Prep Baseball Report

Salt Lake Fall ID: Statistical Analysis


RJ Elmore
Western Operations Director

This past Saturday, the Prep Baseball Utah staff hosted the Salt Lake Fall ID at Riverton HS. The event featured players from the 2026–2029 classes and gave prospects the chance to go through a full pro-style workout. Players recorded lasered 60-yard dash times with splits, defensive work with position velocities, and batting practice tracked by TrackMan.

Each player received video footage (to be edited and added to profiles in 2–3 weeks) along with verified stats, helping them continue to build their recruiting presence. Fall ID events also serve as identifiers for future invite-only events such as the West Coast Games, Utah Top Prospect Games, Future Games, and more.

Today, we’ll take a look at the data collected from the event, with leaderboards in TrackMan Hitting, TrackMan Pitching, VALD Performance, and positional metrics.

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VALD PERFORMANCE

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 McKade Ortiz UT Riverton 2026 SS 6.93 s
2 Efrain Garcia UT Westlake 2026 C 7.33 s
3 Parker Selby UT Hurricane High School 2026 OF 7.35 s
4 Cole Nelson UT American Fork 2027 3B 7.36 s
5 Alexander Garcia UT Westlake 2026 RHP 7.41 s
6 Soren Swing UT Olympus 2027 3B 7.42 s
7 Garrett Conover UT Emery High 2027 RHP 7.45 s
8 Crew Peterson UT Spanish Fort 2028 C 7.46 s
9 Isryel Lopez UT Mountain Ridge 2027 SS 7.50 s
10 Ali Carrillo Jr. UT Copper Hills 2027 SS 7.53 s

PEAK RSI

Rank Name State School Class Pos RSI (max)
1 Soren Swing UT Olympus 2027 3B 2.61
2 McKade Ortiz UT Riverton 2026 SS 2.16
3 Alexander Garcia UT Westlake 2026 RHP 1.96
4 Cole Hill UT Park City 2027 C 1.88
5 Isryel Lopez UT Mountain Ridge 2027 SS 1.86
6 Efrain Garcia UT Westlake 2026 C 1.83
7 Emmett Billings UT Stansbury 2027 3B 1.70
8 Garrett Conover UT Emery High 2027 RHP 1.69
9 Josh Draney UT Mountain Ridge 2027 1B 1.58
10 Prestyn Schmeling UT Jordan 2026 C 1.44

The ability to develop force quickly is a requisite ability in most sports. The reactive strength index (RSI) has been developed as a measure of explosive strength and is derived by evaluating jump height divided by ground contact time during the depth jump.

PEAK VERTICAL JUMP

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 Isryel Lopez UT Mountain Ridge 2027 SS 25.6
2 Cole Hill UT Park City 2027 C 24.7
3 Parker Selby UT Hurricane High School 2026 OF 24.1
4 Kyle Kruse UT Westlake 2027 OF 23.7
^ McKade Ortiz UT Riverton 2026 SS 23.7
5 Cole Nelson UT American Fork 2027 3B 23.5
6 Soren Swing UT Olympus 2027 3B 22.5
7 Jens Price UT American Fork 2028 3B 21.9
8 Garrett Conover UT Emery High 2027 RHP 21.5
9 Karsten Blum UT Park City 2028 SS 21.2
10 Alexander Garcia UT Westlake 2026 RHP 21.1


TRACKMAN

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Garrett Conover UT Emery High 2027 RHP 83.4 mph
2 Caden Hansen UT Bingham 2027 RHP 81.7 mph
3 Ethan Pepper UT Spanish Fork 2029 C 79.8 mph
4 Cole Nelson UT American Fork 2027 3B 78.2 mph
5 Isryel Lopez UT Mountain Ridge 2027 SS 77.1 mph
6 Alexander Garcia UT Westlake 2026 RHP 76.1 mph
7 Korbyn Sorensen UT Westlake 2026 LHP 76.0 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Jacob Qualls UT American Fork 2027 3B 102.9 mph
2 Soren Swing UT Olympus 2027 3B 100.4 mph
3 Josh Draney UT Mountain Ridge 2027 1B 96.6 mph
4 Cole Nelson UT American Fork 2027 3B 96.3 mph
5 Ali Carrillo Jr. UT Copper Hills 2027 SS 95.5 mph
6 Cole Hill UT Park City 2027 C 94.8 mph
7 Kekoa Wakley UT West Jordan 2026 3B 94.2 mph
8 McKade Ortiz UT Riverton 2026 SS 94.0 mph
9 Jens Price UT American Fork 2028 3B 93.9 mph
10 Garrett Conover UT Emery High 2027 RHP 93.0 mph
11 Karsten Blum UT Park City 2028 SS 92.3 mph
12 Jack Gallagher UT Park City High School 2028 C 90.8 mph
13 Emmett Billings UT Stansbury 2027 3B 90.3 mph
14 Tyler Hadlock UT Stansbury 2027 C 89.8 mph
15 Kyle Kruse UT Westlake 2027 OF 89.4 mph

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Jacob Qualls UT American Fork 2027 3B 93.2 mph
2 Jens Price UT American Fork 2028 3B 88.6 mph
3 Ali Carrillo Jr. UT Copper Hills 2027 SS 88.3 mph
4 McKade Ortiz UT Riverton 2026 SS 87.5 mph
5 Soren Swing UT Olympus 2027 3B 85.7 mph
6 Jack Gallagher UT Park City High School 2028 C 85.2 mph
7 Prestyn Schmeling UT Jordan 2026 C 83.8 mph
8 Cole Hill UT Park City 2027 C 83.4 mph
9 Karsten Blum UT Park City 2028 SS 82.5 mph
10 Garrett Conover UT Emery High 2027 RHP 82.0 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 Jacob Qualls UT American Fork 2027 3B 374 ft
2 Ali Carrillo Jr. UT Copper Hills 2027 SS 354 ft
3 McKade Ortiz UT Riverton 2026 SS 349 ft
4 Cole Hill UT Park City 2027 C 343 ft
5 Cole Nelson UT American Fork 2027 3B 341 ft
6 Tyler Hadlock UT Stansbury 2027 C 338 ft
7 Jens Price UT American Fork 2028 3B 335 ft
8 Soren Swing UT Olympus 2027 3B 334 ft
9 Kekoa Wakley UT West Jordan 2026 3B 331 ft
10 Parker Selby UT Hurricane High School 2026 OF 323 ft
11 Jack Gallagher UT Park City High School 2028 C 312 ft
12 Karsten Blum UT Park City 2028 SS 310 ft
13 Efrain Garcia UT Westlake 2026 C 310 ft
14 Alexander Garcia UT Westlake 2026 RHP 302 ft
15 Garrett Conover UT Emery High 2027 RHP 291 ft

HIGHEST SWEET SPOT%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Prestyn Schmeling UT Jordan 2026 C 80 %
2 Garrett Conover UT Emery High 2027 RHP 77 %
3 Zach Perry UT Herriman 2029 C 66 %
^ Kekoa Wakley UT West Jordan 2026 3B 66 %
^ Ethan Pepper UT Spanish Fork 2029 C 66 %
4 McKade Ortiz UT Riverton 2026 SS 63 %
5 Soren Swing UT Olympus 2027 3B 61 %
6 Jens Price UT American Fork 2028 3B 60 %
7 Karsten Blum UT Park City 2028 SS 58 %
8 Efrain Garcia UT Westlake 2026 C 57 %
9 Cole Nelson UT American Fork 2027 3B 50 %
^ Nixon Ashby UT Mountain Ridge 2029 OF 50 %
^ Jacob Qualls UT American Fork 2027 3B 50 %
^ Josh Draney UT Mountain Ridge 2027 1B 50 %
10 Beck Benson UT Orem School 2027 C 44 %
^ Korbyn Sorensen UT Westlake 2026 LHP 44 %

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.


DEFENSIVE STATS

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 McKade Ortiz UT Riverton 2026 SS 87
2 Ali Carrillo Jr. UT Copper Hills 2027 SS 82
3 Jens Price UT American Fork 2028 3B 80
4 Soren Swing UT Olympus 2027 3B 78
5 Karsten Blum UT Park City 2028 SS 77

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Garrett Conover UT Emery High 2027 RHP 85
2 Parker Selby UT Hurricane High School 2026 OF 79
3 Korbyn Sorensen UT Westlake 2026 LHP 78
4 Alexander Garcia UT Westlake 2026 RHP 76
5 Kyle Kruse UT Westlake 2027 OF 73

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Tyler Hadlock UT Stansbury 2027 C 75
2 Ethan Pepper UT Spanish Fork 2029 C 73
3 Cole Hill UT Park City 2027 C 71
^ Prestyn Schmeling UT Jordan 2026 C 71

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Tyler Hadlock UT Stansbury 2027 C 1.94-1.98
2 Ethan Pepper UT Spanish Fork 2029 C 1.95-2.00
3 Beck Benson UT Orem School 2027 C 2.04-2.19
4 Efrain Garcia UT Westlake 2026 C 2.06-2.09
5 Crew Peterson UT Spanish Fort 2028 C 2.06-2.19
6 Prestyn Schmeling UT Jordan 2026 C 2.10-2.16