Prep Baseball Dakotas Top Performers of 2025: Catcher Metrics
November 14, 2025
Dakotas - As we head into 2026, Prep Baseball Dakotas took an in-depth look at the numbers collected from our events throughout the past year. 2025 was an outstanding year as we continued our mission to help players across the state reach the next level—providing a platform to showcase their abilities and be seen by college programs nationwide. More than 900 colleges and professional teams subscribe to Prep Baseball’s services.
After compiling data from events held across the Dakotas in 2025, we’ve highlighted the top statistical performers in multiple categories. While these numbers don’t represent everything documented by our boots-on-the-ground scouting staff, they offer a strong snapshot of where each class currently stands.
CATCHER POP TIME ALL (2026-2029)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Henry Schrum | ND | South High School | 2028 | C | 1.97-2.06 |
| 2 | Easton Pearson | SD | Washington High School - 01 | 2028 | 1B | 2.00-2.09 |
| ^ | Jakob Steen | SD | Clark High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 2.00-2.09 |
| 3 | Opland Sonnichsen | SD | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2027 | C | 2.02-2.08 |
| 4 | Kaleb Blanchette | ND | Davies High School | 2026 | C | 2.02-2.15 |
| 5 | Treydon Hofer | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 2.03-2.12 |
| 6 | Corbyn Powell | ND | Valley City High School | 2026 | C | 2.08-2.15 |
| 7 | Colin Lunders | SD | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2026 | C | 2.08-2.22 |
| 8 | Griffen Schlapkohl | SD | Harrisburg | 2026 | C | 2.08-2.27 |
| 9 | Brody Leddige | ND | Central High School | 2028 | RHP | 2.10-2.22 |
| 10 | Jack Boehm | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne High School | 2028 | C | 2.12-2.21 |
| 11 | Diego Cuellar | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne | 2028 | C | 2.12-2.22 |
| 12 | Easton Riley | SD | Jefferson High School - 67 | 2027 | C | 2.13-2.27 |
| 13 | Jacob Klinicke | ND | Shanley | 2026 | C | 2.14-2.15 |
| 14 | Bryson Esser | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2028 | C | 2.14-2.27 |
| 15 | Josh Elder | SD | St. Thomas More | 2026 | C | 2.15-2.25 |
| 16 | Cooper Hermanson | SD | O'gorman High School | 2027 | C | 2.15-2.39 |
| 17 | Karter Brager | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2026 | C | 2.18-2.20 |
| 18 | Bailor Kristensen | SD | Mitchell High School - 01 | 2028 | C | 2.18-2.25 |
| 19 | Hudson Edberg | SD | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2027 | SS | 2.18-2.27 |
| 20 | Cody Busch | ND | Jamestown High School | 2027 | C | 2.20-2.27 |
| 21 | Tiernan Daly | SD | Roosevelt High School - 03 | 2028 | C | 2.20-2.34 |
| 22 | Landyn Johnson | SD | Tea Area High School - 03 | 2027 | C | 2.20-2.46 |
| 23 | Johnathan Lake | SD | Watertown High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 2.21-2.26 |
| 24 | Emmit Lagge | ND | Garrison | 2027 | C | 2.21-2.35 |
| 25 | Reece Palmer | SD | Central High School - 41 | 2027 | C | 2.22-2.26 |
CATCHER VELOCITY ALL (2026-2029)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Easton Pearson | SD | Washington High School - 01 | 2028 | 1B | 78 |
| ^ | Jakob Steen | SD | Clark High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 78 |
| ^ | Henry Schrum | ND | South High School | 2028 | C | 78 |
| 2 | Treydon Hofer | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 77 |
| ^ | Corbyn Powell | ND | Valley City High School | 2026 | C | 77 |
| 3 | Bryson Esser | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2028 | C | 76 |
| ^ | Kaleb Blanchette | ND | Davies High School | 2026 | C | 76 |
| 4 | Opland Sonnichsen | SD | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2027 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Griffen Schlapkohl | SD | Harrisburg | 2026 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Brody Leddige | ND | Central High School | 2028 | RHP | 75 |
| ^ | Jack Boehm | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne High School | 2028 | C | 75 |
| 5 | Levi Balas | ND | Minot North | 2026 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Cody Busch | ND | Jamestown High School | 2027 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Josh Elder | SD | St. Thomas More | 2026 | C | 74 |
| 6 | Johnathan Lake | SD | Watertown High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 73 |
| ^ | Bailor Kristensen | SD | Mitchell High School - 01 | 2028 | C | 73 |
| 7 | Jacob Klinicke | ND | Shanley | 2026 | C | 72 |
| ^ | Colin Lunders | SD | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2026 | C | 72 |
| ^ | Hudson Edberg | SD | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2027 | SS | 72 |
| 8 | Landyn Johnson | SD | Tea Area High School - 03 | 2027 | C | 71 |
| ^ | Connor McGinnis | SD | Roosevelt High School - 03 | 2026 | C | 71 |
| ^ | Tiernan Daly | SD | Roosevelt High School - 03 | 2028 | C | 71 |
| 9 | Easton Riley | SD | Jefferson High School - 67 | 2027 | C | 70 |
| ^ | Reece Palmer | SD | Central High School - 41 | 2027 | C | 70 |
| ^ | Emmit Lagge | ND | Garrison | 2027 | C | 70 |
| 10 | Kaisen Nordick | ND | Horace | 2026 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Madden McQuade | SD | Yankton | 2027 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Jack Hille | SD | Roosevelt High School - 03 | 2026 | OF | 69 |
| ^ | Tyler Heinje | SD | Wilmot | 2027 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Diego Cuellar | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne | 2028 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Cooper Hermanson | SD | O'gorman High School | 2027 | C | 69 |
| 11 | Dalton Wendling | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 68 |
| ^ | Gauge Bunkers | SD | Dell Rapids High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 68 |
| ^ | Karter Brager | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2026 | C | 68 |
| 12 | Jace Thompson | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2026 | 2B | 67 |
| ^ | Noah Spain | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 67 |
| ^ | Jack Koly | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 67 |
| 13 | Bridger Mez | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 66 |
| ^ | Thatcher Koskan | SD | Homeschool (SD) | 2029 | C | 66 |
| 14 | Parker Connell | ND | HORACE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 65 |
| ^ | Wyatt Witwicki | SD | Harrisburg | 2026 | SS | 65 |
| 15 | Isaiah Lies | ND | WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | 3B | 64 |
| ^ | Baird Tice | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 64 |
| 16 | Brayden Nayes | ND | HORACE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 63 |
| 17 | Alec Veer | ND | Northwood High School | 2028 | OF | 62 |
CATCHER POP TIME 2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Kaleb Blanchette | ND | Davies High School | 2026 | C | 2.02-2.15 |
| 2 | Corbyn Powell | ND | Valley City High School | 2026 | C | 2.08-2.15 |
| 3 | Colin Lunders | SD | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2026 | C | 2.08-2.22 |
| 4 | Griffen Schlapkohl | SD | Harrisburg | 2026 | C | 2.08-2.27 |
| 5 | Jacob Klinicke | ND | Shanley | 2026 | C | 2.14-2.15 |
| 6 | Josh Elder | SD | St. Thomas More | 2026 | C | 2.15-2.25 |
| 7 | Karter Brager | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2026 | C | 2.18-2.20 |
| 8 | Jace Thompson | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2026 | 2B | 2.25-2.40 |
| 9 | Kaisen Nordick | ND | Horace | 2026 | C | 2.26-2.31 |
| 10 | Parker Connell | ND | HORACE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 2.28-2.38 |
CATCHER VELOCITY 2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Corbyn Powell | ND | Valley City High School | 2026 | C | 77 |
| 2 | Kaleb Blanchette | ND | Davies High School | 2026 | C | 76 |
| 3 | Griffen Schlapkohl | SD | Harrisburg | 2026 | C | 75 |
| 4 | Levi Balas | ND | Minot North | 2026 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Josh Elder | SD | St. Thomas More | 2026 | C | 74 |
| 5 | Jacob Klinicke | ND | Shanley | 2026 | C | 72 |
| ^ | Colin Lunders | SD | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2026 | C | 72 |
| 6 | Connor McGinnis | SD | Roosevelt High School - 03 | 2026 | C | 71 |
| 7 | Kaisen Nordick | ND | Horace | 2026 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Jack Hille | SD | Roosevelt High School - 03 | 2026 | OF | 69 |
| 8 | Karter Brager | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2026 | C | 68 |
| 9 | Jace Thompson | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2026 | 2B | 67 |
| 10 | Parker Connell | ND | HORACE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 65 |
| ^ | Wyatt Witwicki | SD | Harrisburg | 2026 | SS | 65 |
CATCHER POP TIME 2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Jakob Steen | SD | Clark High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 2.00-2.09 |
| 2 | Opland Sonnichsen | SD | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2027 | C | 2.02-2.08 |
| 3 | Treydon Hofer | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 2.03-2.12 |
| 4 | Easton Riley | SD | Jefferson High School - 67 | 2027 | C | 2.13-2.27 |
| 5 | Cooper Hermanson | SD | O'gorman High School | 2027 | C | 2.15-2.39 |
| 6 | Hudson Edberg | SD | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2027 | SS | 2.18-2.27 |
| 7 | Cody Busch | ND | Jamestown High School | 2027 | C | 2.20-2.27 |
| 8 | Landyn Johnson | SD | Tea Area High School - 03 | 2027 | C | 2.20-2.46 |
| 9 | Johnathan Lake | SD | Watertown High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 2.21-2.26 |
| 10 | Emmit Lagge | ND | Garrison | 2027 | C | 2.21-2.35 |
CATCHER VELOCITY 2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Jakob Steen | SD | Clark High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 78 |
| 2 | Treydon Hofer | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 77 |
| 3 | Opland Sonnichsen | SD | Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2027 | C | 75 |
| 4 | Cody Busch | ND | Jamestown High School | 2027 | C | 74 |
| 5 | Johnathan Lake | SD | Watertown High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 73 |
| 6 | Hudson Edberg | SD | Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2027 | SS | 72 |
| 7 | Landyn Johnson | SD | Tea Area High School - 03 | 2027 | C | 71 |
| 8 | Easton Riley | SD | Jefferson High School - 67 | 2027 | C | 70 |
| ^ | Reece Palmer | SD | Central High School - 41 | 2027 | C | 70 |
| ^ | Emmit Lagge | ND | Garrison | 2027 | C | 70 |
| 9 | Madden McQuade | SD | Yankton | 2027 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Tyler Heinje | SD | Wilmot | 2027 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Cooper Hermanson | SD | O'gorman High School | 2027 | C | 69 |
| 10 | Dalton Wendling | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 68 |
| ^ | Gauge Bunkers | SD | Dell Rapids High School - 01 | 2027 | C | 68 |
CATCHER POP TIME 2028
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Henry Schrum | ND | South High School | 2028 | C | 1.97-2.06 |
| 2 | Easton Pearson | SD | Washington High School - 01 | 2028 | 1B | 2.00-2.09 |
| 3 | Brody Leddige | ND | Central High School | 2028 | RHP | 2.10-2.22 |
| 4 | Jack Boehm | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne High School | 2028 | C | 2.12-2.21 |
| 5 | Diego Cuellar | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne | 2028 | C | 2.12-2.22 |
| 6 | Bryson Esser | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2028 | C | 2.14-2.27 |
| 7 | Bailor Kristensen | SD | Mitchell High School - 01 | 2028 | C | 2.18-2.25 |
| 8 | Tiernan Daly | SD | Roosevelt High School - 03 | 2028 | C | 2.20-2.34 |
| 9 | Jack Koly | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 2.26-2.31 |
| 10 | Baird Tice | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 2.31-2.34 |
CATCHER VELOCITY 2028
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Easton Pearson | SD | Washington High School - 01 | 2028 | 1B | 78 |
| ^ | Henry Schrum | ND | South High School | 2028 | C | 78 |
| 2 | Bryson Esser | SD | Harrisburg High School - 01 | 2028 | C | 76 |
| 3 | Brody Leddige | ND | Central High School | 2028 | RHP | 75 |
| ^ | Jack Boehm | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne High School | 2028 | C | 75 |
| 4 | Bailor Kristensen | SD | Mitchell High School - 01 | 2028 | C | 73 |
| 5 | Tiernan Daly | SD | Roosevelt High School - 03 | 2028 | C | 71 |
| 6 | Diego Cuellar | ND | West Fargo Sheyenne | 2028 | C | 69 |
| 7 | Noah Spain | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 67 |
| ^ | Jack Koly | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 67 |
| 8 | Bridger Mez | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 66 |
| 9 | Baird Tice | SD | Stevens High School - 42 | 2028 | C | 64 |
| 10 | Alec Veer | ND | Northwood High School | 2028 | OF | 62 |
CATCHER POP TIME 2029
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Isaiah Lies | ND | WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | 3B | 2.25-2.43 |
| 2 | Thatcher Koskan | SD | Homeschool (SD) | 2029 | C | 2.37-2.45 |
CATCHER VELOCITY 2029
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C |
| 1 | Thatcher Koskan | SD | Homeschool (SD) | 2029 | C | 66 |
| 2 | Isaiah Lies | ND | WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | 3B | 64 |
MORE DAKOTAS TOP PERFORMERS CONTENT
UPCOMING EVENTS
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION |
| Preseason ID-South Dakota | 02/21 | Sioux Falls Sports Dome |
| Rising Stars ID-South Dakota (2030s Only) | 02/21 | Sioux Falls Sports Dome |
| Preseason ID-North Dakota | 03/07 | Rustad Center |
| Rising Stars ID-North Dakota (2030s Only) | 03/07 | Rustad Center |