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Mon October 12, 2020
It's starting to feel like baseball in Arizona is somewhat back to its normal self again with plenty of consistent action to cover over the last month. The PBR Arizona staff has spent over 100 hours at the baseball field over the last month covering live tournament action. The depth of talent the state of Arizona has across the board and especially at the younger age groups is starting to stand out to scouts and college recruiters.
Yesterday, PBR Arizona had a chance to hold its second event of the fall season with its Fall Underclass Showcase. This event was an open event featuring 2023 & 2024 grad prospects. The event took place at Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, AZ which arguably might be one of the best HS facilities in the state. Once again, we were able see many new faces up close as well as get updates on players that we have seen in past coverage. There were several players will solid performances on the day that one will want to pay attention to moving forward. This event has become a popular event as the Fall Season starts to wrap up before the offseason.
Today, we begin our post event coverage by taking a look at the top five performers at each statistical category. Be sure to stay tuned over the next few weeks for more post-event coverage.
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Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Grant Smith | AZ | Pinnacle | 2023 | RHP | 91.0 mph |
2 | Derek Schaefer | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2023 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
3 | Dillon Roberts | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2023 | RHP | 86.6 mph |
4 | Collin Senior | AZ | Horizon | 2023 | SS | 84.7 mph |
5 | Bronson Sluiter | AZ | Higley | 2023 | RHP | 81.8 mph |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velo
1
Grant Smith
AZ
Pinnacle
2023
RHP
100
2
Antonio Gianni
AZ
Cactus Shadows
2023
OF
96
3
Dillon Roberts
AZ
Cactus Shadows
2023
RHP
94
4
Colin Masco
AZ
Cactus Shadows
2023
C
93
^
Len Elarionoff
HI
Kamehameha (Kapalama)
2024
1B
93
5
Derek Schaefer
AZ
Cactus Shadows
2023
RHP
92
^
Collin Senior
AZ
Horizon
2023
SS
92
^
Gavin Short
AZ
Sunnyslope
2024
3B
92
^
Wyatt Halvorson
AZ
Chaparral
2023
RHP
92
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Grant Smith | AZ | Pinnacle | 2023 | RHP | 6.95 |
2 | Matthew Niezgodzki | AZ | Brophy | 2024 | OF | 7.34 |
3 | Bronson Sluiter | AZ | Higley | 2023 | RHP | 7.37 |
4 | Collin Senior | AZ | Horizon | 2023 | SS | 7.38 |
5 | Miles VandenHeuvel | AZ | Chaparral | 2023 | SS | 7.47 |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Dillon Roberts | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2023 | RHP | 89 |
2 | Grant Smith | AZ | Pinnacle | 2023 | RHP | 84 |
3 | Antonio Gianni | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2023 | OF | 78 |
4 | Matthew Niezgodzki | AZ | Brophy | 2024 | OF | 77 |
^ | Bronson Sluiter | AZ | Higley | 2023 | RHP | 77 |
5 | Matthew Storck | AZ | Hamilton | 2024 | LHP | 75 |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Austin Mittelstedt | AZ | Horizon | 2023 | RHP | 85 |
2 | Collin Senior | AZ | Horizon | 2023 | SS | 83 |
3 | Miles VandenHeuvel | AZ | Chaparral | 2023 | SS | 82 |
^ | Dillon Roberts | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2023 | RHP | 82 |
4 | Derek Schaefer | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2023 | RHP | 81 |
5 | Gavin Short | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2024 | 3B | 80 |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Wyatt Halvorson | AZ | Chaparral | 2023 | RHP | 73 |
^ | Kade Thompson | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | C | 73 |
2 | Isaac Macias | AZ | Apollo | 2023 | C | 71 |
^ | Colin Masco | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2023 | C | 71 |
3 | Kaden Coutts | AZ | Thunderbird | 2023 | C | 70 |
4 | Matt Malek | AZ | Paradise Valley | 2024 | C | 66 |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Kade Thompson | AZ | Casteel | 2024 | C | 2.08-2.22 |
2 | Kaden Coutts | AZ | Thunderbird | 2023 | C | 2.09-2.20 |
3 | Wyatt Halvorson | AZ | Chaparral | 2023 | RHP | 2.09-2.25 |
4 | Isaac Macias | AZ | Apollo | 2023 | C | 2.13-2.32 |
5 | Colin Masco | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2023 | C | 2.20-2.37 |