2026 Prep Baseball Iowa Preseason All-State: Blast Metrics
March 14, 2026
Waukee, Iowa - On Sunday, March 8, Prep Baseball Iowa held its Preseason All-State at Sportsplex West in Waukee. The event featured over 200 prospects from the class of 2027 through 2029. The event featured many solid performances from the players in attendance. Thank you to the players, parents, coaches and the Sportplex West staff for such a great event.
There were a number of great individual performances this year at the Iowa Preseason All-State event.
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Below we have listed the leaders for each Blast hitting category at the event.
BLAST | ALL CLASSES
HIGHEST AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Brooks Weber | IA | Mid-Prairie High School | 2027 | SS | 89.2 mph |
| 2 | Mason McFate | IA | Pleasant Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 83.1 mph |
| 3 | Abram Decena | IA | Centerville High School | 2028 | OF | 80.0 mph |
| 4 | Jack Wilson | IA | Cedar Falls | 2027 | OF | 79.7 mph |
| 5 | Cooper Triggs | IA | Roland-Story High School | 2027 | OF | 79.6 mph |
| ^ | Liam Howard | IA | Ankeny High School | 2027 | RHP | 79.6 mph |
HIGHEST AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Brett McInnis | IA | Le Mars High School | 2027 | C | 26.1 mph |
| 2 | Ryan Wille | IA | Ankeny High School | 2027 | 1B | 26.0 mph |
| 3 | William Litton | IA | Regina Catholic Education Center | 2027 | RHP | 25.6 mph |
| 4 | Beckham DeSotel | IA | West Marshall | 2027 | RHP | 25.2 mph |
| 5 | Mason Hayes | IA | Perry High School | 2028 | LHP | 25.1 mph |
HIGHEST AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Brett McInnis | IA | Le Mars High School | 2027 | C | 36.7 g |
| 2 | Dawson Petsche | IA | Central DeWitt High School | 2027 | C | 36.6 g |
| 3 | Brady Abram | IA | Van Meter | 2028 | OF | 35.7 g |
| 4 | Sam Schimberg | IA | Xavier High School | 2027 | C | 33.1 g |
| 5 | Bentley Hulbert | IA | Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School | 2029 | C | 31.7 g |
HIGHEST AVERAGE ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Nicholas Lentz | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | 1B | 94 % |
| 2 | Mason Hayes | IA | Perry High School | 2028 | LHP | 91 % |
| 3 | Sam Schimberg | IA | Xavier High School | 2027 | C | 89 % |
| 4 | Colton Schneider | IA | Harlan | 2027 | SS | 89 % |
| 5 | Reid Schmal | IA | Ames High School | 2027 | C | 88 % |
BLAST | BY CLASS
HIGHEST AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Brooks Weber | IA | Mid-Prairie High School | 2027 | SS | 89.2 mph |
| 2 | Jack Wilson | IA | Cedar Falls | 2027 | OF | 79.7 mph |
| 3 | Cooper Triggs | IA | Roland-Story High School | 2027 | OF | 79.6 mph |
| ^ | Liam Howard | IA | Ankeny High School | 2027 | RHP | 79.6 mph |
| 4 | Sam Bartlett | IA | Iowa City West | 2027 | RHP | 78.8 mph |
| 5 | Ryan Wille | IA | Ankeny High School | 2027 | 1B | 77.9 mph |
| 6 | Ethan Hall | IA | Des Moines Roosevelt | 2027 | RHP | 77.7 mph |
| 7 | Noah Beckett | IA | Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School | 2027 | 3B | 77.3 mph |
| 8 | Lucas Herrell | IA | Pleasant Valley High School | 2027 | RHP | 76.9 mph |
| 9 | Jack Gavin | IA | Regina Catholic Education Center | 2027 | SS | 76.8 mph |
| 10 | Andrew Clement | IA | Des Moines Christian | 2027 | SS | 76.7 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Mason McFate | IA | Pleasant Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 83.1 mph |
| 2 | Abram Decena | IA | Centerville High School | 2028 | OF | 80.0 mph |
| 3 | Brooks Bond | IA | Lewis Central Senior High School | 2028 | SS | 78.6 mph |
| 4 | Luke Merrick | IA | Solon High School | 2028 | OF | 78.5 mph |
| 5 | Mason Hayes | IA | Perry High School | 2028 | LHP | 77.8 mph |
| 6 | Jake Clement | IA | Ballard High School | 2028 | C | 75.7 mph |
| 7 | Kaiden Smith | IA | Iowa City Liberty | 2028 | C | 75.5 mph |
| 8 | Jaxson Kleespies | IA | Aplington-Parkersburg High School | 2028 | SS | 75.2 mph |
| 9 | Owen Everhart | IA | Pleasant Valley High School | 2028 | OF | 74.4 mph |
| 10 | Ben Grife | IA | ADM | 2028 | RHP | 74.3 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Max Bejarno | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | 1B | 76.1 mph |
| 2 | Blake Bartlett | IA | St Edmond Catholic School | 2029 | C | 73.9 mph |
| 3 | Colton Neal | IA | Marion High School | 2029 | OF | 73.6 mph |
| 4 | John Gayton | IA | Pleasant Valley High School | 2029 | RHP | 72.8 mph |
| 5 | Bo Rypma | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | OF | 72.5 mph |
| 6 | Brooks Anderson | IA | Dowling Catholic | 2029 | SS | 72.4 mph |
| ^ | Tripp Rypma | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | SS | 72.4 mph |
| ^ | Henry Kelly | IA | Northwest High School | 2029 | OF | 72.4 mph |
| 7 | Drew Budke | IA | Cedar Falls High School | 2029 | C | 72.1 mph |
| 8 | Blake Schultz | IA | Wahlert Catholic High School | 2029 | C | 71.6 mph |
| 9 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 70.9 mph |
| 10 | Bentley Hulbert | IA | Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School | 2029 | C | 70.6 mph |
HIGHEST AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Brett McInnis | IA | Le Mars High School | 2027 | C | 26.1 mph |
| 2 | Ryan Wille | IA | Ankeny High School | 2027 | 1B | 26.0 mph |
| 3 | William Litton | IA | Regina Catholic Education Center | 2027 | RHP | 25.6 mph |
| 4 | Beckham DeSotel | IA | West Marshall | 2027 | RHP | 25.2 mph |
| 5 | Dawson Petsche | IA | Central DeWitt High School | 2027 | C | 25.1 mph |
| 6 | Liam Howard | IA | Ankeny High School | 2027 | RHP | 24.2 mph |
| 7 | Ben Plaisance | IA | Adel Desoto Minburn | 2027 | SS | 24.0 mph |
| 8 | Cooper McDaniel | IA | Saydel High School | 2027 | C | 23.9 mph |
| 9 | Cooper Triggs | IA | Roland-Story High School | 2027 | OF | 23.6 mph |
| 10 | Jackson Panther | IA | Davenport Assumption | 2027 | OF | 23.5 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Mason Hayes | IA | Perry High School | 2028 | LHP | 25.1 mph |
| 2 | Blake Fort | IA | Lewis Central Senior High School | 2028 | 1B | 23.3 mph |
| 3 | Luke Becker | IA | Linn-Mar | 2028 | OF | 23.2 mph |
| 4 | Bowen Benedict | IA | Ballard High School | 2028 | LHP | 23.2 mph |
| 5 | Brady Abram | IA | Van Meter | 2028 | OF | 23.2 mph |
| 6 | Luke Merrick | IA | Solon High School | 2028 | OF | 23.0 mph |
| 7 | Owen Everhart | IA | Pleasant Valley High School | 2028 | OF | 22.3 mph |
| 8 | Kaiden Smith | IA | Iowa City Liberty | 2028 | C | 22.2 mph |
| 9 | Abram Decena | IA | Centerville High School | 2028 | OF | 22.1 mph |
| 10 | Jack Plummer | IA | Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 22.1 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 23.4 mph |
| 2 | Bentley Hulbert | IA | Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School | 2029 | C | 23.3 mph |
| 3 | Jake Olthoff | IA | Iowa City Liberty | 2029 | RHP | 22.3 mph |
| 4 | Blake Bartlett | IA | St Edmond Catholic School | 2029 | C | 22.2 mph |
| 5 | Drew Budke | IA | Cedar Falls High School | 2029 | C | 21.8 mph |
| 6 | Milo Schroeder | IA | Western Dubuque High School | 2029 | 3B | 21.7 mph |
| 7 | Avery Galvin | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | RHP | 21.1 mph |
| 8 | Brooks Anderson | IA | Dowling Catholic | 2029 | SS | 21.0 mph |
| 9 | Drake Allison | IA | Ankeny High School | 2029 | C | 21.0 mph |
| 10 | John Gayton | IA | Pleasant Valley High School | 2029 | RHP | 20.8 mph |
HIGHEST AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Brett McInnis | IA | Le Mars High School | 2027 | C | 36.7 g |
| 2 | Dawson Petsche | IA | Central DeWitt High School | 2027 | C | 36.6 g |
| 3 | Sam Schimberg | IA | Xavier High School | 2027 | C | 33.1 g |
| 4 | Carter Berg | IA | Carlisle High School | 2027 | 3B | 27.5 g |
| 5 | Micah Leyva | IA | Gilbert High School | 2027 | OF | 27.2 g |
| 6 | Jackson Panther | IA | Davenport Assumption | 2027 | OF | 26.4 g |
| 7 | Colton Schneider | IA | Harlan | 2027 | SS | 26.2 g |
| 8 | Dawson Spies | IA | Hinton High School | 2027 | C | 25.2 g |
| 9 | Aidan Walter | IA | Norwalk | 2027 | OF | 24.3 g |
| 10 | Beckham DeSotel | IA | West Marshall | 2027 | RHP | 23.7 g |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Brady Abram | IA | Van Meter | 2028 | OF | 35.7 g |
| 2 | Blake Fort | IA | Lewis Central Senior High School | 2028 | 1B | 29.6 g |
| 3 | Owen Everhart | IA | Pleasant Valley High School | 2028 | OF | 28.2 g |
| 4 | Kaiden Smith | IA | Iowa City Liberty | 2028 | C | 25.7 g |
| 5 | Bowen Benedict | IA | Ballard High School | 2028 | LHP | 24.7 g |
| 6 | Mason Hayes | IA | Perry High School | 2028 | LHP | 22.6 g |
| 7 | Jacob Pierro | IA | Wahlert Catholic High School | 2028 | RHP | 21.4 g |
| 8 | Boden Hancock | IA | Linn-Mar | 2028 | OF | 20.7 g |
| 9 | Vincent Leto | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2028 | C | 20.4 g |
| 10 | Jake Clement | IA | Ballard High School | 2028 | C | 20.1 g |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Bentley Hulbert | IA | Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School | 2029 | C | 31.7 g |
| 2 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 24.0 g |
| 3 | Owen Fitzpatrick | IA | Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School | 2029 | OF | 19.3 g |
| 4 | Jake Olthoff | IA | Iowa City Liberty | 2029 | RHP | 18.8 g |
| 5 | Henry Kelly | IA | Northwest High School | 2029 | OF | 17.9 g |
| 6 | Boston Anderson | IA | Northwest High School | 2029 | C | 15.7 g |
| 7 | Drew Budke | IA | Cedar Falls High School | 2029 | C | 14.1 g |
| 8 | Avery Galvin | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | RHP | 13.8 g |
| 9 | Jack Krueger | IA | Valley High School | 2029 | 3B | 13.0 g |
| 10 | Bennett Hicklin | IA | Northwest High School | 2029 | 1B | 12.2 g |
HIGHEST AVERAGE ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Sam Schimberg | IA | Xavier High School | 2027 | C | 89 % |
| 2 | Colton Schneider | IA | Harlan | 2027 | SS | 89 % |
| 3 | Reid Schmal | IA | Ames High School | 2027 | C | 88 % |
| 4 | Taite Fitch | IA | Interstate 35 High School | 2027 | C | 87 % |
| 5 | Dawson Petsche | IA | Central DeWitt High School | 2027 | C | 87 % |
| ^ | Lincoln Roethler | IA | Denver | 2027 | RHP | 87 % |
| 6 | Evan Kinzenbaw | IA | Ballard High School | 2027 | SS | 86 % |
| 7 | Porter Chatman | IA | Mount Vernon High School | 2027 | SS | 86 % |
| 8 | Evan Varcoe | IA | Des Moines Christian School | 2027 | RHP | 85 % |
| 9 | Dawson Spies | IA | Hinton High School | 2027 | C | 84 % |
| 10 | Brody Merema | IA | Indianola High School | 2027 | OF | 84 % |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Mason Hayes | IA | Perry High School | 2028 | LHP | 91 % |
| 2 | Bowen Benedict | IA | Ballard High School | 2028 | LHP | 84 % |
| 3 | Adam Slife | IA | Ankeny Centennial High School | 2028 | SS | 83 % |
| 4 | Carter Tuck | IA | Xavier High School | 2028 | OF | 82 % |
| 5 | Conlan Panther | IA | North Scott High School | 2028 | 3B | 80 % |
| 6 | Connor Whannel | IA | John F Kennedy High School | 2028 | SS | 78 % |
| 7 | Nicholas Durbala | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2028 | 1B | 78 % |
| 8 | Jackson Edwards | IA | Western Dubuque High School | 2028 | C | 76 % |
| 9 | Chase Bough | IA | North Polk High School | 2028 | SS | 76 % |
| 10 | Grantland McDanel | IA | Centerville High School | 2028 | SS | 76 % |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Nicholas Lentz | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | 1B | 94 % |
| 2 | Jevon Pyle | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | 3B | 85 % |
| 3 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 82 % |
| 4 | Boston Anderson | IA | Northwest High School | 2029 | C | 82 % |
| 5 | Dominic Pope | IA | Johnston Senior | 2029 | OF | 79 % |
| 6 | Jack Krueger | IA | Valley High School | 2029 | 3B | 77 % |
| 7 | Bentley Hulbert | IA | Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School | 2029 | C | 75 % |
| 8 | Drake Allison | IA | Ankeny High School | 2029 | C | 73 % |
| 9 | Brooks Anderson | IA | Dowling Catholic | 2029 | SS | 72 % |
| 10 | Pierce Coleman | IA | Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School | 2029 | C | 71 % |
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