Mid-Atlantic State Games: Fastball Metric Leaderboard
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 the Fastballs that had the top Spin Rate, most Induced Vertical Break, and most Horizontal Movement
Top Fastball Max Spin
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Luke Thoreson | VA | Stone Bridge | 2025 | OF | 2557 rpm |
| 2 | Logan Clark | VA | Halifax County | 2026 | OF | 2494 rpm |
| 3 | Jayden Grant | VA | Manchester | 2026 | RHP | 2467 rpm |
| 4 | Jayden Davis | VA | Amherst County | 2026 | OF | 2429 rpm |
| 5 | Graham Ward | VA | North Stafford | 2025 | 3B | 2407 rpm |
| 6 | Ryan Watson | VA | Greenbrier Christian Academy | 2027 | 1B | 2379 rpm |
| 7 | Dylan Amos | VA | Riverside | 2026 | RHP | 2379 rpm |
| 8 | Casey Thomas | VA | Carlise School | 2024 | RHP | 2361 rpm |
| 9 | Spencer Gilcrest | MD | Walter Johnson | 2026 | LHP | 2343 rpm |
| 10 | Brady Elrod | VA | Hanover | 2026 | OF | 2340 rpm |
| 11 | Landon Ludington | VA | Forest Park | 2026 | SS | 2324 rpm |
| 12 | Josh Perez | VA | Spotyslvania | 2026 | RHP | 2314 rpm |
| 13 | Dylan Herr | VA | Lightridge | 2026 | RHP | 2311 rpm |
| 14 | Evan Salapka | VA | Atlee | 2026 | RHP | 2308 rpm |
| 15 | Jake Mutter | VA | Tabb | 2025 | SS | 2300 rpm |
| 16 | Aaron Van Tuyle | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2025 | RHP | 2298 rpm |
| 17 | Ayden Mills | VA | Windsor | 2027 | 3B | 2295 rpm |
| 18 | Danny Kilgore | VA | Hanover | 2025 | RHP | 2284 rpm |
| 19 | Ian Baldwin | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | 3B | 2280 rpm |
| 20 | Matthew Feldmann | VA | Independence | 2026 | RHP | 2262 rpm |
Top Fastball Induced Vertical Break
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
| 1 | Liam Cardman | VA | West Potomac | 2025 | RHP | 26.7 in |
| 2 | Luke Mundie | VA | HANOVER HIGH | 2026 | LHP | 25.5 in |
| 3 | Greer Cabanban | VA | Cosby | 2025 | RHP | 25.4 in |
| 4 | Matthew Feldmann | VA | Independence | 2026 | RHP | 25.3 in |
| 5 | Max Lusk | VA | Battlefield | 2026 | RHP | 24.6 in |
| 6 | Robert Ballagh | MD | AACS | 2026 | LHP | 24.2 in |
| 7 | Tommy Blackburn | VA | Hickory | 2025 | RHP | 23.8 in |
| 8 | Grayson Newsome | VA | Brunswick Academy | 2027 | RHP | 23.8 in |
| 9 | Ian Baldwin | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | 3B | 23.4 in |
| 10 | Austin Decker | VA | CVHAA | 2026 | RHP | 22.9 in |
| 11 | Benjamin Favreau | VA | Mechanicsville | 2026 | LHP | 22.7 in |
| 12 | Johnny Hobgood | MD | Stephen Decatur | 2026 | OF | 22.6 in |
| 13 | Ryan Watson | VA | Greenbrier Christian Academy | 2027 | 1B | 22.3 in |
| 14 | Luke Thoreson | VA | Stone Bridge | 2025 | OF | 22.2 in |
| 15 | Aiden Tuck | VA | Powhatan High School | 2027 | SS | 22.0 in |
| 16 | Gordon Cozad | VA | Oakton | 2026 | SS | 22.0 in |
| 17 | Bryce Krines | VA | Hanover | 2026 | RHP | 21.1 in |
| 18 | Chase Blumberg | VA | Atlee | 2026 | RHP | 21.1 in |
| 19 | Cal Travers | VA | Mills Godwin | 2025 | LHP | 21.1 in |
| 20 | Colton Hicks | VA | Independence | 2026 | 3B | 20.9 in |
Top Fastball Horizontal Movement
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
| 1 | Sam Rosenwald | MD | Sherwood | 2026 | LHP | -23.9 in |
| 2 | Colton Hicks | VA | Independence | 2026 | 3B | 22.5 in |
| 3 | Aaron Caughlin | VA | Brentsville District | 2025 | RHP | 22.1 in |
| 4 | Benjamin Phillips | VA | Carroll County | 2025 | LHP | -21.7 in |
| 5 | Gavin Gross | PA | Pope John Paul II | 2027 | OF | 21.3 in |
| 6 | Evan Salapka | VA | Atlee | 2026 | RHP | 21.1 in |
| 7 | Dan Ockerman | VA | MCLEAN HIGH | 2026 | LHP | -21.0 in |
| 8 | Andrew Davis | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | SS | 20.9 in |
| 9 | Luke Baker | VA | Freedom | 2025 | SS | 20.7 in |
| 10 | Spencer Gilcrest | MD | Walter Johnson | 2026 | LHP | -19.9 in |
| 11 | Jackson Horton | VA | Patrick County | 2025 | 3B | 19.8 in |
| 12 | Lorenzo Cafferillo | VA | Charlottesville | 2026 | RHP | 19.8 in |
| 13 | Ian Baldwin | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | 3B | 19.7 in |
| 14 | Hunter Dunst | MD | Calvert Hall | 2027 | 3B | 19.7 in |
| 15 | Charles Tobler III | VA | Deep Creek | 2026 | RHP | 19.7 in |
| 16 | Henry Lewis | MD | North Hagerstown High | 2025 | RHP | 19.6 in |
| 17 | Hayden Bynum | VA | Mills Godwin | 2025 | RHP | 19.3 in |
| 18 | Jacob McCorkle | VA | Altavista | 2025 | LHP | -19.1 in |
| 19 | Kaiden Takahashi-Trader | VA | Tabb | 2024 | RHP | 19.1 in |
| 20 | Logan Clark | VA | Halifax County | 2026 | OF | 19.0 in |