Central Texas Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis
January 14, 2026
On Sunday, January 11th, the PB Texas staff traveled to Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, to host the Central Texas Preseason ID, an open event for all high school classes.
More than 45 players made their way to Texas State this past weekend and participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Texas staff.
Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Victor Garcia | TX | Veterans Memorial H S | 2026 | RHP | 86.6 mph |
| 2 | Jacob Palacios | TX | Claudia Taylor Johnson | 2027 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
| 3 | Owen Kuhl | TX | Boerne - Samuel V Champion | 2027 | OF | 85.0 mph |
| 4 | Matthew Garcia | TX | Houston Heights Charter | 2026 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
| 5 | Canon Fitts | TX | Legacy Ranch | 2029 | 1B | 84.3 mph |
FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Anthony Sauceda | TX | Sonia Sotomayor | 2027 | 2B | 2300 rpm |
| 2 | Landon Richter | TX | Legacy Ranch | 2028 | RHP | 2223 rpm |
| 3 | Owen Kuhl | TX | Boerne - Samuel V Champion | 2027 | OF | 2178 rpm |
| 4 | Chase Lyons | TX | Pieper | 2027 | RHP | 2119 rpm |
| 5 | Parker McCooey | TX | Pieper | 2029 | RHP | 2084 rpm |
60-YARD DASH
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Lane Johnson | TX | Westlake | 2027 | OF | 7.03 s |
| 2 | Matthew Kemp | TX | Comfort | 2027 | OF | 7.10 s |
| 3 | Brayden Henderson | TX | Davenport H S | 2027 | OF | 7.14 s |
| 4 | Luke Spielhagen | TX | Alamo Heights | 2027 | OF | 7.17 s |
| 5 | Maddox Cano | TX | Byron P Steele | 2028 | OF | 7.22 s |
| ^ | Hays Ramsey | TX | Salado | 2027 | 3B | 7.22 s |
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Kenny Estes | TX | Homeschool | 2028 | C | 109.1 mph |
| 2 | Brayden Henderson | TX | Davenport H S | 2027 | OF | 100.9 mph |
| 3 | Kade Wiederhold | TX | Brenham | 2026 | OF | 100.7 mph |
| 4 | Easton Hernandez | TX | Pieper | 2029 | C | 100.4 mph |
| 5 | Lane Johnson | TX | Westlake | 2027 | OF | 100.0 mph |
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Lane Johnson | TX | Westlake | 2027 | OF | 88 |
| 2 | Matthew Reyna | TX | South San Antonio | 2026 | RHP | 82 |
| 3 | Anthony Sauceda | TX | Sonia Sotomayor | 2027 | 2B | 80 |
| ^ | Hays Ramsey | TX | Salado | 2027 | 3B | 80 |
| ^ | Canon Fitts | TX | Legacy Ranch | 2029 | 1B | 80 |
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Owen Kuhl | TX | Boerne - Samuel V Champion | 2027 | OF | 90 |
| 2 | Luke Spielhagen | TX | Alamo Heights | 2027 | OF | 87 |
| ^ | Brayden Henderson | TX | Davenport H S | 2027 | OF | 87 |
| 3 | Jagger Batek | TX | Calallen H S | 2027 | 1B | 84 |
| ^ | Maddox Cano | TX | Byron P Steele | 2028 | OF | 84 |
| ^ | Whitten Sparks | TX | Bowie | 2028 | RHP | 84 |
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Kenny Estes | TX | Homeschool | 2028 | C | 71 |
TOP POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Easton Hernandez | TX | Pieper | 2029 | C | 1.97-2.09 |
| 2 | Kenny Estes | TX | Homeschool | 2028 | C | 2.01-2.12 |
| 3 | Maximo Gutierrez | TX | Alamo Heights | 2028 | C | 2.03-2.18 |
| 4 | Noah Mendez | TX | Central Catholic San Antonio | 2029 | C | 2.08-2.18 |
| 5 | Logan Smith | TX | Central Catholic San Antonio | 2027 | C | 2.08-2.19 |
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.
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