2026 East Arkansas Preseason ID: Data Dive
February 11, 2026
On Saturday, February 7th, the Prep Baseball Arkansas staff traveled to Max Velocity Sports in Jonesboro, AR to host our annual East Arkansas Preseason ID. This event was open to all 2026-2029 class members and featured 21 members in attendence.
We'll continue our coverage from this event today within this 'Data Dive'. Continue reading below to see which players in attendance showed well from a batted ball, pitch metric, and swing analytics perspective.
TOP 60-YARD DASH
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Lyric Gray | AR | Jonesboro | 2029 | OF | 6.95 s |
| 2 | Sidney Palma | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | OF | 6.98 s |
| 3 | Barrett Mallett | AR | Valley View | 2028 | SS | 7.08 s |
| 4 | Treyson Becker | AR | Valley View | 2028 | C | 7.17 s |
| 5 | Grif Silverthorn | AR | Brookland | 2028 | 3B | 7.22 s |
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 97.8 mph |
| 2 | Chase Buckalew | TN | Christian Brothers | 2028 | C | 95.0 mph |
| 3 | Brooks Robinson | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | RHP | 93.5 mph |
| 4 | Barrett Mallett | AR | Valley View | 2028 | SS | 93.5 mph |
| 5 | Lyric Gray | AR | Jonesboro | 2029 | OF | 93.2 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 89.3 mph |
| 2 | Brooks Robinson | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
| 3 | Joseph Kraus | TN | Collierville | 2027 | 2B | 80.9 mph |
| 4 | Treyson Becker | AR | Valley View | 2028 | C | 79.7 mph |
| 5 | Ketcher Pattillo | AR | Valley View | 2028 | C | 78.5 mph |
PEAK BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 338 ft |
| 2 | Chase Buckalew | TN | Christian Brothers | 2028 | C | 328 ft |
| 3 | Wyatt Carter | AR | Westside | 2027 | 2B | 313 ft |
| 4 | Treyson Becker | AR | Valley View | 2028 | C | 302 ft |
| 5 | Brooks Robinson | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | RHP | 292 ft |
AVERAGE BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 203 ft |
| 2 | Treyson Becker | AR | Valley View | 2028 | C | 188 ft |
| 3 | Chase Buckalew | TN | Christian Brothers | 2028 | C | 168 ft |
| 4 | Brayden Grooms | AR | Pocahontas | 2029 | C | 159 ft |
| 5 | Brooks Robinson | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | RHP | 142 ft |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 78.3 mph |
| 2 | Wyatt Carter | AR | Westside | 2027 | 2B | 74.3 mph |
| 3 | Chase Buckalew | TN | Christian Brothers | 2028 | C | 72.7 mph |
| 4 | Lyric Gray | AR | Jonesboro | 2029 | OF | 72.2 mph |
| 5 | Barrett Mallett | AR | Valley View | 2028 | SS | 71.9 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 70.4 mph |
| 2 | Barrett Mallett | AR | Valley View | 2028 | SS | 69.1 mph |
| 3 | Chase Buckalew | TN | Christian Brothers | 2028 | C | 67.7 mph |
| 4 | Sidney Palma | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | OF | 65.3 mph |
| 5 | Joseph Kraus | TN | Collierville | 2027 | 2B | 64.1 mph |
PEAK HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Barrett Mallett | AR | Valley View | 2028 | SS | 23.4 mph |
| 2 | RJ Mabe | AR | Trumann | 2029 | C | 22.2 mph |
| 3 | Sidney Palma | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | OF | 21.4 mph |
| 4 | Wyatt Carter | AR | Westside | 2027 | 2B | 21.3 mph |
| 5 | Joseph Kraus | TN | Collierville | 2027 | 2B | 21.1 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Barrett Mallett | AR | Valley View | 2028 | SS | 22.2 mph |
| 2 | RJ Mabe | AR | Trumann | 2029 | C | 20.8 mph |
| 3 | Sidney Palma | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | OF | 20.5 mph |
| 4 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 20.0 mph |
| 5 | Wyatt Carter | AR | Westside | 2027 | 2B | 19.6 mph |
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Brooks Robinson | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | RHP | 91.1 mph |
| 2 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 84.4 mph |
| 3 | Wyatt Carter | AR | Westside | 2027 | 2B | 82.5 mph |
| 4 | Jake Webb | TN | Christian Brothers | 2026 | 2B | 82.4 mph |
| 5 | Keagan Hicks | AR | Jonesboro | 2028 | RHP | 82.0 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Jackson Hadley | TN | Arlington | 2028 | RHP | 2409 rpm |
| 2 | Wyatt Carter | AR | Westside | 2027 | 2B | 2279 rpm |
| 3 | Cross Morgan | AR | West Memphis Christian | 2030 | 1B | 2211 rpm |
| 4 | Jake Webb | TN | Christian Brothers | 2026 | 2B | 2209 rpm |
| 5 | Ethan Ramsey | AR | Pangburn | 2027 | RHP | 2160 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 2616 rpm |
| 2 | Jackson Hadley | TN | Arlington | 2028 | RHP | 2318 rpm |
| 3 | Ethan Ramsey | AR | Pangburn | 2027 | RHP | 2302 rpm |
| 4 | Cross Morgan | AR | West Memphis Christian | 2030 | 1B | 2153 rpm |
| 5 | Jake Webb | TN | Christian Brothers | 2026 | 2B | 2106 rpm |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 2570 |
| 2 | Jackson Hadley | TN | Arlington | 2028 | RHP | 2314 |
| 3 | Ethan Ramsey | AR | Pangburn | 2027 | RHP | 2259 |
| 4 | Jake Webb | TN | Christian Brothers | 2026 | 2B | 2071 |
| 5 | Cross Morgan | AR | West Memphis Christian | 2030 | 1B | 2069 |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Wyatt Carter | AR | Westside | 2027 | 2B | 2464 rpm |
| 2 | Keagan Hicks | AR | Jonesboro | 2028 | RHP | 2053 rpm |
| 3 | Barrett Mallett | AR | Valley View | 2028 | SS | 2002 rpm |
| 4 | Lyric Gray | AR | Jonesboro | 2029 | OF | 1972 rpm |
| 5 | Jake Webb | TN | Christian Brothers | 2026 | 2B | 1916 rpm |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Wyatt Carter | AR | Westside | 2027 | 2B | 2414 rpm |
| 2 | Keagan Hicks | AR | Jonesboro | 2028 | RHP | 1972 rpm |
| 3 | Barrett Mallett | AR | Valley View | 2028 | SS | 1927 rpm |
| 4 | Jake Webb | TN | Christian Brothers | 2026 | 2B | 1916 rpm |
| 5 | Lyric Gray | AR | Jonesboro | 2029 | OF | 1839 rpm |
AVG CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MVMT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Keagan Hicks | AR | Jonesboro | 2028 | RHP | 18.1 |
| 2 | Eli Mathis | AR | Valley View | 2028 | 1B | 17.9 |
| 3 | Jackson Hadley | TN | Arlington | 2028 | RHP | 17.8 |
| 4 | Jake Webb | TN | Christian Brothers | 2026 | 2B | 16.0 |
| 5 | Cross Morgan | AR | West Memphis Christian | 2030 | 1B | 15.9 |
FOR ALL OF THE STATISTICS FROM THIS EVENT, CLICK HERE.
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