Prep Baseball Report

Utah Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis


Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Utah Operations

On Saturday, February 11th, PBR Utah hosted it's first identification showcase of the 2023 season, the Utah Preseason ID at The Hive, Juab High School's Fieldhouse. 

Preseason ID's allow our staff to get a look at players ahead of the high school season, as well as offer players a chance to update their profiles and metrics as they head into the season. The events also serve as identifiers for invite-only showcases in Utah and nationally, including the Future and Jr. Future Games, West Coast Games, Utah Preseason All-State Games, Utah Top Prospect Games and Utah All-State Games.

The event featured players from the 2023 - 2026 classes and gave our staff a look at over 70 players from across the State. We had some good showings from some unsigned 2023s and 2024s, as well some intriguing underclassmen who are just jumping onto the scene.

At this event, we retrieved a significant amount of data on each player including: 60 Times, Batting Practice measured by TrackMan and Blast Motion, Catch Pop Time and Velocity, Outfield Evaluation and Velocity, Infield Evaluation and Velocity, Pitcher Bullpens 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.

Below, we continue our post-event coverage with a look at the top defensive metrics from the event, as well as the top 60-yard dash times.

For complete event results and stats, click here.
To view upcoming events, click here.

UTAH PRESEASON ID | STAT LEADERBOARDS

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Top Statistical Performers in each defensive category and 60-times

60-Yard Dash - 6.88s | OF/RHP Remington Edwards - 2024, Mountain Ridge | Uncommitted
Infield Velocity - 84mph | RHP/1B Kanyon Mattinson - 2024, Juab | Uncommitted
Outfield Velocity -  88mph | RHP/OF Connor Drachman - 2024, Copper Hills | Uncommitted
Catcher Velocity - 78mph | C/RHP Ashton Gurney - 2024, Wasatch | Uncommitted
Catcher Pop-Time - 1.91s | C/OF Deagen Thayne - 2024, Pleasant Grove | Uncommitted

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Remington Edwards UT Mountain Ridge 2024 OF 6.88
2 Kanyon Okerlund UT South Sevier 2025 SS 6.94
3 Jacob Jensen UT Cyprus 2024 OF 6.98
4 Dallas Yardley UT Beaver 2023 RHP 6.99
5 Jake Diamond UT Park City 2024 OF 7.00
6 Tatum Packer UT Hillcrest 2023 C 7.06
7 Dutch Visser UT Cyprus 2024 RHP 7.12
^ Blake Sweat UT Wasatch 2025 RHP 7.12
8 Cooper Ford UT Juab 2023 2B 7.14
9 AJ Thomas UT Maple Mountain 2025 C 7.18

INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Kanyon Mattinson UT Juab 2024 RHP 84
2 Trenton Ash UT Springville 2023 SS 83
^ Justin Michaelis UT Park City 2025 1B 83
3 P.J. Hancock UT Union 2026 SS 82
4 Braxton Lyon UT Park City 2023 RHP 81
5 Blake Sweat UT Wasatch 2025 RHP 79
6 Leo Bacciocco UT Mountain Ridge 2025 SS 78
^ Cooper Ford UT Juab 2023 2B 78
^ Ayden Italasano UT Cyprus 2024 RHP 78
^ Tage McKinley UT Park City 2026 SS 78

OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Connor Drachman UT Copper Hills 2024 RHP 88
2 Remington Edwards UT Mountain Ridge 2024 OF 87
3 Harley Vicchrilli UT Woods Cross 2024 LHP 85
^ Ryker Freeman UT South Sevier 2025 LHP 85
4 Gannon Labrum UT Union 2026 OF 83
5 Bode Hansen UT Ridgeline 2024 RHP 82
^ Jake Diamond UT Park City 2024 OF 82
^ Jacob Jensen UT Cyprus 2024 OF 82
6 Easton Fry UT Brighton 2025 OF 81
^ Jacob Beesley UT Skyline 2025 RHP 81
^ Brigham Spens UT Morgan 2024 OF 81
^ Bubba Ellis UT Brighton 2026 OF 81
^ Kobe Goodman UT Desert Hills 2025 OF 81

CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Ashton Gurney UT Park City 2024 SS 78
2 Deagen Thayne UT Pleasant Grove 2024 C 76
3 AJ Thomas UT Maple Mountain 2025 C 75
4 Jakob DeVries UT Park City 2025 C 74
5 Jackson Allen UT Orem 2025 C 73
^ Malakai Hansen UT Juab 2025 C 73

POP-TIME

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Deagen Thayne UT Pleasant Grove 2024 C 1.91-2.04
2 Jackson Allen UT Orem 2025 C 1.99-2.08
3 Ashton Gurney UT Park City 2024 SS 1.99-2.10
4 Jakob DeVries UT Park City 2025 C 2.01-2.18
5 AJ Thomas UT Maple Mountain 2025 C 2.03-2.18

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) UT 03/04 Hurricane High School
Northern Utah Rising Stars ID UT 04/22 American Fork High School - American Fork, UT
Southern Utah Rising Stars ID UT 05/06 Hurricane High School


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