2026 Florida State Games: Player Primer

September 11, 2026
Prep Baseball Florida
Prep Baseball Florida Staff

The 2026 Florida State Games takes place Sept. 12-13 at IMG Academy, featuring players from the 2027-2030 grad classes. Over 150 players are headed to IMG Academy this weekend, with more than 105 currently ranked in their state's Prep Baseball rankings.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to Bradenton, FL, by analyzing their 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.

Find more information by visiting PrepBaseballReport.com/Florida or from the pages linked below:

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.

Connor Balazic

C • Class of 2027 • #135 National • #21 FL

5-9/182 • Right/Right • Creekside HS • North Carolina commit.

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
99.3	96.8	78.1	6.88

No. 2 avg. EV among all rostered players; highest avg. bat speed.

Lucas Farrar

SS/OF • Class of 2027 • #305 National • #32 FL

6-1/180 • Right/Right • Berkeley Prep HS • South Florida commit.

Max EV	Avg. EV	INF Velo	60-Yd.
96.3	90.8	96	7.01

Biggest arm strength among all athletes in attendance.

Caden Coleman

OF/INF • Class of 2027 • #60 FL

5-8/187 • Right/Right • North Broward Prep HS • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	60-YD.	60-Yd.
107.8	101.6	75.1	6.80

Highest max and average EVs among all players this weekend.

Jeter Farina

INF/OF • Class of 2027 • #344 National • #38 FL

5-9/194 • Right/Right • Oakleaf HS • Jacksonville commit.

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
100.1	94.7	74.3	7.07

No. 3-ranked avg. bat speed; No. 10 overall in max EV in the field.

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	Caden Coleman (#60 FL) North Broward Prep	OF	2027	107.8	101.6	75.1
2	Chase Webster (#172 FL) Wellington Sports Academy	OF	2027	104.8	92.3	—
3	Damon Desrochers (#157 FL) Saint Andrew's	3B	2028	102.3	90.5	72.0
4	Riley Weidman (#50 FL) Trinity Christian Academy (JAX)	LHP	2029	102.1	93.5	—
5	Rhys Rosh (#28 FL) IMG Academy	3B	2029	101.8	94.8	73.7
6	Carson Dicks (#320 FL) Santa Fe Catholic	LHP	2027	101.3	93.5	66.2
7	Brandon Owens (#102 FL) The Benjamin School	OF	2027	100.9	91.8	69.3
8	Eisler Piloto (#15 FL) Miami Springs	3B	2028	100.7	91.3	70.6
9	Jorge Cordova (#195 FL) McKeel Academy of Technology	SS	2027	100.5	91.1	73.1
10	Jeter Farina (#38 FL) Oakleaf	SS	2027	100.1	94.7	74.3
11	Cash Frenz (#230 FL) Gulliver Prep	OF	2028	100.0	92.0	66.4
12	Ryne Mullen George W. Jenkins	SS	2027	99.9	90.8	—
13	John Parkinson (#269 FL) Bishop Moore	C	2027	99.7	93.1	74.0
14	Chase Bross (#36 FL) Calvary Christian	LHP	2029	99.7	91.0	—
15	Sammy Pincus Jupiter Christian	C	2027	99.4	87.9	—

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Avg. BS	Avg. RA	Max EV
1	Connor Balazic (#21 FL) Creekside	C	2027	78.1	23.6	99.3
2	Caden Coleman (#60 FL) North Broward Prep	OF	2027	75.1	11.0	107.8
3	Jeter Farina (#38 FL) Oakleaf	SS	2027	74.3	15.0	100.1
4	John Parkinson (#269 FL) Bishop Moore	C	2027	74.0	27.3	99.7
5	Rhys Rosh (#28 FL) IMG Academy	3B	2029	73.7	15.7	101.8
6	Hibiki Misawa (#244 FL) IMG Academy	SS	2027	73.2	5.6	91.8
7	Jorge Cordova (#195 FL) McKeel Academy of Technology	SS	2027	73.1	16.6	100.5
8	Derrick Jayden Taveras (#293 FL) The First Academy	SS	2027	72.7	9.7	97.4
9	Samuel Chung (#384 FL) Creekside	OF	2027	72.6	8.1	91.6
10	Christopher Amador (#107 FL) Miami Sunset	3B	2028	72.3	19.1	97.2
11	Brandon Piedra (#182 FL) Southwest Miami	OF	2028	72.2	18.2	93.3
12	Dante Caridi (#173 FL) IMG Academy	C	2027	72.1	26.1	97.4
13	Damon Desrochers (#157 FL) Saint Andrew's	3B	2028	72.0	17.8	102.3
14	Shane Smith (#169 FL) Bartram Trail	C	2028	71.0	17.3	94.0
15	Charlie Beaty (#229 FL) Coral Glades	RHP	2028	71.0	5.7	96.8

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	60-Yd.	Pos. Velo
1	Troy Driskell (#58 MS) IMG Academy	SS	2028	6.64	79 mph (IF)
2	Joshua Trautmann (#92 FL) Calvary Christian	OF	2029	6.73	84 mph (OF)
3	Caden Coleman (#60 FL) North Broward Prep	OF	2027	6.80	90 mph (OF)
4	Preston Hamelynck (#102 FL) Northside Christian	SS	2028	6.80	88 mph (IF)
5	Esteban Vazquez (#283 FL) Nature Coast Technical	OF	2028	6.82	80 mph (OF)
6	Samuel Chung (#384 FL) Creekside	OF	2027	6.86	85 mph (OF)
7	Connor Balazic (#21 FL) Creekside	C	2027	6.88	84 mph (C)
8	Patrick Suggett IMG Academy	SS	2027	6.88	88 mph (OF)
9	Ford Mercer (#262 FL) Episcopal School of Jacksonville	OF	2028	6.88	78 mph (OF)
10	Joshua Abrahante (#206 FL) Alonso	OF	2027	6.90	89 mph (OF)
11	Stuart Streva (#394 FL) Ponte Vedra	2B	2027	6.96	78 mph (IF)
12	Jax Kohler (#21 FL) Calvary Christian	SS	2029	6.97	84 mph (IF)
13	Ben Perry (#121 FL) Calvary Christian	OF	2028	6.99	81 mph (OF)
14	Brody Slizyk (#203 FL) New Smyrna Beach	OF	2028	7.00	81 mph (OF)
15	Lucas Farrar (#32 FL) Berkeley Prep	SS	2027	7.01	96 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.

Rocco Baer

RHP • Class of 2027 • #214 FL

6-6/220 • Right/Right • Venice HS • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	SL	SL Avg. Spin
90.0	89-90	2,268	73-74	2,339

2nd-highest average SL spin rate among all uncommitted arms.

Chanwoo Park

RHP • Class of 2027 • #55 FL

6-0/215 • IMG Academy • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	SL	SL AVG. SPIN
90.0	86-90	2,374	75-78	2,534

Velo, sink from a low average rel. height (4.7 ft.); highest spin SL among all arms.

Chase Bross

LHP • Class of 2029 • #328 National • #36 FL

6-1/186 • Calvary Christian HS • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	CB	CH
86.7	84-86	2,139	74-77	76-77

2nd-hardest throwing 2029 arm in the field; top-ranked '29 LHP in attendance.

Stat Leaders: Pitchers

All metrics from official Prep Baseball events and/or evals since the start of 2025.

Fastball Velocity Leaders 🔥

Top Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB Avg. IVB	FB Avg. HM
1	Lucas Farrar (#32 FL) Berkeley Prep	SS	2027	90.8	89-90	2,377	13.8	8.7
2	Rocco Baer (#214 FL) Venice	RHP	2027	90.0	89-90	2,268	15.8	6.4
3	Chanwoo Park (#55 FL) IMG Academy	RHP	2027	90.0	86-90	2,374	—	—
4	Mason Dicks (#306 FL) Santa Fe Catholic	RHP	2027	90.0	87-89	2,129	15.9	8.3
5	Christopher Amador (#107 FL) Miami Sunset	3B	2028	89.0	85-89	—	—	—
6	Jorge Cordova (#195 FL) McKeel Academy of Technology	SS	2027	88.0	85-87	2,113	16.0	9.5
7	Austin Anderson (#85 FL) Northside Christian	LHP	2028	88.0	85-87	1,988	17.8	-16.2
8	Jeter Farina (#38 FL) Oakleaf	SS	2027	88.0	84-87	—	—	—
9	Ryne Mullen George W. Jenkins	SS	2027	88.0	82-88	2,086	15.2	11.0
10	Riley Weidman (#50 FL) Trinity Christian Academy (JAX)	LHP	2029	87.3	84-86	1,969	18.4	-10.9
11	Caden Coleman (#60 FL) North Broward Prep	OF	2027	87.0	84-86	1,975	15.3	14.5
12	Brylandd Canode (#318 FL) Davenport	OF	2027	87.0	84-87	2,256	11.0	10.6
13	Devon Hebner (#232 FL) Choctawhatchee	RHP	2027	87.0	81-84	1,888	15.8	6.9

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	Tanner Eckert (#193 FL) Providence	C	2028	CB	2,751	68-70	-12.6	-18.8
2	Shane Smith (#169 FL) Bartram Trail	C	2028	CB	2,638	69-71	-8.5	-14.5
2	Chanwoo Park (#55 FL) IMG Academy	RHP	2027	SL	2,534	75-78	–	–
3	Lucas Farrar (#32 FL) Berkeley Prep	SS	2027	CB	2,398	74-78	-9.3	-11.9
4	Ryne Mullen George W. Jenkins	SS	2027	CB	2,379	68-70	-6.4	-13.8
5	Preston Hamelynck (#102 FL) Northside Christian	SS	2028	CB	2,375	68-69	-6.2	-15.7
6	Rocco Baer (#214 FL) Venice	RHP	2027	SL	2,339	73-74	-0.3	-13.6
7	Austin Anderson (#85 FL) Northside Christian	LHP	2028	CB	2,334	64-64	4.3	20.4
8	Cale Lichtenberg (#74 FL) Jesuit	RHP	2029	SL	2,285	72-73	-9.3	-5.4
9	Maxzell Mathis (#212 FL) Aquilla J. Morgan	SS	2028	CB	2,282	63-64	-1.8	-18.8
10	Hunter Simpson (#262 FL) Mandarin	RHP	2027	SL	2,278	75-78	1.7	-5.0
11	Jorge Cordova (#195 FL) McKeel Academy of Technology	SS	2027	CB	2,268	74-80	6.2	-0.2
12	Chase Bross (#36 FL) Calvary Christian	LHP	2029	CB	2,250	74-77	0.6	2.1
13	Mason Dicks (#306 FL) Santa Fe Catholic	RHP	2027	CB	2,236	73-77	-2.6	-9.3
14	Evan Pyle Steinbrenner	RHP	2028	SL	2,206	64-68	-5.4	-11.0

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
#15	Eisler Piloto (FL) Miami Springs	3B/OF	2028	6-0 / 197 lbs.
#31	William Zyblock (FL) IMG Academy	C/3B	2028	5-8 / 163 lbs.
#48	Edwin Barrientos (FL) Miami Springs	SS/3B	2028	6-0 / 210 lbs.
#55	Chanwoo Park (FL) IMG Academy	RHP/3B	2027	6-0 / 215 lbs.
#58	Troy Driskell (MS) IMG Academy	SS/2B	2028	5-9 / 170 lbs.
#60	Caden Coleman (FL) North Broward Prep	OF/SS	2027	5-8 / 188 lbs.
#67	Christian Kirtland (FL) Windermere	OF/RHP	2028	6-3 / 175 lbs.
#77	Damin Hwang (FL) TNXL Academy	C/3B	2028	6-0 / 207 lbs.
#85	Austin Anderson (FL) Northside Christian	LHP/LHP	2028	6-2 / 220 lbs.
#102	Brandon Owens (FL) The Benjamin School	OF/1B	2027	6-0 / 195 lbs.
#102	Preston Hamelynck (FL) Northside Christian	SS/RHP	2028	5-10 / 175 lbs.
#103	Dylan Fernandez (FL) St. Brendan Catholic	RHP/OF	2028	6-1 / 187 lbs.
#104	Maverick Labbe (FL) Jupiter	2B/OF	2028	5-8 / 160 lbs.
#106	Mitchell Fernandez (FL) Mater Academy	OF	2028	5-10 / 190 lbs.
#107	Christopher Amador (FL) Miami Sunset	3B/RHP	2028	5-10 / 195 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.