PBT Great Lakes Summer Championships: Primer

June 8, 2026
By Prep Baseball Staff

This is the week of the Great Lakes Summer Championships, taking place June 11-14 at Kokomo, Ind., featuring players from the grad classes of 2030 through 2026. Over 300 players are headed to Kokomo this weekend, with more than 95 currently ranked in their home state's Prep Baseball rankings.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to Kokomo 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.

Cain Sims

RHP/OF • Class of 2029 • #90 National • #3 IN

6-2/195 • Right/Right • Athletics Baseball Club • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
103.8	97.4	73.5	6.94

No. 2 avg. EV among all players in the field; No. 2-ranked max EV among all players this weekend.

Brody Bienz

3B/RHP • Class of 2029 • #11 MI

6-2/190 • Right/Right • Canes Great Lakes Premier • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
97.0	88.8	64.4	7.20

2nd-highest max EV among 2029s.

Colin Axel-Adams

OF/LHP • Class of 2027 • #24 IN

6-0/188 • Left/Left • BAM Signature • Purdue commit

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
106.5	99.5	72.8	6.59

Highest max EV among all players this weekend; Highest avg. EV in the field.

Brayden Dean

C/OF • Class of 2027 • #31 IN

5-11/175 • Right/Right • BAM Signature • Indiana State commit

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
101.9	93.5	70.1	6.67

No. 1 max EV among catchers; No. 6 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	Colin Axel-Adams (#24 IN) BAM Signature	OF	2027	106.5	99.5	72.8
2	Cain Sims (#3 IN) Athletics Baseball Club	RHP	2029	103.8	97.4	73.5
3	Luke Roeder (#101 IN) Canes Indiana Scout	OF	2027	103.5	85.9	61.3
4	Shane Bardwell (#44 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	103.2	92.5	74.1
5	Joe Geesaman (#198 IN) Top Tier IN American	1B	2027	102.5	89.3	76.7
6	Brayden Dean (#31 IN) BAM Signature	C	2027	101.9	93.5	70.1
7	Carson Kail (#74 IN) BAM Signature	C	2027	101.5	91.5	70.0
8	Luke Haley (#41 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP	2027	100.9	91.1	73.8
9	Carter Strole (#35 IN) BAM Signature	3B	2027	100.8	96.4	80.1
10	Sully Fleming (#164 IN) USA Prime Great Lakes	OF	2027	100.3	89.6	73.9
11	Dominic Talaga (#129 IL) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	SS	2027	100.2	95.1	72.7
12	Paxton Lukac (#62 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	100.2	94.9	74.7
13	Chase Nelson (#55 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	SS	2027	100.0	91.3	68.3
14	Liam Zorger (#175 IN) BAM Signature	LHP	2027	99.9	87.0	81.2
15	Brayden Walls (#56 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	C	2027	98.9	92.4	69.6

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Avg. BS	Avg. RA	Max EV
1	Liam Zorger (#175 IN) BAM Signature	LHP	2027	81.2	20.4	99.9
2	Carter Strole (#35 IN) BAM Signature	3B	2027	80.1	16.1	100.8
3	Jacob Todd (#120 KY) Canes Indiana Scout	C	2027	77.3	8.9	94.5
4	Joe Geesaman (#198 IN) Top Tier IN American	1B	2027	76.7	13.1	102.5
5	Ethan Cougill (#120 IN) BAM Signature	3B	2027	76.6	17.6	98.3
6	Weston Smith BAM Prime	C	2027	76.2	10.1	94.0
7	Nolan Cord (#215 IL) Canes Indiana Black- Zulkowski	RHP	2028	75.7	6.8	98.4
8	Ian Ramey (#217 IN) BAM Signature	2B	2027	75.3	15.0	97.8
9	Carson Mills (#127 KY) Canes Indiana Scout	OF	2027	74.7	17.9	96.4
10	Paxton Lukac (#62 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	74.7	21.8	100.2
11	Aidan Gnatt (#126 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	1B	2027	74.4	14.2	95.9
12	John Knight (#136 ) USA Prime Great Lakes	RHP	2027	74.2	10.6	92.4
13	Giovani Ardizzone (#40 IN) BAM Signature	SS	2027	74.1	10.9	94.7
14	Shane Bardwell (#44 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	74.1	18.0	103.2
15	Sully Fleming (#164 IN) USA Prime Great Lakes	OF	2027	73.9	29.2	100.3

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	60-Yd.	Pos. Velo
1	Brody Langhans (#75 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	6.41	88 mph (OF)
2	Mark Jackson Athletes HQ DuPage	OF	2027	6.54	85 mph (OF)
3	Paxton Lukac (#62 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	6.56	91 mph (OF)
4	Ben Glass (#138 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	6.57	86 mph (OF)
5	Colin Axel-Adams (#24 IN) BAM Signature	OF	2027	6.59	87 mph (OF)
6	Caleb Spinsky (#159 IN) Landsharks Gold	OF	2027	6.60	85 mph (OF)
7	Carson Payne (#122 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	6.62	90 mph (OF)
8	Grady Harrell (#84 IN) Landsharks Gold	SS	2027	6.65	83 mph (IF)
9	Henry Boyce (#191 IN) Canes Indiana Black	SS	2026	6.66	85 mph (IF)
10	Brayden Dean (#31 IN) BAM Signature	C	2027	6.67	88 mph (OF)
11	Giovani Ardizzone (#40 IN) BAM Signature	SS	2027	6.69	82 mph (IF)
12	Shane Bardwell (#44 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	6.70	87 mph (OF)
13	Giovanni Naccarato (#202 IN) Landsharks Gold	SS	2027	6.71	84 mph (IF)
14	Asher Curnutt (#108 IN) BAM Signature	3B	2028	6.72	87 mph (IF)
15	Sully Fleming (#164 IN) USA Prime Great Lakes	OF	2027	6.72	88 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.

Riley Ackerman

LHP • Class of 2027 • #19 IN

6-3/190 • Left/Left • 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson • Northwestern commit

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	SL Avg. Spin	SL
88.0	86-87	2,467	2,920	74-77

Highest avg. breaking ball spin rate in the field; No. 3-ranked avg. FB spin rate in the field.

Lucas Haas

RHP/1B • Class of 2027 • #22 IN

6-4/195 • Right/Right • 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	SL	CH
91.2	89-90	76-78	83-83

No. 3-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend.

Jack Kunas

RHP/3B • Class of 2027 • #29 IN

6-2/190 • Right/Right • 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	CB	SL	SL Avg. Spin	CH
90.0	88-90	74-74	74-75	2,266	81-83

No. 9 FB velo among all arms 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	Zachary Bartle Jr (#81 IN) Top Tier IN American	RHP	2027	92.0	89-91	2,064	13.3	12.3
2	Lucas Collins (#46 IN) BAM Signature	RHP	2027	91.4	90-91	2,170	5.1	7.9
3	Lucas Haas (#22 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP	2027	91.2	89-90	2,156	11.6	14.0
4	Carson Cauley (#37 IN) BAM Signature	RHP	2027	91.0	88-90	2,077	5.7	15.9
5	Holden Hughes (#51 IN) BAM Prime	RHP	2027	90.3	89-90	2,368	10.6	11.9
6	Luke Haley (#41 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP	2027	90.3	89-90	2,471	12.3	9.3
7	Carter Strole (#35 IN) BAM Signature	3B	2027	90.2	89-90	2,046	17.9	10.2
8	Jayden Kieler (#48 IN) Top Tier IN American	RHP	2027	90.2	85-89	2,104	6.6	1.4
9	Jack Kunas (#29 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP	2027	90.0	88-90	2,232	14.7	14.3
10	Alex Gilliam (#33 IN) Top Tier IN American	RHP	2027	90.0	88-89	2,298	13.9	12.3
11	Hayden Henry (#22 KY) BAM Signature	1B	2027	90.0	86-89	2,088	10.5	7.2
12	Paxton Lukac (#62 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	89.2	87-89	2,386	9.6	3.9
13	Luke Bryant (#77 IN) Top Tier IN American	RHP	2027	89.1	87-89	2,290	14.5	13.4
14	Johann Dierker (#89 IN) BAM Signature	LHP	2027	89.0	86-88	1,851	17.6	-10.1
15	Cain Sims (#3 IN) Athletics Baseball Club	RHP	2029	89.0	86-88	1,987	5.5	2.4

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	Riley Ackerman (#19 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	LHP	2027	SL	2,920	74-77	-2.8	12.0
2	Luke Haley (#41 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP	2027	SL	2,775	80-80	-6.6	-15.2
3	Jackson Steury (#112 IN) Top Tier IN American	LHP	2027	SL	2,731	80-81	2.6	5.5
4	Alex Gilliam (#33 IN) Top Tier IN American	RHP	2027	SL	2,675	77-78	2.4	-11.4
5	Nolan Newell (#109 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP	2027	SL	2,607	74-74	-6.2	-8.3
6	Braxton Carpenter Canes Indiana Scout	OF	2027	CB	2,572	62-66	-7.8	-15.8
7	Luke Bryant (#77 IN) Top Tier IN American	RHP	2027	CB	2,534	74-75	-8.3	-12.6
8	Parker Isaacs (#142 OH) BAM Prime	LHP	2027	CB	2,486	68-70	-3.9	8.0
9	Paxton Lukac (#62 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF	2027	CB	2,466	77-78	-3.8	-9.3
10	DJ Clymore (#197 ) BAM Prime	RHP	2027	CB	2,445	72-73	1.3	-7.2
11	Sam Swaim (#195 IN) Canes Indiana Scout	1B	2027	CB	2,445	72-73	-7.8	-15.3
12	Jack Kunas (#29 IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP	2027	CB	2,430	74-74	-1.6	-8.6
13	Carson Mills (#127 KY) Canes Indiana Scout	OF	2027	SL	2,421	70-74	-0.8	-17.1
14	Brodie Tilton (#163 IN) BAM Prime	LHP	2027	SL	2,407	75-77	6.0	2.4
15	Quin Hendrich (#107 IN) BAM Signature	RHP	2027	CB	2,407	77-78	-3.5	-4.9

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
#22	Lucas Haas (IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP/1B	2027	6-4 / 195 lbs.
#29	Jack Kunas (IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP/3B	2027	6-2 / 190 lbs.
#41	Luke Haley (IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	RHP/3B	2027	6-2 / 195 lbs.
#44	Shane Bardwell (IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF/LHP	2027	6-0 / 200 lbs.
#45	Jackson Treadway (IN) Top Tier IN American	SS/RHP	2027	6-2 / 195 lbs.
#46	Lucas Collins (IN) BAM Signature	RHP/3B	2027	6-2 / 210 lbs.
#48	Brayden Fischer (MI) Landsharks Gold	OF/RHP	2027	6-4 / 200 lbs.
#51	Holden Hughes (IN) BAM Prime	RHP/1B	2027	6-2 / 210 lbs.
#55	Chase Nelson (IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	SS/2B	2027	5-9 / 175 lbs.
#62	Paxton Lukac (IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF/RHP	2027	6-0 / 180 lbs.
#64	Reid Walker (IN) Top Tier IN American	SS/RHP	2027	5-9 / 170 lbs.
#75	Brody Langhans (IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	OF/SS	2027	6-0 / 185 lbs.
#77	Luke Bryant (IN) Top Tier IN American	RHP/OF	2027	6-2 / 200 lbs.
#80	Joey Ortman (IN) Canes Indiana Scout	RHP/OF	2027	6-5 / 192 lbs.
#81	Zachary Bartle Jr (IN) Top Tier IN American	RHP/1B	2027	6-3 / 185 lbs.
#82	Destin Billings (IN) USA Prime Great Lakes	RHP/SS	2027	5-9 / 170 lbs.
#84	Grady Harrell (IN) Landsharks Gold	SS/OF	2027	5-11 / 165 lbs.
#89	Johann Dierker (IN) BAM Signature	LHP/OF	2027	6-0 / 200 lbs.
#95	Connor Gaines (IN) 5 Star Great Lakes National Nelson	C/OF	2027	5-10 / 170 lbs.
#95	Grayson Gillespie (IN) Canes Indiana Black- Zulkowski	3B/SS	2028	6-1 / 190 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.