Birmingham Summer ID: TrackMan Files
June 29, 2024
GARDENDALE, AL - The Birmingham Summer ID was held on Wednesday, June 26th at Gardendale High School in Gardendale, AL. This event was an open event hosting some talented prospects from the 2025-2027 classes in Alabama. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 60-yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw during a simulated bullpen and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. 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 this week.
Continuing our post-event coverage for this event, we look at some of the TrackMan leaderboards from the event. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release quick hits articles, other various event leaderboards, individual scouting reports, and much more on each player present at the event.
View entire event stats HERE.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Wyatt Williams | AL | Thompson | 2026 | RHP | 89.3 mph |
2 | Braden McCrary | AL | Hueytown | 2025 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
3 | Clete OBryant | AL | Coosa Christian | 2025 | LHP | 82.9 mph |
4 | Caleb Banks | AL | Gardendale | 2026 | OF | 82.4 mph |
5 | Garrett Edwards | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 82.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Wyatt Williams | AL | Thompson | 2026 | RHP | 2196 rpm |
2 | Jonah Turner | AL | HewittTrussville High School | 2027 | RHP | 2164 rpm |
3 | Brock Garrett | AL | Chelsea | 2026 | RHP | 2094 rpm |
4 | Connor Drake | AL | Madison County | 2026 | SS | 2069 rpm |
5 | Braden McCrary | AL | Hueytown | 2025 | RHP | 1985 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 INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Brock Garrett | AL | Chelsea | 2026 | RHP | 19.9 in |
2 | Evan Hill | AL | Cherokee County High School | 2026 | 1B | 19.7 in |
3 | Connor Drake | AL | Madison County | 2026 | SS | 19.1 in |
4 | Jackson Drake | AL | Leeds High School | 2027 | SS | 19.0 in |
5 | Jonah Turner | AL | HewittTrussville High School | 2027 | RHP | 18.4 in |
Induced Vertical Break: As far as deception and importance goes, fast induced vertical break (IVB) may be the most important. Induced vertical break is not what is sounds. IVB simply means the pitch is "breaking" upward from the average level a pitch falls from release to home plate. This is a stat that you want to stay away from being average at. Fortunately, this can be tweaked slightly depending on release height. To put it simply, the higher number = more "rise" the pitch has compared to average.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Clete OBryant | AL | Coosa Christian | 2025 | LHP | -14.6 |
2 | Garrett Edwards | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 13.0 |
3 | Evan Hill | AL | Cherokee County High School | 2026 | 1B | 12.8 |
4 | Jackson Drake | AL | Leeds High School | 2027 | SS | 12.7 |
5 | Brock Garrett | AL | Chelsea | 2026 | RHP | 12.7 |
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 CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Braden McCrary | AL | Hueytown | 2025 | RHP | 2953 rpm |
2 | Brock Garrett | AL | Chelsea | 2026 | RHP | 2241 rpm |
3 | Chad “CJ” Horn | AL | Helena | 2027 | RHP | 2218 rpm |
4 | Brady Carden | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2026 | OF | 2129 rpm |
5 | Jonah Turner | AL | HewittTrussville High School | 2027 | RHP | 2061 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 SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Braden McCrary | AL | Hueytown | 2025 | RHP | 2976 |
2 | Wyatt Williams | AL | Thompson | 2026 | RHP | 2318 |
3 | Clete OBryant | AL | Coosa Christian | 2025 | LHP | 2174 |
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 | Garrett Edwards | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 15.3 |
2 | Chad “CJ” Horn | AL | Helena | 2027 | RHP | 14.1 |
3 | Connor Drake | AL | Madison County | 2026 | SS | 13.6 |
4 | Conner Abston | AL | Brooks | 2026 | OF | 12.9 |
5 | Evan Hill | AL | Cherokee County High School | 2026 | 1B | 11.8 |
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 | Will Weaver | AL | Mountain Brook | 2025 | OF | 99.8 mph |
2 | Wyatt Williams | AL | Thompson | 2026 | RHP | 95.5 mph |
3 | Brady Carden | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2026 | OF | 95.1 mph |
4 | Haines Bridges | AL | Vestavia Hills | 2027 | C | 94.8 mph |
5 | Clete OBryant | AL | Coosa Christian | 2025 | LHP | 93.4 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.
TOP AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Wyatt Williams | AL | Thompson | 2026 | RHP | 91.8 mph |
2 | Brady Carden | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2026 | OF | 90.2 mph |
3 | Cooper Mullins | AL | Homewood | 2026 | C | 88.5 mph |
4 | Will Weaver | AL | Mountain Brook | 2025 | OF | 88.3 mph |
5 | Clete OBryant | AL | Coosa Christian | 2025 | LHP | 85.8 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Will Weaver | AL | Mountain Brook | 2025 | OF | 364 ft |
2 | Brady Carden | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2026 | OF | 355 ft |
3 | Wyatt Williams | AL | Thompson | 2026 | RHP | 344 ft |
4 | Cooper Mullins | AL | Homewood | 2026 | C | 340 ft |
5 | Haines Bridges | AL | Vestavia Hills | 2027 | C | 320 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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