Prep Baseball Report

PBT Alabama Open (6/11-6/14): Primer


Prep Baseball Staff

This is the week of the PBT Alabama Open, taking place June 11-14 at River Run Park in Northport, Ala., featuring players from the grad classes of 2031 through 2027. Over 150 players are headed to River Run Park in Northport this weekend to compete at the state-of-the-art facility.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to River Run Park in Northport by analyzing Prep Baseball showcase data since the start of 2025 to find the most impressive statistical outliers and under-the-radar athletes on this weekend's rosters.

Find more information by visiting tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com or from the pages linked below:


Top Position Players to Watch

These players stood out across multiple measurables at Prep Baseball showcases and are among the most intriguing athletes in the field this weekend.

1B/RHPClass of 2030AL

5-9/135.4 • Right/Right • VBA National • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV 60-Yd.
82.9 74.6 7.35

4th-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend.

SS/2BClass of 2030AL

5-7/137.6 • Left/Right • Birmingham Stars - • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS
85.5 80.3 64.4

Top-5 avg. bat speed in the field; No. 6 overall avg. EV in the field.

1B/3BClass of 2030AL

6-0/173.3 • Right/Right • Excel Blue Wave National • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV 60-Yd.
86.5 75.8 7.74

No. 9 overall in max EV in the field.


Stat Leaders: Position Players

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025 (minimum thresholds applied).

Exit Velocity Leaders 🔴

Top-10 Overall, Sorted by Highest Max EVs

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Max EV
Avg. EV
Avg. BS
1 Trevin Holley
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 94.2 89.4
2 Luke Kelley
Excel Blue Wave National
OF 2029 91.6 77.5
3 Caden Kappler
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 91.5 82.3 65.8
4 Leyton West
Birmingham Stars -
OF 2030 91.5 85.1 70.4
5 Hudson Foster
St. Clair Diamond Kings
2B 2028 88.8 77.6 62.2
6 Michael Mizerany
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 87.5 80.5 64.0
7 Christian Houston
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 87.5 77.5
8 Truett Brenner
Birmingham Stars -
C 2030 87.2 80.2 63.0
9 Kellen Wade
Excel Blue Wave National
1B 2030 86.5 75.8
10 Layton McCants
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 86.4 77.1
▶ View Underclass EV Leaders

Underclass EV Leaders

Sorted by Max EV

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Max EV
Avg. EV
1 Trevin Holley
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 94.2 89.4
2 Luke Kelley
Excel Blue Wave National
OF 2029 91.6 77.5
3 Caden Kappler
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 91.5 82.3
4 Leyton West
Birmingham Stars -
OF 2030 91.5 85.1
5 Hudson Foster
St. Clair Diamond Kings
2B 2028 88.8 77.6
6 Michael Mizerany
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 87.5 80.5
7 Christian Houston
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 87.5 77.5
8 Truett Brenner
Birmingham Stars -
C 2030 87.2 80.2
9 Kellen Wade
Excel Blue Wave National
1B 2030 86.5 75.8
10 Layton McCants
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 86.4 77.1

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

Top-10 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Bat Speeds

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Avg. BS
Avg. RA
Max EV
1 Leyton West
Birmingham Stars -
OF 2030 70.4 13.6 91.5
2 Caden Kappler
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 65.8 18.1 91.5
3 Eli Tidwell
Birmingham Stars -
OF 2030 64.9 6.8 84.4
4 Kendan Thomas
Birmingham Stars -
SS 2030 64.4 12.4 85.5
5 Michael Mizerany
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 64.0 7.8 87.5
6 Truett Brenner
Birmingham Stars -
C 2030 63.0 10.4 87.2
7 Hudson Foster
St. Clair Diamond Kings
2B 2028 62.2 10.1 88.8
8 Noah Isensee
VBA National
SS 2030 59.8 4.8 82.1
9 Wyatt Martin
Riverdogs
2B 2028 58.9 10.3 83.5
10 Landon Lee
Bulls Baseball Moore
RHP 2030 57.2 9.1 75.0

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

Top-10 Overall, Sorted by Fastest 60-Yard Dash Times

#
Player
Pos.
Class
60-Yd.
Pos. Velo
1 Gabriel McCain
St. Clair Diamond Kings
OF 2028 7.05 72 mph (OF)
2 Trevin Holley
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 7.22 84 mph (OF)
3 Christian Houston
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 7.28 87 mph (IF)
4 Grantlin McCartney
VBA National
1B 2030 7.35 69 mph (IF)
5 Leyton West
Birmingham Stars -
OF 2030 7.43 77 mph (OF)
6 Walker Wright
VBA National
C 2030 7.47 65 mph (C)
7 Wyatt Martin
Riverdogs
2B 2028 7.50 76 mph (IF)
8 Layton McCants
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 7.53 76 mph (IF)
9 Peter Rollins
VBA National
C 2029 7.55 71 mph (C)
10 Noah Isensee
VBA National
SS 2030 7.58 68 mph (IF)
▶ View Underclass Athletic Testing Leaders

Underclass Athletic Testing Leaders

Sorted by 60-yd. time

#
Player
Pos.
Class
60-Yd.
Pos. Velo
1 Gabriel McCain
St. Clair Diamond Kings
OF 2028 7.05 72 mph (OF)
2 Trevin Holley
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 7.22 84 mph (OF)
3 Christian Houston
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 7.28 87 mph (IF)
4 Grantlin McCartney
VBA National
1B 2030 7.35 69 mph (IF)
5 Leyton West
Birmingham Stars -
OF 2030 7.43 77 mph (OF)
6 Walker Wright
VBA National
C 2030 7.47 65 mph (C)
7 Wyatt Martin
Riverdogs
2B 2028 7.50 76 mph (IF)
8 Layton McCants
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 7.53 76 mph (IF)
9 Peter Rollins
VBA National
C 2029 7.55 71 mph (C)
10 Noah Isensee
VBA National
SS 2030 7.58 68 mph (IF)

Top Arms to Watch 🔥

These are the pitchers our system has flagged in the lead-up to this week's tournament across multiple categories like velo, spin, movement profiles, etc., based off past Prep Baseball showcase performances.

3B/RHPClass of 2030AL

5-10/162 • Right/Right • Birmingham Stars - • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range
85.0 78-84

Hardest-throwing arm this weekend; Hardest-throwing 2030 arm in the field.

SS/OFClass of 2030AL

5-10/134.9 • Right/Right • Excel Blue Wave National • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range
85.0 83-85

Hardest-throwing arm this weekend; Hardest-throwing 2030 arm in the field.

OF/RHPClass of 2030AL

6-0/166.5 • Left/Right • Birmingham Stars - • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range CB
81.0 79-81 62-66

Top-5 FB velo in the field.


Stat Leaders: Pitchers

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025.

Fastball Velocity Leaders 🔥

Top-10 Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Max FB
FB Range
1 Michael Mizerany
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 85.0 78-84
2 Christian Houston
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 85.0 83-85
3 Corneilius Brown
NTX Mohawks
C 2030 84.0 80-83
4 Caden Kappler
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 83.0 78-82
5 Leyton West
Birmingham Stars -
OF 2030 81.0 79-81
6 Luke Kelley
Excel Blue Wave National
OF 2029 81.0 77-81
7 Mason Turner
Birmingham Stars -
SS 2029 81.0 79-80
8 Trevin Holley
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 80.0 78-80
9 Jackson Thomas
Birmingham Stars -
1B 2030 79.0 75-79
10 Drake Dempsey
VBA National
SS 2030 79.0 77-79
▶ View Underclass Pitching Leaders

Underclass FB Velo Leaders

Sorted by Max FB Velo

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Max FB
FB Range
1 Michael Mizerany
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 85.0 78-84
2 Christian Houston
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 85.0 83-85
3 Corneilius Brown
NTX Mohawks
C 2030 84.0 80-83
4 Caden Kappler
Birmingham Stars -
3B 2030 83.0 78-82
5 Leyton West
Birmingham Stars -
OF 2030 81.0 79-81
6 Luke Kelley
Excel Blue Wave National
OF 2029 81.0 77-81
7 Mason Turner
Birmingham Stars -
SS 2029 81.0 79-80
8 Trevin Holley
Excel Blue Wave National
SS 2030 80.0 78-80
9 Jackson Thomas
Birmingham Stars -
1B 2030 79.0 75-79
10 Drake Dempsey
VBA National
SS 2030 79.0 77-79


All showcase metrics from Prep Baseball events attended since the start of 2025. Leaderboards compiled from officially submitted tournament rosters. Players who have not attended a recent Prep Baseball showcase will not appear. Find an upcoming showcase near you.

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