PBT Alabama Open (6/4-6/7): Primer

June 3, 2026
By Prep Baseball Staff

This is the week of the PBT Alabama Open, taking place June 4-7 at River Run Park in Northport, Ala., featuring players from the grad classes of 2030 through 2026. Over 250 players are headed to River Run Park this weekend, with more than 30 currently ranked in their home state's Prep Baseball rankings.

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.

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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.

Landon Elleard

OF/1B • Class of 2026 • #102 AL

6-2/195 • Right/Right • Excel Blue Wave American • Bishop State CC commit

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
102.3	91.7	77.7	6.68

The only player with a sub-6.80 sixty and a max EV of 100+ mph; No. 3 avg. EV among all players in the field.

Enrique (Henry) Gimenez

1B/3B • Class of 2026 • #188 AL

6-3/215 • Right/Right • Excel Blue Wave American • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
103.9	92.4	75.7	7.34

No. 1-ranked max EV among all players this weekend; Highest avg. EV in the field.

Ryder McMakin

OF/RHP • Class of 2028 • #62 AL

6-4/200 • Right/Right • Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	60-Yd.
92.3	80.4	6.59

2nd-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend.

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	Enrique Gimenez (#188 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	1B	2026	103.9	92.4	75.7
2	Landon Elleard (#102 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	102.3	91.7	77.7
3	Luke Houser (#82 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	C	2026	99.3	89.8	75.7
4	Jacob Burgos (#137 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	98.7	91.9	70.0
5	Clark Durden (#58 AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	OF	2028	98.0	90.0	67.4
6	Waylon Cole Troutman (#63 AL) USA Scout National- Team Nike AL	1B	2028	97.9	89.3	65.6
7	Jake Powell (#173 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	SS	2026	97.2	85.3	69.2
8	Jack Houser (#172 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	96.2	83.6	69.1
9	Jackson Ramaley EC Angels	C	2028	95.0	87.3	—
10	Lane Bilodeau (#160 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	94.8	88.8	71.2

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Avg. BS	Avg. RA	Max EV
1	Landon Elleard (#102 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	77.7	21.4	102.3
2	Enrique (Henry) Gimenez (#188 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	1B	2026	75.7	17.5	103.9
3	Luke Houser (#82 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	C	2026	75.7	11.3	99.3
4	Ashton Clark (#82 AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	C	2028	73.3	12.4	94.8
5	Matthew Contreras (#245 GA) AquaSox Baseball Blue	C	2028	72.7	18.7	91.5
6	Riggins Rogers (#65 AL) USA Scout National- Team Nike AL	SS	2028	71.6	10.6	93.5
7	Lane Bilodeau (#160 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	71.2	20.4	94.8
8	Jacob Burgos (#137 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	70.0	22.2	98.7
9	Jake Powell (#173 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	SS	2026	69.2	22.3	97.2
10	Jack Houser (#172 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	69.1	10.7	96.2

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	60-Yd.	Pos. Velo
1	Jace Loggins Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	OF	2028	6.55	83 mph (OF)
2	Ryder McMakin (#62 AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	OF	2028	6.59	79 mph (OF)
3	Landon Elleard (#102 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	6.68	87 mph (OF)
4	Grey Lingerfelt (#207 GA) AquaSox Baseball Blue	1B	2028	6.72	81 mph (IF)
5	Jack Houser (#172 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF	2026	6.81	85 mph (OF)
6	Jake Powell (#173 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	SS	2026	6.81	89 mph (IF)
7	Baylor Hudlow Excel Blue Wave American - Gongwer	OF	2028	6.82	87 mph (OF)
8	Davis Carroll Excel Blue Wave American - Gongwer	OF	2028	6.85	84 mph (OF)
9	Clark Durden (#58 AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	OF	2028	6.88	92 mph (OF)
10	Sawyer Downey (#60 AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	OF	2028	6.90	89 mph (OF)

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.

Cooper Anderson

RHP/OF • Class of 2026 • #31 AL

5-11/155 • Right/Right • Excel Blue Wave American • Mississippi College commit

Max FB	FB Range	SL	CH
91.2	88.4-90.8	76.6-78.8	76.6-78.6

Hardest-throwing arm this weekend.

David Pruitt

1B/RHP • Class of 2028 • #85 GA

6-6/181.9 • Left/Right • Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	SL	CH
90.0	86-89	67-72	71-79	78-80

No. 2-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; hardest-throwing 2028 arm in the field.

Cooper Mincey

SS/RHP • Class of 2026 • #164 GA

5-11/165 • Right/Right • Excel Blue Wave American • Lee University commit

Max FB	FB Range
90.0	85-90

No. 2-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend.

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	Cooper Anderson (#31 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	RHP	2026	91.2	88.4-90.8
2	David Pruitt (#85 GA) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	1B	2028	90.0	86-89
3	Cooper Mincey (#164 GA) Excel Blue Wave American	SS	2026	90.0	85-90
4	Wilson Szymela (#69 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	RHP	2026	89.0	85-88
5	Gavin Beaver (#180 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	RHP	2026	87.0	84-87
6	Levi Crowe Excel Blue Wave American - Gongwer	3B	2028	86.0	82-85
7	Carson Purdy (#222 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	3B	2026	84.0	79-83
8	Wyatt Garner (#166 AL) Excel Blue Wave American	1B	2026	84.0	81-84
9	Brayden Palmore Excel Blue Wave American	C	2026	84.0	80-84
10	Blake Davis USA Scout National- Team Nike AL	SS	2028	84.0	79-84

Top Uncommitted Prospects 🎯

These are the top-ranked uncommitted players on rosters headed to our tournament this week.

State Rank	Player	Pos.	Class	Ht/Wt
#35	Reese Ragusa (AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Gongwer	LHP/OF	2029	5-7 / 170.2 lbs.
#58	Clark Durden (AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	OF/RHP	2028	6-1 / 183 lbs.
#60	Sawyer Downey (AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	OF/LHP	2028	6-0 / 160 lbs.
#62	Ryder McMakin (AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	OF/RHP	2028	6-4 / 200 lbs.
#63	Waylon Cole Troutman (AL) USA Scout National- Team Nike AL	1B/3B	2028	6-1 / 214.5 lbs.
#65	Riggins Rogers (AL) USA Scout National- Team Nike AL	SS/2B	2028	5-8 / 175.1 lbs.
#82	Ashton Clark (AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	C/3B	2028	6-0 / 184.3 lbs.
#84	Bailey Elleard (AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	SS/2B	2028	5-9 / 152.1 lbs.
#85	David Pruitt (GA) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	1B/RHP	2028	6-6 / 181.9 lbs.
#86	Jonathan Campbell (AL) Excel Blue Wave American - Morrison	LHP/1B	2028	6-2 / 184.8 lbs.
#172	Jack Houser (AL) Excel Blue Wave American	OF/RHP	2026	6-0 / 165 lbs.
#188	Enrique (Henry) Gimenez (AL) Excel Blue Wave American	1B/3B	2026	6-3 / 215 lbs.
#200	Knox Poole (GA) AquaSox Baseball Blue	RHP/3B	2028	5-11 / 180 lbs.
#207	Grey Lingerfelt (GA) AquaSox Baseball Blue	1B/RHP	2028	6-0 / 170 lbs.
#222	Carson Purdy (AL) Excel Blue Wave American	3B/RHP	2026	5-11 / 177 lbs.
#245	Matthew Contreras (GA) AquaSox Baseball Blue	C/OF	2028	5-7 / 157 lbs.
#314	Brody Christopher (GA) AquaSox Baseball National	3B/RHP	2027	6-0 / 175 lbs.
#335	Jaxon Bambarger (GA) AquaSox Baseball Prospects	RHP/OF	2027	5-10 / 153.4 lbs.

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.