Prep Baseball Report

East Arkansas Preseason ID: Stat Story


Scott Hood
OK/MO/KS/ARK Assistant Scouting Director

Our final stop on the Preseason ID tour took us to Jonesboro featuring a loaded roster of 33 players from the 2023 class to a handful of 2027's including 6 already committed prospects.  The event saw multiple guys put up big numbers on the day and turned into one of the stronger events PBR Arkansas has run.  The event featured a pro-style workout with 60 times, exit velos, positional velos, and bullpens with data capture.  Today we take a look at the leaders from the event in the traditional stat metrics with more to come on the event throughout the week.

 

Full event stats and details can be found by clicking here

TOP 60 TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Slade Caldwell AR Valley View 2024 OF 6.62 s
2 Parker King AR Valley View 2026 OF 6.65 s
3 Drew Gartman AR Valley View 2025 SS 6.77 s
4 Daxton Webb AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2024 OF 6.78 s
5 Jace Ruffner AR Bryant 2024 3B 6.85 s
6 Conner Vaughn AR Rivercrest 2024 OF 6.89 s

TOP FASTBALL VELOCITIES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Max FB
1 Mark Brissey AR Batesville 2025 RHP 93 mph
2 Tyler Hoskins AR Valley View 2023 RHP 90 mph
^ Eli Crecelius AR Valley View 2024 RHP 90 mph
3 Jackson Privett AR Pocahontas 2024 RHP 89 mph
^ Daxton Webb AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2024 OF 89 mph
4 Jace Ruffner AR Bryant 2024 3B 84 mph
5 Madden Tatum AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 83 mph
6 Noah Roberson AR Benton 2026 OF 82 mph

TOP EXIT VELOCITIES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velo
1 Conner Vaughn AR Rivercrest 2024 OF 99
^ Slade Caldwell AR Valley View 2024 OF 99
^ Mark Brissey AR Batesville 2025 RHP 99
2 Nolan Belcher AR Walnut Ridge 2024 C 96
3 Jace Ruffner AR Bryant 2024 3B 95
^ Noah Roberson AR Benton 2026 OF 95
4 Daxton Webb AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2024 OF 93
5 Hudson Rodgers AR Valley View 2025 1B 92
^ Jayde Taylor AR Valley View 2025 OF 92
^ Parker King AR Valley View 2026 OF 92
6 Aiden Jones AR Cedar Ridge 2025 C 90

TOP INFIELD VELOCITIES

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Drew Gartman AR Valley View 2025 SS 83
2 Jace Ruffner AR Bryant 2024 3B 82
^ Hudson Rodgers AR Valley View 2025 1B 82
3 Madden Tatum AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 81
^ Robert Hall AR Marion 2026 OF 81
^ Aiden Jones AR Cedar Ridge 2025 C 81
4 Brody Parker AR Palestine-Wheatley 2026 SS 78
5 Taylor Hyneman AR Jonesboro 2027 SS 75
^ Cannon Driskill AR Green County Tech 2026 SS 75
^ Grif Silverthorn AR Brookland 2028 3B 75
6 Coleman Barnett AR Marion 2026 3B 74

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITIES

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Daxton Webb AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2024 OF 91
^ Slade Caldwell AR Valley View 2024 OF 91
2 Jayde Taylor AR Valley View 2025 OF 90
3 Madden Tatum AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 87
4 Parker King AR Valley View 2026 OF 86
5 Hudson Rodgers AR Valley View 2025 1B 83
^ Noah Roberson AR Benton 2026 OF 83
6 Brody Parker AR Palestine-Wheatley 2026 SS 82
^ Conner Vaughn AR Rivercrest 2024 OF 82

TOP CATCHER VELOCITIES

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Nolan Belcher AR Walnut Ridge 2024 C 79
2 Brock Billingsley AR Shiloh Christian 2024 C 76
3 Aiden Jones AR Cedar Ridge 2025 C 73
^ Kale Searcy AR Cross County 2026 C 73
4 Rogan Tyler AR Brookland 2027 C 66

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Nolan Belcher AR Walnut Ridge 2024 C 1.87-2.00
2 Brock Billingsley AR Shiloh Christian 2024 C 1.93-2.04
3 Aiden Jones AR Cedar Ridge 2025 C 2.04-2.11
4 Rogan Tyler AR Brookland 2027 C 2.17-2.27
5 Kale Searcy AR Cross County 2026 C 2.20-2.26

 

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