Prep Baseball Report

2026 Wichita Preseason ID: Data Dive


Eliott Wilk
Central Region Operations Director

On Sunday, February 1st, the Prep Baseball Kansas staff traveled to the Wichita Sports Forum in Wichita, KS to host the annual Wichita Preseason ID. This event was open to 2026-2029 class members, and featured 60+ members in attendence.

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 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 MyReal Walker KS Northeast Magnet High School 2027 RHP 6.70 s
2 Ivan Reid KS Life Prep 2026 RHP 6.87 s
3 Bryton Baty KS Trinity Academy 2028 SS 6.88 s
4 Parker Clubb KS Mulvane 2026 C 6.90 s
5 Aedyn Acosta KS Bishop Carroll 2027 1B 7.01 s

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Parker Clubb KS Mulvane 2026 C 108.9 mph
2 Brody McDonald KS Maize 2028 3B 101.0 mph
3 Fermin Broce KS Life Preparatory Academy 2026 C 100.1 mph
4 Aedyn Acosta KS Bishop Carroll 2027 1B 99.1 mph
5 Jalen Lawhead KS Eisenhower 2028 LHP 98.9 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Parker Clubb KS Mulvane 2026 C 96.0 mph
2 Carter Smith KS Wichita Heights 2027 OF 89.1 mph
3 Aedyn Acosta KS Bishop Carroll 2027 1B 88.5 mph
4 Caedon Defoor KS Rose Hill 2027 OF 87.6 mph
5 Cole Haynes KS Maize South 2028 LHP 87.0 mph

PEAK BATTED DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Parker Clubb KS Mulvane 2026 C 421 ft
2 Jordan Gentry KS Haysville Campus 2028 C 355 ft
3 Carter Smith KS Wichita Heights 2027 OF 341 ft
4 Jackson Short KS Andale 2029 RHP 341 ft
5 Caedon Defoor KS Rose Hill 2027 OF 340 ft

AVERAGE BATTED DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Carter Smith KS Wichita Heights 2027 OF 280 ft
2 Camdon Killgore KS Trinity Academy 2028 C 248 ft
3 Axel Lehmer KS Goddard 2028 OF 242 ft
4 Landon Vernia KS Andover Central 2027 C 240 ft
5 Fermin Broce KS Life Preparatory Academy 2026 C 239 ft

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Parker Clubb KS Mulvane 2026 C 85.3 mph
2 Ryan Hatfield KS Andover 2027 OF 84.4 mph
3 Caedon Defoor KS Rose Hill 2027 OF 80.3 mph
4 John Hess KS Dexter 2027 3B 78.7 mph
5 Jonah Mull KS Bishop Carroll 2027 SS 77.2 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Parker Clubb KS Mulvane 2026 C 76.0 mph
2 Ryan Hatfield KS Andover 2027 OF 74.5 mph
3 John Hess KS Dexter 2027 3B 73.5 mph
4 Caedon Defoor KS Rose Hill 2027 OF 72.4 mph
5 Jase Downey KS Conway Springs 2026 C 70.7 mph

PEAK HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Parker Clubb KS Mulvane 2026 C 26.9 mph
2 Brody McDonald KS Maize 2028 3B 25.7 mph
3 John Hess KS Dexter 2027 3B 24.6 mph
4 Abdel Yarala KS Life Preparatory Academy 2027 RHP 24.2 mph
^ Luke Roberts KS Bishop Carroll 2027 SS 24.2 mph
5 Caedon Defoor KS Rose Hill 2027 OF 23.6 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Parker Clubb KS Mulvane 2026 C 24.0 mph
2 John Hess KS Dexter 2027 3B 23.3 mph
3 Brody McDonald KS Maize 2028 3B 22.4 mph
4 Ryan Hatfield KS Andover 2027 OF 22.1 mph
5 Ivan Reid KS Life Prep 2026 RHP 22.0 mph

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Jonah Mull KS Bishop Carroll 2027 SS 89.0 mph
2 KJ McGill KS Bishop Carroll 2027 LHP 88.3 mph
3 Ivan Reid KS Life Prep 2026 RHP 87.7 mph
4 Abdel Yarala KS Life Preparatory Academy 2027 RHP 87.2 mph
5 Hayden Hocker KS Andover Central 2027 OF 86.2 mph

PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Jonah Mull KS Bishop Carroll 2027 SS 2753 rpm
2 Abdel Yarala KS Life Preparatory Academy 2027 RHP 2370 rpm
3 Brock Thompson KS Bishop Carroll 2027 RHP 2348 rpm
4 Ivan Reid KS Life Prep 2026 RHP 2340 rpm
5 Alberto Perez KS Life Prep 2027 LHP 2269 rpm

PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Jonah Mull KS Bishop Carroll 2027 SS 2693 rpm
2 Abdel Yarala KS Life Preparatory Academy 2027 RHP 2439 rpm
3 Alex Williamson KS Goddard 2029 RHP 2436 rpm
4 Coby Robinson KS Cheney 2026 OF 2341 rpm
5 Brock Thompson KS Bishop Carroll 2027 RHP 2309 rpm

AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Jonah Mull KS Bishop Carroll 2027 SS 2641
2 Alex Williamson KS Goddard 2029 RHP 2383
3 Abdel Yarala KS Life Preparatory Academy 2027 RHP 2378
4 Coby Robinson KS Cheney 2026 OF 2312
5 Brock Thompson KS Bishop Carroll 2027 RHP 2263

PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Ryan Hatfield KS Andover 2027 OF 2596 rpm
2 Ivan Reid KS Life Prep 2026 RHP 2498 rpm
3 Brock Thompson KS Bishop Carroll 2027 RHP 2344 rpm
4 Coby Robinson KS Cheney 2026 OF 2255 rpm
5 Caleb Back KS Trinity Academy 2027 RHP 2236 rpm

AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Ryan Hatfield KS Andover 2027 OF 2536 rpm
2 Ivan Reid KS Life Prep 2026 RHP 2436 rpm
3 Brock Thompson KS Bishop Carroll 2027 RHP 2344 rpm
4 Coby Robinson KS Cheney 2026 OF 2225 rpm
5 John Hess KS Dexter 2027 3B 2205 rpm

AVG CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MVMT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Abdel Yarala KS Life Preparatory Academy 2027 RHP 20.3
2 Alberto Perez KS Life Prep 2027 LHP -17.2
3 Hayden Hocker KS Andover Central 2027 OF 15.8
4 Brock Thompson KS Bishop Carroll 2027 RHP 14.6
5 Jonah Mull KS Bishop Carroll 2027 SS 13.8

  

FOR ALL OF THE STATISTICS FROM THIS EVENT, CLICK HERE.

  


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