Mid-Atlantic State Games: Fastball Metric Leaders
November 10, 2023
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Last weekend, over 210 players from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and DC descended on War Memorial Stadium and Nansemond River High School in Hampton and Suffolk, Virginia for the 2023 Mid-Atlantic State Games. As we get into our breakdown of the event over the next few weeks, we continue to highlight the statistical leaders with the Fastballs that had the top Spin Rate, most Induced Vertical Break, and most Horizontal Movement
Top Fastball Max Spin
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Luke Thoreson | VA | STONE BRIDGE HIGH | 2025 | OF | 2557 rpm |
2 | Logan Clark | VA | Halifax County | 2026 | OF | 2494 rpm |
3 | Jayden Grant | VA | James River | 2026 | SS | 2467 rpm |
4 | Jayden Davis | VA | AMHERST COUNTY HIGH | 2026 | OF | 2429 rpm |
5 | Graham Ward | VA | North Stafford | 2025 | 3B | 2407 rpm |
6 | Ryan Watson | VA | Greenbrier Christian Academy | 2027 | 1B | 2379 rpm |
7 | Dylan Amos | VA | RIVERSIDE HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 2379 rpm |
8 | Casey Thomas | VA | Carlise School | 2025 | RHP | 2361 rpm |
9 | Spencer Gilcrest | MD | Walter Johnson | 2026 | LHP | 2343 rpm |
10 | Brady Elrod | VA | Hanover | 2026 | OF | 2340 rpm |
11 | Landon Ludington | VA | Forest Park | 2026 | SS | 2324 rpm |
12 | Joshua Perez | VA | Spotyslvania | 2026 | RHP | 2314 rpm |
13 | Dylan Herr | VA | Lightridge High School | 2026 | RHP | 2311 rpm |
14 | Evan Salapka | VA | ATLEE HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 2308 rpm |
15 | Jake Mutter | VA | Tabb | 2025 | SS | 2300 rpm |
16 | Aaron Van Tuyle | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2025 | RHP | 2298 rpm |
17 | Ayden Mills | VA | windsor | 2027 | 3B | 2295 rpm |
18 | Danny Kilgore | VA | Hanover | 2025 | RHP | 2284 rpm |
19 | Ian Baldwin | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | RHP | 2280 rpm |
20 | Matthew Feldmann | VA | INDEPENDENCE HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 2262 rpm |
Top Fastball Induced Vertical Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
1 | Liam Cardman | VA | West Potomac | 2025 | RHP | 26.7 in |
2 | Luke Mundie | VA | HANOVER HIGH | 2026 | LHP | 25.5 in |
3 | Greer Cabanban | VA | COSBY HIGH | 2025 | RHP | 25.4 in |
4 | Matthew Feldmann | VA | INDEPENDENCE HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 25.3 in |
5 | Max Lusk | VA | Battlefield | 2026 | RHP | 24.6 in |
6 | Robert Ballagh | MD | AACS | 2026 | LHP | 24.2 in |
7 | Tommy Blackburn | VA | Hickory | 2025 | RHP | 23.8 in |
8 | Grayson Newsome | VA | Brunswick Academy | 2027 | RHP | 23.8 in |
9 | Ian Baldwin | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | RHP | 23.4 in |
10 | Austin Decker | VA | Liberty Online | 2026 | RHP | 22.9 in |
11 | Benjamin Favreau | VA | MECHANICSVILLE HIGH | 2026 | LHP | 22.7 in |
12 | Johnny Hobgood | MD | Stephen Decatur | 2026 | OF | 22.6 in |
13 | Ryan Watson | VA | Greenbrier Christian Academy | 2027 | 1B | 22.3 in |
14 | Luke Thoreson | VA | STONE BRIDGE HIGH | 2025 | OF | 22.2 in |
15 | Aiden Tuck | VA | POWHATAN HIGH | 2027 | OF | 22.0 in |
16 | Gordon Cozad | VA | Oakton | 2026 | MIF | 22.0 in |
17 | Bryce Krines | VA | HANOVER HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 21.1 in |
18 | Chase Blumberg | VA | ATLEE HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 21.1 in |
19 | Cal Travers | VA | Mills Godwin | 2025 | LHP | 21.1 in |
20 | Colton Hicks | VA | INDEPENDENCE HIGH | 2026 | 3B | 20.9 in |
Top Fastball Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Sam Rosenwald | MD | Sherwood High | 2026 | LHP | -23.9 in |
2 | Colton Hicks | VA | INDEPENDENCE HIGH | 2026 | 3B | 22.5 in |
3 | Aaron Caughlin | VA | Brentsville District | 2025 | RHP | 22.1 in |
4 | Benjamin Phillips | VA | Carroll County | 2025 | LHP | -21.7 in |
5 | Gavin Gross | PA | Pope John Paul II | 2027 | OF | 21.3 in |
6 | Evan Salapka | VA | ATLEE HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 21.1 in |
7 | Dan Ockerman | VA | MCLEAN HIGH | 2026 | LHP | -21.0 in |
8 | Andrew Davis | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | SS | 20.9 in |
9 | Luke Baker | VA | Freedom | 2025 | SS | 20.7 in |
10 | Spencer Gilcrest | MD | Walter Johnson | 2026 | LHP | -19.9 in |
11 | Jackson Horton | VA | Patrick County | 2025 | 3B | 19.8 in |
12 | Lorenzo Cafferillo | VA | miller school of albemarle | 2026 | RHP | 19.8 in |
13 | Ian Baldwin | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | RHP | 19.7 in |
14 | Hunter Dunst | MD | Calvert Hall | 2027 | 3B | 19.7 in |
15 | Charles Tobler III | VA | PDG Academy | 2026 | OF | 19.7 in |
16 | Henry Lewis | MD | North Hagerstown High | 2025 | RHP | 19.6 in |
17 | Hayden Bynum | VA | Mills Godwin | 2025 | RHP | 19.3 in |
18 | Jacob McCorkle | VA | ALTAVISTA HIGH | 2025 | LHP | -19.1 in |
19 | Kaiden Takahashi-Trader | VA | Tabb | 2024 | RHP | 19.1 in |
20 | Logan Clark | VA | Halifax County | 2026 | OF | 19.0 in |