2026 A's Scout Day: Data Dive
March 5, 2026
Across four dates in February, the Prep Baseball Missouri staff traveled to St. Louis, Jackson, and Springfield, MO to host four A's Scout Days
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.
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Bridger Schmidt | IA | Linn-Mar | 2027 | 1B | 113.3 mph |
| 2 | Jack Renze | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2028 | RHP | 106.2 mph |
| 3 | Carson Howard | MO | Francis Howell North | 2026 | 3B | 105.9 mph |
| 4 | Adam McKnight | MO | Nixa | 2027 | OF | 105.7 mph |
| 5 | Brady Yates | MO | Glendale | 2027 | 3B | 105.5 mph |
| 6 | Triton Crocker | MO | Central (Park Hills) | 2027 | RHP | 105.4 mph |
| 7 | Raiden Redd | MO | Sullivan | 2027 | OF | 104.9 mph |
| 8 | Jackson Leonard | MO | Eureka | 2028 | RHP | 104.9 mph |
| 9 | Brayden Floyd | OK | Claremore | 2027 | 3B | 104.5 mph |
| 10 | Cooper Wagner | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | OF | 104.0 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Bridger Schmidt | IA | Linn-Mar | 2027 | 1B | 102.7 mph |
| 2 | Brady Yates | MO | Glendale | 2027 | 3B | 99.4 mph |
| 3 | Cash Rhodes | MO | Jackson | 2027 | OF | 97.8 mph |
| 4 | Carson Howard | MO | Francis Howell North | 2026 | 3B | 97.4 mph |
| 5 | Triton Crocker | MO | Central (Park Hills) | 2027 | RHP | 97.4 mph |
| 6 | Raiden Redd | MO | Sullivan | 2027 | OF | 97.3 mph |
| 7 | Jack Renze | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2028 | RHP | 96.8 mph |
| 8 | Adam McKnight | MO | Nixa | 2027 | OF | 96.4 mph |
| 9 | Beckett York | MO | Lebanon | 2027 | SS | 95.4 mph |
| 10 | Wyatt Robinson | IL | Belleville West | 2028 | OF | 94.8 mph |
PEAK BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Bridger Schmidt | IA | Linn-Mar | 2027 | 1B | 409 ft |
| 2 | Gavin Thomason | MO | Fair Grove | 2027 | OF | 406 ft |
| 3 | Brayden Floyd | OK | Claremore | 2027 | 3B | 394 ft |
| 4 | Brady Yates | MO | Glendale | 2027 | 3B | 390 ft |
| 5 | Ayden Peterson | IL | Wesclin | 2027 | 3B | 387 ft |
| 6 | Raiden Redd | MO | Sullivan | 2027 | OF | 386 ft |
| 7 | Seaton Thompson | MO | Ladue Horton Watkins | 2026 | SS | 386 ft |
| 8 | Carson Howard | MO | Francis Howell North | 2026 | 3B | 385 ft |
| 9 | Samuel Wolfe | MO | Webster Groves | 2027 | 3B | 385 ft |
| 10 | Matthew Bell | MO | Valley Park | 2027 | 1B | 383 ft |
AVERAGE BATTED DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Beckett York | MO | Lebanon | 2027 | SS | 334 ft |
| 2 | Cameron Crumble | MO | Pattonville | 2027 | 3B | 309 ft |
| 3 | Jeremiah Jones | AR | Bentonville West | 2027 | SS | 302 ft |
| 4 | Cash Rhodes | MO | Jackson | 2027 | OF | 301 ft |
| 5 | Gavin Thomason | MO | Fair Grove | 2027 | OF | 299 ft |
| 6 | Keegan Brueggeman | MO | Jackson | 2027 | 1B | 298 ft |
| 7 | Jack Renze | KS | St. Thomas Aquinas | 2028 | RHP | 286 ft |
| 8 | Cale Crowley | MO | Jackson | 2027 | C | 285 ft |
| 9 | Adam McKnight | MO | Nixa | 2027 | OF | 278 ft |
| 10 | Brady Yates | MO | Glendale | 2027 | 3B | 276 ft |
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Henry Vedder | MO | Washington | 2026 | RHP | 94.2 mph |
| 2 | Brady Smith | MO | East Carter | 2026 | RHP | 93.3 mph |
| 3 | Charley Spour | IL | St. Anthony | 2027 | RHP | 93.0 mph |
| 4 | Brody Wilson | MO | Kickapoo | 2026 | RHP | 92.4 mph |
| 5 | Braylen Brown | IL | Staunton | 2027 | RHP | 91.9 mph |
| 6 | Nick Cantrell | KY | Calloway County | 2027 | RHP | 91.3 mph |
| 7 | Rowan Johnson | MO | Nixa | 2027 | C | 90.8 mph |
| 8 | Nickolas Mamon | MO | Kirkwood | 2027 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
| 9 | Nathanael Eakins | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2027 | RHP | 89.7 mph |
| 10 | Grant Brown | MO | Jackson | 2027 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Braylen Brown | IL | Staunton | 2027 | RHP | 2637 rpm |
| 2 | Charley Spour | IL | St. Anthony | 2027 | RHP | 2612 rpm |
| 3 | Nick Cantrell | KY | Calloway County | 2027 | RHP | 2487 rpm |
| 4 | Andrew Heskett | MO | Parkway South | 2027 | LHP | 2460 rpm |
| 5 | Colton Mitchell | MO | Ozark | 2028 | C | 2454 rpm |
| 6 | Beckett York | MO | Lebanon | 2027 | SS | 2444 rpm |
| 7 | Brandt Bell | MO | Poplar Bluff | 2027 | OF | 2440 rpm |
| 8 | Rowan Johnson | MO | Nixa | 2027 | C | 2417 rpm |
| 9 | AJ Robbins | MO | Farmington | 2027 | RHP | 2414 rpm |
| 10 | Cooper Wagner | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | OF | 2404 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Braylen Brown | IL | Staunton | 2027 | RHP | 2808 rpm |
| 2 | Grady Arnold | MO | Westminster Christian | 2027 | RHP | 2744 rpm |
| 3 | Colton Mitchell | MO | Ozark | 2028 | C | 2721 rpm |
| 4 | Kyren Dance | MO | Waynesville | 2029 | SS | 2663 rpm |
| 5 | Cooper Wagner | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | OF | 2537 rpm |
| 6 | Andrew Heskett | MO | Parkway South | 2027 | LHP | 2512 rpm |
| 7 | Rowan Johnson | MO | Nixa | 2027 | C | 2502 rpm |
| 8 | Brooks Schafer | MO | Branson | 2027 | OF | 2460 rpm |
| 9 | Kaden Duke | MO | Eureka | 2028 | 1B | 2447 rpm |
| 10 | Henry Vedder | MO | Washington | 2026 | RHP | 2446 rpm |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Braylen Brown | IL | Staunton | 2027 | RHP | 2799 |
| 2 | Colton Mitchell | MO | Ozark | 2028 | C | 2650 |
| 3 | Kyren Dance | MO | Waynesville | 2029 | SS | 2594 |
| 4 | Cooper Wagner | MO | Logan-Rogersville | 2028 | OF | 2499 |
| 5 | Henry Vedder | MO | Washington | 2026 | RHP | 2430 |
| 6 | Grady Arnold | MO | Westminster Christian | 2027 | RHP | 2425 |
| 7 | Kaden Duke | MO | Eureka | 2028 | 1B | 2419 |
| 8 | Andrew Heskett | MO | Parkway South | 2027 | LHP | 2415 |
| 9 | Rowan Johnson | MO | Nixa | 2027 | C | 2414 |
| 10 | Nick Cantrell | KY | Calloway County | 2027 | RHP | 2393 |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Braylen Brown | IL | Staunton | 2027 | RHP | 2897 rpm |
| 2 | Beckett York | MO | Lebanon | 2027 | SS | 2790 rpm |
| 3 | Brandt Bell | MO | Poplar Bluff | 2027 | OF | 2733 rpm |
| 4 | Wyatt Glass | MO | Jackson | 2028 | SS | 2584 rpm |
| 5 | Nick Cantrell | KY | Calloway County | 2027 | RHP | 2503 rpm |
| 6 | Colin Roach | MO | Glendale | 2028 | LHP | 2496 rpm |
| 7 | Conner Smith | MO | Kickapoo | 2027 | SS | 2438 rpm |
| 8 | Alex Foster | MO | Christian Brothers College | 2028 | RHP | 2420 rpm |
| 9 | Charley Spour | IL | St. Anthony | 2027 | RHP | 2390 rpm |
| 10 | Maks Thebeau | MO | Jackson | 2029 | LHP | 2376 rpm |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Braylen Brown | IL | Staunton | 2027 | RHP | 2742 rpm |
| 2 | Beckett York | MO | Lebanon | 2027 | SS | 2669 rpm |
| 3 | Wyatt Glass | MO | Jackson | 2028 | SS | 2536 rpm |
| 4 | Colin Roach | MO | Glendale | 2028 | LHP | 2481 rpm |
| 5 | Nick Cantrell | KY | Calloway County | 2027 | RHP | 2439 rpm |
| 6 | Brandt Bell | MO | Poplar Bluff | 2027 | OF | 2435 rpm |
| 7 | Charley Spour | IL | St. Anthony | 2027 | RHP | 2365 rpm |
| 8 | Conner Smith | MO | Kickapoo | 2027 | SS | 2362 rpm |
| 9 | Maks Thebeau | MO | Jackson | 2029 | LHP | 2358 rpm |
| 10 | Ryan McAlexander | MO | N/A | 2029 | OF | 2280 rpm |
AVG CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MVMT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Jacob Hudgins | OK | Edmond North | 2028 | SS | 23.4 |
| 2 | Grady Arnold | MO | Westminster Christian | 2027 | RHP | 21.1 |
| 3 | Charley Spour | IL | St. Anthony | 2027 | RHP | 20.9 |
| 4 | Peter Vaughn | KS | Blue Valley North | 2028 | 2B | 20.1 |
| 5 | Aiden Forbes | MO | Parkway South | 2029 | RHP | 19.8 |
| 6 | Bren Smith | MO | East Carter | 2030 | RHP | 19.7 |
| 7 | Wyatt Glass | MO | Jackson | 2028 | SS | 19.3 |
| 8 | Triton Crocker | MO | Central (Park Hills) | 2027 | RHP | 18.4 |
| 9 | Nickolas Mamon | MO | Kirkwood | 2027 | RHP | 17.7 |
| 10 | Drew Burns | MO | De Smet Jesuit | 2028 | 1B | 17.4 |
FOR ALL OF THE STATISTICS FROM THESE EVENTS, CLICK HERE (ST. LOUIS), HERE (SOUTHEAST MO), OR HERE (SPRINGFIELD).
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