Prep Baseball Report

Gulf Coast Open: TrackMan Files


PBR Mississippi Staff

On September 24th the PBR Mississippi staff hosted the Gulf Coast Open at MGM Park in Biloxi, MS, featuring many of the state’s top players inside the 2023-2026 classes. Inside today’s TrackMan Files, we’re highlighting the top performers from this event from the data and metrics from our TrackMan unit.

Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event. We also rolled out a Statistical Leaderboard pointing out the top recorded stats by category.

Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan unit. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.

View all stats from the event HERE.

View event roster HERE.

 

MAX FASTBALL

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Jake Landgrave MS Saint Patrick 2023 SS 82.6 mph
2 Tolar Raybourn MS Gulfport 2025 RHP 80.9 mph
3 Logan McNamara LA Mandeville 2025 RHP 79.2 mph

Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.

PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Jake Landgrave MS Saint Patrick 2023 SS 2245 rpm
2 Logan McNamara LA Mandeville 2025 RHP 2207 rpm
3 Tolar Raybourn MS Gulfport 2025 RHP 2078 rpm

Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.

AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Brein Ledford LA Catholic (BR) 2025 OF 13.7
2 Jake Landgrave MS Saint Patrick 2023 SS 12.9
3 Logan McNamara LA Mandeville 2025 RHP 10.9
4 Jordon May MS Biloxi 2026 LHP -10.2
5 Haiden Wood MS Ocean Springs 2025 C 7.6

AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Logan McNamara LA Mandeville 2025 RHP 2069
2 Jake Landgrave MS Saint Patrick 2023 SS 1973
3 Brein Ledford LA Catholic (BR) 2025 OF 1811

AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Jake Landgrave MS Saint Patrick 2023 SS 2137 rpm
2 Elijah Johnson MS Home School 2025 SS 2020 rpm
3 Jordon May MS Biloxi 2026 LHP 1686 rpm

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jake Landgrave MS Saint Patrick 2023 SS 16.2
2 Logan McNamara LA Mandeville 2025 RHP 13.8
3 Haiden Wood MS Ocean Springs 2025 C 8.7

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Chesley Rhodes MS St Stanislaus 2024 OF 90.3 mph
2 Connor Fadalla AL Baker 2023 3B 82.2 mph
3 Will Howard LA Catholic 2024 C 80.2 mph
4 Cortorian Keeton MS Gautier 2023 OF 80.1 mph
5 Ben Wade LA Holy Savior Menard 2024 C 80.0 mph

Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Chesley Rhodes MS St Stanislaus 2024 OF 99.8 mph
2 Connor Fadalla AL Baker 2023 3B 95.2 mph
3 Ben Wade LA Holy Savior Menard 2024 C 90.2 mph
4 Brein Ledford LA Catholic (BR) 2025 OF 89.8 mph
5 Cortorian Keeton MS Gautier 2023 OF 89.4 mph
6 William Parker MS Biloxi 2025 C 89.1 mph
7 Elijah Johnson MS Home School 2025 SS 88.7 mph
8 Mason Roach MS St. Joseph Catholic 2023 OF 88.5 mph
9 Bryan Travis MS Harrison Central 2025 C 87.4 mph
10 Owen Bellanger MS Gulfport 2025 C 86.2 mph

PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Chesley Rhodes MS St Stanislaus 2024 OF 393 ft
2 Connor Fadalla AL Baker 2023 3B 328 ft
3 William Parker MS Biloxi 2025 C 324 ft
4 Bryan Travis MS Harrison Central 2025 C 322 ft
5 Tolar Raybourn MS Gulfport 2025 RHP 304 ft
6 Will Howard LA Catholic 2024 C 300 ft
7 Ben Wade LA Holy Savior Menard 2024 C 300 ft
8 Mason Roach MS St. Joseph Catholic 2023 OF 297 ft
9 Owen Bellanger MS Gulfport 2025 C 291 ft
10 Gavin Gibson LA Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy 2025 2B 287 ft

 

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