2026 Prep Baseball Iowa Freshman Free Showcase-Central Iowa: Data Dive
August 6, 2026
Norwalk, Iowa - On Wednesday, August 5th, Prep Baseball Iowa held its Freshman Free - Central Iowa at Fareway Fields/Sportsplex Norwalk. The event featured 27 prospects from the class of 2030. The event featured many solid performances from the players in attendance. Thank you to the players, parents and the Fareway Fields/Sportsplex Norwalk staff for such a great event.
There were a number of great individual performances this year at the Freshman Free - Central Iowa event.
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Below we have listed the leaders for each statistical category at the event.
DATA DIVE | ALL CLASSES
POSITION STATS
TOP 60-YARD TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Hudson Curtin | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2030 | OF | 7.18 |
| 2 | Elliott O'Connor | IA | Waukee High School | 2030 | SS | 7.22 |
| 3 | Asher Lutterman | IA | Grundy Center High School | 2030 | C | 7.23 |
| 4 | Drew Marxen | IA | Prairie High School | 2030 | SS | 7.35 |
| 5 | Carter Huff | IA | Norwalk | 2030 | 3B | 7.36 |
TOP MAX IF VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Asher Lutterman | IA | Grundy Center High School | 2030 | C | 80 |
| 2 | Elliott O'Connor | IA | Waukee High School | 2030 | SS | 78 |
| 3 | Jaxson Olson | IA | Pleasantville High School | 2030 | RHP | 77 |
| 4 | Vinny Mazzie | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2030 | SS | 76 |
| ^ | Aidan Olerich | IA | Norwalk | 2030 | SS | 76 |
| 5 | Jackson Backes | IA | Ankeny High School | 2030 | RHP | 75 |
TOP MAX OF VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Sullivan Reese | IA | Lewis Central Senior High School | 2030 | OF | 78 |
| 2 | Brayden Grochala | IA | Indianola High School | 2030 | OF | 73 |
| 3 | Hudson Curtin | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2030 | OF | 72 |
| 4 | Liam Finn | IA | Perry High School | 2030 | OF | 69 |
| ^ | Kellen Surat | IA | Ankeny Centennial High School | 2030 | OF | 69 |
| 5 | Ryder Daniel | IA | Ankeny Centennial High School | 2030 | RHP | 66 |
TOP MAX C VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Asher Lutterman | IA | Grundy Center High School | 2030 | C | 80 |
| 2 | Liam Lawson | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2030 | C | 78 |
| 3 | Eli Stimpson | IA | Norwalk | 2030 | C | 70 |
| 4 | Caleb Junis | IA | Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High | 2030 | C | 66 |
TOP POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Asher Lutterman | IA | Grundy Center High School | 2030 | C | 2.07-2.22 |
| 2 | Liam Lawson | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2030 | C | 2.18-2.26 |
| 3 | Eli Stimpson | IA | Norwalk | 2030 | C | 2.19-2.28 |
| 4 | Caleb Junis | IA | Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High | 2030 | C | 2.25-2.40 |
TOP MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Caleb Junis | IA | Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High | 2030 | C | 95.9 mph |
| 2 | Jaxson Olson | IA | Pleasantville High School | 2030 | RHP | 93.9 mph |
| 3 | Asher Lutterman | IA | Grundy Center High School | 2030 | C | 93.1 mph |
| 4 | Shayden Baughman | IA | Saydel High School | 2030 | LHP | 92.6 mph |
| 5 | Elliott O'Connor | IA | Waukee High School | 2030 | SS | 91.2 mph |
TOP MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
| 1 | Elliott O'Connor | IA | Waukee High School | 2030 | SS | 82 mph |
| 2 | Ryder Hall | IA | Southeast Polk High School | 2030 | LHP | 80 mph |
| 3 | Jackson Backes | IA | Ankeny High School | 2030 | RHP | 77 mph |
| ^ | Jaxson Olson | IA | Pleasantville High School | 2030 | RHP | 77 mph |
| ^ | Shayden Baughman | IA | Saydel High School | 2030 | LHP | 77 mph |
| ^ | Hudson Curtin | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2030 | OF | 77 mph |
| ^ | Aidan Olerich | IA | Norwalk | 2030 | SS | 77 mph |
| 4 | Hayes Henrichs | IA | Cedar Falls High School | 2030 | SS | 76 mph |
| 5 | Kobe Klein | IA | Pella High School | 2030 | RHP | 74 mph |
| ^ | Brayden Beinke | IA | Des Moines Christian School | 2030 | SS | 74 mph |