Best of 2021: Max Fastball Leaders
January 14, 2022
The PBR Washington staff hosted more than 20 showcases in 2021 – from invite-only events for select prospects, events for incoming freshmen, unsigned seniors, and the list goes on. Before we close the book on 2021 for good, we're going to check out some of the top showcase performances of last year.
To make your mark at a PBR showcase in 2022, check out the recently released Washington winter 2022 calendar.
Below you'll find the hardest fastballs by Washington products over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.MAX FASTBALL LEADERS
2022
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 |
JR Ritchie | WA | Bainbridge Island | 2022 | RHP | 96 mph |
2 |
Jackson Cox | WA | Toutle Lake | 2022 | RHP | 95 mph |
3 |
Payton Graham | WA | Kamiakin | 2022 | RHP | 93 mph |
4 |
Ryan Orr | WA | Tumwater | 2022 | RHP | 92 mph |
5 |
Felix Schlede | WA | West Seattle | 2022 | RHP | 91 mph |
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Taber Fast | WA | Olympia | 2022 | LHP | 91 mph |
6 |
Wyatt Jones | WA | Puyallup | 2022 | RHP | 90 mph |
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Chris McClean | WA | Cedar Park Christian | 2022 | RHP | 90 mph |
7 |
Blake Smith | WA | Tumwater | 2022 | RHP | 89 mph |
^ | Hunter Hyatt | WA | Bellevue | 2022 | LHP | 89 mph |
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Justin Feld | WA | Cedar Park Christian | 2022 | RHP | 89 mph |
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Oliver Ward | WA | North Creek | 2022 | RHP | 89 mph |
8 |
Grant Cunningham | WA | Seattle Prep | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
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Gibson Marshall-Inman | WA | Edmonds Woodway | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
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Harris Smajic | WA | Hazen | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
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Jordan Hanson | WA | Tumwater | 2022 | RHP | 88 mph |
9 |
R'Mani Adams | WA | Decatur Golden Gators | 2022 | RHP | 87 mph |
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Adison Mattix | WA | Mountlake Terrace | 2022 | RHP | 87 mph |
10 |
Jeramiah Crain | WA | Puyallup | 2022 | 3B | 86 mph |
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Sam Boyle | WA | Columbia River | 2022 | LHP | 86 mph |
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Casey Sabiers | WA | Bishop Blanchet | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
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Nikki Scott | WA | Heritage | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
11 |
Elijah Higginbottom | WA | Sumner | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
^ | Jake Smith | WA | Mount Si | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
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Isaac Marchand | WA | Kentwood | 2022 | OF | 85 mph |
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Easton Espinoza | WA | Chiawana | 2022 | 3B | 85 mph |
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Caleb Wanaka | WA | Peninsula | 2022 | 3B | 85 mph |
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Simon Adams | WA | O'Dea | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
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Rece Allensworth | WA | Ballard | 2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
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Brayden Tanaka | WA | Bellevue | 2022 | OF | 85 mph |
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Dresden Tyler | WA | Mead |
2022 | RHP | 85 mph |
2023
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 |
Brady Foster | WA | O'Dea | 2023 | RHP | 90 mph |
2 |
Bjorn Johnson | WA | Lincoln | 2023 | LHP | 89 mph |
3 |
Brody Mills | WA | West Valley | 2023 | LHP | 87 mph |
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Luke Gurr | WA | Skyline | 2023 | RHP | 87 mph |
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Michael Getzinger | WA | Moses Lake | 2023 | RHP | 87 mph |
^ | Sebastian David | WA | Lakeside | 2023 | RHP | 87 mph |
4 |
Brady Trombello | WA | Prairie | 2023 | RHP | 86 mph |
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Dylan Strom | WA | Ferndale | 2023 | RHP | 86 mph |
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Logan Anderson | WA | Shorewood | 2023 | RHP | 86 mph |
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Nicolas Davia | WA | Eastlake | 2023 | SS | 86 mph |
5 |
Miles Gosztola | WA | West Seattle | 2023 | LHP | 85 mph |
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Terence Hayes Jr. | WA | Liberty | 2023 | RHP | 85 mph |
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Carson Ackermann | WA | Woodinville | 2023 | C | 85 mph |
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Parker Norah | WA | Mount SI | 2023 | 3B | 85 mph |
6 |
Jacob Bresnahan | WA | Sumner | 2023 | LHP | 84 mph |
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Matthew Blackmon | WA | Federal Way | 2023 | 3B | 84 mph |
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Austin Crawford | WA | Federal Way | 2023 | 3B | 84 mph |
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Tyler Mclellan | WA | Timberline | 2023 | RHP | 84 mph |
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Edgar Nakamura | WA | Mercer Island | 2023 | LHP | 84 mph |
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Dylan Osborne | WA | Union | 2023 | OF | 84 mph |
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Alex Chamberlain | WA | Mount Si | 2023 | 1B | 84 mph |
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Miles Durvasula | WA | Ingraham | 2023 | RHP | 84 mph |
^ | Braden Hartley | WA | Rochester | 2023 | RHP | 84 mph |
^ | Brad Johnson | WA | Marysville Getchell | 2023 | RHP | 84 mph |
^ | Elias Oster | WA | Liberty | 2023 | RHP | 84 mph |
2024
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 |
Tyler Jones | WA | Woodinville | 2024 | RHP | 85 mph |
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Luke Klooster | WA | O'Dea | 2024 | C | 85 mph |
2 |
Riley Sams | WA | Richland | 2024 | RHP | 84 mph |
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Nick Fazio | WA | Emerald Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 84 mph |
^ | Nicholas Saelens | WA | Lincoln | 2024 | RHP | 84 mph |
3 |
Brady Rhoades | WA | Shelton | 2024 | RHP | 83 mph |
4 |
Dylan Peay | WA | Eastside Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 82 mph |
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Coleman Hollabaugh | WA | Kennedy Catholic | 2024 | OF | 82 mph |
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Easton O'Neal | WA | West Valley | 2024 | C | 82 mph |
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Ethan Hogan | WA | Monroe | 2024 | SS | 82 mph |
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Noah Sorensen | WA | North Kitsap | 2024 | RHP | 82 mph |
5 |
Chase Kreuger | WA | Sumner | 2024 | RHP | 81 mph |
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Freddy Frias Moreno | WA | Auburn | 2024 | SS | 81 mph |
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Rohne Klein | WA | Liberty | 2024 | 3B | 81 mph |
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Alec Ammerman | WA | Richland | 2024 | RHP | 81 mph |
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Wes Lynch | WA | O'Dea | 2024 | 3B | 81 mph |
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Easton O'Neal | WA | West Valley | 2024 | C | 81 mph |
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Braden Fridgen | WA | Seattle Prep | 2024 | 3B | 81 mph |
6 |
Michael LeJuene | WA | Bellarmine Prep | 2024 | LHP | 80 mph |
^ | Cooper Kleinow | WA | Grandview | 2024 | INF | 80 mph |
^ | Connor Schuneman | WA | Skyline | 2024 | RHP | 80 mph |
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