Prep Baseball Report

Utah Top Prospect Games: Positional Data Dive


Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Utah Operations

On Tue/Wed, July 11-12th, the PBR Utah staff hosted the Invite-Only Top Prospect Games at Salt Lake CC in West Jordan, Utah. This event featured 82 prospects from the 2024 and 2026 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.

Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive.  Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:

For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.

SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Tyler West UT Crimson Cliffs 2024 OF 6.80 s
2 Trey Robinson UT Lone Peak 2024 OF 7.06 s
3 Cayman Sanchez UT Olympus 2026 SS 7.07 s
^ Blake Carter UT Maple Mountain 2024 RHP 7.07 s
4 Brody Beebe UT Copper Hills 2024 C 7.08 s
5 Jaxson Reiser UT Mountain Ridge 2024 RHP 7.11 s
6 Jacob Baxter UT Pleasant Grove 2024 SS 7.12 s
7 Dax Watts UT American Fork 2024 OF 7.15 s
8 Dylan Vea UT Copper Hills 2024 OF 7.17 s
9 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 7.22 s
^ Merrick Bostock UT Orem High 2025 3B 7.22 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Cole Ehat UT American Fork 2024 OF 0.46 s
2 Connor Drachman UT Copper Hills 2024 RHP 0.57 s
3 Van Haynie UT Pleasant Grove 2025 RHP 1.16 s
4 Gehrig Marble UT Bear River 2024 1B 1.73 s
^ Jacob Baxter UT Pleasant Grove 2024 SS 1.73 s
^ Jaxson Reiser UT Mountain Ridge 2024 RHP 1.73 s
5 Carter Turley UT Dixie 2025 C 1.75 s
^ Slater Schow UT Pleasant Grove 2025 SS 1.75 s
^ Tyler West UT Crimson Cliffs 2024 OF 1.75 s
6 Brody Beebe UT Copper Hills 2024 C 1.76 s

30-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Fish Manning UT Layton 2025 SS 3.43 s
2 Tyler West UT Crimson Cliffs 2024 OF 3.87 s
3 Jacob Baxter UT Pleasant Grove 2024 SS 3.91 s
4 Brody Beebe UT Copper Hills 2024 C 3.93 s
5 Jaxson Reiser UT Mountain Ridge 2024 RHP 3.96 s
6 Blake Carter UT Maple Mountain 2024 RHP 3.98 s
^ Dax Watts UT American Fork 2024 OF 3.98 s
^ Trey Robinson UT Lone Peak 2024 OF 3.98 s
7 Cayman Sanchez UT Olympus 2026 SS 3.99 s
^ Carter Turley UT Dixie 2025 C 3.99 s
^ Gehrig Marble UT Bear River 2024 1B 3.99 s

RUN SPEED (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Run speed (max)
1 Cole Ehat UT American Fork 2024 OF 44.9
2 Connor Drachman UT Copper Hills 2024 RHP 35.9
3 Fish Manning UT Layton 2025 SS 26.1
4 Tyler West UT Crimson Cliffs 2024 OF 20.9
5 Cayman Sanchez UT Olympus 2026 SS 19.9
6 Blake Carter UT Maple Mountain 2024 RHP 19.9
7 Trey Robinson UT Lone Peak 2024 OF 19.9

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Dax Watts UT American Fork 2024 OF 105.8 mph
2 Mckay Wright UT Crimson Cliffs 2025 OF 103.4 mph
3 Alex Vernon UT Riverton 2024 1B 103.3 mph
4 Dylan Vea UT Copper Hills 2024 OF 101.7 mph
5 Trey Vaughn UT Snow Canyon 2026 1B 99.4 mph
6 Kayson Bailey UT Manti 2024 LHP 99.3 mph
7 Merrick Bostock UT Orem High 2025 3B 98.6 mph
8 P.J. Hancock UT Union 2026 SS 98.4 mph
9 Hayden Smith UT Snow Canyon 2024 C 97.9 mph
10 Kyle Brimhall UT Grantsville 2024 RHP 97.8 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Mckay Wright UT Crimson Cliffs 2025 OF 98.1 mph
2 Dax Watts UT American Fork 2024 OF 95.0 mph
3 Nathan Horstmann UT Corner Canyon High 2026 SS 91.9 mph
4 Alex Vernon UT Riverton 2024 1B 91.3 mph
5 Degan Rigby UT Bear River 2024 RHP 90.8 mph
6 P.J. Hancock UT Union 2026 SS 90.3 mph
7 Kyle Brimhall UT Grantsville 2024 RHP 89.8 mph
8 Kayson Bailey UT Manti 2024 LHP 89.2 mph
9 Logan Leavitt UT Dixie 2024 3B 88.8 mph
10 Kaleb Weaver UT Davis 2026 3B 88.4 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Alex Vernon UT Riverton 2024 1B 397 ft
2 Dax Watts UT American Fork 2024 OF 380 ft
3 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 360 ft
4 Trey Robinson UT Lone Peak 2024 OF 357 ft
5 Talon Cloward UT Salem Hills High 2025 SS 353 ft
6 Gehrig Marble UT Bear River 2024 1B 349 ft
7 James Peterson UT Farmington 2025 C 348 ft
8 Bowen Barnes UT Lone Peak 2026 3B 342 ft
9 Hayden Smith UT Snow Canyon 2024 C 342 ft
10 Ashton Gurney UT Park City 2024 SS 341 ft

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Alex Vernon UT Riverton 2024 1B 320 ft
2 Gehrig Marble UT Bear River 2024 1B 265 ft
3 Gavin Jacks UT Davis 2025 C 256 ft
4 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 254 ft
5 Hayden Smith UT Snow Canyon 2024 C 253 ft
6 Xaviah Patch UT Stansbury 2025 3B 248 ft
7 Zach Engemann UT Orem 2025 SS 244 ft
8 Kyle Brimhall UT Grantsville 2024 RHP 242 ft
9 Talon Cloward UT Salem Hills High 2025 SS 241 ft
10 Easton Fry UT Brighton 2025 OF 239 ft

SWEET SPOT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Xaviah Patch UT Stansbury 2025 3B 100 %
2 Gehrig Marble UT Bear River 2024 1B 88 %
3 Fish Manning UT Layton 2025 SS 83 %
4 Cole Ehat UT American Fork 2024 OF 77 %
^ Ryder Harrison UT Snow Canyon 2024 OF 77 %
5 Carter Turley UT Dixie 2025 C 75 %
^ Ethan Johnson UT Cedar Valley 2024 C 75 %
6 Dylan Vea UT Copper Hills 2024 OF 71 %
^ Beckham Stanger UT Woods Cross 2026 RHP 71 %
^ James Peterson UT Farmington 2025 C 71 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Dylan Vea UT Copper Hills 2024 OF 25.0 mph
2 Cole Ehat UT American Fork 2024 OF 24.0 mph
3 Mckay Wright UT Crimson Cliffs 2025 OF 24.0 mph
4 Trey Mitchell UT Salem Hills 2025 3B 23.3 mph
5 Dax Watts UT American Fork 2024 OF 23.2 mph
6 Carter Turley UT Dixie 2025 C 23.1 mph
7 Kyle Brimhall UT Grantsville 2024 RHP 23.0 mph
8 P.J. Hancock UT Union 2026 SS 22.8 mph
9 Cooper Clark UT Ridgeline 2026 OF 22.6 mph
10 Kayson Bailey UT Manti 2024 LHP 22.3 mph

Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

BAT SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Alex Vernon UT Riverton 2024 1B 77.4 mph
2 Mckay Wright UT Crimson Cliffs 2025 OF 77.2 mph
3 Dylan Vea UT Copper Hills 2024 OF 75.8 mph
4 Dax Watts UT American Fork 2024 OF 74.7 mph
5 Riley Brown UT Brighton 2025 3B 74.7 mph
6 Merrick Bostock UT Orem High 2025 3B 71.8 mph
7 Carter Bucad UT Wasatch 2024 SS 71.7 mph
8 Connor Cowan UT Juab High 2025 LHP 71.6 mph
9 Hayden Smith UT Snow Canyon 2024 C 71.5 mph
10 Degan Rigby UT Bear River 2024 RHP 71.4 mph

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Alex Vernon UT Riverton 2024 1B 24.8 g
2 Logan Burgess UT Copper Hills 2024 C 24.3 g
3 Mckay Wright UT Crimson Cliffs 2025 OF 24.2 g
4 Corbin Gull UT Salem Hills 2024 2B 22.6 g
5 Cole Ehat UT American Fork 2024 OF 21.0 g
6 Tyler West UT Crimson Cliffs 2024 OF 20.2 g
7 P.J. Hancock UT Union 2026 SS 19.9 g
8 Dax Watts UT American Fork 2024 OF 19.9 g
9 Cayman Sanchez UT Olympus 2026 SS 18.5 g
10 RJ Wilson UT Pleasant Grove 2025 SS 16.9 g

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
PBR Junior Future Games NATIONAL 07/25 LakePoint
2023 PBR Future Games (Utah Invite) UT 07/26 LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA
2023 PBR West Coast Games UT 08/04 UNLV & College of Southern Nevada
2023 PBR Hawaii State Games (2024-2028) UT 08/19 Les Murakami Stadium
Northern Utah Open UT 09/16 Ridgeline High School
2023 PBR Scout Day: GBG Utah UT 09/30 The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse
Utah State Games (Invite-Only) UT 10/29 Snow Canyon High School
2023 Utah Winter Update UT 12/02 The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse


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