Data Dive: East Valley Rising Stars ID

April 4, 2026
RJ Elmore
Mountain West Operations

Mesa, AZ - The East Valley Rising Stars ID gave us an early look at some of the top emerging talent in the 2030 and 2031 classes, with around 50 prospects in attendance. Thank you to the staff at Desert Ridge High School for hosting us and providing a great environment for the event.

With many players making their first appearance on a Prep Baseball stage, the event provided a strong look at projectable frames, developing skill sets, and overall athleticism. Serving as an important early checkpoint, this event helps establish a baseline for future evaluation as these young prospects continue to develop and refine their tools. Performances from this event will play a role in identifying players to follow as they work toward future invite-only opportunities, including the Junior Future Games.

See below for the full leaderboards and top statistical performers from the event. Stay tuned for more post event content in the coming days.

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TRACKMAN

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Hunter Babe	AZ	Perry	2030	C	80.6 mph
2	Jack Haines	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	OF	80.5 mph
3	Maddox Bell	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	C	79.9 mph
4	Elijah McGibiany	AZ	EVIT - Basha High School	2030	3B	78.4 mph
5	Casey Price	AZ	Liberty	2030	2B	77.8 mph
6	Brady Cook	AZ	Liberty	2030	RHP	76.5 mph
7	Cameron Forsyth	AZ	Basha	2030	SS	75.7 mph
8	Colton Braun	AZ	Brophy Prep	2030	OF	75.2 mph
9	Charlie Reanier	AZ	Chaparral	2030	3B	74.3 mph
10	Hudson Gibbons	AZ	Desert Mountain	2030	RHP	73.0 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Maddox Bell	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	C	94.6 mph
2	Jack Haines	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	OF	93.9 mph
3	MJ Emmons	AZ	Queen Creek	2030	SS	93.7 mph
4	Casey Price	AZ	Liberty	2030	2B	91.6 mph
5	Niko Kole	AZ	Basha	2030	C	90.3 mph
6	Elijah McGibiany	AZ	EVIT - Basha High School	2030	3B	88.2 mph
7	Charlie Reanier	AZ	Chaparral	2030	3B	87.8 mph
8	Ryan Martens	AZ	Notre Dame Prep	2030	SS	87.7 mph
9	Colton Braun	AZ	Brophy Prep	2030	OF	87.3 mph
10	Kaiden Wiler	AZ	Corona Del Sol	2030	C	86.9 mph
11	Cameron Forsyth	AZ	Basha	2030	SS	86.0 mph
12	Owen Singleton	AZ	Saguaro	2030	SS	85.8 mph
13	Dylan Carley	AZ	Campo Verde	2030	OF	85.8 mph
14	Breidyn Lutostanski	AZ	Hamilton	2030	OF	85.6 mph
15	John David Staub	AZ	Casteel	2030	3B	85.4 mph
16	Brady Cook	AZ	Liberty	2030	RHP	85.2 mph
17	JJ Hamm	AZ	Williams Field	2030	1B	85.1 mph
18	Landon Malicdem	AZ	Liberty	2030	C	84.8 mph
19	Isaac Noris	AZ	North Canyon High School	2031	RHP	83.6 mph
20	Ethan Sandoval	AZ	Desert Ridge	2031	C	83.5 mph

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Casey Price	AZ	Liberty	2030	2B	85.4 mph
2	Maddox Bell	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	C	85.4 mph
3	MJ Emmons	AZ	Queen Creek	2030	SS	85.3 mph
4	Niko Kole	AZ	Basha	2030	C	82.6 mph
5	Owen Singleton	AZ	Saguaro	2030	SS	81.9 mph
6	Ryan Martens	AZ	Notre Dame Prep	2030	SS	80.5 mph
7	Jack Haines	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	OF	79.8 mph
8	Charlie Reanier	AZ	Chaparral	2030	3B	79.4 mph
9	Colton Braun	AZ	Brophy Prep	2030	OF	79.1 mph
10	Joey Bailey	AZ	West-MEC - Horizon High School	2030	C	79.0 mph
11	Ethan Sandoval	AZ	Desert Ridge	2031	C	78.8 mph
12	John David Staub	AZ	Casteel	2030	3B	77.8 mph
13	Mason LeFevre	AZ	Mountain View	2030	2B	76.8 mph
14	Cameron Forsyth	AZ	Basha	2030	SS	76.6 mph
15	Grayson Kruchko	AZ	Cactus Shadows	2030	OF	76.6 mph
16	Elijah McGibiany	AZ	EVIT - Basha High School	2030	3B	76.2 mph
17	Dylan Carley	AZ	Campo Verde	2030	OF	75.8 mph
18	Landon Malicdem	AZ	Liberty	2030	C	75.0 mph
19	Jacob Barna	AZ	Basha High School Chandler	2030	1B	75.0 mph
20	Isaac Noris	AZ	North Canyon High School	2031	RHP	74.7 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 impact.

MAX BATTED DISTANCE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Maddox Bell	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	C	348 ft
2	Casey Price	AZ	Liberty	2030	2B	341 ft
3	MJ Emmons	AZ	Queen Creek	2030	SS	334 ft
4	Elijah McGibiany	AZ	EVIT - Basha High School	2030	3B	331 ft
5	Kaiden Wiler	AZ	Corona Del Sol	2030	C	315 ft
6	Jack Haines	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	OF	312 ft
7	Colton Braun	AZ	Brophy Prep	2030	OF	309 ft
8	JJ Hamm	AZ	Williams Field	2030	1B	305 ft
9	Ryan Martens	AZ	Notre Dame Prep	2030	SS	305 ft
10	Dylan Carley	AZ	Campo Verde	2030	OF	304 ft
11	Ethan Sandoval	AZ	Desert Ridge	2031	C	304 ft
12	Brady Cook	AZ	Liberty	2030	RHP	300 ft
13	Joey Bailey	AZ	West-MEC - Horizon High School	2030	C	299 ft
14	Josue Nufio	AZ	Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix	2031	C	291 ft
15	Mason LeFevre	AZ	Mountain View	2030	2B	291 ft
16	John David Staub	AZ	Casteel	2030	3B	285 ft
17	Lane Maynard	AZ	Eastmark High School	2030	LHP	282 ft
18	Owen Singleton	AZ	Saguaro	2030	SS	281 ft
19	Niko Kole	AZ	Basha	2030	C	280 ft
20	Isaac Noris	AZ	North Canyon High School	2031	RHP	276 ft

HIGHEST SWEET SPOT%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Ethan Sandoval	AZ	Desert Ridge	2031	C	75 %
2	Joey Bailey	AZ	West-MEC - Horizon High School	2030	C	72 %
3	Mason LeFevre	AZ	Mountain View	2030	2B	71 %
4	Lane Maynard	AZ	Eastmark High School	2030	LHP	70 %
5	Casey Price	AZ	Liberty	2030	2B	66 %
^	Brock Johnson	AZ	Valley Christian	2031	1B	66 %
^	Jax Jordan	AZ	Crismon	2030	1B	66 %
^	MJ Emmons	AZ	Queen Creek	2030	SS	66 %
6	Grayson Kruchko	AZ	Cactus Shadows	2030	OF	64 %
7	Owen Singleton	AZ	Saguaro	2030	SS	63 %
^	Daniel Golsarry	AZ	North Canyon High School	2031	1B	63 %
^	Dylan Carley	AZ	Campo Verde	2030	OF	63 %
8	Josue Nufio	AZ	Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix	2031	C	61 %
9	Isaac Hyman	AZ	EVIT - Casteel High School	2030	1B	60 %
^	Maddox Bell	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	C	60 %
10	Elijah McGibiany	AZ	EVIT - Basha High School	2030	3B	58 %
11	Miguel Ramirez	AZ	Desert Ridge	2031	OF	54 %
^	Cameron Forsyth	AZ	Basha	2030	SS	54 %
^	John David Staub	AZ	Casteel	2030	3B	54 %
^	Jaidan Jordan	AZ	Crismon	2030	OF	54 %
12	Jack Haines	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	OF	53 %
13	Isaac Noris	AZ	North Canyon High School	2031	RHP	50 %
^	Jonah Gonzales	AZ	Homeschool (AZ)	2031	SS	50 %
^	Jacob Barna	AZ	Basha High School Chandler	2030	1B	50 %
^	Lorenzo Perry	AZ	Undecided	2030	LHP	50 %
^	Breidyn Lutostanski	AZ	Hamilton	2030	OF	50 %
^	Rocco Fasci	AZ	Corona Del Sol	2031	LHP	50 %
^	Brady Cook	AZ	Liberty	2030	RHP	50 %
^	Weston Draper	AZ	Eastmark High School	2030	C	50 %
^	Hunter Babe	AZ	Perry	2030	C	50 %
^	JJ Hamm	AZ	Williams Field	2030	1B	50 %
14	Brody Satuloff	AZ	Red Mountain	2031	2B	46 %
^	Colton Braun	AZ	Brophy Prep	2030	OF	46 %
15	Landon Malicdem	AZ	Liberty	2030	C	45 %

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.

HIGHEST LINE DRIVE%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Line Drive %
1	Joey Bailey	AZ	West-MEC - Horizon High School	2030	C	72 %
2	Jax Jordan	AZ	Crismon	2030	1B	66 %
3	Casey Price	AZ	Liberty	2030	2B	58 %
^	MJ Emmons	AZ	Queen Creek	2030	SS	58 %
4	Grayson Kruchko	AZ	Cactus Shadows	2030	OF	57 %
5	Owen Singleton	AZ	Saguaro	2030	SS	54 %
^	Jaidan Jordan	AZ	Crismon	2030	OF	54 %
^	Dylan Carley	AZ	Campo Verde	2030	OF	54 %
6	Landon Malicdem	AZ	Liberty	2030	C	45 %
^	John David Staub	AZ	Casteel	2030	3B	45 %
7	Lane Maynard	AZ	Eastmark High School	2030	LHP	44 %
8	Mason LeFevre	AZ	Mountain View	2030	2B	42 %
9	Breidyn Lutostanski	AZ	Hamilton	2030	OF	41 %
^	Elijah McGibiany	AZ	EVIT - Basha High School	2030	3B	41 %
^	JJ Hamm	AZ	Williams Field	2030	1B	41 %
10	Isaac Hyman	AZ	EVIT - Casteel High School	2030	1B	40 %
^	Jack Haines	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	OF	40 %

Line Drive percentageThis metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 10 to 25 degrees.

DEFENSIVE STATS

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Maddox Bell	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	C	81
^	Jack Haines	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	OF	81
2	Elijah McGibiany	AZ	EVIT - Basha High School	2030	3B	80
^	MJ Emmons	AZ	Queen Creek	2030	SS	80
3	Hudson Gibbons	AZ	Desert Mountain	2030	RHP	76
4	Casey Price	AZ	Liberty	2030	2B	75
5	Cameron Forsyth	AZ	Basha	2030	SS	74

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Jack Haines	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	OF	81
2	Elijah McGibiany	AZ	EVIT - Basha High School	2030	3B	80
3	Brady Cook	AZ	Liberty	2030	RHP	78
4	Isaac Hyman	AZ	EVIT - Casteel High School	2030	1B	76
5	Jacob Albers	AZ	Eastmark High School	2030	OF	75
^	Grayson Kruchko	AZ	Cactus Shadows	2030	OF	75
^	Colton Braun	AZ	Brophy Prep	2030	OF	75

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Maddox Bell	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	C	72
^	Hunter Babe	AZ	Perry	2030	C	72
2	Kaiden Wiler	AZ	Corona Del Sol	2030	C	69
3	Angelo Zagarino	AZ	Basha	2030	C	68
4	Niko Kole	AZ	Basha	2030	C	66
^	Brysen Williams	AZ	Eastmark High School	2030	C	66
5	Landon Malicdem	AZ	Liberty	2030	C	65

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Maddox Bell	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	C	1.99-2.01
2	Kaiden Wiler	AZ	Corona Del Sol	2030	C	2.03-2.15
3	Hunter Babe	AZ	Perry	2030	C	2.04-2.15
4	Weston Draper	AZ	Eastmark High School	2030	C	2.11-2.32
5	Angelo Zagarino	AZ	Basha	2030	C	2.13-2.21

VALD PERFORMANCE

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Owen Singleton	AZ	Saguaro	2030	SS	6.81 s
2	Elijah McGibiany	AZ	EVIT - Basha High School	2030	3B	7.01 s
3	Brysen Williams	AZ	Eastmark High School	2030	C	7.12 s
4	Jack Haines	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	OF	7.16 s
5	MJ Emmons	AZ	Queen Creek	2030	SS	7.19 s
6	Breidyn Lutostanski	AZ	Hamilton	2030	OF	7.25 s
7	Casey Price	AZ	Liberty	2030	2B	7.26 s
8	Colton Braun	AZ	Brophy Prep	2030	OF	7.30 s
9	Ryan Martens	AZ	Notre Dame Prep	2030	SS	7.31 s
10	Hunter Babe	AZ	Perry	2030	C	7.40 s
11	Maddox Bell	AZ	Pinnacle	2030	C	7.42 s
12	Lorenzo Perry	AZ	Undecided	2030	LHP	7.44 s
13	Dylan Carley	AZ	Campo Verde	2030	OF	7.50 s
14	Kaiden Wiler	AZ	Corona Del Sol	2030	C	7.55 s
^	Cameron Forsyth	AZ	Basha	2030	SS	7.55 s
15	Niko Kole	AZ	Basha	2030	C	7.60 s