Phoenix Rising Stars ID: Positional Data Dive
April 10, 2025
This past Saturday, the Prep Baseball Arizona staff hosted it's first of two Rising Stars events with the annual Phoenix Rising Stars ID hosted at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona.
This event featured roughly 22 prospects in the 2029 - 2030 classes and for an introductory showcase that allowed the young athletes to compete in their first showcase with players stricly within their age group. Rising Stars ID's also serve as identifiers for Arizona's Junior Future Games Team that will compete at LakePoint Sports in late July against top players from each U.S. State.
All player ran through a full workout that included batting practice and bullpens captured on our TrackMan, as well as the 60-yard dash (and splits) captured by VALD Performance and positional drills including velocities. Over the next several days we'll be highlighting top performers from the event within our post-event analysis. Stay locked into our social media channels over the next several days as we continue to push out video, leaderboards and more.
Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive articles. Today, we'll conclude our post-event coverage within this Positional Data Dive article as we break down the top TrackMan Hitting and VALD Performance data among positional players at the event.
For complete event results, click here.
To view Arizona's Class of 2025 Commitment Board, click here.
To request an invite to the Class of 2027 Top Prospect Games (June 10), click here.
To register for the Mesa Rising Stars ID (Apr. 26), click here.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
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 contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Distance – This metric measures how far the ball traveled, or would travel if it was not obstructed, measured in feet.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
LINE DRIVE %
SWEET SPOT %
Sweet Spot %: 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.
VALD PERFORMANCE
60-YARD DASH
10-YARD SPLIT
30-YARD SPLIT
PEAK RUNNING SPEED
Upcoming Events
| Showcase | State | Date | Location |
| Mesa Rising Stars ID | AZ | 04/26 | Mountain View High School - Mesa, AZ |
| 2025 ProCase - West | AZ | 06/01 | Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, CA |
| Top Prospect Games: Class of 2027 | AZ | 06/10 | American Family Fields of Phoenix |
| Senior Future Games (Class of 2026) | NATIONAL | 07/22 | LakePoint Sports |
| Future Games (Class of 2027) | NATIONAL | 07/23 | LakePoint Sports |
| Junior Future Games (Class of 2029/30) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |