Top Prospect Games: TrackMan Files
July 22, 2022
On July 19th, the PBR Mississippi staff hosted the Top Prospect Games at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, MS, featuring many of the state’s top players inside the 2023-2026 classes. Inside today’s TrackMan Files, we’re highlighting the best of the best – the talent that exited the event with arrows pointed way up at the end of the summer.
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 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 87.6 mph |
2 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 86.8 mph |
3 | Tanner Busby | MS | Picayune Memorial | 2024 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
4 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 86.3 mph |
5 | Jacob Johnson | MS | Pearl River Central | 2024 | RHP | 85.6 mph |
6 | Caleb Authement | MS | BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 2026 | C | 85.0 mph |
7 | Maddox Miller | MS | Oak Grove | 2025 | LHP | 84.4 mph |
8 | Connor Tice | MS | Stone | 2024 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
9 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 82.6 mph |
10 | Dylan Welter | MS | Pass Christian | 2023 | SS | 81.9 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 | 2337 rpm |
2 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 2311 rpm |
3 | Connor Tice | MS | Stone | 2024 | RHP | 2296 rpm |
4 | Brody Hale | AL | St. Luke's Episcopal | 2024 | RHP | 2261 rpm |
5 | Jacob Johnson | MS | Pearl River Central | 2024 | RHP | 2206 rpm |
6 | Currie Jones | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2023 | LHP | 2148 rpm |
7 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 2123 rpm |
8 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 2119 rpm |
9 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 2106 rpm |
10 | Dylan Welter | MS | Pass Christian | 2023 | SS | 2104 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 | Jacob Johnson | MS | Pearl River Central | 2024 | RHP | 19.8 |
2 | Dylan Welter | MS | Pass Christian | 2023 | SS | 15.9 |
3 | Walker Polk | MS | Simpson Academy | 2025 | OF | 12.9 |
4 | Connor Tice | MS | Stone | 2024 | RHP | 11.7 |
5 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 11.2 |
6 | Tanner Busby | MS | Picayune Memorial | 2024 | RHP | 10.9 |
7 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 8.6 |
8 | Caleb Authement | MS | BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 2026 | C | 8.5 |
9 | Cole Gideon | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | -8.5 |
10 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 8.3 |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 2435 |
2 | Tanner Busby | MS | Picayune Memorial | 2024 | RHP | 2098 |
3 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 2039 |
4 | Caleb Authement | MS | BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 2026 | C | 2010 |
5 | Jacob Johnson | MS | Pearl River Central | 2024 | RHP | 1935 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 2104 rpm |
2 | Currie Jones | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2023 | LHP | 1927 rpm |
3 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 1906 rpm |
4 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 1828 rpm |
5 | Walker Polk | MS | Simpson Academy | 2025 | OF | 1565 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tanner Busby | MS | Picayune Memorial | 2024 | RHP | 17.7 |
2 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 16.8 |
3 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 13.8 |
4 | Jacob Johnson | MS | Pearl River Central | 2024 | RHP | 12.3 |
5 | Cole Gideon | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | -10.5 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Cole Gideon | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 90.7 mph |
2 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 89.3 mph |
3 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 88.9 mph |
4 | Caleb Authement | MS | BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 2026 | C | 86.5 mph |
5 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 85.7 mph |
6 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 85.7 mph |
7 | Tristan Baldwyn | MS | EAST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER | 2025 | OF | 84.9 mph |
8 | Colin Flurry | MS | BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 83.2 mph |
9 | Samuel Tumminello | MS | PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 81.9 mph |
10 | Bryson Jackson | MS | Kossuth | 2024 | C | 81.5 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 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 99.5 mph |
2 | Tristan Baldwyn | MS | EAST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER | 2025 | OF | 96.5 mph |
3 | Joshua Jones | MS | Desoto Central | 2023 | OF | 93.9 mph |
4 | Colin Flurry | MS | BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 93.6 mph |
5 | Cole Gideon | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 93.4 mph |
6 | Caleb Authement | MS | BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 2026 | C | 92.8 mph |
7 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 92.1 mph |
8 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 91.7 mph |
9 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 90.3 mph |
10 | Kyler King | MS | Picayune | 2024 | SS | 89.6 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 357 ft |
2 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 355 ft |
3 | Tristan Baldwyn | MS | EAST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER | 2025 | OF | 348 ft |
4 | Connor Tice | MS | Stone | 2024 | RHP | 345 ft |
5 | Braden Maranto | MS | Amory | 2025 | SS | 334 ft |
6 | Kyler King | MS | Picayune | 2024 | SS | 332 ft |
7 | Caleb Authement | MS | BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 2026 | C | 327 ft |
8 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 325 ft |
9 | Kannon Cato | MS | Lawrence County | 2024 | OF | 315 ft |
10 | Drew Hollimon | MS | East Union Attendance Center | 2025 | OF | 313 ft |
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