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Matthew Priest
2024 GRAD
 |  OF/IF
 |  San Diego, CA
COMMITMENT
Best PG Grade
10
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NATIONAL RANKING CA STATE RANKING
86 16
14 3
OVERALL OF OVERALL OF
Extreme fast twitch athlete, 6.15 runner in the sixty, elite level right-handed bat speed, fun to watch play, injured much of 2023
La Jolla Country Day
HIGH SCHOOL
6-0
  190

HEIGHT/WEIGHT
R/R
BATS/THROWS
18 and 2 mos
AGE
and mos
Age at 2024 Draft
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PG EVENT RESULTS
71 mph
FB VELO 9/11/2020
6.15 sec
60 YARD DASH 6/11/2022
1.46 sec
10 YARD SPLIT 10/17/2020
85 mph
OF VELO 8/7/2022
74 mph
IF VELO 10/24/2020
100 mph
EXIT VELO 8/7/2022
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2022 PG Underclass All-American Games  
Matthew Priest is a 2024 OF/IF with a 6-0 175 lb. frame from San Diego, CA who attends La Jolla Country Day. Athletic build with good present strength. Extreme fast twitch athlete. Ran a 6.15 sixty at the PG National Showcase, ran 4.07 and 4.08 from the right side on two ground balls here. Right handed hitter, hits from a spread start, deep hand load, sinks into his hips well but doesn't always get off his back side, explosive raw bat speed with some violence, ball comes of the barrel hard. Center field tools on defense. High ceiling athletic talent. Excellent student, verbal commitment to Stanford. Named to the PG Underclass All-American Game Top Prospect List.
PG CAREER PROGRESSION
-0.28 SEC
10 Yard Split since 08/07/2020
-0.56 SEC
60 Time since 08/07/2020
+8 MPH
OF Velo since 10/17/2020
+2 MPH
IF Velo since 08/07/2020
+23 MPH
Exit Velo since 08/07/2020
+14.97 MPH
Max Barrel Speed since 08/07/2020
+5.53
Impact Momentum since 08/07/2020
+17.04 Gs
Max Acceleration since 08/07/2020
+18 %
Swing Efficiency since 06/11/2022
Best PG Grade: 10
PERCENTILE RANKINGS
CLASS OF 2024 in the recorded year
CATEGORY TOP RESULT CLASS AVG PERCENTILE
FB 71 mph 77 mph
15.16%
60 6.15 sec 7.47 sec
99.98%
10 SPL 1.46 sec 1.73 sec
99.68%
OF 85 mph 79 mph
79.05%
IF 74 mph 76 mph
32.59%
CATEGORIES TOP RESULT CLASS AVG PERCENTILE
Exit Velo 100 mph 79 mph
99.53%
2022 PG Underclass All-American Games
Right Handed Hitting

Swing Efficiency™

95%

Exit Velo

100mph

Swing Sequence

The order in which each body segment reaches its peak speed

#1 Torso
#2 Pelvis
#3 Arm
#4 Hand
2022 Jr. National Showcase
Right Handed Hitting

Swing Efficiency™

77%

Exit Velo

91mph

Swing Sequence

The order in which each body segment reaches its peak speed

#1 Torso
#2 Pelvis
#3 Arm
#4 Hand

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CATEGORY TOP RESULT CLASS AVG PERCENTILE
Max Barrel Speed 78.492 mph 62.17 mph
99.04%
Impact Momentum 29.444 23.11
98.84%
Max Acceleration 51.408 g's 30.50 g's
99.15%
BEST SINGLE GAME STATS
BATTING STATSLAST OCCURRENCE
At bats: 4 Sep 14, 2020 vs. LVR
Runs: 3 Sep 13, 2020 vs. Slammers Jenkins 15U
Hits: 2 Oct 06, 2022 vs. Canes National/NY Mets Scout Team
RBI's: 2 Jun 15, 2022 vs. 12-White
Home runs: 1 Jun 15, 2022 vs. 12-White
Total bases: 4 Jun 15, 2022 vs. 12-White
Walks: 3 Sep 13, 2020 vs. Slammers Jenkins 15U
Stolen bases: 2 Oct 06, 2022 vs. Canes National/NY Mets Scout Team
Hit by pitch: 1 Oct 08, 2022 vs. AZ T-Rex Scout Team
PITCHING STATSLAST OCCURRENCE
Inn. pitched: 2.2 Sep 14, 2020 vs. LVR
Runs allowed: 1 Sep 14, 2020 vs. LVR
Earned runs: 0 Sep 14, 2020 vs. LVR
Hits allowed: 1 Sep 14, 2020 vs. LVR
Strikeouts: 2 Sep 14, 2020 vs. LVR
Walks allowed: 2 Sep 14, 2020 vs. LVR
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