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Prep Baseball Nebraska Top Performers of 2025: Catcher Metrics

November 14, 2025
Pascal Paul
State Director, Prep Baseball Nebraska

 

Nebraska - As we head into 2026, Prep Baseball Nebraska took an in-depth look at the numbers collected from our events throughout the past year. 2025 was an outstanding year as we continued our mission to help players across the state reach the next level—providing a platform to showcase their abilities and be seen by college programs nationwide. More than 900 colleges and professional teams subscribe to Prep Baseball’s services.

After compiling data from events held across Nebraska in 2025, we’ve highlighted the top statistical performers in multiple categories. While these numbers don’t represent everything documented by our boots-on-the-ground scouting staff, they offer a strong snapshot of where each class currently stands.

TOP POP TIMES  | ALL (2026-2029)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Alec Small NE Norris High School 2026 C 1.80-1.93
2 Samuel Schroeder NE Grand Island Northwest 2027 C 1.89-1.97
3 Gunner DeMilt NE Kearney High School 2026 C 1.92-1.95
4 Casey Gilliland NE Burke High School 2027 C 1.93-2.12
5 Boen Reverts NE Creighton Prep 2026 C 1.95-2.00
6 Vincent Kutler NE Elkhorn South 2027 C 1.95-2.02
7 Brody Davidson NE Grand Island 2026 C 1.97-2.02
8 Carson Burke NE Millard North 2027 C 1.98-2.01
9 Jackson Thiel NE Millard West 2026 C 1.98-2.10
10 Kuba Brown NE Gretna East 2026 C 1.99-2.08
11 Keegan Driever NE Elkhorn North High School 2027 C 2.00-2.04
12 Dein McEntire NE North Platte High School 2026 C 2.00-2.05
13 Milo Barber NE Omaha Westside 2027 C 2.00-2.07
^ Aden Stephens NE Grand Island 2027 C 2.00-2.07
14 Maverick Christiansen NE Millard North 2026 C 2.00-2.10
^ Bradyn Erickson NE Lincoln East High School 2028 C 2.00-2.10
^ Logan Vodicka NE Papillion La Vista 2027 3B 2.00-2.10
^ Sean Hipsher NE Omaha Skutt Catholic High School 2028 C 2.00-2.10
15 Cooper Smith NE Omaha Skutt 2026 C 2.00-2.12
^ Kellen Mlnarik NE Bennington High School 2027 C 2.00-2.12
16 Scott Miner II NE Omaha Westview High School 2028 C 2.00-2.13
17 Colin Kinman NE Omaha North 2028 C 2.00-2.15
18 Kasen Brown NE Gretna East 2026 3B 2.01-2.09
^ Hayden Inks NE GRAND ISLAND SENIOR 2028 C 2.01-2.09
19 Carson Herrmann NE Gretna East 2026 C 2.02-2.09
20 Ethan Greenwell NE Papillion La Vista South High School 2027 C 2.02-2.12
21 Quinn Jensen NE Central City High School 2028 C 2.03-2.06
^ Miles Wewel NE Mount Michael Benedictine 2027 C 2.03-2.06
22 Carver Nemnich NE Scottsbluff Senior High School 2027 C 2.03-2.11
23 Liam George NE Lincoln Southeast 2027 C 2.03-2.15
24 Colton Gillespie NE Nebraska City 2027 C 2.04-2.10
25 Brody Cook NE Westside High School 2029 C 2.05-2.07

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY  | ALL (2026-2029)

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Jayden Ish NE Elkhorn South 2026 C 84
2 Casey Gilliland NE Burke High School 2027 C 82
^ Gunner DeMilt NE Kearney High School 2026 C 82
3 Carson Herrmann NE Gretna East 2026 C 81
^ Cooper Smith NE Omaha Skutt 2026 C 81
4 Maverick Christiansen NE Millard North 2026 C 80
^ Carson Burke NE Millard North 2027 C 80
^ Kuba Brown NE Gretna East 2026 C 80
^ Boen Reverts NE Creighton Prep 2026 C 80
5 Alec Small NE Norris High School 2026 C 79
^ Kasen Brown NE Gretna East 2026 3B 79
^ Brody Cook NE Westside High School 2029 C 79
6 Samuel Schroeder NE Grand Island Northwest 2027 C 78
^ Ben Alessandro NE Elkhorn Mount Michael 2027 C 78
^ Colin Kinman NE Omaha North 2028 C 78
^ Alexander Makshantsev NE Norfolk Senior High School 2026 C 78
7 Miles Wewel NE Mount Michael Benedictine 2027 C 77
^ Ethan Greenwell NE Papillion La Vista South High School 2027 C 77
^ Landon Moser NE Lincoln East 2026 C 77
^ Scott Miner II NE Omaha Westview High School 2028 C 77
^ Bennett Kush NE Ashland-Greenwood High School 2028 C 77
^ Liam George NE Lincoln Southeast 2027 C 77
^ Caden Circo NE Papillion La Vista South High School 2028 C 77
8 Ethan Asmus NE Elkhorn North 2026 C 76
^ Wyatt Anderson NE Millard West 2027 C 76
^ Konnor Borngrebe NE Elkhorn South High School 2027 C 76
^ Brody Davidson NE Grand Island 2026 C 76
^ Kellen Mlnarik NE Bennington High School 2027 C 76
^ Emmitt Dirks NE York High School 2026 C 76
^ Logan Vodicka NE Papillion La Vista 2027 3B 76
9 Owen Brown NE Adams Central Jr-Sr High Sch 2027 C 75
^ Milo Barber NE Omaha Westside 2027 C 75
^ Kade Skoumal NE Millard West 2028 C 75
^ Tyson Brokenicky NE WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL 2027 RHP 75
^ Josh Hendricks NE Ralston High School 2027 1B 75
^ Bradyn Erickson NE Lincoln East High School 2028 C 75
10 CJ Shockey NE Westside High School 2027 C 74
^ Dein McEntire NE North Platte High School 2026 C 74
^ Vincent Kutler NE Elkhorn South 2027 C 74
^ Chance Bailey NE Holdrege High School 2027 C 74
^ Keegan Driever NE Elkhorn North High School 2027 C 74
^ Koby Modrell NE Gretna East 2026 C 74
11 Jaycek Goeser NE Creighton Preparatory School 2026 C 73
^ Max Teetor NE Omaha Skutt Catholic High School 2027 2B 73
^ Vincent Cortinas NE GROSS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2027 C 73
^ Quinn Jensen NE Central City High School 2028 C 73
^ Jackson Thiel NE Millard West 2026 C 73
^ Jaxson Cemer NE Elkhorn North High School 2029 C 73
^ Carson Kozol NE Creighton Preparatory School 2028 C 73
12 Dae Gerheauser NE Elkhorn High School 2026 C 72
^ Ryan Thompson NE Papillion LaVista 2026 C 72
^ Colton Gillespie NE Nebraska City 2027 C 72
^ Reid Bagley NE GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL 2028 C 72
^ Sean Hipsher NE Omaha Skutt Catholic High School 2028 C 72
^ Aden Stephens NE Grand Island 2027 C 72
^ AJ Rautenbach NE Nebraska City High - baseball co-op only 2027 3B 72
^ Tyrus Mack NE Elkhorn High School 2027 C 72
^ Brayden Timmins NE Millard South 2027 C 72
^ Colton Scheer NE Blair High School 2028 C 72
13 Will Sanderson NE Bishop Neumann High School 2029 C 71
^ Preston Kucera NE Malcolm 2027 C 71
^ Brody Burchfiel NE Creighton Preparatory School 2027 C 71
^ Lars Krizmanich NE Millard West High School 2029 C 71
^ Thunder Carlson NE Standing Bear 2026 C 71
^ Brycen Steel NE NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL 2028 C 71
^ Colton Johnson NE Millard West 2028 OF 71
14 Steven Thiede NE BELLEVUE EAST SR HIGH SCHOOL 2026 C 70
^ Ethan Tighe NE Elkhorn South High School 2026 C 70
^ Kylar Spellman NE Elmwood-Murdock Jr Sr High 2027 C 70
^ Preston Rodencal NE LINCOLN LUTHERAN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL 2027 C 70
^ Emmet Young NE Elkhorn South 2028 C 70
15 Eli Small NE Papillion La Vista Senior High 2029 C 69
^ Hayden Inks NE GRAND ISLAND SENIOR 2028 C 69
^ Jackson Hall NE Sargent High School 2027 C 69
^ Carver Nemnich NE Scottsbluff Senior High School 2027 C 69
^ Landon Vasicek NE NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL 2028 C 69
^ Justin Booth NE Millard North High School 2028 C 69
^ Jaxon Earll NE Gothenburg Secondary School 2027 C 69
^ Cole Pearson NE CONCORDIA JR/SR. HIGH SCHOOL 2029 C 69
^ Colin Heffelfinger NE Millard West High School 2029 C 69
^ Grant Hamill NE Omaha Central High School 2027 C 69
^ Beau Epp NE Standing Bear High school 2028 C 69
^ Parker Hodgen NE Adams Central Jr-Sr High Sch 2026 C 69
16 Tillman Melsheimer NE Gretna East 2028 C 68
^ Cole Burg NE Catholic High School of Kearney 2029 OF 68
^ Hank Kruce NE Lincoln East 2029 C 68
^ Holden Arterburn NE Northwest High School 2029 C 68
^ Landon Powers NE Axtell High School 2029 C 68
^ Brady O'Flynn NE Gretna High School 2028 OF 68
^ Paxton Bailey NE Lincoln Christian School 2026 C 68
17 Gavin Cziria NE Blair High School 2027 C 67
^ Nate Brown NE O'Neill High School 2027 C 67
^ Braden Tovey NE Bennington High School 2028 C 67
^ Bryce Grytdahl NE 2028 C 67
18 Mason Obermeier NE Omaha Skutt Catholic High School 2029 C 66
^ Collin Johnston NE Omaha Northwest High Magnet School 2026 C 66
^ Owen Reinke NE NA 2027 66
^ Broderick Antonson NE Southwest High School 2028 C 66
^ Enzo Manzitto NE Elkhorn South High School 2027 C 66
19 Gavin Young NE Columbus 2026 RHP 65
^ Hank Garvey NE Elkhorn South High School 2029 C 65
^ John Gates NE Mount Michael Benedictine 2029 C 65
^ Brooks Davis NE Creighton Preparatory School 2029 C 65
^ Sam McCann NE Bellevue West Sr High School 2029 C 65
^ Nate Jackson NE Lincoln North Star 2027 C 65
20 Aaron Mack NE Grand Island 2026 2B 64
^ Trevden Olstad NE Papillion La Vista South High School 2029 C 64
^ Kolar Neal NE Millard West 2029 C 64
21 Austin Rodocker NE Seward 2029 C 63
^ Walker Demkey NE Waverly High School 2029 C 63
^ William Benson NE Wakefield High School 2027 C 63
^ Abel Bittinger NE SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL 2028 C 63
22 Jacob Schmidt NE Kearney 2029 OF 62
^ Alex Jarecki NE Omaha Skutt Catholic High School 2028 C 62
23 Brayden Nielsen NE Papillion La Vista South 2029 C 61
24 Luke Wilson NE Omaha Skutt Catholic High School 2029 C 60
^ Isaiah Zarate NE Wayne High School 2029 C 60
25 Sawyer Tjardes NE FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL 2029 C 59

TOP POP TIMES  | 2026

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Alec Small NE Norris High School 2026 C 1.80-1.93
2 Gunner DeMilt NE Kearney High School 2026 C 1.92-1.95
3 Boen Reverts NE Creighton Prep 2026 C 1.95-2.00
4 Brody Davidson NE Grand Island 2026 C 1.97-2.02
5 Jackson Thiel NE Millard West 2026 C 1.98-2.10
6 Kuba Brown NE Gretna East 2026 C 1.99-2.08
7 Dein McEntire NE North Platte High School 2026 C 2.00-2.05
8 Maverick Christiansen NE Millard North 2026 C 2.00-2.10
9 Cooper Smith NE Omaha Skutt 2026 C 2.00-2.12
10 Kasen Brown NE Gretna East 2026 3B 2.01-2.09

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY  | 2026

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Jayden Ish NE Elkhorn South 2026 C 84
2 Gunner DeMilt NE Kearney High School 2026 C 82
3 Carson Herrmann NE Gretna East 2026 C 81
^ Cooper Smith NE Omaha Skutt 2026 C 81
4 Maverick Christiansen NE Millard North 2026 C 80
^ Kuba Brown NE Gretna East 2026 C 80
^ Boen Reverts NE Creighton Prep 2026 C 80
5 Alec Small NE Norris High School 2026 C 79
^ Kasen Brown NE Gretna East 2026 3B 79
6 Alexander Makshantsev NE Norfolk Senior High School 2026 C 78
7 Landon Moser NE Lincoln East 2026 C 77
8 Ethan Asmus NE Elkhorn North 2026 C 76
^ Brody Davidson NE Grand Island 2026 C 76
^ Emmitt Dirks NE York High School 2026 C 76
9 Dein McEntire NE North Platte High School 2026 C 74
^ Koby Modrell NE Gretna East 2026 C 74
10 Jaycek Goeser NE Creighton Preparatory School 2026 C 73
^ Jackson Thiel NE Millard West 2026 C 73

TOP POP TIMES  | 2027

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY  | 2027

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TOP CATCHER VELOCITY  | 2028

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TOP CATCHER VELOCITY  | 2029

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UPCOMING EVENTS

EVENT DATE LOCATION
Unsigned Senior Showcase (2026 Only) 02/16 Elkhorn Training Camp
Preseason ID-Omaha 02/16 Elkhorn Training Camp
Rising Stars ID-Omaha 02/16 Elkhorn Training Camp
Preseason ID-Northeast 02/22 Wildcat Dome (Wayne State)
Unsigned Senior Showcase-Northeast (2026 Only) 02/22 Wildcat Dome (Wayne State)
Preseason All-State (Invite Only) 03/01 Iowa Western