Northern Colorado Preseason ID: Positional Data Dive
February 6, 2024
On Sunday, February 4th, the Prep Baseball Colorado staff hosted it's first preseason ID event of the year with the Northern Colorado Preseason ID at The Sports Stable in Boulder, Colorado. This event featured 41 prospects from the 2024 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
Today we'll continue our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Data Dive story. Over the next couple of days we’ll be diving deeper into all of the data we collected rolling out even more coverage from the event.
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
30-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
1 | Garet Vail | CO | Broomfield | 2025 | C | 3.75 s |
2 | Karter Butler | CO | Loveland | 2025 | OF | 3.81 s |
3 | JC Smith | CO | Broomfield High School | 2027 | OF | 3.85 s |
4 | Liam Whalen | CO | Eaton | 2026 | OF | 3.95 s |
5 | Marc Garcia | CO | Standley Lake | 2027 | 2B | 3.97 s |
6 | Beckett Bacon | CO | chaparral high school | 2026 | LHP | 3.99 s |
7 | Joe Forbes | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | C | 4.00 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Garet Vail | CO | Broomfield | 2025 | C | 1.60 s |
2 | Karter Butler | CO | Loveland | 2025 | OF | 1.62 s |
3 | JC Smith | CO | Broomfield High School | 2027 | OF | 1.66 s |
4 | Zander Belland | CO | Monarch High School | 2025 | OF | 1.70 s |
^ | Marc Garcia | CO | Standley Lake | 2027 | 2B | 1.70 s |
5 | Liam Whalen | CO | Eaton | 2026 | OF | 1.71 s |
6 | Beckett Bacon | CO | chaparral high school | 2026 | LHP | 1.72 s |
7 | Joseph Kessel | CO | Ralston Valley | 2025 | C | 1.73 s |
^ | Joe Forbes | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | C | 1.73 s |
RUN SPEED (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Garet Vail | CO | Broomfield | 2025 | C | 19.0 |
2 | Karter Butler | CO | Loveland | 2025 | OF | 18.7 |
^ | JC Smith | CO | Broomfield High School | 2027 | OF | 18.7 |
3 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 18.4 |
4 | Liam Whalen | CO | Eaton | 2026 | OF | 18.3 |
5 | Cooper Julien | CO | Ralston Valley Senior High School | 2027 | OF | 18.0 |
6 | Marc Garcia | CO | Standley Lake | 2027 | 2B | 18.0 |
7 | Joe Forbes | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | C | 18.0 |
8 | Beckett Bacon | CO | chaparral high school | 2026 | LHP | 18.0 |
9 | Preston Hutchings | CO | Monarch High School | 2025 | C | 17.7 |
10 | Ryan St. Aubin | CO | Mead High School | 2026 | SS | 17.6 |
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 | Malaki Dalpra | CO | Eaton | 2026 | 1B | 99.7 mph |
2 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 94.4 mph |
3 | Ben Trujillo | CO | Ralston Valley | 2025 | 1B | 93.5 mph |
4 | Garet Vail | CO | Broomfield | 2025 | C | 91.4 mph |
5 | Liam Whalen | CO | Eaton | 2026 | OF | 90.7 mph |
6 | Keegan Millikan | CO | Arvada West | 2026 | SS | 89.6 mph |
7 | Marky Sanchez | CO | University Schools | 2024 | OF | 89.4 mph |
8 | Beckett Bacon | CO | chaparral high school | 2026 | LHP | 89.4 mph |
9 | Brady Bradford | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2027 | SS | 88.3 mph |
10 | JC Smith | CO | Broomfield High School | 2027 | OF | 88.1 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Malaki Dalpra | CO | Eaton | 2026 | 1B | 90.7 mph |
2 | Garet Vail | CO | Broomfield | 2025 | C | 86.0 mph |
3 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
4 | Liam Whalen | CO | Eaton | 2026 | OF | 83.6 mph |
5 | Zander Belland | CO | Monarch High School | 2025 | OF | 81.8 mph |
6 | Bryson Satterly | CO | Frederick Senior High School | 2025 | C | 80.5 mph |
7 | Ben Trujillo | CO | Ralston Valley | 2025 | 1B | 79.3 mph |
8 | JC Smith | CO | Broomfield High School | 2027 | OF | 78.8 mph |
9 | Keegan Millikan | CO | Arvada West | 2026 | SS | 78.6 mph |
10 | Skyler Daniel | CO | Fairview | 2026 | SS | 78.4 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 | Marky Sanchez | CO | University Schools | 2024 | OF | 333 ft |
2 | Malaki Dalpra | CO | Eaton | 2026 | 1B | 321 ft |
3 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 320 ft |
4 | Bryson Satterly | CO | Frederick Senior High School | 2025 | C | 314 ft |
5 | Ben Trujillo | CO | Ralston Valley | 2025 | 1B | 310 ft |
6 | Gavin Kirk | CO | Berthoud | 2027 | OF | 301 ft |
7 | Drew Stapp | CO | Niwot | 2025 | LHP | 289 ft |
8 | Kyvon Ferrin | CO | Standley Lake High | 2026 | 1B | 288 ft |
9 | Garet Vail | CO | Broomfield | 2025 | C | 288 ft |
10 | Brady Bradford | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2027 | SS | 287 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 243 ft |
2 | Karter Butler | CO | Loveland | 2025 | OF | 213 ft |
3 | Zander Belland | CO | Monarch High School | 2025 | OF | 198 ft |
4 | Joe Forbes | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | C | 195 ft |
5 | Bryson Satterly | CO | Frederick Senior High School | 2025 | C | 191 ft |
6 | Joshua Longenecker | CO | Silver Creek | 2024 | LHP | 190 ft |
7 | Trenton Jowsey | CO | Heritage | 2026 | C | 188 ft |
8 | Beckett Bacon | CO | chaparral high school | 2026 | LHP | 187 ft |
9 | Teagan Reininger | CO | Brighton | 2028 | RHP | 185 ft |
10 | Aaron Barnes | CO | Brighton | 2028 | 3B | 183 ft |
SWEET SPOT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Zander Belland | CO | Monarch High School | 2025 | OF | 81 % |
2 | Cruz Castillo | CO | Ralston Valley Senior High School | 2027 | RHP | 80 % |
^ | Preston Hutchings | CO | Monarch High School | 2025 | C | 80 % |
3 | Karter Butler | CO | Loveland | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
4 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 70 % |
5 | Teagan Reininger | CO | Brighton | 2028 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Bryson Satterly | CO | Frederick Senior High School | 2025 | C | 66 % |
6 | Aaron Barnes | CO | Brighton | 2028 | 3B | 63 % |
^ | Joe Forbes | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | C | 63 % |
^ | Garet Vail | CO | Broomfield | 2025 | C | 63 % |
^ | Beckett Bacon | CO | chaparral high school | 2026 | LHP | 63 % |
Sweet Spot percentage: 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 | Beckett Bacon | CO | chaparral high school | 2026 | LHP | 22.5 mph |
2 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 22.5 mph |
3 | Garet Vail | CO | Broomfield | 2025 | C | 21.9 mph |
4 | Bryson Satterly | CO | Frederick Senior High School | 2025 | C | 21.8 mph |
5 | Kyvon Ferrin | CO | Standley Lake High | 2026 | 1B | 21.5 mph |
6 | Marky Sanchez | CO | University Schools | 2024 | OF | 21.4 mph |
7 | Malaki Dalpra | CO | Eaton | 2026 | 1B | 21.3 mph |
8 | Eli Murphy | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2027 | SS | 21.2 mph |
9 | Zander Belland | CO | Monarch High School | 2025 | OF | 21.2 mph |
10 | Drew Stapp | CO | Niwot | 2025 | LHP | 21.1 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 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 76.2 mph |
2 | Garet Vail | CO | Broomfield | 2025 | C | 73.0 mph |
3 | Marky Sanchez | CO | University Schools | 2024 | OF | 72.3 mph |
4 | Beckett Bacon | CO | chaparral high school | 2026 | LHP | 70.5 mph |
5 | Liam Whalen | CO | Eaton | 2026 | OF | 70.3 mph |
6 | Malaki Dalpra | CO | Eaton | 2026 | 1B | 69.5 mph |
7 | Eli Murphy | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2027 | SS | 69.0 mph |
8 | Joseph Kessel | CO | Ralston Valley | 2025 | C | 69.0 mph |
9 | Andrew Renken | CO | Valley | 2025 | SS | 67.5 mph |
10 | Keegan Millikan | CO | Arvada West | 2026 | SS | 67.3 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 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 25.8 g |
2 | Bryson Satterly | CO | Frederick Senior High School | 2025 | C | 21.5 g |
3 | Teagan Reininger | CO | Brighton | 2028 | RHP | 16.3 g |
4 | Brady Bradford | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2027 | SS | 13.8 g |
5 | Marky Sanchez | CO | University Schools | 2024 | OF | 13.2 g |
6 | Kyvon Ferrin | CO | Standley Lake High | 2026 | 1B | 13.1 g |
7 | Liam Whalen | CO | Eaton | 2026 | OF | 13.0 g |
8 | Trenton Jowsey | CO | Heritage | 2026 | C | 12.9 g |
9 | Zander Belland | CO | Monarch High School | 2025 | OF | 12.8 g |
10 | Cooper Julien | CO | Ralston Valley Senior High School | 2027 | OF | 12.7 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 | Joseph Kessel | CO | Ralston Valley | 2025 | C | 82.07 |
2 | Cooper Vais | CO | Arvada West | 2027 | RHP | 81.65 |
3 | Cooper Neumann | CO | Fairview | 2026 | C | 77.11 |
4 | Bradley Petrie | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2024 | 2B | 76.86 |
5 | Joe Forbes | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | C | 74.44 |
6 | Nolan Gaccetta | CO | Silver Creek | 2026 | RHP | 72.47 |
^ | Preston Hutchings | CO | Monarch High School | 2025 | C | 72.47 |
7 | Drew Stapp | CO | Niwot | 2025 | LHP | 72.30 |
8 | Bryson Satterly | CO | Frederick Senior High School | 2025 | C | 72.15 |
9 | Ben Trujillo | CO | Ralston Valley | 2025 | 1B | 70.80 |
10 | Keegan Millikan | CO | Arvada West | 2026 | SS | 70.04 |
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Northern Colorado Preseason ID | CO | 02/04 | The Sports Stable - Boulder, CO |
Colorado Springs Preseason ID | CO | 02/11 | The Farm Sports |
Denver Preseason ID | CO | 02/18 | Marucci Clubhouse |
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