Prep Baseball Report

Sacramento Preseason ID: Preview Story


By: Gavin Smith
Manager, Content & Operations

This Sunday, January 11th, the Prep Baseball California team is hosting the Sacramento Preseason ID at McBean Stadium in Lincoln, CA. This is an open event for all high school classes (2026-2029), and gives our staff an ample look at the area's top players.

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. For a look at what you get from the event, click here.

2026 Roster

This year's roster is shaping up nicely:

Ajay Sahi SS / 3B / Livermore High, CA / 2027

From 7/1/25:

Positional Profile: SS/3B Long, projectable frame with quick hands and an opposite-field approach. Athletic defender with fluid actions, barrel control, and present power with room for more
Body: 6-3, 148-pounds. Skinny frame with room for more
Hit: RHH. Hands start high, drops just above shoulder level. Elbow stays bent and vertical. Upright back leg. Stable lowe half Fires hips at baseball with quick hands at bat speed. Natural opposite field approach with barrel control.
Power: 95 mph max exit velocity (87.3 avg.); 327-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 79 mph. Fluid arm action with extension. Ball fades, throws on a line at times.
Defense: Athletic with sound feet. Puts body in good positioning. Active feet. In-sync upper half.
Athletic Testing: 7.49 runner in the 60-yard dash; 20.20-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 67.69 Edge Score. 

Mason Newhouse 1B / RHP / Oak Ridge High, CA / 2027

Newhouse is making his Prep Baseball event debut, and we're excited to get our first look at him this weekend.

Nat Ha SS / 2B / Vista del Lago High, CA / 2028

Ha is making his Prep Baseball event debut, and we're excited to get our first look at him this weekend. 

Rusty Ducharme C / 1B / Del Oro High, CA / 2027

Ducharme is making his Prep Baseball event debut, and we're excited to get our first look at him this weekend.

Dylan Busalacchi SS / 2B / Oak Ridge High, CA / 2026

Benson Billings SS / OF / Rocklin, CA / 2029

From 2/9/25: “Billings recently moved down here from the state of Oregon, so this was his first CA Prep Baseball event. He does a lot of the little things right, you can tell he loves playing the game when he’s out on the field. During his 60, he ran a 7.43 which was the best out of the Rising Stars group that ran. Had a max speed of 18.3 MPH. For being only in 8th grade, Billings showed good actions when at SS, his arm has enough to get balls across the diamond. Very athletic player all around. His vertical tested at 24.3 in which was the highest of the event for his age group. His BP was impressive, showed a lot of pop to the middle of the field followed by a lot of line drives, max EV of 87.1 MPH, avg EV of 78 MPH, and a max distance of 310 FT. FB topped out at 74 MPH, CH was at 69.1 MPH, & the SL was at 65-67 MPH with a spin rate of 1944 RPM.”

Cooper Lunsford SS / 2B / Bear River High, CA / 2027

From 1/26/25: 

Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-9, 167-pounds. Athletic, possesses strength, projectable.
Hit: RHH. Balanced throughout, heavy hand load, short stride. Keeps hands away from body, stays level, hits line drives, barrel possesses whip. 63.3 mph bat speed with 15 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 80.1 mph. 274' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-74 mph.
ATH: 6.93 runner in the 60. 1.63 and 3.83 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 26.80 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 64.73 Edge Score

Donnie Rinkor SS / 3B / Analy, CA / 2026

From 1/26/25:

Positional Profile: SS/3B
Body: 5-8, 185-pounds. Rounded shoulders, strong lower half. Good proportions.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, heavy hand load into longer stride, slightly choked up on bat. Longer path, quick hand speed, possesses some barrel whip. 68.9 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 78.5 mph. 338' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-79 mph. Easy arm, full circle, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Athletic, stays low with a two-hand gather out front.
ATH: 7.37 runner in the 60. 1.68 and 4.01 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 21.40 max vertical.

ITINERARY

Check-In Times:

  • Position Players: 8:30 AM
  • Pitcher Onlys: 11:30 AM-12:00 PM
  • Catchers will stay for both sessions.

MORE EVENT DETAILS

Click here to learn more about our tech partners that have enhanced our players showcase experience. Partners like TrackMan, Vizual Edge, and Blast Motion have helped both our in-event evaluation process, as well the compilation of our post-event scouting reports – and they're also a tool for our players to learn more about their measured and collected data, that can be applied to improve upon their game.


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