West Coast Super Sophomore Games: Workout Warriors Quick hits

Tyce Johnson SS / Linfield Christian School, CA / 2028

Johnson entered the event well regarded for his tools and big league bloodlines (dad is former MLB OF Reed Johnson), but the LH hitting SS out of the Inland Empire made a name for himself with his workout performance. An athlete with plenty of present strength for a rising Soph. who has room to keep adding as he matures the metrics he put up across the board were impressive. During the defensive workout his clean actions on the INF dirt showed well while popping the mitt accurately on his throws at 80 MPH looking plenty comfortable to stick on the INF long term. Johnson clocked a 7.01 60 yard time with strong present burst (1.67 10 yard split) and 19.9 MPH run speed which were amongst the top times/metrics for any California player in attendance. Once he took his place in the LH batters box for his batting practice session Johnson was likely already solidly on this list, but he took it to another level during batting practice. His natural strength and athleticism show up in a somewhat unorthodox operation that produced max exit velocities up to 100.5 MPH while averaging 95.1 MPH including a 90% hard hit rate during BP. The underlying data on Johnson's swing was impressive on Blast Motion with 23.9 MPH hand speeds, 74.2 MPH bat speeds and rotational acceleration up to 16.4 Gs. The overall combination of what Johnson did during the workout day comfortably puts him amongst the Top 10 from the day.

Jacob Quintero SS / 3B / Ridgeview High, CA / 2028

In what was a breakout performance for the Bakersfield based product Quintero used the showcase workout to announce his presence before shining throughout the gameplay portion. The shortstops defensive workout was one of the most impressive of the day with clean, smooth actions that have a natural grace to them while putting 85 MPH INF velocity throws right on the 1Bs chest from all different angles/arm slots. A loose mover all over he clocked a present 7.3 range 60 time which will improve as he adds strength to his lengthy 6' 147 lbs. frame that has grace in everything he does on the baseball field. His batting practice was impressive for the simplicity and consistency of his operation while producing intriguing present metrics. The RH hitter has a smooth swing with present hand speed and bat speed (21.4 MPH hand speed and 70.1 MPH bat speed) while a natural feel for being on time with his barrel at contact. Quintero posted a max exit velocity up to 95.6 MPH while averaging 90.1 MPH throughout his round with a 67% hard hit rate and a 349' max distance. The well rounded profile for Quintero is intriguing not just for its present performance during the workout, but even more so for the upside it presents as he fills his frame out with strength. 

‘28 SS Jacob Quintero (CA) with one of the better all around days including some slick work on the dirt.

Wiry-athletic 6’1” frame has plenty of room to add but already provided for some firm g2g strength.

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— Shooter Hunt (@ShooterHunt) September 26, 2025

Walter Unruh OF / Kingsburg High, CA / 2028

Unruh had made some noise during his time at the 2025 California State Games, but placing the rising Central Valley based Soph. at an event filled with his own grad class he quickly stood out. Unruh measured in at 6'2 177.9 lbs. presently looking not only presently well developed, but boasting a frame which is going to add more strength in the future. While the potential for physicality in his profile is interesting it's the athleticism Walter combines with it that stood out including clocking a 6.74 60 yard time (The best of all California players in attendance) while adding 1.59 10 yard and 3.72 30 yard splits with a 20.3 MPH max run speed that have long term CF profile defender at the top of Unruh's defensive profile. For good measure he showed off an impressive 87 MPH present OF arm that gives him a RF backup option should he have to move out of CF at sometime in his career. As good as what Unruh did during the defensive/athletic portion of the event his offensive performance may even have been a tick better. Taking aggressive RH hacks at the dish he posted 22.9 MPH hand speeds, 72.9 MPH bat speed with 11.6 Gs of rotational acceleration on Blast Motion. The athleticism/strength in his swing combined with the feel for timing/approach he shows during batting practice produced some loud metrics for Walter. He peaked at 97.2 MPH on his exit velocity (Top 10 for players from California) while crushing a 375' max distance drive to the pullside of the field with 56% hard hit and 67% sweet spot rates.

Kole (KJ) Henrich C / OF / Oaks Christian, CA / 2028

With a trio of Oaks Christian based Soph. in attendance that stood out during the workout portion of the day the least heralded of the group may have put on the best performance of the three. Henrich is a standout soccer player on top of his rising profile on the baseball diamond and his athleticism showed up during the defensive/athletic workout. KJ posted 6.86 60 yard sprint time (good for second best amongst the California players in attendance) with 1.66 10 yard and 3.85 30 yard splits to go with a 20.3 MPH max run speed. While his primary spot at present is catcher the athletic ability for Henrich would play well in any of the three OF spots. His defensive workout was intriguing showing off present arm strength with strong mechanics behind the dish including a pop time as low at 1.99 seconds and then an 81 MPH arm velocity from the OF. No matter where Henrich winds up defensively what he did during the batting practice portion of the day (which carried into gameplay) showed his bat is going to profile to the middle of an order with impact. Henrich posted the second highest max exit velocity at 100.6 MPH while averaging 92.4 MPH throughout his round with an intriguing 72% hard hit rate from a swing with an uphill path geared for line to line hard contact in the air. 

‘28 C KJ Henrich (CA) looking the part throughout BP with some 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣mph exits.

Physical athlete with 6’ 175 frame to dream on.

Ball jumped off bat working g2g with loud outputs.

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— Shooter Hunt (@ShooterHunt) September 26, 2025

Ryan Sheffer SS / 2B / Oaks Christian, CA / 2028

Sheffer was the top ranked player in attendance and amongst the trio of Oaks Christian products to make their way up to Oregon. The athletic profile defender who projects to be an impact defender at the premium SS position was outstanding per usual during the INF/athletic poriton of the workout. He ran a 6.9 60 yard time with 1.66 10 yard and 3.81 30 yard splits while reaching 19.9 MPH for his max run speed (all personal bests and showcasing his upward trending athletic ability). From there he was eye-popping during defensive with the athleticism he displays moving around the dirt to all angles, the smooth quickness to his hands and the accuracy to his 85 MPH INF arm that lands the ball in the center of the 1Bs body consistently. Moving over to the offensive side he showcased the upward trend to his offensive profile that has him looking like a top of the order long term profile hitter with 23.1 MPH hand speed and 71.3 MPH bat speed. Sheffer shows a strong present feel for his barrel with impact posting 92.6 MPH max exit velocities with 38% hard hit rates from a still developing 5'11 154.5 lbs. frame with 330 max distance that is only going to keep going up as the frame fills out. Sheffer made a loud statement to support why he is amongst the Top 10 players in California for the 2028 class with his showing during the workout.

‘28 SS Ryan Sheffer (CA) with a crisp, mature round while still providing a hint at some power upside.

6.6-runner with obvious athleticism. Fluid load with innate barrel accuracy. Flat path with some present strength. M2C.

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— Shooter Hunt (@ShooterHunt) September 26, 2025

Zach Uhler OF / 2B / Granite Bay High, CA / 2028

Uhler made the shorter trip up to Oregon from the Northern California region and the RH hitting OF made his presence felt quickly during the workout. Standing at 5'8 175.5 lbs. presently the compact, but strong profile for Uhler boasts some intriguing present offensive tools including loud raw power with the top max exit velocity of any California player in attendance reaching 101.7 MPH during batting practice. For good measure Uhler averaged 95.6 MPH during batting practice with a 91% hard hit rate looking the part of an impact RH hitter with a 385' max distance, 82% sweet spot rate putting the icing on the cake of his batted ball data. Uhler gets to his power with an aggressive/explosive swing that generates presently 79.9 MPH bat speeds, 20.6 Gs of rotational acceleration and 22.6 MPH hand speeds. While his offensive profile may front what Uhler does presently on a baseball field don't discout the defensive ability and athleticism for the NorCal product. Uhler clocked a 7.36 60 yard dash and 81 MPH OF velocity both solid tools for him presently and will undoubtedly trend up as he continues to mature.

Quinn Melton C / 1B / San Marcos High, CA / 2028

Melton was another of the top ranked players in attendance from California and the impact profile LH hitter lived up to the hype of his profile during the workout. Quinn checked in with a strongly built frame that stands 5'11 and weighs 201.5 lbs. presently with room to keep adding as he matures. That strength in his frame shows up in the loud, hard contact he makes from the LH side (even his misses are loud off the bat) going up to 100.4 MPH on his max exit velocity with impressive distance to the contact he can generate (393' max distance was best of any player in attedance). Quinn literally stopped our staff working at other stations to turn around and watch him hit with the sound his contact was producing during batting practice. Melton produces impressive torque in his turn reaching 25.2 Gs while averaging 70 MPH of bat speed on all swings with 20.5 MPH hand speeds. While his offensive performance was well known coming into the event Melton has continued to improve as a defender behind the dish including reaching a new personal best of 1.99 seconds on his pop times with a 71 MPH catcher velocity. 

‘28 C/OF Quinn Melton
San Marcos HS

Displayed some of the most explosive power on the day
Unloaded to pull gap and CF
Power LHH profile w/strength in frame
Misses with authority @PrepBaseballCA / @quinn_melton11 pic.twitter.com/EdZj0a5RKU

— Steven Hardesty (@hardy03bsbl) September 26, 2025

Oliver Dauskurdas OF / RHP / Oaks Christian, CA / 2028

The third member of the Oaks Christian trio came into the event with plenty of hype and Dauskurdas more than lived up to it during the workout. Measuring in with an impressive 6'3 194.5 lbs. frame Dauskurdas is not only physical at present, but boasts the length/room in his frame to continue adding strength as he matures. Then for good measure he is an intriguing athlete who may have CF defensive potential in his profile including running a 6.96 60 with 1.65 10 yard and 3.89 30 yard splits while reaching 20 MPH with his max run speed. Dauskurdas shows arm strength from the OF peaking at 88 MPH which will suit him fine in the corners if that is where his eventual OF defensive home finds him. No matter where that defensive spot is the RH bat for Oliver is projecting to be a middle of the order profile. During batting practice Oliver reached 97.6 MPH on his max exit velocity (Top 10 for players from California in attendance) with upward trending metrics for his swing including now 24.9 MPH of hand speed and 75.6 MPH of bat speed. Each of those three metrics are personal bests for the SoCal based product plus he posted 11 Gs of rotational acceleration another personal best. 

‘28 OF Oliver Dauskurdas (CA) making a loud impact in BP with some towering shots & huge power upside.

6’3” 200 frame w/ present & future impact.

Quick hands with quality movement patterns.

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— Shooter Hunt (@ShooterHunt) September 26, 2025

Jason Taylor OF / RHP / Notre Dame High School, CA / 2028

Taylor opened his career in the competitive Mission League by playing on the lower levels at Notre Dame High School, but his athletic upside was on display during the workout. A wiry present athletic build Taylor stands at 5'10 158.1 lbs., but has the upside to add strength as he matures while showing the athleticism to stay up the middle defensively. He ran 7.17 60 yard time with 1.68 10 yard and 3.92 30 yard splits while approaching 19 MPH on his max run speed. The SoCal based product boasts present arm strength that will catch your eyes (it showed up during his outing on the mound later in the week) and reached 89 MPH from the OF with carry and accuracy to his throws. At the plate he showcased an athletic operation in the box which also impressed VP of Scouting Shooter Hunt during his round. Taylor sprayed hard line drives around PK Park including ones that were up to 95.8 MPH of exit velocity with 324' max distance and a 78% sweet spot rate. The RH hitter gets there with a compact swing producing nearly 70 MPH of bat speed and quick hands that move at 22.9 MPH during the swing while producing 11.4 Gs of rotational acceleration. All in all Taylor showed that he has the realistic two-way player profile for the present and could make a case that he has the potential to do both going forward with his workout performance.

‘28 OF Jason Taylor (CA) with some of the better swings of the day so far.

Twitchy hands generating bat speed from right side with athletic move through impact.

High-waisted 5’11” frame with room to add. #WCSSG25 || @PrepBaseballCA pic.twitter.com/lN9U2drqi2

— Shooter Hunt (@ShooterHunt) September 26, 2025

Daniel Jay Gonzalez C / SS / El Diamante High, CA / 2028

The Central Valley finds itself represented yet again here with Daniel Jay Gonzalez putting together a strong showing during the workout portion of the day. The compactly built 5'9 171.5 lbs. Gonzalez boasts strong tools across the board as a LH hitter and catcher. He showed off solid present athleticism for a backstop by posting a 7.23 60 yard dash time with 19.3 MPH of max run speed. His defensive workout was strong with consistent low 2.0 range pop times from a present 73 MPH catcher velocity arm. Gonzalez uses presently quick hands at 21.6 MPH with a compact contact oriented bat path that moves at 67.9 MPH with intriguing torque from his lower half including 17.6 Gs of rotational acceleration. The quality of his LH swing shows up during batting practice with his strong feel for line drive contact that reached 311' of max distance while peaking at 93.2 MPH on his exit velocities.