Top Prospect Games Houston: Positional Data Dive

July 9, 2026
By: Tyler Defibaugh
Prep Baseball Texas Staff

On Tuesday, June 30th, the PB Texas staff traveled to the University of Houston in Houston, TX, to host the Top Prospect Games: Houston, an invite-only event for all high school classes.

30 players made their way to the University of Houston 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.

We have already released a Statistical Analysis from the event, highlighting more of the traditional statistical categories, as well as a Quick Hits, highlighting some of the events top performers.

Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.

VALD

60-YARD

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Mason Desai	TX	Fulshear	2027	RHP	6.72 s
2	Christerson Spencer, Jr	TX	Summer Creek	2029	OF	6.75 s
3	Owen Finke	TX	Brenham	2027	SS	6.77 s
4	Max Pennock	TX	Community	2027	3B	6.84 s
^	Joseph Young	TX	A & M Cons H S	2027	C	6.84 s
5	Luke Betancourt	TX	Fulshear	2027	SS	6.87 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	10-yd
1	Will Newhouse	TX	Second Baptist	2027	OF	1.64 s
2	Brock Havens	TX	Clear Falls	2027	OF	1.66 s
3	Max Pennock	TX	Community	2027	3B	1.67 s
4	Christerson Spencer, Jr	TX	Summer Creek	2029	OF	1.68 s
^	Joseph Young	TX	A & M Cons H S	2027	C	1.68 s
5	Mason Desai	TX	Fulshear	2027	RHP	1.69 s
^	Kaleb Foster	TX	Lake Creek	2028	SS	1.69 s
^	Owen Finke	TX	Brenham	2027	SS	1.69 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.

MAX VERTICAL JUMP

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Jump Height (max)
1	Owen Finke	TX	Brenham	2027	SS	31.1
2	Mason Desai	TX	Fulshear	2027	RHP	28.8
^	Christerson Spencer, Jr	TX	Summer Creek	2029	OF	28.8
3	Braden Durrett	TX	Ridge Point	2027	C	26.7
^	Will Newhouse	TX	Second Baptist	2027	OF	26.7
^	Brock Havens	TX	Clear Falls	2027	OF	26.7
4	Derrick King	TX	Humble	2027	OF	26.4
5	Max Pennock	TX	Community	2027	3B	26.0

Regarding Vertical Jumps and its application to baseball, there have been studies conducted that show a correlation between max jump height for an athlete and their ability to generate power and strength, especially on the mound.

TRACKMAN

We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Joseph Young	TX	A & M Cons H S	2027	C	110.1 mph
2	Cash Wilson	TX	Tompkins	2027	OF	105.2 mph
3	Braden Durrett	TX	Ridge Point	2027	C	101.3 mph
4	Brock Havens	TX	Clear Falls	2027	OF	101.2 mph
5	Mason Desai	TX	Fulshear	2027	RHP	98.9 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVERAGE)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Joseph Young	TX	A & M Cons H S	2027	C	100.0 mph
2	Will Newhouse	TX	Second Baptist	2027	OF	94.3 mph
3	Braden Durrett	TX	Ridge Point	2027	C	94.0 mph
4	Jesus Guerra	TX	Episcopal	2029	3B	93.9 mph
5	Mason Desai	TX	Fulshear	2027	RHP	93.4 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

Batted Ball (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Joseph Young	TX	A & M Cons H S	2027	C	424 ft
2	Braden Durrett	TX	Ridge Point	2027	C	394 ft
3	Brock Havens	TX	Clear Falls	2027	OF	392 ft
4	Will Newhouse	TX	Second Baptist	2027	OF	372 ft
5	Jacob Owens	TX	The Bennett School	2027	2B	372 ft

Sweet Spot %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Luke Betancourt	TX	Fulshear	2027	SS	72 %
^	Mason Desai	TX	Fulshear	2027	RHP	72 %
2	Jesus Guerra	TX	Episcopal	2029	3B	70 %
3	Braden Durrett	TX	Ridge Point	2027	C	69 %
^	Brock Havens	TX	Clear Falls	2027	OF	69 %
4	Jacob Owens	TX	The Bennett School	2027	2B	68 %
5	Will Newhouse	TX	Second Baptist	2027	OF	66 %
^	Owen Finke	TX	Brenham	2027	SS	66 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

VISUAL EDGE

A look at the top Vizual Edge scores from the event.

EDGE SCORE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Edge Score
1	Max Pennock	TX	Community	2027	3B	83.97
2	Brock Havens	TX	Clear Falls	2027	OF	78.64
3	Kane Tabb	TX	Cypress Ranch	2027	2B	78.23
4	Anthony DeSanto	TX	Alvin Highschool	2027	C	74.54
5	Dallas Gonzales	TX	TX-Homeschool	2027	3B	73.98

The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.

The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.

+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.