MPB Fall Classic: Primer

September 15, 2026
Jimmy Fackelman
Tournaments Scouting Director of Kansas City

This is the week of the MPB Fall Classic, taking place 9/18 to 9/20 in Kansas City, featuring players from the grad classes of 2031 through 2026. Over 650 players are headed to Kansas City this weekend, with more than 210 currently ranked in their home state's Prep Baseball rankings.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to Kansas City by analyzing Prep Baseball showcase data since the start of 2025 to find the most impressive statistical outliers and under-the-radar athletes on this weekend's rosters.

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Top Position Players to Watch

These players stood out across multiple measurables at Prep Baseball showcases and are among the most intriguing athletes in the field this weekend.

Levi Anthony

OF/RHP • Class of 2028 • #4 NE

6-2/185 • Right/Right • NE Prospects Red • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
104.4	97.2	70.9	6.64

No. 3-ranked max EV among all players this weekend; 5th-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend.

Donovan Scott

OF/RHP • Class of 2029 • #5 NE

5-10/183.5 • Right/Right • Team Nebraska • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
104.4	95.8	71.7	6.72

No. 3-ranked max EV among all players this weekend; 2nd-highest max EV among 2029s.

Markus Gorup

SS/3B • Class of 2028 • #10 NE

5-10/180 • Right/Right • NE Prospects Red • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
105.6	100.3	73.7	7.04

Highest max EV among all players this weekend; No. 2 avg. EV among all players in the field.

Tripp Rypma

SS/2B • Class of 2029 • #12 IA

5-8/155 • Right/Right • Iowa Sticks • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
101.6	93.5	69.5	6.40

1st-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend.

Henry Kelly

OF/LHP • Class of 2029 • #315 National • #3 IA

6-0/185.2 • Left/Left • Iowa Sticks • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
102.7	92.4	70.7	6.51

2nd-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend; 3rd-highest max EV among 2029s.

Ty Simms

OF • Class of 2027 • #8 NE

5-11/185 • Left/Right • NE Prospects Black • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
102.9	93.4	71.7	6.75

Top-5 max EV among 369 hitters this weekend; Top-ranked max EV among all uncommitted '27s.

Barrett Batt

OF/LHP • Class of 2028 • #3 NE

5-10/169.1 • Left/Left • NE Prospects Red • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
102.7	97.0	68.1	6.92

3rd-highest max EV among 2028s; 3rd-ranked max EV among uncommitted '28s.

Stat Leaders: Position Players

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025 (minimum thresholds applied).

Exit Velocity Leaders 🔴

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Max EVs

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS
1	Markus Gorup (#10 NE) NE Prospects Red	SS	2028	105.6	100.3	73.7
2	Logan Latier (#28 MO) Team War Eagle	1B	2029	104.5	100.7	67.0
3	Levi Anthony (#4 NE) NE Prospects Red	OF	2028	104.4	97.2	70.9
4	Donovan Scott (#5 NE) Team Nebraska	OF	2029	104.4	95.8	71.7
5	Ty Simms (#8 NE) NE Prospects Black	OF	2027	102.9	93.4	71.7
6	Henry Kelly (#3 IA) Iowa Sticks	OF	2029	102.7	92.4	70.7
7	Barrett Batt (#3 NE) NE Prospects Red	OF	2028	102.7	97.0	68.1
8	Bryson Bellapianta (#189 CO) Slammers Fiscus	OF	2027	102.6	92.5	65.9
9	Payne Kent (#88 MO) Rawlings Tigers 17/	1B	2027	102.5	99.7	73.7
10	Kade Skoumal (#15 NE) NE Prospects Red	C	2028	102.1	97.7	72.7
11	Duncan Hansen (#5 NE) NE Prospects Red	1B	2028	101.9	93.6	70.1
12	Hank Vosik (#1 NE) NE Prospects Red	SS	2028	101.9	97.9	70.4
13	Tripp Rypma (#12 IA) Iowa Sticks	SS	2029	101.6	93.5	69.5
14	Benjamin Winterer (#76 MO) Rawlings Tigers Rohmiller	C	2028	101.5	87.6	67.3
15	Tatum Mabus (#18 NE) NE Prospects Black	SS	2027	101.4	94.0	72.0

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Bat Speeds

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Avg. BS	Avg. RA	Max EV
1	Wyatt Appuhn (#47 ) Jaw Bats Omaha	SS	2028	78.2	13.1	97.3
2	Enzo Biala (#101 CO) Slammers Feinman 's	LHP	2027	75.8	23.4	101.4
3	Bo Woitalla MN Icemen Trig	1B	2027	75.5	9.7	98.1
4	Jordan Spitz (#105 CO) Slammers Feinman 's	1B	2027	75.1	17.1	99.3
5	Barret Valasek (#125 NE) Wow Factor Midwest 17/	3B	2027	75.0	22.6	99.3
6	Blake McAndrews (#23 NE) Jaw Bats Omaha	RHP	2027	74.8	14.6	94.3
7	Gavin Kirk (#167 CO) Slammers Feinman 's	OF	2027	74.1	12.6	95.9
8	Tyler Reeves (#141 CO) Slammers Fiscus	OF	2027	73.9	18.7	96.3
9	Markus Gorup (#10 NE) NE Prospects Red	SS	2028	73.7	20.0	105.6
10	Payne Kent (#88 MO) Rawlings Tigers 17/	1B	2027	73.7	13.7	102.5
11	Cooper Campbell (#71 CO) Slammers Hatcher 's	RHP	2027	73.7	25.2	100.1
12	Everett Sims (#72 KS) BTL Hornets Black -	OF	2027	73.5	11.9	97.7
13	Tyrus Mack (#132 NE) NE Prospects Black	C	2027	73.2	13.3	99.8
14	Kade Skoumal (#15 NE) NE Prospects Red	C	2028	72.7	22.4	102.1
15	Landon Batten (#102 KS) BTL Hornets Black	RHP	2028	72.1	13.7	91.5

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Fastest 60-Yard Dash Times

#	Player	Pos.	Class	60-Yd.	Pos. Velo
1	Tripp Rypma (#12 IA) Iowa Sticks	SS	2029	6.40	87 mph (IF)
2	Henry Kelly (#3 IA) Iowa Sticks	OF	2029	6.51	88 mph (OF)
3	Kaden Medina (#107 KS) Dingers	SS	2027	6.51	81 mph (IF)
4	Peyton Marfisi (#17 NE) NE Prospects Red	OF	2028	6.62	80 mph (OF)
5	Levi Anthony (#4 NE) NE Prospects Red	OF	2028	6.64	89 mph (OF)
6	Bo Rypma (#13 IA) Iowa Sticks	OF	2029	6.65	88 mph (OF)
7	Connor Wurdeman (#11 NE) NE Prospects Red	OF	2028	6.65	93 mph (IF)
8	Briggs Wilson (#9 IA) Iowa Sticks	SS	2029	6.67	87 mph (OF)
9	Easton Shockey (#26 NE) NE Prospects Red	OF	2028	6.69	88 mph (OF)
10	Jack Lewis (#67 KS) Canes GP KC Elder Black	C	2027	6.70	84 mph (OF)
11	MyReal Walker (#186 KS) BTL Hornets South (/)	RHP	2027	6.70	83 mph (OF)
12	Thomas Eggers (#20 MO) Team War Eagle	OF	2029	6.70	87 mph (OF)
13	Cade Wilson (#101 KS) Dingers	OF	2027	6.72	83 mph (OF)
14	Ferris Dinkel (#56 KS) Canes GP KC Elder Black	OF	2027	6.72	88 mph (OF)
15	Donovan Scott (#5 NE) Team Nebraska	OF	2029	6.72	87 mph (OF)

Top Arms to Watch 🔥

These are the pitchers our system has flagged in the lead-up to this week's tournament across multiple categories like velo, spin, movement profiles, etc., based off past Prep Baseball showcase performances.

Jake Busse

RHP/1B • Class of 2027 • #17 KS

6-7/225 • Right/Right • Canes GP KC Elder Black • Oklahoma commit

Max FB	FB Range	SL	CH
95.0	90-94	79-83	82-84

Hardest-throwing arm this weekend; Hardest-throwing 2027 arm in the field.

Will Kaskie

RHP/SS • Class of 2028 • #2 NE

5-10/155.4 • Right/Right • NE Prospects Red • Nebraska commit

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB IVB Avg.	CB	CB Avg. Spin
91.0	88-90	2,352	18.5 in.	70-73	2,631

No. 2-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; No. 3-ranked avg. FB spin rate in the field (2,352 rpm).

Hank Vosik

SS/OF • Class of 2028 • #216 National • #1 NE

6-2/185 • Left/Right • NE Prospects Red • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB IVB Avg.	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL
90.1	85-89	16.3 in.	71-73	1,850	74-74

Top-5 FB velo in the field; Top-ranked FB velo among all uncommitted '28s.

Kai Fredrick

RHP/SS • Class of 2028 • #7 NE

6-2/166.2 • Right/Right • NE Prospects Red • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB HM Avg.	CB	SL
88.0	84-88	2,322	19.1 in.	74-74	73-75

Notable FB horizontal movement (19.1 in. avg.) at 88 mph; 3rd-hardest throwing 2028 arm in the field.

Alex Winn

RHP/OF • Class of 2029 • #6 NE

6-0/165 • Right/Right • Team Nebraska • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB IVB Avg.	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL
86.0	85-86	17.0 in.	71-72	2,371	73-73

Mason Hiatt

3B/RHP • Class of 2029 • #249 National • #1 NE

5-11/195 • Right/Right • Team Nebraska • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL	CH
88.0	85-87	75-75	2,162	77-78	75-80

2nd-hardest throwing 2029 arm in the field; 2nd-ranked FB velo among uncommitted '29s.

Duncan Hansen

1B/3B • Class of 2028 • #5 NE

6-1/217 • Right/Right • NE Prospects Red • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL	CH
86.0	80-83	60-68	1,951	70-73	67-70

Stat Leaders: Pitchers

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025.

Fastball Velocity Leaders 🔥

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB Avg. IVB	FB Avg. HM
1	Jake Busse (#17 KS) Canes GP KC Elder Black	RHP	2027	95.0	90-94	2,091	12.8	7.4
2	Will Kaskie (#2 NE) NE Prospects Red	RHP	2028	91.0	88-90	2,352	18.5	11.9
3	Collin Schmidt (#43 KS) BTL Hornets Black -	C	2027	90.3	85-89	1,912	20.4	11.5
4	Jayson Schrick (#127 KS) Dingers	RHP	2027	90.3	88-90	1,986	15.6	10.3
5	Hank Vosik (#1 NE) NE Prospects Red	SS	2028	90.1	85-89	2,199	16.3	10.0
6	Landon O'Reilly (#44 KS) Dingers	RHP	2027	89.0	86-89	2,264	7.7	4.6
7	Max Ackerley (#4 KS) Forge Underwood	RHP	2029	89.0	84-87	1,958	13.5	16.8
8	Hunter Holst (#107 MO) Rawlings Tigers 17/	RHP	2027	89.0	87-89	2,137	15.6	7.7
9	Chase Neneman (#24 ) Jaw Bats Omaha	RHP	2027	88.5	86-88	2,149	13.7	5.2
10	Blake McAndrews (#23 NE) Jaw Bats Omaha	RHP	2027	88.5	86-88	2,260	16.3	13.2
11	Eric Jackson (#14 CO) Slammers Fiscus	LHP	2027	88.3	86-88	1,916	13.2	-12.6
12	Mason Hiatt (#1 NE) Team Nebraska	3B	2029	88.0	85-87	1,994	13.4	13.1
13	Hunter Kane (#100 ) Dingers	1B	2027	88.0	84-87	1,863	12.4	15.1
14	Kai Fredrick (#7 NE) NE Prospects Red	RHP	2028	88.0	84-88	2,322	12.6	19.1
15	Camden Nichols (#150 CO) Slammers Fiscus	SS	2027	88.0	84-88	1,911	12.8	5.3

Breaking Ball Spin Leaders 🌀

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Breaking Ball Spin Rate (CB/SL)

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Type	Avg. Spin	Velo Range	Avg. IVB	Avg. HM
1	Landon O'Reilly (#44 KS) Dingers	RHP	2027	SL	2,816	76-77	-1.1	-17.3
2	Larsen Kinkelaar (#208 KS) Dingers	LHP	2027	SL	2,794	67-74	1.4	17.7
3	Logan O'Brien (#163 MN) MN Icemen Trig	RHP	2027	SL	2,664	68-70	-5.8	-15.9
4	Barret Valasek (#125 NE) Wow Factor Midwest 17/	3B	2027	CB	2,646	69-72	-2.7	-14.7
5	Will Kaskie (#2 NE) NE Prospects Red	RHP	2028	CB	2,631	70-73	-14.6	-16.9
6	Bo Rypma (#13 IA) Iowa Sticks	OF	2029	SL	2,624	76-76	-1.4	10.4
7	Forrest Downing Slammers Hatcher 's	RHP	2027	SL	2,611	65-65	-2.2	-13.0
8	Max Teetor (#43 NE) NE Prospects Black	OF	2027	CB	2,601	74-76	-1.4	-9.5
9	Brevin Leggott (#37 NE) NE Prospects Black	SS	2028	CB	2,566	77-77	-5.9	-7.2
10	Chase Neneman (#24 ) Jaw Bats Omaha	RHP	2027	SL	2,549	73-75	-4.5	-18.8
11	Jaiden Martin (#97 KS) Canes GP KC Elder Black	OF	2027	SL	2,549	72-73	-0.2	-8.4
12	Ethan Samuelson NE Prospects Black	OF	2029	SL	2,519	73-74	3.5	-9.5
13	Hank Frohloff (#111 ) NE Prospects Black	OF	2027	CB	2,500	74-77	0.3	-4.0
14	Keith Deterding (#95 KS) BTL Hornets Black	C	2029	SL	2,490	62-64	0.9	-23.2
15	Bennett Masey (#68 ) MN Icemen Trig	LHP	2027	CB	2,484	76-80	4.0	3.8

Top Uncommitted Prospects 🎯

These are the top-ranked uncommitted players on rosters headed to our tournament this week.

State Rank	Player	Pos.	Class	Ht/Wt
#1	Hank Vosik (NE) NE Prospects Red	SS/OF	2028	6-2 / 185 lbs.
#3	Barrett Batt (NE) NE Prospects Red	OF/LHP	2028	5-10 / 169.1 lbs.
#4	Levi Anthony (NE) NE Prospects Red	OF/RHP	2028	6-2 / 185 lbs.
#5	Duncan Hansen (NE) NE Prospects Red	1B/3B	2028	6-1 / 217 lbs.
#7	Kai Fredrick (NE) NE Prospects Red	RHP/SS	2028	6-2 / 166.2 lbs.
#8	Ty Simms (NE) NE Prospects Black	OF	2027	5-11 / 185 lbs.
#10	Markus Gorup (NE) NE Prospects Red	SS/3B	2028	5-10 / 180 lbs.
#11	Connor Wurdeman (NE) NE Prospects Red	OF/3B	2028	6-0 / 170 lbs.
#12	Sean Hipsher (IA) NE Prospects Red	C/OF	2028	5-11 / 160 lbs.
#15	Kade Skoumal (NE) NE Prospects Red	C/1B	2028	6-0 / 209.4 lbs.
#16	Ty Aguilar (NE) NE Prospects Black	OF/3B	2028	6-2 / 182.3 lbs.
#17	Peyton Marfisi (NE) NE Prospects Red	OF/SS	2028	6-0 / 184.1 lbs.
#19	Caden Circo (NE) NE Prospects Red	C/OF	2028	5-8 / 179.5 lbs.
#23	Skyler Bernbeck (KS) Dingers	2B/SS	2027	5-9 / 165 lbs.
#24	Chase Neneman Jaw Bats Omaha	RHP/SS	2027	6-0 / 158 lbs.
#26	Easton Shockey (NE) NE Prospects Red	OF/RHP	2028	6-1 / 170 lbs.
#29	Cash Shoemaker (NE) NE Prospects Black	LHP/OF	2028	6-2 / 171.4 lbs.
#31	Fisher Irons (NE) NE Prospects Red	RHP/2B	2028	5-10 / 172 lbs.
#32	Jett Havlat NE Prospects Black	RHP/1B	2028	6-0 / 207.5 lbs.
#32	Keenein Nix (CO) Slammers Vargas 's	C/SS	2028	6-0 / 184 lbs.

All showcase metrics from Prep Baseball events attended since the start of 2025. Leaderboards compiled from officially submitted tournament rosters. Players who have not attended a recent Prep Baseball showcase will not appear. Find an upcoming showcase near you.