Wed March 16, 2022
The Preseason All-State event was held March 6th at state powerhouse Desert Hills HS, one of the better facilities not just in Utah, but the Four Corners. Today, we check out the leaders from the BP session recorded with TrackMan. Be sure to check out our other coverage of this event. Enjoy!
Attaining a high Exit Velocity is one of a hitter's primary goals. A hard-hit ball won't always have a positive result, but the defense has less time to react, so the batter's chances of reaching base are higher. The Average MLB exit velocity is 89 MPH, 91 MPH is top 40, anything above 92 is top 15.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 102.8 mph |
| 2 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 102.6 mph |
| 3 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 100.4 mph |
| 4 | Trey Evans | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2024 | OF | 100.1 mph |
| 5 | Tyler Ball | UT | Skyridge | 2023 | RHP | 99.1 mph |
| 6 | Chris Billings | UT | Lone Peak | 2022 | LHP | 98.2 mph |
| 7 | Crew McChesney | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | OF | 98.1 mph |
| 8 | Easton Gunn | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2023 | C | 97.9 mph |
| 9 | Davis Andrews | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 97.6 mph |
| 10 | Ryder Robinson | UT | American Fork | 2023 | SS | 96.8 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 97.2 mph |
| 2 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 93.3 mph |
| 3 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 91.2 mph |
| 4 | Zach Carlson | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2024 | OF | 90.8 mph |
| 5 | Luke (LT) Taylor | UT | Olympus | 2024 | C | 90.4 mph |
| 6 | Ryder Robinson | UT | American Fork | 2023 | SS | 89.9 mph |
| 7 | CJ Mascaro | UT | American Fork | 2025 | OF | 89.5 mph |
| 8 | Ryker Schow | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2023 | OF | 89.4 mph |
| 9 | Keaton Stinson | UT | Cottonwood | 2024 | OF | 89.3 mph |
| 10 | Cooper Hansen | UT | Riverton | 2024 | LHP | 89.3 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Trey Evans | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2024 | OF | 396 ft |
| 2 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 387 ft |
| 3 | Chris Billings | UT | Lone Peak | 2022 | LHP | 375 ft |
| 4 | Easton Gunn | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2023 | C | 367 ft |
| 5 | Cameron Nielson | UT | Cottonwood | 2023 | SS | 366 ft |
| 6 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 364 ft |
| 7 | Ryder Robinson | UT | American Fork | 2023 | SS | 363 ft |
| 8 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 361 ft |
| 9 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 357 ft |
| 10 | Crew McChesney | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | OF | 352 ft |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Trey Evans | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2024 | OF | 304 ft |
| 2 | Cameron Nielson | UT | Cottonwood | 2023 | SS | 296 ft |
| 3 | Corbin Gull | UT | Salem Hills | 2024 | 2B | 281 ft |
| 4 | Austin Ellis | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | C | 280 ft |
| 5 | Cooper Hansen | UT | Riverton | 2024 | LHP | 267 ft |
| 6 | Easton Gunn | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2023 | C | 265 ft |
| 7 | Keaton Stinson | UT | Cottonwood | 2024 | OF | 257 ft |
| 8 | Gage Olsen | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | RHP | 255 ft |
| 9 | Davis Andrews | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 254 ft |
| 10 | Oklan Vigil | UT | Jordan | 2022 | RHP | 253 ft |
Hard hit % defines a 'hard-hit ball' as one hit with an exit velocity of 95 mph or higher, and a player's "hard-hit rate" is simply showing the percentage of batted balls that were hit at 95 mph or more. ... For true production, you need to get to 95 mph.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
| 1 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 100 % |
| 2 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 83 % |
| 3 | Zach Carlson | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2024 | OF | 75 % |
| 4 | Luke (LT) Taylor | UT | Olympus | 2024 | C | 72 % |
| 5 | Ryder Robinson | UT | American Fork | 2023 | SS | 68 % |
| 6 | Trey Evans | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2024 | OF | 66 % |
| ^ | Ryker Schow | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2023 | OF | 66 % |
| 7 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 63 % |
| 8 | Easton Gunn | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2023 | C | 60 % |
| 9 | Davis Andrews | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 58 % |
| 10 | Chris Billings | UT | Lone Peak | 2022 | LHP | 54 % |
| ^ | Tyler Ball | UT | Skyridge | 2023 | RHP | 54 % |
| ^ | Andrew Lombana | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2024 | LHP | 54 % |
| ^ | Andrew Wilson | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | C | 54 % |
The only statistic of those that needs some explanation is Sweet Spot %. Sweet Spot % is the percentage of batted balls between 8 and 32 degrees. As well, while we all know what LA is, it is important to know what each LA is classified as:
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
| 1 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 90 % |
| 2 | Cooper Cluff | UT | Desert Hills | 2024 | OF | 80 % |
| ^ | Easton Gunn | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2023 | C | 80 % |
| 3 | Ryder Robinson | UT | American Fork | 2023 | SS | 78 % |
| 4 | Brexten Starley | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2023 | C | 77 % |
| 5 | Davis Andrews | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 75 % |
| ^ | CJ Mascaro | UT | American Fork | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
| ^ | Petey Soto Jr. | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2023 | SS | 75 % |
| ^ | Logan Leavitt | UT | Dixie | 2024 | 3B | 75 % |
| ^ | Keaton Stinson | UT | Cottonwood | 2024 | OF | 75 % |
| 6 | Crew Secrist | UT | Snow Canyon | 2024 | SS | 70 % |
| ^ | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 70 % |
| ^ | Cooper Hansen | UT | Riverton | 2024 | LHP | 70 % |
| ^ | Hayden Smith | UT | Snow Canyon | 2024 | C | 70 % |
| 7 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 66 % |
| ^ | Oklan Vigil | UT | Jordan | 2022 | RHP | 66 % |
| ^ | Bradlee Farrer | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | C | 66 % |
| 8 | Luke (LT) Taylor | UT | Olympus | 2024 | C | 63 % |
| ^ | Crew McChesney | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | OF | 63 % |
| ^ | Ike Pickle | UT | Skyridge | 2024 | SS | 63 % |
| 9 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 61 % |
| 10 | Ethan Johnson | UT | Cedar Valley | 2024 | C | 60 % |
| ^ | Hayden Hudman | UT | Cottonwood | 2024 | LHP | 60 % |
| ^ | Naulivou Lauaki Jr. | UT | Springville | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
| ^ | Nolan Miller | UT | Salem Hills | 2023 | OF | 60 % |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
| 1 | CJ Mascaro | UT | American Fork | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
| 2 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 63 % |
| 3 | Logan Leavitt | UT | Dixie | 2024 | 3B | 62 % |
| 4 | Nolan Miller | UT | Salem Hills | 2023 | OF | 60 % |
| ^ | Keaton Stinson | UT | Cottonwood | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
| 5 | Davis Andrews | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 58 % |
| 6 | Brexten Starley | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2023 | C | 55 % |
| 7 | Ryder Robinson | UT | American Fork | 2023 | SS | 52 % |
| 8 | Ethan Johnson | UT | Cedar Valley | 2024 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Petey Soto Jr. | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2023 | SS | 50 % |
| ^ | Cooper Cluff | UT | Desert Hills | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Josh Heaton | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | LHP | 50 % |
| ^ | Naulivou Lauaki Jr. | UT | Springville | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
| ^ | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Slater Schow | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
| ^ | Bradlee Farrer | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | C | 50 % |
| 9 | Drew Beck | UT | Bountiful | 2022 | OF | 45 % |
| ^ | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 45 % |
| 10 | Logan Penland | UT | Fremont | 2024 | SS | 44 % |
| ^ | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 44 % |
