Prep Baseball Report

San Diego Preseason All-State: Statistical Analysis


By: Gavin Smith
Manager, Content & Operations

On Sunday, January 11th, the Prep Baseball California team hosted the San Diego Preseason All-State at Maranatha Christian HS in San Diego, Cal. This was an invite-only event for high school classes (2026-2029), and gave our staff an ample look at the area's top prospects.

Nearly 50 players made their way to Maranatha Christian 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 Jack Ellis CA Vista del Lago High 2026 RHP 88.5 mph
2 Jose Ortega CA Calexico High 2026 RHP 87.5 mph
3 Luke Wooten CA Scripps Ranch High 2028 RHP 86.5 mph
4 Brody Brehm CA Rancho Bernardo High 2027 RHP 86.3 mph
5 Robert Bering CA Carlsbad 2027 LHP 86.1 mph
6 Landon Palmer CA Point Loma High 2028 C 86.0 mph
7 Kayden Zimmerman CA St Augustine High School 2028 RHP 84.4 mph
8 Cash Ferinac CA El Modena 2027 RHP 82.9 mph
9 Enzo Busalacchi CA Patrick Henry High School 2028 RHP 82.7 mph
10 Ryan Granados CA Cypress 2026 RHP 82.4 mph

FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Brody Brehm CA Rancho Bernardo High 2027 RHP 2332 rpm
2 Enzo Busalacchi CA Patrick Henry High School 2028 RHP 2191 rpm
3 Itzák Mariscal CA Otay Ranch Senior High 2027 RHP 2181 rpm
4 Kayden Zimmerman CA St Augustine High School 2028 RHP 2170 rpm
5 Jack Ellis CA Vista del Lago High 2026 RHP 2168 rpm

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Joel Vargas CA Eastlake 2028 OF 6.63 s
2 Jonah Boyd CA Ruben S. Ayala High 2028 SS 6.65 s
3 Griffin Fien CA Chaparral High 2027 OF 6.66 s
4 Dane Disney CA Oaks Christian 2028 OF 6.71 s
5 Evan Skelskey CA Corona High School 2028 C 6.74 s
6 Ryan Sheffer CA Oaks Christian 2028 SS 6.77 s
7 Tyce Johnson CA Linfield Christian School 2028 SS 6.79 s
^ Maximus Villalva CA Christian JR/SR High School 2028 SS 6.79 s
8 Tyler Vladic CA Cypress 2027 OF 6.86 s
9 Maxwell Stewart CA Cathedral Catholic 2027 1B 6.94 s
10 Michael Ruiz CA St. Augustine 2026 SS 6.97 s
11 Landon Palmer CA Point Loma High 2028 C 7.02 s
12 Jose Ortega CA Calexico High 2026 RHP 7.03 s
13 Ethan Miller CA Centennial High 2028 SS 7.05 s
14 Owen Howard CA Del Norte High 2028 OF 7.07 s
15 Will Blanton CA Cathedral Catholic San Diego 2027 OF 7.16 s

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Romeo Briones CA Helix 2028 LHP 102.7 mph
2 Maxwell Stewart CA Cathedral Catholic 2027 1B 102.5 mph
3 Jose Ortega CA Calexico High 2026 RHP 102.4 mph
4 Sean Downs CA Rancho Christian School 2026 3B 100.4 mph
5 Tyce Johnson CA Linfield Christian School 2028 SS 99.5 mph
6 Will Blanton CA Cathedral Catholic San Diego 2027 OF 98.8 mph
7 Ethan Miller CA Centennial High 2028 SS 98.7 mph
8 Vince Moore CA Torrey Pines High 2027 C 98.6 mph
9 Evan Skelskey CA Corona High School 2028 C 98.3 mph
10 Joel Vargas CA Eastlake 2028 OF 98.1 mph
11 Dane Disney CA Oaks Christian 2028 OF 97.7 mph
12 Tyler Vladic CA Cypress 2027 OF 97.5 mph
13 Jonathan Sanchez CA Otay Ranch Senior High 2028 OF 97.4 mph
14 Robert Bering CA Carlsbad 2027 LHP 97.3 mph
15 Maximus Villalva CA Christian JR/SR High School 2028 SS 97.2 mph
16 Griffin Fien CA Chaparral High 2027 OF 96.5 mph
17 Ryan Sheffer CA Oaks Christian 2028 SS 96.2 mph
18 Brody Brehm CA Rancho Bernardo High 2027 RHP 96.0 mph
19 Kameron Benavides CA Rancho Bernardo 2026 3B 95.8 mph
20 Jonah Boyd CA Ruben S. Ayala High 2028 SS 95.5 mph

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Trevor Romano CA Torrey Pines High 2027 SS 89
2 Ryan Sheffer CA Oaks Christian 2028 SS 88
3 Tyce Johnson CA Linfield Christian School 2028 SS 87
4 Max Adams CA Carlsbad 2027 SS 86
5 Maxwell Stewart CA Cathedral Catholic 2027 1B 85

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Will Blanton CA Cathedral Catholic San Diego 2027 OF 91
2 Robert Bering CA Carlsbad 2027 LHP 87
^ Tyler Vladic CA Cypress 2027 OF 87
^ Jose Ortega CA Calexico High 2026 RHP 87
3 Maxwell Stewart CA Cathedral Catholic 2027 1B 86
^ Jonathan Sanchez CA Otay Ranch Senior High 2028 OF 86
4 Dane Disney CA Oaks Christian 2028 OF 85
5 Joel Vargas CA Eastlake 2028 OF 83

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Evan Skelskey CA Corona High School 2028 C 83
2 Logan Miller CA Mater Dei 2027 C 77
^ Frederik Sondergaard CA Patrick Henry High School 2027 C 77
3 Lucas Milazzo CA Rancho Bernardo High 2026 C 75
^ Vince Moore CA Torrey Pines High 2027 C 75
^ Wes Gomes CA Murrieta Valley High 2027 C 75
4 Landon Palmer CA Point Loma High 2028 C 74
5 Owen Howard CA Del Norte High 2028 OF 72

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Evan Skelskey CA Corona High School 2028 C 1.89-2.06
2 Logan Miller CA Mater Dei 2027 C 1.97-2.12
3 Nicholas J Sanchez CA St. Augustine High School 2027 C 2.00-2.10
4 Vince Moore CA Torrey Pines High 2027 C 2.01-2.10
5 Wes Gomes CA Murrieta Valley High 2027 C 2.01-2.14

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

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