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Future Games Tryout: VTA TrackMan Hitting Leaderboards

June 20, 2024
Matt Monk
Manager, Operations and Content

  

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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 TrackMan unit, measuring various hitting metrics. For some of the standout performers head to the Quick Hits.

CATEGORICAL LEADERS

Exit Velocity

The velocity of the ball as soon as it releases from contact with the bat as measured using the Trackman B1 Unit.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Tristan Ramos CA ORANGE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 101.1 mph
2 Joshua Kaplan CA University City 2025 C 95.9 mph
3 Kona Bainum CA FUSION ACADEMY MV: MISSION VIEJO 2027 OF 95.5 mph
4 Rainen Tolentino CA Foothill Technology 2026 OF 95.3 mph
5 Nathan Choi CA Valley Christian 2026 SS 95.3 mph
6 Bear Calvo CA La Mirada 2027 SS 95.0 mph
7 Carson Sheffer CA Oaks Christian 2026 C 95.0 mph
8 Nasir Akil CA CAMPBELL HALL SCHOOL 2027 OF 94.5 mph
9 Logan Mull CA Valley Christian 2027 C 94.4 mph
10 Greyson Gullage CA SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL 2026 2B 93.4 mph

Average Exit Velocity

The average exit velocity throughout a batter's BP round. This metric is used to show how consistently a player is making high EV contact.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Tristan Ramos CA ORANGE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 91.0 mph
2 Blue Hunter CA Santa Monica High 2025 OF 87.8 mph
3 Nathan Choi CA Valley Christian 2026 SS 87.5 mph
4 Logan Mull CA Valley Christian 2027 C 87.3 mph
5 Greyson Gullage CA SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL 2026 2B 84.9 mph
6 Damian Cordero CA Yucaipa 2027 SS 83.1 mph
7 Royce McKenzie CA St. Bernard Catholic 2026 OF 82.9 mph
8 Bear Calvo CA La Mirada 2027 SS 82.4 mph
9 Kona Bainum CA FUSION ACADEMY MV: MISSION VIEJO 2027 OF 82.2 mph
10 Ethan Shi CA Torrey Pines 2027 3B 81.9 mph

Peak Distance

This metric measures the farthest ball a player hit calculated using the Trackman B1 Unit.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Carson Sheffer CA Oaks Christian 2026 C 359 ft
2 Nathan Choi CA Valley Christian 2026 SS 357 ft
3 Rainen Tolentino CA Foothill Technology 2026 OF 356 ft
4 Joshua Kaplan CA University City 2025 C 351 ft
5 Logan Mull CA Valley Christian 2027 C 347 ft
6 Sam Stoller CA Sierra Canyon 2026 OF 342 ft
7 Blue Hunter CA Santa Monica High 2025 OF 342 ft
8 Tristan Ramos CA ORANGE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 336 ft
9 Damian Cordero CA Yucaipa 2027 SS 334 ft
10 Bryson Clinton CA ORANGE LUTHERAN 2027 OF 330 ft

Upcoming Events

Showcase State Date Location
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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