Underclass Games: Velocity Leaderboard
July 1, 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 taking a look at the top-5 velocities recorded using Trackman from the event in 4 pitch different types.
To view the full event stats click here.
TOP VELOCITY OF THE DAY: 84.79mph | 2024 RHP Reece Van Devander
Here are the leaders in Peak Release Speed in four different pitch types:
MAX FB VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Reece Van Devander | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | OF | 84.8 mph |
2 | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 84.0 mph |
3 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 83.7 mph |
4 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 81.5 mph |
5 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 80.5 mph |
MAX CV VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Andrew Earle | AZ | Mesquite | 2024 | LHP | 67.7 mph |
2 | Wyatt Schottel | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2024 | LHP | 67.0 mph |
3 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 66.9 mph |
4 | David Sheppard | AZ | Millennium | 2025 | LHP | 66.6 mph |
5 | Gavin Mesa | AZ | Chaparral High School | 2025 | OF | 66.0 mph |
MAX CH VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Reece Van Devander | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | OF | 74.3 mph |
2 | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 72.9 mph |
3 | Zack Garrard | AZ | Higley | 2025 | LHP | 68.9 mph |
4 | Andrew Earle | AZ | Mesquite | 2024 | LHP | 67.8 mph |
5 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 67.7 mph |
MAX SL Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Reece Van Devander | AZ | Chaparral | 2024 | OF | 74.2 mph |
2 | Aidan Yancy | AZ | Queen Creek | 2024 | 3B | 72.8 mph |
3 | Christopher Humphreys | AZ | Canyon del Oro | 2024 | SS | 71.1 mph |
4 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 70.0 mph |
5 | Gavin Mesa | AZ | Chaparral High School | 2025 | OF | 66.3 mph |
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