Kansas City Rising Stars ID - Session 2: Stat Story

May 18, 2026
Eliott Wilk
Central Region Operations Director

On Tuesday, May 12th, the Prep Baseball Kansas team hosted the Kansas City Rising Stars ID - Session 2 at Creekside Baseball Park in Parkville, MO. This event was open for all 2030-2031 class members and featured 20+ of the top young players from the area.

For a full look at the players that attended, click HERE.

Now, at the event's conclusion, our staff will begin rolling out several content pieces from the event, starting with today's 'Stat Story'. Continue reading below to see which players paced their peers in our traditional stat categories from this year's MOKAN Rising Stars ID.

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Karlos Taylor	KS	Bonner Springs	2030	OF	7.26 s
2	Christian Abbott	KS	Spring Hill	2030	C	7.36 s
3	Jayce Howell	MO	Lee's Summit	2030	1B	7.43 s
4	Abram Roberts	MO	Greenfield	2030	OF	7.45 s
5	Zaidyn Hendrich	KS	Spring Hill	2030	C	7.57 s

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Cooper Allen	KS	Mill Valley	2030	RHP	79.5 mph
2	Blake Pierson	KS	Spring Hill	2031	C	76.7 mph
3	Zaidyn Hendrich	KS	Spring Hill	2030	C	76.3 mph
4	Jayce Howell	MO	Lee's Summit	2030	1B	76.1 mph
5	Karlos Taylor	KS	Bonner Springs	2030	OF	74.0 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Zaidyn Hendrich	KS	Spring Hill	2030	C	95.3 mph
2	Karlos Taylor	KS	Bonner Springs	2030	OF	89.4 mph
3	Carter Duvall	MO	Liberty	2030	SS	88.9 mph
4	Anderson Moran	KS	Basehor-Linwood	2030	RHP	88.6 mph
5	Blake Pierson	KS	Spring Hill	2031	C	86.7 mph

MAX INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Jayce Howell	MO	Lee's Summit	2030	1B	74
2	Christian Abbott	KS	Spring Hill	2030	C	72
^	Carter Duvall	MO	Liberty	2030	SS	72
3	Anderson Moran	KS	Basehor-Linwood	2030	RHP	70
^	Cameron Renner	KS	Blue Valley West	2030	1B	70
4	Cruz Dominguez	KS	Blue Valley North	2030	SS	67
5	Wyatt Caswell	MO	Lone Jack	2031	1B	66

MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Anderson Moran	KS	Basehor-Linwood	2030	RHP	77
2	Abram Roberts	MO	Greenfield	2030	OF	75
3	Karlos Taylor	KS	Bonner Springs	2030	OF	74
4	DJ Calhoun	MO	Grandview	2031	OF	66
^	Nolan Hilliard	KS	Blue Valley	2030	OF	66
5	Brandon Campbell	KS	Blue Valley	2030	LHP	65

MAX CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Christian Abbott	KS	Spring Hill	2030	C	75
2	Zaidyn Hendrich	KS	Spring Hill	2030	C	72
3	Blake Pierson	KS	Spring Hill	2031	C	69

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Zaidyn Hendrich	KS	Spring Hill	2030	C	2.08-2.19
2	Christian Abbott	KS	Spring Hill	2030	C	2.11-2.29
3	Blake Pierson	KS	Spring Hill	2031	C	2.20-2.28

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