Sun June 12, 2022
On Wednesday and Thursday, the Top Prospect Games was hosted at Grand Canyon University for the top prospects in Arizona's 2024 class. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Arizona staff, while data was being recorded by state-of-the-art technology.
The Top Prospect Games offers the top players in their respective classes to showcase their stuff on the same field.
Today, our post event coverage continues as we take a look at the top hitting performances from the two-day event.
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| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Griffen Clapp | AZ | Northwest Christian | 2024 | LHP | 99.7 mph |
| 2 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 99.2 mph |
| 3 | Kyle Pettigrew | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 99.2 mph |
| 4 | Ky McGary | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2024 | OF | 98.0 mph |
| 5 | Willie Cornejo-Farmer | AZ | Brophy College Prep | 2024 | 1B | 97.8 mph |
| 6 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 97.7 mph |
| 7 | Derek Kiepke | AZ | Liberty | 2024 | C | 96.5 mph |
| 8 | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 96.4 mph |
| 9 | Ethan Chavez | AZ | Maricopa | 2024 | RHP | 96.2 mph |
| 10 | Isaac Llenas | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2024 | 1B | 96.2 mph |
| 11 | Damian Cabrera | AZ | Yuma | 2024 | 3B | 96.0 mph |
| 12 | Bobby Stanisic | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | 2B | 95.9 mph |
| 13 | Chase Whitley | AZ | Shadow Ridge | 2024 | CF | 95.8 mph |
| 14 | Christopher Humphreys | AZ | Canyon del Oro | 2024 | SS | 95.8 mph |
| 15 | Matthew Niezgodzki | AZ | Brophy | 2024 | OF | 95.7 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Kyle Pettigrew | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 92.4 mph |
| 2 | Griffen Clapp | AZ | Northwest Christian | 2024 | LHP | 92.0 mph |
| 3 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 90.6 mph |
| 4 | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 89.8 mph |
| 5 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 89.5 mph |
| 6 | Christopher Humphreys | AZ | Canyon del Oro | 2024 | SS | 89.4 mph |
| 7 | Ky McGary | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2024 | OF | 89.2 mph |
| 8 | Ethan Chavez | AZ | Maricopa | 2024 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
| 9 | Gavin Smith | AZ | Basha | 2024 | SS | 88.0 mph |
| 10 | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 87.7 mph |
| 11 | Willie Cornejo-Farmer | AZ | Brophy College Prep | 2024 | 1B | 87.7 mph |
| 12 | Matthew Niezgodzki | AZ | Brophy | 2024 | OF | 87.6 mph |
| 13 | Shane Miller | AZ | Higley | 2024 | SS | 86.6 mph |
| 14 | Camden Clarkson | AZ | Desert Ridge Gilbert | 2024 | OF | 85.5 mph |
| 15 | Nathan Carrillo | AZ | Horizon | 2024 | C | 84.8 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Kyle Pettigrew | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 384 ft |
| 2 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 368 ft |
| 3 | Willie Cornejo-Farmer | AZ | Brophy College Prep | 2024 | 1B | 364 ft |
| 4 | Camden Clarkson | AZ | Desert Ridge Gilbert | 2024 | OF | 363 ft |
| 5 | Ethan Chavez | AZ | Maricopa | 2024 | RHP | 361 ft |
| 6 | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 358 ft |
| 7 | Griffen Clapp | AZ | Northwest Christian | 2024 | LHP | 353 ft |
| 8 | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 353 ft |
| 9 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 352 ft |
| 10 | Ky McGary | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2024 | OF | 351 ft |
| 11 | Ethan Watson | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 351 ft |
| 12 | Luke DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | RHP | 350 ft |
| 13 | Johnny Casale | AZ | Brophy Prep | 2024 | LHP | 350 ft |
| 14 | Gavin Smith | AZ | Basha | 2024 | SS | 349 ft |
| 15 | Christopher Humphreys | AZ | Canyon del Oro | 2024 | SS | 346 ft |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Kyle Pettigrew | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 307 ft |
| 2 | Shawn Barros | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 273 ft |
| 3 | Ethan Chavez | AZ | Maricopa | 2024 | RHP | 267 ft |
| 4 | Willie Cornejo-Farmer | AZ | Brophy College Prep | 2024 | 1B | 267 ft |
| 5 | Nathan Carrillo | AZ | Horizon | 2024 | C | 263 ft |
| 6 | Ethan Watson | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 260 ft |
| 7 | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 258 ft |
| 8 | Bobby Stanisic | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | 2B | 240 ft |
| 9 | Gavin Smith | AZ | Basha | 2024 | SS | 233 ft |
| 10 | Derek Kiepke | AZ | Liberty | 2024 | C | 230 ft |
| 11 | Griffen Clapp | AZ | Northwest Christian | 2024 | LHP | 230 ft |
| 12 | Joshua Warman | AZ | Red Mountain | 2024 | C | 218 ft |
| 13 | Dom Harris | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | OF | 214 ft |
| 14 | Bo DeWitt | AZ | Canyon View | 2024 | SS | 212 ft |
| 15 | Isaac Llenas | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2024 | 1B | 209 ft |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
| 1 | Griffen Clapp | AZ | Northwest Christian | 2024 | LHP | 76 % |
| 2 | Kyle Pettigrew | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 71 % |
| 3 | Ky McGary | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2024 | OF | 63 % |
| 4 | Brody Matcuk | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | OF | 62 % |
| 5 | Jimmy Diaz | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | SS | 61 % |
| 6 | Ethan Chavez | AZ | Maricopa | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
| ^ | Brendan Burke | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | C | 60 % |
| 7 | Willie Cornejo-Farmer | AZ | Brophy College Prep | 2024 | 1B | 57 % |
| 8 | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Christopher Humphreys | AZ | Canyon del Oro | 2024 | SS | 50 % |
| 9 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 44 % |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
| 1 | Matthew Niezgodzki | AZ | Brophy | 2024 | OF | 91 % |
| 2 | Kyle Pettigrew | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 78 % |
| 3 | Shawn Barros | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 75 % |
| ^ | Nathan Carrillo | AZ | Horizon | 2024 | C | 75 % |
| 4 | Christopher Margarella | AZ | Saguaro | 2024 | CF | 73 % |
| 5 | Chase Whitley | AZ | Shadow Ridge | 2024 | CF | 71 % |
| 6 | Joshua Warman | AZ | Red Mountain | 2024 | C | 70 % |
| 7 | Brayden Flores | AZ | Chandler | 2024 | 2B | 68 % |
| 8 | Bobby Stanisic | AZ | Desert Vista | 2024 | 2B | 66 % |
| ^ | Jack O'Brasky | AZ | Arcadia | 2024 | SS | 66 % |
| ^ | Johnny Casale | AZ | Brophy Prep | 2024 | LHP | 66 % |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
| 1 | Matthew Niezgodzki | AZ | Brophy | 2024 | OF | 75 % |
| 2 | Brayden Flores | AZ | Chandler | 2024 | 2B | 56 % |
| 3 | Dom Harris | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | OF | 52 % |
| 4 | Shawn Barros | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Jack O'Brasky | AZ | Arcadia | 2024 | SS | 50 % |
| ^ | Joshua Warman | AZ | Red Mountain | 2024 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Ethan Chavez | AZ | Maricopa | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
| ^ | Nathan Carrillo | AZ | Horizon | 2024 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Aidan Yancy | AZ | Queen Creek | 2024 | 3B | 50 % |
| 5 | Gavin Smith | AZ | Basha | 2024 | SS | 45 % |
| ^ | Ian Haines | AZ | Millennium | 2024 | C | 45 % |
| ^ | Aiden Wood | AZ | Hamilton | 2024 | OF | 45 % |
| 6 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 44 % |
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Top Prospect Games: Class of 2025 & 2026 (Invite-Only) | AZ | 06/20 | Arizona State University |
| Top Prospect Games: Class of 2023 (Invite-Only) | AZ | 06/27 | Central Arizona College - Coolidge, AZ |
| PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/26 | LakePoint |
| 2022 PBR Future Games (Arizona Invite) | AZ | 07/27 | LakePoint Sports Complex - Emerson, GA |
