PBR NE Preseason All-State: Trackman Hitting Leaderboard (2026 Grads)
February 28, 2023
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. Prep Baseball Report & Trackman are dedicated to recognizing talent and unleashing their potential.
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 key ball flight metrics such as exit velocity, distance, launch angles, spray charts and much more.
PBR was able to collect data on many uncommitted players around the states that is sharable with coaches & scouts as well as help players identify areas of development for the future.
TRACKMAN LEADERBOARD (2026)
PEAK EXIT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Brody Jindra | NE | ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 95.7 mph |
2 | Dakota Hughes | NE | Concordia | 2026 | RHP | 94.2 mph |
3 | Kingston Kost | IA | Des Moines East | 2026 | 3B | 93.9 mph |
4 | Charlie Ziola | NE | CREIGHTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 92.1 mph |
5 | Noah Carroll | NE | Millard South | 2026 | 1B | 91.1 mph |
6 | Caden Shafer | NE | Omaha Roncalli Catholic | 2026 | UTILITY | 88.4 mph |
7 | Trey O'Hara | NE | Lincoln Southeast | 2026 | C | 88.2 mph |
8 | Cal Anthony | NE | CREIGHTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 87.4 mph |
9 | Jon Primmer | NE | Concordia | 2026 | OF | 87.4 mph |
10 | Gavin Cornell | NE | LINCOLN LUTHERAN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 2B | 87.0 mph |
TOP AVERAGE EXIT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Kingston Kost | IA | Des Moines East | 2026 | 3B | 88.6 mph |
2 | Brody Jindra | NE | ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 86.3 mph |
3 | Charlie Ziola | NE | CREIGHTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 84.4 mph |
4 | Jaxson Appuhn | NE | Millard South | 2026 | SS | 83.0 mph |
5 | Caden Shafer | NE | Omaha Roncalli Catholic | 2026 | UTILITY | 81.8 mph |
6 | Sawyer Hepburn | NE | LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 81.1 mph |
7 | Dakota Hughes | NE | Concordia | 2026 | RHP | 80.9 mph |
8 | Ethan Asmus | NE | Elkhorn North | 2026 | C | 80.9 mph |
9 | Maverick Christiansen | NE | Elkhorn North | 2026 | C | 79.9 mph |
10 | Noah Barnes | NE | PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 79.3 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Noah Carroll | NE | Millard South | 2026 | 1B | 319 ft |
2 | Dakota Hughes | NE | Concordia | 2026 | RHP | 310 ft |
3 | Noah Barnes | NE | PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 304 ft |
4 | Jaxson Appuhn | NE | Millard South | 2026 | SS | 302 ft |
5 | Donnie Rosenthal | NE | Papillion LaVista South | 2026 | OF | 302 ft |
6 | Brady Lester | NE | BELLEVUE WEST SR HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 295 ft |
7 | Kingston Kost | IA | Des Moines East | 2026 | 3B | 287 ft |
8 | Caden Shafer | NE | Omaha Roncalli Catholic | 2026 | UTILITY | 286 ft |
9 | Cooper Smith | IA | Omaha Skutt | 2026 | C | 283 ft |
10 | Jon Primmer | NE | Concordia | 2026 | OF | 283 ft |
TOP AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Jaxson Appuhn | NE | Millard South | 2026 | SS | 276 ft |
2 | Braden Caito | NE | CREIGHTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 263 ft |
3 | Noah Carroll | NE | Millard South | 2026 | 1B | 241 ft |
4 | Donnie Rosenthal | NE | Papillion LaVista South | 2026 | OF | 233 ft |
5 | Brady Lester | NE | BELLEVUE WEST SR HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 219 ft |
6 | Jensen Albers | NE | gretna east | 2026 | OF | 214 ft |
7 | Nolan Going | NE | Creighton Prep | 2026 | RHP | 213 ft |
8 | Charlie Ziola | NE | CREIGHTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 209 ft |
9 | Noah Barnes | NE | PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 208 ft |
10 | Sawyer Hepburn | NE | LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 207 ft |