Central Arkansas Preseason ID: Pitcher's Data Dive
January 24, 2024
Prep Baseball Arkansas made it's first stop on the Preseason Tour, starting with the Central Arkansas Preseason ID on Saturday January 20th. The event featured prospects from the senior class all the way to some up-and-coming 2028 grads. The event featured laser-timed 30's, BP with Trackman and Blast Motion metrics, defensive evaluations with radar gun readings, bullpen sessions with Trackman, and vizual edge testing. Today we take a look at some of the top pitching metrics captured by Trackman with eyes on velos, spin rates, and more.
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MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
2 | Damarrion Kye | AR | Watson Chapel | 2024 | RHP | 83.0 mph |
3 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 81.8 mph |
4 | Reed Baker | AR | Lakeside | 2027 | RHP | 81.4 mph |
5 | Tate Hall | AR | WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 80.9 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2215 rpm |
2 | Konnor Shelton | AR | DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2083 rpm |
3 | Damarrion Kye | AR | Watson Chapel | 2024 | RHP | 2032 rpm |
4 | Reed Baker | AR | Lakeside | 2027 | RHP | 2016 rpm |
5 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 1996 rpm |
AVG FASTBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2121 rpm |
2 | Konnor Shelton | AR | DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2031 rpm |
3 | Damarrion Kye | AR | Watson Chapel | 2024 | RHP | 1934 rpm |
4 | Tate Hall | AR | WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 1914 rpm |
5 | Reed Baker | AR | Lakeside | 2027 | RHP | 1881 rpm |
PEAK FASTBALL HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Reed Baker | AR | Lakeside | 2027 | RHP | 19.4 in |
2 | Daylon Glass | AR | Magnolia | 2026 | RHP | 15.7 in |
3 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 15.3 in |
4 | Cason Green | AR | Russellville | 2028 | RHP | 14.2 in |
5 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 13.2 in |
PEAK FASTBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
1 | Damarrion Kye | AR | Watson Chapel | 2024 | RHP | 26.6 in |
2 | Konnor Shelton | AR | DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 21.8 in |
3 | Daylon Glass | AR | Magnolia | 2026 | RHP | 21.0 in |
4 | Tate Hall | AR | WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 20.4 in |
5 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 20.2 in |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Daylon Glass | AR | Magnolia | 2026 | RHP | 2402 rpm |
2 | Konnor Shelton | AR | DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2097 rpm |
3 | Noah Matheson | AR | Sheridan | 2027 | SS | 1999 rpm |
4 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 1975 rpm |
5 | Owen Guffey | AR | SALEM HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 1919 rpm |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Daylon Glass | AR | Magnolia | 2026 | RHP | 2348 rpm |
2 | Konnor Shelton | AR | DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 1999 rpm |
3 | Noah Matheson | AR | Sheridan | 2027 | SS | 1961 rpm |
4 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 1924 rpm |
5 | Owen Guffey | AR | SALEM HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 1841 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2228 rpm |
2 | Konnor Shelton | AR | DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2122 rpm |
3 | Noah Matheson | AR | Sheridan | 2027 | SS | 2068 rpm |
4 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 1955 rpm |
5 | Cason Green | AR | Russellville | 2028 | RHP | 1861 rpm |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2109 |
2 | Konnor Shelton | AR | DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2014 |
3 | Noah Matheson | AR | Sheridan | 2027 | SS | 1986 |
4 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 1896 |
5 | Cason Green | AR | Russellville | 2028 | RHP | 1797 |
PEAK CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Justin Young | AR | CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 18.9 in |
2 | Reed Baker | AR | Lakeside | 2027 | RHP | 18.0 in |
3 | Konnor Shelton | AR | DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 16.6 in |
4 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 16.3 in |
5 | Daylon Glass | AR | Magnolia | 2026 | RHP | 16.1 in |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Justin Young | AR | CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 17.5 |
2 | Caleb Short | AR | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 16.1 |
3 | Reed Baker | AR | Lakeside | 2027 | RHP | 15.4 |
4 | Konnor Shelton | AR | DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 15.4 |
5 | Daylon Glass | AR | Magnolia | 2026 | RHP | 15.3 |
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