Prep Baseball Report

Upperclass Stats Analysis: Utah Preseason All-State


RJ Elmore
Western Operations Director

St. George, UT – The Utah Preseason All-State was held on Saturday, February 21st at Crimson Cliffs High School in St. George, UT. This invite-only event featured around 150 prospects from the 2026 to 2030 classes, bringing together many of the top players from across the state ahead of the spring season.

Participants took part in an extended, pro-style workout that included batting practice tracked by TrackMan and Blast Motion, 60-yard dash testing powered by VALD Performance, and a full defensive evaluation. Pitchers threw bullpens, capturing advanced metrics via our TrackMan unit such as pitch velocity, spin rate, and horizontal and vertical movement. The event also served as a key identifier for future Prep Baseball events, including the Super Sophomore Games, Top Prospect Games, and the 2026 Future Games. 

Top Upperclass statistical performers are highlighted below, showcasing the standout numbers from the event.


TRACKMAN

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Schafer Dixon UT Mountain Ridge 2027 RHP 91.0 mph
2 Karson Fankhauser UT Mountain Ridge High School 2027 RHP 89.8 mph
3 Crew Anderson UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP 89.1 mph
4 Jack Dodson UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP 88.9 mph
5 Kannon Whiteley UT Lehi 2026 SS 88.7 mph
6 William Gulbrandsen UT Provo 2026 RHP 88.6 mph
7 Samuel Smith UT West Field 2026 OF 88.3 mph
8 McCoy Johnson UT Alta 2026 OF 88.2 mph
9 Connor Ybarra UT Pleasant Grove High School 2027 OF 87.8 mph
10 Chase Gutierrez UT Lone Peak 2027 RHP 86.6 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Jacob Qualls UT American Fork High 2027 3B 103.4 mph
2 Jack Salmon UT Wasatch 2027 SS 103.1 mph
3 Cooper Goff UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 102.7 mph
4 Kanon Virostko UT Kanab 2027 C 102.7 mph
5 Wyatt Penrod UT West Field 2027 C 102.5 mph
6 Daxton Davis UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 101.0 mph
7 Hazen Elton UT Lehi 2026 C 100.8 mph
8 Grady Garrett UT West Field 2026 C 100.7 mph
9 Hayden Hyatt UT Maple Mountain 2026 SS 100.6 mph
10 Porter Campbell UT Pine View 2027 OF 100.6 mph
11 Tucker Cannon UT Olympus 2026 OF 100.3 mph
12 Bentley Taggart UT American Fork 2027 C 99.9 mph
13 Milo Ence UT Snow Canyon 2027 OF 99.5 mph
14 Kellen Lund UT Manti School 2026 1B 99.5 mph
15 Joshua Treend UT East High 2027 1B 99.3 mph
16 James Hallows UT Woods Cross 2026 C 99.3 mph
17 McCoy Johnson UT Alta 2026 OF 99.2 mph
18 Brady Lowe UT Skyridge 2026 3B 99.1 mph
19 Dallon Molder UT Jordan 2027 OF 98.4 mph
20 P.J. Hancock UT Snow Canyon 2026 SS 98.2 mph

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Jack Salmon UT Wasatch 2027 SS 97.9 mph
2 Bentley Taggart UT American Fork 2027 C 97.7 mph
3 Coulson Rich UT Orem 2027 RHP 96.4 mph
4 Tucker Cannon UT Olympus 2026 OF 96.2 mph
5 Wyatt Penrod UT West Field 2027 C 95.7 mph
6 Cooper Goff UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 95.4 mph
7 Brady Lowe UT Skyridge 2026 3B 95.4 mph
8 Kanon Virostko UT Kanab 2027 C 95.0 mph
9 Jacob Qualls UT American Fork High 2027 3B 94.8 mph
10 Kellen Lund UT Manti School 2026 1B 93.8 mph
11 tyson dahl UT Wasatch 2027 3B 93.6 mph
12 Dallon Molder UT Jordan 2027 OF 93.1 mph
13 Cash Stump UT Viewmont 2027 3B 93.0 mph
14 Milo Ence UT Snow Canyon 2027 OF 92.0 mph
15 Cooper Hawkes UT Timpanogos 2026 SS 91.9 mph
16 Daxton Davis UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 91.8 mph
17 Joshua Treend UT East High 2027 1B 91.4 mph
18 Drew Jensen UT Pleasant Grove 2027 C 91.4 mph
19 Hazen Elton UT Lehi 2026 C 91.1 mph
20 Jonathon McGuire UT Dixie 2027 RHP 90.8 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 Kanon Virostko UT Kanab 2027 C 405 ft
2 Tucker Cannon UT Olympus 2026 OF 403 ft
3 Daxton Davis UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 399 ft
4 Porter Campbell UT Pine View 2027 OF 396 ft
5 Cooper Hawkes UT Timpanogos 2026 SS 392 ft
6 Brady Lowe UT Skyridge 2026 3B 392 ft
7 Hayden Hyatt UT Maple Mountain 2026 SS 390 ft
8 Joshua Treend UT East High 2027 1B 386 ft
9 Kellen Lund UT Manti School 2026 1B 383 ft
10 Carter Pitcher UT Green Canyon 2026 OF 381 ft
11 Hazen Elton UT Lehi 2026 C 379 ft
12 Samuel Smith UT West Field 2026 OF 377 ft
13 Cooper Goff UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 377 ft
14 Crew Anderson UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP 377 ft
15 McCoy Johnson UT Alta 2026 OF 375 ft
16 Wyatt Penrod UT West Field 2027 C 374 ft
17 Connor Ybarra UT Pleasant Grove High School 2027 OF 374 ft
18 Milo Ence UT Snow Canyon 2027 OF 372 ft
19 Drew Jensen UT Pleasant Grove 2027 C 371 ft
20 Raiden Hunt UT Pine View 2027 OF 370 ft

HIGHEST SWEET SPOT%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 McCoy Johnson UT Alta 2026 OF 100 %
2 Jonathon McGuire UT Dixie 2027 RHP 88 %
3 Raiden Hunt UT Pine View 2027 OF 87 %
4 Daxton Davis UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 83 %
5 Bentley Taggart UT American Fork 2027 C 80 %
6 Brady Lowe UT Skyridge 2026 3B 77 %
7 Gaven Neill UT Riverton 2027 RHP 75 %
8 tyson dahl UT Wasatch 2027 3B 71 %
^ Dawson Brown UT Lehi 2026 OF 71 %
9 Colbey Larsen UT American Fork 2027 SS 70 %
^ Rad Sparrow UT Sky View 2027 SS 70 %
^ Ripken Jensen UT Ridgeline 2026 SS 70 %
10 Marshal Moon UT West Field 2026 SS 66 %
^ Kohen Lawrence UT Timpanogos 2027 3B 66 %
^ Alexander Mauger UT Taylorsville 2027 LHP 66 %
^ Drew Jensen UT Pleasant Grove 2027 C 66 %
^ Trent Chris UT Snow Canyon 2027 LHP 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.


VALD PERFORMANCE

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd 30-yd 10-yd
1 Dawson Brown UT Lehi 2026 OF 6.85 s 3.83 s 1.66 s
2 Burkon Beus UT Layton School 2027 OF 6.86 s 3.82 s 1.60 s
^ Daxton Davis UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 6.86 s 3.82 s 1.60 s
3 Andrew Allphin UT Timpanogos 2026 1B 6.87 s 3.84 s 1.63 s
4 Abe Wilson UT Skyline 2027 C 6.92 s 3.85 s 1.62 s
5 Rayce Stone UT Weber 2026 OF 6.93 s 3.81 s 1.62 s
6 Rad Sparrow UT Sky View 2027 SS 6.95 s 3.86 s 1.62 s
^ Tucker Cannon UT Olympus 2026 OF 6.95 s 3.88 s 1.63 s
7 Grady Garrett UT West Field 2026 C 6.96 s 3.94 s 1.73 s
8 Coulson Rich UT Orem 2027 RHP 6.97 s 3.84 s 1.62 s
9 Boston Kap UT West Field High School 2026 OF 6.98 s 3.92 s 1.66 s
^ Max Larkin UT Dixie 2027 3B 6.98 s 3.89 s 1.66 s
10 Jack Salmon UT Wasatch 2027 SS 6.99 s 3.88 s 1.66 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 Dawson Brown UT Lehi 2026 OF 20.3
^ Grady Garrett UT West Field 2026 C 20.3
^ Andrew Allphin UT Timpanogos 2026 1B 20.3
2 Burkon Beus UT Layton School 2027 OF 20.2
^ Daxton Davis UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 20.2
3 Easton Wood UT Wasatch 2027 OF 20.1
4 Boston Kap UT West Field High School 2026 OF 20.0
^ Abe Wilson UT Skyline 2027 C 20.0
^ Tucker Cannon UT Olympus 2026 OF 20.0
5 Dallon Molder UT Jordan 2027 OF 19.9
^ Max Larkin UT Dixie 2027 3B 19.9
^ Rad Sparrow UT Sky View 2027 SS 19.9
6 Jack Salmon UT Wasatch 2027 SS 19.8
7 Wyatt Penrod UT West Field 2027 C 19.7
^ Coulson Rich UT Orem 2027 RHP 19.7
8 Rayce Stone UT Weber 2026 OF 19.6
^ Kannon Whiteley UT Lehi 2026 SS 19.6
^ Bentley Taggart UT American Fork 2027 C 19.6
^ Isaac Swanson UT Desert Hills 2027 C 19.6
^ Cooper Hawkes UT Timpanogos 2026 SS 19.6
9 Connor Ybarra UT Pleasant Grove High School 2027 OF 19.5
^ Kanyon Leonelli UT Morgan 2026 OF 19.5
^ Colbey Larsen UT American Fork 2027 SS 19.5
10 Milo Ence UT Snow Canyon 2027 OF 19.4
^ Porter Campbell UT Pine View 2027 OF 19.4
^ P.J. Hancock UT Snow Canyon 2026 SS 19.4


BLAST MOTION

HIGHEST AVG. HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Burkon Beus UT Layton School 2027 OF 24.7 mph
2 Daxton Davis UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 24.7 mph
3 Carter Pitcher UT Green Canyon 2026 OF 23.8 mph
4 Bentley Taggart UT American Fork 2027 C 23.3 mph
5 Kazon Hawes UT Bear River 2027 C 23.2 mph
6 James Hallows UT Woods Cross 2026 C 23.2 mph
7 Crew Anderson UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP 23.0 mph
8 Dallon Molder UT Jordan 2027 OF 23.0 mph
9 Luke Banning UT Ridgeline 2026 C 22.9 mph
10 Grady Garrett UT West Field 2026 C 22.7 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.

HIGHEST AVG. BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Kanon Virostko UT Kanab 2027 C 81.6 mph
2 Wyatt Penrod UT West Field 2027 C 79.0 mph
3 James Hallows UT Woods Cross 2026 C 78.7 mph
4 Alexander Mauger UT Taylorsville 2027 LHP 77.3 mph
5 Daxton Davis UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 76.6 mph
6 Hazen Elton UT Lehi 2026 C 75.9 mph
7 Hayden Hyatt UT Maple Mountain 2026 SS 75.7 mph
8 Brady Lowe UT Skyridge 2026 3B 75.4 mph
9 Tucker Cannon UT Olympus 2026 OF 75.3 mph
10 Carson Hunt UT Dixie 2027 1B 75.1 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 Crew Anderson UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP 89
2 Hayden Hyatt UT Maple Mountain 2026 SS 88
^ Kannon Whiteley UT Lehi 2026 SS 88
3 Gaven Neill UT Riverton 2027 RHP 87
4 Dylan Watahomigie UT Union High 2027 SS 84
^ Cash Stump UT Viewmont 2027 3B 84
5 Jarett Hill UT West Field 2026 RHP 83
^ Ali Carrillo Jr. UT Copper Hills 2027 SS 83
^ Beckham Rowley UT Deseret Peak 2027 LHP 83

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 McCoy Johnson UT Alta 2026 OF 89
2 Dallon Molder UT Jordan 2027 OF 88
3 Samuel Smith UT West Field 2026 OF 87
4 Joseph Peak UT Jordan 2027 OF 85
^ Cooper Goff UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 85
^ Simeon Bacciocco UT Alta highschool 2026 OF 85
^ Connor Ybarra UT Pleasant Grove High School 2027 OF 85
5 Tucker Cannon UT Olympus 2026 OF 84

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Abe Wilson UT Skyline 2027 C 80
2 Bentley Taggart UT American Fork 2027 C 78
3 Grady Garrett UT West Field 2026 C 77
4 Isaac Swanson UT Desert Hills 2027 C 76
^ James Hallows UT Woods Cross 2026 C 76
5 Wyatt Penrod UT West Field 2027 C 75

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Isaac Swanson UT Desert Hills 2027 C 1.85-1.94
2 Bentley Taggart UT American Fork 2027 C 1.87-1.95
3 James Hallows UT Woods Cross 2026 C 1.90-2.00
4 Abe Wilson UT Skyline 2027 C 1.91-1.91
5 Kanon Virostko UT Kanab 2027 C 1.91-2.10


VIZUAL EDGE

EDGE SCORE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Edge Score
1 Bentley Taggart UT American Fork 2027 C 91.64
2 Cooper Hawkes UT Timpanogos 2026 SS 85.76
3 Beckham Rowley UT Deseret Peak 2027 LHP 84.88
4 Kellen Lund UT Manti School 2026 1B 84.11
5 Jack Salmon UT Wasatch 2027 SS 82.83
6 Porter Campbell UT Pine View 2027 OF 82.67
7 Coulson Rich UT Orem 2027 RHP 82.09
8 P.J. Hancock UT Snow Canyon 2026 SS 81.95
9 Dallon Molder UT Jordan 2027 OF 81.67
10 Abe Wilson UT Skyline 2027 C 81.19
11 Cy Birchell UT Union High 2027 RHP 80.87
12 Trent Chris UT Snow Canyon 2027 LHP 80.80
13 Boston Kap UT West Field High School 2026 OF 80.70
14 Colbey Larsen UT American Fork 2027 SS 79.70
15 Brady Lowe UT Skyridge 2026 3B 79.00
16 Prestyn Schmeling UT Jordan 2026 C 78.43
17 Daxton Davis UT Mountain Ridge 2027 OF 78.41
18 Tucker Cannon UT Olympus 2026 OF 78.32
19 Carson Hunt UT Dixie 2027 1B 77.93
20 Ali Carrillo Jr. UT Copper Hills 2027 SS 77.58
21 Rad Sparrow UT Sky View 2027 SS 77.29
22 Crew Anderson UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP 77.11
23 Carter Smith UT Salem Hills 2027 3B 77.04
24 Jarett Hill UT West Field 2026 RHP 76.84
25 tyson dahl UT Wasatch 2027 3B 76.60

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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