KHSBCA Sophomore East/West Showcase: Complete Results and Top Statistical Performers
June 19, 2024
The annual Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association Sophomore East/West Showcase took place on June 11 at Centre College and included more than 40 players who were selected by their respective region's coaches to attend the event.
Event photos and videos are currently in the process of being edited prior to being placed into player profiles on the Prep Baseball site.
For now, here's a look at the top statistical performers in several different stats/data categories from the event.
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TOP PITCHING VELOS
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Noah Spalding | KY | Marion County | 2026 | RHP | 90.1 mph |
| 2 | Kace Eastridge | KY | Campbellsville | 2026 | OF | 87.1 mph |
| 3 | Dixon Kincheloe | KY | Paintsville High School | 2026 | SS | 85.7 mph |
| 4 | Jaiden Miles | KY | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ACADEMY | 2026 | 3B | 85.3 mph |
| 5 | AJ (Antonio) Curry | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2026 | OF | 84.8 mph |
| 6 | Joshua Pace | KY | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ACADEMY | 2026 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
| 7 | Baylor Varner | KY | Harlan High School | 2026 | SS | 83.6 mph |
| 8 | Brendan Mira | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2026 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
| 9 | Ashton Spurr | KY | Carlisle County | 2026 | LHP | 83.0 mph |
| 10 | Ian Ryan | KY | Pikeville HS | 2026 | SS | 82.6 mph |
MAX EXIT VELOS (BP)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Noah Spalding | KY | Marion County | 2026 | RHP | 102.2 mph |
| 2 | Dylan Hornback | KY | North Bullitt | 2026 | OF | 99.2 mph |
| 3 | Zeke Craft | KY | East Jessamine High School | 2026 | OF | 99.1 mph |
| 4 | Kace Eastridge | KY | Campbellsville | 2026 | OF | 98.0 mph |
| 5 | Trey Helton | KY | Madison Southern | 2026 | SS | 97.1 mph |
| 6 | AJ (Antonio) Curry | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2026 | OF | 96.0 mph |
| 7 | Ravon Lee Jr | KY | Pleasure Ridge Park High | 2026 | OF | 95.5 mph |
| 8 | Cameron Tindle | KY | Spencer County High School | 2026 | OF | 93.3 mph |
| 9 | Donovan Walker | KY | Harrison County Area Technology Center | 2026 | OF | 93.2 mph |
| 10 | Rylan Simpson | KY | Leslie County High School | 2026 | SS | 91.8 mph |
AVG EXIT VELOS (AVG OF ALL BP SWINGS)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Noah Spalding | KY | Marion County | 2026 | RHP | 92.4 mph |
| 2 | Zeke Craft | KY | East Jessamine High School | 2026 | OF | 91.5 mph |
| 3 | Kace Eastridge | KY | Campbellsville | 2026 | OF | 89.8 mph |
| 4 | AJ (Antonio) Curry | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2026 | OF | 88.8 mph |
| 5 | Donovan Walker | KY | Harrison County Area Technology Center | 2026 | OF | 87.8 mph |
| 6 | Trey Helton | KY | Madison Southern | 2026 | SS | 87.7 mph |
| 7 | Ravon Lee Jr | KY | Pleasure Ridge Park High | 2026 | OF | 85.9 mph |
| 8 | Brendan Mira | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2026 | RHP | 84.8 mph |
| 9 | Cole McLean | KY | Taylor County High School | 2026 | LHP | 84.7 mph |
| 10 | Daniel Stewart | KY | Oldham County High School | 2026 | C | 82.9 mph |
MAX BP DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Noah Spalding | KY | Marion County | 2026 | RHP | 395 ft |
| 2 | Ravon Lee Jr | KY | Pleasure Ridge Park High | 2026 | OF | 366 ft |
| 3 | Kace Eastridge | KY | Campbellsville | 2026 | OF | 360 ft |
| 4 | AJ (Antonio) Curry | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2026 | OF | 353 ft |
| 5 | Cameron Tindle | KY | Spencer County High School | 2026 | OF | 350 ft |
| 6 | Dylan Hornback | KY | North Bullitt | 2026 | OF | 348 ft |
| 7 | Cole McLean | KY | Taylor County High School | 2026 | LHP | 347 ft |
| 8 | Donovan Walker | KY | Harrison County Area Technology Center | 2026 | OF | 346 ft |
| 9 | Trey Helton | KY | Madison Southern | 2026 | SS | 340 ft |
BLAST BAT SPEED AVG (AVG OF ALL BP SWINGS)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Noah Spalding | KY | Marion County | 2026 | RHP | 81.3 mph |
| 2 | Dylan Hornback | KY | North Bullitt | 2026 | OF | 75.9 mph |
| 3 | AJ (Antonio) Curry | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2026 | OF | 75.4 mph |
| 4 | Donovan Walker | KY | Harrison County Area Technology Center | 2026 | OF | 74.7 mph |
| 5 | Zeke Craft | KY | East Jessamine High School | 2026 | OF | 73.2 mph |
| 6 | Cameron Tindle | KY | Spencer County High School | 2026 | OF | 73.0 mph |
| 7 | Ravon Lee Jr | KY | Pleasure Ridge Park High | 2026 | OF | 71.1 mph |
| 8 | Chase Varney | KY | Belfry High School | 2026 | RHP | 70.4 mph |
| 9 | Jaiden Miles | KY | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ACADEMY | 2026 | 3B | 70.2 mph |
| 10 | Kace Eastridge | KY | Campbellsville | 2026 | OF | 70.0 mph |
TOP 60 YARD TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Ravon Lee Jr | KY | Pleasure Ridge Park High | 2026 | OF | 6.51 |
| 2 | Dylan Hornback | KY | North Bullitt | 2026 | OF | 6.75 |
| 3 | Kace Eastridge | KY | Campbellsville | 2026 | OF | 6.76 |
| 4 | AJ (Antonio) Curry | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2026 | OF | 6.89 |
| 5 | Adam Howell | KY | Breckinridge County High School | 2026 | OF | 6.90 |
| 6 | Cadence Gibson | KY | University Heights Academy | 2026 | 2B | 6.92 |
| 7 | Rylan Simpson | KY | Leslie County High School | 2026 | SS | 7.05 |
| 8 | Luke Hamilton | KY | HIGHLANDS LATIN SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 7.06 |
| 9 | Jake Scott | KY | Bourbon County High School | 2026 | RHP | 7.09 |
| 10 | Donovan Walker | KY | Harrison County Area Technology Center | 2026 | OF | 7.11 |
TOP INFIELD VELOS
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Noah Spalding | KY | Marion County | 2026 | RHP | 89 |
| 2 | Jaiden Miles | KY | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ACADEMY | 2026 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | Dixon Kincheloe | KY | Paintsville High School | 2026 | SS | 85 |
| 3 | Baylor Varner | KY | Harlan High School | 2026 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Brendan Mira | KY | Paducah Tilghman | 2026 | RHP | 84 |
| ^ | Cadence Gibson | KY | University Heights Academy | 2026 | 2B | 84 |
| 4 | Hayden Foster | KY | Danville | 2026 | SS | 83 |
| 5 | Rowen Burton | KY | North Bullitt | 2026 | SS | 82 |
| 6 | Chase Varney | KY | Belfry High School | 2026 | RHP | 81 |
| 7 | EJ Allen | KY | Whitley County | 2026 | SS | 80 |
| ^ | James Yarbrough | KY | Bowling Green High School | 2026 | SS | 80 |
TOP OUTFIELD VELOS
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | AJ (Antonio) Curry | KY | Larry A. Ryle | 2026 | OF | 91 |
| 2 | Kace Eastridge | KY | Campbellsville | 2026 | OF | 88 |
| 3 | Dylan Hornback | KY | North Bullitt | 2026 | OF | 86 |
| ^ | Sebastian Dazey | KY | Christian County High School | 2027 | SS | 86 |
| 4 | Joshua Pace | KY | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ACADEMY | 2026 | RHP | 83 |
| ^ | Donovan Walker | KY | Harrison County Area Technology Center | 2026 | OF | 83 |
| ^ | Cole McLean | KY | Taylor County High School | 2026 | LHP | 83 |
| ^ | Zeke Craft | KY | East Jessamine High School | 2026 | OF | 83 |
| 5 | Cameron Tindle | KY | Spencer County High School | 2026 | OF | 82 |
TOP CATCHER VELOS
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Jonah Brock | KY | Southwestern High School | 2026 | C | 74 |
| 2 | Luke Bryner | KY | Madison Central | 2026 | C | 73 |
| 3 | Carter Poole | KY | Martha Layne Collins | 2026 | C | 72 |
TOP POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Ryan Hughes | KY | LaRue County High School | 2026 | C | 1.95-2.12 |
| 2 | Jonah Brock | KY | Southwestern High School | 2026 | C | 1.95-2.13 |
| 3 | Luke Bryner | KY | Madison Central | 2026 | C | 1.96-2.03 |