Natural State Games: Pitcher's Data Dive
October 19, 2023
Prep Baseball Arkansas hosted the annual Natural State Games on October 15th in Conway Arkansas at the University of Central Arkansas. The Natural State Games featured 44 players from all across the state with players coming from the 2024 class to a couple up and coming prospects in the 2027 class. The event featured laser timed 60s, BP rounds with data collected by Trackman and Blast Motion, defensive evaluations with arm strength metrics, and finished up with live hitters vs pitchers with the pitching data collected by Trackman. We dive deeper into some of the pitching metrics captured by Trackman with eyes on the top fastballs, curveballs, sliders, and data on changeups.
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MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | 86.6 mph |
2 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 86.1 mph |
3 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | SS | 85.9 mph |
4 | Shaun Cover | AR | Conway | 2026 | C | 85.0 mph |
5 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 83.3 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 2297 rpm |
2 | Owen Davenport | AR | Conway | 2026 | LHP | 2273 rpm |
3 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 2272 rpm |
4 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | SS | 2114 rpm |
5 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | 2104 rpm |
AVG FASTBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 2198 rpm |
2 | Owen Davenport | AR | Conway | 2026 | LHP | 2185 rpm |
3 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 2147 rpm |
4 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | SS | 2048 rpm |
5 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | 2042 rpm |
PEAK FASTBALL HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 17.3 in |
2 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 17.0 in |
3 | Shaun Cover | AR | Conway | 2026 | C | 16.2 in |
4 | Calan English | AR | ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 15.3 in |
5 | Jaxon Helton | AR | Fayetteville | 2026 | LHP | -15.2 in |
PEAK FASTBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
1 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | SS | 16.9 in |
2 | Jaxon Helton | AR | Fayetteville | 2026 | LHP | 16.8 in |
3 | Drew Crowley | AR | HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | LHP | 16.7 in |
4 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 15.8 in |
5 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 14.6 in |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 2536 rpm |
2 | Lake Pitcock | AR | Rogers Heritage | 2025 | RHP | 2411 rpm |
3 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 2322 rpm |
4 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 2028 rpm |
5 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | 2011 rpm |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 2348 rpm |
2 | Lake Pitcock | AR | Rogers Heritage | 2025 | RHP | 2275 rpm |
3 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 2025 rpm |
4 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | 1961 rpm |
5 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 1945 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 2627 rpm |
2 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | SS | 2403 rpm |
3 | Owen Davenport | AR | Conway | 2026 | LHP | 2373 rpm |
4 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 2352 rpm |
5 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 2220 rpm |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 2494 |
2 | Owen Davenport | AR | Conway | 2026 | LHP | 2327 |
3 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 2291 |
4 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | SS | 2290 |
5 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 2102 |
PEAK CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 18.2 in |
2 | Calan English | AR | ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 17.0 in |
3 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 16.7 in |
4 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | -14.6 in |
5 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 13.9 in |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Calan English | AR | ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 15.6 |
2 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 15.3 |
3 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | -14.6 |
4 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 13.9 |
5 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | SS | 11.1 |
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