Benchmarks — vs. typical 2028 showcase arm
Gray band = typical class range (approx.) · marker = Howard · VA/DC Top Prospect Games (7/1), ext from FG
The profile is sink/run, not ride: 10.1" IVB with 15–16" of arm-side action, sitting 87–89 — and the changeup is the separator: a rare high-spin "Airbender" CH (2636 avg / T2907 rpm) with 17" of arm-side run and depth — the Devin Williams pitch shape. Low FB IVB reads gray on a carry scale but that's the point of the profile: heavy, late, east-west at 6'4".
Perfect Game — game stats + the age edge
PG VA #16 (#4 RHP) · 26 events · Richmond Braves 16U Platinum · just turned 16 — among the youngest '28s anywhere · +22 mph since 6/2021 · 89 in-game 7/16/26
Game stats — PG tournaments (DiamondKast):
| Span | IP | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | H | Strike % | oppAVG |
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| 2026 (4 G) | 11.1 | 4.94 | 1.76 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 60.4 | .283 |
| Career (31 G) | 88.1 | 2.46 | 1.44 | 112 | 48 | 79 | 60.7 | .235 |
Career 4–1 with a save · %iles vs. 2028: WHIP 87th · K/7 83rd · ERA 78th · BB/7 76th — and remember he's doing that a full year young. The HS spring was the loudest data point: Class 3 state championship, Valley District Player of the Year, all-state — including a seven-shutout-inning start attacking the zone with three pitches. Advanced changeup feel per every look.
