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2026 Prep Baseball Iowa Preseason All-State: Trackman Hitting


Rob Allison
Supervisor, Upper Midwest

    

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 Trackman hitting category at the event.


TRACKMAN HITTING | ALL CLASSES

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Ryan Wille IA Ankeny High School 2027 1B 106.3 mph
2 Luke Merrick IA Solon High School 2028 OF 106.2 mph
3 Jack Wilson IA Cedar Falls 2027 OF 105.3 mph
4 Cooper Triggs IA Roland-Story High School 2027 OF 104.6 mph

TOP AVG EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Jack Wilson IA Cedar Falls 2027 OF 98.1 mph
2 Luke Merrick IA Solon High School 2028 OF 98.0 mph
3 Charlie Rutherford IA Waukee High School 2027 1B 96.3 mph
4 Jeremiah (JJ) Phillips IA Pleasantville 2027 OF 95.9 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Jeremiah (JJ) Phillips IA Pleasantville 2027 OF 399 ft
2 Brooks Bond IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 SS 390 ft
3 Beckham DeSotel IA West Marshall 2027 RHP 387 ft
4 Jordan Zimmerman IA Linn-Mar 2027 2B 380 ft

TOP AVG DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Jeremiah (JJ) Phillips IA Pleasantville 2027 OF 341 ft
2 Dawson Elsbecker IA Algona High School 2027 OF 322 ft
3 Isaac Smith IA Southeast Polk High School 2029 SS 320 ft
4 Vincent Leto IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2028 C 311 ft

LINE DRIVE PERCENTAGE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Boden Hancock IA Linn-Mar 2028 OF 80 %
2 Chase McDonald IA Linn Mar 2027 C 75 %
3 Blake Fort IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 1B 71 %
4 Briggs Wilson IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2029 SS 66 %
^ Isaac Smith IA Southeast Polk High School 2029 SS 66 %
^ Brooks Bond IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 SS 66 %
^ Kasen Gilroy IA Prairie High School 2028 LHP 66 %
^ Henry Birt IA Iowa City 2027 RHP 66 %
^ Jackson Nutt IA Southeast Polk High School 2027 C 66 %
^ Jack Krueger IA Valley High School 2029 3B 66 %


TRACKMAN HITTING | CLASS LEADERBOARDS

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Ryan Wille IA Ankeny High School 2027 1B 106.3 mph
2 Jack Wilson IA Cedar Falls 2027 OF 105.3 mph
3 Cooper Triggs IA Roland-Story High School 2027 OF 104.6 mph
4 Cooper McDaniel IA Saydel High School 2027 C 104.4 mph
5 Jeremiah (JJ) Phillips IA Pleasantville 2027 OF 103.8 mph
6 Beckham DeSotel IA West Marshall 2027 RHP 102.3 mph
7 Liam Howard IA Ankeny High School 2027 RHP 101.6 mph
8 Brayden Kennedy IA Pleasantville High School 2027 3B 101.5 mph
9 Charlie Rutherford IA Waukee High School 2027 1B 101.5 mph
10 William Litton IA Regina Catholic Education Center 2027 RHP 100.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Luke Merrick IA Solon High School 2028 OF 106.2 mph
2 Mason McFate IA Pleasant Valley High School 2028 SS 104.6 mph
3 Carson Gill IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2028 OF 103.8 mph
4 Brooks Bond IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 SS 102.2 mph
5 Blake Fort IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 1B 101.0 mph
6 Cash Ryan IA Waverly Shell-Rock 2028 1B 99.1 mph
7 Jake Clement IA Ballard High School 2028 C 98.6 mph
8 Mason Hayes IA Perry High School 2028 LHP 98.6 mph
9 Cain Mueller IA Northwest High School 2028 2B 98.1 mph
10 Jack Cooling IA West Des Moines Dowling 2028 SS 97.9 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Brooks Anderson IA Dowling Catholic 2029 SS 99.6 mph
2 Tripp Rypma IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 SS 97.8 mph
3 Briggs Wilson IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2029 SS 97.4 mph
4 Bennett Hicklin IA Northwest High School 2029 1B 97.2 mph
5 Max Bejarno IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2029 1B 97.0 mph
6 John Gayton IA Pleasant Valley High School 2029 RHP 96.4 mph
7 Henry Kelly IA Northwest High School 2029 OF 95.8 mph
8 Milo Schroeder IA Western Dubuque High School 2029 3B 95.2 mph
9 Braden Grier IA Norwalk 2029 LHP 95.0 mph
10 Colton Neal IA Marion High School 2029 OF 94.9 mph

TOP AVG EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Jack Wilson IA Cedar Falls 2027 OF 98.1 mph
2 Charlie Rutherford IA Waukee High School 2027 1B 96.3 mph
3 Jeremiah (JJ) Phillips IA Pleasantville 2027 OF 95.9 mph
4 Gradyn Klehn IA Waukee Northwest 2027 LHP 95.1 mph
5 Jack Gavin IA Regina Catholic Education Center 2027 SS 93.0 mph
6 Brayden Kennedy IA Pleasantville High School 2027 3B 92.7 mph
7 Cooper McDaniel IA Saydel High School 2027 C 92.7 mph
8 Patrick Lentz IA Dowling Catholic 2027 3B 92.6 mph
9 Will Nesler IA Ankeny Centennial High School 2027 SS 92.6 mph
10 Micah Leyva IA Gilbert High School 2027 OF 91.9 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Luke Merrick IA Solon High School 2028 OF 98.0 mph
2 Brooks Bond IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 SS 91.8 mph
3 Jacob Pierro IA Wahlert Catholic High School 2028 RHP 91.7 mph
4 Bowen Benedict IA Ballard High School 2028 LHP 91.6 mph
5 Carson Gill IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2028 OF 91.5 mph
6 Jake Clement IA Ballard High School 2028 C 91.4 mph
7 Jack Cooling IA West Des Moines Dowling 2028 SS 91.3 mph
8 Carver Cruse IA Muscatine 2028 SS 91.3 mph
9 Braydon Dutton IA Bondurant-Farrar High School 2028 C 91.2 mph
10 Finn Faber IA Waukee High School 2028 OF 90.8 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Briggs Wilson IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2029 SS 90.2 mph
2 Max Bejarno IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2029 1B 89.9 mph
3 John Gayton IA Pleasant Valley High School 2029 RHP 89.5 mph
4 Brooks Anderson IA Dowling Catholic 2029 SS 89.2 mph
5 Drake Allison IA Ankeny High School 2029 C 89.2 mph
6 Blake Bartlett IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 88.8 mph
7 Isaac Smith IA Southeast Polk High School 2029 SS 88.0 mph
8 Bennett Hicklin IA Northwest High School 2029 1B 87.7 mph
9 Henry Kelly IA Northwest High School 2029 OF 87.5 mph
10 Frankie Pagano IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 LHP 87.0 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Jeremiah (JJ) Phillips IA Pleasantville 2027 OF 399 ft
2 Beckham DeSotel IA West Marshall 2027 RHP 387 ft
3 Jordan Zimmerman IA Linn-Mar 2027 2B 380 ft
4 Dawson Elsbecker IA Algona High School 2027 OF 375 ft
5 Sam Bartlett IA Iowa City West 2027 RHP 374 ft
6 Aiden Frey IA Roland-Story High School 2027 OF 371 ft
7 Lucas Herrell IA Pleasant Valley High School 2027 RHP 370 ft
8 Jack Wilson IA Cedar Falls 2027 OF 368 ft
9 Ryan Wille IA Ankeny High School 2027 1B 366 ft
10 Andrew Clement IA Des Moines Christian 2027 SS 364 ft

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Brooks Bond IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 SS 390 ft
2 Ben Grife IA ADM 2028 RHP 378 ft
3 Tyler Tompkins IA Linn-Mar 2028 C 374 ft
4 Mason McFate IA Pleasant Valley High School 2028 SS 362 ft
5 Jacob Pierro IA Wahlert Catholic High School 2028 RHP 360 ft
6 Abram Decena IA Centerville High School 2028 OF 359 ft
7 Finn Faber IA Waukee High School 2028 OF 359 ft
8 Jake Clement IA Ballard High School 2028 C 357 ft
9 Carson Gill IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2028 OF 356 ft
10 Carter Tuck IA Xavier High School 2028 OF 352 ft

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Briggs Wilson IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2029 SS 375 ft
2 Bennett Hicklin IA Northwest High School 2029 1B 375 ft
3 Colton Neal IA Marion High School 2029 OF 364 ft
4 Tripp Rypma IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 SS 358 ft
5 Brooks Anderson IA Dowling Catholic 2029 SS 355 ft
6 Bo Rypma IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 OF 351 ft
7 Isaac Smith IA Southeast Polk High School 2029 SS 339 ft
8 Henry Kelly IA Northwest High School 2029 OF 329 ft
9 Cooper Sweeney IA Assumption 2029 RHP 327 ft
10 Ben Clement IA Ballard Middle School 2029 SS 325 ft

TOP AVG DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Jeremiah (JJ) Phillips IA Pleasantville 2027 OF 341 ft
2 Dawson Elsbecker IA Algona High School 2027 OF 322 ft
3 Aiden Frey IA Roland-Story High School 2027 OF 307 ft
4 Colton Schneider IA Harlan 2027 SS 295 ft
5 Brennan Lawrence IA Waukee High School 2027 C 294 ft
6 Sam Schimberg IA Xavier High School 2027 C 293 ft
7 Evan Varcoe IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 RHP 288 ft
8 Sam Bartlett IA Iowa City West 2027 RHP 283 ft
9 Lucas Herrell IA Pleasant Valley High School 2027 RHP 281 ft
10 Brayden Kennedy IA Pleasantville High School 2027 3B 274 ft

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Vincent Leto IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2028 C 311 ft
2 Ben Grife IA ADM 2028 RHP 290 ft
3 Reggie Pederson IA Fort Dodge High School 2028 SS 285 ft
4 Brooks Bond IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 SS 274 ft
5 Jake Clement IA Ballard High School 2028 C 269 ft
6 Brady Abram IA Van Meter 2028 OF 262 ft
7 Cash Ryan IA Waverly Shell-Rock 2028 1B 261 ft
8 Kasen Gilroy IA Prairie High School 2028 LHP 247 ft
9 Tyler Tompkins IA Linn-Mar 2028 C 229 ft
10 Abram Decena IA Centerville High School 2028 OF 228 ft

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Isaac Smith IA Southeast Polk High School 2029 SS 320 ft
2 Bennett Hicklin IA Northwest High School 2029 1B 300 ft
3 Tripp Rypma IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 SS 295 ft
4 Brooks Anderson IA Dowling Catholic 2029 SS 286 ft
5 Cooper Sweeney IA Assumption 2029 RHP 231 ft
6 Kinnick Moore IA Urbandale High School 2029 OF 231 ft
7 Colton Neal IA Marion High School 2029 OF 223 ft
8 Jake Olthoff IA Iowa City Liberty 2029 RHP 217 ft
9 Henry Kelly IA Northwest High School 2029 OF 204 ft
10 Frankie Pagano IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 LHP 199 ft

LINE DRIVE PERCENTAGE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Chase McDonald IA Linn Mar 2027 C 75 %
2 Henry Birt IA Iowa City 2027 RHP 66 %
^ Jackson Nutt IA Southeast Polk High School 2027 C 66 %
3 Lucas Downing IA Linn-Mar 2027 SS 62 %
^ Charlie Rutherford IA Waukee High School 2027 1B 62 %
4 Gradyn Klehn IA Waukee Northwest 2027 LHP 60 %
5 Jaydon Leonard IA Regina Catholic Education Center 2027 SS 57 %
^ Cooper Triggs IA Roland-Story High School 2027 OF 57 %
^ Lincoln Roethler IA Denver 2027 RHP 57 %
^ Colton Schneider IA Harlan 2027 SS 57 %
6 William Litton IA Regina Catholic Education Center 2027 RHP 50 %
^ Landen Williams IA Wahlert Catholic High School 2027 SS 50 %
^ Easton Ingle IA North Polk High School 2027 1B 50 %
^ Del Brewer IA Iowa City High School 2027 SS 50 %
^ Beau Morio IA Cedar Rapids Xavier 2027 C 50 %
^ Jeremiah (JJ) Phillips IA Pleasantville 2027 OF 50 %
7 Dawson Elsbecker IA Algona High School 2027 OF 42 %
^ Jack Isenhart IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 SS 42 %
8 Will Nesler IA Ankeny Centennial High School 2027 SS 40 %
^ Sam Schimberg IA Xavier High School 2027 C 40 %
^ Brennan Lawrence IA Waukee High School 2027 C 40 %
^ Reid Schmal IA Ames High School 2027 C 40 %
9 Evan Varcoe IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 RHP 33 %
^ Carson Vargason IA Anamosa High School 2027 OF 33 %
^ Max Martin IA Ames 2027 3B 33 %
^ Wyatt Wilcox IA Johnston Senior High School 2027 3B 33 %
^ Keyshaun Patton IA Valley High School 2027 OF 33 %
^ Hunter Hill IA Wahlert Catholic High School 2027 1B 33 %
10 Porter Chatman IA Mount Vernon High School 2027 SS 28 %
^ Jordan Zimmerman IA Linn-Mar 2027 2B 28 %
^ Aidan Walter IA Norwalk 2027 OF 28 %
^ Ty Lamfers IA North Polk High School 2027 OF 28 %
^ Carter Berg IA Carlisle High School 2027 3B 28 %
^ Taite Fitch IA Interstate 35 High School 2027 C 28 %
^ Caleb Dickey-Steimel IA Waterloo West 2027 OF 28 %
^ Colton Moore IA Norwalk 2027 SS 28 %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Boden Hancock IA Linn-Mar 2028 OF 80 %
2 Blake Fort IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 1B 71 %
3 Brooks Bond IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2028 SS 66 %
^ Kasen Gilroy IA Prairie High School 2028 LHP 66 %
4 Jackson Edwards IA Western Dubuque High School 2028 C 50 %
^ Mason Hayes IA Perry High School 2028 LHP 50 %
^ Cash Ryan IA Waverly Shell-Rock 2028 1B 50 %
^ Broden Zimmerman IA Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School 2028 1B 50 %
^ Greyson Ballinger IA Assumption 2028 RHP 50 %
^ Drew Turgasen IA Iowa City Liberty 2028 C 50 %
^ Heisman Dickinson IA Ankeny Centennial High School 2028 OF 50 %
5 Jackson Owens IA Cedar Rapids Xavier 2028 C 42 %
^ Lucas LeClere IA Waukee High School 2028 RHP 42 %
6 Nicholas Durbala IA Dowling Catholic High School 2028 1B 40 %
^ Tyler Tompkins IA Linn-Mar 2028 C 40 %
^ Max Dougherty IA Cedar Rapids Xavier 2028 3B 40 %
^ Brycen Welsh IA North Scott High School 2028 SS 40 %
7 Connor Clark IA Cedar Rapids Xavier 2028 3B 37 %
^ Carson Gill IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2028 OF 37 %
8 Quinn Flanagan IA Wahlert Catholic High School 2028 LHP 33 %
^ Bowen Benedict IA Ballard High School 2028 LHP 33 %
^ Colin Townsend IA Pleasant Valley 2028 SS 33 %
^ Mason McFate IA Pleasant Valley High School 2028 SS 33 %
^ Braydon Dutton IA Bondurant-Farrar High School 2028 C 33 %
9 Chase Bough IA North Polk High School 2028 SS 28 %
^ Grantland McDanel IA Centerville High School 2028 SS 28 %
^ Cain Mueller IA Northwest High School 2028 2B 28 %
10 Conlan Panther IA North Scott High School 2028 3B 25 %
^ Karson Welander IA Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School 2028 SS 25 %
^ Carver Cruse IA Muscatine 2028 SS 25 %
^ Vincent Leto IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2028 C 25 %
^ Jack Cooling IA West Des Moines Dowling 2028 SS 25 %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Briggs Wilson IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2029 SS 66 %
^ Isaac Smith IA Southeast Polk High School 2029 SS 66 %
^ Jack Krueger IA Valley High School 2029 3B 66 %
2 Chase Spieker IA Waukee Northwest 2029 3B 50 %
^ Cooper Sweeney IA Assumption 2029 RHP 50 %
^ Frankie Pagano IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 LHP 50 %
3 Henry Kelly IA Northwest High School 2029 OF 42 %
^ Bentley Hulbert IA Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School 2029 C 42 %
^ Dominic Pope IA Johnston Senior 2029 OF 42 %
^ Kinnick Moore IA Urbandale High School 2029 OF 42 %
^ Drew Budke IA Cedar Falls High School 2029 C 42 %
4 Tripp Rypma IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 SS 40 %
5 Eli Morio IA Cedar Rapids Xavier 2029 3B 37 %
^ Blake Schultz IA Wahlert Catholic High School 2029 C 37 %
^ Pierce Coleman IA Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School 2029 C 37 %
^ Drake Allison IA Ankeny High School 2029 C 37 %
6 Nicholas Lentz IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 1B 33 %
^ Brooks Anderson IA Dowling Catholic 2029 SS 33 %
^ John Gayton IA Pleasant Valley High School 2029 RHP 33 %
^ Boston Anderson IA Northwest High School 2029 C 33 %
7 Ben Clement IA Ballard Middle School 2029 SS 28 %
^ Bo Rypma IA Dowling Catholic High School 2029 OF 28 %
^ Max Bejarno IA Dallas Center-Grimes 2029 1B 28 %
8 Owen Fitzpatrick IA Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School 2029 OF 25 %
^ Bennett Hicklin IA Northwest High School 2029 1B 25 %
^ Landon Pearson IA Waukee Northwest 2029 3B 25 %
9 Braden Grier IA Norwalk 2029 LHP 22 %
10 Hayden Porter IA Fort Dodge High School 2029 C 20 %


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