Prep Baseball Arkansas Best of 2025: Top Slider Spin Rates
December 29, 2025
As we wrap up the 2025 calendar year and head into the offseason, the Prep Baseball Arkansas staff takes a look back at some of the top statistical performers that we saw at our events throughout the past year. Throughout this series, our staff will be highlighting Natural State natives who put up loud numbers while showcasing their tools to our staff throughout our showcases.
These leaderboards were compiled solely based on numbers at our state events, including Super 60, Preseason IDs, All-States, Summer IDs, Top Prospect Games, Scout Days, Fall IDs, Future Games, and the All-American Game, too.
To see all of the events we ran this year, click HERE.
For a full list of our 2026 winter calendar that includes our upcoming events, click HERE.
Today, we will continue breaking down our 2025 event leaderboards with the top slider spin rates.
TOP SLIDER SPIN RATES - ALL CLASSES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Will Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville | 2028 | OF | 3122 rpm |
| 2 | Parker King | AR | Valley View | 2026 | OF | 2828 rpm |
| 3 | Ty Tanksley | AR | Cabot | 2028 | RHP | 2783 rpm |
| 4 | Devan Hightower | AR | Southside (Batesville) | 2026 | RHP | 2742 rpm |
| 5 | Cade Campbell | AR | Bentonville | 2026 | SS | 2712 rpm |
| 6 | London Stewart | AR | Conway | 2026 | LHP | 2606 rpm |
| 7 | Clayton Ballard | AR | Beebe High School | 2027 | LHP | 2589 rpm |
| 8 | Grant Alderson | AR | Fayetteville East | 2027 | RHP | 2517 rpm |
| 9 | Cam Pryor | AR | Harding Academy | 2026 | OF | 2513 rpm |
| 10 | Lawson Leath | AR | Greenwood | 2028 | LHP | 2500 rpm |
TOP SLIDER SPIN RATES - 2025'S
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Maddox Hampton | AR | Nettleton | 2025 | RHP | 2375 rpm |
| 2 | Peyton Lee | AR | Maumelle | 2025 | RHP | 2333 rpm |
| 3 | Nathan Cate | AR | Harmony Grove (Benton) | 2025 | RHP | 1933 rpm |
TOP SLIDER SPIN RATES - 2026'S
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Parker King | AR | Valley View | 2026 | OF | 2828 rpm |
| 2 | Devan Hightower | AR | Southside (Batesville) | 2026 | RHP | 2742 rpm |
| 3 | Cade Campbell | AR | Bentonville | 2026 | SS | 2712 rpm |
| 4 | London Stewart | AR | Conway | 2026 | LHP | 2606 rpm |
| 5 | Cam Pryor | AR | Harding Academy | 2026 | OF | 2513 rpm |
| 6 | Jacob Murray | AR | Cabot | 2026 | SS | 2414 rpm |
| 7 | Brody Byrd | AR | Marion High School | 2026 | 1B | 2354 rpm |
| 8 | Cayden Elmore | AR | Benton | 2026 | RHP | 2347 rpm |
| 9 | Coleman Barnett | AR | Marion | 2026 | 3B | 2316 rpm |
| 10 | Nathan Corbitt | AR | Harding Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2247 rpm |
TOP SLIDER SPIN RATES - 2027'S
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Clayton Ballard | AR | Beebe High School | 2027 | LHP | 2589 rpm |
| 2 | Grant Alderson | AR | Fayetteville East | 2027 | RHP | 2517 rpm |
| 3 | Aiden Grimes | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | 3B | 2467 rpm |
| 4 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 2394 rpm |
| 5 | Jacob Hamm | AR | Rogers Heritage | 2027 | RHP | 2383 rpm |
| 6 | Will Findley | AR | Valley View | 2027 | 3B | 2303 rpm |
| 7 | Parker Smith | AR | Little Rock Central | 2027 | RHP | 2289 rpm |
| 8 | Jaxon Franklin | AR | Little Rock Christian | 2027 | LHP | 2284 rpm |
| 9 | Kaidin Lorenz | AR | Farmington | 2027 | RHP | 2282 rpm |
| 10 | Nathan Wanamaker | AR | Conway | 2027 | RHP | 2273 rpm |
TOP SLIDER SPIN RATES - 2028'S
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Will Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville | 2028 | OF | 3122 rpm |
| 2 | Ty Tanksley | AR | Cabot | 2028 | RHP | 2783 rpm |
| 3 | Lawson Leath | AR | Greenwood | 2028 | LHP | 2500 rpm |
| 4 | Sidney Palma | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | OF | 2373 rpm |
| 5 | Rex Shourd | AR | Corning | 2028 | RHP | 2339 rpm |
| 6 | Carter Koch | AR | Greenwood | 2028 | RHP | 2331 rpm |
| 7 | Brody Brown | AR | Mountain Home | 2028 | 3B | 2280 rpm |
| 8 | Chase Wilder | AR | Bentonville West | 2028 | SS | 2274 rpm |
| 9 | Jaxon Moore | AR | Vilonia | 2028 | OF | 2271 rpm |
| 10 | Cameron Henderson | AR | Rogers | 2028 | LHP | 2257 rpm |
TOP SLIDER SPIN RATES - 2029'S
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Miles Nelson | AR | Fayetteville | 2029 | RHP | 2431 rpm |
| 2 | Trace Hyslip | AR | Highland | 2029 | SS | 2399 rpm |
| 3 | Isaac Carson | AR | Mansfield High School | 2029 | SS | 2218 rpm |
| 4 | Parker Wiles | AR | Pea Ridge | 2029 | SS | 2185 rpm |
| 5 | Tylan Florey | AR | Valley View High School | 2029 | 1B | 2142 rpm |
| 6 | Brayden Grooms | AR | Pocahontas | 2029 | C | 2132 rpm |
| 7 | Preston Lambert | AR | Jonesboro | 2029 | RHP | 2057 rpm |
| 8 | Lyric Gray | AR | Jonesboro | 2029 | OF | 2037 rpm |
| 9 | Trytan Tucker | AR | Cross County | 2029 | SS | 2022 rpm |
| 10 | Sawyer Pierce | AR | Southside (Fort Smith) | 2029 | C | 2020 rpm |
END OF YEAR LEADERBOARDS
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- AR Prep Baseball Arkansas Best of 2025: Top Infield Velocity 12/04/25
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