BC Preseason Invitational: Statistical Analysis
February 18, 2026
On Monday, February 16th, the Prep Baseball British Columbia staff hosted the first annual Preseason Invitational, an Invite-Only event for premiere talent in the 2026-2029 classes, hosted at the LMBA Training Facility in Delta, British Columbia.
The sold-out event featured roughly 55 top prospects in the 2026 - 2029 classes as players were competing for roster spots on Canada/BC's National Team's at events such as the Future Games, Senior Future Games, West Coast Games, West Coast Super Sophomore Games and more.
All players ran through a full workout that included batting practice and bullpens captured on our TrackMan, 30-yard with splits captured by VALD Performance and positional metrics. 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.
Today we'll start our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Statistical Analysis story. Over the next couple of days we’ll be diving deeper into all of the data we collected rolling out even more coverage from the event.
For complete event results, click here.
To view the Class of 2026 Commitment Board, click here.
To register for the Langley Future Games Trials (Mar. 27), click here.
30-YARD DASH
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Harlan Chervatin | BC | Salt Spring | 2026 | OF | 90.1 mph |
| 2 | Hudson Sawatzky | BC | GW Graham | 2027 | RHP | 87.0 mph |
| 3 | Dylan Bird | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2027 | SS | 85.9 mph |
| 4 | Ewan Tusa | BC | Vancouver College | 2026 | 3B | 85.6 mph |
| 5 | Oliver Daley | BC | Claremont Secondary | 2027 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
| 6 | Cole Hudie | BC | Delta Secondary School | 2028 | SS | 84.9 mph |
| 7 | Linden Krause | BC | Yale Secondary School | 2028 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
| 8 | Charlie Pennock | BC | Kwalikum Secondary School | 2027 | RHP | 84.5 mph |
| 9 | Trey Vanderwal | BC | Yale Secondary School | 2027 | RHP | 84.4 mph |
| 10 | Isaac Rusch | BC | St. George’s | 2026 | RHP | 83.4 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2026 | OF | 104.8 mph |
| 2 | Grady Johnson | BC | Sahali Secondary School | 2026 | 3B | 96.8 mph |
| 3 | Alex Tamayo | BC | Kwantlen park secondary | 2028 | OF | 96.4 mph |
| 4 | Ethan Gray | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2028 | RHP | 96.4 mph |
| 5 | Oscar Leah | BC | Langley Secondary School | 2027 | OF | 96.0 mph |
| 6 | Aiden Fujita | BC | Yale Secondary | 2026 | OF | 95.9 mph |
| 7 | Carter Bestebroer | BC | Unity Christian School | 2026 | OF | 95.3 mph |
| 8 | Dylan Bird | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2027 | SS | 95.0 mph |
| 9 | Ewan Tusa | BC | Vancouver College | 2026 | 3B | 93.7 mph |
| 10 | Lucas Wheeler | BC | Earl Marriott Secondary | 2026 | C | 93.6 mph |
DISTANCE (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2026 | OF | 373 ft |
| 2 | Lucas Wheeler | BC | Earl Marriott Secondary | 2026 | C | 371 ft |
| 3 | Cayde Beatty | BC | R.E Mountain Secondary | 2027 | SS | 341 ft |
| 4 | Oscar Leah | BC | Langley Secondary School | 2027 | OF | 338 ft |
| 5 | Carter Bestebroer | BC | Unity Christian School | 2026 | OF | 337 ft |
| 6 | Brady Scott | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2027 | C | 337 ft |
| 7 | Ethan Gray | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2028 | RHP | 331 ft |
| 8 | Zach Gubanov | BC | King David | 2027 | C | 322 ft |
| 9 | Mattias Elsner | BC | Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary School | 2027 | 1B | 318 ft |
| 10 | Aiden Fujita | BC | Yale Secondary | 2026 | OF | 307 ft |
INFIELD VELOCITY
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Ethan Gray | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2028 | RHP | 94 |
| ^ | Carter Bestebroer | BC | Unity Christian School | 2026 | OF | 94 |
| ^ | Oscar Leah | BC | Langley Secondary School | 2027 | OF | 94 |
| 2 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2026 | OF | 91 |
| 3 | Aiden Fujita | BC | Yale Secondary | 2026 | OF | 88 |
| 4 | Harlan Chervatin | BC | Salt Spring | 2026 | OF | 87 |
| 5 | Reece Abbott | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2027 | OF | 85 |
| 6 | Kaleb Gauthier | BC | Yale Secondary School | 2027 | OF | 83 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Brady Scott | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2027 | C | 78 |
| 2 | Mason Shuto | BC | Grandview Heights | 2029 | SS | 74 |
| ^ | Lucas Wheeler | BC | Earl Marriott Secondary | 2026 | C | 74 |
| 3 | Lynden McLachlan | BC | GW Graham | 2028 | C | 73 |
| ^ | Hayden Mangat | BC | Delta Secondary School | 2027 | C | 73 |
CATCHER POP-TIME
RECENT NEWS
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