TX/LA Super Sophomore Games: Positional Data Dive

August 15, 2025
Prep Baseball Texas Staff

Over the weekend of August 9th, the PB Texas staff traveled to Texas A&M University in College Station, TX, to host the 2025 TX/LA Super Sophomore Games, an event for 2028 prospects.

Nearly 50 players from the state of Texas made their way to Texas A&M 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, while also playing two games against 2028 prospects from the state of Louisiana.

We've already posted a Statistical Analysis from the event, highlighting more of the traditional statistical categories, as well as a Takeaways, 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-yard
1	Landon Bonner	TX	Hebron	2028	SS	6.78
2	Cash Curtis	TX	Grand Oaks	2028	SS	6.93
3	Travis Fiedler	TX	Ridge Point	2028	SS	6.94
4	Nate May	TX	Episcopal School of Dallas PK-12	2028	SS	6.96
^	Lathan Weaver	TX	Monsignor Kelly Catholic	2028	OF	6.96
5	Daxton Price	TX	Mount Pleasant	2028	OF	6.97

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.

MAX VERTICAL JUMP

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Jump Height (max)
1	Hunter Heinrich	TX	Tomball	2028	SS	39.9
2	Kyle Behan	TX	Lamar	2028	OF	28.4
3	Lucas Strawn	TX	Summer Creek	2028	RHP	27.0
^	Reid Tyner	TX	Monsignor Kelly Catholic	2028	OF	27.0
4	Tony Ciurca	TX	Clear Falls	2028	SS	26.9
5	JJ Thompson	TX	Lubbock Cooper Liberty	2028	OF	26.5

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	Christopher Racey	TX	Ridge Point	2028	1B	104.2 mph
2	Cullen Scott	TX	Melissa	2028	3B	103.5 mph
3	Bo Jones	TX	Melissa	2028	1B	101.2 mph
4	Evan Ogwezi	TX	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	2028	RHP	101.1 mph
5	Zach Barnes	TX	Rockwall	2028	3B	100.2 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVERAGE)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Cullen Scott	TX	Melissa	2028	3B	97.6 mph
2	Christopher Racey	TX	Ridge Point	2028	1B	96.2 mph
3	Evan Ogwezi	TX	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	2028	RHP	95.5 mph
4	Zach Barnes	TX	Rockwall	2028	3B	93.7 mph
5	Brandon Pace	TX	La Porte	2028	3B	92.3 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	Zach Barnes	TX	Rockwall	2028	3B	385 ft
2	Cullen Scott	TX	Melissa	2028	3B	377 ft
3	Evan Ogwezi	TX	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	2028	RHP	364 ft
4	Keaton Jeffcoat	TX	Willis	2028	SS	362 ft
5	Cason Morton	TX	Belton	2028	OF	359 ft

Sweet Spot %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Parker Legh-Page	TX	Cypress Ranch	2028	3B	100 %
2	Archer Miller	TX	Canyon Lake H S	2028	C	62 %
^	Cason Morton	TX	Belton	2028	OF	62 %
^	Galen Alderman	TX	Bullard H S	2028	C	62 %
^	Landon Bonner	TX	Hebron	2028	SS	62 %
^	Jaylen Aguilar	TX	Dobie	2028	2B	62 %
^	Caden Krawietz	TX	Victoria East	2028	3B	62 %
^	Adriel Rivera Alicea	TX	Katy	2028	C	62 %
^	Brandon Pace	TX	La Porte	2028	3B	62 %
3	Nate May	TX	Episcopal School of Dallas PK-12	2028	SS	60 %
4	Zach Barnes	TX	Rockwall	2028	3B	55 %
5	Cash Curtis	TX	Grand Oaks	2028	SS	50 %
^	Titus Petty	TX	Magnolia	2028	3B	50 %
^	Noah Newton	TX	Fort Bend Christian Academy	2028	3B	50 %
^	Cullen Scott	TX	Melissa	2028	3B	50 %
^	Jamison Gonzalez	TX	Lubbock Cooper Liberty	2028	RHP	50 %
^	Cason Copeland	TX	Spring Hill	2028	2B	50 %
^	Milton Watkin	TX	Ridge Point	2028	OF	50 %
^	Hunter Heinrich	TX	Tomball	2028	SS	50 %
^	Travis Fiedler	TX	Ridge Point	2028	SS	50 %

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.

BLAST

With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open showcase.

HAND SPEED (AVERAGE)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (avg)
1	Landon Bonner	TX	Hebron	2028	SS	23.4 mph
2	Evan Ogwezi	TX	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	2028	RHP	22.6 mph
3	Reid Tyner	TX	Monsignor Kelly Catholic	2028	OF	21.5 mph
4	Bo Jones	TX	Melissa	2028	1B	21.3 mph
5	Hudson Brown	TX	China Spring	2028	OF	21.1 mph

Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (avg)
1	Bo Jones	TX	Melissa	2028	1B	75.9 mph
2	Tony Ciurca	TX	Clear Falls	2028	SS	71.8 mph
3	Hudson Brown	TX	China Spring	2028	OF	71.1 mph
4	Niko Kansala	TX	Lake Creek	2028	OF	70.5 mph
5	Evan Ogwezi	TX	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	2028	RHP	70.3 mph

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVERAGE)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (avg)
1	Landon Bonner	TX	Hebron	2028	SS	24.2 g
2	Noah Newton	TX	Fort Bend Christian Academy	2028	3B	23.6 g
3	Niko Kansala	TX	Lake Creek	2028	OF	22.1 g
4	Brandon Pace	TX	La Porte	2028	3B	18.2 g
5	Reid Tyner	TX	Monsignor Kelly Catholic	2028	OF	18.1 g

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	On Plane Eff (avg)
1	Dane Thornton	TX	Southlake Carroll	2028	SS	82 %
2	Kyle Behan	TX	Lamar	2028	OF	81 %
3	Nate May	TX	Episcopal School of Dallas PK-12	2028	SS	81 %
4	Tony Ciurca	TX	Clear Falls	2028	SS	79 %
5	JJ Thompson	TX	Lubbock Cooper Liberty	2028	OF	76 %

On-Plane Efficiency %: measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your Vertical Bat Angle (VBA) at contact establishes the plane for that specific swing. A high % is a great indicator of making consistent contact and barreling balls. Blast recommends an average of 70% or higher, with a range in the 65% to 85%.

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