2025 Winter Event Leaderboard: Catcher Velocity
May 2, 2025
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Our Winter Events saw over 450 players from all over the state. These players showcased their offseason improvements and we are here to highlight some of those players. This series will show the Top 10 from a variety of statistical categories and will highlight the leaders from each class.
Our next leaderboard from our 2025 Winter Events is the Catcher Velocity.
2026 Catcher Velocity Top 10
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Tyler Ruhl | VA | EC Glass | 2026 | SS | 84 |
| 2 | Tripp Faison | VA | Frank W. Cox | 2026 | C | 79 |
| 3 | Greyson Walsh | VA | OCEAN LAKES | 2026 | C | 78 |
| 4 | Bryce Lyle | VA | NANSEMOND RIVER HIGH | 2026 | C | 77 |
| ^ | Maxwell Henry | VA | BRIAR WOODS HIGH | 2026 | C | 77 |
| ^ | Ben Bosse | VA | Patriot High | 2026 | C | 77 |
| ^ | Alston Archer | VA | HIGHLAND SPRINGS HIGH | 2026 | C | 77 |
| 5 | Aidan Spagna | VA | INDEPENDENCE HIGH | 2026 | C | 76 |
| 6 | Levi Jones | VA | Glen Allen High School | 2026 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Grant Meyers | VA | MIDLOTHIAN HIGH | 2026 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Chase Adams | VA | James Madison | 2026 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Christopher Delamater | VA | CHARLES J COLGAN SR HIGH | 2026 | C | 75 |
| 7 | Charlie DePippo | VA | Riverside High | 2026 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Davis Steadman | VA | NORFOLK ACADEMY | 2026 | 3B | 74 |
| 8 | Dominic Ivie | VA | COLLEGIATE SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 73 |
| ^ | Owen Picarillo | VA | Loudoun County | 2026 | C | 73 |
| 9 | Dylan Wright | VA | MECHANICSVILLE HIGH | 2026 | C | 72 |
| ^ | Tyler Rutman | VA | ATLEE HIGH | 2026 | C | 72 |
| 10 | Keagan Smith | VA | HIGHLAND SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 70 |
2027 Catcher Velocity Top 10
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Matthew Kane | VA | KING GEORGE HIGH | 2027 | C | 81 |
| 2 | Parker Deaner | VA | JEFFERSON FOREST HIGH | 2027 | C | 80 |
| 3 | Judge Dillow | VA | ABINGDON HIGH | 2027 | C | 76 |
| 4 | Jacob Niemeyer | VA | LIGHTRIDGE HIGH | 2027 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Carter Donham | VA | GODWIN HIGH | 2027 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Cohen Berkley | VA | Central High School (Lunenburg) | 2027 | C | 75 |
| 5 | Gray Craddock | VA | Liberty Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 74 |
| 6 | Chuck Gunn | VA | St. Christopher's | 2027 | C | 73 |
| ^ | Brody Clark | VA | Lightridge High School | 2027 | C | 73 |
| 7 | Dominic Longo | VA | Hickory High School | 2027 | C | 71 |
| 8 | Andrew Covington | VA | MATOACA HIGH | 2027 | C | 70 |
| ^ | Reid Edwards | VA | Atlee | 2027 | C | 70 |
| 9 | Zach Keegan | VA | COSBY HIGH | 2027 | C | 69 |
| ^ | Will Huffmyer | VA | WESTERN ALBEMARLE HIGH | 2027 | C | 69 |
| 10 | Chase Jukes | VA | KING WILLIAM HIGH | 2027 | C | 67 |
2028 Catcher Velocity Top 10
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Jack Arft | VA | HIGHLAND SCHOOL | 2028 | C | 77 |
| 2 | Parker Thomas | VA | St. Anne's-Belfield | 2028 | C | 76 |
| 3 | Grant Goltry | VA | WOODSON HIGH | 2028 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Cole Conelias | VA | FIRST COLONIAL HIGH | 2028 | OF | 75 |
| 4 | Paolo Francioli | VA | HIGHLAND SCHOOL | 2028 | C | 73 |
| ^ | Brian Pickersgill | VA | BISHOP DENIS J. OCONNELL HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | C | 73 |
| 5 | Braxton Price | VA | JOHN S. BATTLE HIGH | 2028 | C | 72 |
| 6 | Wyatt Overman | VA | The Potomac School | 2028 | C | 71 |
| 7 | Zander Amaya | VA | BATTLEFIELD HIGH | 2028 | C | 70 |
| ^ | Barrett Sanders | VA | MONACAN HIGH | 2028 | C | 70 |
| 8 | McKinley Tolliver | VA | SKYLINE HIGH | 2028 | C | 68 |
| 9 | Tyler Kalb | VA | GREAT BRIDGE HIGH | 2028 | C | 67 |
| ^ | Callum McCoy | VA | LORD BOTETOURT HIGH | 2028 | C | 67 |
| 10 | Clayton Weber | VA | GRASSFIELD HIGH | 2028 | C | 66 |
2029 Catcher Velocity Top 10
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Kayden Ragsdale | VA | BISHOP DENIS J. OCONNELL HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | C | 73 |
| 2 | Stone Soleau | VA | CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | C | 71 |
| 3 | Dutch Orlando | VA | Grassfield High | 2029 | C | 69 |
| 4 | Bryson Jones | VA | DEEP RUN HIGH | 2029 | C | 67 |
| ^ | Ryan Tran | VA | WOODSON HIGH | 2029 | C | 67 |
| 5 | Trystan Thrasher | VA | ST JOHNS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | C | 66 |
| 6 | Chase Wunder | VA | BATTLEFIELD HIGH | 2029 | C | 63 |
| ^ | Grayson Elrod | VA | Hanover High | 2029 | C | 63 |
| 7 | Aiden Rayes | VA | ST PAUL VI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2029 | 3B | 61 |
| ^ | Luke Bowers | VA | SOUTH COUNTY HIGH | 2029 | C | 61 |