Natural Baseball Academy Scout Day: Data Dive
October 3, 2022
On Sunday, September 25th, the PBR Kansas staff traveled to Olathe KS to host the Natural Baseball Academy Scout Day with the NBA travel program. More than 50 prospects representing the 2024-to-2026 grad classes attended and participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff.
To see the full list of players in attendance, click HERE.
Previously, our staff compiled all of the stat leaders from this event in leaderboard format, which you can find HERE.
Now, we're diving deeper into the advanced metrics collected on this day with the help of our tech partners at TrackMan, Blast Motion, and Swift Performance. You'll find which prospects paced their peers in that regard, below.
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Cameron Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South Sr High | 2026 | 3B | 97.4 mph |
2 | Gavin Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 96.1 mph |
3 | Jack Naujokaitis | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | SS | 95.4 mph |
4 | Tyler Vanderleest | KS | Blue Valley North High | 2025 | 1B | 93.1 mph |
5 | Luke Hull | KS | Shawnee Mission East | 2024 | OF | 89.4 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Jack Naujokaitis | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | SS | 92.1 mph |
2 | Cameron Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South Sr High | 2026 | 3B | 90.6 mph |
3 | James Starr | KS | Olathe Northwest High School | 2026 | RHP | 82.8 mph |
4 | Roman Barnes | KS | Paola | 2025 | C | 81.7 mph |
5 | Gavin Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 81.4 mph |
PEAK BATTED DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Gavin Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 383 ft |
2 | Tyler Vanderleest | KS | Blue Valley North High | 2025 | 1B | 357 ft |
3 | Jack Naujokaitis | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | SS | 352 ft |
4 | Cameron Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South Sr High | 2026 | 3B | 350 ft |
5 | James Kegley | KS | olathe northwest | 2026 | RHP | 339 ft |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Jack Dilley | KS | Olathe West | 2024 | RHP | 75.4 mph |
2 | Brayden Bivens | KS | Heritage Christian | 2023 | 1B | 71.3 mph |
3 | Jack Naujokaitis | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | SS | 70.7 mph |
4 | James Kegley | KS | olathe northwest | 2026 | RHP | 69.1 mph |
5 | Cameron Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South Sr High | 2026 | 3B | 68.2 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Tyler Vanderleest | KS | Blue Valley North High | 2025 | 1B | 24.4 mph |
2 | James Kegley | KS | olathe northwest | 2026 | RHP | 22.5 mph |
3 | Cooper Peterson | KS | Osawatomie | 2024 | LHP | 22.5 mph |
4 | Gavin Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 22.3 mph |
5 | Cameron Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South Sr High | 2026 | 3B | 22.2 mph |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Cameron Webster | MO | Kearney | 2024 | OF | 1.64 s |
2 | Rocco Marriott | MO | Platte County | 2026 | OF | 1.65 s |
3 | Jack Homoly | MO | Liberty | 2025 | SS | 1.68 s |
4 | Carson Ambrose | MO | Platte County | 2026 | OF | 1.69 s |
5 | Pete Miroslaw | MO | Rockhurst | 2024 | OF | 1.70 s |
PEAK RUN SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Tyler Janssen | KS | Olathe North | 2024 | CF | 20.4 |
2 | Timothy Wood | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | OF | 20.2 |
3 | Cooper Leiker | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2023 | RHP | 20.2 |
4 | Preston Baker | KS | Blue Valley | 2024 | OF | 19.9 |
5 | James Kegley | KS | olathe northwest | 2026 | RHP | 19.9 |
PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Jack Dilley | KS | Olathe West | 2024 | RHP | 85.6 mph |
2 | Gavin Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
3 | Tyler Wilcox | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2024 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
4 | Treyton DesLauriers | KS | Olathe West | 2025 | LHP | 81.7 mph |
5 | Jack Naujokaitis | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | SS | 81.4 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jack Dilley | KS | Olathe West | 2024 | RHP | 2330 rpm |
2 | Tyler Wilcox | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2024 | RHP | 2288 rpm |
3 | Cooper Leiker | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2023 | RHP | 2282 rpm |
4 | Gavin Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 2281 rpm |
5 | Jack Naujokaitis | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | SS | 2194 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Cooper Leiker | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2023 | RHP | 2231 rpm |
2 | Tyler Wilcox | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2024 | RHP | 1956 rpm |
3 | Cooper Peterson | KS | Osawatomie | 2024 | LHP | 1929 rpm |
4 | Jackson Noland | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2023 | LHP | 1883 rpm |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jack Naujokaitis | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | SS | 2286 rpm |
2 | Jack Dilley | KS | Olathe West | 2024 | RHP | 2251 rpm |
3 | Gavin Blachowicz | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | RHP | 2231 rpm |
4 | Cooper Hansen | KS | Olathe Northwest | 2024 | 3B | 2143 rpm |
5 | James Starr | KS | Olathe Northwest High School | 2026 | RHP | 2109 rpm |
MAX CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Cameron Hughes | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | 3B | 21.9 in |
2 | Emerson Prather | KS | Olathe East | 2025 | SS | 21.8 in |
3 | Treyton DesLauriers | KS | Olathe West | 2025 | LHP | -21.6 in |
4 | Scott Matzke | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | LHP | -21.0 in |
5 | Will Naujokaitis | KS | Olathe East High School | 2026 | 3B | 20.9 in |
For a full look at the statistics from this event, click HERE.
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