From flamethrowers who light up the radar gun, to big bats who can leave the yard at any time, to lightning quick athletes with jaw-dropping 60 times, the 2027 class is full of standout prospects. Over the next few days we'll be diving into which seniors have seperated themselves from the pack with their advanced tools.

Today we'll be highlighting the seniors who have proven to be the state's top flamethrowers, looking at four different fastball metrics to decide who has the 2027 class' best heaters.

To do this, we've combed through the metrics from all of our events over recent years and will rank the top 20 seniors in each category. From there, a scoring system will be used to award points to each player based on their ranking, with 1st place receiving 20 points, 2nd place recieving 19 points etc. In the event of a tie, all involved players will split the points for those positions equally. (EX: Two players tied for first place would each receive 19.5 points) After each category has been ranked, we'll add up each player's points, with whoever ends up with the most points being crowned the winner. 

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Max FB Velo

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AVG FB Spin (RPM)

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AVG FB IVB (Induced Vertical Break)

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AVG FB HM (Horizontal Movement)

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Final Rankings (Points)

1. George Ferguson (31)

T- 2. Garet Hackenbruch (29.5)

T- 2. Jamie Chipman (29.5)

4. Caden Mackey (24)

5. Brendan Freeman (23)

6. Jake Ivey (21)

T- 7. Aiden Salinas (20)

T-7. Quinn Fitzpatrick (20)

T-7. Roen Disher (20)

T-10. Ethan Jackson (19)

T-10. Gage Hamilton (19)

T-10. Landon Walker (19)

_{All stats pulled from Prep Baseball Texas events from July 26, 2022 - Present}