Natural Baseball Scout Day: Pitchers Data Dive
October 2, 2023
On Sunday, September 23rd, the PBR Kansas staff traveled to Olathe, KS in to host the Natural Baseball Academy Scout Day. This event featured over 55 players from all four high school classes. Attendees participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff, collecting unrivaled data through the help of our tech partners, while also collecting high quality video footage of their workout and more.
To see a full list of those in attendance, click HERE. For all of the stats collected at this event, click HERE.
We've broken down the statistical leaders from this event into individual categories, which you'll find in leaderboard format, below.
MAX fastball VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Treyton DesLauriers
KS
Homeschooled
2025
LHP
85.8 mph
2
Zach Doolin
KS
Olathe South
2025
RHP
82.6 mph
3
Tyler Vanderleest
KS
Blue Valley North
2025
1B
82.5 mph
4
Cameron Hughes
KS
Olathe East
2024
3B
81.1 mph
5
Joel Williams
KS
Olathe South
2025
LHP
80.8 mph
6
James Kegley
KS
Olathe Northwest
2026
RHP
79.7 mph
7
David Mercer
KS
Paola
2025
RHP
78.3 mph
8
Dean Ransom
KS
Blue Valley Northwest
2025
2B
77.9 mph
9
Evan Meyer
KS
Maize Virtual Prep
2026
OF
76.3 mph
10
Cooper Burling
KS
Eudora
2026
C
75.9 mph
peak curveball spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Hudson Boyer | KS | DeSoto | 2027 | SS | 2376 rpm |
| 2 | James Kegley | KS | Olathe Northwest | 2026 | RHP | 2217 rpm |
| 3 | Parker Novay | KS | Mill Valley | 2025 | RHP | 2145 rpm |
| 4 | Beckett Smith | KS | Olathe South | 2027 | LHP | 2050 rpm |
| 5 | Cooper Burling | KS | Eudora | 2026 | C | 2024 rpm |
average curveball spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Hudson Boyer | KS | DeSoto | 2027 | SS | 2314 rpm |
| 2 | Parker Novay | KS | Mill Valley | 2025 | RHP | 2093 rpm |
| 3 | James Kegley | KS | Olathe Northwest | 2026 | RHP | 2073 rpm |
| 4 | Beckett Smith | KS | Olathe South | 2027 | LHP | 2027 rpm |
| 5 | Adam Bradley | KS | De Soto | 2027 | 2B | 1970 rpm |
peak slider spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Evan Meyer | KS | Maize Virtual Prep | 2026 | OF | 2224 rpm |
| 2 | James Kegley | KS | Olathe Northwest | 2026 | RHP | 2180 rpm |
| 3 | David Mercer | KS | Paola | 2025 | RHP | 2168 rpm |
| 4 | Parker Novay | KS | Mill Valley | 2025 | RHP | 2147 rpm |
| 5 | Joel Williams | KS | Olathe South | 2025 | LHP | 2108 rpm |
average slider spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | James Kegley | KS | Olathe Northwest | 2026 | RHP | 2161 |
| 2 | David Mercer | KS | Paola | 2025 | RHP | 2147 |
| 3 | Parker Novay | KS | Mill Valley | 2025 | RHP | 2123 |
| 4 | Joel Williams | KS | Olathe South | 2025 | LHP | 2106 |
| 5 | Evan Meyer | KS | Maize Virtual Prep | 2026 | OF | 2059 |
peak changeup horizontal
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
| 1 | Hudson Boyer | KS | DeSoto | 2027 | SS | 21.0 in |
| 2 | Treyton DesLauriers | KS | Homeschooled | 2025 | LHP | -20.9 in |
| 3 | Cameron Hughes | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | 3B | 19.2 in |
| 4 | Kaleb Valenta | KS | Gardner-Edgerton | 2025 | RHP | 19.0 in |
| 5 | Joel Williams | KS | Olathe South | 2025 | LHP | -18.4 in |
average changeup horizontal
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Hudson Boyer | KS | DeSoto | 2027 | SS | 19.8 |
| 2 | Treyton DesLauriers | KS | Homeschooled | 2025 | LHP | -19.2 |
| 3 | Kaleb Valenta | KS | Gardner-Edgerton | 2025 | RHP | 18.6 |
| 4 | James Kegley | KS | Olathe Northwest | 2026 | RHP | 16.4 |
| 5 | Cameron Hughes | KS | Olathe East | 2024 | 3B | 16.3 |
For all of the statistics from this event, click HERE.
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