Kentucky Preseason All-State Showcase: Saturday, Feb. 9 Top Statistical Performers
February 15, 2019
The Preseason All-State Showcase for Class of 2021-2022 players took place at Champions Baseball Academy in Nicholasville on Saturday, February 9 and provided more than 90 freshmen and sophomores the opportunity to work out in front of the PBR staff and scouts in attendance. While there were some players attending their first PBR event, there were also many who had attended previous events that showed big gains as they continue their development. The event was loaded with talent as players prepare for the upcoming high school season.
We are in the process of editing videos to complete each player’s profile from the event.
The following is a look at the top statistical performers from the event.
CLICK HERE to view the results of all players in attendance sortable by each statistical category.
top pitcher velocities
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
| 1 | Jake Faherty | KY | Great Crossing | 2021 | RHP | 87 mph |
| ^ | Braxton Garner | KY | Greenwood | 2021 | C | 87 mph |
| ^ | Cooper Hellman | KY | North Oldham | 2021 | RHP | 87 mph |
| 2 | Jack Simpson | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
| ^ | Bennett Myers | KY | Franklin County | 2022 | RHP | 86 mph |
| 3 | Joshua Tucker | KY | McCracken County | 2021 | RHP | 85 mph |
| ^ | Nick Thompson | KY | Trinity | 2021 | RHP | 85 mph |
| ^ | Aaron Abner | KY | George Rogers Clark | 2021 | LHP | 85 mph |
| ^ | Arren Hash | KY | Campbellsville | 2021 | RHP | 85 mph |
| 4 | Bryce Saylor | KY | North Bulitt | 2021 | RHP | 84 mph |
| 5 | Drew Fieger | KY | Beechwood | 2021 | RHP | 83 mph |
| ^ | Maddox Burr | KY | Bowling Green | 2021 | RHP | 83 mph |
| ^ | Ethan Gibson | KY | Owensboro | 2021 | RHP | 83 mph |
| ^ | Bryce Blevins | KY | Lawrence County | 2022 | LHP | 83 mph |
| 6 | Josh Castleman | KY | Trinity | 2021 | OF | 82 mph |
| 7 | Sam Thompson | KY | St. Xavier | 2021 | LHP | 81 mph |
| ^ | Nick Judd | KY | Apollo | 2022 | RHP | 81 mph |
| ^ | Eli Glasscock | KY | Boyle County | 2022 | SS | 81 mph |
| 8 | Justin Hiner | KY | Meade County | 2021 | SS | 80 mph |
| ^ | Timothy Cansler | KY | Hopkinsville | 2022 | LHP | 80 mph |
| ^ | Hunter McKee | KY | Butler County | 2021 | C | 80 mph |
| ^ | Paul Osting | KY | Trinity | 2024 | OF | 80 mph |
| ^ | Garrett Brunstetter | KY | Trinity | 2022 | LHP | 80 mph |
| ^ | Chaz Wilson | KY | Edmonson County | 2021 | 1B | 80 mph |
| 9 | Collin Wesley | KY | Casey County | 2022 | RHP | 79 mph |
| ^ | Jacob Fletcher | KY | Lawrence County | 2021 | RHP | 79 mph |
| ^ | Brady Morse | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 79 mph |
| 10 | John Kiebler | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2022 | SS | 78 mph |
| ^ | Braden Wilson | KY | St. Xavier | 2021 | OF | 78 mph |
| ^ | Hayden Dunham | KY | Tates Creek | 2022 | OF | 78 mph |
| ^ | Nick Dawson | KY | DuPont Manual | 2021 | RHP | 78 mph |
| ^ | Jack Bennett | KY | McCracken County | 2022 | 3B | 78 mph |
| 11 | Charles Owen Carris | KY | Highlands | 2021 | RHP | 77 mph |
| 12 | Max Vandenbroek | KY | Woodford County | 2021 | 3B | 76 mph |
| 13 | John Barth | KY | Highlands | 2021 | SS | 75 mph |
| ^ | Drew Hack | KY | Highlands | 2022 | 3B | 75 mph |
| ^ | Braden Baioni | KY | Highlands | 2021 | LHP | 75 mph |
| 14 | Luke Wiles | KY | Newport Central Catholic | 2022 | SS | 74 mph |
| ^ | Jayden Gajdik | KY | North Bullitt | 2022 | LHP | 74 mph |
| ^ | Will Bucher | KY | Newport Central Catholic | 2022 | SS | 74 mph |
| 15 | Jason Noe | KY | Highlands | 2021 | LHP | 73 mph |
| ^ | Jesse Hand | KY | DeSales | 2022 | LHP | 73 mph |
| ^ | Brady Dragoo | KY | Warren East | 2021 | LHP | 73 mph |
top 60 yard times
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Cade Thornton | KY | Greenwood | 2021 | OF | 6.69 |
| 2 | Daylen Lile | KY | Trinity | 2021 | OF | 6.84 |
| 3 | William Vernon | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2021 | OF | 6.89 |
| 4 | Jermane Shegog | KY | Lafayette | 2020 | SS | 6.97 |
| 5 | Reece Spalding | KY | St Xavier | 2021 | OF | 7.02 |
| 6 | Ethan Tuttle | KY | Lafayette | 2021 | SS | 7.07 |
| ^ | Peyton Addison | KY | Corbin | 2021 | C | 7.07 |
| 7 | Trent Adkins | KY | Simon Kenton | 2021 | OF | 7.09 |
| 8 | Preston Barnes | KY | Danville | 2022 | SS | 7.11 |
| 9 | Justin Hiner | KY | Meade County | 2021 | SS | 7.17 |
| 10 | Eli Glasscock | KY | Boyle County | 2022 | SS | 7.20 |
| ^ | Nicholas Willey | KY | Oldham County | 2022 | OF | 7.20 |
top infield velocities
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Nick Thompson | KY | Trinity | 2021 | RHP | 83 |
| 2 | Paul Osting | KY | Trinity | 2024 | OF | 82 |
| 3 | Eli Burwash | KY | Bowling Green High School | 2021 | SS | 81 |
| ^ | Maddox Burr | KY | Bowling Green | 2021 | RHP | 81 |
| ^ | Preston Barnes | KY | Danville | 2022 | SS | 81 |
| 4 | Nick Dawson | KY | DuPont Manual | 2021 | RHP | 80 |
| ^ | Bennett Myers | KY | Franklin County | 2022 | RHP | 80 |
| ^ | Joshua Tucker | KY | McCracken County | 2021 | RHP | 80 |
| ^ | Arren Hash | KY | Campbellsville | 2021 | RHP | 80 |
| ^ | Peyton Addison | KY | Corbin | 2021 | C | 80 |
| 5 | Aaron Abner | KY | George Rogers Clark | 2021 | LHP | 79 |
| ^ | Henry Mitcham | KY | Henry Clay | 2021 | 2B | 79 |
| ^ | Jack Bennett | KY | McCracken County | 2022 | 3B | 79 |
| ^ | Ethan Tuttle | KY | Lafayette | 2021 | SS | 79 |
| ^ | Jacob Fletcher | KY | Lawrence County | 2021 | RHP | 79 |
| 6 | Nick Judd | KY | Apollo | 2022 | RHP | 78 |
| ^ | Eli Glasscock | KY | Boyle County | 2022 | SS | 78 |
| 7 | Jacob Hayes | KY | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 2022 | 3B | 77 |
| ^ | Justin Hiner | KY | Meade County | 2021 | SS | 77 |
| 8 | Jackson Arnold | KY | Scott County | 2021 | 1B | 76 |
| ^ | Brady Morse | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 76 |
| 9 | Michael (Austin) Potts | KY | Tates Creek | 2022 | SS | 74 |
| ^ | Will Bucher | KY | Newport Central Catholic | 2022 | SS | 74 |
| ^ | Chaz Wilson | KY | Edmonson County | 2021 | 1B | 74 |
| ^ | Brady Blair | KY | West Jessamine | 2023 | 1B | 74 |
| ^ | Cam Ryan | KY | Somerset | 2021 | 2B | 74 |
| ^ | Max Vandenbroek | KY | Woodford County | 2021 | 3B | 74 |
| 10 | John Kiebler | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2022 | SS | 73 |
| ^ | Jared Harned | KY | Breckinridge County | 2022 | 3B | 73 |
top outfield velocities
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Jake Faherty | KY | Great Crossing | 2021 | RHP | 90 |
| 2 | Sam Thompson | KY | St. Xavier | 2021 | LHP | 83 |
| 3 | Cade Thornton | KY | Greenwood | 2021 | OF | 82 |
| ^ | Peyton Addison | KY | Corbin | 2021 | C | 82 |
| ^ | Josh Castleman | KY | Trinity | 2021 | OF | 82 |
| 4 | Braden Wilson | KY | St. Xavier | 2021 | OF | 81 |
| ^ | Trent Adkins | KY | Simon Kenton | 2021 | OF | 81 |
| ^ | Jack Simpson | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 81 |
| ^ | Nolan Ford | KY | Warren East | 2021 | C | 81 |
| ^ | Collin Wesley | KY | Casey County | 2022 | RHP | 81 |
| 5 | Hayden Dunham | KY | Tates Creek | 2022 | OF | 80 |
| ^ | Reece Spalding | KY | St Xavier | 2021 | OF | 80 |
| 6 | Daylen Lile | KY | Trinity | 2021 | OF | 79 |
| ^ | Timothy Cansler | KY | Hopkinsville | 2022 | LHP | 79 |
| ^ | Justin Hiner | KY | Meade County | 2021 | SS | 79 |
| 7 | Charles Owen Carris | KY | Highlands | 2021 | RHP | 78 |
| 8 | Garrett Brunstetter | KY | Trinity | 2022 | LHP | 77 |
| 9 | Austin Curtis | KY | Daviess County | 2021 | OF | 76 |
| 10 | William Vernon | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2021 | OF | 75 |
| ^ | Jesse Hand | KY | DeSales | 2022 | LHP | 75 |
top catcher velocities
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Braxton Garner | KY | Greenwood | 2021 | C | 76 |
| ^ | Peyton Addison | KY | Corbin | 2021 | C | 76 |
| ^ | Jerek Kelly | KY | North Bullitt | 2021 | C | 76 |
| 2 | Hunter McKee | KY | Butler County | 2021 | C | 75 |
| ^ | John Kiebler | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2022 | SS | 75 |
| ^ | Justin Lauersdorf | KY | St. Xavier | 2021 | C | 75 |
| 3 | Zane Patton | KY | Scott county | 2021 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Colson Perry | KY | Lexington Catholic | 2021 | C | 74 |
| 4 | Nolan Ford | KY | Warren East | 2021 | C | 73 |
| 5 | Clay Matthews | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2021 | C | 71 |
| ^ | Brody Williams | KY | Lyon County | 2022 | C | 71 |
| 6 | Broc Parmer | FL | Pace | 2022 | C | 70 |
| ^ | Jack Bennett | KY | McCracken County | 2022 | 3B | 70 |
| ^ | Jay Smith | KY | North Oldham | 2021 | C | 70 |
| 7 | Samuel Valz | KY | Highlands | 2021 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Mason Welsch | KY | Highlands | 2022 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Clayton Ryan | KY | Lexington Catholic | 2022 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Brady Morse | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 69 |
| 8 | Jacob Phillips | KY | South Oldham | 2021 | C | 68 |
| ^ | Devin Kiebler | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2023 | C | 68 |
top catcher pop times
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Justin Lauersdorf | KY | St. Xavier | 2021 | C | 1.91-1.95 |
| 2 | Braxton Garner | KY | Greenwood | 2021 | C | 1.92-2.04 |
| 3 | Colson Perry | KY | Lexington Catholic | 2021 | C | 1.94-1.97 |
| 4 | Peyton Addison | KY | Corbin | 2021 | C | 1.94-2.00 |
| 5 | Brody Williams | KY | Lyon County | 2022 | C | 1.95-2.00 |
| 6 | Zane Patton | KY | Scott county | 2021 | C | 1.97-2.05 |
| 7 | Nolan Ford | KY | Warren East | 2021 | C | 1.98-2.03 |
| 8 | Clay Matthews | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2021 | C | 2.00-2.07 |
top exit velocities
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velo |
| 1 | Aaron Abner | KY | George Rogers Clark | 2021 | LHP | 97 |
| 2 | Trent Adkins | KY | Simon Kenton | 2021 | OF | 92 |
| 3 | Sam Thompson | KY | St. Xavier | 2021 | LHP | 91 |
| ^ | Jack Simpson | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 91 |
| ^ | Paul Osting | KY | Trinity | 2024 | OF | 91 |
| 4 | Nick Thompson | KY | Trinity | 2021 | RHP | 90 |
| ^ | Cade Thornton | KY | Greenwood | 2021 | OF | 90 |
| 5 | Chase Carter | KY | Ballard | 2021 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Daylen Lile | KY | Trinity | 2021 | OF | 89 |
| 6 | Preston Barnes | KY | Danville | 2022 | SS | 88 |
| ^ | Henry Mitcham | KY | Henry Clay | 2021 | 2B | 88 |
| ^ | Nick Dawson | KY | DuPont Manual | 2021 | RHP | 88 |
| ^ | Jermane Shegog | KY | Lafayette | 2020 | SS | 88 |
| 7 | Jerek Kelly | KY | North Bullitt | 2021 | C | 87 |
| 8 | Josh Castleman | KY | Trinity | 2021 | OF | 86 |
| ^ | Justin Lauersdorf | KY | St. Xavier | 2021 | C | 86 |
| ^ | Broc Parmer | FL | Pace | 2022 | C | 86 |
| ^ | Nolan Ford | KY | Warren East | 2021 | C | 86 |
| ^ | Justin Hiner | KY | Meade County | 2021 | SS | 86 |
| ^ | Clay Matthews | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2021 | C | 86 |
| 9 | Peyton Addison | KY | Corbin | 2021 | C | 85 |
| ^ | Hayden Dunham | KY | Tates Creek | 2022 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Eli Glasscock | KY | Boyle County | 2022 | SS | 85 |