Utah Top Prospect Games: Positional Data Dive
July 19, 2023
On Tue/Wed, July 11-12th, the PBR Utah staff hosted the Invite-Only Top Prospect Games at Salt Lake CC in West Jordan, Utah. This event featured 82 prospects from the 2024 and 2026 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Tyler West | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2024 | OF | 6.80 s |
2 | Trey Robinson | UT | Lone Peak | 2024 | OF | 7.06 s |
3 | Cayman Sanchez | UT | Davis High | 2026 | SS | 7.07 s |
^ | Blake Carter | UT | Maple Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 7.07 s |
4 | Brody Beebe | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | C | 7.08 s |
5 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 7.11 s |
6 | Jacob Baxter | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2024 | SS | 7.12 s |
7 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 7.15 s |
8 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 7.17 s |
9 | Riley Brown | UT | Brighton | 2025 | 3B | 7.22 s |
^ | Merrick Bostock | UT | Orem High | 2025 | OF | 7.22 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 0.46 s |
2 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 0.57 s |
3 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | 1.16 s |
4 | Gehrig Marble | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 1B | 1.73 s |
^ | Jacob Baxter | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2024 | SS | 1.73 s |
^ | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 1.73 s |
5 | Carter Turley | UT | Dixie | 2025 | C | 1.75 s |
^ | Slater Schow | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 1.75 s |
^ | Tyler West | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2024 | OF | 1.75 s |
6 | Brody Beebe | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | C | 1.76 s |
30-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
1 | Fish Manning | UT | Layton | 2025 | SS | 3.43 s |
2 | Tyler West | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2024 | OF | 3.87 s |
3 | Jacob Baxter | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2024 | SS | 3.91 s |
4 | Brody Beebe | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | C | 3.93 s |
5 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 3.96 s |
6 | Blake Carter | UT | Maple Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 3.98 s |
^ | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 3.98 s |
^ | Trey Robinson | UT | Lone Peak | 2024 | OF | 3.98 s |
7 | Cayman Sanchez | UT | Davis High | 2026 | SS | 3.99 s |
^ | Carter Turley | UT | Dixie | 2025 | C | 3.99 s |
^ | Gehrig Marble | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 1B | 3.99 s |
RUN SPEED (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 44.9 |
2 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 35.9 |
3 | Fish Manning | UT | Layton | 2025 | SS | 26.1 |
4 | Tyler West | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2024 | OF | 20.9 |
5 | Cayman Sanchez | UT | Davis High | 2026 | SS | 19.9 |
6 | Blake Carter | UT | Maple Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 19.9 |
7 | Trey Robinson | UT | Lone Peak | 2024 | OF | 19.9 |
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 105.8 mph |
2 | Mckay Wright | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 103.4 mph |
3 | Alex Vernon | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 1B | 103.3 mph |
4 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 101.7 mph |
5 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2026 | 1B | 99.4 mph |
6 | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | 99.3 mph |
7 | Merrick Bostock | UT | Orem High | 2025 | OF | 98.6 mph |
8 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 98.4 mph |
9 | Hayden Smith | UT | Snow Canyon | 2024 | C | 97.9 mph |
10 | Kyle Brimhall | UT | Grantsville | 2024 | RHP | 97.8 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Mckay Wright | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 98.1 mph |
2 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 95.0 mph |
3 | Nathan Horstmann | UT | Corner Canyon | 2026 | 3B | 91.9 mph |
4 | Alex Vernon | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 1B | 91.3 mph |
5 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 90.8 mph |
6 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 90.3 mph |
7 | Kyle Brimhall | UT | Grantsville | 2024 | RHP | 89.8 mph |
8 | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | 89.2 mph |
9 | Logan Leavitt | UT | Dixie | 2024 | 3B | 88.8 mph |
10 | Kaleb Weaver | UT | Davis High School | 2026 | 3B | 88.4 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 | Alex Vernon | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 1B | 397 ft |
2 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 380 ft |
3 | Riley Brown | UT | Brighton | 2025 | 3B | 360 ft |
4 | Trey Robinson | UT | Lone Peak | 2024 | OF | 357 ft |
5 | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 353 ft |
6 | Gehrig Marble | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 1B | 349 ft |
7 | James Peterson | UT | Farmington High | 2025 | C | 348 ft |
8 | Bowen Barnes | UT | Lone Peak | 2026 | 3B | 342 ft |
9 | Hayden Smith | UT | Snow Canyon | 2024 | C | 342 ft |
10 | Ashton Gurney | UT | Park City | 2024 | 2B | 341 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Alex Vernon | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 1B | 320 ft |
2 | Gehrig Marble | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 1B | 265 ft |
3 | Gavin Jacks | UT | Davis | 2025 | C | 256 ft |
4 | Riley Brown | UT | Brighton | 2025 | 3B | 254 ft |
5 | Hayden Smith | UT | Snow Canyon | 2024 | C | 253 ft |
6 | Xaviah Patch | UT | Stansbury High | 2025 | 3B | 248 ft |
7 | Zach Engemann | UT | Orem High | 2025 | SS | 244 ft |
8 | Kyle Brimhall | UT | Grantsville | 2024 | RHP | 242 ft |
9 | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 241 ft |
10 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 239 ft |
SWEET SPOT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Xaviah Patch | UT | Stansbury High | 2025 | 3B | 100 % |
2 | Gehrig Marble | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 1B | 88 % |
3 | Fish Manning | UT | Layton | 2025 | SS | 83 % |
4 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 77 % |
^ | Ryder Harrison | UT | Snow Canyon | 2024 | OF | 77 % |
5 | Carter Turley | UT | Dixie | 2025 | C | 75 % |
^ | Ethan Johnson | UT | Cedar Valley School | 2024 | C | 75 % |
6 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 71 % |
^ | Beckham Stanger | UT | Woods Cross High | 2026 | RHP | 71 % |
^ | James Peterson | UT | Farmington High | 2025 | C | 71 % |
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 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 25.0 mph |
2 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 24.0 mph |
3 | Mckay Wright | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 24.0 mph |
4 | Trey Mitchell | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | 3B | 23.3 mph |
5 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 23.2 mph |
6 | Carter Turley | UT | Dixie | 2025 | C | 23.1 mph |
7 | Kyle Brimhall | UT | Grantsville | 2024 | RHP | 23.0 mph |
8 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 22.8 mph |
9 | Cooper Clark | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | OF | 22.6 mph |
10 | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | 22.3 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 | Alex Vernon | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 1B | 77.4 mph |
2 | Mckay Wright | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 77.2 mph |
3 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 75.8 mph |
4 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 74.7 mph |
5 | Riley Brown | UT | Brighton | 2025 | 3B | 74.7 mph |
6 | Merrick Bostock | UT | Orem High | 2025 | OF | 71.8 mph |
7 | Carter Bucad | UT | Wasatch | 2024 | SS | 71.7 mph |
8 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | 71.6 mph |
9 | Hayden Smith | UT | Snow Canyon | 2024 | C | 71.5 mph |
10 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 71.4 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 | Alex Vernon | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 1B | 24.8 g |
2 | Logan Burgess | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | C | 24.3 g |
3 | Mckay Wright | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 24.2 g |
4 | Corbin Gull | UT | Salem Hills | 2024 | 2B | 22.6 g |
5 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 21.0 g |
6 | Tyler West | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2024 | OF | 20.2 g |
7 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | 19.9 g |
8 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 19.9 g |
9 | Cayman Sanchez | UT | Davis High | 2026 | SS | 18.5 g |
10 | RJ Wilson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 16.9 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 |
PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/25 | LakePoint |
2023 PBR Future Games (Utah Invite) | UT | 07/26 | LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA |
2023 PBR West Coast Games | UT | 08/04 | UNLV & College of Southern Nevada |
2023 PBR Hawaii State Games (2024-2028) | UT | 08/19 | Les Murakami Stadium |
Northern Utah Open | UT | 09/16 | Ridgeline High School |
2023 PBR Scout Day: GBG Utah | UT | 09/30 | The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse |
Utah State Games (Invite-Only) | UT | 10/29 | Snow Canyon High School |
2023 Utah Winter Update | UT | 12/02 | The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse |
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