Midland Springfield Scout Day: Pitching Leaderboard
February 2, 2023
On Sunday, January 29th, the PBR Missouri staff traveled to Nixa, MO, to host the Midland Springfield Scout Day at the CY Sports Center. Roughly 20 players from the Midland Springfield travel organization participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff, displaying their talents to our scouts while gathering verified metrics in the process.
To see a full roster for the players that attended, click HERE.
Shortly after the event's conclusion our staff rolled out our 'Quick Hits' and 'Stat Story' from the day, highlighting players that impressed in this brief look and also the prospects that paced their peers from a statistical standpoint. You can find that story by clicking HERE.
Today, with the help of our partners at TrackMan, we're identifying some players whose pitching data stood out amongst this event, such as spin rates, both at peak and average. You'll find those below.
PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Desmond White | MO | Branson | 2026 | 3B | 79.3 mph |
2 | Nikolaus Thieman | MO | Lockwood | 2025 | OF | 77.7 mph |
3 | Blaize Thompson | MO | Glendale | 2025 | C | 77.0 mph |
4 | Cole Hunt | MO | SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 76.6 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Blake Richter | MO | Willard | 2026 | RHP | 2168 rpm |
2 | Paxton Bridges | MO | homeschool | 2026 | C | 1931 rpm |
3 | Cole Hunt | MO | SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 1898 rpm |
AVERAGE FASTBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Blake Richter | MO | Willard | 2026 | RHP | 2084 rpm |
2 | Paxton Bridges | MO | homeschool | 2026 | C | 1856 rpm |
3 | Grady Bentley | MO | Diamond R4 | 2026 | RHP | 1810 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Blake Richter | MO | Willard | 2026 | RHP | 2279 rpm |
2 | Cole Hunt | MO | SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2127 rpm |
3 | Grady Bentley | MO | Diamond R4 | 2026 | RHP | 2050 rpm |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Blake Richter | MO | Willard | 2026 | RHP | 2191 |
2 | Cole Hunt | MO | SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2029 |
3 | Blaize Thompson | MO | Glendale | 2025 | C | 1951 |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Desmond White | MO | Branson | 2026 | 3B | 2519 rpm |
2 | Blake Richter | MO | Willard | 2026 | RHP | 2263 rpm |
3 | Paxton Bridges | MO | homeschool | 2026 | C | 2040 rpm |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Desmond White | MO | Branson | 2026 | 3B | 2316 rpm |
2 | Blake Richter | MO | Willard | 2026 | RHP | 2169 rpm |
3 | Paxton Bridges | MO | homeschool | 2026 | C | 1968 rpm |
MAX CHANGEUP MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Cole Hunt | MO | SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 15.0 in |
2 | Blaize Thompson | MO | Glendale | 2025 | C | 14.5 in |
3 | Paxton Bridges | MO | homeschool | 2026 | C | 11.7 in |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Cole Hunt | MO | SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 13.9 |
2 | Blaize Thompson | MO | Glendale | 2025 | C | 9.9 |
3 | Paxton Bridges | MO | homeschool | 2026 | C | 9.2 |
For all the statistics from this event, click HERE.
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