Next Level Scout Day: Stat Story
February 16, 2022
Prep Baseball Report and Next Level teamed up to host a scout day that featured 47 total players hailing from the 2022 class to a handful of 2027's. We take a look at the leaders from the event with looks at the top fastball velocities, best home to first times, top exit velocities, positional arm strength readings, and top pop times.
The top fastball from the Scout Day belonged to 2024 Caden Howell from Lansing at 86 mph. Kyler Horsman led the way in the 2023 class at 84 mph with Carter Cushing topping out at 78 mph in the 2025 class and Garrett Ramos coming in at 72 mph from the 2026's.
The fastest home to first time from the event was posted by Preston Denmark of Liberty North in the 2023 class at a smooth 4.06 seconds. Isaiah Kincade had an all-around impressive day starting with his 2024 class leading 4.31 seconds from home to first. Nicholas Hotujac led the way in the 2025 class at 4.62 and Aden Leftwich posting the top time in the 2026 class at 4.89 seconds.
Where the event really shined was where multiple players showed their strength with the barrel in exit velocities. Elijah Kincade had the top exit velo at 91 mph with Adam Johnson and Kyler Horsman right behind him in the 2023 class at 89 mph. Caden Howell and Keegan Riemer both posted the top exit velos in the 2024 class at 90 mph each. Redi Oakley led the way in the 2025 class at 80 mph with Garrett Ramos and Aden Leftwich posting the top exit velos in the 2026 class at 71 mph and Tyson Kratochvil posting the top 2027 exit velo at 70 mph.
The top infield arm across the diamond belonged to 2024 Kyle Strother showing solid arm strength with a reading of 83 mph. Preston Denmark posted the top velo in the 2023 class at 78 mph. In the outfield it was Caden Howell taking the top spot at 84 mph with Isaiah Kincade right behind him at 82 mph. Behind the plate there were two backstops posting pop times below the 2.0 mark with both Adam Johnson at 1.98-2.03 and Elijah Kincade at 1.98-2.19 both coming from the 2023 class. Adam Johnson also had the top catcher velocity from the crouch at an impressive 77 mph.
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TOP FASTBALL VELOCITIES
2022's and 2023's
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
1 | Kyler Horsman | KS | Manhattan | 2023 | RHP | 84 mph |
2 | Kaleb Wellshear | KS | Washburn Rural | 2023 | 2B | 82 mph |
3 | Ryan Wingerd | KS | Mill Valley High School | 2022 | RHP | 80 mph |
4 | Kaden Ramey | KS | Leavenworth | 2023 | RHP | 79 mph |
5 | Aiden Rea | KS | Washburn Rural | 2023 | RHP | 77 mph |
6 | Drew Florence | KS | Washburn Rural | 2023 | LHP | 74 mph |
2024's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Max FB
1
Caden Howell
KS
Lansing
2024
RHP
86 mph
2
Kyle Strother
KS
Santa Fe Trail
2024
1B
83 mph
3
Griffin Durst
KS
Washburn Rural
2024
RHP
80 mph
4
Kyan Guss
KS
Lawrence
2024
OF
77 mph
^
Isaiah Kincade
KS
Topeka
2024
OF
77 mph
5
Braden Hauschel
KS
Washburn Rural
2024
LHP
76 mph
6
Nicholas Murph
KS
Manhattan ks
2024
1B
74 mph
^
Jett Hutton
KS
Lansing
2024
OF
74 mph
^
Hunter Houfek
KS
Olathe West
2024
OF
74 mph
2025's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Max FB
1
Carter Cushing
KS
Seaman
2025
RHP
78 mph
2
Reid Oakley
KS
Lansing
2025
C
72 mph
3
Lucas Cross
KS
Seaman
2025
RHP
71 mph
4
Brice Schwada
KS
LHS
2025
RHP
69 mph
^
Braydon Hall
KS
Olathe South Sr High
2025
C
69 mph
^
Carson Handy
KS
De Soto High School
2025
2B
69 mph
5
Nicholas Hotujac
KS
Basehor Linwood
2025
OF
67 mph
6
Landon Duff
KS
Manhattan
2025
OF
66 mph
2026's and 2027's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Max FB
1
Garrett Ramos
KS
Seaman High
2026
3B
72 mph
2
Jacob Norman
KS
De Soto High School
2026
OF
65 mph
3
Tyberias Watkins
KS
Shawnee Mission West
2026
SS
63 mph
^
Easton Duff
KS
Manhattan High School West/East Campus
2027
1B
63 mph
TOP HOME TO FIRST TIMES
2022's and 2023's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
H-1st
1
Preston Denmark
MO
Liberty North
2023
OF
4.06
2
Kyler Horsman
KS
Manhattan
2023
RHP
4.50
3
Elijah Kincade
KS
Topeka
2023
C
4.52
4
Kaleb Wellshear
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
2B
4.58
5
Brady Edmonds
KS
Lawrence
2023
SS
4.65
^
Adam Johnson
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
C
4.65
6
Drew Florence
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
LHP
4.70
2024's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
H-1st
1
Isaiah Kincade
KS
Topeka
2024
OF
4.31
2
Caden Howell
KS
Lansing
2024
RHP
4.32
3
Kyle Strother
KS
Santa Fe Trail
2024
1B
4.34
4
Nicholas Murph
KS
Manhattan ks
2024
1B
4.50
5
Jett Hutton
KS
Lansing
2024
OF
4.53
6
Hunter Houfek
KS
Olathe West
2024
OF
4.64
2025's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
H-1st
1
Mason Lester
KS
Suffield Academy (CT)
2025
SS
4.51
2
Nicholas Hotujac
KS
Basehor Linwood
2025
OF
4.62
3
Preston White
KS
Freestate
2025
SS
4.70
4
Cole Wright
KS
Lawrence Free State
2025
OF
4.77
5
Lucas Cross
KS
Seaman
2025
RHP
4.83
6
Landon Duff
KS
Manhattan
2025
OF
4.88
^
Braydon Hall
KS
Olathe South Sr High
2025
C
4.88
2026's and 2027's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
H-1st
1
Aden Leftwich
KS
Lansing
2026
C
4.89
2
Jacob Norman
KS
De Soto High School
2026
OF
4.94
3
Tyberias Watkins
KS
Shawnee Mission West
2026
SS
4.98
4
Garrett Ramos
KS
Seaman High
2026
3B
5.06
5
Easton Duff
KS
Manhattan High School West/East Campus
2027
1B
5.15
6
Tyson Kratochvil
KS
Manhattan
2027
SS
5.20
TOP EXIT VELOCITIES
2022's and 2023's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velo
1
Elijah Kincade
KS
Topeka
2023
C
91
2
Kyler Horsman
KS
Manhattan
2023
RHP
89
^
Adam Johnson
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
C
89
3
Kaleb Wellshear
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
2B
87
4
Preston Denmark
MO
Liberty North
2023
OF
86
5
Brady Edmonds
KS
Lawrence
2023
SS
83
6
Tanner Romero
KS
Lawrence
2023
1B
80
2024's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velo
1
Keegan Riemer
KS
Ottawa
2024
3B
90
^
Caden Howell
KS
Lansing
2024
RHP
90
2
Nicholas Murph
KS
Manhattan ks
2024
1B
86
3
Kyan Guss
KS
Lawrence
2024
OF
83
4
Kyle Strother
KS
Santa Fe Trail
2024
1B
82
^
Isaiah Kincade
KS
Topeka
2024
OF
82
5
Hunter Houfek
KS
Olathe West
2024
OF
77
6
Jett Hutton
KS
Lansing
2024
OF
76
^
Wellsley Lam
KS
Free State
2024
OF
76
2025's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velo
1
Mason Lester
KS
Suffield Academy (CT)
2025
SS
80
^
Reid Oakley
KS
Lansing
2025
C
80
2
Cole Wright
KS
Lawrence Free State
2025
OF
77
3
Lucas Cross
KS
Seaman
2025
RHP
76
^
Brice Schwada
KS
LHS
2025
RHP
76
4
Gavin Waymire
KS
Seaman
2025
C
72
5
Lucas Romero
KS
Lawrence
2025
2B
71
6
Landon Duff
KS
Manhattan
2025
OF
70
^
Hunter McGrann
KS
Shawnee Heights
2025
2B
70
2026's and 2027's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velo
1
Aden Leftwich
KS
Lansing
2026
C
71
^
Garrett Ramos
KS
Seaman High
2026
3B
71
2
Tyson Kratochvil
KS
Manhattan
2027
SS
70
3
Easton Duff
KS
Manhattan High School West/East Campus
2027
1B
69
4
Jacob Cutshall JR
KS
Clay Center
2026
C
67
5
Tyberias Watkins
KS
Shawnee Mission West
2026
SS
63
6
Jacob Norman
KS
De Soto High School
2026
OF
62
TOP INFIELD VELOCITIES
2022's and 2023's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Preston Denmark
MO
Liberty North
2023
OF
78
2
Kaleb Wellshear
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
2B
76
3
Drew Florence
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
LHP
71
^
Kyler Horsman
KS
Manhattan
2023
RHP
71
^
Tanner Romero
KS
Lawrence
2023
1B
71
4
Elijah Kincade
KS
Topeka
2023
C
70
5
Brady Edmonds
KS
Lawrence
2023
SS
66
6
Aiden Rea
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
RHP
64
2024's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Kyle Strother
KS
Santa Fe Trail
2024
1B
83
2
Dalton Jorgensen
KS
Lansing High 9-12
2024
C
70
3
Keegan Riemer
KS
Ottawa
2024
3B
69
4
Nicholas Murph
KS
Manhattan ks
2024
1B
65
2025's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Carson Handy
KS
De Soto High School
2025
2B
68
2
Mason Lester
KS
Suffield Academy (CT)
2025
SS
67
3
Cole Wright
KS
Lawrence Free State
2025
OF
65
4
Hunter McGrann
KS
Shawnee Heights
2025
2B
62
^
Braydon Hall
KS
Olathe South Sr High
2025
C
62
5
Landon Duff
KS
Manhattan
2025
OF
61
^
Reid Oakley
KS
Lansing
2025
C
61
6
Preston White
KS
Freestate
2025
SS
59
2026's and 2027's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Garrett Ramos
KS
Seaman High
2026
3B
67
2
Tyson Kratochvil
KS
Manhattan
2027
SS
65
3
Aden Leftwich
KS
Lansing
2026
C
62
4
Easton Duff
KS
Manhattan High School West/East Campus
2027
1B
59
5
Jacob Cutshall JR
KS
Clay Center
2026
C
55
6
Tyberias Watkins
KS
Shawnee Mission West
2026
SS
52
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITIES
2022's and 2023's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Preston Denmark
MO
Liberty North
2023
OF
78
2024's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Caden Howell
KS
Lansing
2024
RHP
84
2
Isaiah Kincade
KS
Topeka
2024
OF
82
3
Wellsley Lam
KS
Free State
2024
OF
78
4
Kaeden Fenton
KS
Washburn Rural
2024
OF
76
5
Jett Hutton
KS
Lansing
2024
OF
75
^
Kyan Guss
KS
Lawrence
2024
OF
75
^
Hunter Houfek
KS
Olathe West
2024
OF
75
2025's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Cole Wright
KS
Lawrence Free State
2025
OF
73
2
Lucas Cross
KS
Seaman
2025
RHP
71
3
Nicholas Hotujac
KS
Basehor Linwood
2025
OF
68
^
Preston White
KS
Freestate
2025
SS
68
4
Lucas Romero
KS
Lawrence
2025
2B
62
5
Gavin Waymire
KS
Seaman
2025
C
61
2026's and 2027's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Jacob Norman
KS
De Soto High School
2026
OF
69
TOP CATCHER VELOCITIES
2022's and 2023's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Adam Johnson
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
C
77
2
Elijah Kincade
KS
Topeka
2023
C
72
2024's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Dalton Jorgensen
KS
Lansing High 9-12
2024
C
72
2025's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Reid Oakley
KS
Lansing
2025
C
68
2
Carson Handy
KS
De Soto High School
2025
2B
67
^
Braydon Hall
KS
Olathe South Sr High
2025
C
67
3
Gavin Waymire
KS
Seaman
2025
C
62
^
Brice Schwada
KS
LHS
2025
RHP
62
2026's and 2027's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Aden Leftwich
KS
Lansing
2026
C
64
2
Jacob Cutshall JR
KS
Clay Center
2026
C
62
TOP POP TIMES
2022's and 2023's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Adam Johnson
KS
Washburn Rural
2023
C
1.98-2.03
2
Elijah Kincade
KS
Topeka
2023
C
1.98-2.19
2024's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Dalton Jorgensen
KS
Lansing High 9-12
2024
C
2.00-2.21
2025's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Carson Handy
KS
De Soto High School
2025
2B
2.10-2.19
2
Reid Oakley
KS
Lansing
2025
C
2.21-2.26
3
Braydon Hall
KS
Olathe South Sr High
2025
C
2.24-2.30
4
Brice Schwada
KS
LHS
2025
RHP
2.33-2.50
5
Gavin Waymire
KS
Seaman
2025
C
2.35-2.51
2026's and 2027's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Aden Leftwich
KS
Lansing
2026
C
2.28-2.45
2
Jacob Cutshall JR
KS
Clay Center
2026
C
2.50-2.55
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