2026 Midwest Premier Super 17: Primer

June 24, 2026
By Prep Baseball Staff

This is the week of the Midwest Premier Super 17, taking place June 24-29 at Kansas City, Mo., featuring players from the Class of 2027, primarily. Over 1,600 players are headed to Kansas City this weekend, with more than 700 currently ranked on their home state's Prep Baseball rankings.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to Kansas City by analyzing Prep Baseball showcase data since the start of 2025 to find the most impressive statistical outliers and under-the-radar athletes on this weekend's rosters.

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Top Uncommitted Position Players to Watch

These players stood out across multiple measurables at Prep Baseball showcases and are among the most intriguing athletes in the field this weekend.

Scott Miner II

C/OF • Class of 2028 • #3 NE

5-10/189 • Right/Right • Prime 27:17 National • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
97.2	86.1	73.9	6.94

Peyton Burgess

C/3B • Class of 2028 • #389 National • #25 AZ

6-2/200 • Right/Right • MMW Arizona Victus • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
100.0	89.6	62.1	7.26

Drake Pace

3B/SS • Class of 2027 • #456 National • #7 OK

6-4/198 • Left/Right • 26' Risin Baseball-PHX • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
96.9	86.1	65.9	7.12

Ty Simms

OF/RHP • Class of 2027 • #8 NE

6-0/185 • Left/Right • Spects National - Midwest • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
102.9	93.1	71.7	6.75

Tatum Mabus

SS/3B • Class of 2027 • #15 NE

6-1/191 • Right/Right • Spects National - Midwest • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
101.4	94.0	72.0	7.07

Stat Leaders: Position Players

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025 (minimum thresholds applied).

Exit Velocity Leaders 🔴

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Max EVs

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS
1	Ben Evenson (#66 MN) MASH Maroon	3B	2027	109.0	101.8	71.9
2	Benjamin Highley (#86 MO) Team KC	C	2027	107.7	97.2	75.1
3	Carter Taldo (#13 KS) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	107.2	100.2	72.5
4	Grant Westphal (#1 KS) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	107.0	90.9	74.6
5	Cooper Vais (#1 CO) Elite Baseball	RHP	2027	106.5	91.7	82.8
6	Karson Wiskur (#20 MO) 4D Train (Marcum)	3B	2028	106.3	99.2	72.2
7	Koltin Kolbinger (#149 MN) TF Black	C	2027	105.9	96.9	71.5
8	Triton Crocker (#107 MO) Inevitable A's American	RHP	2027	105.4	97.4	69.8
9	Bryce Fullen (#60 KS) Prime 27:17 National	1B	2026	105.4	98.7	76.4
10	Adrian Norris (#16 NE) Spects National - Midwest	LHP	2027	105.4	98.2	83.2
11	Wyatt Jegtvig (#143 MN) P2P Millers White	OF	2027	105.2	97.3	72.3
12	Kaden Twyman (#19 OK) BOA Oklahoma	C	2027	105.1	95.4	70.7
13	Matthew Tomfohrde (IL) Top Tier Americans	OF	2027	105.0	95.0	71.7
14	Raiden Redd (#83 MO) Inevitable A’s Midland	OF	2027	104.9	97.3	76.5
15	Brayden Floyd (#43 OK) Inevitable A’s Midland	3B	2027	104.5	88.2	70.0

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Bat Speeds

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Avg. BS	Avg. RA	Max EV
1	Adrian Norris (#16 NE) Spects National - Midwest	LHP/1B	2027	83.2	9.1	105.4
2	Cooper Vais (#1 CO) Elite Baseball	RHP/SS	2027	82.8	33.2	106.5
3	Xander Tiller (#33 MO) Marek Baseball Academy	OF	2028	81.7	14.7	98.1
4	Hayden Kidd (#108 IN) Indiana Nitro Gold	C	2027	80.3	11.4	102.2
5	Mason Bruesch (#63 IL) Top Tier Americans	OF	2027	79.2	11.9	99.9
6	Luke Vakiner (#31 NE) Nebraska Prospects Midwest Scout	LHP/OF	2027	77.7	22.0	103.2
7	Merrick Ginden (#54 KS) Cavaliers - Maroon	OF	2027	77.7	15.9	98.4
8	Alex Griffin (#233 MO) Rawlings Tigers Icon	3B	2027	77.6	5.5	94.2
9	Max Wiginton (IL) Canes IL National	1B	2027	77.4	18.6	102.6
10	Easton Welch (#67 OK) Oklahoma Express - Bagwell	1B	2027	77.3	11.4	101.0
11	Jake Bartley (#24 KS) Prime 27:17 National	1B	2027	77.1	19.8	103.6
12	Jacob Stehley (#26 KS) Prime 27:17 National	1B	2027	76.9	15.5	100.7
13	Joe Geesaman (#198 IN) Top Tier IN American	1B	2027	76.7	13.1	102.5
14	Brody Logan (#22 CO) ONE6	OF	2027	76.6	6.4	100.2
15	Myland Bristow (#58 MO) Prime 27:17 National	OF	2027	76.6	13.7	98.8

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Fastest 60-Yard Dash Times

#	Player	Pos.	Class	60-Yd.	Pos. Velo
1	Noah Johnson (#81 MO) St. Louis Prospects Scout	OF	2027	6.45	91 mph (OF)
2	Harrison Perkins (#299 MO) Prime 27:17 Scout	OF	2027	6.45	77 mph (OF)
3	Mark Neels (#58 IN) Indiana Nitro Gold	OF	2027	6.46	84 mph (OF)
4	Easton Selden (#45 OK) Sandlot - Russell	OF	2027	6.47	87 mph (OF)
5	Reid Holliday (#179 MO) US Nationals Midland Scout	SS	2027	6.48	80 mph (IF)
6	Brody Phillips (#152 IL) Canes Central Illinois - Casson	SS	2027	6.50	87 mph (IF)
7	Kaden Medina (#197 KS) Building Champions Brownell	SS	2027	6.51	81 mph (IF)
8	Jayden Flores (#87 MO) STL Legacy - Wilhelm	OF	2027	6.52	84 mph (OF)
9	Brody Logan (#22 CO) ONE6	OF	2027	6.54	90 mph (OF)
10	Evan Cates (#96 KS) US Nationals	OF	2027	6.55	94 mph (OF)
11	Tucker Gamet (#115 MO) Building Champions Cope	SS	2027	6.57	88 mph (OF)
12	Tristan Tomlin (#22 OK) Sandlot - Glad	OF	2027	6.58	87 mph (OF)
13	Grant Westphal (#1 KS) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	6.58	90 mph (OF)
14	Logan Peterson (#40 WI) GRB STiKS Teal	OF	2027	6.59	87 mph (OF)
15	Nicholas Weidler (#39 MO) STL Legacy - Kessler	OF	2027	6.60	87 mph (OF)

Top Arms to Watch 🔥

These are the pitchers our system has flagged in the lead-up to this week's tournament across multiple categories like velo, spin, movement profiles, etc., based off past Prep Baseball showcase performances.

Cooper Vais

RHP/SS • Class of 2027 • #200 National • #1 CO

6-0/190 • Right/Right • Elite Baseball • Texas commit

Max FB	FB Avg. Spin	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL	SL Avg. Spin
92.0	2,558	71-74	2,545	80-83	2,764

Highest avg. FB spin rate in the field (2,558 rpm).

Jake Watts

RHP • Class of 2027 • #226 National • #2 CO

6-1/158 • Right/Right • Slammers Asnicar • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB IVB Avg.	CB	SL	SL Avg. Spin
92.0	90-92	16.5 in.	77-78	77-79	2,600

Top-10 FB velo among all arms in the field.

Ryan Dobratz

RHP/1B • Class of 2027 • #160 National • #2 MO

6-4/222 • Right/Right • STL Legacy - Kessler • Mississippi commit

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB HM Avg.	CB	SL
93.0	90-92	2,436	16.6 in.	73-76	77-83

Top-5 FB velo in the field.

Aiden Hendren

RHP/SS • Class of 2028 • #4 OK

6-1/209 • Right/Right • MMW OK - Adler • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB IVB Avg.	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL
92.0	83-92	16.5 in.	74-79	1,635	72-79

3rd-hardest throwing '28 included on rosters.

Evan Loftis

RHP • Class of 2027 • #366 National • #10 MO

6-3/196 • Right/Right • Building Champions Cope • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	SL	CH
94.1	90-93	75-75	76-78	82-83

Top-ranked FB velo among all uncommitted '27s.

Stat Leaders: Pitchers

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025.

Fastball Velocity Leaders 🔥

Top-20 Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB Avg. IVB	FB Avg. HM
1	Cameron Taylor (#14 MO) HAFA	RHP	2026	97.0	92-95	2,139	12.3	16.6
2	Jake Busse (#9 KS) Prime 27:17 National	RHP	2027	95.0	90-94	2,091	12.8	7.4
3	Evan Loftis (#10 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	94.1	90-93	1,975	12.5	14.0
4	Shake Speckert (#46 MO) STL Legacy - Kessler	OF	2027	94.0	91-94	2,209	12.2	4.7
5	Ryan Dobratz (#2 MO) STL Legacy - Kessler	RHP	2027	93.0	90-92	2,436	15.0	16.6
6	Nolan Taylor (#6 CO) Elite Baseball	3B	2028	93.0	90-92	2,371	12.3	7.9
7	Luke Busse (#31 KS) Prime 27:17 Scout	RHP	2028	92.3	90-92	2,254	13.9	7.7
8	Mason Rainbolt (#15 OK) MMW OK - Adler	RHP	2027	92.3	88-92	2,322	19.6	4.6
9	Noah Hallahan (#74 IL) Athletes HQ (McCabe)	RHP	2027	92.1	91-92	1,991	13.6	13.4
10	Quincy Koehn (#7 KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	92.0	87-91	2,250	15.6	10.7
11	Carson Cooke (#16 KS) US Nationals	RHP	2027	92.0	87-91	2,342	17.4	11.7
12	Brayden Davidson (#44 MO) Team KC	RHP	2026	92.0	88-89	2,388	19.2	12.8
13	Aaron Palmer (#16 MN) P2P Millers Black	RHP	2027	92.0	89-91	1,932	14.8	10.6
14	Ty Bumgardner (#31 WI) GRB Rays North Green	RHP	2027	92.0	88-91	2,059	13.2	9.1
15	Brody Cooper (#83 KS) Topeka Stogies	RHP	2026	92.0	84-91	1,752	11.2	12.0
16	Jacob Coisman (#6 WI) GRB Rays North Green	RHP	2027	92.0	87-90	2,470	15.0	10.9
17	Jake Watts (#2 CO) Slammers Asnicar	RHP	2027	92.0	90-92	2,364	16.5	8.3
18	Cooper Vais (#1 CO) Elite Baseball	RHP	2027	92.0	89-91	2,558	9.9	-2.2
19	Aiden Hendren (#4 OK) MMW OK - Adler	RHP	2028	92.0	83-92	2,134	16.5	8.6
20	Ryan Brown (#93 AZ) MMW Arizona Victus	RHP	2027	92.0	89-91	2,332	20.7	8.3

Breaking Ball Spin Leaders 🌀

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Breaking Ball Spin Rate (CB/SL)

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Type	Avg. Spin	Velo Range	Avg. IVB	Avg. HM
1	Matthew Gillespie (#168 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	SL	2,963	73-74	4.4	-19.1
2	Will Evert (#45 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2028	CB	2,946	72-76	-14.9	-16.9
3	Nolan Glowski (#70 IN) Indiana Nitro Gold	RHP	2027	CB	2,924	76-78	-4.4	-19.8
4	Carter Martin (#8 MO) STL Legacy - Kessler	RHP	2027	SL	2,879	77-80	-5.7	-19.2
5	Landon O'Reilly (#38 KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	SL	2,816	76-77	-1.1	-17.3
6	Larsen Kinkelaar Building Champions Brownell	LHP	2027	SL	2,794	67-74	1.4	17.7
7	Tate Bertucci (#48 ) Spects National - Midwest	RHP	2027	SL	2,771	77-79	-7.4	-10.5
8	Henry Cheatham (#127 MN) MASH Maroon	RHP	2027	CB	2,765	65-69	-12.2	-11.7
9	Cooper Vais (#1 CO) Elite Baseball	RHP	2027	SL	2,764	80-83	-4.0	-14.7
10	Carson Cooke (#16 KS) US Nationals	RHP	2027	SL	2,763	78-79	2.1	-10.6
11	Jake Watts (#2 CO) Slammers Asnicar	RHP	2027	CB	2,755	77-78	-11.9	-12.4
12	Jackson Steury (#112 IN) Top Tier IN American	LHP	2027	SL	2,731	80-81	2.6	5.5
13	Blake Vriesen (MN) P2P Millers Black	RHP	2027	CB	2,714	74-75	-1.8	-9.2
14	Isaac Lockwood (#8 CO) Slammers Asnicar	RHP	2027	SL	2,684	78-78	-4.1	-18.2
15	Evan O'Bryan (#76 MN) Great Lakes National	SS	2027	CB	2,677	76-77	-11.0	-13.1

Top Uncommitted Prospects 🎯

These are the top-ranked uncommitted players on rosters headed to our tournament this week.

State Rank	Player	Pos.	Class	Ht/Wt
#2	Jake Watts (CO) Slammers Asnicar	RHP	2027	6-1 / 158 lbs.
#3	Scott Miner II (NE) Prime 27:17 National	C/OF	2028	5-10 / 189 lbs.
#4	Kai Wagner (CO) Elite Baseball	RHP/OF	2028	6-1 / 161 lbs.
#4	Aiden Hendren (OK) MMW OK - Adler	RHP/SS	2028	6-1 / 209 lbs.
#5	Jordy Scott (KS) Barnstormers - Floyd	OF/RHP	2028	5-11 / 190 lbs.
#5	Brady Harman (CO) ONE6	SS/2B	2028	5-11 / 180 lbs.
#6	Connor McCool (KS) Building Champions Cope	SS/RHP	2027	5-11 / 176 lbs.
#6	Brock Bailey (KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP/OF	2028	6-2 / 205 lbs.
#6	Nolan Taylor (CO) Elite Baseball	3B/RHP	2028	6-4 / 188 lbs.
#7	Cade Cantrell (MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP/3B	2028	6-2 / 185 lbs.
#7	Drake Pace (OK) 26' Risin Baseball-PHX	3B/SS	2027	6-4 / 198 lbs.
#8	Lucas Kamerzell (KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP/OF	2028	6-3 / 208 lbs.
#8	Ty Simms (NE) Spects National - Midwest	OF/RHP	2027	6-0 / 185 lbs.
#9	Porter McCarthy (MO) Marek Baseball Academy	SS/2B	2028	5-11 / 164 lbs.
#9	Brady Holliday (OK) Sandlot - Glad	SS/2B	2027	5-7 / 133 lbs.
#10	Evan Loftis (MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	6-3 / 196 lbs.
#10	Asher Newton (KS) Barnstormers - Floyd	SS	2028	6-0 / 175 lbs.
#12	Jackson Barker (KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP/1B	2027	6-2 / 200 lbs.
#13	Carter Taldo (KS) Building Champions Cope	OF/RHP	2027	6-2 / 190 lbs.
#14	Parker Bass (KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2028	6-7 / 225 lbs.

All showcase metrics from Prep Baseball events attended since the start of 2025. Leaderboards compiled from officially submitted tournament rosters. Players who have not attended a recent Prep Baseball showcase will not appear. Find an upcoming showcase near you.