2026 Preseason All-State South: Top Statistical Performers

February 23, 2026
Carter Floyd
KY Social Media Director

We would like to thank all who participated in Prep Baseball KY’s 2026 Preseason All-State: South! As the first event of the 2026 calendar, it kicked off an exciting preseason stretch in style at South Warren High School’s outstanding indoor facility in Bowling Green. A talented group of prospects from across the state showed off their offseason gains with loud numbers across the board. The energy was high throughout the day, setting the tone for the upcoming preseason rankings and the exciting spring ahead. Below, we have the full statistical breakdown along with the top performers who made their mark!

COMPLETE STATISTICS

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TOP EXIT VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Colton Prow	KY	Lyon County	2028	C	103.6 mph
2	Eli Hatfield	KY	Ohio County	2026	C	100.4 mph
3	Jasper Kemp	KY	Adair County High School	2027	RHP	100.3 mph
4	Mason Akers	KY	St. Xavier	2028	3B	99.8 mph
5	Peyton Layne	KY	South Oldham High School	2027	OF	99.7 mph

TOP DISTANCES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Peyton Layne	KY	South Oldham High School	2027	OF	379 ft
2	Eli Hatfield	KY	Ohio County	2026	C	371 ft
3	Ian Wells	KY	Bowling Green	2028	3B	369 ft
4	Ravon Lee Jr	KY	Pleasure Ridge Park	2026	OF	368 ft
5	Kaiden Ford	KY	Male	2028	C	366 ft

TOP HAND SPEEDS (BLAST)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (max)
1	Riley Jones	KY	Wayne County High School	2027	3B	26.8 mph
2	AJ Hogart	KY	University Heights Academy	2027	OF	26.6 mph
3	Carson Mills	KY	Taylor County High School	2027	OF	26.4 mph
4	Jaxon Pierce	KY	Barren County High School	2029	SS	24.4 mph
5	Joshua Embrey II	KY	Christian County High School	2029	SS	24.2 mph

TOP BAT SPEEDS (BLAST)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (max)
1	Eli Hatfield	KY	Ohio County	2026	C	83.4 mph
2	Riley Jones	KY	Wayne County High School	2027	3B	76.7 mph
3	Andrew King	KY	Bullitt East High School	2028	RHP	76.4 mph
^	Colton Prow	KY	Lyon County	2028	C	76.4 mph
4	AJ Hogart	KY	University Heights Academy	2027	OF	76.2 mph
5	Brandon Perkins jr	KY	South Warren	2028	OF	75.7 mph

TOP ROTATIONAL ACCELERATIONS (BLAST)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (max)
1	AJ Hogart	KY	University Heights Academy	2027	OF	40.6 g
2	Jaxon Pierce	KY	Barren County High School	2029	SS	30.7 g
3	Hudson Meredith	KY	Trinity	2029	OF	29.6 g
4	Kaiden Ford	KY	Male	2028	C	29.1 g
5	Jacob Freibert	KY	Trinity	2028	OF	27.9 g

TOP 30 YARD DASH TIMES (VALD)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	30-yd
1	Ravon Lee Jr	KY	Pleasure Ridge Park	2026	OF	3.60 s
2	Kaiden Ford	KY	Male	2028	C	3.64 s
3	Mason Akers	KY	St. Xavier	2028	3B	3.71 s
4	Reace Vaughn	KY	Taylor County	2028	SS	3.75 s
5	Kioshi Une	KY	Greenwood	2027	SS	3.78 s

TOP VERTICAL JUMPS (VALD)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Jump Height (max)
1	Ravon Lee Jr	KY	Pleasure Ridge Park	2026	OF	28.8
2	Kaiden Ford	KY	Male	2028	C	27.4
^	Peyton Layne	KY	South Oldham High School	2027	OF	27.4
3	Jaxon Pierce	KY	Barren County High School	2029	SS	26.7
4	Riley Taylor	KY	Russell County	2027	C	26.6
^	Brennan Walters	KY	Spencer County High School	2027	3B	26.6

TOP GRIP STRENGTHS (RIGHT)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Grip Strgth (RH)
1	Ty`Sean Thomeczek	KY	Logan County High School	2028	LHP	170.6
2	Colton Prow	KY	Lyon County	2028	C	160.6
3	Keaton Haynes	KY	Glasgow	2027	RHP	159.1
4	Brennan Walters	KY	Spencer County High School	2027	3B	156.4
5	Kaiden Ford	KY	Male	2028	C	156.2

TOP GRIP STRENGTHS (LEFT)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Grip Strgth (LH)
1	Kaiden Ford	KY	Male	2028	C	173.7
2	Tanner King	KY	South Warren	2028	OF	158.9
3	Colton Prow	KY	Lyon County	2028	C	147.6
^	Ravon Lee Jr	KY	Pleasure Ridge Park	2026	OF	147.6
4	Blake Boehman	KY	Christian County High School	2026	1B	144.5
5	Peyton Layne	KY	South Oldham High School	2027	OF	143.9

TOP FASTBALL VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Nick Cantrell	KY	Calloway County	2027	RHP	92.8 mph
2	Jack Cowan	KY	Bowling Green	2026	LHP	91.5 mph
3	Noah Breitner	KY	Central Hardin High School	2028	RHP	90.3 mph
4	Noah Sekulski	KY	Nelson County High School	2027	RHP	90.0 mph
5	Jasper Kemp	KY	Adair County High School	2027	RHP	90.0 mph

TOP SPIN RATES

FASTBALL:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Nick Cantrell	KY	Calloway County	2027	RHP	2411 rpm
2	Crider Yarbrough	KY	South Warren	2029	3B	2288 rpm
3	Jagger Pate	KY	Apollo High School	2027	OF	2283 rpm
4	Will McKnight	KY	Christian Academy of Louisville	2027	RHP	2278 rpm
5	Jack Cowan	KY	Bowling Green	2026	LHP	2245 rpm

CURVEBALL:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Nolan Young	KY	Christian County High School	2028	RHP	2767 rpm
2	Gavin Mitchell	KY	Christian County High School	2027	3B	2690 rpm
3	Nick Cantrell	KY	Calloway County	2027	RHP	2542 rpm
4	Jackson Carder	KY	Apollo High School	2027	RHP	2476 rpm
5	Noah Breitner	KY	Central Hardin High School	2028	RHP	2432 rpm

SLIDER:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Nolan Young	KY	Christian County High School	2028	RHP	2872 rpm
2	Noah Sekulski	KY	Nelson County High School	2027	RHP	2642 rpm
3	Gavin Mitchell	KY	Christian County High School	2027	3B	2494 rpm
4	Nick Cantrell	KY	Calloway County	2027	RHP	2428 rpm
5	Jack Cowan	KY	Bowling Green	2026	LHP	2410 rpm

CHANGEUP:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Ty`Sean Thomeczek	KY	Logan County High School	2028	LHP	2137 rpm
2	Nolan Young	KY	Christian County High School	2028	RHP	1942 rpm
3	Eddie Davis	KY	Christian County High School	2027	RHP	1931 rpm
4	Jack Cowan	KY	Bowling Green	2026	LHP	1918 rpm
5	Nick Cantrell	KY	Calloway County	2027	RHP	1907 rpm

TOP INFIELD VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Nick Cantrell	KY	Calloway County	2027	RHP	91
2	Nolan White	KY	St. Xavier	2028	SS	88
3	Elijah Dockery	KY	Spencer County High School	2027	SS	87
4	Jackson Carder	KY	Apollo High School	2027	RHP	86
5	Alex Miller	KY	South Warren	2027	SS	85
^	Crider Yarbrough	KY	South Warren	2029	3B	85

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Tighe Brown III	KY	St. Xavier	2028	RHP	88
2	Carson Mills	KY	Taylor County High School	2027	OF	86
^	AJ Hogart	KY	University Heights Academy	2027	OF	86
^	Andrew King	KY	Bullitt East High School	2028	RHP	86
3	Peyton Layne	KY	South Oldham High School	2027	OF	85

TOP CATCHER VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Kaiden Ford	KY	Male	2028	C	82
2	Eli Hatfield	KY	Ohio County	2026	C	80
3	Tucker Sears	KY	South Warren	2027	C	77
^	Alex Hood	KY	Owensboro Catholic High School	2028	C	77
4	Kaden Merrick	KY	Marshall County	2027	RHP	76

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Tucker Sears	KY	South Warren	2027	C	1.75-1.82
2	Kaiden Ford	KY	Male	2028	C	1.75-1.84
^	Cayton Lawhorn	KY	Campbellsville	2027	C	1.75-1.84
3	Eli Hatfield	KY	Ohio County	2026	C	1.87-1.92
4	Reed Clark	KY	Henderson County	2028	C	1.88-1.93

TOP VIZUAL EDGE SCORES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Edge Score
1	Jude Evans	KY	Owensboro Catholic High School	2028	C	84.78
2	Thomas Glass	KY	Glasgow	2028	3B	84.03
3	Gavin Mitchell	KY	Christian County High School	2027	3B	83.32
4	Eddie Davis	KY	Christian County High School	2027	RHP	80.90
5	Tighe Brown III	KY	St. Xavier	2028	RHP	79.13