Prep Baseball Announces Exclusive Athletic Testing Partnership with VALD Performance
April 2, 2025
Prep Baseball is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with VALD Performance, a global leader in sports science and athletic testing technology. After a successful integration at Prep Baseball events in late 2024, VALD’s cutting-edge systems are now fully embedded into all Prep Baseball showcases moving forward, providing athletes with industry-leading performance data to help maximize their development and exposure.
VALD’s technology is trusted by all Major League Baseball franchises, 90 percent of power five NCAA programs, and elite teams across all major sporting platforms, helping organizations measure, manage and improve athlete health and performance with precision. Through this partnership, Prep Baseball players will receive key athletic assessments that have become standard in high-performance training environments worldwide.
“At Prep Baseball, we’re committed to providing players with the most advanced tools in the game, and this partnership with VALD reinforces that commitment,” said Sean Duncan, President of Prep Baseball. “Athletes who attend our events are already receiving elite-level scouting, ball-tracking, and swing data, and now, with VALD, they’ll also have professional-grade athletic testing at their fingertips. VALD’s technology allows us to further evaluate explosiveness, speed, and movement in a way that aligns with what top organizations across sports are doing today.”
The Most Advanced Athletic Testing in Amateur Baseball
At Prep Baseball showcases, VALD’s SmartSpeed Plus timing gate system is used to capture precise 10-, 30-, and 60-yard splits, all while capturing top-end run speed (mph)—delivering instant, verifiable insights into an athlete’s raw speed and acceleration. Additionally, VALD’s SmartJump mat provides detailed explosiveness metrics, measuring both standing vertical jump and reactive strength index (RSI) to assess quick-twitch ability and lower-body power.
Data is critical in identifying athletic upside and potential, particularly for multi-sport athletes or under-the-radar players who may not have dedicated their full focus to baseball. Even if a player’s on-field skills are still developing, elite athleticism can signal long-term potential and place them on scouting radars earlier in their careers.
“We’ve seen time and time again that athleticism is one of the best indicators of future success,” Duncan said. “Some of baseball’s best players weren’t always the most refined at an early age – but their raw athletic tools stood out. VALD’s technology allows us to spot those tools in real time and track how players are developing over multiple years.”
A Trusted Name in Performance Testing
VALD’s systems are well-trusted and widely used across elite sports, military, and high-performance training environments. Now, Prep Baseball players will have access to the same gold-standard technology used to assess top-tier professional and collegiate athletes.
“This partnership with Prep Baseball is a natural fit,” said Anthony Sinacore, Vice President of North America Sales and Partnerships at VALD. “Together, we’re helping these athletes make smarter training decisions by aligning them with the same standards trusted at the highest levels of sport. It’s about unlocking potential and supporting Prep Baseball’s mission to shape the next generation of standout performers.”
The first wave of 2025 Prep Baseball events has already featured VALD’s technology, and athletes have begun receiving official performance metrics in their player profiles. This integration further solidifies Prep Baseball as the most technologically advanced scouting and development platform in amateur baseball.
For more information on Prep Baseball’s partnership with VALD Performance, visit valdperformance.com.
About VALD Performance
VALD is a global leader in sports science and athlete performance technology, helping organizations measure, monitor, and improve strength, power, movement, balance, and overall athleticism. VALD’s cutting-edge systems are trusted by 90% of MLB teams, 90% of Power 5 NCAA programs, and over 100 national sporting organizations to deliver high-quality insights across athletics, rehabilitation, and human performance industries.
About Prep Baseball
Prep Baseball operates with the largest scouting infrastructure in North America, employing over 160 scouts across the U.S. and Canada. Each year, the organization stages more than 1,000 showcases and tournaments, including the Super 60 Pro Showcase (the No. 1 preseason draft event) and the Prep Baseball Report Future Games (the No. 1 college scouting event).