2026 Preseason All-State North: Top Statistical Performers

February 26, 2026
Carter Floyd
KY Social Media Director

We would like to thank all who participated in Prep Baseball KY’s 2026 Preseason All-State: North! Serving as the premier stop of our preseason event circuit, this year’s event brought together more than 150 prospects from across the Commonwealth for an electric day of baseball that launched us into the high school season in a big way. The talent was on full display, highlighted by multiple 90+ mph arms, triple-digit exit velocities, and blazing sub-6.5 60-yard dash times. The energy and competitiveness were high throughout the day, as some of the state’s top players delivered loud performances to close out the offseason. Below, we have the full statistical breakdown along with the top performers who stood out on one of the biggest stages of the year!

COMPLETE STATISTICS

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TOP EXIT VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Noah Spalding	KY	Marion County High School	2026	RHP	109.8 mph
2	Kannon Cook	KY	Madison Central High School	2027	1B	105.8 mph
3	John Crandall	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2028	3B	105.4 mph
4	Jaxson Jett	KY	Trinity	2027	OF	102.3 mph
5	Tanner Ziegler	KY	Male	2027	OF	101.5 mph
6	Drew Squires	KY	Green County High School	2027	SS	101.5 mph
7	Easton Cline	KY	Trinity	2028	RHP	101.1 mph
8	Carter Stapp	KY	Boyle County High School	2026	SS	101.0 mph
9	Silas Young	KY	Taylor County	2026	RHP	100.8 mph
10	Griffin Kingsolver	KY	Spencer County High School	2027	C	100.8 mph

TOP DISTANCES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Kannon Cook	KY	Madison Central High School	2027	1B	411 ft
2	Noah Spalding	KY	Marion County High School	2026	RHP	405 ft
3	Braxton Frankenburger	KY	West Jessamine High School	2028	1B	381 ft
4	Drew Squires	KY	Green County High School	2027	SS	364 ft
5	Duncan Stevens	KY	Scott County	2027	C	361 ft
6	Maximus Brunkel	KY	Conner High School	2027	C	361 ft
7	Zeke Fain	KY	Rockcastle County High School	2027	SS	360 ft
8	Eamon Hughes	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2027	LHP	358 ft
9	Drake Graeter	KY	North Oldham High School	2027	OF	357 ft
10	Jaxson Jett	KY	Trinity	2027	OF	354 ft

TOP 60 YARD DASH TIMES (VALD)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Zach Floyd	KY	Trinity High School	2026	OF	6.43 s
2	Remy Brown	KY	Campbellsville	2028	OF	6.47 s
^	William Weber	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2028	OF	6.47 s
3	Gray Derifield	KY	Lawrence County High School	2028	SS	6.51 s
4	Drew Miles	KY	Owensboro Catholic High School	2028	OF	6.55 s
5	Dylan Hornback	KY	North Bullitt High School	2026	OF	6.67 s
6	Alex Martin	KY	Adair	2027	C	6.70 s
7	Kyler Claunch	KY	Boyle County High School	2027	SS	6.71 s
8	Jaxson Jett	KY	Trinity	2027	OF	6.73 s
9	Drake Graeter	KY	North Oldham High School	2027	OF	6.76 s

TOP VERTICAL JUMPS (VALD)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Jump Height (max)
1	Jack Fletcher	KY	Henry Clay High School	2028	OF	31.1
2	Remy Brown	KY	Campbellsville	2028	OF	28.8
3	Carson Hailey	KY	Trinity	2027	3B	28.3
4	Wyatt Graeter	KY	Trinity	2028	SS	28.2
5	William Weber	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2028	OF	26.9
6	Abram Pabst	KY	Larry A. Ryle High School	2027	SS	26.5
7	Jackson Gier	MN	Lexington Christian Academy	2027	3B	26.0
8	Easton Cline	KY	Trinity	2028	RHP	25.9
9	Baird Woodall	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2028	SS	25.6
10	Carter Jones	KY	Kentucky Country Day School	2028	OF	24.9
^	Zeke Craft	KY	East Jessamine High School	2026	OF	24.9

TOP GRIP STRENGTHS (RIGHT)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Grip Strgth (RH)
1	Zeke Craft	KY	East Jessamine High School	2026	OF	173.7
2	Kannon Cook	KY	Madison Central High School	2027	1B	169.7
3	Devyn Wilkinson	KY	East Jessamine High School	2027	OF	168.4
4	Carter Erwin	KY	Paul Laurence Dunbar High School	2028	RHP	165.9
5	Henry Brooks	KY	Newport Central Catholic High School	2027	C	163.5

TOP GRIP STRENGTHS (LEFT)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Grip Strgth (LH)
1	Kannon Cook	KY	Madison Central High School	2027	1B	182.7
2	Noah Spalding	KY	Marion County High School	2026	RHP	170.3
3	Zeke Craft	KY	East Jessamine High School	2026	OF	168.6
4	Devyn Wilkinson	KY	East Jessamine High School	2027	OF	160.4
5	Carson Hailey	KY	Trinity	2027	3B	159.8

TOP FASTBALL VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Noah Spalding	KY	Marion County High School	2026	RHP	94.5 mph
2	Grant Slater	KY	Boyd County	2027	RHP	94.2 mph
3	Cole Adams	KY	Boyd County High School	2026	LHP	92.7 mph
4	Cole Mclean	KY	Taylor County	2026	LHP	91.5 mph
5	Thomas Barnhart	OH	Homeschool (OH)	2028	C	90.4 mph
6	Kaden Dickhaut	KY	North Oldham High School	2026	RHP	90.4 mph
7	Silas Young	KY	Taylor County	2026	RHP	89.8 mph
8	Tanner Ziegler	KY	Male	2027	OF	89.6 mph
9	Griffin Kingsolver	KY	Spencer County High School	2027	C	89.5 mph
10	Thomas Bagby	KY	Marshall County	2026	LHP	89.1 mph

TOP SPIN RATES

FASTBALL:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Gabriel Kuerzi	KY	North Oldham High School	2027	RHP	2617 rpm
2	Grant Slater	KY	Boyd County	2027	RHP	2565 rpm
3	Kaden Dickhaut	KY	North Oldham High School	2026	RHP	2454 rpm
4	Tristan Wicker	KY	Breckinridge County High School	2027	RHP	2356 rpm
5	Jackson Gier	MN	Lexington Christian Academy	2027	3B	2308 rpm

CURVEBALL:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Grant Slater	KY	Boyd County	2027	RHP	2899 rpm
2	Robert Smith	KY	Spencer County High School	2026	LHP	2544 rpm
3	Andrew Jenkins	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2028	RHP	2522 rpm
4	Tanner Ross	KY	Henry Clay High School	2028	OF	2506 rpm
5	Konnor Stargel	KY	Trinity	2026	RHP	2372 rpm

SLIDER:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Tristan Wicker	KY	Breckinridge County High School	2027	RHP	2900 rpm
2	Carson Hailey	KY	Trinity	2027	3B	2587 rpm
3	Cole Adams	KY	Boyd County High School	2026	LHP	2576 rpm
4	Gabriel Kuerzi	KY	North Oldham High School	2027	RHP	2539 rpm
5	Isaac Miller	KY	Trinity	2029	SS	2523 rpm

CHANGEUP:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Jacobi Greenlee	KY	Trinity	2029	SS	2151 rpm
2	Gabriel Kuerzi	KY	North Oldham High School	2027	RHP	2024 rpm
3	Remy Brown	KY	Campbellsville	2028	OF	1968 rpm
4	Corbin Wooton	KY	Perry County Central High School	2028	RHP	1957 rpm
5	Kaden Dickhaut	KY	North Oldham High School	2026	RHP	1952 rpm

TOP INFIELD VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Carter Stapp	KY	Boyle County High School	2026	SS	93
2	Kyler Claunch	KY	Boyle County High School	2027	SS	92
3	Tyler Vander Plaats	KY	Frederick Douglass	2028	C	89
4	Easton Cline	KY	Trinity	2028	RHP	88
^	Braxton Frankenburger	KY	West Jessamine High School	2028	1B	88
^	Jackson Gier	MN	Lexington Christian Academy	2027	3B	88
^	John Crandall	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2028	3B	88
5	Cooper Parman	KY	Whitley County High School	2029	3B	86
^	Michael Robinette	KY	Spencer County High School	2026	2B	86
^	Wyatt Graeter	KY	Trinity	2028	SS	86
^	Eamon Hughes	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2027	LHP	86

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Jaylan Hortenbury	KY	Henry County High School	2027	OF	93
2	Remy Brown	KY	Campbellsville	2028	OF	90
^	Tanner Ziegler	KY	Male	2027	OF	90
^	Logan Perry	KY	Boyle County High School	2027	OF	90
3	Jaxson White	KY	Owensboro Catholic High School	2028	OF	88

TOP CATCHER VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Thomas Barnhart	OH	Homeschool (OH)	2028	C	86
2	Griffin Kingsolver	KY	Spencer County High School	2027	C	82
^	Tyler Vander Plaats	KY	Frederick Douglass	2028	C	82
3	Caleb Hodge	KY	Twelve Stone Christian Academy Inc	2027	C	81
4	Kai Anderson	KY	Highlands	2027	C	79

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Kai Anderson	KY	Highlands	2027	C	1.91-1.94
2	Maximus Brunkel	KY	Conner High School	2027	C	1.93-2.00
3	Tyler Vander Plaats	KY	Frederick Douglass	2028	C	1.97-2.03
4	Caleb Hodge	KY	Twelve Stone Christian Academy Inc	2027	C	1.97-2.06
5	Colt Caldwell	KY	Holy Cross	2027	C	1.99-2.22

TOP VIZUAL EDGE SCORES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Edge Score
1	Henry Brooks	KY	Newport Central Catholic High School	2027	C	83.87
2	Troy Kaczmarek	KY	Lexington Christian Academy	2027	OF	83.37
3	Aiden Cash	KY	Henry Clay High School	2028	1B	80.40
4	Eamon Hughes	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2027	LHP	80.36
5	Gray Derifield	KY	Lawrence County High School	2028	SS	79.48
^	Kai Anderson	KY	Highlands	2027	C	79.48