Big Island Wood Bat Academy Scout Day: Statistical Analysis
August 22, 2023
On Sunday, August 20th, Prep Baseball Report hosted it's first ever Scout Day in Hawaii with the Big Island Wood Bat Academy, a showcase exclusively for players within the program, at Walter Victor Field in Hilo, Hawaii.
The event gave our staff a look at 45+ players within the program with 2024-2028 classes with plenty of uncommitted talent. The event featured several standout performers from five different classes and we begin to break it all down below with our Statistical Analysis.
Scout Days allow our staff to get an exclusive look at players within the individual program, run them through our series of tech partners for evaluation and update their profiles with video, headshots and metrics. If you are interested in running a Scout Day for your program, please reach out to PBR's West Coast Supervisor, Brett Harrison.
All players ran through our series of our tech partners including TrackMan and Blast Motion for batting practice, as well as TrackMan for pitcher bullpens, Swift Performance athletic testing and complete metrics and velocities on the defensive side.
Below, we break down all of the data collected at the event with leaderboards that include metrics from batting practice, pitcher bullpens and defensive evaluations.
For complete event results and stats, click here.
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Kaohu Kawelu | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2024 | 3B | 91.8 mph |
2 | Clemson Julian | HI | Waiakea | 2025 | 1B | 91.7 mph |
3 | Liwai Correa | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2024 | SS | 91.4 mph |
4 | Zion Palea | HI | Hilo High School | 2024 | C | 90.6 mph |
5 | Dayten Ferreira | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | 3B | 90.2 mph |
6 | Kaleb Wada | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | SS | 89.5 mph |
7 | Bunche Kaisa Lemau | HI | Saint Louis | 2024 | OF | 89.3 mph |
8 | Kalei Alana | HI | Mililani | 2024 | C | 88.6 mph |
9 | Jerrell Alston | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | OF | 87.9 mph |
10 | Kamren Agpalza | HI | Hilo High School | 2025 | SS | 87.9 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Kaohu Kawelu | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2024 | 3B | 354 ft |
2 | Zion Palea | HI | Hilo High School | 2024 | C | 338 ft |
3 | Dayten Ferreira | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | 3B | 332 ft |
4 | Kalei Alana | HI | Mililani | 2024 | C | 332 ft |
5 | Kaleb Wada | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | SS | 331 ft |
6 | Clemson Julian | HI | Waiakea | 2025 | 1B | 325 ft |
7 | Tripp Kahsen | HI | HAAS and Pahoa | 2025 | LHP | 316 ft |
8 | Jerrell Alston | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | OF | 315 ft |
9 | Isaiah Justo | HI | Waiakea High School | 2024 | 3B | 314 ft |
10 | Bunche Kaisa Lemau | HI | Saint Louis | 2024 | OF | 313 ft |
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Liwai Correa | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2024 | SS | 7.01 s |
2 | Jesse Inouye | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | 2B | 7.33 s |
3 | Chrys Coelho | HI | Honoka'a | 2027 | 3B | 7.39 s |
4 | Logen Doran | HI | Waiakea High School | 2027 | OF | 7.40 s |
5 | Kaohu Kawelu | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2024 | 3B | 7.45 s |
6 | Justin Kubojiri | HI | Kamehameha | 2025 | 2B | 7.46 s |
7 | Kalei Alana | HI | Mililani | 2024 | C | 7.48 s |
8 | Kamaka Ili | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2025 | OF | 7.49 s |
9 | Iokepa Martines | HI | Kamehameha | 2026 | C | 7.50 s |
10 | Rome Joaquin | HI | Kealakehe High School | 2025 | 2B | 7.52 s |
PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Logen Doran | HI | Waiakea High School | 2027 | OF | 83.9 mph |
2 | Kalei Alana | HI | Mililani | 2024 | C | 81.5 mph |
3 | Kaleb Wada | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | SS | 80.5 mph |
4 | Dayton-Micheal Hanson | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2028 | RHP | 79.6 mph |
5 | Tripp Kahsen | HI | HAAS and Pahoa | 2025 | LHP | 79.5 mph |
AVG. CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kendrick-Allen Stevens | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2027 | C | 1990 rpm |
2 | Jerrell Alston | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | OF | 1963 rpm |
3 | Kaleb Wada | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | SS | 1946 rpm |
4 | Logan Schlueter | HI | Hilo High School | 2026 | 2B | 1904 rpm |
5 | Tripp Kahsen | HI | HAAS and Pahoa | 2025 | LHP | 1872 rpm |
AVG. SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Logen Doran | HI | Waiakea High School | 2027 | OF | 2146 |
2 | Tripp Kahsen | HI | HAAS and Pahoa | 2025 | LHP | 2131 |
3 | Kaleb Wada | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | SS | 2039 |
4 | Kalei Alana | HI | Mililani | 2024 | C | 2039 |
5 | Kaynen Kalama Ulibas | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | OF | 1758 |
INFIELD VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Liwai Correa | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2024 | SS | 83 |
2 | Kaohu Kawelu | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2024 | 3B | 82 |
^ | Kaleb Wada | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | SS | 82 |
3 | Clemson Julian | HI | Waiakea | 2025 | 1B | 80 |
4 | HURLEY SOONG | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | SS | 78 |
5 | Dayton-Micheal Hanson | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2028 | RHP | 77 |
^ | Justin Kubojiri | HI | Kamehameha | 2025 | 2B | 77 |
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Liwai Correa | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2024 | SS | 86 |
^ | Logen Doran | HI | Waiakea High School | 2027 | OF | 86 |
^ | Kalei Alana | HI | Mililani | 2024 | C | 86 |
2 | Tripp Kahsen | HI | HAAS and Pahoa | 2025 | LHP | 85 |
^ | Kaleb Wada | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | SS | 85 |
3 | Bunche Kaisa Lemau | HI | Saint Louis | 2024 | OF | 84 |
4 | Kaynen Kalama Ulibas | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | OF | 83 |
5 | Jesse Inouye | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | 2B | 81 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Zion Palea | HI | Hilo High School | 2024 | C | 76 |
2 | Kalei Alana | HI | Mililani | 2024 | C | 75 |
3 | Evry Pfaff | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | C | 72 |
4 | Maika Akamu | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | C | 71 |
5 | Cole Hatayama | HI | Hilo | 2026 | C | 69 |
CATCHER POP-TIME
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Kalei Alana | HI | Mililani | 2024 | C | 1.97-2.03 |
2 | Zion Palea | HI | Hilo High School | 2024 | C | 2.02-2.07 |
3 | Evry Pfaff | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | C | 2.04-2.11 |
^ | Maika Akamu | HI | Waiakea High School | 2025 | C | 2.04-2.11 |
4 | Cole Hatayama | HI | Hilo | 2026 | C | 2.09-2.15 |