Inland Empire Freshmen Free: Statistical Analysis

October 28, 2025
By: Gavin Smith
Manager, Content & Operations

On Sunday, October 26th, the Prep Baseball California team hosted the Inland Empire Freshmen Free at Corona HS in Corona, Cal. This was an open event for 2029 prospects, and gave our staff an ample look at the area's top prospects.

Nearly 20 players made their way to Corona 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.

Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.

FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Derek Tavarez	CA	Paloma Valley High	2029	RHP	77.6 mph

FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Derek Tavarez	CA	Paloma Valley High	2029	RHP	2021 rpm

60-YARD DASH

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Bryce Kim	CA	Corona High School	2029	SS	7.27 s
2	Nathan Perez	CA	Etiwanda High	2029	SS	7.36 s
3	Schaefer Motschenbacher	CA	Orange Lutheran	2029	3B	7.45 s
4	Cashis Thayne	CA	West Hills High	2029	SS	7.58 s
5	Ethan Baldwin	CA	Martin Luther King Jr. High	2029	OF	7.64 s

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Rhett Lopez	CA	Centennial High	2029	SS	92.4 mph
2	Schaefer Motschenbacher	CA	Orange Lutheran	2029	3B	88.3 mph
3	Nathan Perez	CA	Etiwanda High	2029	SS	88.1 mph
4	Colt Jaekel	CA	Vista Murrieta	2029	C	87.5 mph
5	Amar'e Hawkins	CA	Martin Luther King Jr. High	2029	OF	85.7 mph

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Nathan Perez	CA	Etiwanda High	2029	SS	84
2	Rhett Lopez	CA	Centennial High	2029	SS	76
3	Cashis Thayne	CA	West Hills High	2029	SS	70

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Amar'e Hawkins	CA	Martin Luther King Jr. High	2029	OF	74
2	Ethan Baldwin	CA	Martin Luther King Jr. High	2029	OF	68
3	Anthony Ontiveros	CA	Chino Hills High	2029	OF	65
^	Seiji Okuno	CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	2029	2B	65

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Colt Jaekel	CA	Vista Murrieta	2029	C	68

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Colt Jaekel	CA	Vista Murrieta	2029	C	2.26-2.40

+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.