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On Saturday February 7, 2026 our staff saw just under 80 players from across VA/DC at the first winter event of the year. We hosted two events at Complete Game in Manassas, VA, the NOVA Freshman Free Showcase and the NOVA Preseason ID. Today we begin to take a look at a few players that stood out in a few areas. Our superlatives list cover two different sets of players, pitchers and positional players. In total we look at eight categories for players, Fastball, Secondary Mix, Pitcher Projection, Raw Power, Run Tool, Athleticism, Hit Tool, and Defense. We have selected the players from each event that stood out in those respective categories. This story focuses specifically on Pitchers from the NOVA Preseason ID & Freshmen Free events.

NOVA ID & Freshmen Free Pitcher Superlatives

Best Fastball

Kyle Arrington 3B / RHP / Hayfield Secondary, VA / 2029

Brayden Cronin 3B / RHP / Chantilly High, VA / 2028

Charlie Rotz RHP / OF / Flint Hill Upper School, VA / 2029

Jackson Schmidt SS / RHP / Gonzaga College High School, VA / 2028

Tommy Weithman RHP / RHP / Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School, VA / 2027

Best Secondary Mix

Garrett Brown OF / RHP / Gainesville High School, VA / 2029

Langdon Cavossa RHP / OF / Highland School, VA / 2029

Brayden Cronin 3B / RHP / Chantilly High, VA / 2028

Ben Escamilla RHP / 1B / Saint John Paul the Great Catholic, VA / 2029

Lucas Fisher RHP / 3B / Trinity Christian School of Fairfax, VA / 2027

Michael McGinn LHP / 1B / Independence High, VA / 2029

Drew Olson RHP / OF / Hayfield Secondary, VA / 2027

Bradley Papkin 1B / LHP / Lake Braddock Secondary, VA / 2029

Charlie Rotz RHP / OF / Flint Hill Upper School, VA / 2029

Edgar Santiago 3B / 1B / Brentsville District High, VA / 2028

Jackson Schmidt SS / RHP / Gonzaga College High School, VA / 2028

Colton Smith SS / RHP / Battlefield, VA / 2028

Braxton Williams LHP / OF / Gonzaga College High School, VA / 2029

Charlie Young RHP / 1B / Battlefield High, VA / 2028

Projectable Pitchers

Kyle Arrington 3B / RHP / Hayfield Secondary, VA / 2029

Judah Buchanan 3B / RHP / Herndon High, VA / 2029

Nathaniel Colon Ohara RHP / OF / Battlefield High, VA / 2028

Brayden Coulbourne RHP / OF / Battlefield High, VA / 2029

Brayden Cronin 3B / RHP / Chantilly High, VA / 2028

Liam DeVoir OF / RHP / Independence High, VA / 2029

Lucas Fisher RHP / 3B / Trinity Christian School of Fairfax, VA / 2027

Jacob Loy OF / RHP / Gainesville High, VA / 2027

Jeffery Richards RHP / 1B / Charles J Colgan SR High, VA / 2027

Anthony Ruge RHP / 1B / Manassas Park High, VA / 2029

Jackson Schmidt SS / RHP / Gonzaga College High School, VA / 2028

Jayden Starling RHP / OF / Colgan high, VA / 2028

Braxton Williams LHP / OF / Gonzaga College High School, VA / 2029