Prep Baseball Report

2021 Colorado Leaderboards: Catcher Velocity


Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Colorado Operations Assistant

With the 2021 season behind us, we're going to rewind and unpack all of the baseball we've seen over the past 11 months. This season allowed our staff to take a look at hundreds of players from across the State of Colorado after a 2020 season that lacked normalcy. 

With that being said, let's take a look at the top catcher velocities we saw at Colorado events this past summer: 


2022 CLASS

1. Nate McHugh (Iowa Western) | 79 mph
2. Caleb Cancino (Mesa CC) | 78 mph
3. Luke Bard (Houston Baptist) | 77 mph
3. Brandon Stricklin (South Mountain CC) | 77 mph
5. Camden Ross (Wabash Valley JC) | 75 mph
6. Greg Garza | 74 mph
7. Dylan Hearn | 73 mph
7. Nathan Kaszynski | 73 mph
7. Michael Zeke Minic (Ventura JC) | 73 mph

2023 CLASS

1. Samuel Pease | 79 mph
2.
Daniel Castillo | 78 mph
3.
Sean Marlow (University of St. Thomas) | 77 mph
3.
Jacob Syverson (Missouri State) | 77 mph
5.
Derek Olsen | 76 mph
5.
Bowen Tabola | 76 mph
7.
Carson Tinney (Notre Dame) | 75 mph
8.
Kevin Hamilton | 74 mph
9.
Shane Hanson | 72 mph

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Denver Preseason ID CO 01/23 Slammers South
Northern Colorado Preseason ID CO 01/29 DBAT Norco
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/06 The MAX - McCook, Ill.
Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) CO 02/27 Marucci Clubhouse
Rising Stars ID CO 02/27 Marucci Clubhouse - Castle Rock, CO
Northern Colorado Rising Stars ID CO 03/13 DBAT Norco - Windsor, CO