Arkansas Natural State Games: Hitting Leaderboard

October 24, 2022
Scott Hood
OK/MO/KS/ARK Assistant Scouting Director

Prep Baseball Report Arkansas hosted the Natural State Games on Saturday October 22nd featuring one of the more talented fields we have seen in one event. Today we take a look at some of the top leaders in data collected by our tech partners Trackman and Blast Motion broken down by class. With the help from the data we can take a look at who's hitting the ball with the highest exit velocity, farthest distance traveled, the amount of times the barrel finds the sweet spot at contact, how quickly the bat is moving, how quick the hands are moving through the zone, the amount of rotational acceleration generated (how quickly you can get the bat moving early in the swing), and the percentage of time the barrel is one plane with the pitch.

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TOP EXIT VELOCITY

2023'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Abe Owen	AR	Cabot	2023	3B	97.0 mph
2	Gabriel Ellison	AR	Russellville	2023	SS	93.8 mph
3	David Garrett	AR	Bentonville	2023	2B	86.7 mph
4	Seth Daniels	AR	Har Ber	2023	C	82.6 mph

2024'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Meyer Maddox	AR	Jonesboro	2024	OF	97.1 mph
2	Eli McCall	AR	Bentonville	2024	3B	95.9 mph
3	William Anderson	AR	Bentonville West	2024	C	93.3 mph
4	Peyton Coffman	AR	Russellville	2024	C	92.9 mph
5	Jake Webster-Moore	AR	EL Dorado	2024	3B	92.8 mph

2025'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Xorian Robinson	AR	El Dorado	2025	SS	97.8 mph
2	Broc Mattox	AR	Benton	2025	1B	96.9 mph
3	Jayden Sloan	AR	Sylvan Hills	2025	OF	96.4 mph
4	Landon Schaefer	AR	Fayetteville	2025	SS	95.8 mph
5	Tanner Yates	AR	Catholic	2025	C	94.5 mph

2026'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Levi Martin	AR	Pocahontas	2026	RHP	91.4 mph
2	Whit Williams	AR	Conway	2026	OF	87.6 mph
3	Drew Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	2B	84.2 mph
4	Cannon Driskill	AR	Green County Tech	2026	SS	83.8 mph
5	Blade Dykes	AR	Mayflower	2026	OF	83.1 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

2023'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Abe Owen	AR	Cabot	2023	3B	88.1 mph
2	Gabriel Ellison	AR	Russellville	2023	SS	86.3 mph
3	David Garrett	AR	Bentonville	2023	2B	79.5 mph
4	Seth Daniels	AR	Har Ber	2023	C	78.0 mph

2024'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Meyer Maddox	AR	Jonesboro	2024	OF	87.6 mph
2	Eli McCall	AR	Bentonville	2024	3B	87.4 mph
3	Peyton Coffman	AR	Russellville	2024	C	85.9 mph
4	Wyatt Fox	AR	Scranton	2024	LHP	81.9 mph
5	Braden Sprague	AR	Har-Ber	2024	C	81.6 mph

2025'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Xorian Robinson	AR	El Dorado	2025	SS	89.0 mph
2	Jayden Sloan	AR	Sylvan Hills	2025	OF	88.7 mph
3	Landon Schaefer	AR	Fayetteville	2025	SS	87.9 mph
4	Broc Mattox	AR	Benton	2025	1B	87.8 mph
5	Kevin Landry Farr	MS	Northpoint Christian	2025	RHP	86.7 mph

2026'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Levi Martin	AR	Pocahontas	2026	RHP	86.6 mph
2	Whit Williams	AR	Conway	2026	OF	81.4 mph
3	Cannon Driskill	AR	Green County Tech	2026	SS	72.5 mph
4	Drew Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	2B	72.0 mph
5	Konnor Shelton	AR	DeQueen Leopards	2026	RHP	70.1 mph

MAX DISTANCE

2023'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Abe Owen	AR	Cabot	2023	3B	362 ft
2	Gabriel Ellison	AR	Russellville	2023	SS	321 ft
3	David Garrett	AR	Bentonville	2023	2B	295 ft
4	Seth Daniels	AR	Har Ber	2023	C	284 ft

2024'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Peyton Coffman	AR	Russellville	2024	C	354 ft
2	Meyer Maddox	AR	Jonesboro	2024	OF	351 ft
3	Braden Sprague	AR	Har-Ber	2024	C	351 ft
4	Jake Webster-Moore	AR	EL Dorado	2024	3B	344 ft
5	Eastan Patrick	AR	DeQueen Leopards	2024	SS	341 ft

2025'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Xorian Robinson	AR	El Dorado	2025	SS	376 ft
2	Jayden Sloan	AR	Sylvan Hills	2025	OF	372 ft
3	Cade Palmer	AR	Russellvile	2025	C	356 ft
4	Josiah Thompson	AR	Siloam Springs	2025	1B	345 ft
5	Broc Mattox	AR	Benton	2025	1B	340 ft

2026'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Levi Martin	AR	Pocahontas	2026	RHP	352 ft
2	Drew Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	2B	308 ft
3	Cannon Driskill	AR	Green County Tech	2026	SS	283 ft
4	Konnor Shelton	AR	DeQueen Leopards	2026	RHP	271 ft
5	Kavan Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	OF	269 ft

SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE

2023'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	David Garrett	AR	Bentonville	2023	2B	50 %
2	Seth Daniels	AR	Har Ber	2023	C	44 %
3	Gabriel Ellison	AR	Russellville	2023	SS	40 %
4	Abe Owen	AR	Cabot	2023	3B	33 %

2024'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Chayse Dutile	AR	Fayetteville	2024	SS	80 %
2	Hunter Kaplan	AR	Catholic	2024	C	71 %
3	Kayden Marquis	AR	Greenbrier	2024	2B	69 %
4	Peyton Coffman	AR	Russellville	2024	C	63 %
5	Eli McCall	AR	Bentonville	2024	3B	58 %

2025'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Alec Pearson	AR	Siloam Springs	2025	OF	80 %
^	Kevin Landry Farr	MS	Northpoint Christian	2025	RHP	80 %
2	Austin OLeary	AR	Shiloh Christian	2025	SS	77 %
3	Brecken Glasgow	AR	Batesville	2025	OF	72 %
4	Ethan Norris	AR	NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL	2025	RHP	70 %
5	Xorian Robinson	AR	El Dorado	2025	SS	66 %

2026'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Konnor Shelton	AR	DeQueen Leopards	2026	RHP	76 %
2	Blade Dykes	AR	Mayflower	2026	OF	70 %
3	Levi Martin	AR	Pocahontas	2026	RHP	60 %
4	Whit Williams	AR	Conway	2026	OF	58 %
5	Kavan Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	OF	45 %

MAX HAND SPEED

2023'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (max)
1	Abe Owen	AR	Cabot	2023	3B	23.1 mph
2	Gabriel Ellison	AR	Russellville	2023	SS	22.5 mph
3	David Garrett	AR	Bentonville	2023	2B	21.6 mph
4	Seth Daniels	AR	Har Ber	2023	C	19.2 mph

2024'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (max)
1	Hunter Kaplan	AR	Catholic	2024	C	24.9 mph
2	Meyer Maddox	AR	Jonesboro	2024	OF	24.4 mph
3	Eli McCall	AR	Bentonville	2024	3B	23.7 mph
4	Peyton Coffman	AR	Russellville	2024	C	23.1 mph
5	Nathan Otis	AR	Central Arkansas Christian	2024	C	22.3 mph

2025'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (max)
1	Ty Watkins	AR	Russellville	2025	OF	24.8 mph
2	Levi Lane	AR	Vilonia	2025	1B	24.7 mph
3	Josiah Thompson	AR	Siloam Springs	2025	1B	24.4 mph
4	Xorian Robinson	AR	El Dorado	2025	SS	24.2 mph
5	Broc Mattox	AR	Benton	2025	1B	23.8 mph

2026'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (max)
1	Blade Dykes	AR	Mayflower	2026	OF	24.3 mph
2	Levi Martin	AR	Pocahontas	2026	RHP	22.3 mph
3	Cannon Driskill	AR	Green County Tech	2026	SS	22.1 mph
4	Drew Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	2B	19.9 mph
5	Konnor Shelton	AR	DeQueen Leopards	2026	RHP	19.6 mph

MAX BAT SPEED

2023'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (max)
1	Abe Owen	AR	Cabot	2023	3B	82.0 mph
2	Gabriel Ellison	AR	Russellville	2023	SS	74.3 mph
3	David Garrett	AR	Bentonville	2023	2B	67.8 mph
4	Seth Daniels	AR	Har Ber	2023	C	62.7 mph

2024'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (max)
1	Meyer Maddox	AR	Jonesboro	2024	OF	76.7 mph
2	Easton Baldridge	AR	Westside	2024	3B	74.4 mph
3	Christian Carnal	AR	Star City	2024	1B	73.4 mph
4	Peyton Coffman	AR	Russellville	2024	C	72.7 mph
5	Eli McCall	AR	Bentonville	2024	3B	71.3 mph

2025'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (max)
1	Xorian Robinson	AR	El Dorado	2025	SS	89.8 mph
2	Broc Mattox	AR	Benton	2025	1B	76.3 mph
3	Jayden Sloan	AR	Sylvan Hills	2025	OF	74.9 mph
4	Alec Pearson	AR	Siloam Springs	2025	OF	74.5 mph
5	Levi Lane	AR	Vilonia	2025	1B	74.3 mph

2026'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (max)
1	Levi Martin	AR	Pocahontas	2026	RHP	73.8 mph
2	Cannon Driskill	AR	Green County Tech	2026	SS	65.3 mph
3	Blade Dykes	AR	Mayflower	2026	OF	64.1 mph
4	Drew Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	2B	62.9 mph
5	Whit Williams	AR	Conway	2026	OF	62.1 mph

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

2023'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (max)
1	David Garrett	AR	Bentonville	2023	2B	28.3 g
2	Abe Owen	AR	Cabot	2023	3B	23.0 g
3	Gabriel Ellison	AR	Russellville	2023	SS	20.4 g
4	Seth Daniels	AR	Har Ber	2023	C	8.8 g

2024'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (max)
1	Eli McCall	AR	Bentonville	2024	3B	32.1 g
2	Hunter Kaplan	AR	Catholic	2024	C	30.1 g
3	Bo Kersey	AR	Walnut Ridge	2024	OF	25.8 g
4	Meyer Maddox	AR	Jonesboro	2024	OF	23.6 g
5	Jake Webster-Moore	AR	EL Dorado	2024	3B	21.8 g
^	Nolan Wills	AR	Siloam Springs	2024	SS	21.8 g

2025'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (max)
1	Jayden Sloan	AR	Sylvan Hills	2025	OF	29.3 g
2	Josiah Thompson	AR	Siloam Springs	2025	1B	24.5 g
3	Ty Watkins	AR	Russellville	2025	OF	23.7 g
4	Broc Mattox	AR	Benton	2025	1B	22.8 g
5	Daxton Horton	AR	Bentonville	2025	OF	22.6 g

2026'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (max)
1	Cannon Driskill	AR	Green County Tech	2026	SS	29.5 g
2	Levi Martin	AR	Pocahontas	2026	RHP	27.2 g
3	Kavan Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	OF	24.4 g
4	Blade Dykes	AR	Mayflower	2026	OF	23.2 g
5	Drew Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	2B	18.1 g

ON PLANE EFFICIENCY AVERAGE

2023'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	On Plane Eff (avg)
1	Abe Owen	AR	Cabot	2023	3B	78 %
2	Gabriel Ellison	AR	Russellville	2023	SS	74 %
3	David Garrett	AR	Bentonville	2023	2B	65 %
4	Seth Daniels	AR	Har Ber	2023	C	63 %

2024'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	On Plane Eff (avg)
1	Avie Singleton	AR	Cabot	2024	OF	84 %
2	Peyton Coffman	AR	Russellville	2024	C	83 %
3	Eastan Patrick	AR	DeQueen Leopards	2024	SS	79 %
4	Hunter Kaplan	AR	Catholic	2024	C	79 %
5	Nathan Otis	AR	Central Arkansas Christian	2024	C	78 %

2025'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	On Plane Eff (avg)
1	Levi Lane	AR	Vilonia	2025	1B	87 %
2	Tanner Yates	AR	Catholic	2025	C	86 %
3	Ethan Bowen	AR	Van Buren	2025	C	79 %
4	Broc Mattox	AR	Benton	2025	1B	79 %
5	Malik Simpson	AR	Conway	2025	2B	77 %

2026'S

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	On Plane Eff (avg)
1	Whit Williams	AR	Conway	2026	OF	94 %
2	Blade Dykes	AR	Mayflower	2026	OF	82 %
3	Drew Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	2B	81 %
4	Kavan Morgan	AR	Lakeside	2026	OF	76 %
5	Konnor Shelton	AR	DeQueen Leopards	2026	RHP	70 %