Utah Rising Stars ID: Positional Data Dive

June 12, 2023
Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Utah Operations

On Wednesday, June 7th, the PBR Utah staff hosted the Utah Rising Stars ID at The Hive (Juab HS Fieldhouse) in Nephi, Utah. This event featured 43 prospects from the 2027 and 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.

Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. and Pitching Data Dive. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:

For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Austin Brown	UT	Wasatch High	2028	OF	93.2 mph
2	Jacob Qualls	UT	American Fork	2027	3B	90.1 mph
3	Tosh Schneider	UT	Pleasant Grove	2027	SS	89.1 mph
4	Ryder Huntsman	UT	Pleasant Grove	2027	RHP	88.3 mph
5	Dalton Fay	UT	Mountain Ridge High	2027	3B	87.1 mph
6	Luke Marostica	UT	Juab	2027	C	87.1 mph
7	Trent Chris	UT	Snow Canyon High	2027	LHP	87.0 mph
8	Kayden Lambson	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	RHP	86.5 mph
9	Porter Campbell	UT	Pine View	2027	OF	86.0 mph
10	Rad Sparrow	UT	Sky View	2027	SS	85.8 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Austin Brown	UT	Wasatch High	2028	OF	85.5 mph
2	Trent Chris	UT	Snow Canyon High	2027	LHP	80.5 mph
3	Jacob Qualls	UT	American Fork	2027	3B	79.4 mph
4	C.J. Sumner	UT	American Fork	2028	C	78.3 mph
5	Pratt Morley	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	2B	77.9 mph
6	Luke Marostica	UT	Juab	2027	C	77.8 mph
7	Grayson Zappe	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	OF	77.7 mph
8	Rad Sparrow	UT	Sky View	2027	SS	77.6 mph
9	Carson Hunt	UT	Desert Hills High	2027	1B	77.6 mph
10	Dalton Fay	UT	Mountain Ridge High	2027	3B	77.0 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Kayden Lambson	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	RHP	305 ft
2	Pratt Morley	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	2B	299 ft
3	Raiden Hunt	UT	Pine View	2027	RHP	296 ft
4	Austin Sorenson	UT	Riverton High	2028	RHP	295 ft
5	Austin Brown	UT	Wasatch High	2028	OF	291 ft
6	Jacob Qualls	UT	American Fork	2027	3B	288 ft
7	Sam Dart	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	LHP	281 ft
8	Rad Sparrow	UT	Sky View	2027	SS	280 ft
9	Carson Hunt	UT	Desert Hills High	2027	1B	280 ft
10	Tosh Schneider	UT	Pleasant Grove	2027	SS	280 ft

BATT BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	Austin Brown	UT	Wasatch High	2028	OF	241 ft
2	Pratt Morley	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	2B	236 ft
3	Nick Macaluso	UT	Bingham High	2027	OF	208 ft
4	Austin Sorenson	UT	Riverton High	2028	RHP	181 ft
5	Kayden Lambson	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	RHP	181 ft
6	Schafer Dixon	UT	Providence	2027	RHP	178 ft
7	Porter Campbell	UT	Pine View	2027	OF	169 ft
8	Jack Salmon	UT	Wasatch	2027	SS	167 ft
9	Sam Dart	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	LHP	163 ft
10	Beckham Rowley	UT	Stansbury High	2027	LHP	160 ft

SWEET SPOT %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Austin Brown	UT	Wasatch High	2028	OF	85 %
2	Porter Campbell	UT	Pine View	2027	OF	80 %
3	Pratt Morley	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	2B	77 %
^	Austin Sorenson	UT	Riverton High	2028	RHP	77 %
4	Jack Salmon	UT	Wasatch	2027	SS	70 %
5	Trigg Cloward	UT	Salem Hills High	2028	SS	66 %
^	Jonathon McGuire	UT	Dixie High	2027	RHP	66 %
6	Jacob Qualls	UT	American Fork	2027	3B	62 %
^	Beckham Rowley	UT	Stansbury High	2027	LHP	62 %
7	Nick Macaluso	UT	Bingham High	2027	OF	57 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

LINE DRIVE %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Line Drive %
1	Austin Brown	UT	Wasatch High	2028	OF	57 %
2	Boston Hatch	UT	Riverton High	2028	LHP	55 %
^	Jonathon McGuire	UT	Dixie High	2027	RHP	55 %
^	Trigg Cloward	UT	Salem Hills High	2028	SS	55 %
3	Grayson Zappe	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	OF	50 %
^	Porter Campbell	UT	Pine View	2027	OF	50 %
^	Jack Salmon	UT	Wasatch	2027	SS	50 %
^	C.J. Sumner	UT	American Fork	2028	C	50 %
^	Tosh Schneider	UT	Pleasant Grove	2027	SS	50 %
4	Trent Chris	UT	Snow Canyon High	2027	LHP	44 %
^	Joseph Peak	UT	Jordan	2027	OF	44 %
^	Pratt Morley	UT	Spanish Fork	2027	2B	44 %

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	STATE	DATE	LOCATION
2023 PBR Scout Day: CBA Summit	UT	06/17	Snow Canyon HS
2023 PBR Scout Day: Rawlings Tigers	UT	06/29	Skyline High School
Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only)	UT	07/11	Salt Lake Community College
PBR Junior Future Games	NATIONAL	07/25	LakePoint
2023 PBR Future Games (Utah Invite)	UT	07/26	LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA