TOP 60-YARD DASHES
Our coverage of the 2009 Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament leads off with a listing of the top 60-yarddash times. There was little to no wind at the time we ran, and the tracks were solid with closely cut grass – in short, the conditions were very good for runners.
We don’t always see players run at 100% of their capability in January, many players don’t have the luxury of the warm weather for outdoor activity this time of year. However, this year the running times were up a bit when compared to years past. Thirty players checked in with times of 7.00 or better, while another twenty five players posted times between 7.01 and 7.10.
There is a fair amount of content on this site on the topic of the 60-yard dash. If you are interested in reading more about the topic, please visit the
Baseball Factory blog.
IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ
Release times, running times, and pitch velocities were gathered by our scouting staff at this event – just as they are at every Baseball Factory event. Our scouts are well trained, experienced and professional in their fair and unbiased approach to evaluating each player. Scouting is subjective by nature, but running an accurate stopwatch is a skill that is developed with experience. As such, the times recorded for each player are an accurate measure of the specific performance that was scouted.
With that in mind, please look at the below numbers as what they are. They are measurements of a particular skill performed by a player at a specific time, taken by capable and experienced scouts. That particular time or velocity for a particular player may have been his best, worst, or somewhere in the middle. We are fully aware (since we previously scouted every player in attendance) that many players have run faster, thrown harder, or posted lower release times at a previous event (Baseball Factory or otherwise).
The top runners appear below, in order by 60-yard dash time. Several players have made college commitments, they appear in ( ).
6.64 – William Henderson – OF, 5-11/170, R/R, 2009, RS Central HS – Rutherfordton, NC (UNC-Greensboro)
6.75 – Joseph D'Annunzio – OF, 6-0/185, R/R, 2010, Fanwood HS – Scotch Plains, NJ
6.75 – Sean O'Brien – SS/3B, 6-3/175, R/R, 2010, Clearwater HS – Clearwater, FL
6.81 – Kevin Moesquit – SS, 5-10/170, R/R, 2010, Highlands Christian HS – Delray Beach, FL
6.81 – Ethan Perla – OF/MIF, 6-1/160, R/R, 2009, Highlands Christian HS – Deerfield Beach, FL
6.82 – Geoffrey Jimenez – OF, 5-7/125, R/R, 2010, Flanagan HS – Pembroke Pines, FL
6.82 – Dillon Smith – OF, 6-0/180, R/R, 2009, Mundelein HS – Mundelein, IL
6.84 – Denzel Campbell – OF, 6-0/180, R/R, 2009, Centennial HS – College Park, GA
6.85 – Dillon Berry – SS/RHP, 6-1/165, R/R, 2010, Loyola College Prep – Shreveport, LA
6.88 – Aaron Johnson – SS, 5-11/155, R/R, 2010, Muhlenberg South HS – Greenville, KY
6.88 – Tino Lipson – 2B/SS, 5-7/140, S/R, 2010, El Cerrito HS – El Cerrito, CA
6.89 – Kyle Bilbrey – 2B/SS, 5-9/165, R/R, 2009, Viewmont HS – Bountiful, UT (Salt Lake CC)
6.90 – Nathan Binks – OF, 5-10/170, R/R, 2009, Spanish Fork HS – Spanish Fork, UT
6.90 – Justin Creel – 2B/SS, 5-11/185, R/R, 2009, Central HS – Greenwell Springs, LA (Univ. New Orleans)
6.91 – Zach Alvord – SS/RHP, 5-11/175, R/R, 2010, South Forsyth HS – Alpharetta, GA (Auburn Univ.)
6.91 – Kevin Jackson – 1B/OF, 6-2/185, R/R, 2009, Tate HS – Cantonment, FL
6.93 – Evan Hilton – LHP/OF, 5-10/165, S/L, 2010, Woodland HS – Cartersville, GA
6.93 – Paul Patterson – OF, 5-11/155, L/L, 2010, Starr’s Mill HS – Peachtree City, GA
6.94 – Matt Gochis – OF/SS, 6-2/180, R/R, 2009, Judge Memorial HS – Stansbury Park, UT
6.94 – Romer Portes – OF, 6-0/190, S/R, 2009, Colonial HS – Orlando, FL
6.97 – Parker Webster – 2B/3B, 6-1/190, R/R, 2009, Alta HS – Sandy, UT
6.98 – Andrew Coker – OF, 5-9/145, L/L, 2009, The Steward School – Chester, VA (Old Dominion Univ.)
6.98 – Mitchell Elliott – OF, 5-11/175, R/R, 2009, Pine Richland HS – Wexford, PA
6.98 – Tino Leite – SS/OF, 5-10/145, R/R, 2011, Salesian College Prep – Rodeo, CA
7.00 – Sheldon Austria – OF/LHP, 6-0/170, L/L, 2009, McNary HS – Keizer, OR
7.00 – Sebastian Gomez – SS/2B, 5-9/175, R/R, 2010, Monsignor Edward Pace HS – Miramar, FL
7.00 – Aaron Lee – 2B/SS, 5-11/165, R/R, 2010, Mount Saint Joseph HS – Ellicott City, MD
7.00 – Reid Mathews – SS, 5-11/165, R/R, 2011, Sullivan South HS – Kingsport, TN
7.00 – Trevor Santor – OF, 6-1/180, R/R, 2009, Ironwood HS – Glendale, AZ
7.00 – Brandon Vega – OF/RHP, 5-11/170, S/R, 2010, Liberty HS – Jackson, NJ
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