Preseason Trials: Statistical Analysis
January 8, 2018
The Preseason Trials took place on Wednesday, December 27th at Corona del Sol HS in Tempe. The event featured prospects from the 2019-2021 classes and served as an identifier for future invite-only events such as the upcoming Preseason All-State Games and next summer’s Top Prospect Games and Future Games. This week we continue our coverage of the event with our statistical analysis. Complete data, pictures and video are already posted with scouting reports soon to follow. As always contact [email protected] or direct message @PBRArizona on Twitter with any questions and/or information.
This event gives a solid glimpse into what a top prospect looks like as Gerardo Hernandez and Colten Keith dominated nearly every category. Both players will be among the top five prospects in their respective class when Arizona rankings are updated after the Preseason All-State Games.
PBR's #3-rated 2019 prospect in Arizona, Hernandez takes home the top spot with a 6.81 on a slow track. Keith, Thome Nickelson, Easton Erwin and Cade Verdusco also turn in solid times around 7.0 seconds.
| Gerardo Hernandez | AZ | San Luis | 2019 | OF | 6.81 |
| Colten Keith | AZ |
Verrado | 2020 | 3B/RHP | 6.99 |
| Thome Nickelson | AZ |
Mountain View | 2019 |
SS/3B | 7.01 |
| Easton Erwin | AZ |
Hamilton | 2019 |
OF/2B | 7.04 |
| Cade Verdusco | AZ |
Corona del Sol | 2020 |
OF/SS | 7.09 |
Keith with the firmest fastball on the day at 88 mph, followed by 2019's Jeremy Davidson, Ismael Garcia and Matthew Bohnert in the low-80's.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fastball Velocity |
| Colten Keith |
AZ |
Verrado | 2020 |
3B/RHP | 88 |
| Jeremey Davidson | AZ |
Liberty | 2019 |
C/RHP | 82 |
| Ismael Garcia | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2019 | RHP | 82 |
| Matthew Bohnert | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2019 | LHP/OF | 82 |
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity |
| Gerardo Hernandez | AZ |
San Luis | 2019 |
OF | 96 |
| Colten Keith | AZ |
Verrado | 2020 |
3B/RHP | 94 |
| Hunter Haas | AZ |
Corona del Sol | 2020 |
SS/2B | 89 |
| Dylan Fesperman | AZ |
Pinnacle | 2019 | 1B/3B | 85 |
| Thome Nickelson | AZ | Mountain View | 2019 | SS/3B | 84 |
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Keith also with the top infield velocity on the day, followed by Nickelson who showed interesting tools across the board.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Infield Velocity |
| Colten Keith | AZ |
Verrado | 2020 |
3B/RHP | 87 |
| Thome Nickelson | AZ |
Mountain View | 2019 |
SS/3B | 82 |
| Hunter Haas | AZ |
Corona del Sol | 2020 |
SS/2B | 78 |
| Bryan Webb | AZ |
Corona del Sol | 2020 | LHP/1B | 75 |
| Jaxon Rose | AZ | Sunrise Mountain | 2020 | RHP/SS | 75 |
Hernandez with far and away the strongest outfield arm at the event, followed by Verdusco, Bohnert and Erwin in the mid-80's.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Outfield Velocity |
| Gerardo Hernandez |
AZ |
San Luis | 2019 |
OF | 91 |
| Cade Verdusco | AZ |
Ironwood Ridge | 2019 |
OF | 85 |
| Matthew Bohnert | AZ |
Cactus Shadows | 2019 |
LHP/OF | 84 |
| Easton Erwin | AZ | Hamilton | 2019 | OF/2B | 84 |
Jeremey Davidson showed well with a very solid best pop time of 2.01 and good receiving ability. 2020 prospect Ben Click is also a strong follow after turning in a 2.08.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Times |
| Jeremey Davidson | AZ |
Liberty | 2019 |
C/RHP | 2.01 - 2.09 |
| Ben Click | AZ |
Corona del Sol | 2020 |
C/3B | 2.08 - 2.12 |
| Cole Sheehan | AZ | Mountain Pointe | 2021 | C/3B | 2.16 - 2.31 |
| Jacob Peterman | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2020 | C/OF | 2.19 - 2.28 |
As we often see the catcher velocity list mirrors the best pop time list.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Catcher Velocity |
| Jeremey Davidson | AZ |
Liberty | 2019 |
C/RHP | 74 |
| Ben Click | AZ |
Corona del Sol | 2020 |
C/3B | 72 |
| Cole Sheehan | AZ | Mountain Pointe | 2021 | C/3B | 71 |
| Jacob Peterman | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2020 | C/OF | 68 |