Underclass Preseason All-State Showcase: Top Stastical Performers
February 24, 2023
The Kentucky Underclass Preseason All-State Showcase featured the top talent in the 2025-2026 classes across The Commonwealth with a few higher level 2027 grads also in attendance. This event included many impressive performances that will be highlighted as we move toward the start of the high school season.
Our staff has already corresponded with college coaches regarding several of the top performers from the event as they make plans to see them early in the spring.
CLICK HERE to view the complete results from the event.
Here are the top performers from several statistical categories.
Top Fastball Velocities
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Dylan McIntyre | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2025 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
2 | Luke Hayes | KY | Taylor County | 2025 | C | 87.7 mph |
3 | Foster Whisman | KY | Shelby County High Sc | 2025 | C | 87.6 mph |
4 | Carter Ross | KY | Pulaski County | 2025 | RHP | 87.6 mph |
5 | Raygan New | KY | Somerset | 2025 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
6 | Caeden Patterson | KY | Boyle County High School | 2027 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
7 | Benjamin Fulks | KY | George Rogers Clark | 2025 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
8 | Caysen Mitchell | KY | Carlisle County | 2025 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
9 | Eli Baker | KY | Lyon County High School | 2025 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
10 | Ben Byers | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2026 | RHP | 85.2 mph |
Max Fastball Spin Rates
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Bryce Ferguson | KY | Henry Clay High School | 2026 | RHP | 2512 rpm |
2 | Harper Duran | KY | Charlestown High School | 2026 | RHP | 2347 rpm |
3 | Dylan McIntyre | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2025 | RHP | 2341 rpm |
4 | Preston Miller | KY | Martha Layne Collins | 2026 | RHP | 2319 rpm |
5 | Kevin Moore | KY | Ballard High | 2025 | 3B | 2300 rpm |
6 | Eli Baker | KY | Lyon County High School | 2025 | RHP | 2293 rpm |
7 | Ryan Disponett | KY | West Jessamine | 2026 | SS | 2278 rpm |
8 | Raygan New | KY | Somerset | 2025 | RHP | 2270 rpm |
9 | Benjamin Fulks | KY | George Rogers Clark | 2025 | RHP | 2246 rpm |
10 | Ben McEvoy | KY | COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 2240 rpm |
Avg Curveball Spin Rates
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Bryce Ferguson | KY | Henry Clay High School | 2026 | RHP | 2514 rpm |
2 | Raygan New | KY | Somerset | 2025 | RHP | 2429 rpm |
3 | Grayson Smith | KY | Apollo | 2025 | SS | 2345 rpm |
4 | Andrew Dixon | KY | LCA | 2025 | OF | 2275 rpm |
5 | Benjamin Peach | KY | Frankfort High | 2026 | RHP | 2269 rpm |
6 | Foster Whisman | KY | Shelby County High Sc | 2025 | C | 2260 rpm |
7 | Chase Little | KY | Great Crossing | 2026 | SS | 2229 rpm |
8 | Eli Baker | KY | Lyon County High School | 2025 | RHP | 2224 rpm |
9 | Carter Ross | KY | Pulaski County | 2025 | RHP | 2212 rpm |
10 | Caeden Patterson | KY | Boyle County High School | 2027 | RHP | 2210 rpm |
Avg Slider Spin Rates
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Benjamin Fulks | KY | George Rogers Clark | 2025 | RHP | 2491 |
2 | Ian Rone | KY | Henry Clay | 2025 | OF | 2401 |
3 | Chase Farmer | KY | Pulaski County | 2026 | 2B | 2366 |
4 | Ryan Disponett | KY | West Jessamine | 2026 | SS | 2335 |
5 | Grayson Smith | KY | Apollo | 2025 | SS | 2316 |
6 | Ben Byers | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2266 |
7 | Caeden Patterson | KY | Boyle County High School | 2027 | RHP | 2238 |
8 | Foster Whisman | KY | Shelby County High Sc | 2025 | C | 2231 |
Top 10-Yard Split Times
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Calvin Johnson | KY | Frederick Douglass | 2025 | 2B | 1.63 s |
2 | Ian Rone | KY | Henry Clay | 2025 | OF | 1.65 s |
^ | Cooper Jackson | KY | Tates Creek | 2025 | 2B | 1.65 s |
3 | Evan Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | OF | 1.66 s |
4 | Kaden Ford | KY | St. Xavier High School | 2025 | OF | 1.69 s |
^ | Ethan Carroll | KY | Eastern High School | 2025 | OF | 1.69 s |
^ | Landen Broaddus | KY | Madison Central High School | 2025 | OF | 1.69 s |
5 | Reece Harbison | KY | Frederick Douglass High School | 2025 | SS | 1.70 s |
^ | Noah Crist | KY | Larry A Ryle High School | 2025 | OF | 1.70 s |
Top 60-Yard Dash Times
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Calvin Johnson | KY | Frederick Douglass | 2025 | 2B | 6.63 s |
2 | Cooper Jackson | KY | Tates Creek | 2025 | 2B | 6.67 s |
3 | Ian Rone | KY | Henry Clay | 2025 | OF | 6.76 s |
4 | Evan Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | OF | 6.80 s |
5 | Carter Devine | KY | Mercer County | 2026 | SS | 6.91 s |
6 | Nick Pietromonaco | KY | MCHS | 2025 | C | 6.92 s |
7 | Reece Harbison | KY | Frederick Douglass High School | 2025 | SS | 6.95 s |
8 | Kaden Ford | KY | St. Xavier High School | 2025 | OF | 6.97 s |
^ | Landen Broaddus | KY | Madison Central High School | 2025 | OF | 6.97 s |
9 | Ethan Carroll | KY | Eastern High School | 2025 | OF | 6.98 s |
10 | Willis Nofsinger | KY | duPont Manual | 2025 | OF | 6.99 s |
^ | John Bingham | KY | Lyon County | 2025 | SS | 6.99 s |
Max BP Exit Velocities
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Kendrick Dunning | KY | McCracken | 2026 | C | 97.2 mph |
2 | Peyton Williams | KY | Lyon County High School | 2025 | RHP | 97.0 mph |
3 | Evan Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | OF | 96.2 mph |
4 | Reed Beatty | KY | Sayre | 2025 | 1B | 96.0 mph |
5 | Eli Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | C | 95.0 mph |
6 | Woods Frye | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2025 | 3B | 94.6 mph |
7 | Jacob Golson | KY | Franklin County | 2025 | 1B | 94.5 mph |
8 | Luke Renfrow | KY | Bullitt East | 2025 | C | 94.2 mph |
9 | Jack Roberts | KY | Hancock County | 2026 | C | 94.2 mph |
10 | Dylan McIntyre | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2025 | RHP | 94.0 mph |
Avg BP Exit Veloicites
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Peyton Williams | KY | Lyon County High School | 2025 | RHP | 93.1 mph |
2 | Evan Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | OF | 90.5 mph |
3 | Dylan McIntyre | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2025 | RHP | 88.9 mph |
4 | James Bagby | KY | Conner High School | 2025 | RHP | 88.8 mph |
5 | Kendrick Dunning | KY | McCracken | 2026 | C | 88.4 mph |
6 | Aidan Lamkin | KY | Collins | 2025 | OF | 87.3 mph |
7 | Foster Whisman | KY | Shelby County High Sc | 2025 | C | 87.2 mph |
8 | Josh Caudill | KY | Ryle High School | 2025 | C | 87.2 mph |
9 | Alex Elmadolar | KY | Henry Clay | 2026 | OF | 86.9 mph |
Max BP Distance
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Evan Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | OF | 368 ft |
2 | Blake Kimbrell | KY | Owensboro | 2025 | OF | 348 ft |
3 | Kendrick Dunning | KY | McCracken | 2026 | C | 348 ft |
4 | Eli Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | C | 342 ft |
5 | Luke Hayes | KY | Taylor County | 2025 | C | 341 ft |
6 | Reece Harbison | KY | Frederick Douglass High School | 2025 | SS | 339 ft |
7 | Aidan Lamkin | KY | Collins | 2025 | OF | 339 ft |
Avg Bat Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Reed Beatty | KY | Sayre | 2025 | 1B | 77.3 mph |
2 | Kellen Brandenburg | KY | Central Hardin | 2025 | 1B | 75.7 mph |
3 | Luke Renfrow | KY | Bullitt East | 2025 | C | 75.4 mph |
4 | Evan Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | OF | 74.4 mph |
5 | Camden Stout | KY | Sayre | 2026 | OF | 74.2 mph |
6 | Hunter Wilson | KY | Edmonson County | 2026 | 3B | 73.7 mph |
7 | Peyton Williams | KY | Lyon County High School | 2025 | RHP | 72.4 mph |
8 | Woods Frye | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2025 | 3B | 72.4 mph |
9 | Eli Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | C | 72.2 mph |
Top Infield Velocities
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Nick Griffith | KY | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 2025 | SS | 86 |
^ | Foster Whisman | KY | Shelby County High Sc | 2025 | C | 86 |
2 | Hunter Wilson | KY | Edmonson County | 2026 | 3B | 85 |
^ | Kendrick Dunning | KY | McCracken | 2026 | C | 85 |
3 | Peyton Williams | KY | Lyon County High School | 2025 | RHP | 84 |
^ | Carter Devine | KY | Mercer County | 2026 | SS | 84 |
^ | Chase Farmer | KY | Pulaski County | 2026 | 2B | 84 |
4 | Reece Harbison | KY | Frederick Douglass High School | 2025 | SS | 83 |
Top Outfield Velocities
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Jacob Golson | KY | Franklin County | 2025 | 1B | 86 |
2 | Matthew Cook | KY | LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 84 |
3 | Zeke House | KY | Ballard | 2025 | LHP | 83 |
4 | Kaden Ford | KY | St. Xavier High School | 2025 | OF | 81 |
^ | Willis Nofsinger | KY | duPont Manual | 2025 | OF | 81 |
^ | Andrew Dixon | KY | LCA | 2025 | OF | 81 |
Top Catcher Velocities
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Foster Whisman | KY | Shelby County High Sc | 2025 | C | 81 |
2 | Luke Hayes | KY | Taylor County | 2025 | C | 80 |
3 | Connor Mitchuson | KY | McLean County High School | 2025 | C | 76 |
4 | Luke Renfrow | KY | Bullitt East | 2025 | C | 75 |
^ | Eli Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | C | 75 |
^ | Josh Caudill | KY | Ryle High School | 2025 | C | 75 |
^ | logan strong | KY | Pleasure Ridge Park High | 2025 | C | 75 |
Top Catcher Pop Times
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Eli Hampton | KY | Owensboro High School | 2026 | C | 1.91-2.01 |
2 | Luke Hayes | KY | Taylor County | 2025 | C | 1.96-2.02 |
3 | Foster Whisman | KY | Shelby County High Sc | 2025 | C | 1.96-2.03 |
4 | Josh Caudill | KY | Ryle High School | 2025 | C | 1.97-2.02 |
5 | Luke Renfrow | KY | Bullitt East | 2025 | C | 1.97-2.10 |