Upperclass Preseason All-State: Positional Data Dive
February 7, 2024
This past Saturday and Sunday, the Prep Baseball Arizona staff hosted it's marquee event of the preseason with the Upperclass Preseason All-State at Cactus Shadows High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. This event featured roughly 68 prospects from the 2024 and 2025 classes and featured a large crop of Arizona's top uncommitted seniors and juniors, as well as several committed players who impressed.
The event allowed our staff to collect updated data on all athletes, as well as give us an up-close look at the players ahead of the high school season and our updated rankings that will be rolling out.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis, Pitching Data Dive and Quick Hits. Now, we conclude our post-event coverage with a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 6.86 s |
2 | Bo DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | SS | 6.87 s |
3 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 6.89 s |
4 | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 6.92 s |
5 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 6.96 s |
6 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 6.99 s |
7 | David Baxter Jr | AZ | Corona Del Sol High School | 2025 | OF | 7.00 s |
8 | Brayden Higby | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | 3B | 7.04 s |
^ | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma Senior High School | 2025 | OF | 7.04 s |
9 | Brayden Bullard | AZ | Pinnacle High School | 2025 | 3B | 7.06 s |
^ | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | OF | 7.06 s |
^ | Garon DeSpirito | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2025 | LHP | 7.06 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 1.67 s |
^ | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 1.67 s |
2 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 1.68 s |
3 | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma Senior High School | 2025 | OF | 1.69 s |
^ | Nate Shoemaker | AZ | Catalina Foothills High School | 2025 | 3B | 1.69 s |
^ | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 1.69 s |
4 | Damarcus Leggett | AZ | Arizona College Prep | 2025 | 1B | 1.70 s |
5 | Garon DeSpirito | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2025 | LHP | 1.71 s |
^ | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 1.71 s |
^ | Brayden Higby | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | 3B | 1.71 s |
^ | Lukas Middleton | AZ | Verrado | 2025 | SS | 1.71 s |
^ | Dominic Ziccarelli | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2025 | SS | 1.71 s |
30-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
1 | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 3.81 s |
2 | Bo DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | SS | 3.84 s |
3 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 3.85 s |
4 | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma Senior High School | 2025 | OF | 3.86 s |
^ | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 3.86 s |
5 | Brayden Higby | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | 3B | 3.88 s |
6 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 3.89 s |
^ | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 3.89 s |
7 | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | OF | 3.91 s |
8 | Garon DeSpirito | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2025 | LHP | 3.92 s |
RUN SPEED (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Bo DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | SS | 20.2 |
2 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 20.2 |
3 | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 20.1 |
4 | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 20.0 |
5 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 20.0 |
6 | David Baxter Jr | AZ | Corona Del Sol High School | 2025 | OF | 20.0 |
7 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 19.8 |
8 | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | OF | 19.7 |
9 | Brayden Bullard | AZ | Pinnacle High School | 2025 | 3B | 19.6 |
10 | Ethan Trahan | AZ | Horizon | 2026 | OF | 19.5 |
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 101.8 mph |
2 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 101.5 mph |
3 | Evan Hanish | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | C | 101.5 mph |
4 | Jose Simon-Aguirre | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 101.2 mph |
5 | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma Senior High School | 2025 | OF | 100.5 mph |
6 | Damarcus Leggett | AZ | Arizona College Prep | 2025 | 1B | 100.5 mph |
7 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 100.2 mph |
8 | Carter Daly | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 99.6 mph |
9 | Ismael Hinojosa | AZ | Odyssey Institute | 2024 | C | 99.2 mph |
10 | Liu Rodriguez Jr | AZ | Centennial | 2025 | SS | 98.6 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 95.7 mph |
2 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 93.3 mph |
3 | Cooper Clouser | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2025 | C | 92.4 mph |
4 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 92.4 mph |
5 | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma Senior High School | 2025 | OF | 92.4 mph |
6 | Evan Hanish | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | C | 92.0 mph |
7 | Aiden Woolwine | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 90.4 mph |
8 | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 90.2 mph |
9 | Carter Daly | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
10 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 89.6 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Damarcus Leggett | AZ | Arizona College Prep | 2025 | 1B | 398 ft |
2 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 398 ft |
3 | Carter Daly | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 390 ft |
4 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 384 ft |
5 | Izaiah Moraga | AZ | Salpointe | 2025 | 3B | 383 ft |
6 | Nate Shoemaker | AZ | Catalina Foothills High School | 2025 | 3B | 374 ft |
7 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 371 ft |
8 | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 362 ft |
9 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 362 ft |
10 | Brock Cross | AZ | Lake Havasu | 2025 | C | 361 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Aiden Woolwine | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 310 ft |
2 | Izaiah Moraga | AZ | Salpointe | 2025 | 3B | 299 ft |
3 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 292 ft |
4 | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 292 ft |
5 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 286 ft |
6 | Luke DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | RHP | 284 ft |
7 | Carter Daly | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 283 ft |
8 | Shawn Barros | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 282 ft |
9 | Hunter Southey | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | SS | 282 ft |
10 | Jose Simon-Aguirre | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 254 ft |
HARD HIT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
1 | Cooper Clouser | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2025 | C | 90 % |
2 | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma Senior High School | 2025 | OF | 81 % |
3 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 80 % |
4 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 78 % |
5 | Evan Hanish | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | C | 72 % |
6 | Aiden Woolwine | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 70 % |
7 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 69 % |
8 | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 65 % |
9 | Carter Daly | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 62 % |
10 | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 60 % |
^ | Nate Shoemaker | AZ | Catalina Foothills High School | 2025 | 3B | 60 % |
SWEET SPOT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Hunter Southey | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Colton Johnson | AZ | Sahuarita | 2025 | C | 83 % |
3 | Luke DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | RHP | 80 % |
4 | Colin Mowrey | AZ | Canyon View | 2025 | C | 75 % |
5 | Evan Hanish | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | C | 72 % |
^ | Brock Cross | AZ | Lake Havasu | 2025 | C | 72 % |
^ | Shawn Barros | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 72 % |
6 | Mason Moore | AZ | N/A | 2025 | 3B | 71 % |
7 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 70 % |
^ | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 70 % |
^ | Cooper Clouser | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2025 | C | 70 % |
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 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 23.9 mph |
2 | Cooper Clouser | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2025 | C | 23.6 mph |
3 | Hunter Southey | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | SS | 23.5 mph |
4 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 23.3 mph |
5 | Jose Simon-Aguirre | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 23.2 mph |
6 | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma Senior High School | 2025 | OF | 22.7 mph |
7 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 22.6 mph |
8 | Brayden Bullard | AZ | Pinnacle High School | 2025 | 3B | 22.5 mph |
9 | Mason Moore | AZ | N/A | 2025 | 3B | 22.2 mph |
10 | Michel Muniz Jr | AZ | Sunnyside | 2025 | C | 22.1 mph |
Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma Senior High School | 2025 | OF | 79.1 mph |
2 | Jaden Leon | AZ | Tucson | 2024 | SS | 77.8 mph |
3 | Evan Hanish | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | C | 77.4 mph |
4 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 76.6 mph |
5 | Mason Moore | AZ | N/A | 2025 | 3B | 76.3 mph |
6 | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 75.1 mph |
7 | Carter Daly | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 74.8 mph |
8 | Adin Oeltjen | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | OF | 74.7 mph |
9 | Liu Rodriguez Jr | AZ | Centennial | 2025 | SS | 74.6 mph |
10 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 74.4 mph |
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Braden Watson | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | C | 22.2 g |
2 | Garon DeSpirito | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2025 | LHP | 21.9 g |
3 | Nate Kimmel | WA | Tahoma Senior High School | 2025 | OF | 19.8 g |
4 | Jose Simon-Aguirre | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 19.3 g |
5 | Brayden Higby | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | 3B | 18.8 g |
6 | Cooper Clouser | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2025 | C | 18.0 g |
7 | Carter Daly | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 17.3 g |
8 | Ryan Haseltine | AZ | Sunrise Mountain | 2025 | C | 17.3 g |
9 | Bently Sandall | AZ | Mesquite | 2025 | 2B | 17.2 g |
10 | Cooper Sobeck | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | OF | 17.1 g |
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
VIZUAL EDGE
EDGE SCORE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Edge Score |
1 | Jaiden Lo Re | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2025 | SS | 85.55 |
2 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 84.17 |
3 | David Baxter Jr | AZ | Corona Del Sol High School | 2025 | OF | 84.15 |
4 | Mason Moore | AZ | N/A | 2025 | 3B | 81.50 |
5 | Brock Cross | AZ | Lake Havasu | 2025 | C | 80.99 |
6 | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty High School | 2025 | OF | 80.66 |
7 | Ismael Hinojosa | AZ | Odyssey Institute | 2024 | C | 80.28 |
8 | Evan Hanish | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | C | 79.97 |
9 | Shawn Barros | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 79.50 |
10 | Berkeley Kaiser | AZ | VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | 2025 | SS | 77.59 |
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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Arizona Rising Stars ID | AZ | 04/13 | Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ |
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