Denver Summer Open: Positional Data Dive
June 25, 2023
On June 20th, the PBR Colorado staff hosted the Denver Summer Open at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado. This event featured around 28 uncommitted prospects from the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
Today, we conclude our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Positional Data Dive article. Earlier this week we broke down the pitching data with our Pitching Data Dive and Stat Leaders with our Statistical Analysis article.
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TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Max Matteucci | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | OF | 99.3 mph |
2 | Rylen Renton | CO | Windsor | 2024 | C | 99.3 mph |
3 | Wade Thewes | CO | Lutheran | 2024 | 3B | 98.1 mph |
4 | Cade Holles | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | RF | 96.8 mph |
5 | Cooper Nider | CO | Eaton High School | 2025 | OF | 96.7 mph |
6 | Steffen Kennedy-Bierbrodt | CO | Niwot | 2025 | RHP | 95.6 mph |
7 | Connor Hicks | CO | Legacy | 2025 | RHP | 94.8 mph |
8 | Owen Elser | CO | Cherry Creek High School | 2025 | OF | 94.2 mph |
9 | David J Brabb | CO | Rock Canyon | 2024 | C | 93.8 mph |
10 | Silas Baucke | CO | Yuma | 2025 | RHP | 93.8 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Cade Holles | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | RF | 92.7 mph |
2 | Max Matteucci | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | OF | 92.4 mph |
3 | Wade Thewes | CO | Lutheran | 2024 | 3B | 90.9 mph |
4 | Rylen Renton | CO | Windsor | 2024 | C | 90.4 mph |
5 | Cooper Nider | CO | Eaton High School | 2025 | OF | 90.0 mph |
6 | Sean Klaess | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | 2B | 86.4 mph |
7 | Brady Booth | CO | Chaparral High School | 2024 | LHP | 85.7 mph |
8 | Steffen Kennedy-Bierbrodt | CO | Niwot | 2025 | RHP | 85.6 mph |
9 | Sawyer Brinkman | CO | Golden High School | 2025 | C | 85.5 mph |
10 | David J Brabb | CO | Rock Canyon | 2024 | C | 85.1 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 | Max Matteucci | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | OF | 392 ft |
2 | Cooper Nider | CO | Eaton High School | 2025 | OF | 371 ft |
3 | Silas Baucke | CO | Yuma | 2025 | RHP | 359 ft |
4 | David J Brabb | CO | Rock Canyon | 2024 | C | 357 ft |
5 | Sawyer Brinkman | CO | Golden High School | 2025 | C | 350 ft |
6 | Rylen Renton | CO | Windsor | 2024 | C | 346 ft |
7 | Cody Romero | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | 1B | 345 ft |
8 | Brady Booth | CO | Chaparral High School | 2024 | LHP | 341 ft |
9 | Owen Elser | CO | Cherry Creek High School | 2025 | OF | 341 ft |
10 | Steffen Kennedy-Bierbrodt | CO | Niwot | 2025 | RHP | 339 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANE (AVG)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Cooper Nider | CO | Eaton High School | 2025 | OF | 276 ft |
2 | Max Matteucci | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | OF | 274 ft |
3 | Cade Holles | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | RF | 272 ft |
4 | Kaiden Krause | CO | Legend | 2025 | 3B | 264 ft |
5 | Rylen Renton | CO | Windsor | 2024 | C | 257 ft |
6 | Silas Baucke | CO | Yuma | 2025 | RHP | 253 ft |
7 | Cody Romero | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | 1B | 250 ft |
8 | Brady Booth | CO | Chaparral High School | 2024 | LHP | 245 ft |
9 | Bode Shoen | CO | Heritage | 2026 | C | 235 ft |
10 | Henry Dinges | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2025 | OF | 234 ft |
SWEET SPOT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Russell Balcer | CO | D'Evelyn | 2024 | 2B | 80 % |
2 | Kaiden Krause | CO | Legend | 2025 | 3B | 75 % |
3 | Rylen Renton | CO | Windsor | 2024 | C | 71 % |
^ | Sean Klaess | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | 2B | 71 % |
4 | Cade Holles | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | RF | 66 % |
^ | Nathan Snyder | CO | Fort Collins | 2024 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Judah Howe | CO | Sargent | 2027 | LHP | 66 % |
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
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Connor Hicks | CO | Legacy | 2025 | RHP | 25.8 mph |
2 | Rylen Renton | CO | Windsor | 2024 | C | 23.9 mph |
3 | Cole Pfeifer | CO | Ralston Valley | 2026 | SS | 23.8 mph |
4 | Cade Holles | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | RF | 23.3 mph |
5 | Silas Baucke | CO | Yuma | 2025 | RHP | 23.1 mph |
6 | Owen Elser | CO | Cherry Creek High School | 2025 | OF | 22.9 mph |
7 | Brady Booth | CO | Chaparral High School | 2024 | LHP | 22.7 mph |
8 | Pierce Martin | CO | Rock Canyon | 2025 | SS | 22.3 mph |
9 | Judah Howe | CO | Sargent | 2027 | LHP | 22.1 mph |
10 | Steffen Kennedy-Bierbrodt | CO | Niwot | 2025 | RHP | 21.9 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.
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Rylen Renton | CO | Windsor | 2024 | C | 76.1 mph |
2 | Connor Hicks | CO | Legacy | 2025 | RHP | 73.9 mph |
3 | Owen Elser | CO | Cherry Creek High School | 2025 | OF | 73.9 mph |
4 | Max Matteucci | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | OF | 73.7 mph |
5 | Wade Thewes | CO | Lutheran | 2024 | 3B | 73.5 mph |
6 | Kaiden Krause | CO | Legend | 2025 | 3B | 73.0 mph |
7 | Cooper Nider | CO | Eaton High School | 2025 | OF | 71.9 mph |
8 | Cody Romero | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | 1B | 71.8 mph |
9 | Steffen Kennedy-Bierbrodt | CO | Niwot | 2025 | RHP | 71.4 mph |
10 | Cade Holles | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | RF | 70.2 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 | Cade Holles | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | RF | 21.4 g |
2 | Max Matteucci | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | OF | 20.3 g |
3 | Rylen Renton | CO | Windsor | 2024 | C | 18.2 g |
4 | Kyle Cacciavillani | CO | Grandview High School | 2025 | OF | 18.0 g |
5 | Sawyer Brinkman | CO | Golden High School | 2025 | C | 17.6 g |
6 | Owen Elser | CO | Cherry Creek High School | 2025 | OF | 16.4 g |
7 | Silas Baucke | CO | Yuma | 2025 | RHP | 16.2 g |
8 | Brady Booth | CO | Chaparral High School | 2024 | LHP | 15.6 g |
9 | Pierce Martin | CO | Rock Canyon | 2025 | SS | 15.1 g |
10 | Judah Howe | CO | Sargent | 2027 | LHP | 13.1 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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
NOCO Summer Open | CO | 06/27 | Fossil Ridge High School - Fort Collins, CO |
Western Slope Open | CO | 07/11 | Colorado Mesa University - Grand Junction, CO |
Pueblo Summer Open | CO | 07/18 | Colorado State University Pueblo - Pueblo, CO |
PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/25 | LakePoint |
2023 PBR Future Games (Colorado Invite) | CO | 07/26 | LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA |
2023 PBR West Coast Games | CO | 08/04 | UNLV & College of Southern Nevada |
Colorado State Games (Invite-Only) | CO | 08/08 | Regency Athletic Complex at Metro State University (Denver) |
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