Prep Baseball Report

Future Games Tryout: VTA Positional Leaderboards


Matt Monk
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SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. - Players gathered at Westmont College on Sunday, June 9 for the second of three Future Games Tryouts. A roster will be picked from these three tryouts to represent California at LakePoint, Georgia at the 2024 Prep Baseball Future Games. This event featured exclusive uncommitted 2026 and 2027 graduates with the ultimate destination in Georgia for the premier uncommitted event in the country.

Players were put through the traditional showcase workout that included a 60 yard sprint test and Jump Test on Swift, On Field Batting Practice, defensive workouts at their positions and concluded with pitchers facing live hitters in a 8 inning simulated scrimmage. Trackman was in use for all hitting and pitching sessions to gather data and help measure their present athletic proficiencies and future projectability. As well, Blast Motion was utilized to gather data on swing performance from each player during batting practice.

Today's leaderboards feature the data gathered from the defensive portion of the workout. For some of the standout performers head to the Quick Hits.

CATEGORICAL LEADERS

Infield Velocity (MIF/3B/1B)

Each throwing from their primary position, velocities gathered with Stalker Sport II.

Outfield Velocity

Making throws from RF to 3B and Home.

Catcher Velocity

Popping from the crouch position, Stalker II set on outbound from behind the catcher to record throwing velocity.

Pop Times

The time from when the ball hits the catcher's glove to when the ball reaches second base. Each catcher had 4-5 pop times in their workout.

Upcoming Events

Showcase State Date Location
Ventura County Summer ID CA 06/20 Thousand Oaks High School
NorCal Summer ID CA 06/27 Franklin High School
Future Games (Class of 2026/27) NATIONAL 07/24 LakePoint Sports
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) NATIONAL 07/24 LakePoint Sports
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) NATIONAL 07/24 LakePoint Sports
2024 California State Games (Invite-Only) CA 08/09 Fullerton College

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