2026 Engaged Athletics Scout Day: Data Dive
February 26, 2026
On Saturday, February 21st, the Prep Baseball Kansas staff traveled to the Engaged Athletics Indoor Facility in Lecompton, KS to host the Engaged Athletics Scout Day.
We'll continue our coverage from this event today within this 'Data Dive'. Continue reading below to see which players in attendance showed well from a batted ball, pitch metric, and swing analytics perspective.
TOP 30-YARD DASH
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
| 1 | Gabriel Escobar | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2028 | SS | 3.77 s |
| 2 | Brittan Motley Jr. | MO | Blue Springs South | 2028 | SS | 3.82 s |
| 3 | Michael Dobbs | KS | Seaman | 2028 | SS | 3.88 s |
| 4 | Cooper Kenney | MO | Staley | 2027 | 2B | 3.93 s |
| ^ | Rigley Sleichter | KS | Santa Fe Trail | 2028 | OF | 3.93 s |
| 5 | Ayden Boyer | MO | Staley | 2027 | LHP | 3.95 s |
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Talan Robertson | KS | Washburn Rural | 2027 | C | 99.7 mph |
| 2 | Brittan Motley Jr. | MO | Blue Springs South | 2028 | SS | 97.5 mph |
| 3 | Davin Koontz | KS | Leavenworth | 2028 | C | 97.3 mph |
| 4 | Rhett Wooldridge | MO | Liberty | 2028 | C | 96.8 mph |
| 5 | Zachary Herman | KS | Olathe South | 2027 | C | 96.1 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Brittan Motley Jr. | MO | Blue Springs South | 2028 | SS | 91.6 mph |
| 2 | Zachary Herman | KS | Olathe South | 2027 | C | 91.1 mph |
| 3 | Michael Dobbs | KS | Seaman | 2028 | SS | 90.3 mph |
| 4 | Garrett Ramos | KS | Seaman | 2026 | 3B | 88.6 mph |
| 5 | Alec Unterreiner | MO | Liberty North | 2028 | RHP | 88.6 mph |
PEAK BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Rhett Wooldridge | MO | Liberty | 2028 | C | 371 ft |
| 2 | Zachary Herman | KS | Olathe South | 2027 | C | 364 ft |
| 3 | Michael Dobbs | KS | Seaman | 2028 | SS | 354 ft |
| 4 | Davin Koontz | KS | Leavenworth | 2028 | C | 334 ft |
| 5 | Garrett Ramos | KS | Seaman | 2026 | 3B | 333 ft |
AVERAGE BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Zachary Herman | KS | Olathe South | 2027 | C | 253 ft |
| 2 | Aiden Payne | MO | Liberty North | 2027 | 2B | 237 ft |
| 3 | Owen Shelton | MO | Liberty | 2027 | 3B | 231 ft |
| 4 | Rhett Wooldridge | MO | Liberty | 2028 | C | 226 ft |
| 5 | Landon Wykert | KS | Washburn Rural | 2028 | OF | 224 ft |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Cole Harris | KS | Shawnee Mission South | 2028 | C | 84.0 mph |
| 2 | Zachary Herman | KS | Olathe South | 2027 | C | 79.9 mph |
| 3 | Landon Wykert | KS | Washburn Rural | 2028 | OF | 78.7 mph |
| 4 | Davin Koontz | KS | Leavenworth | 2028 | C | 78.1 mph |
| 5 | Rhett Wooldridge | MO | Liberty | 2028 | C | 77.4 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Connor Jones | MO | Staley | 2027 | 3B | 72.0 mph |
| 2 | Rhett Wooldridge | MO | Liberty | 2028 | C | 71.5 mph |
| 3 | Aiden Payne | MO | Liberty North | 2027 | 2B | 70.5 mph |
| 4 | Brittan Motley Jr. | MO | Blue Springs South | 2028 | SS | 70.5 mph |
| 5 | Connor Smith | MO | Liberty North | 2027 | C | 70.3 mph |
PEAK HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Talan Robertson | KS | Washburn Rural | 2027 | C | 27.7 mph |
| 2 | Connor Jones | MO | Staley | 2027 | 3B | 26.0 mph |
| 3 | Brittan Motley Jr. | MO | Blue Springs South | 2028 | SS | 24.9 mph |
| 4 | Zachary Herman | KS | Olathe South | 2027 | C | 24.6 mph |
| 5 | Owen Shelton | MO | Liberty | 2027 | 3B | 24.3 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Talan Robertson | KS | Washburn Rural | 2027 | C | 23.8 mph |
| 2 | Brittan Motley Jr. | MO | Blue Springs South | 2028 | SS | 23.4 mph |
| 3 | Cayden Lindsay | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2026 | OF | 23.1 mph |
| 4 | Connor Jones | MO | Staley | 2027 | 3B | 22.6 mph |
| 5 | Max Thornhill | KS | St. James Academy | 2026 | 3B | 22.4 mph |
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Michael Dobbs | KS | Seaman | 2028 | SS | 87.5 mph |
| 2 | Cayden Lindsay | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2026 | OF | 87.3 mph |
| 3 | Gabriel Escobar | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2028 | SS | 86.0 mph |
| 4 | Connor Jones | MO | Staley | 2027 | 3B | 85.6 mph |
| 5 | Wade Smith | MO | Liberty North | 2028 | RHP | 83.3 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Gabriel Escobar | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2028 | SS | 2314 rpm |
| 2 | Spencer Pennington | MO | Liberty North | 2029 | RHP | 2292 rpm |
| 3 | Preston Bahr | KS | Washburn Rural | 2027 | RHP | 2260 rpm |
| 4 | Michael Dobbs | KS | Seaman | 2028 | SS | 2241 rpm |
| 5 | Cayden Lindsay | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2026 | OF | 2211 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Connor Jones | MO | Staley | 2027 | 3B | 2599 rpm |
| 2 | Preston Bahr | KS | Washburn Rural | 2027 | RHP | 2493 rpm |
| 3 | Cayden Lindsay | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2026 | OF | 2356 rpm |
| 4 | Gabriel Escobar | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2028 | SS | 2297 rpm |
| 5 | Owen Shelton | MO | Liberty | 2027 | 3B | 2211 rpm |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Preston Bahr | KS | Washburn Rural | 2027 | RHP | 2438 |
| 2 | Connor Jones | MO | Staley | 2027 | 3B | 2379 |
| 3 | Cayden Lindsay | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2026 | OF | 2340 |
| 4 | Nick LaBruzzo | MO | St. Pius X (KC) | 2027 | 1B | 2164 |
| 5 | Owen Shelton | MO | Liberty | 2027 | 3B | 2140 |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Cooper Kenney | MO | Staley | 2027 | 2B | 2617 rpm |
| 2 | Michael Dobbs | KS | Seaman | 2028 | SS | 2476 rpm |
| 3 | Casey Beck | MO | Park Hill | 2030 | RHP | 2336 rpm |
| 4 | Hunter Shoop | KS | Piper | 2029 | 2B | 2332 rpm |
| 5 | Isaac Quinn | KS | Basehor-Linwood | 2028 | RHP | 2274 rpm |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Cooper Kenney | MO | Staley | 2027 | 2B | 2510 rpm |
| 2 | Michael Dobbs | KS | Seaman | 2028 | SS | 2430 rpm |
| 3 | Casey Beck | MO | Park Hill | 2030 | RHP | 2275 rpm |
| 4 | Hunter Shoop | KS | Piper | 2029 | 2B | 2233 rpm |
| 5 | Isaac Quinn | KS | Basehor-Linwood | 2028 | RHP | 2229 rpm |
AVG CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MVMT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Tyler Valdivia | KS | Shawnee Heights | 2028 | OF | -18.5 |
| 2 | Connor Jones | MO | Staley | 2027 | 3B | 17.1 |
| 3 | Noah Matson | MO | Smithville | 2030 | OF | 15.8 |
| 4 | Ethan Cole | MO | Staley | 2027 | RHP | 15.2 |
| 5 | Ayden Boyer | MO | Staley | 2027 | LHP | -14.2 |
FOR ALL OF THE STATISTICS FROM THIS EVENT, CLICK HERE.
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