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Velocity (max)
3/01/25
CLASS OF 2026
RHP
C
Ben
Pickering
Jefferson (HS) • IN
6' 1" • 225LBS
R/R • 18yr 10mo
Rankings
2026 National
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2026 State
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Commitment
Best Of Stats
Fastball
87.6 - 90.5
Velo Range
3/01/25
2297
Spin Rate (avg)
8/11/24
Changeup
80 - 83
Velo Range
8/11/24
1933
Spin Rate (avg)
3/01/25
Slider
71 - 75
Velo Range
3/01/25
2084
Spin Rate (avg)
8/11/24
96.7
Exit Velocity (max)
10/12/24
80.5
Exit Velocity (avg)
10/12/24
359
Distance (max)
10/12/24
36
Sweet Spot %
8/11/24
22.1
Hand Speed (max)
8/11/24
76
Bat Speed (max)
8/11/24
18.2
Rot. Acc (max)
8/11/24
27
Hard Hit %
10/12/24
7.22
60-yd
8/11/24
-
30-yd
-
10-yd
-
Run speed (max)
-
INF Velo
-
OF Velo
83
C Velo
10/12/24
2.01 - 2.08
Pop Time
8/11/24
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Pickering offers some of the loudest arm strength in the class, reaching 90 mph on his fastball. Pickering was effectively wild with the fastball, and his slurvey, 68-71 mph breaking ball was able to cause hitters to get out on the front foot.
Pickering showcased borderline top-of-the-class arm strength in a bullpen stint where he sat 87-90 on his heater, touching 91 mph on his best bullet. There is some "uniqueness" in the slot that will allow the fastball to play up even higher, as he drops-and-drives with a slight topple to work to a low release height (4-foot-6) from an over the top slot. The ground force he produces helps to create very solid extension, another contributing factor to his strong fastball, along with his ability to backspin the baseball to produces some heaviness. Although inconsistent, Pickering showed flashes of two above average offspeed offerings, sweeping a slider at 72-75 and killing spin on a low-80's change. The overall feel for command is still developing at this point but the arm talent alone makes Pickering a strong '26 to follow.