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2026 Prep Baseball Iowa Preseason ID-Central Iowa (May): Data Dive


Tyler Cropley
State Director, Prep Baseball Iowa

  
Waukee, Iowa  - On Sunday, May 3rd, Prep Baseball Iowa held its Preseason ID - Central Iowa at the SportsPlex West in Waukee. The event featured over 30 prospects from the class of 2026 through 2029. The event featured many solid performances from the players in attendance. Thank you to the players, parents, coaches and the SportsPlex West staff for such a great event.

There were a number of great individual performances this year at the Preseason ID - Central Iowa event. 

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Below we have listed the leaders for each statistical category at the event.


DATA DIVE | ALL CLASSES

TOP 60-YARD TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 6.99
2 James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 7.01
^ Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 7.01
3 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 7.03

TOP MAX IF VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 86
2 Voss Richardson IA Fairfield High School 2027 SS 81
3 Hayden Walker IA Waukee High School 2029 2B 78

TOP MAX OF VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 89
2 Tommy Spieker IA North Polk High School 2029 OF 87
^ Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 87
3 James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 85

TOP MAX C VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Rhylee Schmidt IA Norwalk 2027 C 81
2 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 76
^ William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 76
3 Karsten Klassen IA Roosevelt High School 2027 C 74
^ Jack Meyer IA Northwest High School 2028 C 74
^ James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 74

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Jack Meyer IA Northwest High School 2028 C 2.01-2.09
2 Rhylee Schmidt IA Norwalk 2027 C 2.08-2.12
3 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 2.08-2.15

TOP MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 100.8 mph
2 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 99.8 mph
3 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 96.6 mph

TOP MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Matthew Blomme IA Cardinal High School 2027 RHP 90.9 mph
2 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 85.2 mph
3 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 85.0 mph

DATA DIVE | BY CLASS

POSITION STATS

TOP 60-YARD TIME

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 6.99
2 James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 7.01
^ Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 7.01
3 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 7.03
4 Voss Richardson IA Fairfield High School 2027 SS 7.05
5 Rhylee Schmidt IA Norwalk 2027 C 7.09
6 Kale Murphy IA Interstate 35 High School 2027 OF 7.18
7 Karsten Klassen IA Roosevelt High School 2027 C 7.24

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Weston OLeary IA Cardinal High School 2028 2B 7.28
2 Paxton Beane IA Audubon Middle-High School 2028 OF 7.37
3 Austen Kenney IA Johnston Senior 2028 3B 7.47
4 Harrison Loder IA Roosevelt High School 2028 OF 7.52
5 William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 7.59
6 Jack Meyer IA Northwest High School 2028 C 7.63
7 Carter Long IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 RHP 7.73
8 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 8.05
9 Owen Carlson IA Northwest High School 2028 3B 8.38

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Tommy Spieker IA North Polk High School 2029 OF 7.30
2 Kaeden Ira IA Saydel High School 2029 C 7.49
3 Chase Morrison IA Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School 2029 SS 7.66
4 Truett White IA ADM Senior High School 2029 C 7.68
5 Hayden Walker IA Waukee High School 2029 2B 7.86
6 Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 8.14

TOP MAX IF VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 86
2 Voss Richardson IA Fairfield High School 2027 SS 81

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Carter Long IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 RHP 77
2 Weston OLeary IA Cardinal High School 2028 2B 75
^ Austen Kenney IA Johnston Senior 2028 3B 75
3 Owen Carlson IA Northwest High School 2028 3B 73

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Hayden Walker IA Waukee High School 2029 2B 78
2 Chase Morrison IA Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School 2029 SS 74

TOP MAX OF VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 89
2 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 87
3 James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 85
4 Kale Murphy IA Interstate 35 High School 2027 OF 77

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Harrison Loder IA Roosevelt High School 2028 OF 78
2 Paxton Beane IA Audubon Middle-High School 2028 OF 71

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Tommy Spieker IA North Polk High School 2029 OF 87

TOP MAX C VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Rhylee Schmidt IA Norwalk 2027 C 81
2 Karsten Klassen IA Roosevelt High School 2027 C 74
^ James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 74

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 76
^ William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 76
2 Jack Meyer IA Northwest High School 2028 C 74

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Truett White IA ADM Senior High School 2029 C 71
^ Kaeden Ira IA Saydel High School 2029 C 71
^ Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 71

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Rhylee Schmidt IA Norwalk 2027 C 2.08-2.12
2 James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 2.14-2.25
3 Karsten Klassen IA Roosevelt High School 2027 C 2.15-2.21

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Jack Meyer IA Northwest High School 2028 C 2.01-2.09
2 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 2.08-2.15
3 William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 2.20-2.34

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Truett White IA ADM Senior High School 2029 C 2.21-2.33
2 Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 2.28-2.44
3 Kaeden Ira IA Saydel High School 2029 C 2.38-2.45

TRACKMAN HITTING

TOP MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 96.6 mph
2 Voss Richardson IA Fairfield High School 2027 SS 94.9 mph
3 Karsten Klassen IA Roosevelt High School 2027 C 94.6 mph
4 Rhylee Schmidt IA Norwalk 2027 C 93.9 mph
5 James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 92.1 mph
6 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 91.9 mph
7 Kale Murphy IA Interstate 35 High School 2027 OF 91.6 mph
8 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 90.6 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 99.8 mph
2 Austen Kenney IA Johnston Senior 2028 3B 95.7 mph
3 Jack Meyer IA Northwest High School 2028 C 95.6 mph
4 William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 90.6 mph
5 Weston OLeary IA Cardinal High School 2028 2B 90.3 mph
6 Paxton Beane IA Audubon Middle-High School 2028 OF 88.6 mph
7 Owen Carlson IA Northwest High School 2028 3B 87.9 mph
8 Harrison Loder IA Roosevelt High School 2028 OF 86.0 mph
9 Carter Long IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 RHP 85.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 100.8 mph
2 Tommy Spieker IA North Polk High School 2029 OF 95.6 mph
3 Truett White IA ADM Senior High School 2029 C 86.0 mph
4 Hayden Walker IA Waukee High School 2029 2B 85.9 mph
5 Chase Morrison IA Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School 2029 SS 83.3 mph
6 Kaeden Ira IA Saydel High School 2029 C 80.3 mph

AVG EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 86.2 mph
2 James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 85.0 mph
3 Voss Richardson IA Fairfield High School 2027 SS 83.4 mph
4 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 83.0 mph
5 Rhylee Schmidt IA Norwalk 2027 C 82.0 mph
6 Kale Murphy IA Interstate 35 High School 2027 OF 81.1 mph
7 Karsten Klassen IA Roosevelt High School 2027 C 80.7 mph
8 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 79.8 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 94.6 mph
2 Jack Meyer IA Northwest High School 2028 C 85.1 mph
3 Owen Carlson IA Northwest High School 2028 3B 84.7 mph
4 Weston OLeary IA Cardinal High School 2028 2B 82.2 mph
5 Austen Kenney IA Johnston Senior 2028 3B 80.5 mph
6 Harrison Loder IA Roosevelt High School 2028 OF 79.3 mph
7 William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 79.1 mph
8 Paxton Beane IA Audubon Middle-High School 2028 OF 65.4 mph
9 Carter Long IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 RHP 65.4 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 94.3 mph
2 Tommy Spieker IA North Polk High School 2029 OF 89.7 mph
3 Hayden Walker IA Waukee High School 2029 2B 81.5 mph
4 Truett White IA ADM Senior High School 2029 C 74.3 mph
5 Chase Morrison IA Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School 2029 SS 72.7 mph
6 Kaeden Ira IA Saydel High School 2029 C 70.3 mph

AVG DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 James Gilmore IA Waukee Northwest 2027 C 235 ft
2 Voss Richardson IA Fairfield High School 2027 SS 226 ft
3 Rhylee Schmidt IA Norwalk 2027 C 203 ft
4 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 182 ft
5 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 167 ft
6 Kale Murphy IA Interstate 35 High School 2027 OF 149 ft
7 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 140 ft
8 Karsten Klassen IA Roosevelt High School 2027 C 126 ft

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Austen Kenney IA Johnston Senior 2028 3B 237 ft
2 Jack Meyer IA Northwest High School 2028 C 190 ft
3 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 183 ft
4 Weston OLeary IA Cardinal High School 2028 2B 181 ft
5 Harrison Loder IA Roosevelt High School 2028 OF 177 ft
6 Carter Long IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 RHP 124 ft
7 Paxton Beane IA Audubon Middle-High School 2028 OF 123 ft
8 William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 103 ft
9 Owen Carlson IA Northwest High School 2028 3B 93 ft

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Tommy Spieker IA North Polk High School 2029 OF 249 ft
2 Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 241 ft
3 Kaeden Ira IA Saydel High School 2029 C 209 ft
4 Hayden Walker IA Waukee High School 2029 2B 142 ft
5 Truett White IA ADM Senior High School 2029 C 137 ft
6 Chase Morrison IA Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School 2029 SS 90 ft

TRACKMAN PITCHING

TOP MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Matthew Blomme IA Cardinal High School 2027 RHP 90.9 mph
2 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 85.2 mph
3 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 85.0 mph
4 Kale Moore IA Moravia High School 2027 RHP 82.9 mph
5 Charles Schaben IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 RHP 82.7 mph
6 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 82.6 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 81.9 mph
2 Gabe Allison IA Van Meter 2028 SS 81.4 mph
3 William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 81.0 mph
4 Carter Long IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 RHP 77.6 mph
5 Grayson Clute IA Waukee High School 2028 LHP 77.6 mph
6 Weston OLeary IA Cardinal High School 2028 2B 76.9 mph
7 Austen Kenney IA Johnston Senior 2028 3B 73.3 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Khian Escalana IA Ankeny Centennial High School 2029 RHP 82.6 mph
2 Tommy Spieker IA North Polk High School 2029 OF 82.5 mph
3 Hayden Walker IA Waukee High School 2029 2B 77.3 mph
4 Kaeden Ira IA Saydel High School 2029 C 75.9 mph
5 Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 74.9 mph

TOP PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 2580 rpm
2 Matthew Blomme IA Cardinal High School 2027 RHP 2322 rpm
3 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 2262 rpm
4 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 2253 rpm
5 Charles Schaben IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 RHP 2185 rpm
6 Kale Moore IA Moravia High School 2027 RHP 2103 rpm

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 2309 rpm
2 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 2214 rpm
3 Gabe Allison IA Van Meter 2028 SS 2189 rpm
4 Carter Long IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 RHP 2155 rpm
5 Weston OLeary IA Cardinal High School 2028 2B 2043 rpm
6 Grayson Clute IA Waukee High School 2028 LHP 1987 rpm
7 Austen Kenney IA Johnston Senior 2028 3B 1710 rpm

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Hayden Walker IA Waukee High School 2029 2B 2321 rpm
2 Khian Escalana IA Ankeny Centennial High School 2029 RHP 2171 rpm
3 Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 2027 rpm
4 Kaeden Ira IA Saydel High School 2029 C 1867 rpm
5 Tommy Spieker IA North Polk High School 2029 OF 1836 rpm

TOP PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 2371 rpm
2 Kale Moore IA Moravia High School 2027 RHP 2147 rpm
3 Owen Gilbert IA Des Moines Christian School 2027 OF 1892 rpm

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Carter Long IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 RHP 2327 rpm
2 William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 2086 rpm
3 Clayton Noah IA Woodward-Granger High School 2028 C 2064 rpm
4 Weston OLeary IA Cardinal High School 2028 2B 1904 rpm
5 Gabe Allison IA Van Meter 2028 SS 1666 rpm
6 Austen Kenney IA Johnston Senior 2028 3B 1547 rpm

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Hayden Walker IA Waukee High School 2029 2B 2298 rpm
2 Julian Blanco IA St Edmond Catholic School 2029 C 1858 rpm
3 Kaeden Ira IA Saydel High School 2029 C 1647 rpm
4 Khian Escalana IA Ankeny Centennial High School 2029 RHP 1631 rpm

TOP PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Matthew Blomme IA Cardinal High School 2027 RHP 2645 rpm
2 Owen Duffek IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 SS 2305 rpm
3 Tyler Edgar IA Oskaloosa High School 2027 RHP 2305 rpm
4 Kale Moore IA Moravia High School 2027 RHP 2261 rpm
5 Charles Schaben IA Lewis Central Senior High School 2027 RHP 2172 rpm

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Grayson Clute IA Waukee High School 2028 LHP 2373 rpm
2 William Vosburg IA Hampton-Dumont High School 2028 C 2071 rpm

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Tommy Spieker IA North Polk High School 2029 OF 2246 rpm
2 Khian Escalana IA Ankeny Centennial High School 2029 RHP 1798 rpm


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