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ORANGE, CALIF. - The SoCal ProCase was held at Hart Park in Orange, California on Sunday, September 25th. This event was an invite only event held for select players in the 2023 class. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, participated in defensive evaluations, ran the 60 yard-dash using Swift Performance, and concluded with a simulated game.
Pitchers were able to throw in simulated outings during gameplay and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing.
Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from each statistical category from the workout portion of the event. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event.
From a base-stealing start position laser measured using Swift Technology
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Hunter Backstrom | CA | Junipero Serra | 2023 | OF | 6.58 s |
| 2 | Adam Magpoc | CA | Loyola | 2023 | SS | 6.73 s |
| 3 | Blake Wilson | CA | Santa Margarita | 2023 | SS | 6.80 s |
| 4 | AJ Klubeck | CA | Westview | 2023 | SS | 6.96 s |
| 5 | Eric Jeon | CA | La Mirada | 2023 | 3B | 7.03 s |
| 6 | Dillon DeSpain | CA | Mira Costa | 2023 | OF | 7.05 s |
| 7 | Nico Newhan | CA | Maranatha Christian | 2023 | SS | 7.10 s |
| 8 | Finley Buckner | CA | Oaks Christian | 2023 | SS | 7.11 s |
| 9 | Cody Nitowitz | CA | Cathedral Catholic | 2023 | OF | 7.16 s |
| 10 | Andrew Lamb | CA | JSerra | 2023 | C | 7.17 s |
| ^ | Dominic Smaldino | CA | JSerra | 2023 | 1B | 7.17 s |
| 11 | Gavin Taylor | CA | Birmingham | 2023 | C | 7.22 s |
| 12 | Vaughn Major | CA | Christian Unified | 2023 | SS | 7.23 s |
| 13 | Nico Libed | CA | Eastlake | 2023 | C | 7.28 s |
| 14 | Gabriel Camacho | CA | La Costa Canyon | 2023 | 1B | 7.32 s |
| 15 | Jonathan Rodriguez | CA | Servite | 2023 | 1B | 7.45 s |
| 16 | Jeremiah Robles | CA | Orange lutheran | 2023 | 1B | 7.52 s |
| 17 | Max Senesac | CA | Cypress | 2023 | C | 7.54 s |
| 18 | Tomas Lopez | CA | Redondo Union | 2023 | RHP | 7.61 s |
Each throwing from their primary position, velocities gathered with Stalker Sport II
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Blake Wilson | CA | Santa Margarita | 2023 | SS | 87 |
| 2 | Dominic Smaldino | CA | JSerra | 2023 | 1B | 85 |
| ^ | Nico Newhan | CA | Maranatha Christian | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Vaughn Major | CA | Christian Unified | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Adam Magpoc | CA | Loyola | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| 3 | Adrian Lopez | CA | EM Academic Academy | 2023 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Eric Jeon | CA | La Mirada | 2023 | 3B | 84 |
| 4 | Finley Buckner | CA | Oaks Christian | 2023 | SS | 81 |
| 5 | AJ Klubeck | CA | Westview | 2023 | SS | 79 |
| 6 | Jonathan Rodriguez | CA | Servite | 2023 | 1B | 77 |
| 7 | Jeremiah Robles | CA | Orange lutheran | 2023 | 1B | 74 |
| 8 | Gabriel Camacho | CA | La Costa Canyon | 2023 | 1B | 71 |
Making throws from RF to 3B (2) and Home (2), velocities gathered with Stalker Sport II
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Blake Wilson | CA | Santa Margarita | 2023 | SS | 90 |
| 2 | Vaughn Major | CA | Christian Unified | 2023 | SS | 89 |
| 3 | AJ Klubeck | CA | Westview | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| 4 | Cody Nitowitz | CA | Cathedral Catholic | 2023 | OF | 84 |
| 5 | Hunter Backstrom | CA | Junipero Serra | 2023 | OF | 80 |
Popping from the crouch position, Stalker II set on out-bound from behind catcher
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Nico Libed | CA | Eastlake | 2023 | C | 78 |
| 2 | Gavin Taylor | CA | Birmingham | 2023 | C | 75 |
| 3 | Max Senesac | CA | Cypress | 2023 | C | 74 |
| 4 | Andrew Lamb | CA | JSerra | 2023 | C | 73 |
Each made 4 throws down to 2nd base
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Nico Libed | CA | Eastlake | 2023 | C | 1.95-2.02 |
| 2 | Max Senesac | CA | Cypress | 2023 | C | 1.99-2.07 |
| 3 | Andrew Lamb | CA | JSerra | 2023 | C | 1.99-2.11 |
| 4 | Gavin Taylor | CA | Birmingham | 2023 | C | 2.00-2.06 |
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| NorCal Uncommitted Games | CA | 10/09 | McBean Stadium |
| SoCal Top Prospects Games (Invite-Only) | CA | 10/09 | Great Park Stadium |
| SoCal Uncommitted Games | CA | 10/15 | Fullerton College |
