2022 Arizona Leaderboards: 2024 Positional Velocity
December 21, 2022
With 2022 drawing to a close and the PBR Arizona Showcase Season completed, our staff will begin looking back at the top metrics from each class throughout the year. Including national events, our staff hosted 19 showcases with hundreds of players from across the State, as well as a handful of players from surrounding States.
With all of the data collected throughout the year, we continue our 2022 leaderboards with a look at the top positional velocities and pop-times from the 2024 class.
For complete 2022 event results, click here.
To view upcoming showcases, click here.
INFIELD VELOCITY
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | INF VELO |
| 1 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 86 |
| 2 | Gerardo Gonzalez | AZ | Liberty | 2024 | 3B | 86 |
| 3 | Gavin Smith | AZ | Valley Christian | 2024 | SS | 86 |
| 4 | Shane Miller | AZ | Higley | 2024 | SS | 85 |
| 5 | Jacob Samsing | AZ | Millenium | 2024 | RHP | 85 |
| 6 | Devon Hewitt | AZ | Pima | 2024 | SS | 84 |
| 7 | Taylor Trillo | AZ | Pinnacle | 2024 | 1B | 84 |
| 8 | Damian Cabrera | AZ | Yuma | 2024 | 3B | 84 |
| 9 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 84 |
| 10 | Max Charles | AZ | Liberty | 2024 | SS | 84 |
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | OF VELO |
| 1 | Ky McGary | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2024 | OF | 93 |
| 2 | Chase Whitley | AZ | Shadow Ridge | 2024 | CF | 90 |
| 3 | Dom Harris | AZ | Horizon | 2024 | OF | 89 |
| 4 | Hustyn Wheeler | AZ | Sandra Day O' Connor | 2024 | OF | 88 |
| 5 | Wyatt Wolff | AZ | Basha | 2024 | SS | 87 |
| 6 | Christopher Margarella | AZ | Saguaro | 2024 | OF | 87 |
| 7 | Brody Jacobs | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2024 | OF | 87 |
| 8 | Christopher Humphreys | AZ | Canyon del Oro | 2024 | OF | 87 |
| 9 | Jacob Croxford | AZ | Liberty | 2024 | OF | 87 |
| 10 | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Chandler | 2024 | OF | 87 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | C VELO |
| 1 | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 79 |
| 2 | Nathan Carrillo | AZ | Horizon | 2024 | C | 79 |
| 3 | Ian Lemus | AZ | Empire | 2024 | C | 76 |
| 4 | Derek Kiepke | AZ | Liberty | 2024 | C | 76 |
| 5 | Shawn Barros | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 75 |
| 6 | Liam Wilson | AZ | Hamilton | 2024 | C | 75 |
| 7 | Joshua Warman | AZ | Red Mountain | 2024 | C | 75 |
| 8 | Jose Simon-Aguirre | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 75 |
| 9 | Dylan English | AZ | Deer Valley | 2024 | C | 74 |
| 10 | Carter Kelley | AZ | Hamilton | 2024 | C | 74 |
| 10 | Caden Rosenbaugh | AZ | Eastmark | 2024 | C | 74 |
| 10 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 74 |
| 10 | Julian Bernal | AZ | Bourgade Catholic | 2024 | C | 74 |
| 10 | Kevin Hoffmaster | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | C | 74 |
CATCHER POP-TIME
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | POP TIME |
| 1 | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 1.88-1.98 |
| 2 | Nathan Carrillo | AZ | Horizon | 2024 | C | 1.88-2.00 |
| 3 | Easton Delanda | NM | Alamogordo | 2024 | C | 1.90-1.97 |
| 4 | August Besemer | AZ | Pinnacle | 2024 | C | 1.90-2.01 |
| 5 | Derek Kiepke | AZ | Liberty | 2024 | C | 1.95-2.07 |
| 6 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 1.95-2.20 |
| 7 | Ian Lemus | AZ | Empire | 2024 | C | 1.96-2.12 |
| 8 | Kevin Hoffmaster | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | C | 1.96-2.12 |
| 9 | Matthew Kovach | CA | Lompoc | 2024 | C | 1.97-2.07 |
| 10 | Carter Kelley | AZ | Hamilton | 2024 | C | 1.98-2.00 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Phoenix Preseason ID | AZ | 01/21 | Apollo High School - Glendale, AZ |
| Tucson Preseason ID | AZ | 01/28 | Kino Sports Complex - Tucson, AZ |
| Preseason All-State Games: Underclass (Invite-Only) | AZ | 02/04 | Mountain View High School - Mesa, AZ |
| Preseason All-State Games: Upperclass (Invite-Only) | AZ | 02/05 | Mountain View High School - Mesa, AZ |
| Super 60 Pro Showcase | NATIONAL | 02/05 | The MAX - McCook, IL |
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