Green Bay Preseason ID: Catcher Analysis

March 20, 2023
By: Wisconsin Staff

On Saturday, the 25th, the PBR Wisconsin staff traveled to the ISA facility in De Pere, WI to host one of the largest showcases on our winter calendar, the Green Bay Preseason ID. This event provided us an ample opportunity to check-in on some of the area’s high school prospects and identify several names as we prepare for the WIAA season, as well as future invite-only events on the PBR Wisconsin calendar.

In the week that followed this event, we produced post-event analysis that includes performance highlights inside of our Quick Hits story, a look at the traditional stats measured within our Statistical Analysis piece, batted-ball and pitch data covered in our Positional and Pitcher data dives.

You can learn more about the state-of-the-art technologies featured at our showcases within the hyperlinks above. Today we’ll begin our post-event process by rolling out the individual scouting reports of the day, starting with the catcher position while working our way across the diamond as the week continues.

TOP-10 CATCHERS

No. 1 Cal Casper C / SS / Bay Port , WI / 2024

Positional Profile: C/SS
Body: 5-9, 185-pounds. Strength throughout, strong and thicker build.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up relaxed hands. Ultra quiet and balanced gather, short quick and handsy swing impacts the ball to all fields.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 80.2 mph. 325’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 77 mph. INF - 79 mph. C: Short arc, high 3/4, quick arm with carry through bag, true, accurate. INF: 3/4 slot, carry and accuracy.
Defense: 1.98-2.07 pop times. C: Quick short right foot, very quick and athletic out of crouch. INF: Quality actions, softness to hands and feel to defend.
Run: 7.26 runner in the 60.

no. 2 Dimitry Edmunds C / OF / Appleton West, WI / 2025

Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 5-7, 170-pounds. Athletic, strength throughout with good proportions.
Hit: RHH. Wider base set up, relaxed hands, slight crouch. Easy gather into back side, gets to loaded hitting position, fast quick hands, ability to drive balls to all fields.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 82.1 mph. 296’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 74 mph. OF - 81 mph. C: Short quick arc, high 3/4 slot, accurate. OF: 3/4 slot with quick arm.
Defense: 2.01-2.15 pop times. C: Short quick right foot with clean transfer, athletic on blocks, quick out of crouch, high energy and bounce. OF: One-hand gather, shuffle step towards target with medium leg swing finish towards target.
Run: 6.86 runner in the 60.

no. 3 Brady Coons C / 3B / Kimberly, WI / 2024

Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-9, 175-pounds. Thicker build with strength throughout.
Hit: LHH. Wide set up, slight crouch, slight leg lift into back side load. Uphill bat path, quick hands, pull side approach.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 86.8 mph. 358’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. Short compact arc, high 3/4 slot, accurate.
Defense: 2.07-2.26 pop times. Replaces feet, quick reliable blocker, quick out of crouch.
Run: 7.15 runner in the 60.

no 4. Jack Nikolay C / 1B / De Pere, WI / 2024

Positional Profile: C/1B
Body: 6-0, 175-pounds. Athletic, good proportions, some fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Narrow base, relaxed hands. Early separates, reaches with front foot, hands work direct to ball, lofts balls to pull side.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 83.9 mph. 325’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 76 mph. Short arc, 3/4 slot, on-line, carry and accuracy.
Defense: 2.02-2.13 pop times. Gains ground on blocks, athletic and quick to cover bunt.
Run: 7.28 runner in the 60.

no. 5 Lincoln Thede C / 2B / Fox Valley Lutheran , WI / 2025

Positional Profile: C/2B
Body: 5-9, 175-pounds. Athletic build, strength throughout.
Hit: RHH. Wide set up with relaxed hands. Rocks into back side, back to center, fires back side hard creates good separation, sprays line drives to all fields.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 79.9 mph. 276’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 71 mph. Quick compact arm, high 3/4 slot, carry, true, accurate.
Defense: 2.00-2.16 pop times. Soft blocker, quick and accurate covering bunts.
Run: 7.93 runner in the 60.

no. 6 Nathan Grams C / OF / Hortonville, WI / 2024

Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 5-8, 153-pounds. Athletic frame with good proportions, some strength and fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, gets to strong hitting position on time. Rotates hard impacts baseball middle pull side.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 80.6 mph. 318’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 74 mph. Short arc, compact slot, quick and accurate.
Defense: 2.08-2.17 pop times. Short quick right foot, clean transfer, kick back block, quick out of crouch on a bunt.
Run: 6.88 runner in the 60. Twitchy, quick turnover.

no. 7 Laliwa Delgado C / 3B / Bay Port, WI / 2026

Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Athletic frame with good proportions.
Hit: RHH. Wide base set up, flat barrel. Small gather back gets to strong hitting position, turns hard in middle and delivers direct hand and barrel path driving line drives through the through the middle of the field.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 79.1 mph. 278’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. INF - 85 mph. C: Short arc, 3/4 slot, some carry. INF: High 3/4 slot with carry.
Defense: 2.15-2.19 pop times. C: Replaces feet, aggressive out front receiving balls on throws to second, kick back blocker, quick out of crouch to field bunts. INF: Two-hand gather under midline with shuffle step towards the target.
Run: 7.20 runner in the 60.

no. 8 Jack Brenner C / SS / Fond du Lac, WI / 2026

Positional Profile: C/SS
Body: 5-11, 151-pounds. Athletic frame with good proportions, sloped shoulders, long levers, projectable.
Hit: SH. RH: Narrow base set up with relaxed hands. Direct path. LH: RH: Direct path, line drives through middle of field.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 78.1 mph. 298’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 71 mph. INF - 77 mph. C: Short compact arc, high 3/4 slot, true backspin, accurate. INF: 3/4 slot, short arc, quick arm, accurate.
Defense: 2.01-2.23 pop times. C: Athletic, short quick compact foot work, reliable blocker, quick with bounce covering bunts. INF: Athletic actions, quality actions, can defend.
Run: 7.35 runner in the 60.

no. 9 Quade Thompson C / 3B / Wrightstown, WI / 2024

Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Higher waist, strong athletic build.
Hit: RHH. Wider base set up slightly open, higher hands, loads into back side, rhythmic, easy. Rotates centered move, sits into back side, direct hand path, lofts balls to center pull side.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 81 mph. 306’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. Short compact arm stroke, high 3/4 slot, carry.
Defense: 2.15-2.26 pop times. Stand up thrower gains ground, quick and athletic out of crouch on bunts.
Run: 7.32 runner in the 60.

t10 collin Thorne C / 3B / Kohler, WI / 2026

Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 6-1, 180-pounds. Thick build with strength.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, slightly open start. Quick knee-tuck gather, direct path, hits the ball hard through middle of field shows ability to loft balls to pull side.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 84.5 mph. 297’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 70 mph. Medium arc high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.36-2.39 pop times. Short compact right foot on throws to second, gains ground on blocks, quick to cover bunts.
Run: 8.39 runner in the 60.

t10 Ethan Doubek 3B / C / Marinette, WI / 2025

BEST OF THE REST (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Owen Aykens, Menasha (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 6-0, 180-pounds. Thicker build with strength.
Hit: LHH. Wide set up with slight crouch, slightly open stance, gather back with toe tap trigger. Slightly uphill path, quick hands, short to long through.
Power: 78 max exit velocity, averaged 62.2 mph. 276’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 67 mph. INF - 67 mph. C: Short arc, high 3/4 slot. INF: Med draw, multiple arm angles, accurate.
Defense: 2.26-2.44 pop times. C: Replaces feet, stand up thrower, gains ground on blocks, covers bunts well. INF: Softness to hands.
Run: 7.75 runner in the 60.

Chase Belanger, Oconto Falls (WI), 2026
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-11, 160-pounds. Longer levers, some room for fill.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, slightly open, with relaxed hands. Gets to center, line drive path through middle of field.
Power: 79 max exit velocity, averaged 66.5 mph. 146’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 62 mph. Medium arc, 3/4 arm slot, accurate.
Defense: 2.61-2.68 pop times. Crossover footwork on throws to second, athletic.
Run: 8.03 runner in the 60.

Carter Polfuss, De Pere (WI), 2024
Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 5-9, 156-pounds. Wiry frame, athletic, some fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, relaxed hands. Gather into inside part of back heel, gets back to center, uses lower half into ground, flat path through baseball impacts balls to all fields.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 79.9 mph. 290’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. Medium arc, high 3/4 slot, loose free and easy arm.
Defense: 2.22-2.29 pop times. first step quickness, softness to hands.
Run: 7.06 runner in the 60.

Brennan Otto, Appleton North (WI), 2026
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5-7, 170-pounds. Thicker build, room for growth and strength.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up with relaxed hands. Toe-tap gather, natural feel to hit, impacts balls to all fields and can drive them to pull side for power.
Power: 85 max exit velocity, averaged 79.3 mph. 292’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 67.00 mph. Short arc, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.27-2.39 pop times. Replaces feet on pop times, gains ground to target, gains ground on blocks, some bounce covering bunts.
Run: 9.20 runner in the 60.

Connor Schroeder, Wausaukee (WI), 2024
Positional Profile: C/2B
Body: 6-0, 185-pounds. Athletic frame, some fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Tall set up with slight crouch, high hands, small leg lift trigger. Quick hands, direct path, long through the ball with uphill path.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 79.3 mph. 313’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. INF - 83 mph. C: Short arc, 3/4 slot. INF: Quick arm with accuracy.
Defense: 2.16-2.25 pop times. C: Short quick right foot on throws to second, gains ground on blocks. INF: Athletic mover and quick first step.
Run: 7.22 runner in the 60.

Emmett Selin, West Bend West (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. High waist, good proportions, some fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Wider base with higher hands. Centered knee tuck, short quick hands, leverages the ball to both gaps.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 79.9 mph. 274’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 69 mph. Compact arc, high 3/4 slot with carry.
Defense: 2.12-2.19 pop times. Quick to block, athletic covering bunts.
Run: 7.58 runner in the 60.