The New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series powered by Program 15 Sports finished out the calendar year in grand style this week, wrapping up an always-fully loaded schedule with back-to-back SoCal and NorCal combines that attracted a bevy of the best talent in a state known for producing a ton of it.
“It’s always exciting to get out to the West Coast and the state I grew up in, California,” said NBFSS/P15 CEO and President, Jeremy Booth. “It was good to see some of the best talent out there for two days and they didn’t disappoint. It will be fun to see them again as they advance through the New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series system.”
The following players were the leaders in measurables taken during the event, but were certainly not the only standouts. Catcher Jack Lazark, who made waves at both the Underclass Combine and Underclass Elite events, was among the notables with previous FSS experience in attendance over the past two days.
Blessed by the most high to have my name along side these STUDS! Testing leaderboard from our @NB_Baseball @P15Sports @ftrstarsseries @_JeremyBooth Northern California Regional Combine. #𝚆𝚎𝙶𝚘𝚝𝙽𝚘𝚠 https://t.co/vu3N8wBi59
— Nikko Taylor (@NikkoTaylor22) December 31, 2021
NORCAL
40YD:
2025 Nikko Taylor – 4.53
2023 Trevor Wilson – 4.70
2023 Tyler Wong – 4.75
2023 Carson Cleage – 4.88
2024 Cole Jones – 4.9
2024 Conner Barth – 4.95
2023 PJ Moutzouridis – 5.0
2023 Brady Connolly – 5.0
2023 Colin Johnston – 5.0
2024 Josh Hanson – 5.03
Broad Jump:
2023 Tyler Wong – 9’5
2025 Nikko Taylor – 9’2
2023 Ny’zaiah Thompson – 9’2
2024 Devon Laguinto – 8’10
2024 Conner Barth – 8’9
2023 Jack Lazark – 8’6
2025 Connor Stephens – 8’6
2025 Rashad Hayes – 8’5
2025 Matt Anderson – 8’4
2024 Cole Jones – 8’3
2023 Trent Keys – 8’3
Pro Agility:
2023 Ny’zaiah Thompson – 4.36
2025 Nikko Taylor – 4.45
2024 Josiah Rodriguez – 4.47
2025 Mason Ravera – 4.51
2023 Elijah Hackathorn – 4.52
2024 Braden Giardina – 4.53
2023 Caze Derammelacre – 4.57
2024 Jake Lyall – 4.58
2024 Cole Jones – 4.62
2024 Devin Laguinto – 4.64
SOCAL
Broad Jump:
2022 DJ Cardinal – 9’5
2023 Luke Scherrer – 8’10
2024 Jake Wood – 8’9
2023 Boston Baro – 8’8
2023 Ryan Limerick – 8’8
2023 Diago Machado – 8’6
2024 Gavin Malcomson – 8’6
2024 Tony Martinez – 8’6
2026 Anthony Murphy – 8’6
2023 Ryan Kroepel – 8’5
2023 Brayden Marx – 8’4
2026 Nathan Choomngern – 8’4
Pro Agility:
2023 Diago Machado – 4.53
2023 Ryan Limerick – 4.63
2023 Colson Montgomery – 4.63
2023 Ryan Kroepel – 4.65
2024 Damon Garcia – 4.66
2023 Andrew Bertolette – 4.72
2025 Brenden Lewis – 4.79
2023 Pete Bowman – 4.8
2022 David Tran – 4.82
2023 Aidan Cardoza – 4.84
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Many arms and two-way players also stood out during the event, including some mentioned below on the @ftrstarsseries Twitter account by Chase Denton, who was among many staffers in attendance for the trip and took the video you see on social media.
California 2023 RHP/OF Brady Connolly (@Brady_connolly_) impressed on the mound locating his fastball up to 86 mph while flashing a deceptive change at our @NB_Baseball @P15Sports @ftrstarsseries NorCal Combine. #UNCOMMITTED pic.twitter.com/zkziPN3yqp
— Future Stars Series West Coast (@fss_westcoast) December 31, 2021
California 2025 INF/RHP Brenden Lewis has legit two-way ability showing off his polished righty approach with mid 80’s velocity on the mound at our @NB_Baseball @P15Sports @ftrstarsseries SoCal Combine. #UNCOMMITTED pic.twitter.com/2HvMebH8oH
— Future Stars Series West Coast (@fss_westcoast) December 29, 2021
California 2025 LHP Jack Armijo (@JackArmijo07) locating sneaky 83-85 mph velocity and showing feel for his changeup during our @NB_Baseball @P15Sports @ftrstarsseries North California Regional Combine. #UNCOMMITTED pic.twitter.com/zl7IcUSJlU
— Future Stars Series West Coast (@fss_westcoast) December 30, 2021
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As the focus now shifts to the upcoming regional combine in Sarasota, Florida on January 2, those who made a big impression in California should be expecting to hear some news relatively soon when it comes to getting to advance to some of the Future Stars Series’ upcoming jewel events.
After a very loud and impact player driven couple of days with the @NB_Baseball @P15Sports @ftrstarsseries California swing, we are live and in effect with Level 2 of Scout school on 1/1/22. Looking forward to watching the progression of those in training as #WeGotNow #IYKYK pic.twitter.com/Gawbyg33TJ
— Jeremy Booth (@_JeremyBooth) December 30, 2021
Selections coming to advance to the @NB_Baseball @P15Sports @ftrstarsseries National and Underclass combines, the gateway to the Signature events. Players selected will attend at no family cost, but will work with the @FtrSSFoundation to directly impact others #WeGotNow pic.twitter.com/VKJf9LxqAa
— Jeremy Booth (@_JeremyBooth) December 30, 2021
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