Prep Baseball Report

Magnolia State Games: TrackMan Files


PBR Mississippi Staff

On June 21st & 22nd, the PBR Mississippi staff hosted the Magnolia State Games showcase at Mississippi College in Clinton, 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.

MAX FASTBALL

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Stone McCaughey MS Lewisburg 2024 RHP 89.9 mph
2 Chase Russell MS Madison Central 2024 1B 89.2 mph
3 Caleb Authement MS Brookhaven Academy 2026 C 85.4 mph
4 Dayne Sanford MS Pillow Academy 2023 3B 85.2 mph
5 Andrew (Drew) Lamb MS Pillow Academy 2023 RHP 85.1 mph
6 Wes White MS Northwest Rankin 2024 RHP 83.6 mph
7 Matthew Birdsong MS Madison Central 2023 RHP 83.4 mph
8 Madden Butler MS Corinth 2024 RHP 83.3 mph
9 Calvin Robinson MS Northwest Rankin 2024 LHP 83.3 mph
10 Jackson Moore MS Tishomingo County 2025 3B 83.0 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 Caleb Authement MS Brookhaven Academy 2026 C 2426 rpm
2 Dayne Sanford MS Pillow Academy 2023 3B 2386 rpm
3 Stone McCaughey MS Lewisburg 2024 RHP 2327 rpm
4 William Blevins MS Ocean Springs 2024 LHP 2321 rpm
5 Jayden Adcox MS Forest 2023 C 2314 rpm
6 Grady Mitchell MS CORINTH HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 2303 rpm
7 Drew Lambert MS Madison-Ridgeland Academy 2024 RHP 2286 rpm
8 Brodie Wedgeworth MS Oak Grove 2023 RHP 2258 rpm
9 Gardner Young MS Jackson Prep 2025 LHP 2253 rpm
10 Andrew Burgess MS Central Hinds Academy 2023 1B 2229 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 Caden Colangelo VA Colgan 2023 1B 21.5
2 Jayden Adcox MS Forest 2023 C 18.2
3 Drew Lambert MS Madison-Ridgeland Academy 2024 RHP 16.0
4 William Blevins MS Ocean Springs 2024 LHP -14.8
5 Corey Watkins MS Madison-Ridgeland Academy 2024 1B -14.7
6 Emile Pace MS Poplarville 2024 OF -14.6
7 Stone McCaughey MS Lewisburg 2024 RHP 14.1
8 Ryan Etheridge MS Central Hinds Academy 2023 RHP 13.5
9 Calvin Robinson MS Northwest Rankin 2024 LHP -13.2
10 Hugh Parsons MS Desoto Central 2023 1B -12.3

AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Preston Johnson MS Hernando 2025 OF 2400
2 William Blevins MS Ocean Springs 2024 LHP 2258
3 Tatum Turner MS Bruce 2024 UTILITY 2245
4 Brodie Wedgeworth MS Oak Grove 2023 RHP 2227
5 Wes White MS Northwest Rankin 2024 RHP 2219
6 Jarrett Morris MS Lewisburg 2023 3B 2209
7 Clark Janzen MS Booneville 2025 RHP 2187
8 Calvin Robinson MS Northwest Rankin 2024 LHP 2179
9 Gardner Young MS Jackson Prep 2025 LHP 2178
10 Chase Russell MS Madison Central 2024 1B 2159

AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Collin Pipkins MS Greene County 2023 SS 2297 rpm
2 Clark Janzen MS Booneville 2025 RHP 2229 rpm
3 Jarrett Morris MS Lewisburg 2023 3B 2187 rpm
4 Emile Pace MS Poplarville 2024 OF 2170 rpm
5 Jayden Adcox MS Forest 2023 C 2156 rpm
6 Currie Jones MS Northwest Rankin 2023 LHP 2070 rpm
7 Andrew (Drew) Lamb MS Pillow Academy 2023 RHP 2015 rpm
8 Judson Griffin MS Brookhaven Academy 2023 LHP 1832 rpm
9 Dayne Sanford MS Pillow Academy 2023 3B 1825 rpm
10 Madden Butler MS Corinth 2024 RHP 1801 rpm

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Collin Pipkins MS Greene County 2023 SS 19.5
2 Preston Johnson MS Hernando 2025 OF 18.9
3 Stone McCaughey MS Lewisburg 2024 RHP 17.1
4 Jackson Moore MS Tishomingo County 2025 3B 15.3
5 Drew Lambert MS Madison-Ridgeland Academy 2024 RHP 12.1
6 Matthew Birdsong MS Madison Central 2023 RHP 10.8
7 Kody Gilmore MS Lewisburg 2024 2B 10.7
8 Hugh Parsons MS Desoto Central 2023 1B -10.7
9 Jarrett Morris MS Lewisburg 2023 3B 9.9
10 Chase Russell MS Madison Central 2024 1B 9.2

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Cade Fairley MS Warren Central 2024 OF 92.9 mph
2 Jayden Adcox MS Forest 2023 C 89.8 mph
3 Madden Butler MS Corinth 2024 RHP 88.3 mph
4 Samuel Richardson MS Lewisburg 2024 3B 87.5 mph
5 Caleb Authement MS Brookhaven Academy 2026 C 87.5 mph
6 Jackson Hood MS Germantown 2024 SS 86.8 mph
7 Grady Mitchell MS CORINTH HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 86.3 mph
8 Matthew Cochran MS Jackson Prep 2023 3B 86.3 mph
9 Josh King MS Desoto Central 2023 C 85.5 mph
10 Hallas Lawson MS Hernando 2024 C 85.5 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 Samuel Richardson MS Lewisburg 2024 3B 99.3 mph
2 Cade Fairley MS Warren Central 2024 OF 99.3 mph
3 Dayne Sanford MS Pillow Academy 2023 3B 97.7 mph
4 Jacob Parker MS Purvis 2025 CF 97.2 mph
5 Ethan Mallett MS Madison Ridgeland Academy 2024 OF 97.0 mph
6 Jayden Adcox MS Forest 2023 C 96.7 mph
7 Caden Colangelo VA Colgan 2023 1B 94.0 mph
8 Calvin Robinson MS Northwest Rankin 2024 LHP 93.6 mph
9 Jackson Hood MS Germantown 2024 SS 93.5 mph
10 Corey Watkins MS Madison-Ridgeland Academy 2024 1B 93.4 mph

PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Dayne Sanford MS Pillow Academy 2023 3B 390 ft
2 Samuel Richardson MS Lewisburg 2024 3B 389 ft
3 Cade Fairley MS Warren Central 2024 OF 380 ft
4 Jayden Adcox MS Forest 2023 C 376 ft
5 Jacob Parker MS Purvis 2025 CF 371 ft
6 Calvin Robinson MS Northwest Rankin 2024 LHP 369 ft
7 Caden Colangelo VA Colgan 2023 1B 349 ft
8 Collin Pipkins MS Greene County 2023 SS 347 ft
9 Madden Butler MS Corinth 2024 RHP 339 ft
10 Banks Teater MS Purvis 2025 C 332 ft

 

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