MOKAN Top Prospect Upperclass: Hitting Leaderboard
August 8, 2022
Prep Baseball Report Kansas and Missouri hosted the MOKAN Top Prospect Underclass Games at Creekside in Parkville MO that saw 57 players from both states from the 2023 and 2024 classes. The players took place in traditional showcase events with laser timed 60's, defensive evaluations, batting practice, as well as in-game play with live pitchers facing hitters. Today we take a look at some of the top hitting performances with data collected by Trackman and Blast Motion.
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TOP EXIT VELOCITIES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Ryker Edwards | MO | Smithville | 2023 | OF | 100.8 mph |
2 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 97.9 mph |
3 | Carson Wasinger | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | OF | 97.9 mph |
4 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 97.3 mph |
5 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | 94.5 mph |
6 | Drew Veatch | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | OF | 93.4 mph |
7 | Peyton White | KS | Andover | 2024 | 3B | 93.3 mph |
8 | Yale Griffiths | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 93.0 mph |
9 | Kolby Wheeler | KS | Paola | 2023 | C | 92.9 mph |
10 | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | 92.2 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITIES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Ryker Edwards | MO | Smithville | 2023 | OF | 92.7 mph |
2 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 92.4 mph |
3 | Christopher Stewart | KS | Saint Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | C | 87.0 mph |
4 | Peyton White | KS | Andover | 2024 | 3B | 87.0 mph |
5 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
6 | Tyler Walker | KS | Olathe West | 2023 | SS | 85.9 mph |
7 | Cooper Tabor | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | 2B | 85.5 mph |
8 | Anthony Mazza | KS | Shawnee Mission East | 2024 | C | 84.6 mph |
9 | ANDREW HEDGECORTH | MO | Smithville | 2023 | SS | 84.5 mph |
10 | Layne Sweat | KS | Derby | 2023 | 2B | 84.4 mph |
TOP MAX DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Ryker Edwards | MO | Smithville | 2023 | OF | 391 ft |
2 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 366 ft |
3 | Carson Wasinger | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | OF | 351 ft |
4 | Peyton White | KS | Andover | 2024 | 3B | 348 ft |
5 | Sammy Stoll | KS | Lawrence | 2024 | 1B | 344 ft |
6 | Kolby Wheeler | KS | Paola | 2023 | C | 338 ft |
7 | Blake Prewitt | MO | Grain Valley | 2023 | C | 337 ft |
8 | ANDREW HEDGECORTH | MO | Smithville | 2023 | SS | 335 ft |
9 | Jakob Zahabi | MO | Staley | 2024 | OF | 332 ft |
10 | Yale Griffiths | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 330 ft |
TOP SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Holden Strain | MO | Rockwood Summit | 2024 | OF | 100 % |
2 | Layne Sweat | KS | Derby | 2023 | 2B | 85 % |
3 | ANDREW HEDGECORTH | MO | Smithville | 2023 | SS | 81 % |
^ | Drew Veatch | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | OF | 81 % |
4 | Tyler Walker | KS | Olathe West | 2023 | SS | 80 % |
^ | Logan Wake | KS | Tonganoxie | 2023 | C | 80 % |
^ | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | 80 % |
5 | Ryker Edwards | MO | Smithville | 2023 | OF | 75 % |
6 | Kyle Graves | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2024 | SS | 72 % |
7 | Anthony Mazza | KS | Shawnee Mission East | 2024 | C | 66 % |
^ | Drew Simpson | MO | Lees Summit | 2023 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Cy Darnell | MO | Webb City | 2023 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Preston Oliver | KS | Mill Valley | 2023 | OF | 66 % |
8 | Austin Crawford | KS | Lawrence | 2024 | SS | 60 % |
9 | Noah McCombs | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | CARSON SAPP | MO | Staley | 2024 | MIF | 60 % |
^ | Matt Weis | KS | Mill Valley | 2023 | 2B | 60 % |
^ | Nicholas Paredes | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2024 | SS | 60 % |
^ | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
10 | Jeremy Vickers | MO | Lindbergh | 2023 | RHP | 58 % |
TOP HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Zak Surprise | KS | Piper | 2024 | SS | 24.5 mph |
2 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 24.3 mph |
^ | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 24.3 mph |
3 | Anthony Mazza | KS | Shawnee Mission East | 2024 | C | 23.9 mph |
^ | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | 23.9 mph |
4 | Matt Weis | KS | Mill Valley | 2023 | 2B | 23.3 mph |
^ | Nicholas Paredes | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2024 | SS | 23.3 mph |
5 | Drew Veatch | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | OF | 23.2 mph |
6 | Cooper Tabor | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | 2B | 23.1 mph |
^ | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 23.1 mph |
7 | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | 22.9 mph |
8 | Ryker Edwards | MO | Smithville | 2023 | OF | 22.8 mph |
9 | ANDREW HEDGECORTH | MO | Smithville | 2023 | SS | 22.4 mph |
10 | Jakob Zahabi | MO | Staley | 2024 | OF | 22.3 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 23.4 mph |
2 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 23.1 mph |
3 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | 23.1 mph |
4 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 22.2 mph |
5 | Cooper Tabor | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | 2B | 21.9 mph |
6 | Drew Veatch | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | OF | 21.8 mph |
7 | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | 21.7 mph |
8 | Jakob Zahabi | MO | Staley | 2024 | OF | 21.7 mph |
9 | Ryker Edwards | MO | Smithville | 2023 | OF | 21.7 mph |
10 | Zak Surprise | KS | Piper | 2024 | SS | 21.5 mph |
TOP BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Ryker Edwards | MO | Smithville | 2023 | OF | 85.4 mph |
2 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 79.6 mph |
3 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | 77.7 mph |
4 | Carson Wasinger | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | OF | 74.6 mph |
^ | Holden Strain | MO | Rockwood Summit | 2024 | OF | 74.6 mph |
^ | Luke Briley | KS | HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2024 | C | 74.6 mph |
5 | ANDREW HEDGECORTH | MO | Smithville | 2023 | SS | 72.0 mph |
^ | Jakob Zahabi | MO | Staley | 2024 | OF | 72.0 mph |
6 | Grayson Wroten | KS | Gardner-Edgerton | 2023 | 2B | 71.9 mph |
7 | Layne Sweat | KS | Derby | 2023 | 2B | 71.8 mph |
8 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 71.2 mph |
9 | Drew Veatch | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | OF | 70.4 mph |
10 | Peyton White | KS | Andover | 2024 | 3B | 70.2 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 74.7 mph |
2 | Ryker Edwards | MO | Smithville | 2023 | OF | 74.6 mph |
3 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | 71.0 mph |
4 | Carson Wasinger | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | OF | 70.2 mph |
5 | ANDREW HEDGECORTH | MO | Smithville | 2023 | SS | 69.4 mph |
6 | Layne Sweat | KS | Derby | 2023 | 2B | 69.1 mph |
7 | Grayson Wroten | KS | Gardner-Edgerton | 2023 | 2B | 68.7 mph |
8 | Cooper Tabor | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | 2B | 68.6 mph |
9 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 68.6 mph |
10 | Jakob Zahabi | MO | Staley | 2024 | OF | 68.3 mph |
TOP ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Anthony Mazza | KS | Shawnee Mission East | 2024 | C | 27.9 g |
2 | ANDREW HEDGECORTH | MO | Smithville | 2023 | SS | 26.7 g |
3 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | 22.6 g |
4 | Patrick Fortune | MO | Kirkwood | 2023 | OF | 22.1 g |
5 | Tyler Walker | KS | Olathe West | 2023 | SS | 21.9 g |
6 | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | 21.7 g |
7 | Nicholas Paredes | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2024 | SS | 21.3 g |
^ | Ryker Edwards | MO | Smithville | 2023 | OF | 21.3 g |
8 | CARSON SAPP | MO | Staley | 2024 | MIF | 20.4 g |
9 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 20.2 g |
^ | Jakob Zahabi | MO | Staley | 2024 | OF | 20.2 g |
10 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 19.9 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | ANDREW HEDGECORTH | MO | Smithville | 2023 | SS | 20.9 g |
2 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | 19.3 g |
3 | Tyler Walker | KS | Olathe West | 2023 | SS | 18.4 g |
4 | CARSON SAPP | MO | Staley | 2024 | MIF | 18.2 g |
5 | Patrick Fortune | MO | Kirkwood | 2023 | OF | 18.2 g |
6 | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | 17.8 g |
7 | Cooper Tabor | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | 2B | 17.6 g |
8 | Grayson Wroten | KS | Gardner-Edgerton | 2023 | 2B | 17.2 g |
9 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 16.9 g |
10 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 16.7 g |
TOP ON PLANE EFFICIENCY AVERAGE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Brady Kern | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2023 | OF | 90 % |
2 | Patrick Fortune | MO | Kirkwood | 2023 | OF | 88 % |
3 | Cooper Tabor | KS | Andover Central | 2023 | 2B | 82 % |
4 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 81 % |
5 | Logan Wake | KS | Tonganoxie | 2023 | C | 81 % |
6 | Blake Prewitt | MO | Grain Valley | 2023 | C | 78 % |
7 | Carson Wasinger | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | OF | 76 % |
8 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 74 % |
9 | Christopher Stewart | KS | Saint Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | C | 73 % |
10 | Jeremy Vickers | MO | Lindbergh | 2023 | RHP | 73 % |
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