Wed December 7, 2022
As we are beginning to wrap up 2022 and gear up for the 2023 Preseason, our PBR Mississippi Staff has decided to gather all the numbers and data from our successful event schedule in 2022. With this being our first leaderboard from the year, we will break all of our numbers down and have leaderboards for all statistical categories.
All of the data for the following top average fastball spin rates leaderboard comes from our TrackMan unit and is based on the information gathered from PBR Mississippi events such as, Preseason ID's, Preseason All-State, Rising Stars, summer open events, Invite-Only events and our Scout Days.
Continuing our rewind of our 2022 leaderboards, we are taking a look at the top fastball spin rates from 2022.
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Jack Ketchum | MS | Heritage Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2404 rpm |
| 2 | Benjamin Reed | MS | Colleyville Heritage | 2026 | OF | 2329 rpm |
| 3 | Ayden Wilbanks | MS | Kossuth | 2026 | SS | 2305 rpm |
| 4 | Turner Koltnow | TN | Saint Benedict at Auburndale | 2024 | RHP | 2298 rpm |
| 5 | Landon Waters | MS | Grenada | 2022 | SS | 2249 rpm |
| 6 | Luke Sides | MS | DeSoto Central | 2023 | 1B | 2246 rpm |
| 7 | John Austin Wood | MS | Itawamba Agricultural | 2025 | C | 2238 rpm |
| 8 | Cooper Rayburn | MS | Germantown | 2025 | RHP | 2236 rpm |
| 9 | Drew Lambert | MS | Madison-Ridgeland Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2232 rpm |
| 10 | Jake Shelby | MS | Enterprise | 2023 | RHP | 2225 rpm |
| 11 | Coby Gollott | MS | St. Martin | 2022 | OF | 2225 rpm |
| 12 | Anthony Scarpino | TN | Christian Brothers | 2023 | RHP | 2224 rpm |
| 13 | Landon Harmon | MS | East Union Attendance Center | 2025 | RHP | 2220 rpm |
| 14 | Currie Jones | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2023 | LHP | 2219 rpm |
| 15 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 2215 rpm |
| 16 | Topher Jones | MS | Hernando | 2024 | 3B | 2212 rpm |
| 17 | Jon Paul Robertson | MS | Germantown | 2023 | OF | 2212 rpm |
| 18 | Logan Fontenelle | MS | Biloxi High School | 2024 | SS | 2211 rpm |
| 19 | Kylan Landers | MS | Warren Central | 2023 | SS | 2188 rpm |
| 20 | Cooper Thompson | TN | Briarcrest | 2023 | 3B | 2187 rpm |
| 21 | Gardner Young | MS | Jackson Prep | 2025 | LHP | 2176 rpm |
| 22 | Cooper Waddle | MS | Itawamba | 2025 | LHP | 2168 rpm |
| 23 | Will Howell | MS | Magnolia Heights | 2024 | OF | 2167 rpm |
| 24 | Hank Stalnaker | TN | Christian Brothers | 2024 | OF | 2165 rpm |
| 25 | Cole Richardson | MS | South Jones | 2024 | RHP | 2161 rpm |
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| SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Mid-South Preseason ID | 1/14 | University of Memphis Indoor Facility (Memphis, TN) |
| Mississippi Preseason ID | 1/14 | Freedom Ridge Park (Ridgeland, MS) |
| Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | 1/21 | Mississippi College - Frierson Field (Clinton, MS) |
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