Data Darlings: Wharton County College JUCO Regional, Pitchers


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Mike Ashmore

November 14, 2026

Recently, the New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series held a JUCO Regional event at Wharton County College for a two-day event featuring a total of six games, with three games played per day. Six teams attended — Alvin, Galveston, Blinn, Wharton, San Jacinto and Coastal Bend — and there were no shortage of intriguing prospects for our scouts to take a look at during the mid-week contests.

After yesterday’s look at the hitters, let’s take a look at some of the pitching data standouts from the games, with the caveat that this comes from all received and properly tagged data that came out of the event, so there be some exclusions.

Highest Fastball Velocity — Carter Williams, Blinn: 99.2 MPH

Williams recently announced a commitment to Arizona State University, and the numbers here would certainly seem to be an indication as to what they liked here. A transfer to Blinn this year from Amarillo College, ASU will get Williams following his run there…if an MLB team doesn’t come calling first. The stuff didn’t necessarily translate to the numbers he posted last year; a 3-3 record over ten appearances (seven starts) with a 7.57 ERA in 35.2 innings of work, but the 43 strikeouts from pure power stuff are some clay to work with here.

Average Fastball Velocity — Carter Williams, Blinn: 97.1 MPH

It’s that man again. Not only did Williams pop the highest velo from the bump at our event with a 99.2 hitting the radar gun, he was also the most consistent with the gas, averaging 97.1 MPH with the heater. It’s a fastball/cutter/slider mix for the 6-foot-2, 210-pound righty sophomore as seen below, although he also dabbled as a two-way player at Amarillo last year as well.

Highest Fastball Spin Rate — Wyatt Tipton, Galveston: 2551 RPM

Things we learned about Tipton at Wharton? He can spin it. Whatever he’s throwing. The incoming freshman announced his commitment to Galveston last November and is poised to make a splash after being named the 3A District 25 Pitcher of the Year in his native Texas.

Highest Breaking Ball Spin Rate — Wyatt Tipton, Galveston: 3053 RPM

Yes, he had the highest spin rate on the breaker too.  Tipton’s got a low 90’s fastball, but also enters Galveston as a two-way player. It’ll be interesting to see how things play out for him when the regular season gets going in a few months, but it’s clearly a name to keep an eye on regardless.

Highest Strike Percentage — Benjamin Karakasis, Galveston: 100%

Karakasis is an Australia native who recently represented his homeland at the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup. With a 100 percent strike rate at a brief outing at Wharton, it’s safe to say he was rather effective.

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