2021 Year in Review- Top Fastball Velocity
November 16, 2021
As we prepare to enter into a brighter 2022; Prep Baseball Report Nebraska took an in-depth look at the stats accrued at our events through the course of the year. 2021 has been an outstanding year, albeit working through challenging times, for PBR Nebraska as we continue to assist baseball players in the state to ultimately find their college destination by providing a platform for them to showcase their abilities and be seen and identified by multiple colleges across the country. More than 900 colleges and pro teams subscribe to the Prep Baseball Report services.
We’ve crunched all the data from the numerous events we have had across the state in 2021; culminating with us identifying the top numbers accrued in multiple categories from our events. Though these numbers don’t reflect all the information and statistics we have documented through our boots-on-the-ground scouting staff; they do present an accurate overview where each class stands as a whole currently.
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Overall
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
1 | Mason Koch | NE | Millard West | 2022 | RHP | 91 mph |
2 | Shea Wendt | NE | Blair | 2023 | RHP | 90 mph |
^ | Ryan Harrahill | NE | Elkhorn North | 2023 | RHP | 90 mph |
3 | Connor Capece | NE | Omaha Gross Catholic | 2023 | C | 89 mph |
^ | Traeton Brandt | NE | Lincoln Northeast | 2023 | RHP | 89 mph |
4 | Cade Parry | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | 3B | 88 mph |
^ | Ryan McElmeel | NE | Gross Catholic | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
^ | Michael Meckna | NE | Elkhorn South | 2024 | RHP | 88 mph |
^ | Cooper Erikson | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | SS | 88 mph |
^ | Ryan Clementi | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | C | 88 mph |
^ | Ryan Semin | NE | Lincoln Southwest | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
^ | Jay Coughlin | NE | Omaha Westside | 2024 | RHP | 88 mph |
^ | Tyler Fay | NE | Grand Island | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
^ | Hunter Jones | NE | Papillion LaVista | 2023 | RHP | 88 mph |
5 | J'Shawn Unger | NE | Blair | 2024 | RHP | 87 mph |
^ | Jake Daneff | MO | Park Hill | 2022 | SS | 87 mph |
^ | Sam Patton | NE | Creighton Prep | 2023 | OF | 87 mph |
^ | Dane Mosser | NE | Elkhorn South | 2023 | RHP | 87 mph |
^ | Luke Broderick | NE | Mount Michael | 2022 | RHP | 87 mph |
^ | Alex Thomas | NE | Elkhorn South | 2023 | LHP | 87 mph |
^ | Dylan Driessen | NE | Millard West | 2022 | RHP | 87 mph |
^ | Daniel Lester | NE | Bellevue West | 2022 | RHP | 87 mph |
6 | Braden Sweet | NE | Millard South | 2022 | LHP | 86 mph |
^ | Drew Deremer | NE | Millard West | 2023 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Caleb Lanphear | NE | Millard West | 2023 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Denton Biller | MO | Mid-Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Landon Mueller | NE | Fremont | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Cooper Katskee | NE | Cherry Creek | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Hudson Hart | NE | Gretna | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Chase Nelson | NE | Lincoln East | 2024 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Samuel Ojeda | NE | Lincoln Pius X | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Lynden Bruegman | NE | Lincoln North Star | 2022 | OF | 86 mph |
^ | Ben Ayala | NE | Elkhorn | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
7 | Carter Navin | NE | Elkhorn South | 2023 | RHP | 85 mph |
^ | Devin Fritzsch | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
^ | Easton Mains | NE | Elkhorn North | 2022 | C | 85 mph |
^ | Blake Dreyer | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | SS | 85 mph |
^ | Nolan Tate | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
^ | Emerson Dolph | NE | Lincoln Pius X | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
^ | Kaizer Papenhagen | NE | Norris | 2023 | SS | 85 mph |
8 | Sam Jones | MO | Liberty | 2023 | LHP | 84 mph |
^ | Brady Brown | NE | Blair | 2024 | OF | 84 mph |
^ | Shane Ehlin | NE | Papillion LaVista South | 2022 | OF | 84 mph |
^ | Adam DeBoer | NE | Beatrice | 2022 | RHP | 84 mph |
^ | Owen Douglas | NE | Bennington | 2023 | RHP | 84 mph |
^ | Drew Broady | NE | Elkhorn North | 2022 | OF | 84 mph |
^ | Aron Harrington | IA | Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 2022 | OF | 84 mph |
^ | Michael Valdivia | NE | Millard West | 2024 | SS | 84 mph |
9 | Caden Cetak | NE | Lincoln East | 2024 | SS | 83 mph |
^ | Max Coughlin | NE | Omaha Westside | 2023 | RHP | 83 mph |
^ | Dakota Thomas | NE | Lincoln Northeast | 2023 | 3B | 83 mph |
^ | Brayden Andersen | NE | Kearney | 2022 | RHP | 83 mph |
^ | Ethan Nguyen | NE | Bennington | 2023 | OF | 83 mph |
^ | Cody Bruss | NE | Lincoln Northeast | 2022 | LHP | 83 mph |
^ | Ty Pankonin | NE | Millard North | 2023 | UTILITY | 83 mph |
^ | Brayden Jones | NE | Papillion LaVista | 2023 | LHP | 83 mph |
^ | Colin Nowaczyk | NE | Elkhorn North | 2024 | LHP | 83 mph |
^ | Ryan Bauer | NE | Creighton Prep | 2022 | 3B | 83 mph |
^ | Danny Wallace | NE | Papillion La Vista South High School | 2025 | OF | 83 mph |
^ | Reese Schlecht | NE | GACC | 2022 | RHP | 83 mph |
^ | Nick Carroll | NE | Ashland-Greenwood | 2023 | RHP | 83 mph |
^ | Corbin Murphy | NE | Ogallala | 2022 | RHP | 83 mph |
^ | Payton Engel | NE | Waverly | 2022 | LHP | 83 mph |
10 | Braden Cannon | NE | Millard South | 2022 | 3B | 82 mph |
^ | Johnny Vallinch | NE | Papillion LaVista South HS | 2023 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Canton Diederich | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Conlin Grady | NE | Millard South | 2023 | LHP | 82 mph |
^ | Caden Holm | NE | Litchfield | 2022 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Trenton Johnette | IA | Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 2022 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | John Lisec | NE | Creighton Prep | 2025 | OF | 82 mph |
^ | Carson Ripley | NE | Elkhorn North | 2023 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Haiden Magnussen | NE | Pierce | 2023 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Jack Nilsson | NE | Parrish Community High School | 2022 | OF | 82 mph |
11 | Brady Ferguson | NE | Millard West | 2025 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Robert (Xander) Doble | NE | Papillion LaVista South | 2023 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Aaron Petty | NE | Millard North | 2022 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Trevor Storer | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Aidan Johnson | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | LHP | 81 mph |
^ | Cooper Tessendorf | NE | Columbus Lakeview | 2022 | LHP | 81 mph |
^ | Jackson Dyer | NE | Elkhorn South | 2023 | OF | 81 mph |
^ | Brayden Chaney | NE | Gretna | 2022 | OF | 81 mph |
^ | Nick Venteicher | NE | Millard West | 2024 | 3B | 81 mph |
^ | Tyler Spreitzer | NE | Millard West | 2022 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Noah Gartner | NE | Millard North | 2025 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Tanner Johnson | NE | Kearney | 2022 | RHP | 81 mph |
12 | Thomas Fraley | NE | LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL | 2024 | LHP | 80 mph |
^ | Kyle Capece | NE | Gross Catholic | 2022 | LHP | 80 mph |
^ | Gavin Brummund | NE | Skutt Catholic | 2022 | RHP | 80 mph |
^ | Tate Janas | NE | North Platte | 2022 | OF | 80 mph |
13 | Max Denson | NE | Broken Bow | 2024 | LHP | 79 mph |
^ | Drew Styskal | NE | Lincoln Southwest | 2022 | RHP | 79 mph |
^ | Carter Johnson | NE | Anselmo-Merna | 2022 | 2B | 79 mph |
^ | Braden Rutt | NE | Hastings Saint Cecilia | 2023 | 1B | 79 mph |
^ | Brennan Miller | NE | Waverly | 2025 | RHP | 79 mph |
^ | Charles Thomas | NE | Gretna | 2023 | RHP | 79 mph |
^ | Tyler Andersen | NE | Blair | 2022 | RHP | 79 mph |
^ | Carter Bland | IA | Ankeny Centennial | 2023 | RHP | 79 mph |
^ | Isaiah Miller | NE | Elkhorn North | 2023 | MIF | 79 mph |
^ | STEVEN HALEY | MO | Liberty North | 2023 | LHP | 79 mph |
^ | Riley Pearson | NE | Omaha Gross | 2022 | SS | 79 mph |
^ | Ty Poore | NE | Omaha Roncalli | 2022 | SS | 79 mph |
14 | William Henry | NE | Millard North | 2023 | RHP | 78 mph |
^ | Ethan Roth | NE | Bennington | 2024 | 3B | 78 mph |
^ | Jack Hulinsky | NE | Grand Island Central Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 78 mph |
^ | Jackson Steele | NE | Bellevue West | 2023 | SS | 78 mph |
^ | Logan Kraegel | NE | Gretna | 2022 | RHP | 78 mph |
^ | Will Bliemeister | NE | Lincoln Southeast | 2024 | OF | 78 mph |
^ | Garrett White | NE | Ralston | 2022 | LHP | 78 mph |
^ | Hudson Waldow | NE | Norfolk Senior High School | 2024 | 3B | 78 mph |
15 | Cameron Pickens | NE | Millard North | 2022 | RHP | 77 mph |
^ | William Schuman | NE | Lincoln Northeast | 2022 | LHP | 77 mph |
^ | Michael Matejka | NE | Omaha Burke | 2022 | RHP | 77 mph |
^ | Casey Sehr | MN | Luverne | 2022 | SS | 77 mph |
^ | Wyatt Pfeifer | NE | Holdrege | 2025 | 3B | 77 mph |
^ | Brady Tate | NE | Millard West | 2023 | OF | 77 mph |
16 | Connor Wille | NE | Gretna | 2024 | RHP | 76 mph |
^ | Carson Obrecht | NE | Millard North | 2024 | RHP | 76 mph |
^ | Wesley Koenig | NE | Norfolk | 2025 | 3B | 76 mph |
^ | Gil Schroeder | NE | Elkhorn | 2024 | SS | 76 mph |
^ | Joe Amato | NE | Millard North | 2024 | SS | 76 mph |
17 | Trystan Bevelhymer | NE | PONCA HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 75 mph |
^ | James Sengstock | NE | Omaha Skutt | 2023 | SS | 75 mph |
^ | Sawyer Bumgarner | NE | Broken Bow | 2022 | 1B | 75 mph |
^ | Alex Heffelfinger | NE | Norris | 2023 | OF | 75 mph |
^ | Zain Stark | NE | PONCA HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 75 mph |
Class of 2022
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
1 | Mason Koch | NE | Millard West | 2022 | RHP | 91 mph |
2 | Cade Parry | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | 3B | 88 mph |
^ | Ryan McElmeel | NE | Gross Catholic | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
^ | Cooper Erikson | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | SS | 88 mph |
^ | Ryan Clementi | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | C | 88 mph |
^ | Ryan Semin | NE | Lincoln Southwest | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
^ | Tyler Fay | NE | Grand Island | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
3 | Jake Daneff | MO | Park Hill | 2022 | SS | 87 mph |
^ | Luke Broderick | NE | Mount Michael | 2022 | RHP | 87 mph |
^ | Dylan Driessen | NE | Millard West | 2022 | RHP | 87 mph |
^ | Daniel Lester | NE | Bellevue West | 2022 | RHP | 87 mph |
4 | Braden Sweet | NE | Millard South | 2022 | LHP | 86 mph |
^ | Landon Mueller | NE | Fremont | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Cooper Katskee | NE | Cherry Creek | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Hudson Hart | NE | Gretna | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Samuel Ojeda | NE | Lincoln Pius X | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Lynden Bruegman | NE | Lincoln North Star | 2022 | OF | 86 mph |
^ | Ben Ayala | NE | Elkhorn | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
5 | Devin Fritzsch | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
^ | Easton Mains | NE | Elkhorn North | 2022 | C | 85 mph |
^ | Blake Dreyer | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | SS | 85 mph |
^ | Nolan Tate | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
^ | Emerson Dolph | NE | Lincoln Pius X | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
6 | Shane Ehlin | NE | Papillion LaVista South | 2022 | OF | 84 mph |
^ | Adam DeBoer | NE | Beatrice | 2022 | RHP | 84 mph |
^ | Drew Broady | NE | Elkhorn North | 2022 | OF | 84 mph |
^ | Aron Harrington | IA | Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 2022 | OF | 84 mph |
7 | Brayden Andersen | NE | Kearney | 2022 | RHP | 83 mph |
^ | Cody Bruss | NE | Lincoln Northeast | 2022 | LHP | 83 mph |
^ | Ryan Bauer | NE | Creighton Prep | 2022 | 3B | 83 mph |
^ | Reese Schlecht | NE | GACC | 2022 | RHP | 83 mph |
^ | Corbin Murphy | NE | Ogallala | 2022 | RHP | 83 mph |
^ | Payton Engel | NE | Waverly | 2022 | LHP | 83 mph |
8 | Braden Cannon | NE | Millard South | 2022 | 3B | 82 mph |
^ | Canton Diederich | NE | Elkhorn South | 2022 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Caden Holm | NE | Litchfield | 2022 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Trenton Johnette | IA | Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 2022 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Jack Nilsson | NE | Parrish Community High School | 2022 | OF | 82 mph |
9 | Aaron Petty | NE | Millard North | 2022 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Trevor Storer | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Aidan Johnson | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | LHP | 81 mph |
^ | Cooper Tessendorf | NE | Columbus Lakeview | 2022 | LHP | 81 mph |
^ | Brayden Chaney | NE | Gretna | 2022 | OF | 81 mph |
^ | Tyler Spreitzer | NE | Millard West | 2022 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Tanner Johnson | NE | Kearney | 2022 | RHP | 81 mph |
10 | Kyle Capece | NE | Gross Catholic | 2022 | LHP | 80 mph |
^ | Gavin Brummund | NE | Skutt Catholic | 2022 | RHP | 80 mph |
^ | Tate Janas | NE | North Platte | 2022 | OF | 80 mph |
11 | Drew Styskal | NE | Lincoln Southwest | 2022 | RHP | 79 mph |
^ | Carter Johnson | NE | Anselmo-Merna | 2022 | 2B | 79 mph |
^ | Tyler Andersen | NE | Blair | 2022 | RHP | 79 mph |
^ | Riley Pearson | NE | Omaha Gross | 2022 | SS | 79 mph |
^ | Ty Poore | NE | Omaha Roncalli | 2022 | SS | 79 mph |
12 | Logan Kraegel | NE | Gretna | 2022 | RHP | 78 mph |
^ | Garrett White | NE | Ralston | 2022 | LHP | 78 mph |
13 | Cameron Pickens | NE | Millard North | 2022 | RHP | 77 mph |
^ | William Schuman | NE | Lincoln Northeast | 2022 | LHP | 77 mph |
^ | Michael Matejka | NE | Omaha Burke | 2022 | RHP | 77 mph |
^ | Casey Sehr | MN | Luverne | 2022 | SS | 77 mph |
14 | Sawyer Bumgarner | NE | Broken Bow | 2022 | 1B | 75 mph |
^ | Connor Wiese | NE | Gretna | 2022 | 1B | 75 mph |
15 | Kyle Rutherford | NE | Bellevue East | 2022 | LHP | 74 mph |
^ | Jimmy Taylor | NE | Millard West | 2022 | RHP | 74 mph |
^ | Joe Sieben | IA | Sioux City North | 2022 | SS | 74 mph |
Class of 2023
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
1 | Shea Wendt | NE | Blair | 2023 | RHP | 90 mph |
^ | Ryan Harrahill | NE | Elkhorn North | 2023 | RHP | 90 mph |
2 | Connor Capece | NE | Omaha Gross Catholic | 2023 | C | 89 mph |
^ | Traeton Brandt | NE | Lincoln Northeast | 2023 | RHP | 89 mph |
3 | Hunter Jones | NE | Papillion LaVista | 2023 | RHP | 88 mph |
4 | Sam Patton | NE | Creighton Prep | 2023 | OF | 87 mph |
^ | Dane Mosser | NE | Elkhorn South | 2023 | RHP | 87 mph |
^ | Alex Thomas | NE | Elkhorn South | 2023 | LHP | 87 mph |
5 | Drew Deremer | NE | Millard West | 2023 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Caleb Lanphear | NE | Millard West | 2023 | RHP | 86 mph |
^ | Denton Biller | MO | Mid-Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | 86 mph |
6 | Carter Navin | NE | Elkhorn South | 2023 | RHP | 85 mph |
^ | Kaizer Papenhagen | NE | Norris | 2023 | SS | 85 mph |
7 | Sam Jones | MO | Liberty | 2023 | LHP | 84 mph |
^ | Owen Douglas | NE | Bennington | 2023 | RHP | 84 mph |
8 | Max Coughlin | NE | Omaha Westside | 2023 | RHP | 83 mph |
^ | Dakota Thomas | NE | Lincoln Northeast | 2023 | 3B | 83 mph |
^ | Ethan Nguyen | NE | Bennington | 2023 | OF | 83 mph |
^ | Ty Pankonin | NE | Millard North | 2023 | UTILITY | 83 mph |
^ | Brayden Jones | NE | Papillion LaVista | 2023 | LHP | 83 mph |
^ | Nick Carroll | NE | Ashland-Greenwood | 2023 | RHP | 83 mph |
9 | Johnny Vallinch | NE | Papillion LaVista South HS | 2023 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Conlin Grady | NE | Millard South | 2023 | LHP | 82 mph |
^ | Carson Ripley | NE | Elkhorn North | 2023 | RHP | 82 mph |
^ | Haiden Magnussen | NE | Pierce | 2023 | RHP | 82 mph |
10 | Robert (Xander) Doble | NE | Papillion LaVista South | 2023 | RHP | 81 mph |
^ | Jackson Dyer | NE | Elkhorn South | 2023 | OF | 81 mph |
11 | Braden Rutt | NE | Hastings Saint Cecilia | 2023 | 1B | 79 mph |
^ | Charles Thomas | NE | Gretna | 2023 | RHP | 79 mph |
^ | Carter Bland | IA | Ankeny Centennial | 2023 | RHP | 79 mph |
^ | Isaiah Miller | NE | Elkhorn North | 2023 | MIF | 79 mph |
^ | STEVEN HALEY | MO | Liberty North | 2023 | LHP | 79 mph |
12 | William Henry | NE | Millard North | 2023 | RHP | 78 mph |
^ | Jackson Steele | NE | Bellevue West | 2023 | SS | 78 mph |
13 | Brady Tate | NE | Millard West | 2023 | OF | 77 mph |
14 | James Sengstock | NE | Omaha Skutt | 2023 | SS | 75 mph |
^ | Alex Heffelfinger | NE | Norris | 2023 | OF | 75 mph |
^ | Alexander Ferrin | NE | Omaha Central | 2023 | 3B | 75 mph |
15 | Logan Manz | IA | Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 2023 | 3B | 71 mph |
^ | Jackson Coe | NE | Bennington | 2023 | OF | 71 mph |
Class of 2024
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
1 | Michael Meckna | NE | Elkhorn South | 2024 | RHP | 88 mph |
^ | Jay Coughlin | NE | Omaha Westside | 2024 | RHP | 88 mph |
2 | J'Shawn Unger | NE | Blair | 2024 | RHP | 87 mph |
3 | Chase Nelson | NE | Lincoln East | 2024 | RHP | 86 mph |
4 | Brady Brown | NE | Blair | 2024 | OF | 84 mph |
^ | Michael Valdivia | NE | Millard West | 2024 | SS | 84 mph |
5 | Caden Cetak | NE | Lincoln East | 2024 | SS | 83 mph |
^ | Colin Nowaczyk | NE | Elkhorn North | 2024 | LHP | 83 mph |
6 | Nick Venteicher | NE | Millard West | 2024 | 3B | 81 mph |
7 | Thomas Fraley | NE | LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL | 2024 | LHP | 80 mph |
8 | Max Denson | NE | Broken Bow | 2024 | LHP | 79 mph |
9 | Ethan Roth | NE | Bennington | 2024 | 3B | 78 mph |
^ | Jack Hulinsky | NE | Grand Island Central Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 78 mph |
^ | Will Bliemeister | NE | Lincoln Southeast | 2024 | OF | 78 mph |
^ | Hudson Waldow | NE | Norfolk Senior High School | 2024 | 3B | 78 mph |
10 | Connor Wille | NE | Gretna | 2024 | RHP | 76 mph |
^ | Carson Obrecht | NE | Millard North | 2024 | RHP | 76 mph |
^ | Gil Schroeder | NE | Elkhorn | 2024 | SS | 76 mph |
^ | Joe Amato | NE | Millard North | 2024 | SS | 76 mph |
11 | Jett Grossart | NE | Elkhorn North | 2024 | 3B | 75 mph |
12 | Sam Brummund | NE | Skutt Catholic | 2024 | C | 74 mph |
^ | Paul Shortridge | NE | Lincoln East | 2024 | LHP | 74 mph |
^ | Jake Wheeler | SD | Sioux Falls O'Gorman | 2024 | RHP | 74 mph |