Prep Baseball Report

Team Kansas Central Super Sophomore Games: Data Dive


Eliott Wilk
Central Region Operations Director

On Saturday, August 1, Prep Baseball hosted the official 2026 Central Super Sophomore Games Workout Day. The region's top uncommitted talent from the Class of 2029 all met at Homefield Baseball Complex in Kansas City, Kan., on this day to ignite the start of this special event, as position players were guided through this pro-style workout in front of a sea of college coaches.

In this post, we’ll share with you the stat leaders from Team Kansas and Kansas representitives on Team Select following Saturday's workout, leaderboards precisely collected by our state-of-the-art tech partners at TrackMan, Blast Motion, VALD Performance, and Vizual Edge.

2026 CENTRAL SUPER SOPHOMORE GAMES:

+ Team Rosters
+ All Workout Day Stats

Here’s a look at our team’s position players who recorded some of the most impressive metrics across these many stat categories.


VALD PERFORMANCE

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 6.59 s
2 Tucker Hupp KS De Soto 2029 C 6.69 s
3 Braiden Cross KS Blue Valley West 2029 OF 6.71 s
4 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 6.76 s
5 Karter Hawkins KS Prairie View 2029 OF 6.77 s
6 Roy (Tuff) Rush KS Tonganoxie High 2029 SS 6.78 s
7 Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 6.84 s
8 Max Gordon KS Blue Valley North 2029 2B 6.88 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10- and 30-yard splits, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.

TOP 30-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 3.65 s
2 Braiden Cross KS Blue Valley West 2029 OF 3.76 s
^ Tucker Hupp KS De Soto 2029 C 3.76 s
3 Karter Hawkins KS Prairie View 2029 OF 3.78 s
4 Max Gordon KS Blue Valley North 2029 2B 3.79 s
5 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 3.82 s
6 Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 3.83 s
7 Easton Vesey KS Gardner-Edgerton 2029 SS 3.87 s
^ Roy (Tuff) Rush KS Tonganoxie High 2029 SS 3.87 s
8 Garrett Nimz KS Olathe East 2029 SS 3.90 s
^ Remington John KS Cherryvale 2029 RHP 3.90 s

TOP 10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 1.52 s
2 Max Gordon KS Blue Valley North 2029 2B 1.58 s
^ Tucker Hupp KS De Soto 2029 C 1.58 s
3 Karter Hawkins KS Prairie View 2029 OF 1.59 s
4 Braiden Cross KS Blue Valley West 2029 OF 1.61 s
^ Remington John KS Cherryvale 2029 RHP 1.61 s
5 Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 1.62 s
6 Austin Edwards KS Blue Valley 2029 C 1.64 s
7 Garrett Nimz KS Olathe East 2029 SS 1.66 s
^ Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 1.66 s
^ Thomas Walter KS Goddard 2029 LHP 1.66 s
8 Roy (Tuff) Rush KS Tonganoxie High 2029 SS 1.68 s

PEAK VERTICAL JUMP

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 Tucker Hupp KS De Soto 2029 C 27.0
2 Braiden Cross KS Blue Valley West 2029 OF 26.2
3 Max Gordon KS Blue Valley North 2029 2B 25.9
^ Garrett Nimz KS Olathe East 2029 SS 25.9
4 Austin Edwards KS Blue Valley 2029 C 25.6
5 Karter Hawkins KS Prairie View 2029 OF 25.4
6 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 24.4
^ Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 24.4
7 Easton Vesey KS Gardner-Edgerton 2029 SS 23.9
8 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 23.8

RIGHT-HAND GRIP STRENGTH

Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (RH)
1 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 160.0
2 Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 151.6
3 Landon Alderson KS Mill Valley 2029 1B 150.9
4 Teddy Lubin KS Shawnee Mission East 2029 C 147.2
5 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 144.4
6 Remington John KS Cherryvale 2029 RHP 142.3
7 Garrett Nimz KS Olathe East 2029 SS 141.0
8 Austin Edwards KS Blue Valley 2029 C 140.6

LEFT-HAND GRIP STRENGTH

Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (LH)
1 Teddy Lubin KS Shawnee Mission East 2029 C 180.1
2 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 159.8
3 Landon Alderson KS Mill Valley 2029 1B 157.3
4 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 151.5
5 Easton Vesey KS Gardner-Edgerton 2029 SS 147.2
6 Thomas Walter KS Goddard 2029 LHP 146.0
7 Brady Nieman KS Lansing 2029 3B 141.7
8 Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 140.6


TRACKMAN

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 97.4 mph
2 Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 97.0 mph
3 Austin Edwards KS Blue Valley 2029 C 94.9 mph
4 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 93.6 mph
5 Landon Alderson KS Mill Valley 2029 1B 93.4 mph
6 Garrett Nimz KS Olathe East 2029 SS 93.2 mph
7 Easton Vesey KS Gardner-Edgerton 2029 SS 93.0 mph
8 Karter Hawkins KS Prairie View 2029 OF 93.0 mph

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 88.2 mph
2 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 88.1 mph
3 Landon Alderson KS Mill Valley 2029 1B 87.7 mph
4 Easton Vesey KS Gardner-Edgerton 2029 SS 87.6 mph
5 Braiden Cross KS Blue Valley West 2029 OF 86.9 mph
6 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 86.6 mph
7 Teddy Lubin KS Shawnee Mission East 2029 C 86.2 mph
8 Logan Hepner KS Ottawa 2029 OF 85.5 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of impact.

MAX BATTED DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 366 ft
2 Garrett Nimz KS Olathe East 2029 SS 353 ft
3 Landon Alderson KS Mill Valley 2029 1B 350 ft
4 Teddy Lubin KS Shawnee Mission East 2029 C 342 ft
5 Austin Edwards KS Blue Valley 2029 C 342 ft
6 Karter Hawkins KS Prairie View 2029 OF 340 ft
7 Logan Hepner KS Ottawa 2029 OF 340 ft
8 Braiden Cross KS Blue Valley West 2029 OF 337 ft

HIGHEST SWEET SPOT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Parker Bird KS Basehor-Linwood 2029 C 71 %
2 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 70 %
^ Logan Hepner KS Ottawa 2029 OF 70 %
3 Braiden Cross KS Blue Valley West 2029 OF 60 %
^ Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 60 %
4 Austin Edwards KS Blue Valley 2029 C 57 %
5 Easton Heeke KS Olathe North 2029 C 54 %
6 Thomas Walter KS Goddard 2029 LHP 50 %
^ Remington John KS Cherryvale 2029 RHP 50 %
7 Tucker Hupp KS De Soto 2029 C 45 %
8 Brady Nieman KS Lansing 2029 3B 44 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.


DEFENSIVE STATS

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Easton Vesey KS Gardner-Edgerton 2029 SS 87
2 Garrett Nimz KS Olathe East 2029 SS 79
^ Landon Alderson KS Mill Valley 2029 1B 79
3 Roy (Tuff) Rush KS Tonganoxie High 2029 SS 78
4 Parker Bird KS Basehor-Linwood 2029 C 77
5 Remington John KS Cherryvale 2029 RHP 76
6 Max Gordon KS Blue Valley North 2029 2B 74

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Karter Hawkins KS Prairie View 2029 OF 90
2 Riley McEvoy KS Spring Hill 2029 OF 86
3 Thomas Walter KS Goddard 2029 LHP 82
4 Braiden Cross KS Blue Valley West 2029 OF 81
^ Logan Hepner KS Ottawa 2029 OF 81
5 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 80
6 Michael Minnis KS St. Thomas Aquinas 2029 OF 71

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Austin Edwards KS Blue Valley 2029 C 74
2 Parker Bird KS Basehor-Linwood 2029 C 72
^ Teddy Lubin KS Shawnee Mission East 2029 C 72
3 Tucker Hupp KS De Soto 2029 C 71
^ Easton Heeke KS Olathe North 2029 C 71

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Austin Edwards KS Blue Valley 2029 C 1.95-2.04
2 Parker Bird KS Basehor-Linwood 2029 C 1.96-2.12
3 Teddy Lubin KS Shawnee Mission East 2029 C 1.99-2.08
4 Easton Heeke KS Olathe North 2029 C 2.08-2.21
5 Tucker Hupp KS De Soto 2029 C 2.10-2.21


VIZUAL EDGE

EDGE SCORE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Edge Score
1 Jace Kennedy KS Maize 2029 OF 82.42
2 Braiden Cross KS Blue Valley West 2029 OF 81.19
3 Thomas Walter KS Goddard 2029 LHP 80.62
4 Brady Nieman KS Lansing 2029 3B 75.73
5 Easton Vesey KS Gardner-Edgerton 2029 SS 75.35
6 Garrett Nimz KS Olathe East 2029 SS 74.48
7 Tucker Hupp KS De Soto 2029 C 74.28
8 Logan Hepner KS Ottawa 2029 OF 73.57

The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard five tools that make up a ball player.

The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.


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