Mid-Atlantic State Games: Breaking Ball Spin Leaders
November 8, 2023
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Last weekend, over 210 players from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and DC descended on War Memorial Stadium and Nansemond River High School in Hampton and Suffolk, Virginia for the 2023 Mid-Atlantic State Games. As we get into our breakdown of the event over the next few weeks, we continue to highlight the statistical leaders with the Top Spinning breaking balls:
Top Curveball Max Spin
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Dylan Herr | VA | Lightridge | 2026 | RHP | 2738 rpm |
| 2 | Jayden Davis | VA | Amherst County | 2026 | OF | 2726 rpm |
| 3 | Blake O'Berry | VA | Menchville | 2027 | SS | 2573 rpm |
| 4 | Bo White | TOURNEYS | Landon School | 2026 | RHP | 2547 rpm |
| 5 | Nick Newburn | VA | LANGLEY HIGH | 2025 | RHP | 2516 rpm |
| 6 | Aaron Van Tuyle | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2025 | RHP | 2490 rpm |
| 7 | Aaron Caughlin | VA | Brentsville District | 2025 | RHP | 2490 rpm |
| 8 | Will Hodges | VA | Hanover | 2026 | RHP | 2465 rpm |
| 9 | Vincent Nguyen | VA | PDG Academy | 2026 | 1B | 2422 rpm |
| 10 | Liam Cardman | VA | West Potomac | 2025 | RHP | 2419 rpm |
| 11 | Luke Thoreson | VA | STONE BRIDGE HIGH | 2025 | OF | 2408 rpm |
| 12 | Matthew Feldmann | VA | INDEPENDENCE HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 2400 rpm |
| 13 | Spencer Gilcrest | MD | Walter Johnson | 2026 | LHP | 2385 rpm |
| 14 | Ethan Hudson | VA | Osbourn City | 2026 | RHP | 2383 rpm |
| 15 | Dan Sperling | VA | Poquoson | 2026 | RHP | 2383 rpm |
| 16 | Luke Baker | VA | Freedom | 2025 | SS | 2330 rpm |
| 17 | Jayden Grant | VA | James River | 2026 | SS | 2308 rpm |
| 18 | Ayden Mills | VA | windsor | 2027 | 3B | 2287 rpm |
| 19 | Hunter Dunst | MD | Calvert Hall | 2027 | 3B | 2267 rpm |
| 20 | Benjamin Favreau | VA | MECHANICSVILLE HIGH | 2026 | LHP | 2249 rpm |
Top Slider Max Spin
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Dylan Amos | VA | Riverside | 2026 | RHP | 2611 rpm |
| 2 | Josh Perez | VA | Spotyslvania | 2026 | RHP | 2587 rpm |
| 3 | Brady Elrod | VA | Hanover | 2026 | OF | 2555 rpm |
| 4 | Luke Thoreson | VA | STONE BRIDGE HIGH | 2025 | OF | 2538 rpm |
| 5 | Hudson Longendyke | VA | Loudoun County | 2026 | RHP | 2495 rpm |
| 6 | Hunter Dunst | MD | Calvert Hall | 2027 | 3B | 2461 rpm |
| 7 | Casey Thomas | VA | Carlise School | 2024 | RHP | 2453 rpm |
| 8 | Blake O'Berry | VA | Menchville | 2027 | SS | 2438 rpm |
| 9 | Aaron Van Tuyle | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2025 | RHP | 2433 rpm |
| 10 | Bryce Krines | VA | HANOVER HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 2414 rpm |
| 11 | Graham Ward | VA | North Stafford | 2025 | 3B | 2379 rpm |
| 12 | Evan Salapka | VA | Atlee | 2026 | RHP | 2364 rpm |
| 13 | Colton Hicks | VA | Independence | 2026 | 3B | 2352 rpm |
| 14 | Cooper Bush | VA | Grafton | 2026 | C | 2335 rpm |
| 15 | Lorenzo Cafferillo | VA | Charlottesville | 2026 | RHP | 2310 rpm |
| 16 | Wyatt Osborne | VA | South County | 2026 | RHP | 2309 rpm |
| 17 | Matthew Feldmann | VA | INDEPENDENCE HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 2297 rpm |
| 18 | Zachary Feit | VA | Riverside | 2025 | RHP | 2287 rpm |
| 19 | Logan Clark | VA | Halifax County | 2026 | OF | 2286 rpm |
| 20 | Jake Mutter | VA | Tabb | 2025 | SS | 2257 rpm |