Huntsville Summer ID: Trackman Files
July 5, 2024
MADISON, AL - The Huntsville Summer ID was held on Tuesday, July 2nd at James Clemens High School in Madison, 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 the leaders from each Trackman category 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 | William Lawley | AL | Hoover High School | 2025 | RHP | 87.2 mph |
2 | Hayden Schell | AL | Hazel Green | 2027 | 1B | 83.6 mph |
3 | Mick Tyrrell | AL | Bob Jones | 2026 | C | 82.5 mph |
4 | Braydon Nichols | AL | Munford | 2027 | C | 82.5 mph |
5 | Jacob Brooks | AL | East Limestone | 2026 | RHP | 80.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | William Lawley | AL | Hoover High School | 2025 | RHP | 2241 rpm |
2 | Cayden McCormack | AL | Wilson | 2026 | RHP | 2168 rpm |
3 | Mick Tyrrell | AL | Bob Jones | 2026 | C | 2134 rpm |
4 | Eli Cantrell | AL | Madison County | 2027 | 3B | 2031 rpm |
5 | Zac Mann | AL | James Clemens | 2027 | 3B | 2009 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 | Jackson Chandler | AL | Hamilton | 2027 | C | 19.3 in |
2 | Jacob Brooks | AL | East Limestone | 2026 | RHP | 18.4 in |
3 | Zac Mann | AL | James Clemens | 2027 | 3B | 17.8 in |
4 | Hayden Schell | AL | Hazel Green | 2027 | 1B | 17.2 in |
5 | William Lawley | AL | Hoover High School | 2025 | RHP | 17.1 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 | Matthew Drake | AL | Homeschool (AL) | 2026 | RHP | 21.2 |
2 | Logan Farmer | AL | Athens High School | 2027 | RHP | 17.2 |
3 | Mick Tyrrell | AL | Bob Jones | 2026 | C | 16.6 |
4 | Braydon Nichols | AL | Munford | 2027 | C | 16.0 |
5 | Braden Powless | AL | James Clemens | 2026 | RHP | 15.0 |
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 | William Lawley | AL | Hoover High School | 2025 | RHP | 2594 rpm |
2 | Eli Cantrell | AL | Madison County | 2027 | 3B | 2267 rpm |
3 | Braydon Nichols | AL | Munford | 2027 | C | 2202 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 | Brady Stooksberry | TN | Wayne County | 2026 | LHP | 2160 |
2 | Hayden Schell | AL | Hazel Green | 2027 | 1B | 2108 |
3 | Cayden McCormack | AL | Wilson | 2026 | RHP | 2036 |
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 | Zac Mann | AL | James Clemens | 2027 | 3B | 19.7 |
2 | Braden Powless | AL | James Clemens | 2026 | RHP | 19.3 |
3 | Jacob Brooks | AL | East Limestone | 2026 | RHP | 17.5 |
4 | Logan Farmer | AL | Athens High School | 2027 | RHP | 16.6 |
5 | Eli Cantrell | AL | Madison County | 2027 | 3B | 15.6 |
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 | Drew Puccio | AL | Arab High School | 2025 | SS | 98.2 mph |
2 | Seth Staggs | AL | Briarwood Christian | 2025 | SS | 94.3 mph |
3 | Brayden Gardner | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | 3B | 93.9 mph |
4 | Eli Cantrell | AL | Madison County | 2027 | 3B | 92.3 mph |
5 | Braydon Weaver | AL | Virgil Grissom | 2026 | 1B | 91.8 mph |
6 | Andrew Au | AL | Cullman High School | 2025 | 2B | 91.7 mph |
7 | Jack Sims | AL | Hartselle | 2027 | OF | 90.3 mph |
8 | Cade Quick | TN | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | C | 89.6 mph |
9 | Hayden Schell | AL | Hazel Green | 2027 | 1B | 89.2 mph |
10 | Hayden Udovich | AL | James Clemens | 2026 | SS | 88.7 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 | Drew Puccio | AL | Arab High School | 2025 | SS | 93.3 mph |
2 | Seth Staggs | AL | Briarwood Christian | 2025 | SS | 89.1 mph |
3 | Eli Cantrell | AL | Madison County | 2027 | 3B | 84.7 mph |
4 | Cade Quick | TN | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | C | 82.3 mph |
5 | Andrew Au | AL | Cullman High School | 2025 | 2B | 81.9 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Drew Puccio | AL | Arab High School | 2025 | SS | 356 ft |
2 | Braydon Weaver | AL | Virgil Grissom | 2026 | 1B | 347 ft |
3 | Cade Quick | TN | Fayetteville High School | 2025 | C | 338 ft |
4 | Brayden Gardner | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | 3B | 338 ft |
5 | Hayden Udovich | AL | James Clemens | 2026 | SS | 331 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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