. 6.81 - Ben Kocher, Zionsville, 2014, SS/2B 
8. 6.82 - Christopher Klenk, Portage, 2014, C/OF 
9. 6.83 - Alec Olund, Lake Central, 2014, SS/OF
10. 6.84 - Aaron Hunt, Center Grove, 2014, OF/2B

Exit Velos
1. 96 - TJ Collett, Terre Haute North, 2016, C/1B
2. 92 - Jordan Young, McCutcheon, 2014, RHP/1B
3. 90 - Nick DeFreese, Concord, 2014, SS/RHP
3. 90 - Duncan Boone, Concord, 2014, OF
3. 90 - Logan Beaman, Cardinal Ritter, 2014, 1B/OF
3. 90 - Taylor Goshen, FW Carroll, 2014, RHP/3B
7. 88 - Alec Hassfurther, Forest Park, 2014, C/RHP
8. 87 - Eric Pretruzzi, Brebeuf, 2014, OF/RHP
8. 87 - Drew Bellus, Western, 2014, 3B
10. 86 - Caleb Cross, Cathedral, 2015, OF/RHP
10. 86 - Andy Meadows, Greensburg, 2014, 3B
10. 86 - Brandon Yoho, Fishers, 2015, SS/RHP
10. 86 - Ernie Harshman, Lawrence Central, 2015, RHP/1B
10. 86 - Nolan Watson, Lawrence North, 2015, RHP/3B
10. 86 - Austin Westerfeld, Batesville, 2014, C/OF
10. 86 - Clark Vaughn, Madison, 2014, OF/1B
10. 86 - Tyler Funkhouser, Hagerstown, 2014, 3B/SS
10. 86 - Tyler Garzinski, Plainfield, 2014, 1B/OF

Outfield Velos:
1. 97 - Max Gray, Lawrence North, 2014, RHP/3B
2. 90 - Nolan Watson, Lawrence North, 2015, RHP/3B
3. 88 - Luke Miller, Cowan, 2015, OF/IF
3. 88 - Zack St. Pierre, Noblesville, 2014, LHP/OF
5. 87 - Treg Haberkorn, Leo, 2014 OF/LHP
6. 86 - Eric Pretruzzi, Brebeuf, 2014, OF/RHP
6. 86 - Jacob Totman, Fishers, 2015, OF
6. 86 - Grant Malott, New Castle, 2014, OF/RHP
9. 85 - Anthony Travelsted, Brownsburg, 2015, OF/RHP
9. 85 - Elijah Weartz, Center Grove, 2014, RHP/OF
9. 85 - Michael McAvene, Roncalli, 2016, RHP/OF

Infield Velos:
1. 86 - Max Gray, Lawrence North, 2014, RHP/3B
2. 84 - Evan Warden, Western, 2014, RHP/SS
2. 84 - Evan Giles, Franklin, 2015, RHP/3B
4. 83 - Nolan Watson, Lawrence North, 2015, RHP/3B
4. 83 - Clark Vaughn, Madison, 2014, OF/1B
4. 83 - Taylor Goshen, FW Carroll, 2014, RHP/3B
7. 82 - Pierce Hardacker, Park Tudor, 2014, SS/RHP
7. 82 - Ben Kocher, Zionsville, 2014, SS/2B
7. 82 - Jordan Young, McCutcheon, 2014, RHP/1B
7. 82 - Elijah Weartz, Center Grove, 2014, RHP/OF

Pop Times:
1. 1.95 - Brady Bain, Mooresville, 2016, C/SS
2. 1.97 - Bryce Aldridge, Bloomington North, 2014, C/3B
3. 2.01 - Tyler Zimske, Homestead, 2014, C/OF
3. 2.01 - Tony Giannini, Carmel, 2014, 3B/C
3. 2.01 - TJ Collett, Terre Haute North, 2016, C/1B
3. 2.01 - Sean Casey, Chatard, 2015, C/OF
3. 2.01 - Angel Figueroa, Bishop Noll, 2014, 2B/C
3. 2.01 - Zeke Howie, Center Grove, 2014, C/RHP
9. 2.03 - Joe Crider, Blooomington South, 2014, C/1B
10. 2.04 - Nathaniel Coy, Center Grove, 2015, C/3B
10. 2.04 - Mark Mazure, Crown Point, 2016, C/RHP

Pitcher Velos:
1. 90 - Nolan Watson, Lawrence North, 2015, RHP/3B
2. 87 - Chandler Sanbur, Avon, 2014, RHP/2B
2. 87 - Max Gray, Lawrence North, 2014, RHP/3B
4. 86 - Evan Giles, Franklin, 2015, RHP/3B
4. 86 - Taylor Goshen, FW Carroll, 2014, RHP/3B
4. 86 - Evan Warden, Western, 2014, RHP/SS
4. 86 - Nathaniel Rhodes, Fishers, 2014, RHP/SS
8. 85 - Jordan Young, McCutcheon, 2014, RHP/1B
8. 85 - Janzen Bloom, Seymour, 2016, RHP/3B
8. 85 - Mason Kutruff, Martinsville, 2014, LHP/1B
8. 85 - Elijah Weartz, Center Grove, 2014, RHP/OF
8. 85 - Zack St. Pierre, Noblesville, 2014, LHP/OF
8. 85 - Stephen Pinarski, Concord, 2014, RHP/3B

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