Magnolia State Games: TrackMan Files
June 25, 2022
On June 21st & 22nd, the PBR Mississippi staff hosted the Magnolia State Games showcase at Mississippi College in Clinton, MS, featuring many of the state’s top players inside the 2023-2026 classes. Inside today’s TrackMan Files, we’re highlighting the top performers from this event from the data and metrics from our TrackMan unit.
Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event. We also rolled out a Statistical Leaderboard pointing out the top recorded stats by category.
Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan unit. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.
MAX FASTBALL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Stone McCaughey | MS | Lewisburg | 2024 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
2 | Chase Russell | MS | Madison Central | 2024 | 1B | 89.2 mph |
3 | Caleb Authement | MS | BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 2026 | C | 85.4 mph |
4 | Dayne Sanford | MS | Pillow Academy | 2023 | 3B | 85.2 mph |
5 | Andrew (Drew) Lamb | MS | Pillow Academy | 2023 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
6 | Wes White | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2024 | RHP | 83.6 mph |
7 | Matthew Birdsong | MS | Madison Central | 2023 | RHP | 83.4 mph |
8 | Madden Butler | MS | Corinth | 2024 | RHP | 83.3 mph |
9 | Calvin Robinson | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2024 | LHP | 83.3 mph |
10 | Jackson Moore | MS | Tishomingo County | 2025 | 3B | 83.0 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Caleb Authement | MS | BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 2026 | C | 2426 rpm |
2 | Dayne Sanford | MS | Pillow Academy | 2023 | 3B | 2386 rpm |
3 | Stone McCaughey | MS | Lewisburg | 2024 | RHP | 2327 rpm |
4 | William Blevins | MS | Ocean Springs | 2024 | LHP | 2321 rpm |
5 | Jayden Adcox | MS | Forest | 2023 | C | 2314 rpm |
6 | Grady Mitchell | MS | CORINTH HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 2303 rpm |
7 | Drew Lambert | MS | Madison-Ridgeland Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2286 rpm |
8 | Brodie Wedgeworth | MS | Oak Grove | 2023 | RHP | 2258 rpm |
9 | Gardner Young | MS | Jackson Prep | 2025 | LHP | 2253 rpm |
10 | Andrew Burgess | MS | Central Hinds Academy | 2023 | 1B | 2229 rpm |
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Caden Colangelo | VA | Colgan | 2023 | 1B | 21.5 |
2 | Jayden Adcox | MS | Forest | 2023 | C | 18.2 |
3 | Drew Lambert | MS | Madison-Ridgeland Academy | 2024 | RHP | 16.0 |
4 | William Blevins | MS | Ocean Springs | 2024 | LHP | -14.8 |
5 | Corey Watkins | MS | Madison-Ridgeland Academy | 2024 | 1B | -14.7 |
6 | Emile Pace | MS | Poplarville | 2024 | OF | -14.6 |
7 | Stone McCaughey | MS | Lewisburg | 2024 | RHP | 14.1 |
8 | Ryan Etheridge | MS | Central Hinds Academy | 2023 | RHP | 13.5 |
9 | Calvin Robinson | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2024 | LHP | -13.2 |
10 | Hugh Parsons | MS | Desoto Central | 2023 | 1B | -12.3 |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Preston Johnson | MS | Hernando | 2025 | SS | 2400 |
2 | William Blevins | MS | Ocean Springs | 2024 | LHP | 2258 |
3 | Tatum Turner | MS | Bruce | 2024 | UTILITY | 2245 |
4 | Brodie Wedgeworth | MS | Oak Grove | 2023 | RHP | 2227 |
5 | Wes White | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2024 | RHP | 2219 |
6 | Jarrett Morris | MS | Lewisburg | 2023 | 3B | 2209 |
7 | Clark Janzen | MS | BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2187 |
8 | Calvin Robinson | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2024 | LHP | 2179 |
9 | Gardner Young | MS | Jackson Prep | 2025 | LHP | 2178 |
10 | Chase Russell | MS | Madison Central | 2024 | 1B | 2159 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Collin Pipkins | MS | Greene County | 2023 | SS | 2297 rpm |
2 | Clark Janzen | MS | BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2229 rpm |
3 | Jarrett Morris | MS | Lewisburg | 2023 | 3B | 2187 rpm |
4 | Emile Pace | MS | Poplarville | 2024 | OF | 2170 rpm |
5 | Jayden Adcox | MS | Forest | 2023 | C | 2156 rpm |
6 | Currie Jones | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2023 | LHP | 2070 rpm |
7 | Andrew (Drew) Lamb | MS | Pillow Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2015 rpm |
8 | Judson Griffin | MS | Brookhaven Academy | 2023 | LHP | 1832 rpm |
9 | Dayne Sanford | MS | Pillow Academy | 2023 | 3B | 1825 rpm |
10 | Madden Butler | MS | Corinth | 2024 | RHP | 1801 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Collin Pipkins | MS | Greene County | 2023 | SS | 19.5 |
2 | Preston Johnson | MS | Hernando | 2025 | SS | 18.9 |
3 | Stone McCaughey | MS | Lewisburg | 2024 | RHP | 17.1 |
4 | Jackson Moore | MS | Tishomingo County | 2025 | 3B | 15.3 |
5 | Drew Lambert | MS | Madison-Ridgeland Academy | 2024 | RHP | 12.1 |
6 | Matthew Birdsong | MS | Madison Central | 2023 | RHP | 10.8 |
7 | Kody Gilmore | MS | Lewisburg | 2024 | 2B | 10.7 |
8 | Hugh Parsons | MS | Desoto Central | 2023 | 1B | -10.7 |
9 | Jarrett Morris | MS | Lewisburg | 2023 | 3B | 9.9 |
10 | Chase Russell | MS | Madison Central | 2024 | 1B | 9.2 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Cade Fairley | MS | Warren Central | 2024 | OF | 92.9 mph |
2 | Jayden Adcox | MS | Forest | 2023 | C | 89.8 mph |
3 | Madden Butler | MS | Corinth | 2024 | RHP | 88.3 mph |
4 | Samuel Richardson | MS | Lewisburg | 2024 | 3B | 87.5 mph |
5 | Caleb Authement | MS | BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 2026 | C | 87.5 mph |
6 | Jackson Hood | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 86.8 mph |
7 | Grady Mitchell | MS | CORINTH HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 86.3 mph |
8 | Matthew Cochran | MS | Jackson Prep | 2023 | 3B | 86.3 mph |
9 | Josh King | MS | Desoto Central | 2023 | C | 85.5 mph |
10 | Hallas Lawson | MS | Hernando | 2024 | C | 85.5 mph |
Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Samuel Richardson | MS | Lewisburg | 2024 | 3B | 99.3 mph |
2 | Cade Fairley | MS | Warren Central | 2024 | OF | 99.3 mph |
3 | Dayne Sanford | MS | Pillow Academy | 2023 | 3B | 97.7 mph |
4 | Jacob Parker | MS | Purvis | 2025 | OF | 97.2 mph |
5 | Ethan Mallett | MS | Madison Ridgeland Academy | 2024 | OF | 97.0 mph |
6 | Jayden Adcox | MS | Forest | 2023 | C | 96.7 mph |
7 | Caden Colangelo | VA | Colgan | 2023 | 1B | 94.0 mph |
8 | Calvin Robinson | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2024 | LHP | 93.6 mph |
9 | Jackson Hood | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 93.5 mph |
10 | Corey Watkins | MS | Madison-Ridgeland Academy | 2024 | 1B | 93.4 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Dayne Sanford | MS | Pillow Academy | 2023 | 3B | 390 ft |
2 | Samuel Richardson | MS | Lewisburg | 2024 | 3B | 389 ft |
3 | Cade Fairley | MS | Warren Central | 2024 | OF | 380 ft |
4 | Jayden Adcox | MS | Forest | 2023 | C | 376 ft |
5 | Jacob Parker | MS | Purvis | 2025 | OF | 371 ft |
6 | Calvin Robinson | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2024 | LHP | 369 ft |
7 | Caden Colangelo | VA | Colgan | 2023 | 1B | 349 ft |
8 | Collin Pipkins | MS | Greene County | 2023 | SS | 347 ft |
9 | Madden Butler | MS | Corinth | 2024 | RHP | 339 ft |
10 | Banks Teater | MS | Purvis | 2025 | C | 332 ft |
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