2026 A's Scout Day: Stat Story
March 3, 2026
Across three dates in February, the Prep Baseball Missouri staff hosted A's Scout Days in St. Louis, Jackson, and Springfield, MO. More than 140 players from the A's program participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff, gathering data through the help of our unrivaled tech partners.
Today, our staff has compiled several of the day's statistical leaders below into categorical leaderboards. Below you will see which players from this event paced their peers in our traditional stat leaderboards.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Henry Vedder | MO | Washington | 2026 | RHP | 94.2 mph |
| 2 | Brady Smith | MO | East Carter | 2026 | RHP | 93.3 mph |
| 3 | Charley Spour | IL | St. Anthony | 2027 | RHP | 93.0 mph |
| 4 | Brody Wilson | MO | Kickapoo | 2026 | RHP | 92.4 mph |
| 5 | Braylen Brown | IL | Staunton | 2027 | RHP | 91.9 mph |
| 6 | Nick Cantrell | KY | Calloway County | 2027 | RHP | 91.3 mph |
| 7 | Rowan Johnson | MO | Nixa | 2027 | C | 90.8 mph |
| 8 | Nickolas Mamon | MO | Kirkwood | 2027 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
| 9 | Nathanael Eakins | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2027 | RHP | 89.7 mph |
| 10 | Grant Brown | MO | Jackson | 2027 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
| 11 | Caleb Kasper | MO | Marshfield | 2027 | RHP | 89.0 mph |
| 12 | Henry Craig | MO | Bayless | 2026 | RHP | 88.6 mph |
| 13 | Cooper Wagner | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | OF | 88.2 mph |
| 14 | Jack Renze | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2028 | RHP | 87.9 mph |
| 15 | Carson Howard | MO | Francis Howell North | 2026 | 3B | 87.5 mph |
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Bridger Schmidt | IA | Linn-Mar | 2027 | 1B | 113.3 mph |
| 2 | Jack Renze | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2028 | RHP | 106.2 mph |
| 3 | Carson Howard | MO | Francis Howell North | 2026 | 3B | 105.9 mph |
| 4 | Adam McKnight | MO | Nixa | 2027 | OF | 105.7 mph |
| 5 | Brady Yates | MO | Glendale | 2027 | 3B | 105.5 mph |
| 6 | Triton Crocker | MO | Central (Park Hills) | 2027 | RHP | 105.4 mph |
| 7 | Raiden Redd | MO | Sullivan | 2027 | OF | 104.9 mph |
| 8 | Jackson Leonard | MO | Eureka | 2028 | RHP | 104.9 mph |
| 9 | Brayden Floyd | OK | Claremore | 2027 | 3B | 104.5 mph |
| 10 | Cooper Wagner | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | OF | 104.0 mph |
| 11 | Wyatt Robinson | IL | Belleville West | 2028 | OF | 103.5 mph |
| 12 | Ayden Peterson | IL | Wesclin | 2027 | 3B | 103.5 mph |
| 13 | Seaton Thompson | MO | Ladue Horton Watkins | 2026 | SS | 102.9 mph |
| 14 | Brody Meyer | MO | Jackson | 2027 | OF | 102.9 mph |
| 15 | Beckett York | MO | Lebanon | 2027 | SS | 102.6 mph |
MAX INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Brady Yates | MO | Glendale | 2027 | 3B | 96 |
| 2 | Beckett York | MO | Lebanon | 2027 | SS | 90 |
| ^ | Jack Sutherland | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | SS | 90 |
| 3 | Kyren Dance | MO | Waynesville | 2029 | SS | 89 |
| 4 | Carson Hamilton | AR | Alma | 2028 | RHP | 88 |
| ^ | Cade Rogers | AR | Fayetteville | 2028 | SS | 88 |
| 5 | Conner Smith | MO | Kickapoo | 2027 | SS | 87 |
| ^ | Brayden Floyd | OK | Claremore | 2027 | 3B | 87 |
| ^ | Landon Klee | MO | Lebanon | 2027 | OF | 87 |
| 6 | Grady Arnold | MO | Westminster Christian | 2027 | RHP | 86 |
| ^ | Drake Wilson | MO | Kickapoo | 2029 | 1B | 86 |
| ^ | Jeremiah Jones | AR | Bentonville West | 2027 | SS | 86 |
| 7 | Drew Burns | MO | De Smet Jesuit | 2028 | 1B | 85 |
| ^ | Colton Mitchell | MO | Ozark | 2028 | C | 85 |
| ^ | Easton Benz | MO | St. John Vianney | 2028 | RHP | 85 |
| ^ | Ayden Peterson | IL | Wesclin | 2027 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | Ryan Nolle | MO | Francis Howell | 2029 | RHP | 85 |
| 8 | Micah Reichman | MO | John Burroughs | 2027 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Cash Chartrand | MO | St. Francis Borgia | 2028 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Seaton Thompson | MO | Ladue Horton Watkins | 2026 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Claydon Phillips | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Bryce Schaltenbrand | IL | Belleville West | 2026 | OF | 84 |
| ^ | Caden Mendenhall | AR | Greenwood | 2028 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Wyatt Glass | MO | Jackson | 2028 | SS | 84 |
MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Adam McKnight | MO | Nixa | 2027 | OF | 95 |
| 2 | Jack Renze | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2028 | RHP | 94 |
| ^ | Avner Christian | IL | Waterloo | 2028 | RHP | 94 |
| 3 | Bridger Schmidt | IA | Linn-Mar | 2027 | 1B | 93 |
| ^ | Landon Klee | MO | Lebanon | 2027 | OF | 93 |
| 4 | Gavin Thomason | MO | Fair Grove | 2027 | OF | 92 |
| ^ | Brody Meyer | MO | Jackson | 2027 | OF | 92 |
| 5 | Raiden Redd | MO | Sullivan | 2027 | OF | 91 |
| ^ | Crue Crawford | MO | Strafford | 2026 | RHP | 91 |
| 6 | Lane Cole | MO | Valle Catholic | 2027 | OF | 90 |
| ^ | Dawson Eftink | MO | Jackson | 2027 | OF | 90 |
| ^ | Nicholas Long | MO | Kickapoo | 2027 | OF | 90 |
| ^ | Jackson Leonard | MO | Eureka | 2028 | RHP | 90 |
| 7 | Cooper Wagner | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Kaeden Prost | MO | Francis Howell North | 2027 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Hayden Kraft | MO | Parkway South | 2027 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Brandt Bell | MO | Poplar Bluff | 2027 | OF | 89 |
| 8 | Kade Huffman | MO | Poplar Bluff | 2026 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Gunnar Cooper | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | OF | 88 |
MAX CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Brooks Eaton | MO | Kickapoo | 2026 | C | 88 |
| 2 | Cale Crowley | MO | Jackson | 2027 | C | 81 |
| 3 | Clayton Schalk | MO | Poplar Bluff | 2028 | C | 79 |
| ^ | Chase Williams | MO | Rolla | 2027 | C | 79 |
| ^ | Preston Kendall | AR | Fayetteville | 2028 | C | 79 |
| 4 | Alexander Hampton | MO | Leopold High | 2028 | C | 78 |
| ^ | Brendan Akers | MO | Affton | 2027 | C | 78 |
| 5 | Nick Albers | IL | Columbia | 2027 | C | 76 |
| ^ | Quinn Steinbeck | MO | Eureka | 2028 | C | 76 |
FOR ALL OF THE STATISTICS FROM THESE EVENTS, CLICK HERE (ST. LOUIS), HERE (SOUTHEAST MO), OR HERE (SPRINGFIELD).
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