Top Prospect Games: Underclass Hitting Leaderboard
June 8, 2023
On Tuesday, June 6th, the PBR Missouri staff traveled to Atkins Field in Columbia, MO, to host the annual Top Prospect Games: Underclass event. This invite-only event featured some of the state’s top 2025, 2026, and 2027 graduates, and those in attendance participated in a pro-style workout, followed by a simulated game.
Over the years, this event has provided our staff with an up-close look at some of the state’s premier underclass talent. These ‘Top Prospect’ events, like all of our PBR showcases, serve as identifiers for future invite-only events, like the PBR Future Games.
To see a full list of the players that attended this event, click HERE.
Shortly after the event’s conclusion, our staff published the day’s stat leaders, highlighting a handful of names who put up numbers across the board. You can find that by clicking HERE.
Today, with the help of our partners at TrackMan and Blast Motion, we’ve compiled leaderboards to highlight which names had the most impressive batted ball data, as well as swing metrics, too. You’ll find those leaders, below.
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Garretson Cook | MO | Bolivar | 2025 | 1B | 98.3 mph |
2 | Kendall Hagedorn | MO | SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 94.9 mph |
3 | Ryan Bradford | MO | Seckman | 2025 | OF | 94.2 mph |
4 | CJ Lake | MO | OAKVILLE SR. HIGH | 2026 | 3B | 93.0 mph |
5 | Carson Leuthauser | MO | EUREKA SR. | 2027 | C | 92.8 mph |
6 | Brady Nolen | MO | Festus High School | 2025 | OF | 92.5 mph |
7 | Tyler Putnam | MO | MURIEL W. BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 91.4 mph |
8 | Landon Martin | MO | Lafayette | 2025 | LHP | 90.8 mph |
9 | Chase Hartman | MO | St. Louis University | 2026 | C | 90.6 mph |
10 | Luke McAtee | MO | DeSmet Jesuit | 2027 | C | 90.3 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Brady Nolen | MO | Festus High School | 2025 | OF | 89.6 mph |
2 | CJ Lake | MO | OAKVILLE SR. HIGH | 2026 | 3B | 88.0 mph |
3 | Kendall Hagedorn | MO | SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 87.5 mph |
4 | Carson Leuthauser | MO | EUREKA SR. | 2027 | C | 86.8 mph |
5 | Garretson Cook | MO | Bolivar | 2025 | 1B | 86.7 mph |
PEAK BATTED DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Garretson Cook | MO | Bolivar | 2025 | 1B | 346 ft |
2 | Ryan Bradford | MO | Seckman | 2025 | OF | 343 ft |
3 | Eli Kemna | MO | St Elizabeth R-IV | 2026 | RHP | 340 ft |
4 | Landon Martin | MO | Lafayette | 2025 | LHP | 339 ft |
5 | Henry Vedder | MO | Washington | 2026 | RHP | 333 ft |
6 | Carson Leuthauser | MO | EUREKA SR. | 2027 | C | 328 ft |
7 | Luke McAtee | MO | DeSmet Jesuit | 2027 | C | 327 ft |
8 | Kendall Hagedorn | MO | SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 323 ft |
9 | Tyler Putnam | MO | MURIEL W. BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 322 ft |
10 | CJ Lake | MO | OAKVILLE SR. HIGH | 2026 | 3B | 316 ft |
AVERAGE BATTED DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Ryan Bradford | MO | Seckman | 2025 | OF | 297 ft |
2 | Landon Martin | MO | Lafayette | 2025 | LHP | 285 ft |
3 | Max Partney | MO | Hillsboro | 2027 | 3B | 271 ft |
4 | Henry Vedder | MO | Washington | 2026 | RHP | 267 ft |
5 | Bennett Greenhagen | MO | BOONVILLE HIGH | 2025 | SS | 264 ft |
PEAK HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Chase Hartman | MO | St. Louis University | 2026 | C | 26.1 mph |
2 | Bennett Greenhagen | MO | BOONVILLE HIGH | 2025 | SS | 25.7 mph |
3 | Tyler Putnam | MO | MURIEL W. BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 23.6 mph |
4 | Landon Martin | MO | Lafayette | 2025 | LHP | 23.3 mph |
5 | Carson Bauers | MO | North Point | 2027 | C | 23.0 mph |
^ | Henry Vedder | MO | Washington | 2026 | RHP | 23.0 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Chase Hartman | MO | St. Louis University | 2026 | C | 24.7 mph |
2 | Bennett Greenhagen | MO | BOONVILLE HIGH | 2025 | SS | 24.2 mph |
3 | Landon Martin | MO | Lafayette | 2025 | LHP | 22.6 mph |
4 | Tyler Putnam | MO | MURIEL W. BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 22.5 mph |
5 | Carson Bauers | MO | North Point | 2027 | C | 22.0 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Tyler Putnam | MO | MURIEL W. BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 77.8 mph |
2 | Ryan Bradford | MO | Seckman | 2025 | OF | 77.0 mph |
3 | Justin Seaver | MO | Russellville High School | 2026 | OF | 76.4 mph |
4 | Max Partney | MO | Hillsboro | 2027 | 3B | 75.0 mph |
^ | Garretson Cook | MO | Bolivar | 2025 | 1B | 75.0 mph |
5 | Carson Leuthauser | MO | EUREKA SR. | 2027 | C | 74.4 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Ryan Bradford | MO | Seckman | 2025 | OF | 75.5 mph |
2 | Justin Seaver | MO | Russellville High School | 2026 | OF | 74.2 mph |
3 | Tyler Putnam | MO | MURIEL W. BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 73.8 mph |
4 | Carson Leuthauser | MO | EUREKA SR. | 2027 | C | 71.7 mph |
5 | Garretson Cook | MO | Bolivar | 2025 | 1B | 70.9 mph |
For a look at all the statistics collected from this event, click HERE.
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