Prep Baseball Report

2026 Northwest Arkansas Preseason ID: Event Preview


Eliott Wilk
Central Region Operations Director

On Sunday, February 22nd, the Prep Baseball Arkansas staff will travel to Har-Ber High School in Springdale, AR, to host the Northwest Arkansas Preseason ID This event, in its eight year, is open to all 2026-to-2029 graduates with 35+ prospects already set to attend.

All of our events offer players the opportunity to update their recruiting resume and showcase their talents in front of our staff. We also use these events as identifiers for future invite-only events, like the Preseason All-State, our summer Top Prospect Games, Super Sophomore Games, Super Senior Games, and the prestigious Prep Baseball Future Games that takes place at the tail end of the summer.

For all of the important details pertaining to this event, like check-in times, how to register, what our events offer, and more, click HERE. To see an up-to-date running roster of who's heading our way on Sunday, click HERE

Below we take a quick look some of the currently ranked players scheduled to attend as well as the full roster for the event and the event itinerary. Click each player's name to see their full profile. 


ROSTER SPOTLIGHT

Reese Cavitt SS / OF / Har-Ber, AR / 2028

Austin Herring RHP / OF / Baptist Prep, AR / 2026

Cole Kelly OF / 2B / Bentonville, AR / 2027

Eli Marrin C / 1B / Har-Ber, AR / 2027

Caden Mendenhall SS / RHP / Greenwood, AR / 2028

Jacob Oglesbee OF / 3B / Shiloh Christian, AR / 2027


ROSTER

Name High School State Class Pos.
Remington Arrant Har-Ber AR 2029 2B
Brody Bartholomew Prairie Grove AR 2029 RHP
Rush Bradley Fayetteville AR 2029 LHP
Reese Cavitt Har-Ber AR 2028 SS
Brodie Curry Farmington AR 2028 1B
Harrison Dodson Bentonville AR 2028 SS
Gavin Dozier Fayetteville AR 2029 OF
Yuto Fujii Bentonville AR 2029 2B
Kaysen Gill Bentonville West AR 2028 2B
Dixon Gulley Farmington AR 2028 3B
Hank Hanning Har-Ber AR 2029 OF
Brody Hayden Bentonville AR 2027 2B
Jackson Henline Har-Ber AR 2029 1B
Dekklyn Henslee Har-Ber AR 2029 SS
Austin Herring Baptist Prep AR 2026 RHP
Carter Horton Farmington AR 2028 2B
Dylan Howard Bentonville West AR 2027 1B
Asa Johnson Farmington AR 2028 1B
Cole Kelly Bentonville AR 2027 OF
Parson Kelly Fayetteville AR 2028 C
Matthew Kersey Fayetteville AR 2026 2B
Charlie Kroell Shiloh Christian AR 2028 C
Eli Marrin Har-Ber AR 2027 C
Maddox McClain Har-Ber AR 2029 OF
Asher Melton Batesville AR 2029 3B
Caden Mendenhall Greenwood AR 2028 SS
Parker Nixon Har-Ber AR 2027 C
Jacob Oglesbee Shiloh Christian AR 2027 OF
Asher Qualls Har-Ber AR 2028 1B
Branton Qualls Har-Ber AR 2028 OF
Brayden Renick Greenwood AR 2027 SS
James Robinson Rogers Heritage AR 2028 RHP
Daniel Rogers II Ozark Catholic AR 2028 3B
Gage Sharp Fort Smith Northside AR 2029 C
Landon Silvey Har-Ber AR 2029 RHP
Malaki Stang Bentonville AR 2029 OF
Ethan Stevens Rogers Heritage AR 2028 C
Jaxon Tillman Rogers AR 2028 LHP

ITINERARY 

Sunday, February 22, 2026

+ Check-in Times:

  • 10:30 AM - All Position Players
  • 1:30 PM - All Pitcher Onlys

+ Approximate End Times:

  • 3:00-4:00 PM

*Times subject to change

Registered Infielders, Outfielders, and/or Catchers

  • Running Times (laser-timed 60-yard dash, 30-yard dash if forced inside)

  • Vizual Edge (vision testing)

  • Offensive Evaluations

    • Mechanical evaluation

    • Live batting practice

    • TrackMan ball flight analysis

    • Blast Motion swing analysis

  • Defensive Evaluations

    • Arm strength

    • Agility/range

    • Positional analysis/profile

Registered Pitchers & Catchers

  • Pitching Evaluations

    • 15-20 pitch bullpen (fastball and secondary pitches from both windup and stretch)

    • Mechanical evaluation

    • TrackMan pitch velocity, movement, spin analysis

  • Catcher Evaluations (while receiving bullpen)

    • Receiving/pitch presentation

    • Blocking/mobility


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