2026 State Games: Top Statistical Performers

August 24, 2026
Carter Floyd
KY Social Media Director

We would like to thank all who participated in our 2026 State Games! Below, we have the complete statistical analysis, highlighting the standouts from the weekend!

COMPLETE STATISTICS

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TOP EXIT VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Kyle Novak	KY	St. Xavier	2028	OF	101.9 mph
2	Maximus Brunkel	KY	Conner High School	2027	C	101.2 mph
3	Merrik Cornelius	KY	Boyle County High School	2029	RHP	100.9 mph
4	Aiden Combs	KY	Breathitt County High School	2028	SS	99.8 mph
5	Logan Mason	KY	Daviess County High School	2029	1B	99.3 mph
6	Brady Crace	KY	Scott County High School	2027	LHP	99.3 mph
7	Elliot Jansky	KY	Sayre School	2027	OF	98.4 mph
8	Ian Wells	KY	Bowling Green	2028	3B	98.4 mph
9	Austin Weaver	KY	Portland Christian	2027	OF	98.0 mph
10	Javon Jenkins	KY	Frederick Douglass High School	2028	OF	97.8 mph

TOP DISTANCES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Brandt Kidwell	KY	West Jessamine High School	2027	3B	377 ft
2	Brady Crace	KY	Scott County High School	2027	LHP	374 ft
3	Ty Burwash	KY	Campbellsville	2029	SS	368 ft
4	Abe Mullins	KY	Montgomery County High School	2027	RHP	364 ft
5	Merrik Cornelius	KY	Boyle County High School	2029	RHP	363 ft

TOP 60 YARD DASH TIMES (VALD)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Merrik Cornelius	KY	Boyle County High School	2029	RHP	6.74 s
2	Aiden Combs	KY	Breathitt County High School	2028	SS	6.78 s
3	Niko Williams	KY	Eastern High	2028	OF	6.79 s
4	Peyton Layne	KY	South Oldham High School	2027	OF	6.83 s
^	Kyle Novak	KY	St. Xavier	2028	OF	6.83 s
5	Leo Gaunce	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2027	OF	6.85 s
6	Miles Wheeler	KY	Elizabethtown High School	2028	OF	6.86 s
^	Ian Wells	KY	Bowling Green	2028	3B	6.86 s
7	Griffin Gandee	KY	Madison Central High School	2029	OF	6.87 s
^	Baylor Nolin	KY	Henry County High School	2027	SS	6.87 s
8	Brady Crace	KY	Scott County High School	2027	LHP	6.89 s
9	Maximus Brunkel	KY	Conner High School	2027	C	6.90 s
10	Jordan Wilmes	KY	Trinity	2028	OF	6.91 s
^	Cole Jarnagin	KY	Boyle	2028	2B	6.91 s

TOP FASTBALL VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Abe Mullins	KY	Montgomery County High School	2027	RHP	90.3 mph
2	Evan Copher	KY	Montgomery County High School	2027	RHP	89.4 mph
3	Merrik Cornelius	KY	Boyle County High School	2029	RHP	89.1 mph
4	Noah Breitner	KY	Central Hardin High School	2028	RHP	88.8 mph
5	Gage Burgett	KY	Pikeville High School	2028	RHP	88.3 mph
6	Jaylan Hortenbury	KY	Henry County High School	2027	OF	88.1 mph
7	Neilan Bruce	KY	Hopkins County Central High School	2029	OF	87.6 mph
8	Austin Schetler	KY	St. Xavier	2027	RHP	87.6 mph
9	Austin Smith	KY	Randall K. Cooper High School	2028	RHP	87.6 mph
10	Cooper Parman	KY	Whitley County High School	2029	3B	87.2 mph

TOP SPIN RATES

FASTBALL:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Neilan Bruce	KY	Hopkins County Central High School	2029	OF	2617 rpm
2	Isaac Miller	KY	Trinity	2029	SS	2462 rpm
3	Abe Mullins	KY	Montgomery County High School	2027	RHP	2389 rpm
4	Cooper Parman	KY	Whitley County High School	2029	3B	2383 rpm
5	Noah Cline	KY	Dixie Heights High School	2028	RHP	2309 rpm

CURVEBALL:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Neilan Bruce	KY	Hopkins County Central High School	2029	OF	2722 rpm
2	Noah Pendland	KY	Sayre School	2029	LHP	2642 rpm
3	Ryan Francis	KY	South Oldham High School	2028	SS	2459 rpm
4	Joshua Embrey II	KY	Christian County High School	2029	SS	2336 rpm
5	Michael Light	KY	Randall K. Cooper High School	2028	RHP	2329 rpm

SLIDER:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Neilan Bruce	KY	Hopkins County Central High School	2029	OF	3056 rpm
2	Isaac Miller	KY	Trinity	2029	SS	2811 rpm
3	Jack Mohr	KY	St. Xavier	2028	RHP	2729 rpm
4	Andrew Jenkins	KY	Lexington Catholic High School	2028	RHP	2607 rpm
5	Tanner Ross	KY	Henry Clay High School	2028	LHP	2574 rpm

CHANGEUP:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Cooper Parman	KY	Whitley County High School	2029	3B	2151 rpm
2	Neilan Bruce	KY	Hopkins County Central High School	2029	OF	2101 rpm
3	Brady Crace	KY	Scott County High School	2027	LHP	2024 rpm
4	Mitchell Reid	KY	Marshall County	2027	LHP	1997 rpm
5	Easton Ramsey	KY	Knox Central High School	2029	LHP	1980 rpm

TOP HAND SPEEDS

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (max)
1	Nicholas Yorgy	KY	Trinity High School	2027	C	24.9 mph
^	Kyle Novak	KY	St. Xavier	2028	OF	24.9 mph
2	Kenton Merrick	KY	Marshall County	2029	SS	24.1 mph
^	Dashawn Tharpe	KY	Eastern High	2027	3B	24.1 mph
3	Merrik Cornelius	KY	Boyle County High School	2029	RHP	24.0 mph
4	Kamden Measel	KY	Pulaski County High School	2027	2B	23.9 mph
5	Logan Mason	KY	Daviess County High School	2029	1B	23.7 mph
^	Brandt Kidwell	KY	West Jessamine High School	2027	3B	23.7 mph

TOP BAT SPEEDS

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (max)
1	Miles Wheeler	KY	Elizabethtown High School	2028	OF	83.0 mph
2	Kip Allen	KY	Whitley County High School	2029	SS	80.5 mph
3	Austin Weaver	KY	Portland Christian	2027	OF	79.2 mph
4	Kyle Novak	KY	St. Xavier	2028	OF	78.2 mph
5	Remington Hellard	KY	Western Hills High School	2027	2B	76.7 mph

TOP AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATIONS

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (avg)
1	Merrik Cornelius	KY	Boyle County High School	2029	RHP	25.1 g
^	Brandt Kidwell	KY	West Jessamine High School	2027	3B	25.1 g
2	Cole Jarnagin	KY	Boyle	2028	2B	21.9 g
3	Kyle Novak	KY	St. Xavier	2028	OF	21.3 g
4	Javon Jenkins	KY	Frederick Douglass High School	2028	OF	20.4 g

TOP INFIELD VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Brayden Brand	KY	Henry Clay High School	2028	RHP	90
^	Isaac Miller	KY	Trinity	2029	SS	90
2	Caleb Hodge	KY	Answers Academy	2027	C	86
3	Grayson Reed	KY	Pikeville High School	2029	RHP	85
^	Logan Robertson	KY	Central Hardin High School	2029	SS	85
^	Crider Yarbrough	KY	South Warren	2029	3B	85
^	Kip Allen	KY	Whitley County High School	2029	SS	85

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Kyle Novak	KY	St. Xavier	2028	OF	91
2	Merrik Cornelius	KY	Boyle County High School	2029	RHP	90
^	Jaylan Hortenbury	KY	Henry County High School	2027	OF	90
3	Noah Pendland	KY	Sayre School	2029	LHP	86
^	Peyton Layne	KY	South Oldham High School	2027	OF	86

TOP CATCHER VELOCITIES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Caleb Hodge	KY	Answers Academy	2027	C	81
2	Maximus Brunkel	KY	Conner High School	2027	C	80
3	Max Gallaher	KY	Sayre School	2029	C	76
^	Kingston Martin	KY	Trinity	2028	C	76
^	Brooks Lynam	KY	McLean County High School	2028	C	76

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Caleb Hodge	KY	Answers Academy	2027	C	1.84-2.03
2	Raylan McAninch	KY	Russell County	2030	C	1.93-2.07
3	Maximus Brunkel	KY	Conner High School	2027	C	1.94-2.08
4	Isaiah Powers	KY	Elizabethtown High School	2027	C	2.00-2.16
5	Landon Schuler	KY	St Henry District High School	2028	C	2.00-2.33

TOP GRIP STRENGTHS

RIGHT:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Grip Strgth (RH)
1	Logan Mason	KY	Daviess County High School	2029	1B	160.4
2	Nicholas Yorgy	KY	Trinity High School	2027	C	154.7
3	Keaton Haynes	KY	Glasgow	2027	1B	151.1
4	Austin Weaver	KY	Portland Christian	2027	OF	148.1
5	Ty Burwash	KY	Campbellsville	2029	SS	147.8

LEFT:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Grip Strgth (LH)
1	Keaton Haynes	KY	Glasgow	2027	1B	149.6
2	Nicholas Yorgy	KY	Trinity High School	2027	C	148.1
3	Maximus Brunkel	KY	Conner High School	2027	C	147.2
4	Peyton Layne	KY	South Oldham High School	2027	OF	146.1
5	Caleb Hodge	KY	Answers Academy	2027	C	145.4

TOP VERTICAL JUMPS

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Jump Height (max)
1	Peyton Layne	KY	South Oldham High School	2027	OF	27.8
2	Eli Wasinger	KY	St Francis DeSales	2028	OF	26.1
3	Joshua Embrey II	KY	Christian County High School	2029	SS	25.9
4	Keaton Haynes	KY	Glasgow	2027	1B	25.4
5	Keeton Kleinhenz	KY	Bullitt East High School	2027	RHP	25.1

TOP VIZUAL EDGE SCORES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Edge Score
1	Thomas Glass	KY	Glasgow	2028	3B	86.24
2	Ty Burwash	KY	Campbellsville	2029	SS	83.58
3	Kayden Nethery	KY	Male	2028	3B	82.98
4	Asher Stephenson	KY	St. Xavier	2028	3B	82.53
5	Grayson Reed	KY	Pikeville High School	2029	RHP	82.50