Prep Baseball Report

Mississippi Fall ID's: Data Dive, Position Players


Colin Chamblin
Manager, Deep South Operations / Area Scout

The PBR Mississippi staff hosted both the North Mississippi Fall ID and South Mississippi Fall ID as key identifiers for the fall. These events featured some of the top talent from across the state in the 2024-2027 classes, and it provided our staff with an in-depth look at some high-follow players as we inch closer to the spring season. 

Inside today’s positional players data dive we will highlight the players with top metrics per Trackman, Blast and Swift Performance. 

Today, we will take an even closer look at the position players in attendance with the help of our tech partners, broken down by the categories and leaderboards below.

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SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Nicholas Arnold MS Madison Ridgeland Academy 2024 OF 6.48 s
2 Foster Pittman TN Collierville 2025 OF 6.78 s
3 Dalton Stripling MS NEW HOPE HIGH SCHOOL 2025 SS 6.91 s
4 Jack Gaia MS Oxford 2024 2B 6.99 s
5 Jackson Howell MS AMORY HIGH SCHOOL 2025 LHP 7.02 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Nicholas Arnold MS Madison Ridgeland Academy 2024 OF 1.64 s
2 Dalton Stripling MS NEW HOPE HIGH SCHOOL 2025 SS 1.68 s
3 Kellen Garcia MS SUMRALL HIGH SCHOOL 2025 SS 1.73 s
4 Stephen Hutchison MS Saint Stanislaus 2025 3B 1.75 s
5 Tinnin Potts MS CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL 2025 3B 1.76 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.


TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Carson Schmelzer MS Oxford 2024 1B 98.7 mph
2 Tinnin Potts MS CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL 2025 3B 97.0 mph
3 Nicholas Arnold MS Madison Ridgeland Academy 2024 OF 96.0 mph
4 Ethan Carter MS Desoto Central 2025 2B 95.3 mph
5 Houston Morgan MS Lafayette 2024 2B 94.2 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Carson Schmelzer MS Oxford 2024 1B 93.5 mph
2 Ethan Carter MS Desoto Central 2025 2B 90.6 mph
3 Nelson Barthel MS Northwest Rankin 2026 C 88.5 mph
4 Tinnin Potts MS CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL 2025 3B 87.9 mph
5 Dalton Stripling MS NEW HOPE HIGH SCHOOL 2025 SS 87.5 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Justin San Miguel MS Resurrection Catholic 2026 SS 354 ft
2 Houston Morgan MS Lafayette 2024 2B 353 ft
3 Stephen Hutchison MS Saint Stanislaus 2025 3B 347 ft
4 Brett Whitten MS NorthPoint Christian 2024 1B 345 ft
5 Camden Armon MS Ridgeland 2025 3B 339 ft

SWEET SPOT%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Foster Pittman TN Collierville 2025 OF 100 %
^ Owen Bellanger MS Gulfport 2025 C 100 %
2 Drew Busby MS Lewisburg 2024 SS 87 %
3 Camryn Hankins MS Senatobia 2026 1B 85 %
4 Payton Smith MS George County 2027 RHP 80 %
5 Brannon Hill MS Winona Christian 2025 C 77 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.


BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Ethan Wright MS Independence 2024 2B 24.5 mph
2 Nicholas Arnold MS Madison Ridgeland Academy 2024 OF 23.1 mph
3 Brett Whitten MS NorthPoint Christian 2024 1B 22.9 mph
4 Ethan Carter MS Desoto Central 2025 2B 22.7 mph
5 Jackson Howell MS AMORY HIGH SCHOOL 2025 LHP 22.3 mph

Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

BAT SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Carson Schmelzer MS Oxford 2024 1B 77.4 mph
2 Brody Roberts MS Manchester Academy 2025 RHP 76.2 mph
3 Brett Whitten MS NorthPoint Christian 2024 1B 75.4 mph
4 Dalton Stripling MS NEW HOPE HIGH SCHOOL 2025 SS 75.2 mph
5 Nicholas Arnold MS Madison Ridgeland Academy 2024 OF 74.0 mph

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Ethan Wright MS Independence 2024 2B 25.7 g
2 Brett Whitten MS NorthPoint Christian 2024 1B 24.0 g
3 Bishop Holton MS Amory 2026 OF 23.0 g
4 Tinnin Potts MS CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL 2025 3B 22.0 g
5 Benton Burks MS West Union Attendance Center 2025 1B 21.9 g

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.


top edge scores

Rank Name State School Class Pos Edge Score
1 Michael Callahan MS Lake Cormorant 2025 SS 84.32
2 Dalton Stripling MS NEW HOPE HIGH SCHOOL 2025 SS 77.90
3 Dalton Tutor MS South Pontotoc 2024 C 76.96
4 Stephen Hutchison MS Saint Stanislaus 2025 3B 75.72
5 Carson Schmelzer MS Oxford 2024 1B 75.31

The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.

The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.

 

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