Thu February 11, 2021
The annual Upperclass Preseason All-State Showcase took place on Sunday, February 7 at Champions Sports in Nicholasville. The collection of talented players, mostly from the 2021-2022 graduating classes, included players from all corners of the state, and collectively they put on an impressive show. After diving into the numbers, here is what the event included.
We are currently editing and uploading player videos from the event and will have much more content on standout players over the coming weeks leading up to the high school season. For now, here is a look at the top statistical performers in several different categories.
CLICK HERE to view the stats, Trackman, and Blast data for all players in attendance.
max fastball velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Jake Faherty | KY | Great Crossing | 2021 | RHP | 96.2 mph |
| 2 | Jacob Price | KY | Christian Academy of Louisville | 2022 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
| 3 | Paul Osting | KY | Trinity | 2022 | OF | 88.9 mph |
| 4 | Cade Schneider | KY | Henry Clay | 2022 | RHP | 88.8 mph |
| 5 | Patrick Forbes | KY | Bowling Green | 2022 | SS | 88.4 mph |
| 6 | Conner Mckeehan | KY | North Laurel | 2021 | RHP | 88.3 mph |
| 7 | Logan Wilson | KY | Dixie Heights | 2022 | 3B | 88.2 mph |
| 8 | Elijah Underhill | KY | Christian County | 2023 | OF | 88.1 mph |
| 9 | Logan Smothers | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 88.0 mph |
| 10 | Joey Howard | KY | Henry Clay | 2023 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
| 11 | Luke Lantz | KY | St. Xavier | 2022 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
| 12 | Nick Judd | KY | Apollo | 2022 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
| 13 | Preston Chaudoin | KY | Hopkinsville | 2022 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
| 14 | Tait Lakin | KY | Pikeville | 2022 | LHP | 86.6 mph |
| 15 | Brady Morse | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 86.6 mph |
| 16 | Jack Sell | KY | Campbell County | 2021 | RHP | 86.6 mph |
| 17 | Joshua Tucker | KY | McCracken County | 2021 | RHP | 86.6 mph |
| 18 | Isaac Milburn | KY | Lexington Catholic | 2021 | LHP | 86.4 mph |
| 19 | Zach Taylor | KY | Paintsville High School | 2022 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
| 20 | Matthew Ray | KY | Calloway County | 2022 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
| 21 | Cadwell Turner | KY | Calloway County | 2023 | UTILITY | 86.0 mph |
| 22 | Chase Keen | KY | North Laurel | 2023 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
| 23 | Justin West | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2022 | LHP | 85.7 mph |
| 24 | Evan Rom | KY | Highlands | 2021 | RHP | 85.6 mph |
| 25 | Brady Baxter | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
max fastball spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Jake Faherty | KY | Great Crossing | 2021 | RHP | 2790 rpm |
| 2 | Cade Schneider | KY | Henry Clay | 2022 | RHP | 2588 rpm |
| 3 | Joey Howard | KY | Henry Clay | 2023 | RHP | 2512 rpm |
| 4 | Isaac Milburn | KY | Lexington Catholic | 2021 | LHP | 2464 rpm |
| 5 | Landon Cline | KY | Madisonville North Hopkins | 2022 | RHP | 2464 rpm |
| 6 | Cadwell Turner | KY | Calloway County | 2023 | UTILITY | 2420 rpm |
| 7 | Tait Lakin | KY | Pikeville | 2022 | LHP | 2381 rpm |
| 8 | Conner Mckeehan | KY | North Laurel | 2021 | RHP | 2377 rpm |
| 9 | Jacob Price | KY | Christian Academy of Louisville | 2022 | RHP | 2364 rpm |
| 10 | Patrick Forbes | KY | Bowling Green | 2022 | SS | 2360 rpm |
| 11 | Jack Harris | KY | Oldham County | 2022 | RHP | 2352 rpm |
| 12 | Elijah Underhill | KY | Christian County | 2023 | OF | 2297 rpm |
| 13 | Grant Godwin | KY | McCracken County | 2021 | 3B | 2292 rpm |
| 14 | Luke Patton | KY | Lawrence County | 2022 | RHP | 2268 rpm |
| 15 | Luke Lantz | KY | St. Xavier | 2022 | RHP | 2268 rpm |
top 60-yard dash times
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Dylan Ecken | KY | Ballard | 2022 | OF | 6.51 |
| 2 | Elijah Underhill | KY | Christian County | 2023 | OF | 6.76 |
| 3 | Matt Klein | KY | Trinity | 2022 | C | 6.78 |
| 4 | Grant Godwin | KY | McCracken County | 2021 | 3B | 6.81 |
| 5 | Patrick Forbes | KY | Bowling Green | 2022 | SS | 6.82 |
| 6 | Zach Taylor | KY | Paintsville High School | 2022 | RHP | 6.83 |
| ^ | Brady Willis | KY | Trinity | 2022 | OF | 6.83 |
| 7 | Braden Mundy | KY | Owensboro Catholic | 2022 | C | 6.86 |
| 8 | Robbie Reed | KY | Trinity | 2022 | SS | 6.88 |
| 9 | Ty Craven | KY | Butler Traditional | 2021 | SS | 6.89 |
| 10 | Cooper Smith | KY | Saint Xavier | 2023 | SS | 6.90 |
| 11 | Camden McAtee | KY | Highlands | 2022 | OF | 6.91 |
| 12 | Cole Reynolds | KY | Somerset | 2022 | SS | 6.96 |
| 13 | Thomas Nettles | KY | Trinity | 2022 | SS | 6.99 |
| 14 | Brady Morse | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 7.00 |
| 15 | Hayden Robbins | KY | Madison Central | 2022 | SS | 7.02 |
top if velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Thomas Nettles | KY | Trinity | 2022 | SS | 90 |
| 2 | Cole Reynolds | KY | Somerset | 2022 | SS | 89 |
| ^ | Ben Prather | KY | Lafayette | 2022 | 3B | 89 |
| ^ | Hayden Collins | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2022 | 3B | 89 |
| 3 | Luke Evans | KY | Owensboro Catholic | 2022 | SS | 88 |
| 4 | Robbie Reed | KY | Trinity | 2022 | SS | 86 |
| ^ | Brady Morse | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 86 |
| ^ | Logan Wilson | KY | Dixie Heights | 2022 | 3B | 86 |
| ^ | Patrick Forbes | KY | Bowling Green | 2022 | SS | 86 |
| 5 | Cooper Smith | KY | Saint Xavier | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Cameron Dunn | KY | Frederick Douglass | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| 6 | Braden Welch | KY | West Jessamine Baseball | 2023 | RHP | 84 |
| ^ | Timothy Cansler | KY | Hopkinsville | 2022 | LHP | 84 |
| ^ | Hayden Robbins | KY | Madison Central | 2022 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Matthew Maggard | KY | Lexington Christian | 2022 | 2B | 84 |
| 7 | Joshua Simpson | KY | Nelson County | 2022 | 3B | 83 |
| ^ | Zach Taylor | KY | Paintsville High School | 2022 | RHP | 83 |
| ^ | Nick Judd | KY | Apollo | 2022 | RHP | 83 |
| ^ | Chase Armstrong | KY | Trinity | 2022 | 1B | 83 |
top of velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Paul Osting | KY | Trinity | 2022 | OF | 94 |
| 2 | Elijah Underhill | KY | Christian County | 2023 | OF | 93 |
| 3 | Kruise Newman | KY | Logan County | 2021 | RHP | 91 |
| 4 | Matthew Ray | KY | Calloway County | 2022 | RHP | 87 |
| ^ | Hayden Collins | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2022 | 3B | 87 |
| 5 | Cooper Smith | KY | Saint Xavier | 2023 | SS | 86 |
| ^ | Patrick Forbes | KY | Bowling Green | 2022 | SS | 86 |
| 6 | Baron Ratliff | KY | Paintsville | 2022 | OF | 85 |
| 7 | Brady Willis | KY | Trinity | 2022 | OF | 83 |
| 8 | Camden McAtee | KY | Highlands | 2022 | OF | 82 |
top catcher velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Braden Mundy | KY | Owensboro Catholic | 2022 | C | 84 |
| 2 | Matt Klein | KY | Trinity | 2022 | C | 80 |
| 3 | Reed Marcum | KY | South Laurel | 2021 | C | 78 |
| ^ | Jake Bennett | KY | St Xavier | 2022 | C | 78 |
| ^ | Andrew Royalty | OH | New Richmond | 2021 | RHP | 78 |
| 4 | Logan Woolums | KY | East Jessamine | 2022 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Brady Morse | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 75 |
| ^ | Cooper Smith | KY | Saint Xavier | 2023 | SS | 75 |
| 5 | Jackson Vize | KY | Louisville Male | 2022 | SS | 74 |
top catcher pop times
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Matt Klein | KY | Trinity | 2022 | C | 1.85-1.91 |
| 2 | Reed Marcum | KY | South Laurel | 2021 | C | 1.90-1.97 |
| 3 | Jake Bennett | KY | St Xavier | 2022 | C | 1.91-1.96 |
| 4 | Brady Morse | KY | Danville | 2022 | RHP | 1.93-1.98 |
| 5 | Braden Mundy | KY | Owensboro Catholic | 2022 | C | 1.94-1.97 |
| 6 | Andrew Royalty | OH | New Richmond | 2021 | RHP | 1.98-2.05 |
| 7 | Hezekiah Pendley | KY | Bowling Green | 2022 | C | 1.98-2.06 |
| 8 | Kamren Clark | KY | Ballard | 2022 | C | 2.01-2.09 |
| 9 | Jackson Vize | KY | Louisville Male | 2022 | SS | 2.01-2.12 |
max exit velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Reed Marcum | KY | South Laurel | 2021 | C | 99.5 mph |
| 2 | Jake Bennett | KY | St Xavier | 2022 | C | 99.0 mph |
| 3 | Zach Taylor | KY | Paintsville High School | 2022 | RHP | 98.5 mph |
| 4 | Matt Klein | KY | Trinity | 2022 | C | 97.1 mph |
| 5 | Logan Woolums | KY | East Jessamine | 2022 | C | 96.8 mph |
| 6 | Kruise Newman | KY | Logan County | 2021 | RHP | 96.5 mph |
| 7 | Joey Howard | KY | Henry Clay | 2023 | RHP | 96.3 mph |
| 8 | Elijah Underhill | KY | Christian County | 2023 | OF | 96.1 mph |
| 9 | Paul Osting | KY | Trinity | 2022 | OF | 96.0 mph |
| 10 | Gunner Collins | KY | Paintsville | 2022 | 3B | 95.9 mph |
| 11 | Vincent Ethington | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2021 | 3B | 95.1 mph |
| 12 | Jacob Price | KY | Christian Academy of Louisville | 2022 | RHP | 95.0 mph |
| 13 | Matthew Maggard | KY | Lexington Christian | 2022 | 2B | 94.6 mph |
| 14 | Ben Prather | KY | Lafayette | 2022 | 3B | 94.3 mph |
| 15 | Braden Mundy | KY | Owensboro Catholic | 2022 | C | 94.2 mph |
| 16 | Nick Judd | KY | Apollo | 2022 | RHP | 94.2 mph |
| 17 | Bryce Felker | KY | Louisville Male | 2022 | SS | 94.0 mph |
| 18 | Logan Wilson | KY | Dixie Heights | 2022 | 3B | 93.7 mph |
| 19 | Caden Johnson | KY | Frederick Douglass | 2022 | OF | 93.6 mph |
| 20 | Dylan Ecken | KY | Ballard | 2022 | OF | 93.6 mph |
average exit velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Reed Marcum | KY | South Laurel | 2021 | C | 95.4 mph |
| 2 | Joey Howard | KY | Henry Clay | 2023 | RHP | 93.2 mph |
| 3 | Zach Taylor | KY | Paintsville High School | 2022 | RHP | 92.9 mph |
| 4 | Jake Bennett | KY | St Xavier | 2022 | C | 92.6 mph |
| 5 | Joshua Simpson | KY | Nelson County | 2022 | 3B | 90.2 mph |
| 6 | Elijah Underhill | KY | Christian County | 2023 | OF | 90.0 mph |
| 7 | Paul Osting | KY | Trinity | 2022 | OF | 88.7 mph |
| 8 | Ben Prather | KY | Lafayette | 2022 | 3B | 87.8 mph |
| 9 | Jacob Price | KY | Christian Academy of Louisville | 2022 | RHP | 87.7 mph |
| 10 | Logan Woolums | KY | East Jessamine | 2022 | C | 86.9 mph |
| 11 | Vincent Ethington | KY | Lexington Christian Academy | 2021 | 3B | 86.5 mph |
| 12 | Kruise Newman | KY | Logan County | 2021 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
| 13 | Gunner Collins | KY | Paintsville | 2022 | 3B | 86.4 mph |
| 14 | Grant Godwin | KY | McCracken County | 2021 | 3B | 86.2 mph |
| 15 | Matt Klein | KY | Trinity | 2022 | C | 85.8 mph |