AZ Preseason ID: Ball Flight
March 4, 2021
The Arizona High School baseball season officially began its tryouts on Monday with games quickly following. Many teams & prospects from around the state are gearing up for their seasons. PBR Arizona recently had a chance to wrap up its preseason schedule with its Arizona Preseason ID. This open event continues to be a huge identifier of new prospects in Arizona and to get quality prospect updates on players we have seen in the past. PBR Arizona staff uses this information when there live game coverage begins.
PBR Arizona held its Arizona Preseason ID on Saturday, February 13th at Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, AZ. This event featured 50+ prospects from the 2021-2025 grad classes from all across the state of Arizona with a few players trickling in from border states. This event has become a popular event as players go into their high school seasons.
Since the beginning of the summer, Prep Baseball Report events across the country have been powered by TrackMan’s industry-leading Portable system to capture pinpoint accurate, actionable data from player performances. At our preseason finale, all hitters had a chance to be evaluated through our portable Trackman unit. Each player received a round of on the field BP where they were measured in key ball flight metrics. We were able to collect valuable ball flight statistics such as exit velocity, distance, launch angles, spray charts and much more. PBR was able to collect data on many young uncommitted players from around the state that will be sharable with coaches & scouts as well as help players identify areas of development.
Today, we will be taking a look at two key ball flight metrics in Peak Exit Speed & Max Distance. To view the full event stats click here.
Top Metrics:
Exit Velocity: 99.82mph | 2023 3B Chaz Oretga-Clemons (Desert Edge)
Max Distance: 388 feet | 2023 3B Keaton Walker (Corona Del Sol)
Below you will find the top-15 in each category:
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Chaz Ortega-Clemons | AZ | Desert Edge | 2021 | 3B | 99.8 mph |
2 | Mason Krznarich | AZ | Red Mountain | 2022 | 1B | 99.8 mph |
3 | Keaton Walker | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2022 | 3B | 98.2 mph |
4 | Matthew Hart | AZ | Canyon View | 2023 | OF | 95.3 mph |
5 | Masen Hoffman | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2023 | 1B | 92.5 mph |
6 | Josiah Kidd | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2021 | OF | 92.1 mph |
7 | Cade Bleeker | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2022 | RHP | 91.5 mph |
8 | Kincaid Bergthold | AZ | Catalina Foothills | 2023 | C | 91.3 mph |
9 | Hunter Wright | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2023 | 1B | 91.3 mph |
10 | Henry Brauckmiller | AZ | Millennium | 2022 | OF | 91.1 mph |
11 | Erick Thompson | AZ | Prosper | 2024 | 3B | 90.4 mph |
12 | Ashton Zacher | AZ | Canyon View | 2023 | C | 90.2 mph |
13 | Liam Helm | AZ | Williams Field | 2022 | OF | 90.1 mph |
14 | Tyler Davis | AZ | Mountain View | 2023 | C | 90.0 mph |
15 | Jackson Rowland | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | C | 89.3 mph |
MAX DISTANCE TRAVELED (FT)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Keaton Walker | AZ | Corona del Sol | 2022 | 3B | 388 ft |
2 | Mason Krznarich | AZ | Red Mountain | 2022 | 1B | 374 ft |
3 | Chaz Ortega-Clemons | AZ | Desert Edge | 2021 | 3B | 364 ft |
4 | Henry Brauckmiller | AZ | Millennium | 2022 | OF | 350 ft |
5 | Matthew Hart | AZ | Canyon View | 2023 | OF | 347 ft |
6 | Kincaid Bergthold | AZ | Catalina Foothills | 2023 | C | 341 ft |
7 | Ashton Zacher | AZ | Canyon View | 2023 | C | 338 ft |
8 | Liam Helm | AZ | Williams Field | 2022 | OF | 338 ft |
9 | Sean Strittmatter | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2022 | 3B | 334 ft |
10 | Hunter Wright | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2023 | 1B | 331 ft |
11 | Ethan Bell | AZ | Catalina Foothills | 2023 | LHP | 327 ft |
12 | Masen Hoffman | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2023 | 1B | 327 ft |
13 | Sean Jeffries | AZ | Gilbert | 2022 | SS | 317 ft |
14 | Aidan Casey | AZ | Mesquite | 2022 | OF | 316 ft |
15 | Josiah Kidd | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2021 | OF | 316 ft |
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