MOKAN Top Prospect Upperclass: Pitching 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 pitching performances from the event with data collected by Trackman.
Full event stats and details can be found by clicking here.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Denton Biller | MO | Mid-Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | 91.7 mph |
2 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 88.6 mph |
3 | Simon Linde | MO | Liberty | 2023 | RHP | 88.1 mph |
4 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
5 | Austin Young | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
6 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
7 | JT Adams | KS | Olathe North | 2023 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
8 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
9 | Yale Griffiths | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 83.9 mph |
10 | Drew Simpson | MO | Lees Summit | 2023 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
TOP FASTBALL SPIN RATES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Denton Biller | MO | Mid-Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | 2571 rpm |
2 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 2347 rpm |
3 | Noah McCombs | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 2341 rpm |
4 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 2213 rpm |
5 | Brendan Briley | KS | Tonganoxie | 2024 | RHP | 2188 rpm |
6 | Austin Young | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 2185 rpm |
7 | Simon Linde | MO | Liberty | 2023 | RHP | 2183 rpm |
8 | Kyle Graves | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2024 | SS | 2156 rpm |
9 | John Sjoberg | KS | Blue Valley North | 2023 | RHP | 2150 rpm |
10 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 2141 rpm |
MAX FASTBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
1 | Trevin Williams | KS | Olathe West | 2023 | LHP | 24.1 in |
2 | Austin Young | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 22.1 in |
3 | Denton Biller | MO | Mid-Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | 21.9 in |
4 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 21.7 in |
5 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 21.4 in |
6 | Kyle Graves | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2024 | SS | 20.5 in |
7 | JT Adams | KS | Olathe North | 2023 | RHP | 20.4 in |
8 | Drew Simpson | MO | Lees Summit | 2023 | RHP | 20.2 in |
9 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 20.1 in |
10 | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | 19.6 in |
MAX FASTBALL HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | JT Adams | KS | Olathe North | 2023 | RHP | 18.8 in |
2 | Drew Simpson | MO | Lees Summit | 2023 | RHP | 17.3 in |
3 | Austin Young | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 17.2 in |
4 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 16.8 in |
5 | Yale Griffiths | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 16.8 in |
6 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 16.5 in |
7 | Noah McCombs | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 15.9 in |
8 | Brendan Briley | KS | Tonganoxie | 2024 | RHP | 15.1 in |
9 | John Sjoberg | KS | Blue Valley North | 2023 | RHP | 14.7 in |
10 | Patrick Fortune | MO | Kirkwood | 2023 | OF | 14.3 in |
MAX CURVEBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | John Sjoberg | KS | Blue Valley North | 2023 | RHP | 77.2 mph |
2 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 76.1 mph |
3 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 75.3 mph |
4 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | 72.2 mph |
5 | JT Adams | KS | Olathe North | 2023 | RHP | 71.9 mph |
6 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 71.5 mph |
7 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 70.4 mph |
8 | Trevin Williams | KS | Olathe West | 2023 | LHP | 69.4 mph |
9 | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | 67.8 mph |
10 | James Schwieder | MO | Platte County | 2023 | LHP | 67.8 mph |
TOP CURVEBALL SPIN RATES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | James Schwieder | MO | Platte County | 2023 | LHP | 2349 rpm |
2 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 2277 rpm |
3 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 2257 rpm |
4 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 2216 rpm |
5 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | 2143 rpm |
6 | John Sjoberg | KS | Blue Valley North | 2023 | RHP | 2082 rpm |
7 | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | 2074 rpm |
8 | Trevin Williams | KS | Olathe West | 2023 | LHP | 2068 rpm |
9 | Patrick Fortune | MO | Kirkwood | 2023 | OF | 2012 rpm |
10 | JT Adams | KS | Olathe North | 2023 | RHP | 1944 rpm |
MAX CURVEBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
1 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | -11.4 in |
2 | JT Adams | KS | Olathe North | 2023 | RHP | -9.7 in |
3 | James Schwieder | MO | Platte County | 2023 | LHP | -9.4 in |
4 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | -9.0 in |
5 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | -8.3 in |
6 | Brendan Briley | KS | Tonganoxie | 2024 | RHP | 7.4 in |
7 | Trevin Williams | KS | Olathe West | 2023 | LHP | -5.0 in |
8 | John Sjoberg | KS | Blue Valley North | 2023 | RHP | 4.9 in |
9 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 2.4 in |
10 | Patrick Fortune | MO | Kirkwood | 2023 | OF | -2.3 in |
MAX CURVEBALL HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | -19.0 in |
2 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | -18.3 in |
3 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | -16.4 in |
4 | JT Adams | KS | Olathe North | 2023 | RHP | -15.2 in |
5 | James Schwieder | MO | Platte County | 2023 | LHP | 9.7 in |
6 | Trevin Williams | KS | Olathe West | 2023 | LHP | 9.3 in |
7 | Brendan Briley | KS | Tonganoxie | 2024 | RHP | -7.3 in |
8 | Reid Livingston | KS | Mill Valley | 2024 | OF | -7.2 in |
9 | Brock Williamson | MO | Central | 2024 | 3B | -6.0 in |
10 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | -5.6 in |
MAX SLIDER VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Denton Biller | MO | Mid-Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | 83.6 mph |
2 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 83.0 mph |
3 | Austin Young | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 77.6 mph |
4 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 76.9 mph |
5 | Simon Linde | MO | Liberty | 2023 | RHP | 76.9 mph |
6 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 73.8 mph |
7 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 73.1 mph |
8 | Drew Simpson | MO | Lees Summit | 2023 | RHP | 72.2 mph |
9 | Noah McCombs | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 71.3 mph |
10 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 70.5 mph |
TOP SLIDER SPIN RATES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Simon Linde | MO | Liberty | 2023 | RHP | 2647 rpm |
2 | Denton Biller | MO | Mid-Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | 2636 rpm |
3 | Austin Young | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 2521 rpm |
4 | Noah McCombs | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 2416 rpm |
5 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | 2408 rpm |
6 | Kyle Graves | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2024 | SS | 2395 rpm |
7 | Jeremy Vickers | MO | Lindbergh | 2023 | RHP | 2389 rpm |
8 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 2183 rpm |
9 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 2159 rpm |
10 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 2109 rpm |
MAX SLIDER INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
1 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 12.8 in |
2 | Kyle Graves | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2024 | SS | 6.8 in |
3 | Denton Biller | MO | Mid-Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | -5.6 in |
4 | Austin Young | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 5.4 in |
5 | Yale Griffiths | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 5.2 in |
6 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | 4.8 in |
7 | Drew Simpson | MO | Lees Summit | 2023 | RHP | 4.3 in |
8 | Brendan Briley | KS | Tonganoxie | 2024 | RHP | 4.3 in |
9 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | 3.6 in |
10 | Noah McCombs | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 2.8 in |
MAX SLIDER HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Denton Biller | MO | Mid-Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | -18.2 in |
2 | Brandon Stone | KS | Shawnee Mission West | 2023 | RHP | -13.3 in |
3 | Simon Linde | MO | Liberty | 2023 | RHP | -13.1 in |
4 | Colin Conrad | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | RHP | -12.4 in |
5 | Brendan Briley | KS | Tonganoxie | 2024 | RHP | -8.8 in |
6 | Quinton Coats | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | -8.5 in |
7 | Kyle Graves | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2024 | SS | -8.1 in |
8 | Charles Gates | KS | Shawnee Mission North | 2023 | RHP | -7.4 in |
9 | Austin Young | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | -7.3 in |
10 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | -6.1 in |
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