AZ Rising Stars ID: Statistical Analysis
April 28, 2022
On Wednesday, April 27th, our staff was at Arcadia High School to host the Arizona Rising Stars ID, our second event tailored towards identifying players for this summer's Jr. Future Games. Our staff got a look at 2026s and 2027s looking to compete for Team Arizona at the prestigious Jr. Future Games at Lakepoint.
We had our scouting staff on hand for the event, as well as our state-of-the-art technology to collect data throughout the day. Below, we begin our post-event coverage by taking a look at the leaders in several different statistics.
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Maxx Kane | AZ | Casteel | 2026 | OF | 94.3 mph |
2 | Austin Smith | AZ | IMG Academy | 2026 | C | 90.5 mph |
3 | Clayton Cooper | AZ | Basha | 2026 | OF | 90.3 mph |
4 | Lincoln Demmons | AZ | Basha High School | 2027 | 3B | 89.5 mph |
5 | Luis Mejia | AZ | St. Mary's Catholic | 2026 | SS | 88.6 mph |
6 | James Smith | AZ | Crismon High School | 2026 | C | 88.4 mph |
7 | Jack Petroff | AZ | Pinnacle | 2026 | 3B | 88.4 mph |
8 | Kaleb Garcia | AZ | Basha High School | 2026 | OF | 88.2 mph |
9 | Ivan Utz | AZ | Verrado High School | 2026 | OF | 87.7 mph |
10 | Kyle Miiller | AZ | Saguaro | 2026 | 1B | 87.4 mph |
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Sawyer Palevsky | AZ | Basha | 2026 | C | 74.2 mph |
2 | Maxx Kane | AZ | Casteel | 2026 | OF | 73.1 mph |
3 | Kohler Mobley | AZ | Shadow Ridge High School | 2028 | C | 71.1 mph |
4 | Brent Sollars | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor High School | 2026 | OF | 71.1 mph |
5 | Dylan Keith | AZ | Red Mountain | 2027 | OF | 71.1 mph |
60-YARD TIME
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Brent Sollars | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor High School | 2026 | OF | 7.17 |
2 | Maxx Kane | AZ | Casteel | 2026 | OF | 7.29 |
3 | Kaleb Garcia | AZ | Basha High School | 2026 | OF | 7.30 |
4 | Ivan Utz | AZ | Verrado High School | 2026 | OF | 7.32 |
5 | Austin Smith | AZ | IMG Academy | 2026 | C | 7.33 |
6 | Logan Lute | AZ | Basha | 2026 | OF | 7.39 |
^ | Ivan Higuera | AZ | Douglas | 2026 | SS | 7.39 |
7 | Tanner Decker | AZ | Bagdad | 2026 | 2B | 7.44 |
8 | Clayton Cooper | AZ | Basha | 2026 | OF | 7.46 |
9 | Sawyer Palevsky | AZ | Basha | 2026 | C | 7.50 |
INF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Austin Smith | AZ | IMG Academy | 2026 | C | 82 |
2 | Dylan Clementz | AZ | Basha | 2026 | 3B | 79 |
^ | Carter Macanas | AZ | Red Mountain | 2026 | SS | 79 |
^ | Kaleb Garcia | AZ | Basha High School | 2026 | OF | 79 |
3 | Lincoln Demmons | AZ | Basha High School | 2027 | 3B | 78 |
^ | Jackson Weber | AZ | Horizon | 2026 | SS | 78 |
^ | Ivan Higuera | AZ | Douglas | 2026 | SS | 78 |
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Maxx Kane | AZ | Casteel | 2026 | OF | 79 |
^ | Brent Sollars | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor High School | 2026 | OF | 79 |
2 | Logan Lute | AZ | Basha | 2026 | OF | 78 |
3 | Clayton Cooper | AZ | Basha | 2026 | OF | 77 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Austin Smith | AZ | IMG Academy | 2026 | C | 75 |
2 | Lincoln Demmons | AZ | Basha High School | 2027 | 3B | 72 |
^ | Kaleb Garcia | AZ | Basha High School | 2026 | OF | 72 |
^ | Jackson Weber | AZ | Horizon | 2026 | SS | 72 |
3 | James Smith | AZ | Crismon High School | 2026 | C | 69 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Phoenix Open | AZ | 05/31 | South Mountain Community College |
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2024 (Invite-Only) | AZ | 06/08 | Grand Canyon University |
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2025 & 2026 (Invite-Only) | AZ | 06/20 | Canyon View High School |
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2023 (Invite-Only) | AZ | 06/27 | Central Arizona College - Coolidge, AZ |
PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/26 | LakePoint |
2022 PBR Future Games (Arizona Invite) | AZ | 07/27 | LakePoint Sports Complex - Emerson, GA |