2025 Prep Baseball Minnesota JUCO Scout Day: Minnesota West Data Dive
September 27, 2025
Worthington, MN - On Wednesday, September 24th, 2025, Prep Baseball visited Minnesota West in Worthington for a Prep Baseball Minnesota - Minnesota West JUCO Scout Day. This event featured prospects from the Minnesota West community college program.
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Below we have listed the leaders for each statistical category at the event.
DATA DIVE | TOP 10
POSITION STATS
TOP 60-YARD TIME
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Eliecer Gonzalez | MN | Worthington High School | 2023 | OF | 6.84 s |
| 2 | Tucker Brandner | MN | Worthington | 2024 | RHP | 6.95 s |
| ^ | Andy Emiliano | FL | St Brendan Catholic High School | 2022 | OF | 6.95 s |
| 3 | Andri Valerio | CT | Danbury High School | 2025 | SS | 6.96 s |
| 4 | Go Tanabe | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | OF | 6.99 s |
| 5 | Takuto Usami | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 2B | 7.15 s |
| 6 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 7.32 s |
| 7 | Noah Garcia | TX | Moody H S | 2025 | 3B | 7.37 s |
| 8 | Max Biehl | IL | Freeburg | 2025 | OF | 7.39 s |
| 9 | Marcos Castañeda | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | 1B | 7.50 s |
| 10 | Bryker Smith | MN | Luverne Senior High | 2024 | C | 7.57 s |
TOP MAX IF VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Tucker Brandner | MN | Worthington | 2024 | RHP | 89 |
| 2 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 86 |
| 3 | Marcos Castañeda | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | 1B | 85 |
| 4 | Andri Valerio | CT | Danbury High School | 2025 | SS | 83 |
| 5 | Noah Garcia | TX | Moody H S | 2025 | 3B | 80 |
| 6 | John Perez | FL | Wiregrass Ranch | 2023 | SS | 79 |
| 7 | Samuel Taveras | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | C | 76 |
| 8 | Takuto Usami | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 2B | 71 |
| 9 | Kazuya Sukawa | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | C | 62 |
TOP MAX OF VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 87 |
| 2 | Eliecer Gonzalez | MN | Worthington High School | 2023 | OF | 86 |
| 3 | Max Biehl | IL | Freeburg | 2025 | OF | 82 |
| 4 | Go Tanabe | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | OF | 80 |
| 5 | Andy Emiliano | FL | St Brendan Catholic High School | 2022 | OF | 77 |
TOP MAX C VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Bryker Smith | MN | Luverne Senior High | 2024 | C | 72 |
| 2 | Go Tanabe | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | OF | 70 |
| 3 | Kazuya Sukawa | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | C | 65 |
TOP POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Go Tanabe | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | OF | 2.10-2.19 |
| 2 | Bryker Smith | MN | Luverne Senior High | 2024 | C | 2.15-2.21 |
| 3 | Kazuya Sukawa | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | C | 2.32-2.45 |
TRACKMAN HITTING
TOP MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Marcos Castañeda | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | 1B | 96.5 mph |
| 2 | Layke Miller | MN | Luverne Senior High | 2025 | 1B | 95.8 mph |
| 3 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 94.6 mph |
| 4 | Andy Emiliano | FL | St Brendan Catholic High School | 2022 | OF | 90.6 mph |
| 5 | Kazuya Sukawa | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | C | 89.9 mph |
| 6 | Max Biehl | IL | Freeburg | 2025 | OF | 88.6 mph |
| 7 | Samuel Taveras | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | C | 87.5 mph |
| 8 | Eliecer Gonzalez | MN | Worthington High School | 2023 | OF | 87.3 mph |
| 9 | Noah Garcia | TX | Moody H S | 2025 | 3B | 86.3 mph |
| 10 | Takuto Usami | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 2B | 84.6 mph |
AVG EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Marcos Castañeda | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | 1B | 88.9 mph |
| 2 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 86.7 mph |
| 3 | Andy Emiliano | FL | St Brendan Catholic High School | 2022 | OF | 86.1 mph |
| 4 | Kazuya Sukawa | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | C | 86.0 mph |
| 5 | Layke Miller | MN | Luverne Senior High | 2025 | 1B | 84.9 mph |
| 6 | Samuel Taveras | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | C | 83.6 mph |
| 7 | Eliecer Gonzalez | MN | Worthington High School | 2023 | OF | 82.4 mph |
| 8 | Max Biehl | IL | Freeburg | 2025 | OF | 82.3 mph |
| 9 | Sam Palfini | NE | Central High School | 2024 | RHP | 81.3 mph |
| 10 | Takuto Usami | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 2B | 77.1 mph |
MAX DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Marcos Castañeda | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | 1B | 360 ft |
| 2 | Kazuya Sukawa | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | C | 338 ft |
| 3 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 333 ft |
| 4 | Samuel Taveras | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | C | 333 ft |
| 5 | Noah Garcia | TX | Moody H S | 2025 | 3B | 310 ft |
| 6 | Layke Miller | MN | Luverne Senior High | 2025 | 1B | 306 ft |
| 7 | Andy Emiliano | FL | St Brendan Catholic High School | 2022 | OF | 303 ft |
| 8 | Max Biehl | IL | Freeburg | 2025 | OF | 299 ft |
| 9 | Eliecer Gonzalez | MN | Worthington High School | 2023 | OF | 286 ft |
| 10 | Takuto Usami | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 2B | 274 ft |
AVG DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Sam Palfini | NE | Central High School | 2024 | RHP | 250 ft |
| 2 | Kazuya Sukawa | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | C | 238 ft |
| 3 | Eliecer Gonzalez | MN | Worthington High School | 2023 | OF | 234 ft |
| 4 | Noah Garcia | TX | Moody H S | 2025 | 3B | 210 ft |
| 5 | Andy Emiliano | FL | St Brendan Catholic High School | 2022 | OF | 202 ft |
| 6 | Andri Valerio | CT | Danbury High School | 2025 | SS | 199 ft |
| 7 | John Perez | FL | Wiregrass Ranch | 2023 | SS | 196 ft |
| 8 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 194 ft |
| 9 | Takuto Usami | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 2B | 193 ft |
| 10 | Max Biehl | IL | Freeburg | 2025 | OF | 180 ft |
BLAST
TOP AVG BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 77.0 mph |
| 2 | Andy Emiliano | FL | St Brendan Catholic High School | 2022 | OF | 71.7 mph |
| 3 | Samuel Taveras | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | C | 69.8 mph |
| 4 | Sam Palfini | NE | Central High School | 2024 | RHP | 69.6 mph |
| 5 | Layke Miller | MN | Luverne Senior High | 2025 | 1B | 68.9 mph |
| 6 | Marcos Castañeda | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | 1B | 68.6 mph |
| 7 | Kazuya Sukawa | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | C | 66.5 mph |
| 8 | Eliecer Gonzalez | MN | Worthington High School | 2023 | OF | 65.9 mph |
| 9 | Noah Garcia | TX | Moody H S | 2025 | 3B | 65.7 mph |
| 10 | Bryker Smith | MN | Luverne Senior High | 2024 | C | 63.9 mph |
TOP AVG HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Sam Palfini | NE | Central High School | 2024 | RHP | 21.6 mph |
| ^ | Eliecer Gonzalez | MN | Worthington High School | 2023 | OF | 21.6 mph |
| 2 | Samuel Taveras | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | C | 21.0 mph |
| 3 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 20.6 mph |
| 4 | Andy Emiliano | FL | St Brendan Catholic High School | 2022 | OF | 20.1 mph |
| 5 | Marcos Castañeda | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | 1B | 19.9 mph |
| 6 | Keaton Husband | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | RHP | 19.4 mph |
| 7 | Kazuya Sukawa | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2023 | C | 19.1 mph |
| 8 | Layke Miller | MN | Luverne Senior High | 2025 | 1B | 19.0 mph |
| 9 | Tucker Brandner | MN | Worthington | 2024 | RHP | 18.6 mph |
| 10 | Noah Garcia | TX | Moody H S | 2025 | 3B | 18.5 mph |
PITCHING
TOP MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Tucker Brandner | MN | Worthington | 2024 | RHP | 88.0 mph |
| 2 | Aleš Zhao | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | 1B | 83.4 mph |
| 3 | Keaton Husband | MN | Worthington Senior High | 2024 | RHP | 82.4 mph |
| 4 | Sam Palfini | NE | Central High School | 2024 | RHP | 82.1 mph |
| 5 | Max Biehl | IL | Freeburg | 2025 | OF | 81.3 mph |
| 6 | Noah Garcia | TX | Moody H S | 2025 | 3B | 80.8 mph |
| 7 | Juan Guerrero | FL | Brito Miami Private School | 2024 | RHP | 79.2 mph |
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