Prep Baseball Report

2026 PBT Colorado Summer Championships: Primer


Prep Baseball Colorado Staff

This is the week of the PBT Colorado Summer Championships, taking place June 25 - June 28 in Denver, CO, featuring players from the grad classes of 2030 through 2027. Over 100 players are headed to Denver this weekend, with more than 16 currently ranked in their home state's Prep Baseball rankings.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to Denver by analyzing Prep Baseball showcase data since the start of 2025 to find the most impressive statistical outliers and under-the-radar athletes on this weekend's rosters.

Find more information by visiting tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com or from the pages linked below:


Top Position Players to Watch

These players stood out across multiple measurables at Prep Baseball showcases and are among the most intriguing athletes in the field this weekend.

SS/OFClass of 2028#27 CO

5-10/175 • Right/Right • Slammers McMillan • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
98.3 89.7 72.6 6.91

No. 3 avg. EV among all players in the field; No. 3-ranked max EV among all players this weekend.

LHP/1BClass of 2027#90 CO

6-1/215 • Left/Left • Slammers Schuster • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
101.4 91.5 75.8 7.75

Highest max EV among all players this weekend; No. 2 avg. EV among all players in the field.

RHP/1BClass of 2027#65 CO

6-6/180 • Right/Right • Slammers Hatcher • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
100.1 93.5 73.7 6.77

Highest avg. EV in the field; The only player with a sub-6.80 sixty and a max EV of 100+ mph.

1B/RHPClass of 2030CO

6-3/190 • Right/Right • PrimeTime Hitting • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV 60-Yd.
95.3 84.5 8.33

Top-5 max EV among 50 hitters this weekend; Top-ranked max EV among all uncommitted '30s.


Stat Leaders: Position Players

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025 (minimum thresholds applied).

Exit Velocity Leaders 🔴

Top-10 Overall, Sorted by Highest Max EVs

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Max EV
Avg. EV
Avg. BS
1 Enzo Biala (#90 CO)
Slammers Schuster
LHP 2027 101.4 91.5 75.8
2 Cooper Campbell (#65 CO)
Slammers Hatcher
RHP 2027 100.1 93.5 73.7
3 Brody Duran (#27 CO)
Slammers McMillan
SS 2028 98.3 89.7 72.6
4 Asher Land
PrimeTime Hitting
1B 2030 95.3 84.5
5 Charlie Jaeger (#137 CO)
Slammers Hatcher
OF 2027 94.2 74.9 66.9
6 Brady Walters (#89 CO)
Elite Baseball - Bartos
LHP 2028 93.7 87.8
7 Jake Bever
Elite Baseball - Bartos
SS 2028 93.4 86.2
8 Cordell Weingardt
Slammers Baldini
1B 2028 93.4 79.5
9 Tito Lopez (#50 CO)
Slammers McMillan
SS 2028 93.0 79.4 67.0
10 Jason Jacobs
PrimeTime Hitting
3B 2030 92.8 82.3

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

Top-10 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Bat Speeds

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Avg. BS
Avg. RA
Max EV
1 Enzo Biala (#90 CO)
Slammers Schuster
LHP 2027 75.8 23.4 101.4
2 Cooper Campbell (#65 CO)
Slammers Hatcher
RHP 2027 73.7 25.2 100.1
3 Brody Duran (#27 CO)
Slammers McMillan
SS 2028 72.6 27.2 98.3
4 Charlie Burkhalter (#54 CO)
Elite Baseball - Bartos
SS 2029 67.8 14.6 90.1
5 Tito Lopez (#50 CO)
Slammers McMillan
SS 2028 67.0 4.4 93.0
6 Charlie Jaeger (#137 CO)
Slammers Hatcher
OF 2027 66.9 14.8 94.2
7 Connor Halliburton
Slammers Schuster
SS 2027 66.9 6.3 87.5
8 John Drobnitch
Slammers Hatcher
OF 2027 66.6 22.9 86.2
9 Hayden Lentz
Slammers Schuster
OF 2027 66.1 17.7 81.4
10 Wesley Ambler
Slammers Schuster
C 2027 65.2 8.6 88.5

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

Top-10 Overall, Sorted by Fastest 60-Yard Dash Times

#
Player
Pos.
Class
60-Yd.
Pos. Velo
1 Cooper Campbell (#65 CO)
Slammers Hatcher
RHP 2027 6.77 86 mph (IF)
2 Nicolas Busick
Elite Baseball - Bartos
OF 2028 6.80 71 mph (OF)
3 Brody Duran (#27 CO)
Slammers McMillan
SS 2028 6.91 80 mph (IF)
4 Carter Snyder
Elite Baseball - Bartos
OF 2028 6.91 77 mph (OF)
5 Wesley Ambler
Slammers Schuster
C 2027 7.10 68 mph (C)
6 Julian Calderon
PrimeTime Hitting
OF 2030 7.11 81 mph (OF)
7 Charlie Jaeger (#137 CO)
Slammers Hatcher
OF 2027 7.13 89 mph (OF)
8 Hayden Lentz
Slammers Schuster
OF 2027 7.13 71 mph (OF)
9 John Drobnitch
Slammers Hatcher
OF 2027 7.23 80 mph (OF)
10 Michael Castillo
Elite Baseball - Bartos
2B 2028 7.25 72 mph (IF)

Top Arms to Watch 🔥

These are the pitchers our system has flagged in the lead-up to this week's tournament across multiple categories like velo, spin, movement profiles, etc., based off past Prep Baseball showcase performances.

RHPClass of 2027#157 CO

6-0/170 • Right/Right • Slammers Hatcher • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range FB Avg. Spin CB CB Avg. Spin SL
85.1 83-85 2,047 70-73 1,904 74-75

Hardest-throwing arm this weekend; Hardest-throwing 2027 arm in the field.

LHP/1BClass of 2027#90 CO

6-1/215 • Left/Left • Slammers Schuster • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range CB CB Avg. Spin SL SL Avg. Spin
85.0 80-85 74-75 2,074 77-79 2,019

No. 2-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; 2nd-hardest throwing 2027 arm in the field.

LHP/1BClass of 2028#89 CO

6-2/235 • Left/Left • Elite Baseball - Bartos • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range CB CH
83.4 80-83 68-71 73-74

No. 3-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; Hardest-throwing 2028 arm in the field.

RHP/SSClass of 2030CO

6-1/158.5 • Right/Right • PrimeTime Hitting • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range FB Avg. Spin CB CB Avg. Spin SL
83.3 81-83 2,145 69-72 2,460 68-68

Top-5 FB velo in the field; Hardest-throwing 2030 arm in the field.

RHPClass of 2027#161 CO

6-1/155 • Right/Right • Slammers Schuster • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range FB Avg. Spin CB CH
82.4 79-82 2,159 65-66 72-74

Top-5 FB velo in the field; 3rd-hardest throwing 2027 arm in the field.


Stat Leaders: Pitchers

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025.

Fastball Velocity Leaders 🔥

Top-10 Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Max FB
FB Range
FB Avg. Spin
FB Avg. IVB
FB Avg. HM
1 Ryan McDonald (#157 CO)
Slammers Hatcher
RHP 2027 85.1 83-85 2,047 10.4 9.0
2 Enzo Biala (#90 CO)
Slammers Schuster
LHP 2027 85.0 80-85 1,947 10.8 -5.1
3 Brady Walters (#89 CO)
Elite Baseball - Bartos
LHP 2028 83.4 80-83 2,003 12.6 -11.8
4 Kai Hall
PrimeTime Hitting
RHP 2030 83.3 81-83 2,145 10.5 10.2
5 Reed Keogh (#161 CO)
Slammers Schuster
RHP 2027 82.4 79-82 2,159 10.7 7.4
6 Charlie Burkhalter (#54 CO)
Elite Baseball - Bartos
SS 2029 81.2 77-80 2,066 12.2 6.5
7 Anderson Austin (#48 CO)
Slammers McMillan
RHP 2028 81.1 80-81 2,245 10.2 2.2
8 Kyan Davis
Slammers Hatcher
RHP 2027 81.0 79-80 1,866 6.5 7.8
9 Cooper Campbell (#65 CO)
Slammers Hatcher
RHP 2027 81.0 76-80
10 Michael Kneuer
Elite Baseball - Bartos
3B 2028 80.0 78-80 2,203 9.7 13.9

Breaking Ball Spin Leaders 🌀

Top-10 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Breaking Ball Spin Rate (CB/SL)

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Type
Avg. Spin
Velo Range
Avg. IVB
Avg. HM
1 Forrest Downing
Slammers Hatcher
RHP 2027 SL 2,611 65-65 -2.2 -13.0
2 Kai Hall
PrimeTime Hitting
RHP 2030 SL 2,536 68-68 -8.1 -10.4
3 Anderson Austin (#48 CO)
Slammers McMillan
RHP 2028 CB 2,498 73-76 -2.2 -0.4
4 Jackson Davis
Elite Baseball - Bartos
3B 2028 CB 2,464 65-68 -4.4 -8.5
5 Michael Kneuer
Elite Baseball - Bartos
3B 2028 SL 2,350 71-72 -1.5 -8.4
6 Jaxson Wertz
Elite Baseball - Bartos
RHP 2029 SL 2,250 72-74 -2.7 -3.5
7 Noah Ellis
Elite Baseball - Bartos
3B 2029 CB 2,174 68-68 1.7 -9.7
8 Julian Calderon
PrimeTime Hitting
OF 2030 SL 2,156 67-68 -6.5 -10.3
9 Enzo Biala (#90 CO)
Slammers Schuster
LHP 2027 CB 2,074 74-75 0.8 3.2
10 Griffin Mousel
Elite Baseball - Bartos
RHP 2027 CB 2,054 67-69 -9.9 -9.5

Top Uncommitted Prospects 🎯

These are the top-ranked uncommitted players on rosters headed to our tournament this week.

State Rank
Player
Pos.
Class
Ht/Wt
#27 Brody Duran (CO)
Slammers McMillan
SS/OF 2028 5-10 / 175 lbs.
#48 Anderson Austin (CO)
Slammers McMillan
RHP/SS 2028 5-10 / 145 lbs.
#50 Tito Lopez (CO)
Slammers McMillan
SS/RHP 2028 6-0 / 180 lbs.
#65 Cooper Campbell (CO)
Slammers Hatcher
RHP/1B 2027 6-6 / 180 lbs.
#81 Raphael McDanald (CO)
Slammers McMillan
SS/OF 2028 6-1 / 165 lbs.
#86 Van Adams (CO)
Slammers McMillan
SS/OF 2028 5-10 / 140 lbs.
#89 Brady Walters (CO)
Elite Baseball - Bartos
LHP/1B 2028 6-2 / 235 lbs.
#90 Enzo Biala (CO)
Slammers Schuster
LHP/1B 2027 6-1 / 215 lbs.
#90 Dean Van Fleet (CO)
Slammers McMillan
OF/2B 2028 5-9 / 161 lbs.
#102 Chase Schmitt (CO)
Slammers McMillan
2B/C 2028 5-8 / 160 lbs.
#137 Charlie Jaeger (CO)
Slammers Hatcher
OF/RHP 2027 6-0 / 158.5 lbs.
#157 Ryan McDonald (CO)
Slammers Hatcher
RHP 2027 6-0 / 170 lbs.
#161 Reed Keogh (CO)
Slammers Schuster
RHP 2027 6-1 / 155 lbs.

All showcase metrics from Prep Baseball events attended since the start of 2025. Leaderboards compiled from officially submitted tournament rosters. Players who have not attended a recent Prep Baseball showcase will not appear. Find an upcoming showcase near you.

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