2025 Prep Baseball MN Rising Stars ID: Data Dive
June 20, 2025
Minnetonka, Minnesota - Tuesday, June 17, Prep Baseball Minnesota held its MN Rising Stars ID at Minnetonka High School. The event featured over 30 prospects from the class of 2029. The event featured many solid performances from the players in attendance. Thank you to the players, coaches and the Minnetonka High School staff for such a great event.
There were a number of great individual performances this year at the MN Rising Stars ID event.
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Below we have listed the leaders for each statistical category at the event.
DATA DIVE | ALL CLASSES
POSITION STATS
TOP 60-YARD TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Reggie Broberg | MN | East Ridge | 2029 | SS | 7.22 |
| 2 | Abrahm Hanson | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | OF | 7.36 |
| 3 | Aaron Smith | MN | Cretin Derham Hall | 2029 | OF | 7.38 |
TOP MAX IF VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Cooper Tappe | MN | Staples-Motley Senior High | 2029 | SS | 81 |
| 2 | Owen Brookins | MN | Orono | 2029 | LHP | 79 |
| 3 | Mason Slepica | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | 3B | 76 |
TOP MAX OF VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Abrahm Hanson | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | OF | 81 |
| 2 | Sam Van Epern | MN | Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High | 2029 | RHP | 76 |
| 3 | Finn Biske | MN | Centennial | 2029 | RHP | 73 |
| ^ | Carter Sawtell | MN | MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 73 |
TOP MAX C VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Henry Michel | MN | Rosemount Senior High | 2029 | 3B | 66 |
| ^ | Cooper Burnes | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | C | 66 |
| 2 | Brody Schmidt | MN | East Ridge | 2029 | C | 65 |
| 3 | Nolan Iverson | MN | Lk Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec. | 2029 | C | 63 |
TOP POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Brody Schmidt | MN | East Ridge | 2029 | C | 2.25-2.47 |
| 2 | Nolan Iverson | MN | Lk Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec. | 2029 | C | 2.28-2.40 |
| 3 | Cooper Burnes | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | C | 2.34-2.61 |
TOP MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Easton Simons | MN | Hill Murray School | 2029 | 3B | 91.5 mph |
| 2 | Brady Bouley | MN | Shakopee High School | 2029 | 1B | 90.6 mph |
| 3 | Kade Vanek | MN | Stillwater Area High School | 2029 | 1B | 89.9 mph |
TOP MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
| 1 | Cooper Tappe | MN | Staples-Motley Senior High | 2029 | SS | 83 mph |
| 2 | Kade Vanek | MN | Stillwater Area High School | 2029 | 1B | 82 mph |
| 3 | Blake Sanderson | MN | Lake Crystal-Wellcome | 2029 | SS | 80 mph |
DATA DIVE
POSITION STATS
TOP 60-YARD TIME
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Reggie Broberg | MN | East Ridge | 2029 | SS | 7.22 |
| 2 | Abrahm Hanson | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | OF | 7.36 |
| 3 | Aaron Smith | MN | Cretin Derham Hall | 2029 | OF | 7.38 |
| 4 | Sam Van Epern | MN | Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High | 2029 | RHP | 7.46 |
| 5 | Davis Wuertz | MN | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 7.49 |
| 6 | Carter Sawtell | MN | MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 7.62 |
| 7 | Caleb Williams | MN | Woodbury High School | 2029 | SS | 7.66 |
| 8 | Cooper Tappe | MN | Staples-Motley Senior High | 2029 | SS | 7.73 |
| ^ | Kade Vanek | MN | Stillwater Area High School | 2029 | 1B | 7.73 |
| 9 | Blake Sanderson | MN | Lake Crystal-Wellcome | 2029 | SS | 7.74 |
| 10 | Finn Biske | MN | Centennial | 2029 | RHP | 7.82 |
TOP MAX IF VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Cooper Tappe | MN | Staples-Motley Senior High | 2029 | SS | 81 |
| 2 | Owen Brookins | MN | Orono | 2029 | LHP | 79 |
| 3 | Mason Slepica | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | 3B | 76 |
| 4 | Caleb Williams | MN | Woodbury High School | 2029 | SS | 74 |
| 5 | Kade Vanek | MN | Stillwater Area High School | 2029 | 1B | 73 |
| ^ | Simon Bruno | MN | CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | RHP | 73 |
| 6 | Owen Schmitz | MN | Shakopee High School | 2029 | SS | 71 |
| ^ | Brady Bouley | MN | Shakopee High School | 2029 | 1B | 71 |
| ^ | Davis Wuertz | MN | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 71 |
| ^ | Finn Biske | MN | Centennial | 2029 | RHP | 71 |
| ^ | Carter Sawtell | MN | MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 71 |
| 7 | Aaron Smith | MN | Cretin Derham Hall | 2029 | OF | 70 |
| 8 | Easton Rossman | MN | Rocori Senior High | 2029 | SS | 69 |
| ^ | Cooper Burnes | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | C | 69 |
| 9 | Brody Schmidt | MN | East Ridge | 2029 | C | 68 |
| ^ | Easton Simons | MN | Hill Murray School | 2029 | 3B | 68 |
| ^ | Mauer Leysen | MN | Marshall High School | 2029 | LHP | 68 |
| ^ | Blake Sanderson | MN | Lake Crystal-Wellcome | 2029 | SS | 68 |
| 10 | Reggie Broberg | MN | East Ridge | 2029 | SS | 67 |
| ^ | Henry Michel | MN | Rosemount Senior High | 2029 | 3B | 67 |
TOP MAX OF VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Abrahm Hanson | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | OF | 81 |
| 2 | Sam Van Epern | MN | Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High | 2029 | RHP | 76 |
| 3 | Finn Biske | MN | Centennial | 2029 | RHP | 73 |
| ^ | Carter Sawtell | MN | MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 73 |
| 4 | Aaron Smith | MN | Cretin Derham Hall | 2029 | OF | 71 |
| 5 | Carter Bouley | MN | Shakopee High School | 2029 | OF | 69 |
| 6 | Finn McCarthy | MN | Rosemount Senior High | 2029 | OF | 68 |
| 7 | Crosby Hankinson | MN | Edina Senior High | 2029 | CF | 60 |
TOP MAX C VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Henry Michel | MN | Rosemount Senior High | 2029 | 3B | 66 |
| ^ | Cooper Burnes | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | C | 66 |
| 2 | Brody Schmidt | MN | East Ridge | 2029 | C | 65 |
| 3 | Nolan Iverson | MN | Lk Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec. | 2029 | C | 63 |
| 4 | Ethan Knudson | MN | BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | C | 62 |
| 5 | Rylan Farinacci | MN | Delano High School | 2029 | C | 61 |
TOP POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Brody Schmidt | MN | East Ridge | 2029 | C | 2.25-2.47 |
| 2 | Nolan Iverson | MN | Lk Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec. | 2029 | C | 2.28-2.40 |
| 3 | Cooper Burnes | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | C | 2.34-2.61 |
| 4 | Henry Michel | MN | Rosemount Senior High | 2029 | 3B | 2.37-2.56 |
| 5 | Ethan Knudson | MN | BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | C | 2.44-2.65 |
| 6 | Rylan Farinacci | MN | Delano High School | 2029 | C | 2.65-2.84 |
TRACKMAN HITTING
TOP MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Easton Simons | MN | Hill Murray School | 2029 | 3B | 91.5 mph |
| 2 | Brady Bouley | MN | Shakopee High School | 2029 | 1B | 90.6 mph |
| 3 | Kade Vanek | MN | Stillwater Area High School | 2029 | 1B | 89.9 mph |
| 4 | Sam Van Epern | MN | Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High | 2029 | RHP | 89.8 mph |
| 5 | Abrahm Hanson | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | OF | 87.5 mph |
| 6 | Cooper Tappe | MN | Staples-Motley Senior High | 2029 | SS | 85.4 mph |
| 7 | Ethan Knudson | MN | BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | C | 85.0 mph |
| 8 | Davis Wuertz | MN | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 84.9 mph |
| 9 | Blake Sanderson | MN | Lake Crystal-Wellcome | 2029 | SS | 84.5 mph |
| 10 | Aaron Smith | MN | Cretin Derham Hall | 2029 | OF | 84.5 mph |
AVG EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Kade Vanek | MN | Stillwater Area High School | 2029 | 1B | 85.2 mph |
| 2 | Sam Van Epern | MN | Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High | 2029 | RHP | 83.4 mph |
| 3 | Ethan Knudson | MN | BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | C | 80.9 mph |
| 4 | Cooper Tappe | MN | Staples-Motley Senior High | 2029 | SS | 80.8 mph |
| 5 | Easton Simons | MN | Hill Murray School | 2029 | 3B | 80.0 mph |
| 6 | Brady Bouley | MN | Shakopee High School | 2029 | 1B | 79.2 mph |
| 7 | Aaron Smith | MN | Cretin Derham Hall | 2029 | OF | 79.1 mph |
| 8 | Mason Slepica | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | 3B | 77.9 mph |
| 9 | Owen Schmitz | MN | Shakopee High School | 2029 | SS | 77.0 mph |
| 10 | Davis Wuertz | MN | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 76.9 mph |
AVG DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Easton Simons | MN | Hill Murray School | 2029 | 3B | 255 ft |
| 2 | Caleb Williams | MN | Woodbury High School | 2029 | SS | 238 ft |
| 3 | Ethan Knudson | MN | BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | C | 216 ft |
| 4 | Davis Wuertz | MN | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 208 ft |
| 5 | Abrahm Hanson | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | OF | 206 ft |
| 6 | Simon Bruno | MN | CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | RHP | 203 ft |
| 7 | Henry Michel | MN | Rosemount Senior High | 2029 | 3B | 193 ft |
| 8 | Owen Brookins | MN | Orono | 2029 | LHP | 190 ft |
| 9 | Sam Van Epern | MN | Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High | 2029 | RHP | 189 ft |
| 10 | Mason Slepica | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | 3B | 185 ft |
PITCHING
TOP MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
| 1 | Cooper Tappe | MN | Staples-Motley Senior High | 2029 | SS | 83 mph |
| 2 | Kade Vanek | MN | Stillwater Area High School | 2029 | 1B | 82 mph |
| 3 | Blake Sanderson | MN | Lake Crystal-Wellcome | 2029 | SS | 80 mph |
| 4 | Abrahm Hanson | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | OF | 79 mph |
| ^ | Owen Brookins | MN | Orono | 2029 | LHP | 79 mph |
| 5 | Sam Van Epern | MN | Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High | 2029 | RHP | 78 mph |
| ^ | Simon Bruno | MN | CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | RHP | 78 mph |
| ^ | Mason Slepica | MN | Champlin Park High School | 2029 | 3B | 78 mph |
| 6 | Easton Rossman | MN | Rocori Senior High | 2029 | SS | 77 mph |
| 7 | Brady Bouley | MN | Shakopee High School | 2029 | 1B | 76 mph |
| 8 | Mauer Leysen | MN | Marshall High School | 2029 | LHP | 75 mph |
| ^ | Davis Wuertz | MN | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH | 2029 | 1B | 75 mph |
| 9 | Caleb Williams | MN | Woodbury High School | 2029 | SS | 74 mph |
| 10 | Nolan Iverson | MN | Lk Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec. | 2029 | C | 73 mph |