New Mexico State Games: Positional Data Dive

November 7, 2024
Cam Black-Araujo
West Coast Operations

This past weekend, November 2nd and 3rd, the Prep Baseball Arizona staff travelled to East to host the inaugural New Mexico State Games and get a look at the high school talent the Albuquerque area has to offer. Rio Rancho High School played host and the event featured over 70 players in the 2025-2028 classes. It was a talented group with several players from multiple classes garnering national attention and we'll continue to showcase top talent at the event over the next several days.

All players ran through a full pro-style workout on Saturday alongside our tech partners TrackMan, Blast Motion, Vizual Edge and Vald Training, followed by a trio of games on Saturday. 'State Games' events allow our staff to get a look at a large pool of top talent from a specific area, while also giving us the chance to see how these players perform in game-action against quality competition.

The event featured several premiere prospects in the State with all players at the event still uncommitted, but it shouldn't be long before some of these names start flying off the board.

Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis article. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top position players and metrics with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:

For complete event results, click here.
To view Arizona's upcoming schedule, click here.

ATHLETIC/PHYSICAL TESTING

60-YARD DASH

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yard
1	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	6.57
2	Noah Serna	NM	Rio Rancho	2025	OF	6.68
3	Andrew Olson	NM	Albuquerque Academy	2025	OF	6.86
4	Mark Scime	NM	Los Lunas	2027	OF	6.87
5	Jackson Roybal	NM	Rio Rancho	2025	RHP	6.88
6	Ancel Rossell	NM	Valencia	2025	OF	6.91
7	Isaac Harvey	NM	Cibola	2025	OF	6.92
8	Jett Whitmire	NM	Artesia	2026	OF	6.93
9	Nicholas Sirignano	NM	Cleveland	2026	OF	6.94
^	Jackson Brettelle	NM	Rio Grande	2025	C	6.94

GRIP STRENGTH (R)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Grip Strgth (RH)
1	Colton Floyd	NM	Sandia	2027	OF	180.5
2	Anthony Knoll	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	167.7
3	Logan Reed	NM	Rio Grande	2027	RHP	162.6
4	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	152.9
5	Jarren Villa	NM	Cleveland	2025	SS	149.9
6	Koby Rivera	NM	Clovis	2025	OF	147.4
7	Matthew Cook	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	3B	144.3
8	Karel Ayo Ramos	NM	Sandia	2028	C	143.4
9	Jackson Smith	NM	Cibola	2028	OF	141.4
10	Logan Lemons	NM	Sandia Prep	2027	SS	140.1

GRIP STRENGTH (L)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Grip Strgth (LH)
1	Colton Floyd	NM	Sandia	2027	OF	170.0
2	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	157.3
3	Anthony Knoll	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	152.0
4	Karel Ayo Ramos	NM	Sandia	2028	C	149.4
5	Logan Lemons	NM	Sandia Prep	2027	SS	146.1
6	Logan Reed	NM	Rio Grande	2027	RHP	142.8
^	Ryan Barreras	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	1B	142.8
7	Treven Polanco	NM	Cleveland	2026	3B	140.3
8	Andrew Olson	NM	Albuquerque Academy	2025	OF	139.0
9	Jarren Villa	NM	Cleveland	2025	SS	136.8

VERTICAL JUMP (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Vertical (Max)
1	Brayden Bustillos	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	SS	26.1
2	Richard Reiffenberger	NM	Rio Rancho	2028	RHP	25.8
3	Ben Herman	NM	Cleveland	2028	C	25.5
^	Treven Polanco	NM	Cleveland	2026	3B	25.5
5	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	24.9
6	Andrew Olson	NM	Albuquerque Academy	2025	OF	24.9
7	Nicholas Sirignano	NM	Cleveland	2026	OF	24.8
8	Dean Ellison	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	24.7
9	Matthew Cook	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	3B	24.7
10	Jackson Brettelle	NM	Rio Grande	2025	C	24.5

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Colton Floyd	NM	Sandia	2027	OF	103.4 mph
2	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	100.9 mph
3	Wyatt Tinker	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	SS	99.8 mph
4	Dean Ellison	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	99.4 mph
5	Matthew Cook	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	3B	98.6 mph
6	Jett Whitmire	NM	Artesia	2026	OF	96.4 mph
7	Richard Reiffenberger	NM	Rio Rancho	2028	RHP	96.2 mph
8	Jarren Villa	NM	Cleveland	2025	SS	96.1 mph
9	Koby Rivera	NM	Clovis	2025	OF	96.0 mph
10	Treven Polanco	NM	Cleveland	2026	3B	95.9 mph

Exit Velocity – This metric measures the speed of the ball off the bat, measured in miles per hour (MPH).

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Colton Floyd	NM	Sandia	2027	OF	94.9 mph
2	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	93.2 mph
3	Tasman Lupo	NM	Bosque	2027	C	91.1 mph
4	Koby Rivera	NM	Clovis	2025	OF	89.6 mph
5	Jackson Brettelle	NM	Rio Grande	2025	C	89.1 mph
6	Dean Ellison	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	89.1 mph
7	Jarren Villa	NM	Cleveland	2025	SS	88.6 mph
8	Treven Polanco	NM	Cleveland	2026	3B	87.6 mph
9	Mark Scime	NM	Los Lunas	2027	OF	86.5 mph
10	Anthony Knoll	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	86.4 mph

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Colton Floyd	NM	Sandia	2027	OF	395 ft
2	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	392 ft
3	Wyatt Tinker	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	SS	379 ft
4	Dean Ellison	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	378 ft
5	Treven Polanco	NM	Cleveland	2026	3B	376 ft
6	Tasman Lupo	NM	Bosque	2027	C	375 ft
7	Brant Usherwood	NM	Artesia	2026	C	373 ft
8	Landon Johnson	NM	Volcano Vista	2025	C	369 ft
9	Jackson Brettelle	NM	Rio Grande	2025	C	367 ft
10	Richard Reiffenberger	NM	Rio Rancho	2028	RHP	360 ft

Distance – This metric measures how far the ball traveled, or would travel if it was not obstructed, measured in feet.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	Colton Floyd	NM	Sandia	2027	OF	316 ft
2	Jackson Roybal	NM	Rio Rancho	2025	RHP	280 ft
3	Treven Polanco	NM	Cleveland	2026	3B	276 ft
4	Logan Reed	NM	Rio Grande	2027	RHP	272 ft
5	Dean Ellison	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	268 ft
6	Jarren Villa	NM	Cleveland	2025	SS	265 ft
7	Jayden Priest	NM	Rio Rancho	2028	3B	258 ft
8	Anthony Knoll	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	257 ft
9	Tasman Lupo	NM	Bosque	2027	C	257 ft
10	Isaac Harvey	NM	Cibola	2025	OF	252 ft

HARD HIT %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hard Hit %
1	Colton Floyd	NM	Sandia	2027	OF	81 %
2	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	78 %
3	Tasman Lupo	NM	Bosque	2027	C	76 %
4	Jackson Brettelle	NM	Rio Grande	2025	C	64 %
5	Landon Johnson	NM	Volcano Vista	2025	C	46 %
^	Treven Polanco	NM	Cleveland	2026	3B	46 %
6	Matthew Cook	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	3B	44 %
7	Dean Ellison	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	43 %
8	Jackson Roybal	NM	Rio Rancho	2025	RHP	42 %
9	Brayden Bustillos	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	SS	41 %

Hard Hit % - Percentage of batted balls with an exit velocity of 90 MPH or higher.

SWEET SPOT %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Chase Rivera	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	OF	84 %
2	Justin Garcia	NM	Cleveland	2028	1B	81 %
3	Jett Whitmire	NM	Artesia	2026	OF	80 %
4	Avery Romansky	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	SS	78 %
^	Jarren Villa	NM	Cleveland	2025	SS	78 %
5	Jackson Smith	NM	Cibola	2028	OF	72 %
^	Ben Herman	NM	Cleveland	2028	C	72 %
6	Jacob Lucero	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	RHP	71 %
7	Isaiah Jacquez	NM	Centennial	2026	1B	69 %
^	Bradyn Mazuranich	NM	Volcano Vista	2027	SS	69 %

Sweet Spot % - This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (avg)
1	Tasman Lupo	NM	Bosque	2027	C	23.3 mph
2	Damian Salazar	NM	Cleveland	2027	RHP	23.2 mph
3	Isaac Harvey	NM	Cibola	2025	OF	22.8 mph
4	Edward Blanshine	NM	Cibola	2026	OF	22.3 mph
5	Dean Ellison	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	22.0 mph
6	Matthew Cook	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	3B	21.9 mph
7	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	21.4 mph
8	Logan Reed	NM	Rio Grande	2027	RHP	21.3 mph
9	Colton Floyd	NM	Sandia	2027	OF	20.8 mph
10	Landyn Cottone	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	3B	20.5 mph

Hand Speed – The speed of the handle of the bat just before impact, measured in MPH. The handle is measured 6 inches from the knob of the bat.

MLB Avg: 23-29mph MiLB Avg: 22-28mph College Avg: 21-24mph

BAT SPEED (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (avg)
1	Colton Floyd	NM	Sandia	2027	OF	76.5 mph
2	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	73.8 mph
3	Daniel Kean	NM	Cibola	2028	C	71.6 mph
4	Dean Ellison	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	70.6 mph
5	Wyatt Tinker	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	SS	69.4 mph
6	Tasman Lupo	NM	Bosque	2027	C	69.3 mph
7	Daniel Legbandt	NM	Cibola	2026	1B	69.2 mph
8	Brant Usherwood	NM	Artesia	2026	C	68.9 mph
9	Matthew Cook	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	3B	68.7 mph
10	Karel Ayo Ramos	NM	Sandia	2028	C	68.6 mph

Bat Speed – The speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact, measured in MPH. The sweet spot is measured 6 inches from the tip of the bat.

MLB Avg: 66-78mph MiLB Avg: 63-75mph College Avg: 66-75mph

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (avg)
1	Damian Salazar	NM	Cleveland	2027	RHP	25.2 g
2	Tasman Lupo	NM	Bosque	2027	C	22.3 g
3	Dean Ellison	NM	Rio Rancho	2026	OF	21.7 g
4	Logan Reed	NM	Rio Grande	2027	RHP	21.1 g
5	Jarren Villa	NM	Cleveland	2025	SS	18.4 g
6	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	18.1 g
7	Landon Fairhurst	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	2B	16.5 g
8	Matthew Cook	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	3B	16.5 g
9	Diego Trujillo	NM	St. Pius X	2027	SS	15.9 g
10	Treven Polanco	NM	Cleveland	2026	3B	15.6 g

Rotational Acceleration – A measure of how quickly the hitter gets from launch position to being on plane. This is measured in G-Force (g).

MLB Avg: 16.8g MiLB Avg: 12.6g College Avg: 12.9g

VIZUAL EDGE

EDGE SCORE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Edge Score
1	Mark Scime	NM	Los Lunas	2027	OF	78.41
2	Damian Salazar	NM	Cleveland	2027	RHP	77.29
3	Brant Usherwood	NM	Artesia	2026	C	72.52
4	Ancel Rossell	NM	Valencia	2025	OF	71.33
5	Jett Whitmire	NM	Artesia	2026	OF	71.09
6	Caiden House	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	C	70.63
7	Adriel Figueroa-Brito	NM	Sandia	2025	SS	70.57
8	Brayden Bustillos	NM	Rio Rancho	2027	SS	69.88
9	Gavin Artis	NM	Cibola	2026	3B	69.42
10	Daniel Legbandt	NM	Cibola	2026	1B	68.53

The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.

The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.

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