Prep Baseball Iowa Winter Hitting Update Session 2: Data Dive
December 18, 2025
WAUKEE, IOWA - On Sunday, December 14th, Prep Baseball visited Chips Performance for a Prep Baseball Iowa - Winter Hitting Update. This event featured prospects from the 2026 through 2030 classes.
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Below we have listed the leaders for each statistical category at the event.
DATA DIVE
TRACKMAN HITTING
TOP MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Luke Merrick | IA | Solon High School | 2028 | OF | 104.8 mph |
| 2 | Carson Gill | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2028 | OF | 98.8 mph |
| 3 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 98.5 mph |
| 4 | Max Bejarno | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | 1B | 96.4 mph |
| 5 | Jack Plummer | IA | Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 96.2 mph |
AVG EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Luke Merrick | IA | Solon High School | 2028 | OF | 92.0 mph |
| 2 | Jack Plummer | IA | Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 88.3 mph |
| 3 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 88.3 mph |
| 4 | Carson Gill | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2028 | OF | 88.1 mph |
| 5 | Max Bejarno | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | 1B | 86.0 mph |
MAX DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Max Bejarno | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | 1B | 356 ft |
| 2 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 354 ft |
| 3 | Luke Merrick | IA | Solon High School | 2028 | OF | 353 ft |
| 4 | Carson Gill | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2028 | OF | 339 ft |
| 5 | Jack Plummer | IA | Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 331 ft |
AVG DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 263 ft |
| 2 | Carson Gill | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2028 | OF | 212 ft |
| 3 | Greyden Bancroft | IA | Ames High School | 2029 | RHP | 199 ft |
| 4 | Briggs Wilson | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | SS | 189 ft |
| 5 | Jacob Dickel | IA | Norwalk | 2028 | C | 189 ft |
BLAST MOTION
MAX BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Max Bejarno | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | 1B | 75.2 mph |
| 2 | Greyden Bancroft | IA | Ames High School | 2029 | RHP | 73.1 mph |
| 3 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 72.6 mph |
| 4 | Jack Plummer | IA | Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 71.9 mph |
| 5 | Carson Gill | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2028 | OF | 71.0 mph |
| 6 | Briggs Wilson | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | SS | 69.4 mph |
| 7 | Jacob Dickel | IA | Norwalk | 2028 | C | 67.4 mph |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2030 | C | 66.0 mph |
AVG BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Greyden Bancroft | IA | Ames High School | 2029 | RHP | 70.1 mph |
| 2 | Jack Plummer | IA | Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 68.7 mph |
| 3 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 68.7 mph |
| 4 | Max Bejarno | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | 1B | 67.7 mph |
| 5 | Carson Gill | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2028 | OF | 67.0 mph |
AVG HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 23.1 mph |
| 2 | Jack Plummer | IA | Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 20.1 mph |
| 3 | Greyden Bancroft | IA | Ames High School | 2029 | RHP | 19.9 mph |
| 4 | Carson Gill | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2028 | OF | 19.2 mph |
| 5 | Jacob Dickel | IA | Norwalk | 2028 | C | 19.0 mph |
AVG ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 24.9 g |
| 2 | Jack Plummer | IA | Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 14.3 g |
| 3 | Greyden Bancroft | IA | Ames High School | 2029 | RHP | 13.2 g |
| 4 | Carson Gill | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2028 | OF | 7.3 g |
| 5 | Jacob Dickel | IA | Norwalk | 2028 | C | 7.0 g |
AVG ON PLANE EFFICIENCY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Frankie Pagano | IA | Dowling Catholic High School | 2029 | LHP | 79 % |
| 2 | Max Bejarno | IA | Dallas Center-Grimes | 2029 | 1B | 67 % |
| 3 | Jacob Dickel | IA | Norwalk | 2028 | C | 66 % |
| 4 | Greyden Bancroft | IA | Ames High School | 2029 | RHP | 64 % |
| 5 | Jack Plummer | IA | Valley High School | 2028 | SS | 57 % |
UPCOMING IOWA EVENTS
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION |
| Winter Hitting Update (S3) | 01/11/2026 | Chips Performance, Waukee, IA |
| IA Preseason ID-Eastern Iowa | 02/08/2026 | Eastern Iowa Sports Facility, Monticello, IA |
| Rising Stars ID-Eastern Iowa (2030s Only) | 02/08/2026 | Eastern Iowa Sports Facility, Monticello, IA |
| IA Preseason ID-Central Iowa | 02/15/2026 | SportsPlex West, Waukee, IA |
| Rising Stars ID-Central Iowa S1 (2030s Only) | 02/15/2026 | SportsPlex West, Waukee, IA |
| IA Preseason ID-Southeast Iowa | 02/16/2026 | Musco Sports Center, Muscatine, IA |
| Rising Stars ID-Southeast Iowa (2030s Only) | 02/16/2026 | Musco Sports Center, Muscatine, IA |
| IA Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | 03/08/2026 | SportsPlex West, Waukee, IA |
| Rising Stars ID-Central Iowa S2 (2030s Only) | 03/08/2026 | SportsPlex West, Waukee, IA |
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