2023 Preseason ID Leaderboards: Max Fastball Velo & Spin
January 31, 2023
To kick off 2023, the PBR Louisiana Staff hosted three preseason ID events this January. Starting in Baton Rouge, then to Lake Charles and finishing in Hammond. There was a great turnout of prospects from all classes and all around the state. We are going to begin looking at the LA leaderboards for different metrics, broken down by class. Today, we start with Max FB Velo & Spin for the 2023-2026 classes
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Max Fastball Velocity & Spin Rate
2023's
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Pierce Boles | LA | Fontainebleau | 2023 | RHP | 92.3 mph |
| ^ | Pierce Boles | LA | Fontainebleau | 2023 | RHP | 92.3 mph |
| 2 | John Alex Walsh | LA | Fontainbleu | 2023 | RHP | 90.6 mph |
| 3 | Garrett Walker | LA | Grand Lake | 2023 | SS | 82.5 mph |
| 4 | Bryce McGuire | LA | Choudrant | 2023 | SS | 79.6 mph |
| 5 | Patrick Rivers | LA | Thomas Jefferson | 2023 | RHP | 78.8 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Pierce Boles | LA | Fontainebleau | 2023 | RHP | 2252 rpm |
| ^ | Pierce Boles | LA | Fontainebleau | 2023 | RHP | 2252 rpm |
| 2 | John Alex Walsh | LA | Fontainbleu | 2023 | RHP | 2184 rpm |
| 3 | Garrett Walker | LA | Grand Lake | 2023 | SS | 2154 rpm |
| 4 | Patrick Rivers | LA | Thomas Jefferson | 2023 | RHP | 2077 rpm |
| 5 | Bryce McGuire | LA | Choudrant | 2023 | SS | 1873 rpm |
2024'S
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Quinn Smith | LA | Lutcher | 2024 | RHP | 90.4 mph |
| 2 | Corey Cousin | LA | Slidell | 2024 | OF | 88.9 mph |
| 3 | Cole Connor | LA | UHigh | 2024 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
| 4 | Jake Rider | LA | Sam Houston | 2024 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
| 5 | Cameron Patterson | LA | Central | 2024 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
| 6 | Nik Toups | LA | Sam Houston | 2024 | LHP | 85.9 mph |
| 7 | Chandler Moreau | LA | Bunkie | 2024 | RHP | 83.7 mph |
| 8 | Drake Pousson | LA | Barbe | 2024 | RHP | 79.6 mph |
| 9 | Michael Henry | LA | Holy Savior Menard | 2024 | RHP | 78.8 mph |
| 10 | Caleb Weber | LA | Plaquemine | 2024 | RHP | 78.7 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Quinn Smith | LA | Lutcher | 2024 | RHP | 2319 rpm |
| 2 | Jake Rider | LA | Sam Houston | 2024 | RHP | 2295 rpm |
| 3 | Cameron Patterson | LA | Central | 2024 | RHP | 2170 rpm |
| 4 | Michael Henry | LA | Holy Savior Menard | 2024 | RHP | 2127 rpm |
| 5 | Chandler Moreau | LA | Bunkie | 2024 | RHP | 2115 rpm |
| 6 | Cole Connor | LA | UHigh | 2024 | RHP | 2095 rpm |
| 7 | Nik Toups | LA | Sam Houston | 2024 | LHP | 2077 rpm |
| 8 | Caleb Weber | LA | Plaquemine | 2024 | RHP | 2053 rpm |
| 9 | Jackson Istre | LA | Crowley | 2024 | LHP | 2029 rpm |
| 10 | Drake Pousson | LA | Barbe | 2024 | RHP | 2027 rpm |
2025'S
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Ben Switzer | LA | BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
| 2 | Marcus Gradney Jr. | LA | St. Edmund Catholic | 2025 | OF | 83.5 mph |
| 3 | Bryce Wilson | LA | Chalmette | 2025 | LHP | 83.4 mph |
| 4 | Ashton Bultron | LA | Sam Houston | 2025 | 3B | 83.4 mph |
| 5 | Samuel Mitchell | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2025 | RHP | 83.0 mph |
| 6 | Cole Flanagan | LA | Sam Houston | 2025 | OF | 82.8 mph |
| 7 | Cade Durbin | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2025 | RHP | 81.2 mph |
| 8 | Jake Clifton | LA | Pearl River High School | 2025 | RHP | 81.1 mph |
| 9 | Jacob Belcher | LA | Jena | 2025 | 3B | 80.7 mph |
| 10 | Haden Peshoff | LA | Sam Houston High School | 2025 | 3B | 80.5 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Jake Clifton | LA | Pearl River High School | 2025 | RHP | 2423 rpm |
| 2 | Bryce Wilson | LA | Chalmette | 2025 | LHP | 2374 rpm |
| 3 | Kaiden Timothy | LA | Brother Martin | 2025 | RHP | 2329 rpm |
| 4 | Marcus Gradney Jr. | LA | St. Edmund Catholic | 2025 | OF | 2325 rpm |
| 5 | Samuel Mitchell | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2025 | RHP | 2309 rpm |
| 6 | Cohen Carmouche | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2025 | 1B | 2219 rpm |
| 7 | Cade Durbin | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2025 | RHP | 2193 rpm |
| 8 | Ben Switzer | LA | BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2144 rpm |
| 9 | Cole Flanagan | LA | Sam Houston | 2025 | OF | 2041 rpm |
| 10 | Cameron Washington | LA | Walker | 2025 | OF | 2035 rpm |
2026'S
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Aubrey St. Angelo | LA | Brusly | 2026 | SS | 79.0 mph |
| 2 | Hayes Segar | LA | Catholic | 2026 | OF | 75.4 mph |
| 3 | Kade Penalber | LA | Maurepas | 2026 | RHP | 75.1 mph |
| 4 | Carter Wilson | LA | Sulphur | 2026 | OF | 73.8 mph |
| 5 | Andre Ancalade | LA | Brother Martin | 2026 | 1B | 72.5 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Aubrey St. Angelo | LA | Brusly | 2026 | SS | 1925 rpm |
| 2 | Hayes Segar | LA | Catholic | 2026 | OF | 1921 rpm |
| 3 | Carter Wilson | LA | Sulphur | 2026 | OF | 1881 rpm |
| 4 | Kade Penalber | LA | Maurepas | 2026 | RHP | 1871 rpm |
| 5 | Cameron Heflin | LA | Sam Houston | 2026 | RHP | 1857 rpm |
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| New Orleans Rising Stars ID | LA | 02/12 | Mike Miley Stadium - Metairie, LA |
| Lake Charles Rising Stars ID | LA | 05/20 | Barbe High School - Lake Charles, LA |
| Lake Charles Summer Open | LA | 05/21 | Barbe High School - Lake Charles, LA |
| Louisiana Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only) | LA | 06/13 | University of Louisiana - Lafayette |
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