On Sunday, March 14th, the Prep Baseball Wisconsin staff traveled to the Valley Sports Academy facility in Lake Hallie, WI to host one of the largest showcases on our winter calendar, the Eau Claire Preseaon ID. This event provided us an ample opportunity to check-in on some of the area’s high school prospects and identify several names as we prepare for the WIAA season, as well as future invite-only events on the Prep Baseball Wisconsin calendar.

In the week that followed this event, we produced post-event analysis that includes performance highlights inside of our Quick Hits story, a look at the traditional stats measured within our Statistical Analysis piece, batted-ball and pitch data covered in our Positional and Pitcher data dives.

You can learn more about the state-of-the-art technologies featured at our showcases within the hyperlinks above. Today we’ll continue our post-event process by rolling out the individual scouting reports of the day, continuing with the outfielders while working our way across the diamond as the week continues.

TOP-5 OUTFIELDERS

1. Ethan Westrate, Fall Creek (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 5-11, 185 pounds. Compact with strength.
Hit: RHH. Wide base, controlled leg lift gather, and strong load. Super athletic move, well sequenced, hits rockets to all fields, has a feel for the barrel. 74.4 mph bat speed with 19g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 101 mph max exit velocity (92.6 avg.); 306-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 85.00 mph. High 3/4 slot, downhill with carry.
Defense: Clean, athletic mover to and through the ball, shuffle step to the target with good direction.
Athletic Testing: 7.08 runner in the 60-yard dash; 25.80-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 75.26 Edge Score.

2. Tyler Beaulieu, Hudson (WI), 2028
Positional Profile: OF/2B
Body: 5-7, 150.6 pounds. Compact, projectable.
Hit: RHH. Wide base, easy move to hitting position, controlled crash. Handsy, direct, downhill, drives it to all fields, has feel to hit. 64.5 mph bat speed with 12g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 mph max exit velocity (83.7 avg.); 235-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 90.00 mph. High 3/4 slot, explosive arm speed.
Defense: Super aggressive and smooth through the baseball feel for glove to hand transfers.
Athletic Testing: 7.09 runner in the 60-yard dash; 24.10-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 66.53 Edge Score.

3. Vincent Cognetta, Hudson (WI), 2029
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-10, 160 pounds. Projectable frame.
Hit: LHH. Slightly open, athletic move to launch. Flat swing, short and compact, consistent feel for the barrel, feel to hit, hitterish. 67.1 mph bat speed with 18g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 mph max exit velocity (85.9 avg.); 303-foot max batted distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 83.00 mph. 3/4 slot with powerful arm speed.
Defense: Aggressive through the ball, clean transfer, shuffle step with good direction.
Athletic Testing: 7.45 runner in the 60-yard dash; 19.30-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 66.08 Edge Score.

4. Ty Teske, Wausau West (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-9, 185 pounds. Athletic, strong.
Hit: LHH. Stock set up, slightly open, good hand separation on time. Downhill, quick hands, feel for the barrel, hard line drives through the back of the cage. 70 mph bat speed with 16g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 mph max exit velocity (82.9 avg.); 306-foot max batted distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 83.00 mph. High 3/4 slot, backspins it with hard pull-down with carry.
Defense: One hand gathers into a modified crow hop with good direction to home.
Athletic Testing: 7.35 runner in the 60-yard dash; 19.80-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 70.02 Edge Score.

5. Matt Palecek, Regis Catholic Schools (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 5-9, 155 pounds. Strong and athletic.
Hit: RHH. Wide base, rhythmic to hitting position on time. Handsy, serious hand and bat quickness through the hitting zone, hard line drives through the middle consistently. 64.8 mph bat speed with 18g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 mph max exit velocity (86.6 avg.); 249-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. C - 72.00 mph. OF - 82.00 mph. High 3/4 slot with carry and accuracy through the target.
Defense: Aggressively attacks the baseball, clean transfers, from a crow hop.
Athletic Testing: 7.04 runner in the 60-yard dash; 26.00-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 72.4 Edge Score.

BEST OF THE REST (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Enzo Isham, Chippewa Falls (WI), 2028
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-8, 165 pounds. Athletic build, will add.
Hit: LHH. Stock set up, smooth to hitting position, lands centered and balanced on time. Downhill hand path, hits rockets through the middle of the field to both gaps. 64.5 mph bat speed with 22g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 mph max exit velocity (82.8 avg.); 249-foot max batted distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 81.00 mph. High 3/4 slot, fluid arm stroke, accurate.
Defense: Smooth and aggressive, quality approach on the ball, good direction.
Athletic Testing: 7.20 runner in the 60-yard dash; 25.10-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 64.7 Edge Score.

Owen Laudon, Tomah (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/LHP
Body: 5-10, 180 pounds. Strong, projectable.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, small leg gather, lands centered. Uses good leverage through the ball, drives it to all fields. 64.2 mph bat speed with 9g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 85 mph max exit velocity (79.1 avg.); 196-foot max batted distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 76.00 mph. 3/4 slot with whip out front through the ball.
Defense: Clean glove to hand, aggressive through the ball, modified crow hop, athletic mover.
Athletic Testing: 8.01 runner in the 60-yard dash; 15.30-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 63.1 Edge Score.

Nolan Lomas, Holmen (WI), 2028
Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-9, 160 pounds. Strong build, will add.
Hit: RHH. Upright, slightly open, big leg tuck, centered move. Direct, downhill, short, inside hand path to and through the ball. 66.4 mph bat speed with 13g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 mph max exit velocity (83 avg.); 288-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 76.00 mph. OF - 79.00 mph. OF: 3/4 slot, quick arm, with carry. INF: Slingy low 3/4 slot with accuracy.
Defense: OF: Aggressive through it, clean transfer into a big crow hop. INF: Shuffle step with good direction after clean hand transfer.
Athletic Testing: 7.10 runner in the 60-yard dash; 25.50-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 81.6 Edge Score.

Nolan Menard, Memorial (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/2B
Body: 5-10, 165 pounds. Well proportioned and athletic, will continue to add.
Hit: RHH. Wide base, controlled crash to center on time. Super short-hand path, flat hand path with tight rotation through the ball, sprays it to all fields. 59 mph bat speed with 8g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 mph max exit velocity (77 avg.); 251-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 69.00 mph. High 3/4 slot, downhill, backspins it.
Defense: Smooth mover, aggressive, clean glove to hand work into modified crow hop.
Athletic Testing: 7.05 runner in the 60-yard dash; -inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 66.43 Edge Score.

Zack Murphy, Prescott (WI), 2028
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-10, 150 pounds. Athletic build, will add.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up, slightly open, lands square on time. Downhill with loose hands, feel to hit, low line drives throughout. 67.4 mph bat speed with 11g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 mph max exit velocity (81.3 avg.); 282-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 75.00 mph. High 3/4 slot with arm quickness.
Defense: Aggressive through the ball with clean transfers.
Athletic Testing: 7.84 runner in the 60-yard dash; -inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 59.59 Edge Score.

Tyler Smith, Osseo-Fairchild (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 5-7, 162 pounds. Well proportioned build.
Hit: RHH. Wide base, in legs in set up, short hand trigger. Downhill, flat, quick hands with feel for the barrel. 66.1 mph bat speed with 10g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 mph max exit velocity (81.8 avg.); 258-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 82.00 mph. INF: High 3/4 slot, quick arm, accurate. C: Short ot the ear, over the top with some whip.
Defense: Smooth, has feel, modified crow hop, clean transfers.
Athletic Testing: 6.93 runner in the 60-yard dash; 23.30-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 70.36 Edge Score.

Riley Weisbecker, Holmen (WI), 2027
Positional Profile: OF/C
Body: 6-0, 155 pounds. Athletic build, proportional, plenty of room to add to it.
Hit: LHH. Stock set up, consistent hand trigger on time to hitting position. Downhill, direct, tight hand path, leverages the ball out front, hits to all fields. 66.7 mph bat speed with 16g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 mph max exit velocity (81.9 avg.); 230-foot max batted distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 80.00 mph. High 3/4 slot with back spin.
Defense: Smooth mover, clean transfers.
Athletic Testing: 6.98 runner in the 60-yard dash; 26.50-inch max vertical jump.

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