Prep Baseball Report

Stats Analysis: Salt Lake Preseason ID


RJ Elmore
Western Operations Director

The Salt Lake Preseason ID took place on Saturday, February 7 @ Corner Canyon HS in Draper at their brand new, incredible indoor facility. This event featured a collection of promising prospects from Utah's 2026–2030 graduating classes, each aiming to display the progress they have made over the course of the busy Fall and Winter offseason schedule.

The ID allowed our staff to evaluate prospects before the Spring season and served as an identifier for future invite-only events such as the Preseason All-State, Top Prospect Games, Future Games, and more.

Each participant received a full Prep Baseball profile update, including headshot, video, showcase statistics, and advanced data analysis. With profile access by more than 1000 college programs across the country, the event provided valuable exposure for players while offering an in-depth evaluation heading into the offseason.

We now take a look at the top overall data recorded at the Salt Lake Preseason ID.


VALD PERFORMANCE

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd 30-yd 10-yd
1 Max Livingston UT Wasatch 2026 OF 6.76 s 3.74 s 1.54 s
2 Truman Munier UT Corner Canyon 2028 OF 6.88 s 3.84 s 1.65 s
3 Kyce Brown UT West Field 2029 OF 6.90 s 3.85 s 1.63 s
4 Kyle Kruse UT Westlake 2027 OF 6.93 s 3.81 s 1.60 s
^ Johann Garcia UT Westlake 2029 3B 6.93 s 3.82 s 1.60 s
5 Deron Dellinger UT Riverton 2028 OF 6.95 s 3.85 s 1.64 s
6 Jaxon VandenAkker UT Olympus 2026 SS 6.97 s 3.81 s 1.63 s
^ Baylor Chappell UT Murray High 2026 OF 6.97 s 3.81 s 1.61 s
7 Efrain Garcia UT Westlake 2026 C 6.98 s 3.87 s 1.62 s
8 Alexander Garcia UT Westlake 2026 RHP 6.99 s 3.91 s 1.67 s
9 Rene Hidalgo UT Cyprus 2026 OF 7.02 s 3.83 s 1.60 s
10 Luke Jones UT Orem 2026 1B 7.10 s 3.91 s 1.62 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-yard splits, 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.

TOP RUN SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Run speed (max)
1 Max Livingston UT Wasatch 2026 OF 20.3
2 Truman Munier UT Corner Canyon 2028 OF 20.2
3 Kyce Brown UT West Field 2029 OF 20.1
^ Dawson Ferguson UT Westlake 2027 OF 20.1
4 Alexander Garcia UT Westlake 2026 RHP 19.9
5 Deron Dellinger UT Riverton 2028 OF 19.8
6 Johann Garcia UT Westlake 2029 3B 19.7
^ Efrain Garcia UT Westlake 2026 C 19.7
^ Kyle Kruse UT Westlake 2027 OF 19.7
7 Baylor Chappell UT Murray High 2026 OF 19.4
^ Jaxon VandenAkker UT Olympus 2026 SS 19.4
8 Rene Hidalgo UT Cyprus 2026 OF 19.3
9 Luke Jones UT Orem 2026 1B 19.2
10 Brody Sofonia UT Murray High 2026 1B 19.1


TRACKMAN

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Stephen Starnes UT Bear River 2026 RHP 90.9 mph
2 Joseph Jackson UT Westlake 2026 RHP 85.0 mph
3 Max Livingston UT Wasatch 2026 OF 84.9 mph
4 Luke Jones UT Orem 2026 1B 82.2 mph
5 Cy Birchell UT Union High 2027 RHP 82.0 mph
6 Sam Heyborne UT Herriman 2028 1B 81.9 mph
7 MacAlister Gunn UT Brighton 2028 OF 81.8 mph
8 Peyson Summers UT Cottonwood 2027 RHP 81.5 mph
9 Jax Skola UT Northridge High 2029 SS 81.4 mph
10 Johann Garcia UT Westlake 2029 3B 80.7 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Broden Fry UT Brighton 2026 SS 101.3 mph
2 Brody Sofonia UT Murray High 2026 1B 99.9 mph
3 RyLee Hoth UT Logan 2027 C 98.5 mph
4 Joshua Treend UT East High 2027 1B 98.3 mph
5 Preston Hansen UT Springville 2026 C 97.7 mph
6 Sam Heyborne UT Herriman 2028 1B 97.0 mph
7 Easton Gabriel UT Uintah 2028 1B 96.8 mph
8 Rene Hidalgo UT Cyprus 2026 OF 96.0 mph
9 Kyle Kruse UT Westlake 2027 OF 94.9 mph
10 Luke Jones UT Orem 2026 1B 94.5 mph

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Brody Sofonia UT Murray High 2026 1B 92.4 mph
2 RyLee Hoth UT Logan 2027 C 92.1 mph
3 Joshua Treend UT East High 2027 1B 91.3 mph
4 Sam Heyborne UT Herriman 2028 1B 89.6 mph
5 Kemson Pack UT Riverton School 2028 C 87.9 mph
6 Kyce Brown UT West Field 2029 OF 87.8 mph
7 Johann Garcia UT Westlake 2029 3B 86.7 mph
8 Jax Skola UT Northridge High 2029 SS 86.2 mph
9 Easton Gabriel UT Uintah 2028 1B 85.9 mph
10 Broden Fry UT Brighton 2026 SS 85.3 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 impact.

MAX BATTED DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Brody Sofonia UT Murray High 2026 1B 380 ft
2 Kyce Brown UT West Field 2029 OF 372 ft
3 Joshua Treend UT East High 2027 1B 365 ft
4 Rene Hidalgo UT Cyprus 2026 OF 357 ft
5 Easton Gabriel UT Uintah 2028 1B 356 ft
6 Broden Fry UT Brighton 2026 SS 354 ft
7 RyLee Hoth UT Logan 2027 C 353 ft
8 Jax Skola UT Northridge High 2029 SS 349 ft
9 Max Livingston UT Wasatch 2026 OF 345 ft
10 Dawson Ferguson UT Westlake 2027 OF 342 ft

HIGHEST SWEET SPOT%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Kyle Kruse UT Westlake 2027 OF 87 %
2 Johann Garcia UT Westlake 2029 3B 81 %
3 Dawson Ferguson UT Westlake 2027 OF 77 %
4 Diego Falcon UT Mountain View High 2027 1B 72 %
5 Kyce Brown UT West Field 2029 OF 71 %

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 MOTION

HIGHEST AVG. HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Brody Sofonia UT Murray High 2026 1B 24.9 mph
2 Jackson Noonan UT Park City 2029 C 24.7 mph
3 Max Livingston UT Wasatch 2026 OF 23.6 mph
4 Hawkin Rasmussen UT Spanish Fork 2029 RHP 21.6 mph
5 Jax Skola UT Northridge High 2029 SS 21.4 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.

HIGHEST AVG. BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Broden Fry UT Brighton 2026 SS 73.5 mph
2 Max Livingston UT Wasatch 2026 OF 72.2 mph
3 Brody Sofonia UT Murray High 2026 1B 71.4 mph
4 Rene Hidalgo UT Cyprus 2026 OF 71.3 mph
5 Joshua Treend UT East High 2027 1B 71.2 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.


DEFENSIVE STATS

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Jax Skola UT Northridge High 2029 SS 88
2 Alec Brown UT Jordan High School 2029 3B 84
3 Hudson Malmrose UT Bountiful 2027 2B 82
^ Zach Hecht UT Farmington High 2028 SS 82
^ Hawkin Rasmussen UT Spanish Fork 2029 RHP 82

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Max Livingston UT Wasatch 2026 OF 85
2 Rene Hidalgo UT Cyprus 2026 OF 84
3 Dawson Ferguson UT Westlake 2027 OF 82
^ Beckham Livingston UT Jordan high school 2026 OF 82

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Humberto Nava UT Cyprus 2027 C 75
^ Osborn Nixon UT Westlake 2028 C 75
2 Caleb Garcia UT Riverton 2028 C 74
3 Preston Hansen UT Springville 2026 C 73

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Preston Hansen UT Springville 2026 C 1.88-1.97
2 Caleb Garcia UT Riverton 2028 C 1.96-2.08
3 Efrain Garcia UT Westlake 2026 C 1.97-2.00


VIZUAL EDGE

EDGE SCORE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Edge Score
1 Alexander Garcia UT Westlake 2026 RHP 84.51
2 Efrain Garcia UT Westlake 2026 C 84.13
3 Dirk Ford UT Mountain View High 2027 2B 83.99
4 Brady Buttars UT Skyridge 2028 3B 81.95
5 Alec Brown UT Jordan High School 2029 3B 80.74
6 Dawson Ferguson UT Westlake 2027 OF 79.99
7 Caleb Garcia UT Riverton 2028 C 78.89
8 Baylor Chappell UT Murray High 2026 OF 77.84
9 Hudson Sheffield UT Mountain Ridge 2029 1B 77.82
10 Luke Jones UT Orem 2026 1B 76.69

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.

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.


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