East Arkansas Preseason ID: Trackman Hitting Files
February 9, 2023
Our final stop on the Preseason ID tour took us to Jonesboro featuring a loaded roster of 33 players from the 2023 class to a handful of 2027's including 6 already committed prospects. The event saw multiple guys put up big numbers on the day and turned into one of the stronger events PBR Arkansas has run. The event featured a pro-style workout with 60 times, exit velos, positional velos, and bullpens with data capture. Today we take a look at the leaders from the event in the hitting data collected by Trackman. We go deeper into the top and average exit velos, distances, sweet spot percentages, and line drive percentages.
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PEAK EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Conner Vaughn | AR | Rivercrest | 2024 | OF | 99.4 mph |
| 2 | Mark Brissey | AR | Batesville | 2025 | RHP | 99.3 mph |
| 3 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 98.9 mph |
| 4 | Nolan Belcher | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | C | 95.8 mph |
| 5 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 95.0 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Mark Brissey | AR | Batesville | 2025 | RHP | 90.3 mph |
| 2 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 89.0 mph |
| 3 | Noah Roberson | AR | Benton | 2026 | OF | 86.6 mph |
| 4 | Conner Vaughn | AR | Rivercrest | 2024 | OF | 86.3 mph |
| 5 | Daxton Webb | AR | VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 2024 | OF | 84.6 mph |
MAX DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 358 ft |
| 2 | Mark Brissey | AR | Batesville | 2025 | RHP | 355 ft |
| 3 | Conner Vaughn | AR | Rivercrest | 2024 | OF | 331 ft |
| 4 | Nolan Belcher | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | C | 328 ft |
| 5 | Madden Tatum | AR | VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 316 ft |
AVERAGE DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Conner Vaughn | AR | Rivercrest | 2024 | OF | 223 ft |
| 2 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 217 ft |
| 3 | Nolan Belcher | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | C | 196 ft |
| 4 | Daxton Webb | AR | VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 2024 | OF | 192 ft |
| 5 | Brock Billingsley | AR | Shiloh Christian | 2024 | C | 189 ft |
SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
| 1 | Drew Gartman | AR | Valley View | 2025 | SS | 75 % |
| 2 | Kale Searcy | AR | Cross County | 2026 | C | 72 % |
| 3 | Jayde Taylor | AR | Valley View | 2025 | OF | 66 % |
| ^ | Coleman Barnett | AR | Marion | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
| 4 | Aiden Jones | AR | Cedar Ridge | 2025 | C | 64 % |
| ^ | Grif Silverthorn | AR | Brookland | 2028 | 3B | 64 % |
| ^ | Daxton Webb | AR | VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 2024 | OF | 64 % |
| ^ | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 64 % |
| 5 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 63 % |
LINE DRIVE PERCENTAGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
| 1 | Drew Gartman | AR | Valley View | 2025 | SS | 68 % |
| 2 | Coleman Barnett | AR | Marion | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
| 3 | Kale Searcy | AR | Cross County | 2026 | C | 63 % |
| 4 | Aiden Jones | AR | Cedar Ridge | 2025 | C | 57 % |
| 5 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 54 % |
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