Prep Baseball Report

Max Velocity Scout Day Stat Story


Scott Hood
OK/MO/KS/ARK Assistant Scouting Director

Prep Baseball Report Arkansas and Max Velocity teamed up for a scout day featuring 32 players from all across the state and from the 2023 class all the way to some interesting 2027's.  The event took full advantage of technology along with going through traditional showcase metrics.  We take a look at the top performers broken down by classes and full event stats and details can be found by clicking here.

There were three guys that posted sub 7 second 60's led by 2024 Ole Miss commit Slade Caldwell at a blazing 6.60.  Trey Wren from Melbourne led the way for the 2023's at 6.89 and Parker King showed off some serious speed for the 2026 class at 6.73.

On the mound it was Tyler Hoskins from Valley View leading the way at the event 89.7 mph.  Lawson Ward also showed some serious arm strength in the 2024 class at 89.3 mph and Eli Crecelius came in at 87.3 mph.  Asa Myers from Wynne posted the top fastball velo in the 2026 class with an impressive 82.2 mph fastball with Owen Roach right behind him at 81.7 and Levi Martin coming in at 81.4.

Tyler Hoskins also posted the top exit velocity from the event at 97.4 mph with Slade Caldwell right behind him at 97.3 mph.  Cash Gillis posted the best exit velo from the 2025 class at 90 mph.  Parker King showed some serious hand strength at contact for the 2026 class at 91.6 mph and Owen Roach came in right behind him at 91.2 mph.

It was Hoskins again leading the charge for the infielders at 82 mph across the diamond.  Madden Tatum led the way for the 2026's at 79 mph with Levi Martin right behind him at 77 mph.  In the outfield it was Slade Caldwell with an event best 83 mph arm from the outfield.  Parker King led the way for the 2026's at 81 mph with Owen Roach coming in at 80 mph.  Lawson Ward showed some impressive arm strength from the crouch throwing it 79 mph on throws down to second base that also came with some very impressive pop times between 1.75-1.88.  2023 Cade Collins from Brookland also showed off some impressive pop times ranging from 1.93-2.04.

Slade Caldwell also showed well in both bat speed and hand speed metrics captured by Blast Motion at 75.6 mph and 23.9 mph.  Hoskins also showed some impressive bat speed at 74.3 mph with Lawson Ward coming in at 73 mph.  Maddox Wingo put out an impressive 80.4 mph bat speed from the 2024 class.

 

TOP 60 TIMES

2023's, 2024's, 2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Slade Caldwell AR Valley View 2024 OF 6.60
2 Trey Wren AR Melbourne 2023 6.89
3 Tyler Hoskins AR Valley View 2023 RHP 7.17
4 Cade Collins AR Brookland 2023 C 7.45
5 Lawson Ward AR Valley View 2024 C 7.66

2026's and 2027's

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Parker King AR Valley View 2026 OF 6.73
2 Cannon Driskill AR Green County Tech 2026 SS 7.19
3 Owen Roach AR Valley View 2026 OF 7.24
4 Maddoxx Bradley AR Brookland 2026 LHP 7.35
5 Beck Black AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 7.39

TOP MAX FASTBALLS

2023's, 2024's, 2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Lawson Ward AR Valley View 2024 C 91.1 mph
2 Tyler Hoskins AR Valley View 2023 RHP 89.7 mph
3 Eli Crecelius AR Valley View 2024 RHP 87.3 mph
4 Daxton Webb AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2024 OF 86.8 mph
5 Trey Wren AR Melbourne 2023 84.1 mph

2026's and 2027's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Asa Myers AR Jonesboro 2026 RHP 82.2 mph
2 Owen Roach AR Valley View 2026 OF 81.7 mph
3 Levi Martin AR Pocahontas 2026 RHP 81.4 mph
4 Solomon Flores AR Marion 2026 OF 80.8 mph
5 Madden Tatum AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 79.7 mph

TOP EXIT VELOCITIES

2023's, 2024's, 2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Tyler Hoskins AR Valley View 2023 RHP 97.4 mph
2 Slade Caldwell AR Valley View 2024 OF 97.3 mph
3 Lawson Ward AR Valley View 2024 C 93.6 mph
4 Trey Wren AR Melbourne 2023 91.4 mph
5 Cash Gillis AR Riverside 2025 2B 90.0 mph

2026's and 2027's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Parker King AR Valley View 2026 OF 91.6 mph
2 Owen Roach AR Valley View 2026 OF 91.2 mph
3 Levi Martin AR Pocahontas 2026 RHP 89.1 mph
4 Solomon Flores AR Marion 2026 OF 87.0 mph
5 Asa Myers AR Jonesboro 2026 RHP 86.8 mph

TOP INFIELD ARMS

2023's, 2024's, 2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Tyler Hoskins AR Valley View 2023 RHP 82
2 Cade Collins AR Brookland 2023 C 77
3 Ethan Norris AR Newport 2025 RHP 75
4 Trey Wren AR Melbourne 2023 72

2026's and 2027's

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Madden Tatum AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 79
2 Levi Martin AR Pocahontas 2026 RHP 77
3 Asa Myers AR Jonesboro 2026 RHP 75
4 Beck Black AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 72
^ Noah Steward AR Wynne 2027 SS 72
5 Cannon Driskill AR Green County Tech 2026 SS 68

TOP OUTFIELD ARMS

2023's, 2024's, 2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Slade Caldwell AR Valley View 2024 OF 83
2 Cash Gillis AR Riverside 2025 2B 67

2026's and 2027's

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Parker King AR Valley View 2026 OF 81
2 Owen Roach AR Valley View 2026 OF 80
3 Madden Tatum AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 78
4 Coleman Barnett AR Marion 2026 3B 71
5 Solomon Flores AR Marion 2026 OF 69

TOP CATCHER ARMS

2023's, 2024's, 2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Lawson Ward AR Valley View 2024 C 79
2 Cade Collins AR Brookland 2023 C 68

2026's and 2027's

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Rogan Tyler AR Brookland 2027 C 62
2 Will Findley AR Valley view 2027 SS 61
3 Clay Olson AR Jonesboro 2027 RHP 60

TOP CATCHER POP TIMES

2023's, 2024's, 2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Lawson Ward AR Valley View 2024 C 1.75-1.88
2 Cade Collins AR Brookland 2023 C 1.93-2.04

2026's and 2027's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Will Findley AR Valley view 2027 SS 2.18-2.28
2 Rogan Tyler AR Brookland 2027 C 2.18-2.37
3 Clay Olson AR Jonesboro 2027 RHP 2.48-2.59

TOP BAT SPEED 

2023's, 2024's, 2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Slade Caldwell AR Valley View 2024 OF 75.6 mph
2 Tyler Hoskins AR Valley View 2023 RHP 74.3 mph
3 Lawson Ward AR Valley View 2024 C 73.0 mph
4 Cash Gillis AR Riverside 2025 2B 68.1 mph
5 Trey Wren AR Melbourne 2023 66.8 mph

2026's and 2027's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Maddox Wingo AR Wynne 2027 LHP 80.4 mph
2 Parker King AR Valley View 2026 OF 71.8 mph
3 Madden Tatum AR VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 2026 3B 70.6 mph
4 Owen Roach AR Valley View 2026 OF 69.5 mph
5 Levi Martin AR Pocahontas 2026 RHP 69.1 mph

TOP HAND SPEED

2023's, 2024's, 2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Slade Caldwell AR Valley View 2024 OF 23.9 mph
2 Trey Wren AR Melbourne 2023 22.7 mph
3 Cash Gillis AR Riverside 2025 2B 22.6 mph
4 Lawson Ward AR Valley View 2024 C 20.5 mph
5 Tyler Hoskins AR Valley View 2023 RHP 20.2 mph
^ Ethan Norris AR Newport 2025 RHP 20.2 mph

2026's and 2027's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Owen Roach AR Valley View 2026 OF 23.3 mph
2 Coleman Barnett AR Marion 2026 3B 22.6 mph
3 Clay Olson AR Jonesboro 2027 RHP 21.8 mph
4 Maddoxx Bradley AR Brookland 2026 LHP 21.7 mph
5 Braydon Passmore AR Trumann 2026 SS 21.4 mph

 

 

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