Underclass Games: Statistical Analysis
June 18, 2021
On Wednesday, June 16th PBR Arizona had a chance to hold its Underclass Games. This event is held at the beginning of the summer each year and gives us an opportunity to start to get a feel for some of the younger prospects that our state has to offer. This event features some of the top prospects in the 2024-2025 grad class from all around the state of Arizona. This has become a popular event as players start to get their names out there and start their HS baseball careers.
The event at Cactus Shadows included 35 + players including 13 pitchers that participated in a pro-style workout followed by simulated game play. As always, we gathered loads of valuable information on players that will live in player profiles that include Trackman & Blast data as well as 60-yard dash, positional velocities and more. Surly progress will be made in these statistics while players get older and mature physically but players were able to get a baseline of data to help understand their starting points. Scouts will use this information along with video to start to separate players more in the future.
Today, we will be highlighting some of the top statistical performers from the event:
To view the full event stats click here.
Max Fastball Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
1 | Reece Van Devander | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | OF | 85 mph |
2 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 84 mph |
^ | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 84 mph |
3 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 82 mph |
4 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 81 mph |
5 | Christopher Humphreys | AZ | Canyon del Oro | 2024 | SS | 80 mph |
^ | Aidan Yancy | AZ | Queen Creek | 2024 | 3B | 80 mph |
6 | Gavin Mesa | AZ | Chaparral High School | 2025 | OF | 79 mph |
^ | David Sheppard | AZ | Millennium | 2025 | LHP | 79 mph |
7 | Wyatt Schottel | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | LHP | 77 mph |
^ | Zack Garrard | AZ | Higley | 2025 | LHP | 77 mph |
8 | Andrew Earle | AZ | Mesquite | 2024 | LHP | 74 mph |
Top 60-yd Dash Times
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 6.60 |
2 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 6.80 |
3 | Jake Sanko | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2024 | SS | 6.85 |
4 | Chris Newstrom | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | SS | 6.99 |
5 | FORD PUPLAVA | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | OF | 7.09 |
6 | Liam Wilson | AZ | Hamilton | 2024 | C | 7.12 |
7 | Erick Thompson | AZ | Prosper | 2024 | 3B | 7.24 |
8 | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 7.26 |
9 | Shane Miller | AZ | Higley | 2024 | SS | 7.29 |
10 | Karsten Peglowski | AZ | Cactus Shadows High School | 2025 | OF | 7.31 |
Top Exit Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velo |
1 | Chris Newstrom | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | SS | 99 |
2 | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 98 |
3 | Reece Van Devander | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | OF | 97 |
4 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 96 |
5 | FORD PUPLAVA | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | OF | 95 |
6 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 94 |
^ | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 94 |
^ | Erick Thompson | AZ | Prosper | 2024 | 3B | 94 |
7 | Liam Wilson | AZ | Hamilton | 2024 | C | 93 |
^ | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 93 |
8 | Nathan Huie | AZ | Sahuarita | 2024 | 1B | 92 |
^ | Gavin Mesa | AZ | Chaparral High School | 2025 | OF | 92 |
^ | Jake Sanko | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2024 | SS | 92 |
9 | Oscar Rocha | AZ | Sabino | 2024 | 3B | 91 |
10 | Christopher Humphreys | AZ | Canyon del Oro | 2024 | SS | 90 |
^ | Tyler Russell | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 90 |
Top IF Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Reece Van Devander | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | OF | 81 |
2 | Chris Newstrom | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | SS | 80 |
3 | Aidan Yancy | AZ | Queen Creek | 2024 | 3B | 79 |
4 | Erick Thompson | AZ | Prosper | 2024 | 3B | 78 |
^ | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 78 |
^ | Brock DeBattista | AZ | Estrella Foothills | 2024 | SS | 78 |
^ | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 78 |
5 | Sebastian Estorga | AZ | Chapparral | 2025 | SS | 75 |
^ | Shane Miller | AZ | Higley | 2024 | SS | 75 |
^ | Jake Sanko | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2024 | SS | 75 |
Top OF Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Chris Newstrom | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | SS | 83 |
2 | Kaden Major | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | OF | 80 |
^ | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 80 |
3 | Wyatt Schottel | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | LHP | 77 |
4 | Tito Adelakun | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | OF | 73 |
5 | Tyler Russell | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 70 |
Top C Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Chris Newstrom | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | SS | 78 |
2 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 75 |
^ | Liam Wilson | AZ | Hamilton | 2024 | C | 75 |
^ | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 75 |
3 | Evan Lunceford | AZ | Horizon | 2024 | C | 66 |
Pop Times
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Liam Wilson | AZ | Hamilton | 2024 | C | 1.96-2.03 |
2 | Chris Newstrom | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | SS | 1.96-2.07 |
3 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 1.97-2.08 |
4 | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 2.00-2.26 |
5 | Evan Lunceford | AZ | Horizon | 2024 | C | 2.23-2.36 |
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