Prep Baseball Report

West Milwaukee Preseason ID: Outfield Analysis


By: Wisconsin Staff

On Saturday, Feb. 18th, the PBR Wisconsin staff traveled to the STiKS Academy and Sports Training facility in Waukesha, WI to host one of the largest showcases on our winter calendar, the West Milwaukee 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. 

TOP-11 OUTFIELDERS

Matthew O'Grady Jr. OF / LHP / Badger, WI / 2026

Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Well proportioned, athletic, more fill.
Hit: RHH. Narrower set up, lower hands. Short-leg gather, lands centered, very quick hands athletic through the swing, can impact the ball to all fields.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 82.6 mph. 354’ max distance.
Arm: LH.   OF - 84.00 mph. Medium arc, high 3/4 slot, quick arm with carry.
Defense: Athletic, aggressive through ball, good lines and direction through target.
Run: 6.98 runner in the 60. 

Nathan Schopf OF / OF / Oak Creek , WI / 2025

Positional Profile: OF/OF
Body: 6-1, 205-pounds. Athletic frame, well proportioned, sloped shoulders, some projection coming.
Hit: RHH. Wide base, relaxed hands.  Bigger leg lift gather, lands balanced, serious hand and bat speed, twitchy, long through the ball, can impact the ball.
Power: 99 max exit velocity, averaged 89.1 mph. 331’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 82.00 mph. Medium arc to high 3/4 slot with carry and accuracy.
Defense: One-hand gather, athletic, quick release through target.
Run: 7.07 runner in the 60. 

Carsen Dulak OF / RHP / Germantown, WI / 2024

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-0, 200-pounds. Strength throughout some fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Narrower set up with relaxed hands.  Rhythmic gather, short path, direct, quick hands, long through ball, drives lines drives to all fields, hitterish.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 85.1 mph. 320’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 88.00 mph. Short arc, high 3/4 slot, quick arm.
Defense: Two-hand gather to shuffle step, medium leg swing finish through the target.
Run: 7.49 runner in the 60. 

Issei Takahashi OF / Arrowhead, WI / 2024

Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-8, 175-pounds. Strong build, athletic.
Hit: LHH. Narrower open set up.  Leg lift gather, lands into strong hitting position, quick hands with direct path, can impact line drives to all fields.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 87.5 mph. 348’ max distance.
Arm: LH.   OF - 80.00 mph. 3/4 slot, quick arm.
Defense: Out-front gather, shuffle step, medium leg swing finish follow through.
Run: 7.34 runner in the 60.

Yamato Takahashi OF / Arrowhead, WI / 2025

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 5-8, 165-pounds. Strong build, athletic.
Hit: RHH. Wider base set up, slight crouch with higher hands.  Short direct path, quick hands, strong use of lower half, line drives to pull side.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 83.5 mph. 319’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 73.00 mph. Full arc to high 3/4 slot, carry and accuracy.
Defense: One-hand gather to shuffle to target, medium leg swing finish to home.
Run: 7.18 runner in the 60. 

PJ Hamel C / OF / Arrowhead, WI / 2025

Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 6-3, 180-pounds. Long levers, high waist, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up with slight crouch.  Small gather into back side, gets back to center, short compact swing, rotates hard through the swing, can impact the ball to both gaps.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 81.1 mph. 310’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 75.00 mph.  OF - 85.00 mph. OF: Medium arc, 3/4 slot. C: Quick 3/4 slot.
Defense: OF: One-hand gather, shuffle step, medium leg swing finish through target. C: Quick first step, clean transfer, smooth hands, clean block.
Run: 7.50 runner in the 60. 

Nolan Schmidbauer OF / 2B / Waukesha West, WI / 2026

Positional Profile: OF/2B
Body: 5-9, 155-pounds. Athletic frame with good proportions, some fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Narrow set up, relaxed hands.  Short gather back, gets back to center away from hands, strong loaded position, direct, quick, line drives to all fields.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 79.1 mph. 287’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 78.00 mph. Medium arc to high 3/4 slot, quick arm with carry and accuracy.
Defense: One-hand gather, quick shuffle towards home, medium leg swing finish.
Run: 7.04 runner in the 60. 

Conner Des Lauries OF / Oconomowoc, WI / 2024

Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-0, 165-pounds. Long levers, high waist, sloped shoulders, more fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, slight crouch with relaxed hands.  Easy press back, small leg gather, short swing, can drive ball to all fields, works.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 81.2 mph. 301’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 73.00 mph. Medium arc, 3/4 slot.
Defense: One-hand gather shuffle towards target.
Run: 7.25 runner in the 60.

Emmett Bork OF / RHP / Oconomowoc, WI / 2025

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-5, 200-pounds. Long levers, high waist, sloped shoulders, more strength and fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Crouch set up with relaxed hands. Controlled move back with foot glide back to center, serious leverage direct path to and through the ball can impact the baseball.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 85.5 mph. 310’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 86.00 mph. Full arc to 3/4 slot, quick arm.
Defense: One-hand gather, shuffle into crow hop, low leg hop through finish towards target.
Run: 7.49 runner in the 60. 

Brady Carpenter 3B / RHP / Arrowhead, WI / 2024

Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 6-2, 190-pounds. Long levers, high waist, athletic with projection.
Hit: RHH. Wide base crouch. Easy press into back side, back to center, uses lower half and ground well, short swing, long through ball, can impact.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 84.4 mph. 308’ max distance.
Arm: RH.  INF - 87.00 mph. OF - 89.00 mph. INF: Medium circle, high 3/4 slot quick arm. OF: Medium circle, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: INF: Two-hand gather out front, softness to hands, feet work through ball well to first. OF: Two-hand gather out front, shuffle step towards target.
Run: 7.30 runner in the 60. 

Brandon Morrissey OF / LHP / Beaver Dam, WI / 2025

Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-11, 195-pounds. Athletic with some projection.
Hit: LHH. Stock set up, higher hands.  Short leg gather, direct hand path, impacts the ball to both gaps.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 83.7 mph. 297’ max distance.
Arm: LH.   OF - 84.00 mph. Medium arc, high 3/4 slot with carry.
Defense: One-hand gather, shuffle step towards target, medium leg swing finish.
Run: 7.46 runner in the 60.

BEST OF THE REST (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)

TJ Allemand, Wayland Academy (WI), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-9, 132-pounds. Athletic frame with some projection.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up with relaxed hands.  Early front toe down land, shift center of mass to hitting position, shows hand quickness and ability to drive balls middle to pull side.
Power: 80 max exit velocity, averaged 74 mph. 275’ max distance.
Arm: LH.   OF - 73.00 mph. Medium arc to 3/4 slot.
Defense: One-hand gather, shuffle step into medium leg swing finish towards home.
Run: 7.95 runner in the 60. 

Jimmy Angle, Kettle Moraine (WI), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/3B
Body: 6-0, 175-pounds. Good proportions, sloped shoulders, athletic and projectable.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, slightly open with relaxed hands.  Smooth easy and loose gets to strong hitting position, direct hand path short and quick to and through the ball impacts the ball to all fields.
Power: 85 max exit velocity, averaged 76.8 mph. 277’ max distance.
Arm: RH.  INF - 73.00 mph. OF - 75.00 mph. INF: Short arc to 3/4 slot, accurate feel. OF: Short arc to 3/4 slot, accurate.
Defense: Two-hand gather under midline, shuffle step through target. OF: One-hand gather, medium leg swing finish through target.
Run: 7.34 runner in the 60. 

Jacob Beyer, Oak Creek (WI), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 170-pounds. Long levers, some projection to the frame.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, slightly open.  Quick leg lift, gets down on time, short direct hand path, flat through the zone, line drives to both gaps.
Power: 81 max exit velocity, averaged 72.2 mph. 245’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 78.00 mph. Medium arc, 3/4 slot, quick arm.
Defense: One-hand gather, shuffle, good lines and direction, athletic.
Run: 8.08 runner in the 60. 

Tanner Buhlmann, Arrowhead (WI), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-8, 145-pounds. Athletic, well proportioned with some fill coming.
Hit: LHH. Stock set up, higher relaxed hands.  Small leg lift gather, lands centered and balanced, short path, long through it, line drive stroke through middle.
Power: 80 max exit velocity, averaged 70.8 mph. 254’ max distance.
Arm: LH.   OF - 76.00 mph. Medium arc, 3/4 slot, quick arm.
Defense: Shuffle-step gather, good direction good lines.
Run: 7.62 runner in the 60. 

Gabriel Ciralsky, University School of Milwaukee (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-10, 170-pounds. Athletic with some projection.
Hit: LHH. Slightly open set up with higher hands.  Leg glide gather back, lands centered in strong hitting position, flat path, quick hands, long through the ball, impacts balls through middle of field.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 85.3 mph. 342’ max distance.
Arm: LH.   OF - 78.00 mph. 3/4 slot with arm quickness.
Defense: One-hand gather into crow hop, medium leg swing finish to target.
Run: 7.02 runner in the 60. 

Nicholas Frangopoulos, Arrowhead (WI), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/2B
Body: 5-10, 145-pounds. Well proportioned with some fill coming.
Hit: LHH. Stock set up, relaxed hands.  Balanced under control move back, lands centered in strong hitting position, smooth free and easy hands short to the ball long through it, can drive balls to pull side.
Power: 84 max exit velocity, averaged 77.2 mph. 269’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 75.00 mph. Medium arc, to high 3/4 arc and carry.
Defense: One-hand gather, shuffle towards target.
Run: 8.10 runner in the 60. 

Andrew Hoppe, Nathan Hale (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/2B
Body: 5-11, 145-pounds. Wiry athletic frame with some fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up , narrow with higher hands.  Short quick leg lift, lands centered, quick hands direct path, can drive balls to middle and pull side.
Power:  max exit velocity, averaged  mph. ’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 74.00 mph. Short arc to high 3/4 slot with some carry.
Defense: One-hand gather, shuffle to crow hop with finish toward target.
Run: 7.08 runner in the 60. 

Alex Ignacio, Brookfield Central (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Athletic frame, some fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up with relaxed hands.  Short gather back, upright barrel, lands centered, short direct hand path with some quickness, drives the ball middle to pull side.
Power: 81 max exit velocity, averaged 74.8 mph. 289’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 74.00 mph. Full arc to 3/4 slot.
Defense: One-hand gather into crow hop.
Run: 8.13 runner in the 60. 

Riley Kempf, Menomonee Falls (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 5-8, 160-pounds. Athletic, wider shoulders with some room.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, slight crouch. Lands with upright barrel, direct hand path, ability to hit line drives to all fields.
Power: 80 max exit velocity, averaged 73.4 mph. 292’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 76.00 mph. Short circle, 3/4 slot.
Defense: One-hand gather, shuffle step towards target, medium leg swing finish.
Run: 7.66 runner in the 60. 

Zachary Kiffmeyer, Oshkosh North  (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 6-2, 200-pounds. Athletic frame with more strength and fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, low hands set up.  Gets to strong hitting position on time, some hand quickness through the ball.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 82.5 mph. 283’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 79.00 mph. Medium arc, to 3/4 slot.
Defense: One-hand gather, shuffle to target, low leg swing finish to home.
Run: 7.60 runner in the 60. 

Linus Pajot, Whitefish Bay (WI), 2026
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 5-9, 130-pounds. Wiry frame with some fill in future.
Hit: LHH. Stock set up, higher hands, balanced.  Small leg gather under control, lands back at center on time, flat path geared for hard line drive contact to pull side.
Power: 82 max exit velocity, averaged 72 mph. 275’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 75.00 mph. Medium arc to 3/4 slot with some carry.
Defense: One-hand gather, athletic through the ball, medium leg swing finish through home.
Run: 7.94 runner in the 60. 

Jackson Reno, Oconomowoc  (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/C
Body: 5-11, 155-pounds. Good proportions with projection.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, hands in strong position at set up.  Small gather back, direct path, line drive contact through middle of field.
Power: 84 max exit velocity, averaged 80 mph. 295’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 73.00 mph.  OF - 80.00 mph. OF: Medium arc, 3/4 slot, carry and accuracy. C: 3/4 slot, quick arm.
Defense: OF: Shuffle to target, medium swing finish. C: Works around the plate, smooth blocking.
Run: 7.44 runner in the 60. 

Nolan Traudt, Kettle Moraine (WI), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-9, 140-pounds. Athletic frame, some future projection.
Hit: LHH. Wider base set up with slight crouch.  Short leg-lift gather, under control, direct hand path with quickness, back spins line drives to all fields.
Power: 83 max exit velocity, averaged 76.8 mph. 275’ max distance.
Arm: LH.   OF - 73.00 mph. Medium arc to high 3/4 slot, quick arm with carry and accuracy.
Defense: One-hand gather, quick shuffle, gets rid of it quickly, low leg swing finish, good look.
Run: 7.71 runner in the 60. 

Tyler Vetch, New Berlin West (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-0, 165-pounds. High waist, sloped shoulder with room for fill.
Hit: RHH. Wider base, higher hands.  Gathers into back side, lands centered and balanced, short hand path to the ball, line drive contact through the middle of the field.
Power: 87 max exit velocity, averaged 73 mph. 281’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 77.00 mph. Medium arc, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: One-hand gather to shuffle step with high leg swing finish through the target.
Run: 7.58 runner in the 60. 

CJ Zehner, Arrowhead (WI), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 6-3, 200-pounds. Long levers, high waist, sloped shoulders, more strength and fill coming.
Hit: RHH. Wide base, with higher hands.  Controlled move to hitting position, flat path, ability to impact the ball middle to pull side.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 81.9 mph. 302’ max distance.
Arm: RH.   OF - 78.00 mph. Medium arc to 3/4 slot, quick arm.
Defense: One-hand gather, medium leg swing finish.
Run: 7.84 runner in the 60.

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