Data Dive: Mountain West Rising Stars ID

May 21, 2026
Prep Baseball Utah
Staff

The Mountain West Rising Stars ID gave our staff an early look at some of the top emerging talent from the 2030 and 2031 classes across the Mountain West program. With many players making their first appearance on a Prep Baseball stage, the event provided a strong look at projectable frames, developing skill sets, and overall athleticism.

Serving as an important early checkpoint, this event helps establish a baseline for future evaluation as these young prospects continue to develop. Performances from this event will play a role in identifying players to follow as they work toward future invite-only opportunities, including the Junior Future Games.

See below for the full leaderboards and top statistical performers from the event.

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TRACKMAN

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Cole Shields	UT	Layton School	2030	OF	81.5 mph
2	Ethan Hernandez	UT	Olympus	2030	RHP	80.2 mph
3	Beck Loveless	UT	American Fork	2030	1B	80.0 mph
4	Bronson Hanvey	UT	American Fork Jr High	2030	SS	79.9 mph
5	Morgan Whitehead	UT	Herriman	2030	RHP	79.7 mph
6	Jakob Pippin	NV	Riverton	2030	RHP	79.0 mph
7	Bowen Lopez	UT	American Fork	2030	OF	78.7 mph
8	Camden Cox	UT	Mountain Ridge	2030	3B	76.9 mph
9	Sawyer Olsen	UT	Pleasant Grove	2030	RHP	76.3 mph
10	Jax Burr	UT	Riverton	2030	SS	75.0 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Camden Cox	UT	Mountain Ridge	2030	3B	96.3 mph
2	Beck Loveless	UT	American Fork	2030	1B	96.1 mph
3	Cole Shields	UT	Layton School	2030	OF	94.8 mph
4	Justin Robertson	UT	Lone Peak	2030	1B	93.7 mph
5	Zane Riddle	UT	Riverton	2030	3B	92.8 mph
6	Bowen Lopez	UT	American Fork	2030	OF	92.7 mph
7	Ami McCubbin Swanson	UT	Skyline	2030	3B	90.8 mph
8	Miles Young	UT	Olympus	2030	OF	89.8 mph
9	Ethan Hernandez	UT	Olympus	2030	RHP	88.8 mph
10	Jameson Whitfield	UT	Juan Diego Catholic	2031	C	88.4 mph
11	Parker Smith	UT	Riverton	2030	OF	88.3 mph
12	Brody Taylor	UT	Herriman	2030	OF	88.0 mph
13	Boston Richardson	UT	Skyridge	2030	OF	87.9 mph
14	Nash Olsen	UT	Lehi	2030	OF	87.6 mph
15	Will Waters	UT	Skyline	2030	OF	87.0 mph

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Beck Loveless	UT	American Fork	2030	1B	91.8 mph
2	Cole Shields	UT	Layton School	2030	OF	85.9 mph
3	Justin Robertson	UT	Lone Peak	2030	1B	85.3 mph
4	Camden Cox	UT	Mountain Ridge	2030	3B	84.9 mph
5	Ami McCubbin Swanson	UT	Skyline	2030	3B	84.0 mph
6	Miles Young	UT	Olympus	2030	OF	82.0 mph
7	Will Waters	UT	Skyline	2030	OF	82.0 mph
8	Parker Smith	UT	Riverton	2030	OF	81.9 mph
9	Brody Taylor	UT	Herriman	2030	OF	81.7 mph
10	Sawyer Olsen	UT	Pleasant Grove	2030	RHP	81.7 mph
11	Boston Richardson	UT	Skyridge	2030	OF	81.3 mph
12	Bowen Lopez	UT	American Fork	2030	OF	80.5 mph
13	Zane Riddle	UT	Riverton	2030	3B	80.5 mph
14	Isaac Rasmussen	UT	Bingham	2030	SS	79.8 mph
15	Bronson Hanvey	UT	American Fork Jr High	2030	SS	78.5 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 impact.

MAX BATTED DISTANCE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Beck Loveless	UT	American Fork	2030	1B	366 ft
2	Justin Robertson	UT	Lone Peak	2030	1B	348 ft
3	Ethan Hernandez	UT	Olympus	2030	RHP	339 ft
4	Cole Shields	UT	Layton School	2030	OF	334 ft
5	Camden Cox	UT	Mountain Ridge	2030	3B	331 ft
6	Brody Taylor	UT	Herriman	2030	OF	316 ft
7	Zane Riddle	UT	Riverton	2030	3B	310 ft
8	Parker Smith	UT	Riverton	2030	OF	309 ft
9	Bowen Lopez	UT	American Fork	2030	OF	306 ft
10	Isaac Rasmussen	UT	Bingham	2030	SS	304 ft

HIGHEST SWEET SPOT%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Boston Richardson	UT	Skyridge	2030	OF	81 %
2	Beck Loveless	UT	American Fork	2030	1B	80 %
3	Nash Greenwood	UT	American Fork	2030	2B	75 %
^	Ami McCubbin Swanson	UT	Skyline	2030	3B	75 %
4	Parker Smith	UT	Riverton	2030	OF	70 %
5	Brady Hunt	UT	Mountain Ridge	2030	3B	66 %
^	Cole Shields	UT	Layton School	2030	OF	66 %
^	Korver Johnson	UT	Alta	2030	2B	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.

HIGHEST LINE DRIVE%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Line Drive %
1	Boston Richardson	UT	Skyridge	2030	OF	63 %
2	Justin Robertson	UT	Lone Peak	2030	1B	60 %
3	Brady Hunt	UT	Mountain Ridge	2030	3B	55 %
^	Cole Shields	UT	Layton School	2030	OF	55 %
4	Nash Olsen	UT	Lehi	2030	OF	50 %
^	Bowen Lopez	UT	American Fork	2030	OF	50 %
^	Will Waters	UT	Skyline	2030	OF	50 %
5	Liam Wright	UT	Herriman School	2030	2B	44 %
^	Miles Young	UT	Olympus	2030	OF	44 %
^	Korver Johnson	UT	Alta	2030	2B	44 %

Line Drive percentageThis metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 10 to 25 degrees.

DEFENSIVE STATS

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Zane Riddle	UT	Riverton	2030	3B	75
^	Beck Loveless	UT	American Fork	2030	1B	75
2	Brady Hunt	UT	Mountain Ridge	2030	3B	74
^	Isaac Rasmussen	UT	Bingham	2030	SS	74
^	Bronson Hanvey	UT	American Fork Jr High	2030	SS	74
^	Blake Snell	UT	Lehi	2030	SS	74
3	Ethan Hernandez	UT	Olympus	2030	RHP	73

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Brody Taylor	UT	Herriman	2030	OF	80
2	Bowen Lopez	UT	American Fork	2030	OF	75
3	Cole Shields	UT	Layton School	2030	OF	74

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Blake Snell	UT	Lehi	2030	SS	68
2	Sawyer Olsen	UT	Pleasant Grove	2030	RHP	67
^	Crew Conder	UT	American Fork	2030	C	67
3	Nolan Beston	UT	Corner Canyon	2030	C	66

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Crew Conder	UT	American Fork	2030	C	2.09-2.23
2	Blake Snell	UT	Lehi	2030	SS	2.10-2.31
3	Sawyer Olsen	UT	Pleasant Grove	2030	RHP	2.17-2.42

VALD PERFORMANCE

TOP 60-YARD DASH

RANK	NAME	STATE	SCHOOL	CLASS	POS	60-YARD DASH
1	Brody Taylor	UT	Herriman	2030	OF	6.58
2	Cole Shields	UT	Layton	2030	OF	6.91
3	Ami McCubbin Swanson	UT	Skyline	2030	3B	6.98
4	Zane Riddle	UT	Riverton	2030	3B	7.00
5	Beck Loveless	UT	American Fork	2030	1B	7.04

60-Yard Dash: This metric measures a player's straight-line speed over 60 yards and is one of the key athletic testing numbers used in player evaluation.

Upcoming Events

Showcase	State	Date	Location
2026 Four Corners ProCase (SOLD OUT)	UT	06/02	Phoenix, AZ
Utah Rising Stars Games (Invite-Only)	UT	06/04	Salt Lake City, UT
Northern Utah Summer ID	UT	06/16	Ridgeline HS - Millville, UT
Central Utah Summer ID	UT	06/18	The Hive - Nephi, UT
Salt Lake Summer ID	UT	06/23	University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Top Prospect Games	UT	07/13	BYU (Miller Park) - Provo, UT
Senior Future Games (Class of 2027)	NATIONAL	07/21	LakePoint Sports
Future Games (Class of 2028)	NATIONAL	07/22	LakePoint Sports
Junior Future Games (Class of 2030/31)	NATIONAL	07/23	LakePoint Sports
Baseline Games	NATIONAL	07/30	Grand Park Sports Campus - Westfield, IN
2026 West Coast Super Sophomore Games (Invite-Only)	UT	09/11	University of Oregon / Bushnell University