2026 Northwest Arkansas Preseason ID: Stat Story

February 27, 2026
Mikel Howell
Arkansas Asst. Director

On Sunday, February 22nd, the Prep Baseball Arkansas team hosted our first Northwest Arkansas Preseason ID at Har-Ber High School in Springdale, AR. This event was open for all 2026-2029 class members and featured 40+ players from around the state.

For a full look at the players that attended, click HERE.

Now, at the event's conclusion, our staff will begin rolling out several content pieces from the event, starting with today's 'Stat Story'. Continue reading below to see which players paced their peers in our traditional stat categories from this year's Northwest Arkansas Preseason ID.

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Cole Kelly	AR	Bentonville	2027	OF	6.76 s
2	Eli Marrin	AR	Har-Ber	2027	C	6.97 s
3	Reese Cavitt	AR	Har-Ber	2028	SS	7.02 s
4	Maddox McClain	AR	Har-Ber	2029	OF	7.06 s
5	Gavin Dozier	AR	Fayetteville East	2029	OF	7.07 s

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Quinn Birdsong	AR	Shiloh Christian	2028	RHP	92.1 mph
2	Austin Herring	AR	Joe T. Robinson	2026	RHP	87.9 mph
3	Dekklyn Henslee	AR	Har-Ber	2029	SS	82.8 mph
4	Jaxon Tillman	AR	Rogers	2028	LHP	81.8 mph
5	Parson Kelly	AR	Fayetteville	2028	C	81.5 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Jacob Oglesbee	AR	Shiloh Christian	2027	OF	96.5 mph
2	Brodie Curry	AR	Farmington	2028	1B	95.8 mph
3	Eli Marrin	AR	Har-Ber	2027	C	95.8 mph
4	Dylan Howard	AR	Bentonville West	2027	1B	95.4 mph
5	Reese Cavitt	AR	Har-Ber	2028	SS	95.3 mph

MAX INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Reese Cavitt	AR	Har-Ber	2028	SS	88
2	Zayne Walker	AR	Rogers Heritage	2027	SS	87
3	Caden Mendenhall	AR	Greenwood	2028	SS	85
^	Brodie Curry	AR	Farmington	2028	1B	85
4	Dekklyn Henslee	AR	Har-Ber	2029	SS	83
^	Jackson Henline	AR	Har-Ber	2029	1B	83
5	Calloway Gum	AR	Shiloh Christian	2027	SS	82
^	James Robinson	AR	Rogers Heritage	2028	RHP	82

MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Malaki Stang	AR	Bentonville	2029	OF	85
2	Jacob Oglesbee	AR	Shiloh Christian	2027	OF	83
3	Jaxon Tillman	AR	Rogers	2028	LHP	82
4	Tucker Davis	AR	Fayetteville	2028	C	81
^	Gavin Dozier	AR	Fayetteville East	2029	OF	81
5	Maddox McClain	AR	Har-Ber	2029	OF	80
^	Branton Qualls	AR	Har-Ber	2028	OF	80

MAX CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Parson Kelly	AR	Fayetteville	2028	C	76
2	Hudson Haney	AR	Elkins	2029	C	75
3	Tucker Davis	AR	Fayetteville	2028	C	74
^	Ethan Stevens	AR	Rogers Heritage	2028	C	74
^	Eli Marrin	AR	Har-Ber	2027	C	74
4	Asher Melton	AR	Batesville	2029	3B	70
^	Parker Nixon	AR	Har-Ber	2027	C	70

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Ethan Stevens	AR	Rogers Heritage	2028	C	2.04-2.14
2	Hudson Haney	AR	Elkins	2029	C	2.04-2.16
3	Eli Marrin	AR	Har-Ber	2027	C	2.08-2.25
4	Tucker Davis	AR	Fayetteville	2028	C	2.09-2.28
5	Parson Kelly	AR	Fayetteville	2028	C	2.13-2.29

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