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South Alabama Games: Preview

July 12, 2022
PBR Alabama Staff

BAY MINETTE, AL - The South Alabama Games will be held this Wednesday, July 13th at Coastal Alabama CC - South in Bay Minette, AL. Some talented prospects in the 2023-2027 class in the state of Alabama will be in attendance looking to continue to make a name for themselves at an event that has continued to bring some of the best talent that the southern part of the state has to offer.

Our staff will be using this event to select players to represent Alabama at the PBR Future Games & PBR Jr. Future Games. The Future Games is the summer's ultimate recruiting event for 2024 and 2025 uncommitted prospects. Last year's event was attended by more than 330 college coaches. This event will take place July 27th - July 30th at LakePoint in Cartersville, GA.

To view the roster & teams for this event, CLICK HERE.

NOTE: Even though there is potential weather moving into the Mobile area on Wednesday, this event will happen rain or shine. If weather is not an issue, we will continue with our plan and stay at Coastal Alabama CC- South in Bay Minette, AL. If weather forces us to change plans, we will move the event to The Performance Lab at 842 B Schillinger Road S (Mobile, AL 36695), which is an indoor facility. We will keep you updated if things change via email and will post all updates on Twitter (@PBR_Alabama), as well.

SPOT ON THE LINE TO REPRESENT TEAM ALABAMA

Each uncommitted player that will be in attendance in Bay Minette, AL tomorrow will all be evaluated for a spot to represent Team Alabama at the end of month.

For prospects in the 2023 class, those uncommitted players will have a chance to be selected to play for Team Alabama at the Southeast Senior Games on July 25th at LakePoint Sports in Cartersville, GA. This event is for uncommitted rising seniors looking to play at the next level, and they will compete against other uncommitted players from Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Virginia/DC, Maryland and other states.

Notable 2023's to Follow*

For prospects in the 2024 & 2025 class, those players will have a chance to be selected to play for Team Alabama at the PBR Future Games on July 27th-30th at LakePoint Sports in Cartersville, GA, the most heavily-recruited event of the year. This event is for rising uncommitted juniors & sophomores looking to play at the next level, and they will compete against other uncommitted players from all across the country.

Notable 2024's to Follow*

Notable 2025's to Follow*

For prospects in the 2026 & 2027 class, those players will have a chance to be selected to play for Team Alabama at the PBR Jr. Future Games on July 26th-31st at LakePoint Sports in Cartersville, GA, one of the top events of the year. This event is for rising 2026's & 2027's and they will compete against other players in their respective classes from all across the country.

*As per usual at every event, there are sure to be many more players in attendance that deliver standout performances in addition to these players. See the full roster and teams HERE.

Event Schedule/Itinerary & Information

When:
Wednesday, July 13th
Who:
2023-2027 graduates
Where:
Coastal Alabama CC - South

Schedule:
Position Player Check-In: 8:25 AM-8:45 AM
Pre Event Meeting: 8:45 AM
Workout Begins: 9:00 AM (Athletic Testing, BP, Defensive Evaluations)
PO's Check-In: 11:15 AM
Game Begins: 12:00 PM

+ Players need to have cleats and turfs/tennis shoes for athletic testing and to wear in the batting cages. 
+ Players also need to bring their own water/drinks/snacks. 
+ Times are an estimate and are subject to change**
+ Games are simulated to regulate pitch counts and innings played.
+  Please use a Metal Bat
+ No Metal Spikes Allowed

NOTE: Even though there is potential weather moving into the Mobile area on Wednesday, this event will happen rain or shine. If weather is not an issue, we will continue with our plan and stay at Coastal Alabama CC- South in Bay Minette, AL. If weather forces us to change plans, we will move the event to The Performance Lab at 842 B Schillinger Road S (Mobile, AL 36695), which is an indoor facility. We will keep you updated if things change via email and will post all updates on Twitter (@PBR_Alabama), as well.

Technology Package

Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive unrivaled access to their advanced ball-tracking and swing metrics through the TrackMan and Blast Connect apps as well as visual skills through Vizual Edge testing. Furthermore, key metrics will live inside your Prep Baseball Report profile to help players in their recruitment process.  

TrackMan is the global leader in ball-tracking accuracy. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, all players will get unrivaled access to their performance data in the Trackman interactive app. Players can create custom dashboards that unlock both hitting and pitching data.

Pitching Features Include:

  • Pitching data access includes: release speed, spin rate, spin axis, release height, extension, horizontal and vertical break, and location on each pitch 

  • See each pitch trajectory in 3D from multiple viewpoints

  • Create defined tags to label and compare pitches

  • Pin pitches together to create tunneling visualizations between different pitch types

  • Visualize each pitch location

Hitting Features Include:

  • Hitting data access includes: Exit speed, distance traveled, launch angle, launch direction, spin rate, contact depth and contact side/height for each swing.

  • Visualize plate coverage

  • Pairing of all data points on each swing

Key ball flight metrics will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level. TrackMan’s advanced data metrics will augment what players already receive from a PBR showcase, which includes an edited video of their performance, personalized scouting reports, verified statistics, run times and positional velocities.

Blast is the global leader in swing analysis and used by nearly every MLB organization. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive access to BlastConnect in the Blast App, that unlocks critical insights and actionable data from their performance.

Features Include:

  • Swing Analysis and Blast Motion hitting assessment

  • Professional-level swing analytics to help players improve their hitting performance

  • Free 30-day trial to Blast Premium Services subscription

Key hitting metrics and Blast Motion Scores will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level.

Vizual Edge is a market leader in visual performance assessment and training that multiple MLB clubs use for its players. During Prep Baseball Report events, players will take the Vizual Edge 15-minute baseline evaluation. Following the event, players will receive an email PDF of your results – labeled as your EDGE Score – that will identify your visual strengths and weaknesses and how they directly impact your on-field performance. Visual skills are critical for pitch recognition, reaction speed, timing, seeing spin on the ball, defensive performance and much more. Your EDGE Score will also live inside your Prep Baseball Report profile.

ProPlayAI will be delivering lab-accurate biomechanics data for purposes of player assessments and in-game analysis, all from a single video camera. ProPlayAI’s biomechanics platform for baseball pitchers, PitchAI, is powered by computer vision algorithms that extract 3D skeletal data from a single 2D video camera such as an iPhone. The platform provides full-body kinematics to analyze lead-knee dynamics, torso and pelvic motion, arm motion, and aspects of the kinetic chain and pitch efficiency. 

Prep Baseball Report events will be equipped with Swift Performance’s industry-leading athletic testing technologies to capture pinpoint accurate, actionable data for all participants, ultimately delivering new insights into athletes’ speed, explosiveness and power for recruiters to evaluate.

Through both systems, the Swift UNO timing gates and EZEJump mats, athletes will be evaluated on a multitude of metrics that goes beyond just the 60 yard dash. Participants will be put through a jump protocol as well as adding 10 and 30 yard splits to the 60 yard dash.

Athletic Testing Metrics include:

  • 60 yard dash with 10 and 30 yard splits

  • Top end speed (mph)

  • Reactive Strength Index

  • Vertical jump

 

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