2026 Top-10 Uncommitted: MIF

1. Noah Everly SS / RHP / St. John Bosco High School, CA / 2026

From 2/26/25: “One of the better uncommitted players in SoCal, Everly has a presence about him on the field and in the box that immediately catches your attention. After watching Everly for the last couple of years, the first thing that immediately stood out was his improved discipline in the box. Whereas before he would aggressively try to do damage oftentimes at his own detriment, he’s far more selective now and sticking to his gap-to-gap approach resulting in far more quality at-bats even when he doesn’t collect a hit. There’s obvious power both in the frame and the swing, and he appears to be getting to it much easier now with the new approach. Spoiled several pitches during his multiple at-bats, one of them resulting in an RBI hit to RCF. Also drew a walk where he saw nine pitches. Strong first game for Everly.” 

2. Wylan Rottschafer SS / RHP / Costa Mesa High, CA / 2026

From 10/3/25: “Rottschafer was the top ranked player from California to compete in the West Coast Games and the OC based INF product showed why he is one of the top uncommitted players left on the board. Rottschafer showed off improved athleticism to his profile giving even further evidence to his potential to stick up the middle long term by running a 6.84 60 yard sprint with 1.62 10 yard and 3.79 30 yard splits while reaching a 20.1 MPH max run speed. That upward trending athleticism carried over into his defensive workout where his actions stood out from the 70ish infielders in attendance with natural rhythm to his footwork, smooth consistent hands/transfer, easy comfort throwing from all angles showing accuracy from a low 80's INF arm velocity. The defensive profile for Rottschafer is enticing alone, but he showed off his strong offensive ability during his round of batting practice. Rottschafer had recently been at the California State Games where he had a strong showing, but came back at West Coast Games to post personal bests with improved bat speed now up to 74.6 MPH, producing 15 Gs of rotational acceleration in his swing. The swing for Rottschafer is geared to use the middle of the field for hard contact which he did throughout his round posting a max exit velocity at 96.5 MPH which was amongst the upper half of top EVs for the day across all players in attendance. For good measure Rottschafer had a solid 84 MPH average EV while putting up hard line drives at 318' to the gaps. Wylan showed a well rounded profile as a player who can stick on the dirt long term with impact potential defense while adding an offensive profile the can profile to add strong depth to a lineup at the next level.” 

3. Justin Lopez 2B / SS / Villa Park, CA / 2026

From 5/31/25: “Lopez is eyeing a return trip to Georgia after being a standout on the 2023 Team California squad at the Future Games. The RH hitting middle of the diamond defender out of the Trinity League power Orange Lutheran made an impressive case with his performance throughout the day at Pepperdine. Checking in at 5'7 157.2 lbs and going on to run a 7.04 60 with with 1.69 10 yard and 3.92 30 yard splits including a 19.6 MPH top end run speed and 24.7" vertical jump. Lopez may not be big in stature, but his bat plays loud with an impressive 99.7 MPH max exit velocity, 94.1 MPH average exit velocity, 83% hard hit and sweet spot rates from a line drive swing which wore out the middle of the diamond with loud hard contact all throughout his batting practice session. Much like his batted ball data on Trackman the swing metrics for Lopez ranked amongst the top performers across all the categories measured and the combination of hard contact with a high level swing helped Lopez produce high quality at bats and contact all throughout his in game live at bats. The defensive actions for Lopez are sound with good feet, smooth hands, athletic actions and a solidly accurate arm. Plus, making a tremendous shoestring catch in shallow RCF while playing RF during the sim game.”

4. Brock Johnson SS / OF / Stockdale, CA / 2026

From 2/27/22: 

Positional Profile: INF/OF/OF
Physical: 6-2, 175-pounds; Large frame with some lean athleticism. 7.01 runner in the 60.
Offensively: RHH. Even setup, with feet just outside his shoulders; has a pre-pitch bat waggle. Short take back with the hands with a toe-tap for timing. Stays behind the ball while showing an aggressive lower half. Showed a direct swing path with level finish. More line drives than flyballs and groundballs with a peak exit velocity of 95 MPH via Trackman. Consistent hard contact. Strong hands. Advanced bat speed for his age. Steeper bat path. Middle of the field approach throughout his round.
Defensively:  INF - 74 MPH. OF - 84 MPH. Relaxed defensive actions in the INF with present understanding of fundamentals with his feet and glove. More aggressive approach in the OF. Gets around and works through the ball well. Clean funnel up to the belt flashing a quick exchange. Arm works from the 3/4 slot. Arm played in the OF showing strength and life to the bag.
Pitching: Uses a center rubber setup working primarily from the stretch. Belt high leg drive with shoulders outside the hips. Has a short stride landing inline with the plate. Moderate arm swing while showing effortless and fluid actions with armspeed late; high 3/4 slot. Square to the plate and lands soft at finish. FB: Peak velo of 77 MPH, while sitting 76-77 MPH; plays up in the zone with above average VB (21 inch).  SL: 65-69 MPH; short action. CH: 65-69 MPH; sinks.

5. Brody Kaylor SS / RHP / Buena High, CA / 2026

From 3/20/25: “Kaylor jumped out quickly to me in the first look at him back in November of 2024 and now in my third look at him he continues to convince me of the quality of that first look, but also adds more intrigue with each viewing. During INF/OF I made a point to get up the line and watch his throws from SS to see the ball flight from what projects as a solid arm (up to 89 MPH on the mound) and he showed low carry out of the hand with a true ball flight (no fade into the ground, tail to arm side or cut to glove side) with feel to throw from different slots. Then during the game the 6’2” Kaylor showed his athleticism and comfort playing downhill to both his glove side and throwing hand side which is necessary for any player to stick at SS. Three times he went to the throwing hand side downhill on medium pace grounders and fielded them cleanly with a quick transfer and ability to redirect his body with his feet to uncork an accurate throw with carry for outs. The throwing hand side play is a vital one for a HS SS to project to potentially stay there at the college level and Kaylor is convincing me he has this type of profile. His day wasn’t loud at the dish showing some rawness against lower velocity from a LHP early in the game, but did make a quality adjustment in his final trip against firmer velocity from a RHP to uncork on a foul HR to LF and then stung a drive to straight-away CF which would have gone for extra bases, but was run down by the Bonnie CF. All in all even without a loud results day from Kaylor I left the park feeling his profile continues to tick up.”

6. Miles Herbert SS / 2B / San Marcos Senior High, CA / 2026

From 10/11/25: “Herbert made the 2+ hour drive from the Central Coast of California out to the High Desert to be apart of the event. Athletically built at 5'11 161.8 lbs. Herbert boasts a strong set off tools across the board that all showed up during the workout. He opened the day showing off sound present running ability to clock at 7.0 60 yard time (which translates into game action), athletic actions moving around at SS showing natural confidence to play downhill with one hand, feel to throw on the run and the ability to stick his foot in the ground while throwing accurately with a 84 MPH INF arm. At the plate his swing has intent in the operation showing strong present Blast Motion metrics with 22.8 MPH of hand speed (third in event), 77.4 MPH bat speed (tops in the event) and 22.4 Gs of rotational acceleration in the turn (fourth in the event). The path for Herbert works uphill looking to drive the ball in the air to the middle of the field and with his present bat speed, ability to rotate and strong barrel feel he produces some intriguing present contact metrics on Trackman. Herbert tied for second with a 99.7 MPH max exit velocity and 369' max distance while averaging 90 MPH on his EVs throughout his rounds. With the uphill path he can top the ball at times with top spin, but when he connects through the bottom half the ball jumps and as he continues to develop his consistency for that contact point there is intriguing impact in the offensive profile During the game play portion of the event Herbert showed off his feel for defense taking charge moving around the INF to defend at a strong level at multiple spots, but looks to be a long term strong SS profile defender. At the dish he used his athleticism/burst to beat out a pair of INF hits including one where he posted a top level 4.14 seconds home to 1B time.”

7. Eric Hernandez SS / 2B / Ruben S. Ayala, CA / 2026

8. Isaias Tirado SS / 2B / SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL, CA / 2026

9. Danny Pina SS / 3B / Simi Valley High, CA / 2026

From 4/2/25: “Pina continues to impress me with what he can do at the plate versus all different types of pitching. He showed the feel to handle velocity during the fall and at the 2025 Central California Preseason All State event, but on a day where he faced a heavy diet of spin his ability to track and adjust his swing to get the barrel on spin was intriguing. Pina picked up a trio of hits, two coming on spin, while the third was on a FB after battling off multiple breaking balls in a 2K count to get a hittable FB. It’s opposite field gap to pull line offensive profile with more of a bat to ball/leverage based bat path which plays presently to average with doubles power. But, with some polish to his frame and slight tweaks to the bat path (especially with the lower hand set) I do see future HR power to the pull side of the field for Pina. Adding power to his offensive profile would tick up his overall profile as he plays solid defense at SS, but there is polish he will need to add to his footwork/arm strength to stay there long term. If a move off SS is necessary for him in the future his bat will provide a solid profile at 2B/3B, but if he can add that tick of power in the future it would up his profile to a strong one with impact potential at either spot.” 

10. Cody Gallegos SS / SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL, CA / 2026

From 1/27/25: “While I'm super high on the rising '28 Theo Swafford his time at SS is going to have to wait likely until the well-rounded Gallegos departs from the Sierra Canyon program because what the wiry athletic RHH provides on the defensive side of the game is potentially impactful at a premium spot on the dirt. Gallegos is a 2-year varsity starter at SS (the first coming at Buena HS before transferring into Sierra Canyon for his Soph. season) and has been consistently a solid defender, but as has continued to mature athletically his actions have gone from being sound/consistent into athletic/dynamic with range both laterally/downhill, rhythm in his feet, softness in his hands, the confidence to play fast with 1 hand and the awareness to play under control with 2 hands based on the ball hit at him. As well, the arm has continued to develop for Gallegos who when I saw him as a Fr./Soph. played as fringey, but now looks solid to potentially strong for the spot with accuracy and carry, plus I got to see him go backhand in the hole and throw a strike into the 1Bs chest with minimal arc in the ball flight shape across the diamond. He is clean and quick with his transfer and makes routine plays look effortless and difficult plays look graceful (also went up the middle with range and came downhill on a soft chopper with ease). The glove has always been the carrying tool for me with Gallegos and at a premium spot like SS college programs are going to be willing to trade off some offense, but that side of the game has ticked up for me as Gallegos has matured making him more well-rounded than solely glove first. It's a looser compact RH swing which shows improved bat speed with more leverage in the path that is helping him get more line drive carry into the OF than GB through the INF that I had seen in the past. Gallegos has shown pull side impact (X video of him homering), but will profile best as a line to line hard contact bat who has leverage through the middle for XBH's which he showed by stinging a LD into the CF's chest and elevating a ball over the drawn in INF for an RBI single and also showed feel for the small game by collecting a BH bunt. He looks to be a solid runner (I did not get run times on him, but he flashed burst with good actions underway as a runner). Full of high level experience on the high school/travel ball scene, a continually developing overall profile and two more years to showcase his ability in one of the best high school leagues in the state/country Gallegos is one college programs need to have on their board and paying attention to what he could do for their program should he be the right fit for them.”