Prep Baseball Report

Southern Nevada Preseason ID: TrackMan Hitting Leaders


Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Nevada Operations

On Wednesday, February 8th, PBR Nevada hosted it's first identification showcase of the 2023 season, the Southern Nevada Preseason ID. Preseason ID's allow our staff to get a look at players ahead of the high school season, as well as offer players a chance to update their profiles and metrics as they head into the season.

The event featured players from the 2023 - 2027 classes and gave us a look at some intriguing unsigned upperclassmen, as well as some of Nevada's top underclassmen including a trio of Power 5 commits.

At this event, we retrieved a significant amount of data on each player including: 60 Times and running splits measured by Swift Performance, Batting Practice measured by TrackMan, Catch Pop Time and Velocity, Outfield Evaluation and Velocity, Infield Evaluation and Velocity, Pitcher Bullpens analyzed and assessed by TrackMan and Visual Testing utilizing Vizual Edge. We pride ourselves on utilizing the latest technology in the game to provide the most accurate data for both the player and those recruiting/evaluating the player.

Below, we continue our post-event coverage with a look at the top TrackMan hitting data from batting practice at the event.

For complete event results and stats, click here.
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southern nevada preseason id | TRACKMAN HITTING LEADERBOARDS

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Top Hitting Statistical Performers in each category tracked by TrackMan 

Peak Exit Velocity - 102.7MPH | OF Donnell Petite - 2023, Silverado | Uncommitted
Avg. Exit Velocity - 96.7MPH | C Caden Ransom - 2024, Lincoln Southwest (NE) | Uncommitted
Peak Distance -  395 ft. | C Caden Ransom - 2024, Lincoln Southwest (NE) | Uncommitted
Avg. Distance - 305 ft. | OF/LHP Andruw Giles - 2026, Basic | Texas A&M
Hard Hit % - 83 % | C Caden Ransom - 2024, Lincoln Southwest (NE) | Uncommitted
Sweet Spot % - 100 % | 2024 Alex Guevara | 2026 Brandon Lord | 2025 Caleb Chai
Line Drive % - 71 % | 2B/OF Brandon Lord - 2026, Basic | Uncommitted

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PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 102.7 mph
2 Kevin Sanchez Mendoza NV Combine Academy 2023 1B 102.4 mph
3 Caden Ransom NE Lincoln Southwest 2024 C 101.0 mph
4 Jordan Watkins NV Faith Lutheran 2025 RHP 97.4 mph
5 Chase Wilk NV Bishop Gorman 2026 1B 95.7 mph
6 Jayson Schmeisser NV Sierra Vista 2024 OF 95.5 mph
7 Christian Gross NV Faith Lutheran 2024 OF 95.4 mph
8 Bridger Knudson NV Green Valley 2024 RHP 95.2 mph
9 Andruw Giles NV Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS 2026 OF 94.9 mph
10 Roman Bradley NV Basic 2023 RHP 93.9 mph

AVG EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Caden Ransom NE Lincoln Southwest 2024 C 96.7 mph
2 Kevin Sanchez Mendoza NV Combine Academy 2023 1B 95.1 mph
3 Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 93.4 mph
4 Bridger Knudson NV Green Valley 2024 RHP 90.4 mph
5 Brady Skinner NV Sierra Vista 2025 C 89.6 mph
6 Braden Dellinger NV Amplus Academy 2023 C 89.1 mph
7 Roman Bradley NV Basic 2023 RHP 88.5 mph
8 Jordan Watkins NV Faith Lutheran 2025 RHP 87.7 mph
9 Kosta Filipovic NV Palo Verde HS 2026 RHP 87.5 mph
10 Christian Gross NV Faith Lutheran 2024 OF 86.6 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Caden Ransom NE Lincoln Southwest 2024 C 395 ft
2 Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 387 ft
3 Kevin Sanchez Mendoza NV Combine Academy 2023 1B 382 ft
4 Jordan Watkins NV Faith Lutheran 2025 RHP 374 ft
5 Roman Bradley NV Basic 2023 RHP 364 ft
6 Evan Noble NV Shadow Ridge 2026 2B 358 ft
7 Andruw Giles NV Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS 2026 OF 351 ft
8 Brady Skinner NV Sierra Vista 2025 C 346 ft
9 Randall Riley III NV Basic Academy 2026 C 343 ft
10 Kosta Filipovic NV Palo Verde HS 2026 RHP 334 ft

AVG DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Andruw Giles NV Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS 2026 OF 305 ft
2 Caden Ransom NE Lincoln Southwest 2024 C 300 ft
3 Ryan Soto NV Rancho 2024 1B 277 ft
4 Kevin Sanchez Mendoza NV Combine Academy 2023 1B 275 ft
5 Jordan Watkins NV Faith Lutheran 2025 RHP 273 ft
6 Brandon Lord NV Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS 2026 OF 259 ft
7 Brock Barlow NV Southeast Career Technical 2024 SS 255 ft
8 Roman Bradley NV Basic 2023 RHP 252 ft
9 Randall Riley III NV Basic Academy 2026 C 251 ft
10 Corbin Sterner NV Faith Lutheran 2025 C 249 ft

HARD HIT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Caden Ransom NE Lincoln Southwest 2024 C 83 %
2 Kevin Sanchez Mendoza NV Combine Academy 2023 1B 80 %
3 Roman Bradley NV Basic 2023 RHP 75 %
4 Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 71 %
5 Bridger Knudson NV Green Valley 2024 RHP 60 %
6 Andruw Giles NV Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS 2026 OF 50 %
^ Jordan Watkins NV Faith Lutheran 2025 RHP 50 %
^ Christian Gross NV Faith Lutheran 2024 OF 50 %
^ Kosta Filipovic NV Palo Verde HS 2026 RHP 50 %
^ Kyler Avila NV Legacy 2025 SS 50 %

SWEET SPOT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Alex Guevara NV Sierra Vista 2024 3B 100 %
^ Brandon Lord NV Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS 2026 OF 100 %
^ Caleb Chai NV Coronado HS 2025 C 100 %
2 Kevin Sanchez Mendoza NV Combine Academy 2023 1B 80 %
3 Brady Skinner NV Sierra Vista 2025 C 77 %
4 Luke Stringer NV Faith Lutheran High School 2026 C 75 %
5 Bridger Knudson NV Green Valley 2024 RHP 70 %
6 Evan Noble NV Shadow Ridge 2026 2B 66 %
^ Kyler Avila NV Legacy 2025 SS 66 %
^ Ethan Villa NV Sierra Vista 2024 SS 66 %
^ Braden Dellinger NV Amplus Academy 2023 C 66 %

LINE DRIVE %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Brandon Lord NV Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS 2026 OF 71 %
2 Ethan Villa NV Sierra Vista 2024 SS 66 %
^ Braden Dellinger NV Amplus Academy 2023 C 66 %
3 Luke Stringer NV Faith Lutheran High School 2026 C 62 %
4 Brady Skinner NV Sierra Vista 2025 C 55 %
5 Lyndon Lee NV Basic Academy 2026 SS 50 %
^ Corbin Sterner NV Faith Lutheran 2025 C 50 %
^ Austin Angelo NV Sierra Vista 2024 OF 50 %
^ Caleb Chai NV Coronado HS 2025 C 50 %
^ Kevin Sanchez Mendoza NV Combine Academy 2023 1B 50 %

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Northern Nevada Preseason ID (2023-2027) NV 02/13 University of Nevada (Mackay Stadium) - Reno, NV
PBR Scout Day: Reed NV 02/14 Reed High School
PBR Scout Day: Damonte Ranch NV 02/15 Damonte Ranch High School
PBR Scout Day: Reno NV 02/16 Reno High School
PBR Scout Day: Moapa Valley / Virgin Valley NV 02/25 Moapa Valley High School
Rising Stars of Southern Nevada (2027/2028) NV 04/02 College of Southern Nevada
2023 PBR Nevada State Games (Invite Only) NV 05/31 College of Southern Nevada


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