2026 Prep Baseball KC World Series: Primer

July 23, 2026
Prep Baseball Staff

This is the week of the Prep Baseball KC World Series, taking place July 23-26 in Kansas City, Mo., featuring players from the grad classes of 2031 through 2025. Over 1,800 players are headed to Kansas City this weekend, with more than 411 currently ranked in 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 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.

Grant Westphal

OF • Class of 2027 • #4 National • #1 KS

6-1/205 • Left/Right • Building Champions Cope • Texas commit

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
107.0	90.9	74.6	6.58

No. 3-ranked max EV among all players this weekend

Teddy Lubin

C/OF • Class of 2029 • #264 National • #2 KS

5-10/193 • Right/Right • Building Champions Peña • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
96.7	89.2	71.9	7.30

Benjamin Highley

C/OF • Class of 2027 • #88 MO

5-11/195 • Right/Right • Team KC • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
107.7	97.2	75.1	6.96

Highest max EV among all players this weekend

Rylan Sutton

OF/1B • Class of 2027 • #216 National • #4 MO

6-0/192.2 • Left/Left • Driving Force Baseball-National Scout • Mississippi commit

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
105.2	95.0	72.5	6.63

No. 7 overall in max EV in the field.

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	Benjamin Highley (#88 MO) Team KC	C	2027	107.7	97.2	75.1
2	Carter Taldo (#13 KS) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	107.2	100.2	72.5
3	Grant Westphal (#1 KS) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	107.0	90.9	74.6
4	Karson Wiskur (#21 MO) 4D Train (Marcum)	3B	2028	106.3	99.2	72.2
5	Logan Crawford (#37 OK) Wow Factor Oklahoma	1B	2028	105.9	96.4	—
6	Bryce Fullen (#60 KS) Prime 27:17 National	1B	2026	105.4	95.1	76.4
7	Rylan Sutton (#4 MO) Driving Force Baseball-National Scout	OF	2027	105.2	95.0	72.5
8	Collin Goszulak Slammers (Hatcher)	1B	2027	104.9	92.4	—
9	Logan Latier (#13 MO) Building Champions Peña	1B	2029	104.5	100.7	67.0
10	Maddux Munson (#10 SD) Sanford Sports Red	RHP	2027	104.5	94.9	79.2
11	Jordy Scott (#5 KS) Barnstormers - Wallace	OF	2028	104.4	89.5	74.1
12	Mac Solis (#24 KS) Prime 27:17 National	SS	2026	104.1	98.9	77.5
13	Warren Robertson (#9 MO) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	103.9	88.5	76.4
14	Jackson McDonald (#7 KS) Quad State Kings KC	1B	2028	103.8	97.8	74.2
15	Jake Bartley (#24 KS) Prime 27:17 National	1B	2027	103.6	89.2	77.1

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Avg. BS	Avg. RA	Max EV
1	Xander Tiller (#34 MO) Marek Baseball Academy	OF	2028	81.7	14.7	98.1
2	Maddux Munson (#10 SD) Sanford Sports Red	RHP	2027	79.2	17.7	104.5
3	Brendan Freeman (#21 TX) Wow Factor Texas	RHP	2027	78.7	9.4	102.5
4	Chase Kvapil (#36 KS) Building Champions Hisky	LHP	2028	77.9	9.6	101.3
5	Mac Solis (#24 KS) Prime 27:17 National	SS	2026	77.5	13.9	104.1
6	Jake Bartley (#24 KS) Prime 27:17 National	1B	2027	77.1	19.8	103.6
7	Jacob Stehley (#26 KS) Prime 27:17 National	1B	2027	76.9	15.5	100.7
8	Myland Bristow (#71 MO) Prime 27:17 National	OF	2027	76.6	13.7	98.8
9	Lincoln Jensen (#56 KS) Wichita Wood Ducks	3B	2026	76.5	15.3	100.8
10	Bryce Fullen (#60 KS) Prime 27:17 National	1B	2026	76.4	16.9	105.4
11	Warren Robertson (#9 MO) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	76.4	21.7	103.9
12	Luke McGowan (#50 ) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	75.8	11.7	103.2
13	Enzo Biala (#90 CO) Slammers Schuster 's	LHP	2027	75.8	23.4	101.4
14	Jaxon Harris (#27 KS) Quad State Kings KC	1B	2028	75.6	12.5	98.2
15	Benjamin Highley (#88 MO) Team KC	C	2027	75.1	30.7	107.7

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	60-Yd.	Pos. Velo
1	Carson Bass (#39 MO) Building Champions Cisneros	OF	2028	6.30	79 mph (OF)
2	Reid Holliday (#180 MO) US Nationals Midland Scout	SS	2027	6.48	80 mph (IF)
3	Michael Torkelson (#61 ) Sandlot - Roberts	OF	2028	6.48	81 mph (OF)
4	Kaden Medina (#197 KS) Building Champions Smith	SS	2027	6.51	81 mph (IF)
5	Gabe Escobar (#12 KS) Engaged Athletics Black	SS	2028	6.57	91 mph (IF)
6	Tucker Gamet (#116 MO) Building Champions Cope	2B	2027	6.57	88 mph (OF)
7	Truxton Marsh (#112 OK) Sandlot - Ramos	OF	2027	6.57	77 mph (OF)
8	Grant Westphal (#1 KS) Building Champions Cope	OF	2027	6.58	90 mph (OF)
9	Andrew Maultsby (#12 MO) Building Champions Cope	C	2027	6.61	92 mph (IF)
10	Owen Hughes (#14 MO) Building Champions Cope	LHP	2027	6.61	88 mph (OF)
11	Krue Patrick (#3 MO) Building Champions Cisneros	3B	2028	6.61	93 mph (IF)
12	Samuel Reisenbichler Team KC	OF	2027	6.61	87 mph (OF)
13	Rylan Sutton (#4 MO) Driving Force Baseball-National Scout	OF	2027	6.63	89 mph (OF)
14	Luke Venneman (#41 KS) Trash Pandas	OF	2026	6.65	84 mph (OF)
15	Griffin Robertson (#54 MO) US Nats Scout KC	SS	2028	6.66	83 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.

Ty Schmeidler

OF/LHP • Class of 2027 • #211 National • #3 KS

6-0/175 • Left/Left • Prime 27:17 National • Kentucky commit

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB IVB Avg.	CB	SL
91.0	88-90	2,411	18.1 in.	81-82	73-77

Elite FB induced vertical break (18.1 in. avg.) paired with 91 mph velo; No. 1-ranked left-handed arm in the field.

Jake Busse

RHP/1B • Class of 2027 • #9 KS

6-7/225 • Right/Right • Canes GP KC Scout - Elder • Oklahoma commit

Max FB	FB Range	SL	CH
95.0	90-94	79-83	82-84

Hardest-throwing arm this weekend; Hardest-throwing 2027 arm in the field.

Evan Loftis

RHP • Class of 2027 • #367 National • #10 MO

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

Max FB	FB Range	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL	CH
94.1	90-93	75-75	1,924	76-78	82-83

No. 2-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; Top-ranked FB velo among all uncommitted '27s.

Quincy Koehn

RHP/1B • Class of 2027 • #7 KS

6-5/232 • Right/Right • Building Champions Cope • Kansas commit

Max FB	FB Range	CB	SL	CH
93.0	89-92	72-74	73-80	72-77

No. 3-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; 3rd-hardest throwing 2027 arm in the field.

Stat Leaders: Pitchers

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

Fastball Velocity Leaders 🔥

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB Avg. IVB	FB Avg. HM
1	Jake Busse (#9 KS) Canes GP KC Scout - Elder	RHP	2027	95.0	90-94	2,091	12.8	7.4
2	Evan Loftis (#10 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	94.1	90-93	1,975	12.5	14.0
3	Quincy Koehn (#7 KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	93.0	89-92	2,250	15.6	10.7
4	Luke Busse (#31 KS) Canes GP KC - Yellow	RHP	2028	92.3	90-92	2,254	13.9	7.7
5	Mac Solis (#24 KS) Prime 27:17 National	SS	2026	92.0	86-90	2,121	15.0	10.8
6	Brayden Davidson (#44 MO) Team KC	RHP	2026	92.0	88-89	2,388	19.2	12.8
7	Bijan Kamerzell Building Champions Peña	RHP	2030	92.0	88-91	2,121	17.1	13.8
8	Brody Cooper (#83 KS) Topeka Stogies	RHP	2026	92.0	84-91	1,752	11.2	12.0
9	Brendan Freeman (#21 TX) Wow Factor Texas	RHP	2027	91.4	90-91	2,605	12.2	8.7
10	Maddux Munson (#10 SD) Sanford Sports Red	RHP	2027	91.1	88-90	2,197	12.6	1.3
11	Max Shepherd (#52 MO) Team KC	RHP	2027	91.0	88-91	1,967	11.5	4.1
12	Ty Schmeidler (#3 KS) Prime 27:17 National	OF	2027	91.0	88-90	2,411	18.1	-10.5
13	Bradley Hastings (#1 OK) Wow Factor Oklahoma	SS	2028	90.4	89-90	2,453	16.7	3.6
14	Cameron Miller (#7 MO) Building Champions Cope	SS	2027	90.3	87-89	2,349	15.2	10.9
15	Spencer Beltram (#16 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	90.0	86-89	1,883	12.4	12.0

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 (#169 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	SL	2,963	73-74	4.4	-19.1
2	Paxton Bonham AASA A's	3B	2028	CB	2,831	67-69	-3.1	-17.2
3	Brendan Freeman (#21 TX) Wow Factor Texas	RHP	2027	SL	2,817	80-82	-4.6	-21.5
4	Landon O'Reilly (#38 KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	SL	2,816	76-77	-1.1	-17.3
5	Larsen Kinkelaar Building Champions Smith	LHP	2027	SL	2,794	67-74	1.4	17.7
6	Logan Crawford (#37 OK) Wow Factor Oklahoma	1B	2028	CB	2,757	80-81	—	—
7	Garrett Dorian Trash Pandas	SS	2026	CB	2,728	69-71	-2.5	-4.4
8	Kannon Shelton (#93 OK) Wow Factor Oklahoma	3B	2028	CB	2,708	72-73	-11.6	-12.2
9	Chase Chamberlain (#149 MO) US Nationals Midland Scout	SS	2027	SL	2,657	70-73	-4.7	-20.6
10	Emry Gates (#10 CO) RoughRiders (Schofield)	SS	2029	CB	2,649	70-72	-12.7	-12.8
11	Riley Smith (#127 KS) BTL Hornets South Hall	RHP	2027	SL	2,635	74-75	-6.8	-12.5
12	Parker Carrier (#246 ) Team KC	RHP	2027	SL	2,633	73-75	0.9	-17.1
13	Landon Leach Midwest Mafia	1B	2028	SL	2,610	70-72	-3.6	-10.1
14	Luke Busse (#31 KS) Canes GP KC - Yellow	RHP	2028	SL	2,593	65-72	-2.2	-14.2
15	Cade Cantrell (#6 MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2028	SL	2,575	71-73	0.2	-20.5

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
#1	Bradley Hastings (OK) Wow Factor Oklahoma	SS/RHP	2028	6-2 / 180.8 lbs.
#3	Scott Miner II Prime 27:17 National	C/OF	2028	5-10 / 189 lbs.
#3	Krue Patrick (MO) Building Champions Cisneros	3B/OF	2028	6-1 / 190 lbs.
#5	Jordy Scott (KS) Barnstormers - Wallace	OF/RHP	2028	5-11 / 190 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	Cade Cantrell (MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP/3B	2028	6-2 / 185 lbs.
#6	Cruz Garrett (OK) Sandlot - Roberts	SS/RHP	2028	5-11 / 174 lbs.
#7	Jackson McDonald (KS) Quad State Kings KC	1B/OF	2028	6-1 / 240 lbs.
#7	Charlie Habel (MO) SWMO Bruins	RHP/SS	2028	6-5 / 177 lbs.
#8	Nolan Ash (MO) 4D Train (Marcum)	SS/RHP	2028	6-2 / 173 lbs.
#9	Michael Dobbs (KS) Engaged Athletics Black	SS/C	2028	5-10 / 170 lbs.
#10	Evan Loftis (MO) Building Champions Cope	RHP	2027	6-3 / 196 lbs.
#10	Maddux Munson (SD) Sanford Sports Red	RHP/OF	2027	6-3 / 205.9 lbs.
#10	Porter McCarthy (MO) Marek Baseball Academy	SS/2B	2028	5-11 / 164 lbs.
#12	Gabe Escobar (KS) Engaged Athletics Black	SS/RHP	2028	5-8 / 148 lbs.
#12	Jackson Barker (KS) Building Champions Cope	RHP/1B	2027	6-2 / 200 lbs.
#12	Jasper Reid (OK) Sandlot - Roberts	OF/RHP	2028	5-11 / 164.9 lbs.
#13	Carter Taldo (KS) Building Champions Cope	OF/RHP	2027	6-2 / 190 lbs.
#14	Caden Mendenhall (AR) Natty State	SS/RHP	2028	6-3 / 173.9 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.