Mid-Atlantic State Games: Advanced Hitting Stats
November 10, 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 a deep dive into some more of our advanced hitting stats, Rotational Acceleration and Average Distance
Top Rotational Acceleration
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Chandler Howlett | VA | Gloucester High School | 2026 | SS | 32.8 g |
| 2 | Gordon Cozad | VA | Oakton | 2026 | SS | 31.7 g |
| 3 | Michael Peverill | VA | Battlefield | 2026 | OF | 29.8 g |
| 4 | Jake Mutter | VA | Tabb | 2025 | SS | 29.5 g |
| 5 | Evan Brown | PA | Chambersburg | 2025 | OF | 29.4 g |
| 6 | Ryan Vaxmonsky | VA | Paul VI | 2026 | 1B | 29.3 g |
| ^ | Braden Knapp | VA | Westfield | 2025 | OF | 29.3 g |
| 7 | Logan Clark | VA | Halifax County | 2026 | OF | 27.8 g |
| ^ | Jonathan Senker | MD | Georgetown Prep | 2026 | OF | 27.8 g |
| 8 | Noah Washington | VA | Fluvanna County | 2027 | C | 27.7 g |
| 9 | Jackson Bell | VA | Goochland | 2026 | OF | 27.6 g |
| 10 | Ryan Canipe | VA | Smith Mountain Lake Christian | 2026 | 1B | 26.6 g |
| ^ | Tripp Faison | VA | Frank W. Cox | 2026 | C | 26.6 g |
| 11 | Andrew Bezak | MD | Good Counsel | 2027 | OF | 26.4 g |
| 12 | Aries Oliver | VA | NORTHSIDE HIGH | 2026 | OF | 26.0 g |
| 13 | Colton Hicks | VA | Independence | 2026 | 3B | 25.3 g |
| ^ | Jack Longest | VA | King William | 2025 | SS | 25.3 g |
| 14 | Carter Mitchell | VA | Collegiate | 2025 | 1B | 24.8 g |
| 15 | Andrew Farrar | VA | Mechanicsville | 2025 | 1B | 24.7 g |
| 16 | Jake Armstrong | VA | Atlantic Shores Christian | 2025 | OF | 24.6 g |
| 17 | Dylan Amos | VA | Riverside | 2026 | RHP | 24.3 g |
| 18 | Trent Lopez | MD | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | 2025 | OF | 22.9 g |
| 19 | Cole Cinnamond | VA | GREAT BRIDGE HIGH | 2027 | 1B | 22.3 g |
| 20 | Jacob Peacher | VA | Patriot | 2026 | SS | 21.9 g |
Top Average Distance
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Grant Shiflett | VA | Albemarle | 2026 | 3B | 317 ft |
| 2 | Jack Halfhill | VA | West Springfield | 2026 | 1B | 299 ft |
| 3 | Joshua Tseronis | MD | Quince Orchard | 2025 | OF | 290 ft |
| 4 | Dylan Rice | MD | St. Marys Ryken | 2025 | OF | 283 ft |
| 5 | Ian Baldwin | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | 3B | 282 ft |
| 6 | Logan Powell | MD | Patuxent | 2026 | C | 270 ft |
| 7 | Colin Langster | VA | Matoaca | 2025 | OF | 268 ft |
| 8 | Casey Thomas | VA | Carlise School | 2024 | RHP | 267 ft |
| 9 | Caleb Lawson | MD | Gilman School | 2025 | OF | 264 ft |
| 10 | Ethan Hudson | VA | Osbourn City | 2026 | RHP | 263 ft |
| 11 | JT Brown | VA | Matoaca High | 2025 | SS | 262 ft |
| 12 | Ryan Vaxmonsky | VA | Paul VI | 2026 | 1B | 261 ft |
| 13 | Charlie DePippo | VA | RIVERSIDE HIGH | 2026 | C | 259 ft |
| 14 | Luke Thoreson | VA | Stone Bridge | 2025 | OF | 259 ft |
| 15 | Cooper Jones | VA | Alexandria City | 2024 | OF | 258 ft |
| 16 | CJ Prentiss | VA | Lake Braddock | 2026 | C | 257 ft |
| 17 | Graham Rosenberg | VA | Centreville | 2026 | OF | 257 ft |
| 18 | Jake Pruitt | MD | Archbishop Curley | 2026 | 1B | 255 ft |
| 19 | Trent Sutryk | VA | Kempsville | 2025 | OF | 254 ft |
| 20 | Cooper Meeks | MD | Northeast | 2026 | C | 254 ft |