Prep Baseball Report

2022 Arizona Leaderboards: 2024 Positional Velocity


Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Arizona Operations Assistant

With 2022 drawing to a close and the PBR Arizona Showcase Season completed, our staff will begin looking back at the top metrics from each class throughout the year. Including national events, our staff hosted 19 showcases with hundreds of players from across the State, as well as a handful of players from surrounding States.

With all of the data collected throughout the year, we continue our 2022 leaderboards with a look at the top positional velocities and pop-times from the 2024 class.

For complete 2022 event results, click here.
To view upcoming showcases, click here.

INFIELD VELOCITY

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS INF VELO
1 Andres Castro AZ Pusch Ridge Christian 2024 RHP 86
2 Gerardo Gonzalez AZ Liberty 2024 3B 86
3 Gavin Smith AZ Valley Christian 2024 SS 86
4 Shane Miller AZ Higley 2024 SS 85
5 Jacob Samsing AZ Millenium 2024 RHP 85
6 Devon Hewitt AZ Pima 2024 SS 84
7 Taylor Trillo AZ Pinnacle 2024 1B 84
8 Damian Cabrera AZ Yuma 2024 3B 84
9 Jimmy Diaz AZ Cienega 2024 SS 84
10 Max Charles AZ Liberty 2024 SS 84

 

OUTFIELD VELOCITY

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS OF VELO
1 Ky McGary AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2024 OF 93
2 Chase Whitley AZ Shadow Ridge 2024 CF 90
3 Dom Harris AZ Horizon 2024 OF 89
4 Hustyn Wheeler AZ Sandra Day O' Connor 2024 OF 88
5 Wyatt Wolff AZ Basha 2024 SS 87
6 Christopher Margarella AZ Saguaro 2024 OF 87
7 Brody Jacobs AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2024 OF 87
8 Christopher Humphreys AZ Canyon del Oro 2024 OF 87
9 Jacob Croxford AZ Liberty 2024 OF 87
10 Brody Matcuk AZ Chandler 2024 OF 87


CATCHER VELOCITY

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS C VELO
1 Ian Haines AZ Millennium 2024 C 79
2 Nathan Carrillo AZ Horizon 2024 C 79
3 Ian Lemus AZ Empire 2024 C 76
4 Derek Kiepke AZ Liberty 2024 C 76
5 Shawn Barros AZ Salpointe Catholic 2024 C 75
6 Liam Wilson AZ Hamilton 2024 C 75
7 Joshua Warman AZ Red Mountain 2024 C 75
8 Jose Simon-Aguirre AZ Salpointe Catholic 2024 C 75
9 Dylan English AZ Deer Valley 2024 C 74
10 Carter Kelley AZ Hamilton 2024 C 74
10 Caden Rosenbaugh AZ Eastmark 2024 C 74
10 Brendan Burke AZ Desert Vista 2024 C 74
10 Julian Bernal AZ Bourgade Catholic 2024 C 74
10 Kevin Hoffmaster AZ Chaparral 2024 C 74

 

CATCHER POP-TIME

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS POP TIME
1 Ian Haines AZ Millennium 2024 C 1.88-1.98
2 Nathan Carrillo AZ Horizon 2024 C 1.88-2.00
3 Easton Delanda NM Alamogordo 2024 C 1.90-1.97
4 August Besemer AZ Pinnacle 2024 C 1.90-2.01
5 Derek Kiepke AZ Liberty 2024 C 1.95-2.07
6 Brendan Burke AZ Desert Vista 2024 C 1.95-2.20
7 Ian Lemus AZ Empire 2024 C 1.96-2.12
8 Kevin Hoffmaster AZ Chaparral 2024 C 1.96-2.12
9 Matthew Kovach CA Lompoc 2024 C 1.97-2.07
10 Carter Kelley AZ Hamilton 2024 C 1.98-2.00

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Phoenix Preseason ID AZ 01/21 Apollo High School - Glendale, AZ
Tucson Preseason ID AZ 01/28 Kino Sports Complex - Tucson, AZ
Preseason All-State Games: Underclass (Invite-Only) AZ 02/04 Mountain View High School - Mesa, AZ
Preseason All-State Games: Upperclass (Invite-Only) AZ 02/05 Mountain View High School - Mesa, AZ
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/05 The MAX - McCook, IL


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