Prep Baseball Report

Data Dive, Position Players: 2026 Future Games (Team AZ)


RJ Elmore
Mountain West Operations Director

The 2026 Prep Baseball Future Games officially got underway on July 22 at LakePoint Sports Complex, with the opening day centered around the event’s workout session.

Team Arizona, made up of Class of 2028 prospects from across the state, completed a full pro-style workout in front of hundreds of college coaches and the Prep Baseball scouting staff. Position players took batting practice, went through defensive evaluations and completed athletic testing throughout the day.

TrackMan was used to collect hitting data, while VALD Performance measured 60-yard dash times, splits and run speed. Positional velocities, catcher pop times and additional defensive metrics were also recorded during the workout.

Below is a look at the top statistical performances from Team Arizona following Day 1 of the 2026 Prep Baseball Future Games.


TRACKMAN

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Chase Fillman AZ Millennium 2028 OF 106.1 mph
2 Conner Hansen AZ Saguaro 2028 OF 104.6 mph
3 Troy Tewers AZ Liberty 2028 3B 100.5 mph
4 Cooper LeRoy AZ Perry 2028 RHP 100.2 mph
5 Christian Estrella AZ Arizona College Prep 2028 OF 98.5 mph
6 Jackson Leigh AZ Pinnacle 2028 OF 98.1 mph
7 Sammy Garcia AZ Hamilton 2028 SS 97.2 mph
8 Chase Waterbury AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 SS 97.1 mph
9 Ian Palumbo AZ Brophy Prep 2028 OF 96.9 mph
10 Jameson Mohler AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 C 96.8 mph
11 McGuire Ryan AZ Perry 2028 2B 96.8 mph
12 Max Gamboa AZ Desert Ridge 2028 SS 95.8 mph
13 Jacob Gabbel AZ Red Mountain 2028 SS 95.4 mph
14 Adrian Sisco AZ Perry 2028 C 95.2 mph
15 Max Nibarger AZ Perry 2028 OF 94.7 mph
16 Mattox Murray AZ Canyon View 2028 SS 92.5 mph
17 Jack Lane AZ American Leadership Academy - Queen Creek 2028 RHP 88.3 mph

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Chase Fillman AZ Millennium 2028 OF 99.3 mph
2 Conner Hansen AZ Saguaro 2028 OF 97.2 mph
3 Troy Tewers AZ Liberty 2028 3B 96.4 mph
4 Cooper LeRoy AZ Perry 2028 RHP 95.6 mph
5 Sammy Garcia AZ Hamilton 2028 SS 91.5 mph
6 Adrian Sisco AZ Perry 2028 C 91.1 mph
7 Jameson Mohler AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 C 91.1 mph
8 Ian Palumbo AZ Brophy Prep 2028 OF 90.8 mph
9 Jackson Leigh AZ Pinnacle 2028 OF 90.8 mph
10 McGuire Ryan AZ Perry 2028 2B 90.6 mph
11 Max Nibarger AZ Perry 2028 OF 88.8 mph
12 Mattox Murray AZ Canyon View 2028 SS 87.4 mph
13 Christian Estrella AZ Arizona College Prep 2028 OF 87.4 mph
14 Max Gamboa AZ Desert Ridge 2028 SS 87.1 mph
15 Chase Waterbury AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 SS 86.0 mph
16 Jacob Gabbel AZ Red Mountain 2028 SS 85.8 mph
17 Jack Lane AZ American Leadership Academy - Queen Creek 2028 RHP 81.6 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 Cooper LeRoy AZ Perry 2028 RHP 396 ft
2 Chase Fillman AZ Millennium 2028 OF 394 ft
3 Conner Hansen AZ Saguaro 2028 OF 389 ft
4 Christian Estrella AZ Arizona College Prep 2028 OF 373 ft
5 Ian Palumbo AZ Brophy Prep 2028 OF 369 ft
6 Chase Waterbury AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 SS 364 ft
7 Jackson Leigh AZ Pinnacle 2028 OF 362 ft
8 Max Gamboa AZ Desert Ridge 2028 SS 360 ft
9 Jacob Gabbel AZ Red Mountain 2028 SS 357 ft
10 Sammy Garcia AZ Hamilton 2028 SS 357 ft
11 Adrian Sisco AZ Perry 2028 C 353 ft
12 McGuire Ryan AZ Perry 2028 2B 350 ft
13 Max Nibarger AZ Perry 2028 OF 347 ft
14 Jameson Mohler AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 C 341 ft
15 Mattox Murray AZ Canyon View 2028 SS 319 ft
16 Jack Lane AZ American Leadership Academy - Queen Creek 2028 RHP 311 ft
17 Troy Tewers AZ Liberty 2028 3B 300 ft

HIGHEST SWEET SPOT%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Troy Tewers AZ Liberty 2028 3B 72 %
^ Jacob Gabbel AZ Red Mountain 2028 SS 72 %
^ Cooper LeRoy AZ Perry 2028 RHP 72 %
2 Chase Waterbury AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 SS 66 %
3 Chase Fillman AZ Millennium 2028 OF 63 %
^ Max Nibarger AZ Perry 2028 OF 63 %
4 Ian Palumbo AZ Brophy Prep 2028 OF 60 %
^ Christian Estrella AZ Arizona College Prep 2028 OF 60 %
5 Jack Lane AZ American Leadership Academy - Queen Creek 2028 RHP 58 %

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 Troy Tewers AZ Liberty 2028 3B 72 %
2 Chase Fillman AZ Millennium 2028 OF 54 %
3 Chase Waterbury AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 SS 50 %
^ Christian Estrella AZ Arizona College Prep 2028 OF 50 %
^ Max Nibarger AZ Perry 2028 OF 50 %
4 Jacob Gabbel AZ Red Mountain 2028 SS 45 %
^ Mattox Murray AZ Canyon View 2028 SS 45 %
5 Cooper LeRoy AZ Perry 2028 RHP 36 %
^ Jameson Mohler AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 C 36 %

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


VALD PERFORMANCE

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd 10-yd 30-yd
1 Ian Palumbo AZ Brophy Prep 2028 OF 6.48 s 1.58 s 3.62 s
2 Jacob Gabbel AZ Red Mountain 2028 SS 6.64 s 1.59 s 3.65 s
3 Mattox Murray AZ Canyon View 2028 SS 6.67 s 1.66 s 3.75 s
4 Jameson Mohler AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 C 6.76 s 1.65 s 3.75 s
^ Christian Estrella AZ Arizona College Prep 2028 OF 6.76 s 1.65 s 3.78 s
5 Conner Hansen AZ Saguaro 2028 OF 6.81 s 1.66 s 3.82 s
6 Max Nibarger AZ Perry 2028 OF 7.05 s 1.71 s 3.93 s
7 Chase Waterbury AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 SS 7.08 s 1.64 s 3.90 s
8 Adrian Sisco AZ Perry 2028 C 7.10 s 1.61 s 3.87 s
^ McGuire Ryan AZ Perry 2028 2B 7.10 s 1.65 s 3.91 s
9 Sammy Garcia AZ Hamilton 2028 SS 7.13 s 1.68 s 3.94 s
10 Max Gamboa AZ Desert Ridge 2028 SS 7.15 s 1.71 s 3.98 s
11 Jack Lane AZ American Leadership Academy - Queen Creek 2028 RHP 7.18 s 1.67 s 3.93 s
12 Jackson Leigh AZ Pinnacle 2028 OF 7.19 s 1.66 s 3.95 s
13 Chase Fillman AZ Millennium 2028 OF 7.28 s 1.69 s 3.98 s
14 Troy Tewers AZ Liberty 2028 3B 7.53 s 1.77 s 4.16 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player’s speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10- and 30-yard splits, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. 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.

TOP RUN SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Run speed (max)
1 Ian Palumbo AZ Brophy Prep 2028 OF 21.6
2 Jacob Gabbel AZ Red Mountain 2028 SS 21.5
3 Mattox Murray AZ Canyon View 2028 SS 21.3
4 Conner Hansen AZ Saguaro 2028 OF 21.0
5 Christian Estrella AZ Arizona College Prep 2028 OF 20.9
6 Jameson Mohler AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 C 20.7
7 Max Nibarger AZ Perry 2028 OF 20.1
8 McGuire Ryan AZ Perry 2028 2B 19.7
^ Max Gamboa AZ Desert Ridge 2028 SS 19.7
9 Chase Waterbury AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 SS 19.6
10 Sammy Garcia AZ Hamilton 2028 SS 19.4
^ Chase Fillman AZ Millennium 2028 OF 19.4
11 Jackson Leigh AZ Pinnacle 2028 OF 19.3
^ Adrian Sisco AZ Perry 2028 C 19.3
12 Jack Lane AZ American Leadership Academy - Queen Creek 2028 RHP 19.2
13 Troy Tewers AZ Liberty 2028 3B 18.5


DEFENSIVE STATS

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Max Gamboa AZ Desert Ridge 2028 SS 86
^ Sammy Garcia AZ Hamilton 2028 SS 86
2 Troy Tewers AZ Liberty 2028 3B 84
3 Chase Waterbury AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 SS 83
4 Mattox Murray AZ Canyon View 2028 SS 82
5 Jacob Gabbel AZ Red Mountain 2028 SS 79

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Christian Estrella AZ Arizona College Prep 2028 OF 95
2 Chase Fillman AZ Millennium 2028 OF 92
3 Ian Palumbo AZ Brophy Prep 2028 OF 91
4 Max Nibarger AZ Perry 2028 OF 90
5 Conner Hansen AZ Saguaro 2028 OF 85
6 McGuire Ryan AZ Perry 2028 2B 84

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Adrian Sisco AZ Perry 2028 C 79
^ Jameson Mohler AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 C 79

TOP CATCHER POP-TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Jameson Mohler AZ Sandra Day O'Connor 2028 C 1.91-2.04
2 Adrian Sisco AZ Perry 2028 C 1.95-2.06


Upcoming Events

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