July 30, 2026
By: California Staff<\/p>\n
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This is the week of the California State Games<\/a>, taking place July 31, Aug. 1 and 2 at Fullerton College & Fullerton High School, featuring players from the grad classes of 2027 through 2029. Nearly 200 players are headed to Fullerton this weekend, with more than 65 currently ranked in their home state’s Prep Baseball rankings.<\/p>\n Inside this article, we’re previewing the talent making its way to this weekend’s event by analyzing Prep Baseball showcase data since the start of 2025 to find the most impressive statistical outliers and under-the-radar athletes on this weekend’s rosters.<\/p>\n Find more information by visiting THIS PAGE<\/a> or from the pages linked below:<\/p>\n Top Position Players to Watch<\/p>\n These players stood out across multiple measurables at Prep Baseball showcases and are among the most intriguing athletes in the field this weekend.<\/p>\n OF\/LHP \u2022 Class of 2029 \u2022 CA<\/p>\n 6-0\/167.3 \u2022 GBG National \/ St. John Bosco \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
2nd-highest max EV among 2029s; 2nd-ranked max EV among uncommitted ’29s.<\/p>\n OF\/RHP \u2022 Class of 2027 \u2022 #70 CA<\/p>\n 6-2\/198.6 \u2022 Arcadia\u00a0 \u2022 Pmona-Pitzer Colleges<\/p>\n
LHP\/1B \u2022 Class of 2028 \u2022 #121 CA<\/p>\n 6-0\/231 \u2022 Helix \u00a0\u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
Top-ranked avg. bat speed among all uncommitted ’28s; 2nd-highest max EV among 2028s.<\/p>\n OF\/LHP \u2022 Class of 2028 \u2022 #192 CA<\/p>\n 5-9\/177.3 \u2022 Del Norte \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
RHP\/3B \u2022 Class of 2027 \u2022 #278 CA<\/p>\n 6-2\/205 \u2022 Chaminade College Prep \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
2B\/3B \u2022 Class of 2027 \u2022 #289 CA<\/p>\n 5-10\/185 \u2022 Left\/Right \u2022 St. Augustine \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
Top-5 avg. bat speed in the field.<\/p>\n OF\/3B \u2022 Class of 2027 \u2022 #235 CA<\/p>\n 6-3\/195 \u2022 Right\/Right \u2022 Citrus Hill \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
SS\/2B \u2022 Class of 2028 \u2022 #88 CA<\/p>\n 6-2\/187.2 \u2022 Elsinore \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
5th-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend.<\/p>\n 1B\/C \u2022 Class of 2027 \u2022 CA<\/p>\n 6-3\/233.4 \u2022 Murrieta Mesa \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
1B\/LHP \u2022 Class of 2028 \u2022 #167 CA<\/p>\n 6-0\/206.1 \u2022 Great Oak \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
SS\/3B \u2022 Class of 2027 \u2022 #168 CA<\/p>\n 6-2\/201.9 \u2022 Westlake \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
RHP\/OF \u2022 Class of 2028 \u2022 CA<\/p>\n 6-1\/148.8 \u2022 Liberty \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
Stat Leaders: Position Players<\/p>\n All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025 (minimum thresholds applied).<\/p>\n Exit Velocity Leaders \ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Max EVs<\/p>\n Bat Speed Leaders \u26a1<\/p>\n Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Bat Speeds<\/p>\n Athletic Testing Leaders \ud83d\udca8<\/p>\n Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Fastest 60-Yard Dash Times<\/p>\n Top Arms to Watch \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n These are the pitchers our system has flagged in the lead-up to this week’s tournament across multiple categories like velo, spin, movement profiles, etc., based off past Prep Baseball showcase performances.<\/p>\n LHP\/1B \u2022 Class of 2028 \u2022 #121 CA<\/p>\n 6-0\/231 \u2022 Helix \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
RHP\/3B \u2022 Class of 2029 \u2022 #73 CA<\/p>\n 5-9\/175 \u2022 Buchanan \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
RHP\/3B \u2022 Class of 2027 \u2022 #278 CA<\/p>\n 6-2\/205 \u2022 Chaminade College Prep \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
RHP\/OF \u2022 Class of 2028 \u2022 CA<\/p>\n 6-1\/148.8 \u2022 Liberty \u2022 Uncommitted<\/p>\n
Highest avg. FB spin rate in the field (2,441 rpm); No. 3-ranked avg. breaking ball spin rate (2,456 rpm).<\/p>\n Stat Leaders: Pitchers<\/p>\n All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025.<\/p>\n Fastball Velocity Leaders \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity<\/p>\n
Breaking Ball Spin Leaders \ud83c\udf00<\/p>\n Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Breaking Ball Spin Rate (CB\/SL)<\/p>\n
Top Uncommitted Prospects \ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n These are the top-ranked uncommitted players on rosters headed to our tournament this week.<\/p>\n All showcase metrics from Prep Baseball events attended since the start of 2025. Leaderboards compiled from officially submitted rosters. Players who have not attended a recent Prep Baseball showcase will not appear. Find an upcoming showcase<\/a> near you.<\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 30, 2026By: California Staff This is the week of the California State Games, taking place July 31,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-418466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CA.png\")
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\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n99.4
\n93.9
\n66.9
\n7.54
\n
\n
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\n
\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n101.1
\n91.0
\n72.0
\n7.41
\n
\n
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n102.7
\n90.9
\n74.2
\n7.51
\n
\n
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n94.1
\n84.0
\n66.7
\n7.11
\n
\n
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n98.4
\n88.0
\n69.5
\n7.01
\n
\n
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n95.7
\n92.0
\n74.3
\n7.45
\n
\n
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\n
\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n91.4
\n81.6
\n66.7
\n6.96
\n
\n
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\n
\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n93.7
\n84.7
\n64.5
\n6.73
\n
\n
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\n
\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n96.5
\n87.5
\n7.15
\n
\n
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\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n95.6
\n85.8
\n70.8
\n7.97
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\n
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\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\nAvg. BS
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n98.1
\n92.3
\n67.1
\n7.12
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\n
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\n
\n
\nMax EV
\nAvg. EV
\n60-Yd.
\n
\n
\n93.2
\n85.2
\n7.17
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\n
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\n
\nMax FB
\nFB Range
\nFB IVB Avg.
\nCB
\nCB Avg. Spin
\nSL
\n
\n
\n82.4
\n79-82
\n16.4 in.
\n71-73
\n2,420
\n73-76
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\n
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\n
\nMax FB
\nFB Range
\nFB IVB Avg.
\nCB
\nSL
\nSL Avg. Spin
\n
\n
\n82.5
\n78-81
\n16.0 in.
\n58-65
\n61-67
\n2,324
\n
\n
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\n
\nMax FB
\nFB Range
\nFB IVB Avg.
\nSL
\nCH
\n
\n
\n84.0
\n82-83
\n18.2 in.
\n73-73
\n74-75
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\n
\nMax FB
\nFB Range
\nFB Avg. Spin
\nSL
\nSL Avg. Spin
\n
\n
\n79.3
\n76-79
\n2,441
\n68-69
\n2,456
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\n
\n
\n1
\nBryce Farris<\/a> (#44 CA)
Whitney
\nOF
\n2027
\n94.1
\n88-93
\n1,801
\n18.5
\n7.4
\n
\n
\n2
\nLuke Wooten<\/a>
Scipps Ranch
\nRHP
\n2028
\n89.0
\n87-88
\n1,800
\n10.5
\n16.2
\n
\n
\n3
\nAdyen Katuszonek<\/a>
Rosamond High
\nRHP
\n2027
\n87.3
\n84-87
\n2,168
\n12.1
\n8.8
\n
\n
\n4
\nJackson Gray<\/a> (#151 CA)
Del Oro
\nRHP
\n2027
\n87.0
\n84-86
\n1,918
\n18.3
\n9.7
\n
\n
\n5
\nMartin Castro<\/a> (#169 CA)
Ridgeview
\nRHP
\n2027
\n87.0
\n85-87
\n1,925
\n14.2
\n14.1
\n
\n
\n6
\nJosiah Park<\/a> (#12 CA)
Orange Lutheran
\nOF
\n2029
\n86.0
\n82-85
\n\u2014
\n\u2014
\n\u2014
\n
\n
\n7
\nSHERIFF HALL<\/a> (#13 CA)
Loyola
\nLHP
\n2029
\n86.0
\n83-85
\n\u2014
\n\u2014
\n\u2014
\n
\n
\n8
\nLandon Moore<\/a>
Point Loma
\nRHP
\n2027
\n86.0
\n85-86
\n2,075
\n21.3
\n15.1
\n
\n
\n9
\nWilliam Pettey<\/a>
Whitney
\nRHP
\n2027
\n86.0
\n83-84
\n1,798
\n10.4
\n10.1
\n
\n
\n10
\nLandon Palmer<\/a> (#185 CA)
Point Loma
\nSS
\n2028
\n86.0
\n83-85
\n2,006
\n16.6
\n9.6
\n
\n
\n11
\nDylan Valdivia<\/a> (#293 CA)
Los Osos
\nOF
\n2027
\n85.4
\n82-85
\n1,734
\n11.4
\n8.1
\n
\n
\n12
\nJames Fair<\/a>
Orange Lutheran
\nRHP
\n2028
\n85.0
\n84-84
\n2,052
\n12.3
\n15.0
\n
\n
\n13
\nRourke Julio<\/a> (#23 CA)
Vista Murrieta
\nRHP
\n2029
\n84.3
\n81-84
\n2,177
\n14.9
\n14.4
\n
\n
\n14
\nBrandon Yan<\/a>
Harvard-Westlake
\nLHP
\n2028
\n84.0
\n80-83
\n\u2014
\n\u2014
\n\u2014
\n
\n
\n15
\nMacai Friedman<\/a>
El Camino
\nRHP
\n2027
\n84.0
\n82-84
\n2,061
\n20.8
\n8.4
\n
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\n
\n
\n1
\nJackson Gray<\/a> (#151 CA)
Del Oro
\nRHP
\n2027
\nCB
\n2,656
\n70-74
\n-13.6
\n-14.5
\n
\n
\n2
\nIsaiah Seawright<\/a>
Damien
\nRHP
\n2028
\nSL
\n2,582
\n75-75
\n-7.5
\n-11.2
\n
\n
\n3
\nTucker Baird<\/a>
Liberty
\nRHP
\n2028
\nSL
\n2,456
\n68-69
\n-3.3
\n-15.3
\n
\n
\n4
\nRomeo Briones<\/a> (#121 CA)
Helix
\nLHP
\n2028
\nCB
\n2,420
\n71-73
\n1.4
\n1.9
\n
\n
\n5
\nGrayson Thomas<\/a> (#66 CA)
Mira Costa
\nRHP
\n2028
\nCB
\n2,419
\n68-69
\n-9.8
\n-16.2
\n
\n
\n6
\nRourke Julio<\/a> (#23 CA)
Vista Murrieta
\nRHP
\n2029
\nSL
\n2,360
\n71-73
\n5.8
\n-12.4
\n
\n
\n7
\nLandon Palmer<\/a> (#185 CA)
Point Loma
\nSS
\n2028
\nCB
\n2,326
\n72-73
\n-13.8
\n-11.9
\n
\n
\n8
\nDeegan Holquin<\/a> (#73 CA)
Buchanan
\nRHP
\n2029
\nSL
\n2,324
\n61-67
\n-9.0
\n-13.5
\n
\n
\n9
\nMichael Hagaman<\/a>
West
\nLHP
\n2028
\nSL
\n2,314
\n66-69
\n2.1
\n8.5
\n
\n
\n10
\nMartin Castro<\/a> (#169 CA)
Ridgeview
\nRHP
\n2027
\nSL
\n2,311
\n72-74
\n-4.3
\n-20.8
\n
\n
\n11
\nNoah Juarez<\/a>
Buchanan
\nOF
\n2029
\nCB
\n2,311
\n64-67
\n-10.6
\n-17.2
\n
\n
\n12
\nJackson Todd<\/a> (#64 CA)
Redwood
\nRHP
\n2029
\nCB
\n2,309
\n70-74
\n-1.7
\n-7.3
\n
\n
\n13
\nTyler Gloff<\/a> (#118 CA)
Scripps Ranch
\nOF
\n2028
\nSL
\n2,262
\n70-74
\n0.5
\n-11.4
\n
\n
\n14
\nLucah Alvarado<\/a> (#168 CA)
St. Bonaventure
\nRHP
\n2028
\nCB
\n2,190
\n65-67
\n-8.9
\n-14.2
\n
\n
\n15
\nKyonosuke Yura<\/a> (#301 CA)
Berkeley
\nSS
\n2027
\nCB
\n2,174
\n71-72
\n-4.2
\n-3.8
\n
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