Magnolia State Games: TrackMan Files
June 24, 2024
HATTIESBURG, MS - The 2024 Magnolia State Games was held on June 18th and 19th at Pete Taylor Park on the campus of Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, MS. This event was an invite-only event that consisted of some prospects from the 2025-2028 classes across all parts of Mississippi. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw simulated innings during gameplay and were able to get numbers and metrics via TrackMan. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing at the event.
Continuing our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look at some of the standouts from the Magnolia State Games. Below, you can find the TrackMan leaderboards from the Magnolia State Games.
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MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Cannon Hensarling | MS | OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 91.2 mph |
2 | Maddox Miller | MS | Oak Grove | 2025 | 1B | 89.3 mph |
3 | Bankston Walters | MS | PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
4 | Sawyer Bates | MS | Canton Academy | 2025 | LHP | 86.9 mph |
5 | Jackson Meehan | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2026 | SS | 86.8 mph |
6 | Rylan Kentner | MS | North Pontotoc High School | 2027 | RHP | 86.8 mph |
7 | Aidan Strong | MS | ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 86.6 mph |
8 | Elijah Sanders | MS | Lewisburg High School | 2026 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
9 | Aiden Peets | MS | MADISON RIDGELAND ACADEMY | 2026 | 2B | 86.0 mph |
10 | Rece Atkinson | MS | Kosciusko | 2027 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Grady Mitchell | MS | CORINTH HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 2266 rpm |
2 | Bankston Walters | MS | PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2241 rpm |
3 | Rylan Kentner | MS | North Pontotoc High School | 2027 | RHP | 2226 rpm |
4 | Cannon Hensarling | MS | OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2209 rpm |
5 | Parker Orr | MS | Jackson Academy | 2027 | OF | 2180 rpm |
6 | Aidan Strong | MS | ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2172 rpm |
7 | Connor Simpson | MS | DESOTO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 2171 rpm |
8 | Maddox Miller | MS | Oak Grove | 2025 | 1B | 2093 rpm |
9 | Conner Black | MS | CALEDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 2065 rpm |
10 | Jackson Meehan | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2026 | SS | 2060 rpm |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Woods Roberson | MS | Hartfield | 2025 | RHP | 16.8 |
2 | Weston Stanton | MS | MYRTLE ATTENDANCE CENTER | 2027 | RHP | 16.5 |
3 | Rylan Kentner | MS | North Pontotoc High School | 2027 | RHP | 15.7 |
4 | Cash James | MS | PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 15.7 |
5 | Tre Adcox | MS | BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | 3B | 15.5 |
6 | Maddox Miller | MS | Oak Grove | 2025 | 1B | -14.6 |
7 | Eli Bagley | MS | Hernando | 2027 | OF | 13.7 |
8 | Jaxon Herod | MS | WEST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER | 2028 | 2B | 13.6 |
9 | Eli Withers | MS | FRENCH CAMP ACADEMY | 2026 | RHP | 13.6 |
10 | Austin Sanders | MS | PISGAH HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 13.3 |
Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cannon Hensarling | MS | OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2539 |
2 | Rylan Kentner | MS | North Pontotoc High School | 2027 | RHP | 2510 |
3 | Bankston Walters | MS | PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2409 |
4 | Conner Black | MS | CALEDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 2409 |
5 | Hayden Wilson | MS | MADISON CENTRAL | 2026 | SS | 2359 |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | James Blackwood | MS | OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 2423 rpm |
2 | Conner Black | MS | CALEDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 2409 rpm |
3 | Cash James | MS | PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 2318 rpm |
4 | Parker Orr | MS | Jackson Academy | 2027 | OF | 2298 rpm |
5 | Aidan Strong | MS | ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2197 rpm |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Rylan Kentner | MS | North Pontotoc High School | 2027 | RHP | 19.2 |
2 | Aidan Strong | MS | ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 18.1 |
3 | Weston Stanton | MS | MYRTLE ATTENDANCE CENTER | 2027 | RHP | 16.4 |
4 | Tre Adcox | MS | BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | 3B | 15.9 |
5 | Jackson Meehan | MS | Northwest Rankin | 2026 | SS | 15.5 |
Horizontal Break: This metric measures the distance, measured in inches, between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Adyn Westmoreland | MS | Heritage Academy | 2025 | OF | 97.2 mph |
2 | Reid Garrett | MS | CALEDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 96.6 mph |
3 | Eric EJ Booth Jr. | MS | Oak Grove | 2026 | OF | 96.6 mph |
4 | John Lindsey III | MS | MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 96.2 mph |
5 | Ryder White | MS | PISGAH HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 96.2 mph |
6 | Wyatt McDaniels | MS | MOOREVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 96.0 mph |
7 | Tyler Martin | MS | Enterprise High School | 2025 | 3B | 95.8 mph |
8 | Tate Murphy | MS | ST STANISLAUS HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 2B | 95.7 mph |
9 | Chad Bates | MS | CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 95.4 mph |
10 | Matthew McKinley | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 95.3 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | John Lindsey III | MS | MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 369 ft |
2 | Parker Hicks | MS | NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | 3B | 360 ft |
3 | Eric EJ Booth Jr. | MS | Oak Grove | 2026 | OF | 355 ft |
4 | Ryder White | MS | PISGAH HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 354 ft |
5 | Grady Mitchell | MS | CORINTH HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 351 ft |
6 | Colson Alexander | MS | LEWISBURG HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 350 ft |
7 | Adyn Westmoreland | MS | Heritage Academy | 2025 | OF | 349 ft |
8 | Cody Pigford | MS | WEST LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | 3B | 346 ft |
9 | Tate Murphy | MS | ST STANISLAUS HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 2B | 345 ft |
10 | Matthew McKinley | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 345 ft |
Distance: This metric measures the estimated “carry flat” distance, measured in feet, meaning the distance that the ball travels before it lands, or would have landed if it were not caught or obstructed.
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