Waco Preseason ID: Positional Data Dive

January 15, 2026
Prep Baseball Texas Staff

On Saturday, January 10th, the PB Texas staff traveled to McLennan Community College in Waco, TX, to host the Waco Preseason ID, an open event for all high school classes.

More than 20 players made their way to McLennan CC 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.

We've already posted 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-yard
1	Brandon Washburn	TX	Cedar Park	2027	C	6.86
2	Ethan Swope	TX	Midway	2027	SS	6.92
3	Cooper Chitsey	TX	Anderson	2027	OF	7.09
4	Cade Mikolajewski	TX	Tomball	2028	C	7.10
^	Tommy McIntyre	TX	McCallum	2027	C	7.10
5	Jackson Tracy	TX	Salado	2028	OF	7.17

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	Benjamin Luks	TX	St. John's	2029	3B	33.2
2	Carter Ritz	TX	Clifton High School	2029	2B	25.6
3	Jackson Tracy	TX	Salado	2028	OF	25.3
4	Brandon Washburn	TX	Cedar Park	2027	C	25.1
5	Ethan Swope	TX	Midway	2027	SS	24.5

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	Tommy McIntyre	TX	McCallum	2027	C	100.1 mph
2	Ethan Oldfield	TX	Rockwall-Heath	2028	1B	96.9 mph
3	Jackson Brunner	TX	Hubbard	2027	SS	96.2 mph
4	Cooper Chitsey	TX	Anderson	2027	OF	95.1 mph
5	Cade Mikolajewski	TX	Tomball	2028	C	94.2 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVERAGE)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Ethan Oldfield	TX	Rockwall-Heath	2028	1B	94.9 mph
2	Tommy McIntyre	TX	McCallum	2027	C	91.9 mph
3	Jackson Brunner	TX	Hubbard	2027	SS	91.7 mph
4	Ashton Schmidt	TX	Cypress Falls	2027	C	86.7 mph
5	Cade Mikolajewski	TX	Tomball	2028	C	86.2 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	Ethan Oldfield	TX	Rockwall-Heath	2028	1B	359 ft
2	Tommy McIntyre	TX	McCallum	2027	C	358 ft
3	Jackson Brunner	TX	Hubbard	2027	SS	346 ft
4	Cooper Chitsey	TX	Anderson	2027	OF	333 ft
5	Cade Mikolajewski	TX	Tomball	2028	C	329 ft

Sweet Spot %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Colten Barkdull	TX	Quitman H S	2026	OF	72 %
2	Ethan Oldfield	TX	Rockwall-Heath	2028	1B	66 %
3	Landen Longeway	TX	Rockwall	2029	2B	62 %
4	Gabriel Armenta	TX	Copperas Cove	2027	3B	60 %
5	Cooper Chitsey	TX	Anderson	2027	OF	57 %

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	Remigio Castillo	TX	Granger High School	2028	OF	21.1 mph
2	Cooper Chitsey	TX	Anderson	2027	OF	21.0 mph
3	Tommy McIntyre	TX	McCallum	2027	C	20.9 mph
^	Jackson Tracy	TX	Salado	2028	OF	20.9 mph
4	Landen Longeway	TX	Rockwall	2029	2B	20.9 mph
5	Ashton Schmidt	TX	Cypress Falls	2027	C	20.7 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	Ashton Schmidt	TX	Cypress Falls	2027	C	70.8 mph
2	Tommy McIntyre	TX	McCallum	2027	C	70.0 mph
3	Ethan Oldfield	TX	Rockwall-Heath	2028	1B	70.0 mph
4	Gabriel Armenta	TX	Copperas Cove	2027	3B	68.5 mph
5	Cooper Chitsey	TX	Anderson	2027	OF	67.6 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	Jackson Tracy	TX	Salado	2028	OF	19.5 g
2	Cooper Chitsey	TX	Anderson	2027	OF	17.2 g
3	Cade Mikolajewski	TX	Tomball	2028	C	16.1 g
4	Dax Pharris	TX	Bosqueville	2027	SS	15.9 g
5	Landen Longeway	TX	Rockwall	2029	2B	15.2 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	Remigio Castillo	TX	Granger High School	2028	OF	92 %
2	Brandon Washburn	TX	Cedar Park	2027	C	88 %
3	Landen Longeway	TX	Rockwall	2029	2B	79 %
4	Tommy McIntyre	TX	McCallum	2027	C	79 %
5	Ethan Swope	TX	Midway	2027	SS	78 %

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%.

VISUAL EDGE

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

EDGE SCORE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Edge Score
1	Colten Barkdull	TX	Quitman H S	2026	OF	76.08
2	Coltin Turnbo	TX	Robinson	2028	OF	70.98
3	Ethan Swope	TX	Midway	2027	SS	70.83
4	Benjamin Luks	TX	St. John's	2029	3B	70.06

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.