Best of 2024: Top Infield Velocities
November 20, 2024
With the year of 2024 in the books for Prep Baseball Alabama, our staff decided to reflect and dive deeper into each event we hosted over the course of the last 12 months. This included taking a look at the top statistical performers from each showcase and scout day and compiling each category into one whole list. As you will see in the lists below, there were definitely some noteworthy performances that players turned in during the pro-style workouts.
Over the course of the next couple of weeks, we will release each statistical category from our 2024 event schedule. Today, we take a look at the top infield velocities from 2024.
Best of 2024
Top Infield Velocities
| Rank | Name | INF Velocity | School | Class | Showcase |
| 1 | Matthew Kelley | 94 mph | Carlsbad (CA) | 2026 | East Coast Sox Scout Day |
| 2 | Steele Hall | 93 mph | Hewitt-Trussville | 2025 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Evan Malone | 93 mph | Northridge | 2026 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| 3 | Paul Barnett | 92 mph | Mountain Brook | 2027 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| ^ | Rocco Maniscalco | 92 mph | Oxford | 2027 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Easton Nelms | 92 mph | Hartselle | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 4 | Brandt Cummings | 91 mph | Russellville | 2024 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Baylor Morrison | 91 mph | Etowah | 2027 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Brady Richardson | 91 mph | Enterprise | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 5 | John Abt | 90 mph | Hartfield Academy (MS) | 2025 | East Coast Sox Scout Day |
| ^ | Caleb Barnett | 90 mph | Mountain Brook | 2025 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Maxwell Crowder | 90 mph | Hoover | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Brodie Johnson | 90 mph | Westbrook Christian | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| 6 | Israel Navarro | 89 mph | Hazel Green | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Joshua Wilhide | 89 mph | Bob Jones | 2026 | Vipers Baseball Scout Day |
| 7 | Matthew Drinkwater | 88 mph | James Clemens | 2026 | North Alabama Fall ID |
| ^ | Luke Holbrook | 88 mph | Whitesburg Christian | 2025 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Hank Hudson | 88 mph | Opelika | 2026 | Mobile Summer ID |
| ^ | Brodie Jones | 88 mph | Opelika | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Cade Miles | 88 mph | Hartselle | 2024 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Ryan Parent | 88 mph | Daphne | 2027 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Mason Piper | 88 mph | Prattville | 2025 | Central Alabama Fall ID |
| ^ | Ty Waters | 88 mph | UMS-Wright Prep | 2026 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| 8 | Aaron Bailey | 87 mph | McAdory | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Steven Cavaco | 87 mph | Huntsville | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Dalton Dardin | 87 mph | Grissom | 2027 | North Alabama Fall ID |
| ^ | Cade Durrett | 87 mph | American Christian | 2025 | East Coast Sox Scout Day |
| ^ | Olsen Howard | 87 mph | Decatur Heritage Christian | 2025 | Alabama Fall Games |
| ^ | Marcus Lawler | 87 mph | Oxford | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Cooper Pennington | 87 mph | Shelby County | 2026 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Jameson Scissum | 87 mph | Etowah | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Gibbs White | 87 mph | Tuscaloosa County | 2027 | Tuscaloosa Summer ID |
| 9 | Charlie Cassingham | 86 mph | Grissom | 2025 | Vipers Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Noah Crosby | 86 mph | Mountain Brook | 2026 | 33s Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Noah Eady | 86 mph | Oak Mountain | 2025 | AL/MS Border Battle |
| ^ | Ivan Hand | 86 mph | Briarwood Christian | 2028 | Prep Baseball Junior Future Games |
| ^ | Lawson Hare | 86 mph | Auburn | 2027 | Beehive Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Tyler Johnson | 86 mph | Wetumpka | 2025 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Austin Kightlinger | 86 mph | Northside | 2027 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Jarret Morrison | 86 mph | Jasper | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Jackson Price | 86 mph | Chelsea | 2026 | East Coast Sox Scout Day |
| ^ | Benjamin Pugh | 86 mph | Whitesburg Christian | 2027 | Alabama Fall Games |
| ^ | Caleb Simpson | 86 mph | Hoover | 2027 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Ford Traweek | 86 mph | Tuscaloosa County | 2026 | Tuscaloosa Summer ID |
| 10 | Braden Abernathy | 85 mph | Buckhorn | 2025 | North AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Caleb Banks | 85 mph | Gardendale | 2026 | Birmingham Summer ID |
| ^ | Drey Barrett | 85 mph | Holtville | 2024 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Gavin Beaver | 85 mph | Hewitt-Trussville | 2026 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Brayden Cooper | 85 mph | Spanish Fort | 2024 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Connor Drake | 85 mph | Madison County | 2026 | Birmingham Summer ID |
| ^ | Chris Fitts | 85 mph | East Limestone | 2026 | North Alabama Fall ID |
| ^ | Jackson Goddard | 85 mph | Liberty Creek (TN) | 2026 | East Coast Sox Scout Day |
| ^ | Ethan Hilpert | 85 mph | McGill-Toolen | 2025 | Alabama Fall Games |
| ^ | JB Leatherwood | 85 mph | Moody | 2026 | Excel Baseball Scout Day |
| ^ | Ty Marsh | 85 mph | Hartselle | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Colin Murphy | 85 mph | Spanish Fort | 2025 | Montgomery Summer ID |
| ^ | Jeffery Rich | 85 mph | Huntsville | 2028 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Jack Ross | 85 mph | Homewood | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Koen Sampley | 85 mph | Marbury | 2025 | South AL Preseason All-State |
| ^ | Charlie Taaffe | 85 mph | Vestavia Hills | 2027 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Paxton Tarver | 85 mph | Decatur Heritage Christian | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | JB Upton | 85 mph | Auburn | 2027 | Yellowhammer State Games |
| ^ | Ethan Walls | 85 mph | Prattville Christian | 2025 | Yellowhammer State Games |
Upcoming Preseason Events
| SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Birmingham Preseason ID | January 5th, 2025 | StrongBox Indoor (Birmingham, AL) |
| Huntsville Preseason ID | January 8th, 2025 | Talley Performance (Huntsville, AL) |
| North AL Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | January 11th, 2025 | Hartselle HS Indoor (Hartselle, AL) |
| South AL Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | January 12th, 2025 | Orange Beach Sportsplex (Orange Beach, AL) |
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