Prep Baseball Report

Best of 2021: Max Exit Velocity Leaders


By: Diego Solares
Associate Scout, Staff Writer

The PBR Washington staff hosted more than 20 showcases in 2021 – from invite-only events for select prospects, events for incoming freshmen, unsigned seniors, and the list goes on. Before we close the book on 2021 for good, we're going to check out some of the top showcase performances of last year.

To make your mark at a PBR showcase in 2022, check out the recently released Washington winter 2022 calendar.

Below you'll find the hardest hit baseballs by Washington products over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.

MAX EXIT VELOCITY LEADERS

2022

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Asa Reese WA O'Dea 2022 3B 103.0 mph
2 Caleb Gray WA West Valley 2022 1B 102.7 mph
3 JT Rican WA Bishop Blanchet 2022 3B 101.6 mph
4 Cayden Wotipka WA Kamiak 2022 1B 100.9 mph
5 Christian Jarocki WA Mount Si 2022 2B 99.9 mph
6 Zach Harding WA Seattle Preparatory 2022 OF 99.9 mph
7 Aden Dance WA Sumner 2022 OF 99.9 mph
8 Tobie Maurer WA Kentwood 2022 1B 99.8 mph
9 Noah Deese WA South Kitsap 2022 RHP 99.7 mph
10 Rory Crowder WA Decatur 2022 1B 99.4 mph
11 Ben Schnurman WA Lewis & Clark 2022 1B 99.4 mph
12
Joe Githens WA O'Dea 2022 C 99.2 mph
13 Jacob Erickson WA Glacier Peak 2022 C 98.8 mph
14 Remington O'Keefe WA Emerald Ridge 2022 C 98.6 mph
15 Jeramiah Crain WA Puyallup 2022 3B 97.9 mph
16
Reece Walling WA Prairie 2022 OF 97.8 mph
17
R'Mani Adams WA Decatur Golden Gators 2022 RHP 97.6 mph
18
Elijah Higginbottom WA Sumner 2022 RHP 97.6 mph
19
Keaton Fisher WA Kalama 2022 1B 97.5 mph
20
Bryce Didrickson WA Interlake 2022 OF 97.0 mph
21 Mason Kelley WA Sumner 2022 3B 97.0 mph
22 Grant Cunningham WA Seattle Prep 2022 RHP 96.7 mph
23 Colby Simpson WA Skyline 2022 OF 96.4 mph
24 Jake Smith WA Mount Si 2022 RHP 96.3 mph
25
Hayden Dearie WA Lakeside 2022 SS 96.0 mph
26
Easton Espinoza WA Chiawana 2022 3B 95.9 mph
27
Delano Calimlim WA North Creek 2022 C 95.9 mph
28
Riley Hamling WA O'Dea 2022 3B 95.8 mph
29
Isaac Marchand WA Kentwood 2022 OF 95.5 mph
30
Cody Marx WA Inglemoor 2022 OF 95.5 mph
31 Dominic Nolan WA Nathan Hale 2022 C 95.5 mph
32 Jackson Ely WA Juanita 2022 OF 95.4 mph
33
Brennan Carbonell WA Homeschool 2022 OF 95.2 mph
34
Christopher Woodside WA Woodinville 2022 C 95.0 mph
35
Indy Anderson WA Shorecrest 2022 1B 95.0 mph
36
Royce Vandine WA Chiawana 2022 C 95.0 mph


2023

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Owen Earls WA West Seattle 2023 1B 100.7 mph
2 Luke Sketchley WA Chief Sealth 2023 LHP 98.3 mph
3 Emmett Weichbrodt WA Auburn Mountainview 2023 OF 98.0 mph
4 Carson Ohland WA Tahoma 2023 C 98.0 mph
5
Taylor Franklin WA Bellevue Christian 2023 RHP 97.6 mph
6
Keegan Agen WA Marysville Getchell 2023 OF 97.3 mph
7
Aiden Pulley WA Gov John Roger 2023 3B 97.2 mph
8
Logan Shepherd WA Olympia 2023 SS 97.0 mph
9
Brandon McKinley WA Woodinville 2023 1B 97.0 mph
10 Lucas Christensen WA Kings 2023 OF 96.9 mph
11 Noah Lee WA Tahoma 2023 OF 96.3 mph
12 Ian Williams WA River Ridge 2023 1B 95.7 mph
13 Kaden Ecklund WA South Kitsap 2023 C 95.6 mph
14 Payton Knowles WA Gig Harbor 2023 SS 95.3 mph
15 Peter Hollabaugh WA Kennedy Catholic 2023 3B 95.3 mph
16
Max Clark WA Mercer Island 2023 3B 95.0 mph
17
Camden Gillespie WA Lake Washington 2023 C 94.8 mph
18
Luka Ruljancich WA Bishop blanchet 2023 1B 94.6 mph
19
Oliver Hogan WA Garfield 2023 3B 94.5 mph
20 Luke Gurr WA Skyline 2023 RHP 94.5 mph
21 Miles Durvasula WA Ingraham 2023 RHP 94.1 mph
22 Tyler Bugbee WA O'Dea 2023 OF 94.0 mph


2024

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Freddy Frias Moreno WA Auburn 2024 SS 98.3 mph
2 Coleman Hollabaugh WA Kennedy Catholic 2024 OF 97.3 mph
3
Jaxen Mentink WA Sumner 2024 C 94.2 mph
4
Kire Dahl WA Eastlake (Sammamish) 2024 1B 94.0 mph
5
Easton O'Neal WA West Valley 2024 C 93.6 mph
6
Davis Downer WA O'Dea 2024 OF 93.4 mph
7
Luke Klooster WA O Dea 2024 C 93.1 mph
8
Braden Fridgen WA Seattle Prep 2024 3B 93.0 mph
9
Joseph Floyd WA A.G. West Black Hills 2024 RHP 92.6 mph
10 Nathan Woodside WA Woodinville 2024 C 91.8 mph
11 Nitzan Naveh WA Redmond 2024 3B 91.1 mph
12 Dylan Peay WA Eastside Catholic 2024 3B 91.0 mph
13 JR Starr WA Tri-Cities Prep 2024 OF 90.5 mph
14
Tyler Jones WA Woodinville 2024 INF 90.2 mph
15 Rohne Klein WA Liberty 2024 3B 90.0 mph


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