PBT KC Summer Classic: Primer

June 10, 2026
By Prep Baseball Staff

This is the week of the PBT KC Summer Classic, taking place June 11-14 at Creekside and Homefield complexes in Kansas City, featuring players spanning all high school grad classes. Over 1,400 players are headed to Kansas City this weekend, with more than 270 currently ranked in their home state's Prep Baseball rankings.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to Creekside and Homefield complexes by analyzing Prep Baseball showcase data since the start of 2025 to find the most impressive statistical outliers and under-the-radar athletes on this weekend's rosters.

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Top Position Players to Watch

These players stood out across multiple measurables at Prep Baseball showcases and are among the most intriguing athletes in the field this weekend.

Grant Westphal

OF • Class of 2027 • #4 National • #1 KS

6-1/205 • Left/Right • Building Champions Cope • Texas commit

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
107.0	90.9	74.6	6.58

No. 2-ranked max EV among all players this weekend.

Easton Vesey

SS/RHP • Class of 2029 • #167 National • #1 KS

5-10/163 • Right/Right • KC Crush • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
93.6	87.4	74.9	7.08

Top-ranked avg. bat speed among all '29s.

Ryker Mahnke

OF/SS • Class of 2027 • #288 National • #4 KS

5-10/153 • Left/Right • Royals Scout Team • Missouri commit

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
97.2	87.8	69.4	6.57

3rd-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend.

William Pepper

SS/RHP • Class of 2028 • #3 KS

6-0/179 • Right/Right • Mac N Seitz Black • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
98.3	89.6	68.7	6.94

Krue Patrick

3B/OF • Class of 2028 • #91 National • #3 MO

6-1/190 • Right/Right • Building Champions Cisneros • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
99.8	96.4	70.2	6.61

No. 5 overall avg. EV in the field.

Brodee Rawlins

SS/RHP • Class of 2028 • #2 KS

5-10/175 • Right/Right • Building Champions Horner • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
97.0	89.3	71.5	6.88

Stat Leaders: Position Players

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025 (minimum thresholds applied).

Exit Velocity Leaders 🔴

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Max EVs

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS
1	Carter Taldo (#13 KS) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	107.2	100.2	72.5
2	Grant Westphal (#1 KS) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	107.0	90.9	74.6
3	Adrian Norris (#26 NE) Spects National - Midwest	1B	2027	105.4	98.2	83.2
4	Everett Hash (#13 KS) Building Champions Horner	OF	2028	104.6	98.1	74.4
5	Logan Latier (#13 MO) Building Champions Peña	1B	2029	104.5	100.7	67.0
6	Jordy Scott (#5 KS) Barnstormers - Floyd	OF	2028	104.4	89.5	74.1
7	Warren Robertson (#9 MO) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	103.9	88.5	76.4
8	Samuel Schroeder (#5 NE) Spects National - Midwest	C	2027	103.3	95.2	77.9
9	JT Morehead (#71 MO) Building Champions Cope	C	2027	102.6	94.6	—
10	Aidan Nicholson (#17 MO) Royals Scout Team	3B	2028	102.6	93.6	73.2
11	Micah Reif (#44 KS) Mac N Seitz Black	3B	2028	102.4	92.2	73.0
12	Cade Elder (#74 KS) Natural Baseball Academy Blachowicz	SS	2027	102.1	91.2	68.7
13	Tatum Mabus (#14 NE) Spects National - Midwest	SS	2027	101.4	94.0	72.0
14	Bijan Kamerzell Building Champions Peña	RHP	2030	101.3	88.5	53.5
15	Jagger Jackson (#27 MO) Building Champions Horner	1B	2028	101.2	95.6	78.3

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Bat Speeds

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Avg. BS	Avg. RA	Max EV
1	Adrian Norris (#26 NE) Spects National - Midwest	1B	2027	83.2	9.1	105.4
2	Cole Cheatham (#33 NE) Spects National - Midwest	OF	2027	78.6	16.3	99.3
3	Jagger Jackson (#27 MO) Building Champions Horner	1B	2028	78.3	6.9	101.2
4	Samuel Schroeder (#5 NE) Spects National - Midwest	C	2027	77.9	11.6	103.3
5	Luke Nelson (#27 KS) BTA Elite	3B	2026	77.9	18.3	100.6
6	Merrick Ginden (#54 KS) Cavaliers - Maroon	OF	2027	77.7	15.9	98.4
7	Myland Bristow (#57 MO) Prime 27:17 Scout	OF	2027	76.6	13.7	98.8
8	Lincoln Jensen (#56 KS) KC Crowns	3B	2026	76.5	15.3	100.8
9	Noah Carlson The Yard Black	C	2028	76.5	16.4	93.8
10	Warren Robertson (#9 MO) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	76.4	21.7	103.9
11	Porter Newell (#137 KS) KC Crowns	SS	2026	76.3	16.1	96.0
12	Hudson Hardesty (#20 KS) Royals Scout Team	1B	2027	76.0	19.0	99.3
13	Scotty Hadley (#163 KS) Williwaw Baseball	2B	2026	76.0	14.3	91.4
14	Connor Musil (#220 KS) Precision Baseball - Moore	OF	2026	75.3	9.7	81.2
15	Benjamin Highley (#86 MO) Team KC	C	2027	75.1	30.7	99.3

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Fastest 60-Yard Dash Times

#	Player	Pos.	Class	60-Yd.	Pos. Velo
1	Zachary DeHaas (#46 MO) Royals Scout Team	OF	2027	6.32	86 mph (OF)
2	Harrison Perkins (#299 MO) Prime 27:17 Scout	OF	2027	6.45	77 mph (OF)
3	Ryker Mahnke (#4 KS) Royals Scout Team	OF	2027	6.57	85 mph (OF)
4	Marshall Awtry (#15 KS) Building Champions Horner	SS	2028	6.57	86 mph (OF)
5	Samuel Schroeder (#5 NE) Spects National - Midwest	C	2027	6.57	86 mph (OF)
6	Grant Westphal (#1 KS) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	6.58	90 mph (OF)
7	Tucker Gamet (#115 MO) Building Champions Cope	SS	2027	6.60	88 mph (IF)
8	Andrew Maultsby (#12 MO) Building Champions Cope	C	2027	6.61	92 mph (IF)
9	Owen Hughes (#15 MO) Building Champions Cope	LHP	2027	6.61	88 mph (OF)
10	Krue Patrick (#3 MO) Building Champions Cisneros	3B	2028	6.61	93 mph (IF)
11	Brody Epke (#29 KS) KC Crowns	OF	2026	6.65	89 mph (OF)
12	Carson Bass (#37 MO) Building Champions Cisneros	OF	2028	6.65	77 mph (OF)
13	Cooper Kenney (#158 MO) Engaged Athletics Black	2B	2027	6.67	79 mph (IF)
14	Aidan Nicholson (#17 MO) Royals Scout Team	3B	2028	6.69	87 mph (IF)
15	Blake Costlow (#78 KS) MOJO BASEBALL	OF	2027	6.69	80 mph (OF)

Top Arms to Watch 🔥

These are the pitchers our system has flagged in the lead-up to this week's tournament across multiple categories like velo, spin, movement profiles, etc., based off past Prep Baseball showcase performances.

Evan Loftis

RHP • Class of 2027 • #365 National • #10 MO

6-3/196 • Right/Right • Building Champions Cope • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	SL	CH
94.1	90-93	75-75	76-78	82-83

Hardest-throwing arm this weekend.

Wyatt Libbert

RHP/1B • Class of 2027 • #43 MO

6-5/210 • Right/Right • Royals Scout Team • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB IVB Avg.	CB	CH
92.0	86-90	17.0 in.	74-77	79-81

No. 3-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend.

Adrian Norris

1B/LHP • Class of 2027 • #26 NE

6-3/221.3 • Left/Left • Spects National - Midwest • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB IVB Avg.	SL	CH
89.3	87-88	2,396	18.6 in.	75-78	77-79

Elite FB IVB with velo; top-ranked avg. FB spin among all uncommitted '27s.

Jake Richards

SS/RHP • Class of 2029 • #154 National • #1 CO

5-9/148.4 • Right/Right • Elite Baseball - Vais • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Avg. Spin	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL	SL Avg. Spin
87.0	2,380	69-71	2,716	73-75	2,751

2nd-hardest throwing 2029 arm in the field with top-ranked avg. spin.

Cade Cantrell

RHP/3B • Class of 2028 • #167 National • #7 MO

6-2/185 • Right/Right • Building Champions Cope • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB HM Avg.	SL	SL Avg. Spin	CH
89.2	86-88	15.5 in.	71-73	2,575	75-77

3rd-hardest throwing 2028 arm in the field.

Stat Leaders: Pitchers

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025.

Fastball Velocity Leaders 🔥

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB Avg. IVB	FB Avg. HM
1	Evan Loftis (#10 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	94.1	90-93	1,975	12.5	14.0
2	Joseph Webb (#22 TN) Royals Scout Team	3B	2027	94.0	90-94	—	—	—
3	Quincy Koehn (#7 KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	92.0	86-90	2,250	15.6	10.7
4	Wyatt Libbert (#43 MO) Royals Scout Team	RHP	2027	92.0	86-90	2,005	17.0	12.2
5	Bijan Kamerzell Building Champions Peña	RHP	2030	92.0	88-91	2,121	17.1	13.8
6	Brody Cooper (#83 KS) Topeka Stogies	RHP	2026	92.0	84-91	1,752	11.2	12.0
7	Parker Bass (#14 KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2028	91.0	88-91	2,399	14.2	11.6
8	Brett Liezert (#8 KS) Mac N Seitz Black	RHP	2027	91.0	89-90	2,128	16.2	12.9
9	Jayson Schrick (#60 KS) Prime 27:17 Scout	RHP	2027	90.3	78-90	1,942	14.6	10.2
10	Cameron Miller (#7 MO) Building Champions Cope	SS	2027	90.3	87-89	2,349	15.2	10.9
11	Warren Robertson (#9 MO) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	90.0	—	2,502	14.5	14.2
12	Lucas Kamerzell (#8 KS) Building Champions Horner	RHP	2028	90.0	87-90	2,011	15.1	16.2
13	Jackson Barker (#12 KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	90.0	87-89	2,095	15.3	4.2
14	Owen Hughes (#15 MO) Building Champions Cope	LHP	2027	90.0	85-88	2,319	12.2	-0.8
15	Riland Boyer (#47 KS) Barnstormers - Floyd	SS	2027	89.3	74-88	2,148	11.3	10.9

Breaking Ball Spin Leaders 🌀

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Breaking Ball Spin Rate (CB/SL)

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Type	Avg. Spin	Velo Range	Avg. IVB	Avg. HM
1	Matthew Gillespie (#168 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	SL	2,963	73-74	4.4	-19.1
2	Will Evert (#45 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2028	CB	2,946	72-76	-14.9	-16.9
3	Owen Erickson The Yard Black	OF	2028	CB	2,825	70-70	-1.7	-13.6
4	Landon O'Reilly (#38 KS) Building Champions Smith	RHP	2027	SL	2,816	76-77	-1.1	-17.3
5	Parker Stine (#144 KS) BTA Elite	RHP	2026	CB	2,806	71-74	-12.1	-16.8
6	Jake Richards (#1 CO) Elite Baseball - Vais	SS	2029	SL	2,751	73-75	-0.8	-11.0
7	Parker Carrier (#245 MO) Team KC	RHP	2027	SL	2,633	73-75	0.9	-17.1
8	Bodie Arthur (#270 MO) BTA Elite	RHP	2026	SL	2,613	75-77	-1.8	-13.6
9	Cade Cantrell (#7 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2028	SL	2,575	71-73	0.2	-20.5
10	Warren Robertson (#9 MO) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	CB	2,565	73-75	-0.3	-8.4
11	Owen Hughes (#15 MO) Building Champions Cope	LHP	2027	SL	2,540	78-79	0.1	7.5
12	Dylan Eikenbary (#29 KS) Precision Baseball - Moore	LHP	2027	SL	2,540	73-75	-2.2	13.0
13	Jack Goodell (#47 MO) Royals Scout Team	RHP	2028	CB	2,536	68-75	-9.9	-15.7
14	Cameron Miller (#7 MO) Building Champions Cope	SS	2027	CB	2,533	76-78	-7.5	-1.4
15	Cole Cheatham (#33 NE) Spects National - Midwest	OF	2027	SL	2,532	74-75	0.3	-11.9

Top Uncommitted Prospects 🎯

These are the top-ranked uncommitted players on rosters headed to our tournament this week.

State Rank	Player	Pos.	Class	Ht/Wt
#2	Brodee Rawlins (KS) Building Champions Horner	SS/RHP	2028	5-10 / 175 lbs.
#3	Krue Patrick (MO) Building Champions Cisneros	3B/OF	2028	6-1 / 190 lbs.
#3	William Pepper (KS) Mac N Seitz Black	SS/RHP	2028	6-0 / 179 lbs.
#5	Jordy Scott (KS) Barnstormers - Floyd	OF/RHP	2028	5-11 / 184 lbs.
#6	Connor McCool (KS) Building Champions Cope	SS/RHP	2027	5-11 / 175.5 lbs.
#6	Brock Bailey (KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP/OF	2028	6-2 / 205 lbs.
#7	Cade Cantrell (MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP/3B	2028	6-2 / 185 lbs.
#8	Lucas Kamerzell (KS) Building Champions Horner	RHP/OF	2028	6-3 / 208 lbs.
#10	Evan Loftis (MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	6-3 / 196 lbs.
#10	Owen Lester (KS) Royals Scout Team	OF/SS	2027	6-3 / 185 lbs.
#10	Asher Newton (KS) Barnstormers - Floyd	SS	2028	6-0 / 177 lbs.
#11	Charlie Foote (KS) Building Champions Horner	C/1B	2028	6-2 / 189 lbs.
#11	Jackson Bahr (MN) Raptor Baseball Club	RHP/3B	2028	6-2 / 213.6 lbs.
#12	Andrew Maultsby (MO) Building Champions Cope	C/SS	2027	5-11 / 190 lbs.
#12	Jackson Barker (KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP/1B	2027	6-2 / 200 lbs.
#13	Carter Taldo (KS) Building Champions Cope	OF/RHP	2027	6-2 / 190 lbs.
#13	Everett Hash (KS) Building Champions Horner	OF/RHP	2028	6-2 / 186.4 lbs.
#14	Tatum Mabus (NE) Spects National - Midwest	SS/3B	2027	6-1 / 191 lbs.
#14	Parker Bass (KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2028	6-7 / 238 lbs.
#15	Marshall Awtry (KS) Building Champions Horner	SS/OF	2028	6-0 / 165 lbs.

All showcase metrics from Prep Baseball events attended since the start of 2025. Leaderboards compiled from officially submitted tournament rosters. Players who have not attended a recent Prep Baseball showcase will not appear. Find an upcoming showcase near you.