2024 West Coast Games - Team PNW Positional Data Dive
October 11, 2024
Last weekend, Prep Baseball hosted the 2024 West Coast Games. Featuring uncommitted 2025 and select 2026 prospects, the event featured over 150 players in total, gaining looks from many college coaches in attendance. The three-day event held in Southern California consisted of a pro-style workout on day one, followed by two days of gameplay to over the weekend.
Prep Baseball's West Coast Games serves as a premier invite-only event for uncommitted rising upperclassmen on the West Coast. The event gave an unparalleled opportunity to each player in attendance by delivering a “one-stop-shop” for college coaches to recruit. Beyond the on-looking eyes of scouts and coaches, Prep Baseball's unmatched coverage and commitment to elevating players via advanced metrics and technology (Trackman, Blast Motion and Vizual Edge), along with multiple social media platforms, provided elite exposure for each player in attendance.
Earlier, we released our Statistical Analysis, where we showcased leaders in the traditional statistical categories. Today, we unveil our Positional Data Dive, where we showcase leaders in position player data.
Team PNW
Athletic Testing
60-YARD DASH
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Briggs Ellis | WA | O'Dea | 2025 | OF | 6.78 sec |
| 2 | Drew Bartels | OR | Blanchet Catholic | 2025 | SS | 6.91 sec |
| 3 | Matthew Talbot | WA | Mount Si | 2025 | OF | 6.96 sec |
| 4 | Braden Bartholomae | WA | Skyline | 2025 | OF | 7.13 sec |
| 5 | Andrew Fetty | WA | Kamiak | 2025 | OF | 7.15 sec |
| 6 | Owen Meek | WA | Mountlake Terrace | 2026 | RHP | 7.15 sec |
| 7 | Kanata Barber | WA | Shorewood | 2026 | SS | 7.17 sec |
| 8 | Julian Unay | WA | Newport | 2025 | SS | 7.19 sec |
Grip Strength (Right)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Grip Strgth (RH) |
| 1 | Andrew Fetty | WA | Kamiak | 2025 | OF | 170.6 |
| 2 | Boyd Messman | OR | Sprague | 2025 | C | 146.3 |
| 3 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells | 2025 | OF | 142.1 |
| 4 | Reese Logsdon | WA | Archbishop Murphy | 2025 | SS | 136.6 |
| 5 | Julian Unay | WA | Newport | 2025 | SS | 134.4 |
Grip Strength (Left)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Grip Strgth (LH) |
| 1 | Andrew Fetty | WA | Kamiak | 2025 | OF | 189.8 |
| 2 | Julian Unay | WA | Newport | 2025 | SS | 140.6 |
| 3 | Drew Bartels | OR | Blanchet Catholic | 2025 | SS | 137.7 |
| 4 | Boyd Messman | OR | Sprague | 2025 | C | 133.5 |
| 5 | Aidan Birchard | OR | Oregon City | 2025 | C | 132.8 |
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | EXIT VELOCITY (MAX) |
| 1 | Boyd Messman | OR | Sprague | 2025 | C | 100.2 mph |
| 2 | Briggs Ellis | WA | O'Dea | 2025 | OF | 99.5 mph |
| 3 | Jacob Muench | WA | Capital | 2025 | 1B | 98.7 mph |
| 4 | Andrew Fetty | WA | Kamiak | 2025 | OF | 97.9 mph |
| 5 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells | 2025 | OF | 97.6 mph |
| 6 | Julian Unay | WA | Newport | 2025 | SS | 97.4 mph |
| 7 | Drew Bartels | OR | Blanchet Catholic | 2025 | SS | 96.1 mph |
| 8 | Braden Bartholomae | WA | Skyline | 2025 | OF | 96.1 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | EXIT VELOCITY (AVG) |
| 1 | Boyd Messman | OR | Sprague | 2025 | C | 92.1 mph |
| 2 | Briggs Ellis | WA | O'Dea | 2025 | OF | 91.2 mph |
| 3 | Julian Unay | WA | Newport | 2025 | SS | 89.7 mph |
| 4 | Drew Bartels | OR | Blanchet Catholic | 2025 | SS | 88.5 mph |
| 5 | Braden Bartholomae | WA | Skyline | 2025 | OF | 87.9 mph |
| 6 | Kanata Barber | WA | Shorewood | 2026 | SS | 87.5 mph |
| 7 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells | 2025 | OF | 86.1 mph |
| 8 | Kellen Wood | OR | Mountainside | 2025 | C | 85.6 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 | Jacob Muench | WA | Capital | 2025 | 1B | 382 ft |
| 2 | Julian Unay | WA | Newport | 2025 | SS | 362 ft |
| 3 | Andrew Fetty | WA | Kamiak | 2025 | OF | 362 ft |
| 4 | Matthew Talbot | WA | Mount Si | 2025 | OF | 352 ft |
| 5 | Kanata Barber | WA | Shorewood | 2026 | SS | 350 ft |
SWEET SPOT%
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
| 1 | Jacob Muench | WA | Capital | 2025 | 1B | 70 % |
| 2 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells | 2025 | OF | 70 % |
| 3 | Braden Bartholomae | WA | Skyline | 2025 | OF | 70 % |
| 4 | Reese Logsdon | WA | Archbishop Murphy | 2025 | SS | 55 % |
| 5 | Aidan Birchard | OR | Oregon City | 2025 | C | 54 % |
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
PEAK HAND SPEED (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Jacob Muench | WA | Capital | 2025 | 1B | 22.7 mph |
| 2 | Reese Logsdon | WA | Archbishop Murphy | 2025 | SS | 22.1 mph |
| 3 | Matthew Talbot | WA | Mount Si | 2025 | OF | 22.0 mph |
| 4 | Briggs Ellis | WA | O'Dea | 2025 | OF | 20.8 mph |
| 5 | Andrew Fetty | WA | Kamiak | 2025 | OF | 20.6 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.
PEAK BAT SPEED (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Boyd Messman | OR | Sprague | 2025 | C | 79.1 mph |
| 2 | Andrew Fetty | WA | Kamiak | 2025 | OF | 73.9 mph |
| 3 | Braden Bartholomae | WA | Skyline | 2025 | OF | 72.8 mph |
| 4 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells | 2025 | OF | 71.9 mph |
| 5 | Kanata Barber | WA | Shorewood | 2026 | SS | 71.2 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 | Briggs Ellis | WA | O'Dea | 2025 | OF | 16.1 g |
| 2 | Jacob Muench | WA | Capital | 2025 | 1B | 14.5 g |
| 3 | Andrew Fetty | WA | Kamiak | 2025 | OF | 14.4 g |
| 4 | Kanata Barber | WA | Shorewood | 2026 | SS | 14.2 g |
| 5 | Kellen Wood | OR | Mountainside | 2025 | C | 13.0 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 | Briggs Ellis | WA | O'Dea | 2025 | OF | 78.42 |
| 2 | Braden Bartholomae | WA | Skyline | 2025 | OF | 76.92 |
| 3 | Jacob Muench | WA | Capital | 2025 | 1B | 76.87 |
| 4 | Reese Logsdon | WA | Archbishop Murphy | 2025 | SS | 75.55 |
| 5 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells | 2025 | OF | 74.02 |
| 6 | Andrew Fetty | WA | Kamiak | 2025 | OF | 72.02 |
| 7 | Boyd Messman | OR | Sprague | 2025 | C | 70.35 |
| 8 | Drew Bartels | OR | Blanchet Catholic | 2025 | SS | 67.09 |
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.
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