Prep Baseball Report

PBT Great Lakes Summer Championships: Primer


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.

Find more information by visiting tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com or from the pages linked below:


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.

RHP/OFClass 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.

3B/RHPClass 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.

OF/LHPClass 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.

C/OFClass 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.

LHPClass 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.

RHP/1BClass 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.

RHP/3BClass 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.

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