Prep Baseball Report

Top Prospect Games (Trackman Leaderboards)


Jeff Scholzen
Utah Scouting Director

We take a deep dive into our Trackman Leaderboards, as we held the Top Prospect Games at beautiful Pleasant Grove HS at the foothills of one of the most scenic backdrops in the country. This exclusive event, is the most prestigious summer invite only showcase in the PBR Utah ecosystem. With 82 players in attendance with 74 hitters seen and data collected, these top 10 leaderboard list are a tribute to each players ability and hard work to get here.

A significant amount of data on each player was collected including:

Laser graded 60 Times / Swift Technologies - Synchro 10/30/60 yard splits and EZ Jump Pad)

Batting Practice measured by Trackman

Catcher Pop Times and Velocity

 Outfield Evaluation and Velocity

Infield Evaluation and Velocity

Vizual Edge Eye Trainer (Used by 15 MLB Clubs)

Live game action, where pitchers were analyzed and assessed by Trackman. We pride ourselves on utilizing the latest technology in the game to provide the most accurate data for both the player and those recruiting/evaluating the player, as every college and university was in attendance from the state. The following schools were in ATTENDANCE:

U of the Pacific (WCC) 

BYU (WCC / Big 12)

Utah (PAC 12)

Utah Valley U (WAC)

Utah Tech U (WAC)

Salt Lake CC

College of Southern Idaho 

USU-Eastern 

 


                                                         

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Attaining a high Exit Velocity is one of a hitter's primary goals. A hard-hit ball won't always have a positive result, but the defense has less time to react, so the batter's chances of reaching base are higher. The Average MLB exit velocity is 89 MPH, 91 MPH is top 40, anything above 92 is top 15.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Bridger Slade UT Bingham 2023 OF 103.3 mph
2 Casey Robinson UT Hurricane 2023 3B 101.4 mph
3 Naulivou Lauaki Jr. UT Springville 2024 RHP 100.3 mph
4 Sam Johanson UT Hurricane 2023 OF 99.3 mph
5 Steele Murdock UT Herriman 2023 RHP 99.3 mph
6 Cade Nalder UT Jordan 2023 C 98.7 mph
7 Gavin Schoonover UT American Fork 2023 3B 98.4 mph
8 Luke (LT) Taylor UT Olympus 2024 C 98.3 mph
9 Calvin Morrow UT Fremont 2023 OF 97.6 mph
10 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 97.4 mph

AVG EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Naulivou Lauaki Jr. UT Springville 2024 RHP 94.4 mph
2 Bridger Slade UT Bingham 2023 OF 93.3 mph
3 Gavin Schoonover UT American Fork 2023 3B 92.5 mph
4 Cade Nalder UT Jordan 2023 C 92.4 mph
5 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 91.8 mph
6 Steele Murdock UT Herriman 2023 RHP 91.7 mph
7 Luke (LT) Taylor UT Olympus 2024 C 91.2 mph
8 Jak Sinclair UT Corner Canyon 2023 OF 90.2 mph
9 Casey Robinson UT Hurricane 2023 3B 89.4 mph
10 Avery Doezie UT Cottonwood 2023 1B 89.2 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Cade Nalder UT Jordan 2023 C 372 ft
2 Owen Miller UT Orem 2024 RHP 371 ft
3 Luke (LT) Taylor UT Olympus 2024 C 371 ft
4 Crew McChesney UT Lone Peak 2023 OF 369 ft
5 Naulivou Lauaki Jr. UT Springville 2024 RHP 363 ft
6 Steele Murdock UT Herriman 2023 RHP 357 ft
7 Gavin Schoonover UT American Fork 2023 3B 354 ft
8 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 352 ft
9 Brayden Marx UT Pleasant Grove 2023 RHP 351 ft
10 Jak Sinclair UT Corner Canyon 2023 OF 349 ft

AVG DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Cole DeCastro UT Desert Hills 2023 SS 295 ft
2 Cade Nalder UT Jordan 2023 C 289 ft
3 Cache Poulson UT American Fork 2026 C 285 ft
4 Luke (LT) Taylor UT Olympus 2024 C 277 ft
5 Slater Schow UT Pleasant Grove 2025 SS 274 ft
6 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 273 ft
7 Jaxon Fox UT Olympus 2024 SS 267 ft
8 Naulivou Lauaki Jr. UT Springville 2024 RHP 254 ft
9 Mason Hartle UT Westlake 2023 RHP 254 ft
10 Owen Miller UT Orem 2024 RHP 253 ft

LINE DRIVE %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 75 %
^ Luke Affleck UT Olympus 2023 SS 75 %
2 Jayger Baldwin UT Crimson Cliffs 2023 OF 66 %
^ Grant Scholzen UT Hurricane 2023 SS 66 %
3 Jett Walker UT American Fork 2024 SS 62 %
4 Cade Nalder UT Jordan 2023 C 60 %
^ Maxwell Lee UT Viewmont 2023 C 60 %
5 Braxton Hermansen UT Herriman 2023 OF 57 %
^ Dominic Fassio UT Cyprus 2025 SS 57 %

HARD HIT % of over 90 MPH

Hard hit % defines a 'hard-hit ball' as one hit with an exit velocity of 90 mph or higher, and a player's "hard-hit rate" is simply showing the percentage of batted balls that were hit at 90 mph or more. ... For true production, you need to get to 95 mph.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 87 %
2 Gavin Schoonover UT American Fork 2023 3B 77 %
3 Naulivou Lauaki Jr. UT Springville 2024 RHP 75 %
4 Steele Murdock UT Herriman 2023 RHP 72 %
^ Bridger Slade UT Bingham 2023 OF 72 %
5 Cade Nalder UT Jordan 2023 C 70 %
6 Calvin Morrow UT Fremont 2023 OF 66 %
^ Casey Robinson UT Hurricane 2023 3B 66 %
7 Jak Sinclair UT Corner Canyon 2023 OF 55 %
^ Grant Scholzen UT Hurricane 2023 SS 55 %
8 Luke (LT) Taylor UT Olympus 2024 C 50 %
^ Avery Doezie UT Cottonwood 2023 1B 50 %
^ Nolan Miller UT Salem Hills 2023 OF 50 %
9 Max Moffat UT Woods Cross 2025 OF 44 %
10 Bentley Crook UT Alta 2023 LHP 42 %

SWEET SPOT %

The only statistic of those that needs some explanation is Sweet Spot %. Sweet Spot % is the percentage of batted balls between 8 and 32 degrees. As well, while we all know what LA is, it is important to know what each LA is classified as:

  • Less than 10 degrees – Ground ball
  • 10 – 25 degrees – Line drive
  • 25 – 50 degrees – Fly ball
  • Greater than 50 degrees – Pop up

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Luke Affleck UT Olympus 2023 SS 87 %
2 Lance Pettit UT Lone Peak 2024 SS 85 %
3 Brayden Marx UT Pleasant Grove 2023 RHP 85 %
4 Jayger Baldwin UT Crimson Cliffs 2023 OF 83 %
5 Jacob Reece UT Murray 2024 C 80 %
6 Jake Olsen UT Lehi 2023 SS 75 %
^ Avery Doezie UT Cottonwood 2023 1B 75 %
^ Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 75 %
7 Ethan Johnson UT Cedar Valley 2024 C 71 %
^ Beau Blackwell UT Woods Cross 2025 SS 71 %
^ Dominic Fassio UT Cyprus 2025 SS 71 %
8 Cade Nalder UT Jordan 2023 C 70 %
9 Jaxon Fox UT Olympus 2024 SS 66 %
^ Casey Robinson UT Hurricane 2023 3B 66 %
^ Van Haynie UT Pleasant Grove 2025 RHP 66 %
^ Gavin Schoonover UT American Fork 2023 3B 66 %
^ Kaden Allred UT Riverton 2024 C 66 %
^ Grant Scholzen UT Hurricane 2023 SS 66 %
^ Brayden Petersen KS Blue Valley 2024 SS 66 %
^ AJ Jones UT Skyline 2023 OF 66 %
10 Steele Murdock UT Herriman 2023 RHP 63 %

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