Natural State Games: Stat Story
October 18, 2023
Prep Baseball Arkansas hosted the annual Natural State Games on October 15th in Conway Arkansas at the University of Central Arkansas. The Natural State Games featured 44 players from all across the state with players coming from the 2024 class to a couple up and coming prospects in the 2027 class. The event featured laser timed 60s, BP rounds with data collected by Trackman and Blast Motion, defensive evaluations with arm strength metrics, and finished up with live hitters vs pitchers with the pitching data collected by Trackman. We will have more in the coming days on leaders with the metrics and data captured at the event, but today we take a quick look at some of the top traditional statistic leaders from the event.
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TOP 60 TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Nash Jeffus | AR | HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 6.95 s |
| 2 | Shaun Cover | AR | Conway | 2026 | 3B | 6.98 s |
| 3 | Drew Morgan | AR | Lakeside | 2026 | 2B | 7.09 s |
| 4 | Cannon Driskill | AR | Green County Tech | 2026 | SS | 7.14 s |
| 5 | Willy Voss | AR | Conway | 2026 | OF | 7.16 s |
| 6 | Ethan Norris | AR | NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 7.17 s |
| 7 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville | 2025 | SS | 7.26 s |
| 8 | Brody Nash | AR | Conway | 2026 | SS | 7.28 s |
TOP FASTBALL VELOCITIES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | 86.6 mph |
| 2 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 86.1 mph |
| 3 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville | 2025 | SS | 85.9 mph |
| 4 | Shaun Cover | AR | Conway | 2026 | 3B | 85.0 mph |
| 5 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 83.3 mph |
| 6 | Owen Davenport | AR | Conway | 2026 | LHP | 82.7 mph |
| 7 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 82.6 mph |
| 8 | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 82.0 mph |
TOP EXIT VELOCITIES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville | 2025 | SS | 100.6 mph |
| 2 | Shaun Cover | AR | Conway | 2026 | 3B | 99.0 mph |
| 3 | Nash Jeffus | AR | HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 97.8 mph |
| 4 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 96.5 mph |
| 5 | Easton Baldridge | AR | Westside | 2024 | 3B | 94.3 mph |
| 6 | Caleb Johnson | AR | Vilonia | 2025 | C | 94.2 mph |
| 7 | Madden Tatum | AR | VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 94.2 mph |
| 8 | Dylan Gibson | AR | Har-Ber | 2024 | OF | 93.5 mph |
TOP INFIELD VELOCITIES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville | 2025 | SS | 89 |
| 2 | Shaun Cover | AR | Conway | 2026 | 3B | 86 |
| 3 | Dylan Gibson | AR | Har-Ber | 2024 | OF | 84 |
| 4 | Lane Standridge | AR | Dover | 2024 | SS | 83 |
| 5 | Madden Tatum | AR | VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 80 |
| ^ | Hudson Rodgers | AR | VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 1B | 80 |
| ^ | Caleb Hankins | AR | Elkins | 2026 | 3B | 80 |
| ^ | Quintavious Person | AR | Jacksonville | 2025 | 1B | 80 |
| 6 | Cannon Driskill | AR | Green County Tech | 2026 | SS | 79 |
| ^ | Beau Brock | AR | Lakeside | 2026 | SS | 79 |
| ^ | Ethan Norris | AR | NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 79 |
| ^ | Drew Morgan | AR | Lakeside | 2026 | 2B | 79 |
| 7 | Brody Nash | AR | Conway | 2026 | SS | 78 |
| 8 | Willy Voss | AR | Conway | 2026 | OF | 77 |
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITIES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Dylan Gibson | AR | Har-Ber | 2024 | OF | 85 |
| 2 | Nash Jeffus | AR | HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 84 |
| ^ | Jayden Green | AR | Cabot | 2026 | OF | 84 |
| 3 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | 83 |
| ^ | Willy Voss | AR | Conway | 2026 | OF | 83 |
| ^ | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 83 |
| 4 | Carter Morris | AR | Fayetteville | 2025 | OF | 80 |
| ^ | Cooper Bode | AR | Brookland | 2026 | OF | 80 |
| 5 | Madden Smith | AR | Cabot | 2026 | OF | 79 |
| 6 | Kavan Morgan | AR | Lakeside | 2026 | OF | 77 |
| 7 | Jaxon Helton | AR | Fayetteville | 2026 | LHP | 74 |
| ^ | Jimmy Helton | AR | Fayetteville | 2027 | RHP | 74 |
| 8 | Benjamin Quinlan | AR | Har-Ber | 2025 | OF | 66 |
TOP CATCHER VELOCITIES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 78 |
| 2 | Max Holland | AR | Conway | 2026 | C | 77 |
| 3 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 74 |
| ^ | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Caleb Johnson | AR | Vilonia | 2025 | C | 74 |
| 4 | Cannon McCoy | AR | Fayetteville | 2027 | OF | 72 |
| 5 | Nathan Otis | AR | Central Arkansas Christian | 2024 | C | 68 |
TOP CATCHER POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Max Holland | AR | Conway | 2026 | C | 1.93-2.07 |
| 2 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 1.93-2.10 |
| 3 | Aidan Linson | AR | Rogers | 2025 | RHP | 2.07-2.16 |
| 4 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 2.10-2.18 |
| 5 | Nathan Otis | AR | Central Arkansas Christian | 2024 | C | 2.19-2.23 |
| 6 | Caleb Johnson | AR | Vilonia | 2025 | C | 2.19-2.26 |
| 7 | Cannon McCoy | AR | Fayetteville | 2027 | OF | 2.33-2.43 |
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