2026 Prep Baseball Dakotas Freshman Free: Data Dive
August 24, 2026
The Dakotas - From Thursday, August 13th through Sunday, August 16th, Prep Baseball Dakotas held its Freshman Free event series in conjunction with our Summer ID events held in 4 cities in each corner of the Dakotas. This event helped identify 2030 grads ahead of their high school careers and build a scouting profile on each player. Each participant was given data with VALD, Trackman, and positional and mound velocities.
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Below we have listed the leaders for each statistical category at the events.
BY THE NUMBERS
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90+ MPH Max EVs
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75+ MPH FB VELO
VALD ATHLETIC TESTING
TOP 60-YARD SPLIT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Coen Klein | ND | Shiloh Christian School | 2030 | C | 7.42 s |
| 2 | Jack Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 7.51 s |
| 3 | Abram Nelson | MN | New London-Spicer SR. | 2030 | OF | 7.58 s |
| 4 | Landen Henry | ND | Williston High School | 2030 | RHP | 7.69 s |
| 5 | Sam Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 7.81 s |
TOP 30-YARD TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
| 1 | Coen Klein | ND | Shiloh Christian School | 2030 | C | 4.08 s |
| 2 | Abram Nelson | MN | New London-Spicer SR. | 2030 | OF | 4.20 s |
| 3 | Jack Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 4.21 s |
| 4 | Landen Henry | ND | Williston High School | 2030 | RHP | 4.26 s |
| 5 | Sam Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 4.31 s |
TOP 10-YARD TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
| 1 | Coen Klein | ND | Shiloh Christian School | 2030 | C | 1.80 s |
| 2 | Abram Nelson | MN | New London-Spicer SR. | 2030 | OF | 1.82 s |
| 3 | Jack Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 1.86 s |
| 4 | Sam Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 1.87 s |
| 5 | Landen Henry | ND | Williston High School | 2030 | RHP | 1.88 s |
TRACKMAN HITTING
TOP MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Tripp Lindekugel | SD | T F Riggs High School - 01 | 2030 | 3B | 102.5 mph |
| 2 | Jackson Lindbo | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne High School | 2030 | RHP | 100.0 mph |
| 3 | Jack Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 94.5 mph |
| 4 | Sam Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 92.9 mph |
| 5 | Gage Dyrdahl | ND | West Fargo High School | 2030 | SS | 91.3 mph |
HIGHEST AVG EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Tripp Lindekugel | SD | T F Riggs High School - 01 | 2030 | 3B | 86.1 mph |
| 2 | Sam Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 85.4 mph |
| 3 | Jackson Lindbo | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne High School | 2030 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
| 4 | Luke Fenton | SD | Brandon Valley High School - 01 | 2030 | C | 82.4 mph |
| 5 | Jack Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 80.1 mph |
MAX BATTED BALL DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Gage Dyrdahl | ND | West Fargo High School | 2030 | SS | 339 ft |
| 2 | Luke Fenton | SD | Brandon Valley High School - 01 | 2030 | C | 321 ft |
| 3 | Sam Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 319 ft |
| 4 | Jackson Lindbo | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne High School | 2030 | RHP | 312 ft |
| 5 | Deklen Bowar | ND | Horace | 2030 | 3B | 305 ft |
DEFENSIVE STATS
TOP MAX INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Tripp Lindekugel | SD | T F Riggs High School - 01 | 2030 | 3B | 80 |
| 2 | Deklen Bowar | ND | Horace | 2030 | 3B | 76 |
| ^ | Gage Dyrdahl | ND | West Fargo High School | 2030 | SS | 76 |
| 3 | Ryder Palmer | SD | Stevens | 2030 | SS | 75 |
| 4 | Palmer Torgrude | SD | Brandon Valley High School - 01 | 2030 | SS | 72 |
| ^ | Avery Finger | ND | Enderlin Area High School | 2030 | RHP | 72 |
| 5 | Graham Newman | SD | Rapid City | 2030 | 1B | 69 |
TOP MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Jackson Lindbo | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne High School | 2030 | RHP | 82 |
| 2 | Abram Nelson | MN | New London-Spicer SR. | 2030 | OF | 78 |
| 3 | Corey Walker II | SD | Jefferson High School - 67 | 2030 | OF | 75 |
| 4 | Sam Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 74 |
| 5 | Jack Strand | ND | Shanley High School | 2030 | OF | 72 |
TOP MAX CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Coen Klein | ND | Shiloh Christian School | 2030 | C | 69 |
| 2 | Luke Fenton | SD | Brandon Valley High School - 01 | 2030 | C | 66 |
| ^ | Kodi Lawrence | SD | Madison High School - 01 | 2030 | C | 66 |
| 3 | Andrew Tillman | ND | Capstone Classical Academy | 2030 | C | 63 |
| 4 | Remington Sletvold | ND | Williston High School | 2030 | 3B | 59 |
TOP POP TIME
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Luke Fenton | SD | Brandon Valley High School - 01 | 2030 | C | 2.15-2.27 |
| 2 | Kodi Lawrence | SD | Madison High School - 01 | 2030 | C | 2.20-2.27 |
| 3 | Coen Klein | ND | Shiloh Christian School | 2030 | C | 2.40-2.41 |
| 4 | Andrew Tillman | ND | Capstone Classical Academy | 2030 | C | 2.43-2.53 |
| 5 | Remington Sletvold | ND | Williston High School | 2030 | 3B | 2.83-2.97 |
TRACKMAN PITCHING
TOP MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB | FB |
| 1 | Tripp Lindekugel | SD | T F Riggs High School - 01 | 2030 | 3B | 84 mph | 78-84 mph |
| 2 | Deklen Bowar | ND | Horace | 2030 | 3B | 81 mph | 81-81 mph |
| 3 | Avery Finger | ND | Enderlin Area High School | 2030 | RHP | 77 mph | 77-77 mph |
| 4 | Reid Larson | SD | Lennox High School - 01 | 2030 | RHP | 74 mph | 72-74 mph |
| 5 | Case Kasowski | ND | Central Cass High School | 2030 | RHP | 73 mph | 73-73 mph |
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