Utah Top Prospect Games: Positional Data Dive
July 15, 2024
This past Monday and Tuesday, July 8th and 9th, the Prep Baseball Utah staff hosted it's annual Top Prospect Games, our marquee event of the summer, at Cate Field in West Jordan, home of the Salt Lake CC baseball program. This event featured roughly 100 of the top prospects from the 2025 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance, as well as collected updated metrics and data.
Top Prospect events are the longest standing, class specific invite-only events across the Prep Baseball ecosystem. The Top Prospect is held in the summer months when recruiting is at a frenzied pace, and are always held in open contact periods with the goal of providing a high-end event for class specific recruiting to college coaches. These events are historically well recruited across the country for one reason: the players. It provides a fresh look at prospects who fit the mold of playing at the next level, both in game play and showcase style events.
The Utah Top Prospect Games allows our staff to identify players early on in the year who deserve invites to some of our National/Regional Events such as the Future Games, Senior Future Games, Junior Future Games and West Coast Games.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive articles. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top position players and metrics 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-yard |
1 | Mays Madsen | UT | Lehi | 2025 | OF | 6.69 |
2 | Reid Deede | UT | Springville | 2025 | OF | 6.74 |
3 | Carter Garrett | UT | Davis High | 2025 | OF | 6.81 |
4 | Cy Berge | UT | Orem | 2025 | SS | 6.87 |
5 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 6.94 |
6 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | 6.95 |
7 | Dylan Frank | UT | Bingham | 2025 | OF | 7.02 |
8 | Cooper Scott | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 7.03 |
9 | Xaviah Patch | UT | Stansbury High | 2025 | 3B | 7.04 |
10 | Jackson Rosvall | UT | Jordan High | 2025 | 2B | 7.09 |
VERTICAL JUMP (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Jump Height (max) |
1 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 33.4 |
2 | Slater Schow | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 32.8 |
3 | Angel Rios | UT | Uintah | 2025 | SS | 31.9 |
4 | Leo Bacciocco | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | SS | 31.2 |
5 | Bubba Ellis | UT | Brighton | 2026 | OF | 30.8 |
6 | Ryder Huntsman | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2027 | RHP | 30.7 |
7 | Nathan Horstmann | UT | Corner Canyon | 2026 | 3B | 30.6 |
8 | Briggs Fillmore | UT | Desert Hills High | 2027 | SS | 30.5 |
9 | Ledger Holmes | UT | Salem Hills High | 2027 | SS | 30.5 |
10 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2026 | 1B | 29.9 |
RSI (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | RSi (max) |
1 | Jackson Rosvall | UT | Jordan High | 2025 | 2B | 3.02 |
2 | Jaxton Tolman | UT | Desert Hills | 2027 | 3B | 2.79 |
3 | Kobe Goodman | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | OF | 2.67 |
4 | Leo Bacciocco | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | SS | 2.66 |
5 | Bronxon Manning | UT | Syracuse | 2025 | 2B | 2.51 |
6 | Slater Schow | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 2.48 |
7 | Cole Ybarra | UT | Lehi | 2026 | 3B | 2.46 |
8 | Ledger Holmes | UT | Salem Hills High | 2027 | SS | 2.40 |
9 | Briggs Fillmore | UT | Desert Hills High | 2027 | SS | 2.34 |
10 | Ricardo Navarro | UT | Bryce Valley High | 2026 | SS | 2.33 |
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2026 | 1B | 104.5 mph |
2 | Gaige Woods | UT | Riverton | 2025 | OF | 101.6 mph |
3 | Samuel Smith | UT | Roy High | 2026 | OF | 100.6 mph |
4 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 100.1 mph |
5 | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | 1B | 100.0 mph |
6 | Austin Brown | UT | Wasatch | 2028 | OF | 99.9 mph |
7 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | 99.7 mph |
8 | Reid Deede | UT | Springville | 2025 | OF | 99.4 mph |
9 | Fabio Irissont | UT | Olympus | 2026 | OF | 99.4 mph |
10 | Cooper Scott | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 98.6 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Joey Heuser | UT | Olympus | 2026 | 3B | 95.6 mph |
2 | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | 1B | 94.0 mph |
3 | Ricardo Navarro | UT | Bryce Valley High | 2026 | SS | 93.7 mph |
4 | Jackson Wittwer | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 93.6 mph |
5 | Nathan Horstmann | UT | Corner Canyon | 2026 | 3B | 92.8 mph |
6 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2026 | 1B | 92.6 mph |
7 | Leo Bacciocco | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | SS | 91.8 mph |
8 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 89.7 mph |
9 | Samuel Smith | UT | Roy High | 2026 | OF | 89.6 mph |
10 | Austin Sorenson | UT | Riverton High | 2028 | RHP | 88.7 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 | Samuel Smith | UT | Roy High | 2026 | OF | 399 ft |
2 | Gaige Woods | UT | Riverton | 2025 | OF | 395 ft |
3 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | 393 ft |
4 | Cooper Scott | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 383 ft |
5 | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | 1B | 381 ft |
6 | Nathan Horstmann | UT | Corner Canyon | 2026 | 3B | 380 ft |
7 | Ricardo Navarro | UT | Bryce Valley High | 2026 | SS | 378 ft |
8 | Carson Hunt | UT | Dixie High | 2027 | 1B | 375 ft |
9 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise School | 2025 | SS | 375 ft |
10 | Austin Brown | UT | Wasatch | 2028 | OF | 375 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Joey Heuser | UT | Olympus | 2026 | 3B | 316 ft |
2 | Samuel Smith | UT | Roy High | 2026 | OF | 315 ft |
3 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise School | 2025 | SS | 302 ft |
4 | Nathan Horstmann | UT | Corner Canyon | 2026 | 3B | 299 ft |
5 | Ricardo Navarro | UT | Bryce Valley High | 2026 | SS | 299 ft |
6 | Austin Sorenson | UT | Riverton High | 2028 | RHP | 289 ft |
7 | Austin Brown | UT | Wasatch | 2028 | OF | 285 ft |
8 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | 273 ft |
9 | Paxton Healy | UT | Woods Cross High | 2027 | OF | 268 ft |
10 | Elias Culley | UT | Viewmont | 2025 | 3B | 267 ft |
HARD HIT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
1 | Jackson Wittwer | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 100 % |
^ | Joey Heuser | UT | Olympus | 2026 | 3B | 100 % |
2 | Ricardo Navarro | UT | Bryce Valley High | 2026 | SS | 87 % |
3 | Nathan Horstmann | UT | Corner Canyon | 2026 | 3B | 77 % |
^ | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | 1B | 77 % |
4 | Leo Bacciocco | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | SS | 75 % |
5 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 72 % |
6 | Angel Rios | UT | Uintah | 2025 | SS | 71 % |
7 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2026 | 1B | 66 % |
8 | Cooper Scott | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 62 % |
SWEET SPOT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Joey Heuser | UT | Olympus | 2026 | 3B | 100 % |
2 | Sam Dart | UT | Spanish Fork | 2027 | LHP | 90 % |
3 | Dylan Frank | UT | Bingham | 2025 | OF | 77 % |
^ | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2026 | 1B | 77 % |
^ | Joey Breza | UT | Park City High | 2026 | 2B | 77 % |
^ | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | 1B | 77 % |
4 | Brody Garrard | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2026 | C | 75 % |
5 | Porter Campbell | UT | Pine View High | 2027 | OF | 71 % |
^ | Maddux Jensen | UT | Ridgeline | 2027 | SS | 71 % |
6 | Beckham Rowley | UT | Stansbury | 2027 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Trigg Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2028 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Josh Draney | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 66 % |
^ | Austin Sorenson | UT | Riverton High | 2028 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Briggs Fillmore | UT | Desert Hills High | 2027 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Samuel Smith | UT | Roy High | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
^ | Nathan Horstmann | UT | Corner Canyon | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
7 | Easton Fry | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 63 % |
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 | Carter Garrett | UT | Davis High | 2025 | OF | 23.0 mph |
2 | Boston Hatch | UT | Riverton | 2028 | LHP | 22.8 mph |
3 | Jackson Wittwer | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 22.1 mph |
4 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise School | 2025 | SS | 22.1 mph |
5 | Gaige Woods | UT | Riverton | 2025 | OF | 22.0 mph |
6 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | 22.0 mph |
7 | Tucker Cannon | UT | Olympus | 2026 | OF | 21.8 mph |
8 | Jake Welch | UT | Lehi High | 2028 | SS | 21.8 mph |
9 | Reid Deede | UT | Springville | 2025 | OF | 21.6 mph |
10 | Austin Brown | UT | Wasatch | 2028 | OF | 21.4 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.
MLB Avg: 23-29mph MiLB Avg: 22-28mph College Avg: 21-24mph
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2026 | 1B | 72.3 mph |
2 | Landon Fry | UT | Lone Peak | 2026 | OF | 71.8 mph |
3 | Ricardo Navarro | UT | Bryce Valley High | 2026 | SS | 71.7 mph |
4 | Brody Garrard | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2026 | C | 71.5 mph |
5 | Jackson Wittwer | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 71.5 mph |
6 | Austin Sorenson | UT | Riverton High | 2028 | RHP | 71.3 mph |
7 | Trig Richards | UT | Salem Hills High | 2027 | OF | 71.1 mph |
8 | Nathan Horstmann | UT | Corner Canyon | 2026 | 3B | 71.0 mph |
9 | Cooper Scott | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 70.5 mph |
10 | Carter Garrett | UT | Davis High | 2025 | OF | 70.5 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.
MLB Avg: 66-78mph MiLB Avg: 63-75mph College Avg: 66-75mph
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Briggs Fillmore | UT | Desert Hills High | 2027 | SS | 20.9 g |
2 | Carter Garrett | UT | Davis High | 2025 | OF | 18.8 g |
3 | Rhythm Fagan | UT | Spanish Fork High | 2026 | OF | 18.7 g |
4 | Boston Hatch | UT | Riverton | 2028 | LHP | 18.5 g |
5 | Jackson Wittwer | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2025 | OF | 18.3 g |
6 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise School | 2025 | SS | 18.2 g |
7 | Samuel Smith | UT | Roy High | 2026 | OF | 17.5 g |
8 | Josh Draney | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 17.2 g |
9 | Jake Welch | UT | Lehi High | 2028 | SS | 16.8 g |
10 | Cole Ybarra | UT | Lehi | 2026 | 3B | 16.2 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.
MLB Avg: 16.8g MiLB Avg: 12.6g College Avg: 12.9g
PHYSICAL
GRIP STRENGTH (R)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Grip Strgth (RH) |
1 | Trig Richards | UT | Salem Hills High | 2027 | OF | 160.9 |
2 | Cooper Scott | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 160.0 |
3 | Bode Gaggero | UT | American Fork High | 2026 | SS | 156.4 |
^ | Dylan Frank | UT | Bingham | 2025 | OF | 156.4 |
4 | Reid Deede | UT | Springville | 2025 | OF | 156.2 |
5 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | 154.6 |
6 | Gaige Woods | UT | Riverton | 2025 | OF | 151.8 |
7 | Quinn Chesnik | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2026 | RHP | 150.7 |
8 | Austin Brown | UT | Wasatch | 2028 | OF | 148.9 |
9 | Tucker Cannon | UT | Olympus | 2026 | OF | 148.3 |
GRIP STRENGTH (L)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Grip Strgth (LH) |
1 | Cooper Scott | UT | Brighton | 2025 | OF | 162.2 |
2 | Reid Deede | UT | Springville | 2025 | OF | 161.7 |
3 | Austin Brown | UT | Wasatch | 2028 | OF | 151.8 |
4 | Trig Richards | UT | Salem Hills High | 2027 | OF | 151.1 |
5 | Wesley DeWitt | UT | Park City High | 2027 | SS | 150.5 |
6 | Tucker Cannon | UT | Olympus | 2026 | OF | 149.8 |
7 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise School | 2025 | SS | 148.3 |
8 | Ledger Holmes | UT | Salem Hills High | 2027 | SS | 145.4 |
9 | Quinn Chesnik | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2026 | RHP | 144.5 |
10 | James Peterson | UT | Farmington High | 2025 | C | 142.8 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Future Games (Class of 2026/27) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
2024 Scout Day: CBA Utah | UT | 08/24 | Pine View High School (St. George, Utah) |
2024 Northern Utah Open | UT | 09/14 | Ridgeline High School (Millville, UT) |
2024 Scout Day: GBG Utah | UT | 09/21 | Skyline High School (Salt Lake City, UT) |
2024 West Coast Games | UT | 10/04 | JSerra High School & Chapman University (Hart Park) |
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