Team Kansas Central Super Sophomore Games: Data Dive
August 4, 2026
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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