2026 Recruits Scout Day: Stat Story & Data Dive
February 23, 2026
On Thursday, February 19th, the Prep Baseball Missouri staff hosted the Recruits Scout Day at the Practice Factory in St. Louis, MO. More than 20 players from the Recruits program participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff, gathering data through the help of our unrivaled tech partners.
Today, our staff has compiled several of the day's statistical leaders below into categorical leaderboards. Below you will see which players from this event paced their peers in our traditional stat leaderboards.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Jon Calcaterra | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | 3B | 91.6 mph |
| 2 | Dan Lang | MO | St. John Vianney | 2029 | SS | 86.8 mph |
| 3 | Ricky Wade | MO | Seckman | 2029 | OF | 86.7 mph |
| 4 | Sawyer Merris | MO | Christian Brothers College | 2030 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
| 5 | Anderson Luecke | MO | Webster Groves | 2027 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
| 6 | Ryan Maloney | MO | Mehlville | 2028 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
| 7 | Cory Hilzinger | MO | Seckman | 2028 | LHP | 85.3 mph |
| 8 | Zaiedan Jeanlouis | MO | Mehlville | 2027 | LHP | 84.7 mph |
| 9 | Lucas Crossno | MO | Seckman | 2030 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
| 10 | Mitchell McAlister | MO | Westminster Christian | 2029 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Lucas Crossno | MO | Seckman | 2030 | RHP | 2569 rpm |
| 2 | Jon Calcaterra | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | 3B | 2557 rpm |
| 3 | Anderson Luecke | MO | Webster Groves | 2027 | RHP | 2511 rpm |
| 4 | Lucas Perry | MO | Festus | 2027 | RHP | 2446 rpm |
| 5 | Sawyer Merris | MO | Christian Brothers College | 2030 | RHP | 2335 rpm |
| 6 | Ryan Maloney | MO | Mehlville | 2028 | RHP | 2329 rpm |
| 7 | Mitchell McAlister | MO | Westminster Christian | 2029 | RHP | 2317 rpm |
| 8 | Ricky Wade | MO | Seckman | 2029 | OF | 2286 rpm |
| 9 | Brady Hutchison | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | RHP | 2283 rpm |
| 10 | Dan Lang | MO | St. John Vianney | 2029 | SS | 2277 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Sawyer Merris | MO | Christian Brothers College | 2030 | RHP | 2870 rpm |
| 2 | Lucas Crossno | MO | Seckman | 2030 | RHP | 2743 rpm |
| 3 | Lucas Perry | MO | Festus | 2027 | RHP | 2512 rpm |
| 4 | Ryan Maloney | MO | Mehlville | 2028 | RHP | 2446 rpm |
| 5 | Jon Calcaterra | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | 3B | 2412 rpm |
| 6 | Conor Hedrick | MO | Herculaneum | 2029 | LHP | 2214 rpm |
| 7 | David Smith | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | RHP | 2152 rpm |
| 8 | Nolan Arnzen | MO | St. Louis University | 2029 | 2B | 2093 rpm |
| 9 | Lincoln Rimkus | MO | Lindbergh | 2030 | RHP | 1933 rpm |
| 10 | Eli Doerr | MO | Francis Howell | 2027 | RHP | 1896 rpm |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Sawyer Merris | MO | Christian Brothers College | 2030 | RHP | 2843 |
| 2 | Lucas Crossno | MO | Seckman | 2030 | RHP | 2598 |
| 3 | Lucas Perry | MO | Festus | 2027 | RHP | 2476 |
| 4 | Jon Calcaterra | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | 3B | 2379 |
| 5 | Ryan Maloney | MO | Mehlville | 2028 | RHP | 2374 |
| 6 | Conor Hedrick | MO | Herculaneum | 2029 | LHP | 2154 |
| 7 | Nolan Arnzen | MO | St. Louis University | 2029 | 2B | 2079 |
| 8 | David Smith | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | RHP | 2078 |
| 9 | Lincoln Rimkus | MO | Lindbergh | 2030 | RHP | 1899 |
| 10 | Eli Doerr | MO | Francis Howell | 2027 | RHP | 1865 |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Jack Redfearn | MO | St. Louis University | 2029 | C | 2390 rpm |
| 2 | Max Corsale | MO | Webster Groves | 2030 | 3B | 2325 rpm |
| 3 | Brady Hutchison | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | RHP | 2223 rpm |
| 4 | Anderson Luecke | MO | Webster Groves | 2027 | RHP | 2219 rpm |
| 5 | Mitchell McAlister | MO | Westminster Christian | 2029 | RHP | 2219 rpm |
| 6 | David Smith | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | RHP | 2180 rpm |
| 7 | Dan Lang | MO | St. John Vianney | 2029 | SS | 2136 rpm |
| 8 | Eli Doerr | MO | Francis Howell | 2027 | RHP | 2093 rpm |
| 9 | Cory Hilzinger | MO | Seckman | 2028 | LHP | 1960 rpm |
| 10 | Conor Hedrick | MO | Herculaneum | 2029 | LHP | 1949 rpm |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Jack Redfearn | MO | St. Louis University | 2029 | C | 2328 rpm |
| 2 | Max Corsale | MO | Webster Groves | 2030 | 3B | 2293 rpm |
| 3 | Brady Hutchison | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | RHP | 2176 rpm |
| 4 | Anderson Luecke | MO | Webster Groves | 2027 | RHP | 2166 rpm |
| 5 | Mitchell McAlister | MO | Westminster Christian | 2029 | RHP | 2132 rpm |
| 6 | David Smith | MO | Lindbergh | 2028 | RHP | 2130 rpm |
| 7 | Eli Doerr | MO | Francis Howell | 2027 | RHP | 2058 rpm |
| 8 | Dan Lang | MO | St. John Vianney | 2029 | SS | 2047 rpm |
| 9 | Conor Hedrick | MO | Herculaneum | 2029 | LHP | 1949 rpm |
| 10 | Cory Hilzinger | MO | Seckman | 2028 | LHP | 1884 rpm |
AVG CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MVMT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Lucas Crossno | MO | Seckman | 2030 | RHP | 17.8 |
| 2 | Ben Calcaterra | MO | Lindbergh | 2030 | -17.6 | |
| 3 | Cory Hilzinger | MO | Seckman | 2028 | LHP | -16.3 |
| 4 | Kannon Stamer | MO | Francis Howell | 2027 | LHP | -15.7 |
| 5 | Mitchell McAlister | MO | Westminster Christian | 2029 | RHP | 15.2 |
| 6 | Conor Hedrick | MO | Herculaneum | 2029 | LHP | -15.1 |
| 7 | Dan Lang | MO | St. John Vianney | 2029 | SS | 15.1 |
| 8 | Sawyer Merris | MO | Christian Brothers College | 2030 | RHP | 14.8 |
| 9 | Max Corsale | MO | Webster Groves | 2030 | 3B | 14.5 |
| 10 | Nolan Arnzen | MO | St. Louis University | 2029 | 2B | 13.8 |
FOR ALL OF THE STATISTICS FROM THIS EVENT, CLICK HERE.
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