Colorado Year In Review: 4th Most Viewed Story in 2015
December 30, 2015
By John Cackowski
State Director
We're looking back at the Top 15 most viewed stories on our website from the year of 2015. Our 5th most viewed story in 2015 was our Top Prospect Games Stats Posted story on 8-10-15 with 1,354 total views. On August 8th and 9th we had our 2nd annual Top Prospect Games. This was an invite only event for the best 2017 and 2018 players in our state. We ended up hosting 90 of the best players in the state at Cherry Creek High School.
John Cackowski
State Director
The Prep Baseball Report’s Top Prospect Games for 2017 and 2018 prospects took place this past Sunday at Cherry Creek High School. 89 underclass prospects completed a pro-style workout for the PBR Colorado's Scouting Staff, several of whom are new to the staff.
Click Here to view complete statistics from the event in PDF format.
Let’s take a look at the statistical breakdown from The Top Prospect Games:
Top Fastball Velocity
No. 26 overall 2018 Tanner O'Tremba, RHP/OF out of Cherry Creek High School touched 87 mph on the mound, sitting 85-86 mph pounding the the strike zone dominating hitters with his fastball.
No 5 2017 James Notary, RHP, out of Broomfield. was 84-85 and touched 86 mph with good down angle. Also mixed in a curveball with better 11/5 tilt then last time we saw him that sat at 72 mph.
2017 LHP Connor Nantkes of Cherokee Trail had the top LHP velocity at 84 mph sitting 82-83
Tanner | O'Tremba | Cherry Creek |
2018 | RHP/OF | 87 |
James | Notary | Broomfield | 2017 | RHP/OF | 86 |
Dalton | Chandler | Lamar | 2018 | RHP | 85 |
Connor |
Nantkes | Cherokee Trail |
2017 | LHP/OF | 84 |
Mason |
Speirs | Broomfield | 2017 | RHP/C | 84 |
Ricardo |
Juarez |
Holly |
2017 | RHP/3B | 84 |
Jordan | Medina | Highlands Ranch | 2018 | RHP/C | 84 |
Top 60 times
No. 49 2017 Garrett Gipson improved on his 6.82 time in the summer and ran a 6.75.
Garrett | Gipson | Grandview | 2017 | OF |
6.75 |
Frankie | Shearn | Columbine | 2017 | OF | 6.85 |
Ryker | Eagen | Evergreen | 2017 | OF | 6.87 |
Tanner |
O'Tremba | Cherry Creek |
2018 | RHP/OF | 6.87 |
Walker | Rumsey | Bear Creek |
2017 | SS/OF |
6.89 |
Top Exit Velocity
There was a strong display of bat speed at the Top Prospect Games. Tanner O'Tremba again led the way with led the way again with an impressive 97 mph off the tee. He also registered a 93 off live batting practice. 2017 OF/RHP Luke Kuberski out of Green Mountain also had an impressive 96 mph off the tee.
Tanner | O'Tremba | Cherry Creek |
2018 |
RHP/OF | 97 |
Luke |
Kuberski | Green Mountain |
2017 |
OF/RHP | 96 |
Austin |
Chouinard |
Regis Jesuit |
2017 |
SS/RHP | 91 |
Russell |
Cruz | Columbine | 2017 |
C/3B | 91 |
Blake | Donels | Valor Christian |
2017 | OF | 91 |
Tyson | Hays | Grandview | 2017 | C/3B | 91 |
Ryker | Eagen | Evergreen |
2017 |
OF | 89 |
Connor | Nantkes | Cherokee Trail | 2017 | LHP/OF | 89 |
Top Catching Pop Times
Pop times were taken off the pitchers warming up between innings and not off a coach.
Bret |
Newman | Highlands Ranch |
2017 |
C | 2.02 |
Tyson | Hays | Grandview |
2017 |
C | 2.04 |
Jordan | Medina | Highlands Ranch |
2018 |
C | 2.06 |
Abraham |
Apodaca | Wheat Ridge |
2017 |
C | 2.08 |
Top Outfield Velocity
Eric | Cox | Cherokee Trail |
2017 |
OF/RHP | 88 |
James | Notary | Broomfield | 2017 | OF/RHP | 88 |
Parker | Hunter | Eaglecrest | 2017 | OF/RHP | 87 |
Garrett |
Gipson |
Grandview | 2017 | OF/3B | 85 |
Top Infield Velocity
Austin | Chouinard | Regis | 2017 | SS/RHP | 84 |
Jake | Hammons | Rock Canyon | 2017 | SS | 84 |
Walker | Rumsey | Bear Creek | 2017 | SS/OF | 84 |
Luke | Ziegler | Valor Christian |
2018 | 3B/RHP | 82 |
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- CO Top Prospect Games Q&A with: Thomas Fox7.10.15
- CO Top Prospect Games Q&A with: Nick Perez7.09.15