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2026 Arkansas Top Prospects Games: Pitcher's Data Dive

July 9, 2026
Mikel Howell
Arkansas Asst. Director

On Wednesday, July 1st, the Prep Baseball Arkansas staff hosted our Arkansas Top Prospect Games at the University of Arkansas' Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, AR. This year’s event hosted 67 prospects who participated in the showcase, and we'll begin highlighting the top performers among them. 

On Wednesday, we assembled leaderboards of the more traditional stat categories inside our Statistical Leaderboards, which you can view here, as well as a closer look at the showcase’s statistical standouts inside the Data Dive on Position Players, found here.

Today, we’ll wrap up our post-event coverage for the time being by publishing the leaderboards across these important pitching metrics, captured with the help of our partners at TrackMan.

FASTBALL

VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Brody Brown AR Mountain Home 2028 3B 88.2 mph
2 Trevor Reed AR Southside (Fort Smith) 2028 SS 88.0 mph
3 Tyce Fletcher AR Cabot 2028 3B 87.0 mph
4 Cooper Webb AR Greenwood 2027 OF 86.9 mph
5 Koen Bickford AR Mountain Home 2027 RHP 86.9 mph
6 Chase Wilder AR Bentonville West 2028 2B 86.7 mph
7 Caden Mendenhall AR Greenwood 2028 SS 85.7 mph
8 Evan Canode AR Bentonville 2028 SS 85.1 mph
9 Jaxon Franklin AR Little Rock Christian 2027 LHP 84.3 mph
10 Gavin Mills AR Conway 2028 OF 84.2 mph

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Tyce Fletcher AR Cabot 2028 3B 2369 rpm
2 Dekklyn Henslee AR Har-Ber 2029 SS 2199 rpm
3 Owen Summerford AR Fayetteville 2027 OF 2171 rpm
4 Koen Bickford AR Mountain Home 2027 RHP 2160 rpm
5 Caden Mendenhall AR Greenwood 2028 SS 2143 rpm
6 Aaron Mack AR Marion 2027 OF 2137 rpm
7 Lawson Leath AR Greenwood 2028 LHP 2131 rpm
8 Keegan Culpepper AR Cabot 2028 RHP 2099 rpm
9 Jake Johnson AR Episcopal Collegiate 2029 SS 2088 rpm
10 Craig Hicks AR Berryville 2027 OF 2070 rpm

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Brodie Curry AR Farmington 2028 1B 17.2 in
2 Cooper Webb AR Greenwood 2027 OF 16.7 in
3 Wyatt Frye AR Greenwood 2027 OF 16.2 in
4 Aaron Mack AR Marion 2027 OF 15.5 in
5 Keegan Culpepper AR Cabot 2028 RHP 15.1 in
6 Dekklyn Henslee AR Har-Ber 2029 SS 15.0 in
7 Craig Hicks AR Berryville 2027 OF 14.9 in
8 Griffin Vick AR Little Rock Christian 2027 RHP 14.8 in
9 Caden Rodriguez AR Brookland 2028 1B 14.7 in
10 Chase Wilder AR Bentonville West 2028 2B 14.7 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jaxon Franklin AR Little Rock Christian 2027 LHP -15.7
2 Gavin Mills AR Conway 2028 OF 15.4
3 Simon Abel AR Conway High School 2028 SS 14.9
4 Griffin Vick AR Little Rock Christian 2027 RHP 13.7
5 Jonathan McAlindon AR Bentonville West 2029 RHP 12.7
6 Lucas Hildebrand AR Little Rock Christian 2028 OF -12.6
7 Brett Major AR El Dorado 2027 LHP -12.4
8 Lawson Leath AR Greenwood 2028 LHP -12.3
9 Trevor Reed AR Southside (Fort Smith) 2028 SS 12.0
10 Dekklyn Henslee AR Har-Ber 2029 SS 11.7

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Brett Major AR El Dorado 2027 LHP 71 %
2 Jaxon Franklin AR Little Rock Christian 2027 LHP 69 %
3 Brodie Curry AR Farmington 2028 1B 64 %
4 Simon Abel AR Conway High School 2028 SS 63 %
5 Chase Wilder AR Bentonville West 2028 2B 58 %
6 Griffin Vick AR Little Rock Christian 2027 RHP 57 %
7 Jonathan McAlindon AR Bentonville West 2029 RHP 54 %
8 Dekklyn Henslee AR Har-Ber 2029 SS 53 %
^ Gavin Mills AR Conway 2028 OF 53 %
^ Lucas Hildebrand AR Little Rock Christian 2028 OF 53 %
9 Jude Jackson AR Marion 2027 RHP 53 %
10 Asher Qualls AR Har-Ber 2028 1B 50 %
^ Tyce Fletcher AR Cabot 2028 3B 50 %
^ Evan Canode AR Bentonville 2028 SS 50 %

CURVEBALL

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Tyce Fletcher AR Cabot 2028 3B 2576 rpm
2 Logan Farber AR Elkins 2027 2B 2574 rpm
3 Keegan Culpepper AR Cabot 2028 RHP 2500 rpm
4 Owen Summerford AR Fayetteville 2027 OF 2408 rpm
5 Branton Qualls AR Har-Ber 2028 OF 2305 rpm
6 Evan Canode AR Bentonville 2028 SS 2263 rpm
7 Craig Hicks AR Berryville 2027 OF 2247 rpm
8 Brody Brown AR Mountain Home 2028 3B 2181 rpm
9 Koen Bickford AR Mountain Home 2027 RHP 2002 rpm
10 Brodie Curry AR Farmington 2028 1B 1946 rpm

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Keegan Culpepper AR Cabot 2028 RHP -10.9 in
2 Brett Major AR El Dorado 2027 LHP -9.5 in
3 Brody Brown AR Mountain Home 2028 3B -7.2 in
4 Logan Farber AR Elkins 2027 2B -5.6 in
5 Owen Summerford AR Fayetteville 2027 OF -5.5 in
6 Evan Canode AR Bentonville 2028 SS -5.3 in
7 Branton Qualls AR Har-Ber 2028 OF -4.5 in
8 Tyce Fletcher AR Cabot 2028 3B -3.8 in
9 Craig Hicks AR Berryville 2027 OF -2.9 in
10 Brodie Curry AR Farmington 2028 1B -1.9 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Keegan Culpepper AR Cabot 2028 RHP -15.8
2 Logan Farber AR Elkins 2027 2B -13.5
3 Branton Qualls AR Har-Ber 2028 OF -10.9
4 Owen Summerford AR Fayetteville 2027 OF -10.2
5 Brett Major AR El Dorado 2027 LHP 9.5
6 Tyce Fletcher AR Cabot 2028 3B -8.5
7 Evan Canode AR Bentonville 2028 SS -7.6
8 Koen Bickford AR Mountain Home 2027 RHP -7.0
9 Craig Hicks AR Berryville 2027 OF -6.7
10 Brody Brown AR Mountain Home 2028 3B -2.7

SLIDER

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Lawson Leath AR Greenwood 2028 LHP 2425
2 Jaxon Franklin AR Little Rock Christian 2027 LHP 2305
3 Jake Johnson AR Episcopal Collegiate 2029 SS 2235
4 Craig Hicks AR Berryville 2027 OF 2202
5 Brody Brown AR Mountain Home 2028 3B 2185
6 Chase Wilder AR Bentonville West 2028 2B 2185
7 Jonathan McAlindon AR Bentonville West 2029 RHP 2182
8 Aaron Mack AR Marion 2027 OF 2151
9 Caden Rodriguez AR Brookland 2028 1B 2135
10 Trevor Reed AR Southside (Fort Smith) 2028 SS 2134

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Asher Qualls AR Har-Ber 2028 1B 8.0 in
2 Jake Johnson AR Episcopal Collegiate 2029 SS -6.2 in
3 Gavin Mills AR Conway 2028 OF -5.3 in
4 Trevor Reed AR Southside (Fort Smith) 2028 SS 4.4 in
5 Caden Rodriguez AR Brookland 2028 1B 4.2 in
6 Brody Brown AR Mountain Home 2028 3B 4.2 in
7 Lucas Hildebrand AR Little Rock Christian 2028 OF 3.2 in
8 Parker Smith AR Little Rock Central 2027 RHP -2.5 in
9 Dekklyn Henslee AR Har-Ber 2029 SS -2.5 in
10 Chase Wilder AR Bentonville West 2028 2B -2.3 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jake Johnson AR Episcopal Collegiate 2029 SS -14.1
2 Gavin Mills AR Conway 2028 OF -14.0
3 Lawson Leath AR Greenwood 2028 LHP 12.7
4 Caden Mendenhall AR Greenwood 2028 SS -10.2
5 Cooper Webb AR Greenwood 2027 OF -7.7
6 Wyatt Frye AR Greenwood 2027 OF -7.6
7 Jonathan McAlindon AR Bentonville West 2029 RHP -7.6
8 Caden Rodriguez AR Brookland 2028 1B -6.8
9 Koen Bickford AR Mountain Home 2027 RHP -6.5
10 Brody Brown AR Mountain Home 2028 3B -6.0

CHANGEUP

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jaxon Franklin AR Little Rock Christian 2027 LHP -13.1
2 Koen Bickford AR Mountain Home 2027 RHP 12.6
3 Caden Rodriguez AR Brookland 2028 1B 12.5
4 Gavin Mills AR Conway 2028 OF 12.3
5 Parker Smith AR Little Rock Central 2027 RHP 11.4
6 Tyce Fletcher AR Cabot 2028 3B 10.4
7 Chase Wilder AR Bentonville West 2028 2B 9.8
8 Simon Abel AR Conway High School 2028 SS 9.0
9 Griffin Vick AR Little Rock Christian 2027 RHP 9.0
10 Asher Qualls AR Har-Ber 2028 1B 8.5

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Wyatt Frye AR Greenwood 2027 OF 14.7 in
2 Brodie Curry AR Farmington 2028 1B 13.1 in
3 Lawson Leath AR Greenwood 2028 LHP 12.5 in
4 Caden Rodriguez AR Brookland 2028 1B 11.4 in
5 Jaxon Franklin AR Little Rock Christian 2027 LHP 9.8 in
6 Jude Jackson AR Marion 2027 RHP 9.6 in
7 Chase Wilder AR Bentonville West 2028 2B 9.4 in
8 Lucas Hildebrand AR Little Rock Christian 2028 OF 7.9 in
9 Griffin Vick AR Little Rock Christian 2027 RHP 7.1 in
10 Brett Major AR El Dorado 2027 LHP 6.9 in

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Simon Abel AR Conway High School 2028 SS 100 %
^ Jaxon Franklin AR Little Rock Christian 2027 LHP 100 %
^ Tyce Fletcher AR Cabot 2028 3B 100 %
^ Griffin Vick AR Little Rock Christian 2027 RHP 100 %
2 Lucas Hildebrand AR Little Rock Christian 2028 OF 80 %
3 Wyatt Frye AR Greenwood 2027 OF 66 %
4 Gavin Mills AR Conway 2028 OF 50 %
^ Koen Bickford AR Mountain Home 2027 RHP 50 %
^ Chase Wilder AR Bentonville West 2028 2B 50 %
^ Lawson Leath AR Greenwood 2028 LHP 50 %
^ Branton Qualls AR Har-Ber 2028 OF 50 %
5 Brodie Curry AR Farmington 2028 1B 33 %

   

FOR ALL OF THE STATISTICS FROM THIS EVENT, CLICK HERE.

  

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