British Columbia Fall Invite: Positional Data Dive
September 28, 2025
On Wednesday, September 24th, the Prep Baseball British Columbia staff hosted the British Columbia Fall Invite hosted at McLeod Athletic Park, home of the Langley Blaze, in Langley, British Columbia.
The event featured roughly 31 players within BC's 2026 - 2029 classes and the event allowed players within the province to update their profiles one final time before the baseball season comes to a close.
All players ran through a full workout that included batting practice and bullpens captured on our TrackMan, as well 60-yard times with 10-yard and 30-yard splits via VALD Performance. 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 will continue our post-event coverage within this Hitting Data Dive article as we bring you the top Trackman Hitting data collected during batting practice on Wednesday.
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TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Benjamin van den Hoven | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 95.3 mph |
2 | Dawson Clift | BC | North Surrey Secondary School | 2026 | SS | 89.7 mph |
3 | Reece Abbott | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2027 | OF | 87.1 mph |
4 | Cameron Juhasz | BC | Garabaldi Secondary | 2026 | OF | 86.2 mph |
5 | Christian Pighin | BC | RE Mountain | 2026 | OF | 86.1 mph |
6 | Phoenix Portras | BC | Norkam Secondary School | 2026 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
7 | Chance Miller | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary | 2027 | OF | 84.7 mph |
8 | Lane German | BC | Sullivan Heights | 2027 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
9 | Benjamin Dartnell | BC | Magee Secondary Vancouver BC | 2027 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
10 | Sam Dowle | BC | - Not Listed - | 2028 | SS | 84.4 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Benjamin van den Hoven | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 85.7 mph |
2 | Marcus De Groot | BC | Westview High School, Maple Ridge | 2026 | C | 78.0 mph |
3 | Reece Abbott | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2027 | OF | 77.8 mph |
4 | Cameron Juhasz | BC | Garabaldi Secondary | 2026 | OF | 77.1 mph |
5 | Lane German | BC | Sullivan Heights | 2027 | RHP | 76.7 mph |
6 | Dawson Clift | BC | North Surrey Secondary School | 2026 | SS | 76.5 mph |
7 | Isaac Lima | BC | Seycove Secondary | 2028 | SS | 76.4 mph |
8 | Christian Pighin | BC | RE Mountain | 2026 | OF | 76.2 mph |
9 | Chance Miller | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary | 2027 | OF | 76.1 mph |
10 | Phoenix Portras | BC | Norkam Secondary School | 2026 | RHP | 75.4 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 contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Benjamin van den Hoven | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 357 ft |
2 | Dawson Clift | BC | North Surrey Secondary School | 2026 | SS | 328 ft |
3 | Chance Miller | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary | 2027 | OF | 317 ft |
4 | Reece Abbott | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2027 | OF | 311 ft |
5 | Cameron Juhasz | BC | Garabaldi Secondary | 2026 | OF | 308 ft |
6 | Connor Fischer | BC | Delta Secondary | 2026 | C | 305 ft |
7 | Lane German | BC | Sullivan Heights | 2027 | RHP | 302 ft |
8 | Christian Pighin | BC | RE Mountain | 2026 | OF | 291 ft |
9 | Sam Dowle | BC | - Not Listed - | 2028 | SS | 290 ft |
10 | Isaac Lima | BC | Seycove Secondary | 2028 | SS | 290 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Benjamin van den Hoven | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 257 ft |
2 | Christian Pighin | BC | RE Mountain | 2026 | OF | 233 ft |
3 | Dawson Clift | BC | North Surrey Secondary School | 2026 | SS | 233 ft |
4 | Lane German | BC | Sullivan Heights | 2027 | RHP | 223 ft |
5 | Connor Fischer | BC | Delta Secondary | 2026 | C | 223 ft |
6 | Jaxon Van Der Hijde | BC | McMath Secondary | 2028 | OF | 204 ft |
7 | Marcus De Groot | BC | Westview High School, Maple Ridge | 2026 | C | 197 ft |
8 | Sam Dowle | BC | - Not Listed - | 2028 | SS | 193 ft |
9 | Benjamin Dartnell | BC | Magee Secondary Vancouver BC | 2027 | RHP | 188 ft |
10 | Lucas Brett | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2028 | 2B | 186 ft |
LINE DRIVE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
1 | Lucas Brett | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2028 | 2B | 54 % |
2 | Lane German | BC | Sullivan Heights | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Isaac Lima | BC | Seycove Secondary | 2028 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Benjamin Dartnell | BC | Magee Secondary Vancouver BC | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
3 | Austin Zhang | BC | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary | 2028 | OF | 46 % |
4 | Gaby Nakada | BC | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary | 2028 | RHP | 44 % |
5 | Callum Cowan | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2028 | 3B | 42 % |
6 | Santiago Acosta | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2029 | LHP | 40 % |
^ | Jaxon Van Der Hijde | BC | McMath Secondary | 2028 | OF | 40 % |
SWEET SPOT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Lucas Brett | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2028 | 2B | 81 % |
2 | Benjamin Dartnell | BC | Magee Secondary Vancouver BC | 2027 | RHP | 71 % |
3 | Lane German | BC | Sullivan Heights | 2027 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Marcus De Groot | BC | Westview High School, Maple Ridge | 2026 | C | 66 % |
4 | Austin Zhang | BC | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary | 2028 | OF | 61 % |
5 | Callum Memmott | BC | Richmond Christian school | 2027 | OF | 60 % |
6 | Isaac Lima | BC | Seycove Secondary | 2028 | SS | 58 % |
7 | Callum Cowan | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2028 | 3B | 57 % |
8 | Santiago Acosta | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2029 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Jaxon Van Der Hijde | BC | McMath Secondary | 2028 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Phoenix Portras | BC | Norkam Secondary School | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
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.
VALD PERFORMANCE
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Christian Pighin | BC | RE Mountain | 2026 | OF | 6.73 s |
2 | Reece Abbott | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2027 | OF | 7.03 s |
3 | Lane German | BC | Sullivan Heights | 2027 | RHP | 7.06 s |
4 | Dawson Clift | BC | North Surrey Secondary School | 2026 | SS | 7.16 s |
5 | Phoenix Portras | BC | Norkam Secondary School | 2026 | RHP | 7.21 s |
^ | Sam Dowle | BC | - Not Listed - | 2028 | SS | 7.21 s |
6 | Benjamin van den Hoven | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 7.27 s |
7 | Chance Miller | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary | 2027 | OF | 7.32 s |
8 | Gaby Nakada | BC | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary | 2028 | RHP | 7.35 s |
9 | Isaac Lima | BC | Seycove Secondary | 2028 | SS | 7.42 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Christian Pighin | BC | RE Mountain | 2026 | OF | 1.63 s |
2 | Reece Abbott | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2027 | OF | 1.68 s |
3 | Sam Dowle | BC | - Not Listed - | 2028 | SS | 1.70 s |
4 | Austin Zhang | BC | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary | 2028 | OF | 1.71 s |
^ | Lane German | BC | Sullivan Heights | 2027 | RHP | 1.71 s |
5 | Dawson Clift | BC | North Surrey Secondary School | 2026 | SS | 1.72 s |
6 | Isaac Lima | BC | Seycove Secondary | 2028 | SS | 1.73 s |
7 | Chance Miller | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary | 2027 | OF | 1.74 s |
8 | Marcus De Groot | BC | Westview High School, Maple Ridge | 2026 | C | 1.75 s |
9 | Phoenix Portras | BC | Norkam Secondary School | 2026 | RHP | 1.77 s |
^ | Benjamin van den Hoven | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 1.77 s |
^ | Gaby Nakada | BC | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary | 2028 | RHP | 1.77 s |
30-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
1 | Christian Pighin | BC | RE Mountain | 2026 | OF | 3.81 s |
2 | Reece Abbott | BC | Homeschool (BC) | 2027 | OF | 3.91 s |
3 | Lane German | BC | Sullivan Heights | 2027 | RHP | 3.92 s |
4 | Sam Dowle | BC | - Not Listed - | 2028 | SS | 4.02 s |
^ | Dawson Clift | BC | North Surrey Secondary School | 2026 | SS | 4.02 s |
5 | Benjamin van den Hoven | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 4.04 s |
6 | Chance Miller | BC | Maple Ridge Secondary | 2027 | OF | 4.06 s |
^ | Isaac Lima | BC | Seycove Secondary | 2028 | SS | 4.06 s |
7 | Phoenix Portras | BC | Norkam Secondary School | 2026 | RHP | 4.07 s |
8 | Gaby Nakada | BC | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary | 2028 | RHP | 4.09 s |