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2026 Future Games Tryout: Malibu - Statistical Analysis


Steven Hardesty
Assistant Director

   

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MALIBU, CALIF. - This past Saturday, May 30th, the Prep Baseball California team hosted the Malibu Future Games Tryout at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Cal. This was an invite-only event for 2028 graduates and provided our staff with an extensive look at the area's top players.

Nearly 50 players made their way to Malibu and participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball California staff. For a closer look at the showcase details and the technologies we'll have on-site to assist our in-person evaluation for all in attendance, click here

To start the day, all position players in attendance were electronically measured for height, weighed in, and recorded grip strength readings while taking their Vizual Edge testing. From there, they ran a 60-yard sprint with all split times being gathered using VALD Technologies' laser timing system. Upon completion of the athletic and body testing portion of the day, the players went into offensive evaluations with multiple rounds of batting practice, where Trackman Technologies and Blast Motion swing trackers were in use to gather batted ball and swing data on players in attendance. Which was then followed by defensive evaluations at their primary and secondary position (OF, C, SS, 1B) with arm strength being measured via a Stalker Radar gun and skill evaluations by our staff on hand. Once the batting practice portion of the event was completed, we shifted into a twelve-inning simulated game with pitchers facing five hitters per inning. During the simulated game portion of the day, Trackman Technologies were in use to gather all pitch data for the arms throwing during the simulated game.

Today, we will be looking at some of the top statistical performers from the event, found below. For all of the event information, please click here.

FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Jayden Singer CA Calabasas High 2028 RHP 91.9 mph
2 christian reis CA Palos Verdes 2028 RHP 90.5 mph
3 Avery Pleeter CA Crespi Carmelite 2028 RHP 89.9 mph
4 Orion Gonzalez CA Castaic High 2028 2B 89.5 mph
5 Cash Wiltgen CA Calabasas High 2028 RHP 88.1 mph
6 Carson Caras CA Harvard-Westlake 2027 RHP 87.9 mph
7 Caden Nunez CA Frontier High 2028 RHP 87.6 mph
8 Hudson Pannuzzo CA Palos Verdes 2028 LHP 87.5 mph
9 Alex Noble CA Notre Dame 2028 3B 87.3 mph
10 Colton Dunwoody CA Royal 2028 RHP 87.2 mph

FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 christian reis CA Palos Verdes 2028 RHP 2569 rpm
2 Jason Taylor CA Notre Dame High School 2028 OF 2437 rpm
3 Carson Caras CA Harvard-Westlake 2027 RHP 2410 rpm
4 CJ Gamradt CA Harvard-Westlake 2028 LHP 2294 rpm
5 Colton Dunwoody CA Royal 2028 RHP 2267 rpm
6 Archer Moller CA Ojai Valley School 2028 RHP 2254 rpm
7 Alex Noble CA Notre Dame 2028 3B 2220 rpm
8 Cash Wiltgen CA Calabasas High 2028 RHP 2196 rpm
9 Ayden Francisco CA Frontier High 2028 1B 2171 rpm
10 Hudson Pannuzzo CA Palos Verdes 2028 LHP 2163 rpm

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Ryan Nestor CA Harvard-Westlake 2028 OF 6.62 s
2 Mason Smith CA Palm Desert 2028 OF 6.76 s
3 Aiden Mitteldorf CA Chaminade College Preparatory 2028 SS 6.88 s
4 Kole (KJ) Henrich CA Oaks Christian 2028 C 6.93 s
5 Leonardo Knapp-Schwarzenegger CA Loyola 2028 C 6.94 s
6 Sebastien Grove CA Notre Dame 2027 SS 6.96 s
7 Jason Taylor CA Notre Dame High School 2028 OF 7.00 s
8 Carson Caras CA Harvard-Westlake 2027 RHP 7.05 s
9 Leo Barrial CA Chaminade College Preparatory 2028 2B 7.07 s
^ William Lynch CA Harvard-Westlake 2028 OF 7.07 s
10 Michael Mayor CA Mater Dei 2028 OF 7.09 s

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Kole (KJ) Henrich CA Oaks Christian 2028 C 105.9 mph
2 Zachary Estrada CA St John Bosco 2028 1B 103.8 mph
3 Holden Backus CA Westlake High 2028 C 102.9 mph
4 Ayden Francisco CA Frontier High 2028 1B 101.8 mph
5 Pierce OBrien CA Bishop Montgomery High 2028 1B 101.6 mph
6 Orion Gonzalez CA Castaic High 2028 2B 101.3 mph
7 Carson Caras CA Harvard-Westlake 2027 RHP 99.6 mph
8 Colton Dunwoody CA Royal 2028 RHP 99.0 mph
9 Alex Noble CA Notre Dame 2028 3B 98.7 mph
10 Julian Suarez CA Woodcrest Christian School System 2028 C 97.9 mph

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Eric Tani CA Harvard-Westlake 2027 SS 87
2 Aiden Mitteldorf CA Chaminade College Preparatory 2028 SS 85
^ Alex Noble CA Notre Dame 2028 3B 85
3 Cole Perkins Tift CA Oakwood School 2028 OF 84
^ Orion Gonzalez CA Castaic High 2028 2B 84
4 Warren Wulfemeyer CA Santa Margarita Catholic High School 2028 SS 82
5 Ayden Francisco CA Frontier High 2028 1B 81
^ Sebastien Grove CA Notre Dame 2027 SS 81

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Mason Ritchey CA Garces Memorial High School 2028 RHP 92
^ Jason Taylor CA Notre Dame High School 2028 OF 92
2 Mason Smith CA Palm Desert 2028 OF 91
3 Jake Ange CA Thousand Oaks High 2027 OF 88
4 JD Moreno CA Redwood High 2028 LHP 87
^ Ryan Nestor CA Harvard-Westlake 2028 OF 87
5 William Lynch CA Harvard-Westlake 2028 OF 86

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Holden Backus CA Westlake High 2028 C 81
2 Leonardo Knapp-Schwarzenegger CA Loyola 2028 C 77
3 Julian Suarez CA Woodcrest Christian School System 2028 C 76
4 Griffin Arnold CA Santa Barbara High School 2028 C 75
^ Remy Lappalainen CA Chaminade College Preparatory 2028 C 75
^ Adam Allett CA Palm Desert High 2028 C 75
5 Tay Fink CA Calabasas High 2028 C 74

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Holden Backus CA Westlake High 2028 C 1.92-1.98
2 Julian Suarez CA Woodcrest Christian School System 2028 C 1.95-2.04
3 Tay Fink CA Calabasas High 2028 C 1.97-2.05
4 Adam Allett CA Palm Desert High 2028 C 1.99-2.05
5 Griffin Arnold CA Santa Barbara High School 2028 C 2.05-2.10

For all of the event information, please click here.

for a look at the complete statistics from the event.

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