Preseason Prospect ID: Stats Breakdown
January 29, 2019
The Preseason Prospect ID took place on Sunday, January 27th at Smith Wills Stadium, in Jackson, MS. The open event featured 50+ prospects – from across the state of Mississippi - complete the 60-yard dash, positional workouts, live batting practice with exit velocity station, and pitcher bullpen sessions. Here's a look at the numbers from Sunday's event.
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Parker Ryan (Jackson Academy, 2021) clocked the quickest 60 of the event, posting a time of 6.7-seconds. Chandler Pittman (Magee, 2021), clocked a time of 6.8-seconds, while Blake Pierce (Brandon, 2021) followed suit with a time of 6.93-seconds.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Parker Ryan | MS | Jackson | 2021 | C | 6.70 |
| 2 | Chandler Pittman | MS | Magee | 2021 | OF | 6.80 |
| 3 | Blake Pierce | MS | Central Hinds Academy | 2021 | OF | 6.93 |
| 4 | Lanacus Hudson | MS | Raymond | 2019 | OF | 6.94 |
| 5 | Kelly Crumpton | MS | Oxford High School | 2021 | SS | 6.95 |
Mississippi State recruit, Josh Hill (Indianola, 2019) and Nikolas Mazza (Madison-Ridgeland Ac., 2021) topped the fastball leaderboard touching 88 mph on Sunday.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Max FB |
| 1 | Nikolas Mazza | MS | Madison Ridgeland | 2021 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Josh Hill | MS | Indianola | 2019 | RHP | 88 mph |
| 2 | Robert Riggin | MS | Raymond | 2020 | SS | 84 mph |
| ^ | Conner Wilson | MS | Parklane Academy | 2021 | RHP | 84 mph |
| 3 | Cole Pittman | MS | Porters Chapel | 2019 | OF | 82 mph |
| ^ | Elijah Watts | MS | Resurrection Catholic | 2020 | 3B | 82 mph |
| 4 | Kyle Savell | MS | Madison Ridgeland | 2020 | OF | 81 mph |
| ^ | Alec Hardy | MS | Stone | 2019 | 2B | 81 mph |
| 5 | Colton Neal | MS | Marshall | 2022 | 3B | 80 mph |
| ^ | Blake Gollott | MS | Diberville | 2022 | LHP | 80 mph |
Mississippi recruit, Kelly Crumpton (Jackson Prep, 2021) registered an event best 99 mph exit velocity. While Southeastern Louisiana recruit, Bo Gatlin (Oxford, 2019) registered 95 mph. Wesley Sides (DeSoto Central, 2020) also showed off quality bat speed, registering 94 mph.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velo |
| 1 | Kelly Crumpton | MS | Oxford High School | 2021 | SS | 99 |
| 2 | Bo Gatlin | MS | Oxford | 2019 | SS | 95 |
| 3 | Wesley Sides | MS | DeSoto Central | 2020 | 1B | 94 |
| 4 | Trip Wilson | MS | Tupelo | 2020 | OF | 92 |
| 5 | Austin Lee | MS | Germantown | 2020 | 1B | 91 |
| 6 | Connor Westfall | MS | Jackson Prep | 2021 | 1B | 90 |
| 7 | Calabe Collins | MS | Raymond | 2019 | 1B | 89 |
| ^ | Gabriel Katzenmeyer | MS | Warren Central | 2020 | C | 89 |
| 8 | Vantel Reed | MS | Warren Central | 2019 | SS | 88 |
| 9 | Kyle Savell | MS | Madison Ridgeland | 2020 | OF | 87 |
| ^ | Jackson Owen | MS | Starkville | 2021 | C | 87 |
| ^ | Landon Hayes | MS | Magee | 2020 | 1B | 87 |
| ^ | DeCarlos Nicholson | MS | Petal | 2020 | SS | 87 |
| ^ | Joseph Bauer | MS | Copiah Academy | 2019 | 1B | 87 |
| 10 | Blake Pierce | MS | Central Hinds Academy | 2021 | OF | 86 |
| ^ | Parker Ryan | MS | Jackson | 2021 | C | 86 |
Vantrel Reed, Hinds CC signee (Warren Central, 2019) showed off his arm strength on Sunday, posting an event best 91 mph positional velocity. While Nikolas Mazza (Madison Ridgeland Ac. 2021) and Robert Riggin (Raymond, 2020) registered 87 mph and 86 mph respectively, across the diamond.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Vantel Reed | MS | Warren Central | 2019 | SS | 91 |
| 2 | Nikolas Mazza | MS | Madison Ridgeland | 2021 | RHP | 87 |
| 3 | Robert Riggin | MS | Raymond | 2020 | SS | 86 |
| 4 | Elijah Watts | MS | Resurrection Catholic | 2020 | 3B | 85 |
| 5 | Kelly Crumpton | MS | Oxford High School | 2021 | SS | 84 |
Trip Wilson (Tupelo, 2020) topped the leaderboard at 91 mph, followed by Vantrel Reed (Warren Central, 2019) with a positional velocity of 90 mph. While Chandler Pittman (Magee, 2021) showed off quality arm strength for the age, posting positional velocities of 83 mph.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Trip Wilson | MS | Tupelo | 2020 | OF | 91 |
| 2 | Vantel Reed | MS | Warren Central | 2019 | SS | 90 |
| 3 | Chandler Pittman | MS | Magee | 2021 | OF | 83 |
| ^ | Eli Fratesi | MS | Washington County Day | 2020 | OF | 83 |
| 4 | M. Hayden Graves | MS | Ethel | 2021 | C | 82 |
| ^ | Noah Brown | MS | Germantown | 2019 | OF | 82 |
| 5 | Cole Pittman | MS | Porters Chapel | 2019 | OF | 81 |
| ^ | Colton Neal | MS | Marshall | 2022 | 3B | 81 |
Austin Lee (Germantown, 2020) posted an event best pop time of 1.9-seconds. While Chance Nabong (West Harrison, 2021) and Parker Ryan (Jackson Academy, 2021) posted a time of 1.95-seconds.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Austin Lee | MS | Germantown | 2020 | 1B | 1.90-2.00 |
| 2 | Chance Nabong | MS | West Harrison | 2021 | C | 1.95-2.05 |
| 3 | Parker Ryan | MS | Jackson | 2021 | C | 1.95-2.10 |
| 4 | Andin Johnson | MS | Amory | 2020 | C | 2.00-2.10 |
| ^ | Tristan Pearson | MS | Biloxi | 2021 | 3B | 2.00-2.10 |
| ^ | Braxton Thoms | MS | Brandon | 2021 | C | 2.00-2.10 |
| 5 | M. Hayden Graves | MS | Ethel | 2021 | C | 2.00-2.15 |
TOP Catching Velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Austin Lee | MS | Germantown | 2020 | 1B | 82 |
| 2 | Parker Ryan | MS | Jackson | 2021 | C | 77 |
| 3 | Jackson Owen | MS | Starkville | 2021 | C | 76 |
| 4 | Chance Nabong | MS | West Harrison | 2021 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Jackson McCoy | MS | Booneville | 2021 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Andin Johnson | MS | Amory | 2020 | C | 74 |
| 5 | Ryan Sessums | MS | Copiah Academy | 2020 | C | 72 |
