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Mon February 13, 2023
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 begin our post-event coverage with a look at the top TrackMan hitting data from the event.
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UTAH PRESEASON ID | TRACKMAN HITTING LEADERBOARDS
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Top Hitting Statistical Performers in each category tracked by TrackMan
Peak Exit Velocity - 105.3MPH | 1B/RHP Justin Michaelis - 2025, Park City | Uncommitted
Avg. Exit Velocity - 94.1MPH | OF/RHP Remington Edwards - 2024, Mountain Ridge | Uncommitted
Peak Distance - 396 ft. | 1B/RHP Justin Michaelis - 2025, Park City | Uncommitted
Avg. Distance - 327 ft. | LHP/OF Ryker Freeman - 2025, South Sevier | Uncommitted
Hard Hit % - 66 % | OF/RHP Remington Edwards - 2024, Mountain Ridge | Uncommitted
Sweet Spot % - 100 % | 3B/SS Cooper Ford - 2023, Juab | Uncommitted
Line Drive % - 100 % | 3B/SS Cooper Ford - 2023, Juab | Uncommitted
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Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 105.3 mph |
2 | Remington Edwards | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | OF | 100.4 mph |
3 | Ashton Gurney | UT | Park City | 2024 | SS | 98.2 mph |
4 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 97.9 mph |
5 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab | 2025 | LHP | 95.6 mph |
6 | Ryker Freeman | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | LHP | 94.9 mph |
7 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 94.8 mph |
8 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 94.8 mph |
9 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 94.8 mph |
10 | Landon Carter | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | C | 93.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Remington Edwards | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | OF | 94.1 mph |
2 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 90.4 mph |
3 | Ryker Freeman | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | LHP | 88.5 mph |
4 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab | 2025 | LHP | 88.2 mph |
5 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 86.4 mph |
6 | Jake Diamond | UT | Park City | 2024 | OF | 85.7 mph |
7 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 85.4 mph |
8 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 84.8 mph |
9 | Deagen Thayne | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2024 | C | 84.5 mph |
10 | Boede Rudd | UT | Logan | 2023 | RHP | 84.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 396 ft |
2 | Kanyon Mattinson | UT | Juab | 2024 | RHP | 360 ft |
3 | Ryker Freeman | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | LHP | 359 ft |
4 | Cole Skiby | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | C | 356 ft |
5 | Logan Burgess | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | C | 350 ft |
6 | Remington Edwards | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | OF | 342 ft |
7 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 340 ft |
8 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 337 ft |
9 | Deagen Thayne | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2024 | C | 336 ft |
10 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 334 ft |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Ryker Freeman | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | LHP | 327 ft |
2 | Jake Diamond | UT | Park City | 2024 | OF | 310 ft |
3 | Leo Bacciocco | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | SS | 281 ft |
4 | Kobe Goodman | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | OF | 281 ft |
5 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 279 ft |
6 | Remington Edwards | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | OF | 265 ft |
7 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 261 ft |
8 | Kash Wallin | UT | Riverton | 2026 | 1B | 247 ft |
9 | Max Hunter | UT | Davis | 2024 | SS | 242 ft |
10 | Collin Haymond | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 241 ft |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
1 | Remington Edwards | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | OF | 66 % |
2 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Ryker Freeman | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
3 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 44 % |
^ | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 44 % |
4 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab | 2025 | LHP | 37 % |
5 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 33 % |
^ | Bode Hansen | UT | Ridgeline | 2024 | RHP | 33 % |
^ | Cole Skiby | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | C | 33 % |
^ | Diego Morfin | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | 1B | 33 % |
^ | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 33 % |
^ | Kanyon Mattinson | UT | Juab | 2024 | RHP | 33 % |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 3B | 100 % |
2 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 83 % |
3 | Joey Breza | UT | Park CIty | 2026 | 2B | 80 % |
4 | Kanyon Mattinson | UT | Juab | 2024 | RHP | 77 % |
5 | Tatum Packer | UT | Hillcrest | 2023 | C | 69 % |
6 | Collin Haymond | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Kanyon Okerlund | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | SS | 66 % |
7 | Dallin Scharmann | UT | Lone Peak | 2026 | SS | 62 % |
^ | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab | 2025 | LHP | 62 % |
^ | Trenton Ash | UT | Springville | 2023 | SS | 62 % |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
1 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 3B | 100 % |
2 | Collin Haymond | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Joey Breza | UT | Park CIty | 2026 | 2B | 60 % |
4 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 55 % |
5 | Kanyon Okerlund | UT | South Sevier | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Jaxon Sisam | UT | Bingham | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Harley Vicchrilli | UT | Woods Cross | 2024 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
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 |