Montgomery Summer ID: Data Dive, Pitchers
July 24, 2024
PRATTVILLE, AL - The Montgomery Summer ID was held on Tuesday, July 16th at Prattville Christian Academy in Prattville, AL. This event was an open event hosting some talented prospects from the 2025-2029 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 dive into some of the advanced data captured 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.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Edmund Cody | AL | Dothan High School | 2026 | RHP | 89.2 mph |
2 | Brayden Dockery | AL | Helena | 2026 | RHP | 87.8 mph |
3 | Riley Wilemon | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | OF | 86.8 mph |
4 | Wyatt Pippin | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | RHP | 86.0 mph |
5 | Ty Waters | AL | UMS-Wright | 2026 | C | 86.0 mph |
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Riley Wilemon | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | OF | 2501 rpm |
2 | Edmund Cody | AL | Dothan High School | 2026 | RHP | 2424 rpm |
3 | Wyatt Pippin | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2264 rpm |
4 | Davis Ford | AL | Opelika | 2025 | LHP | 2253 rpm |
5 | Brayden Dockery | AL | Helena | 2026 | RHP | 2172 rpm |
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.
SPIN EFFICIENCY% (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Efficiency % (avg) |
1 | Jesse Worthy | AL | Benjamin Russell High School | 2028 | SS | 98 % |
2 | Ethan Wade | AL | Auburn | 2026 | 1B | 96 % |
3 | Hudson Campbell | AL | Glenwood | 2026 | OF | 96 % |
4 | Edmund Cody | AL | Dothan High School | 2026 | RHP | 95 % |
5 | Ty Waters | AL | UMS-Wright | 2026 | C | 94 % |
Spin Efficiency: This metric is the percentage of the raw spin rate that directly impacts pitch movement; so while raw spin is measured by revolutions per minute (rpm), spin efficiency is the ratio of true spin divided by raw spin. It’s important to understand that more is not always better when it comes to spin efficiency. The optimal spin efficiency on a pitch depends on the pitch type and should be understood in the context of a pitcher’s entire arsenal. Regarding the true four-seam fastball, a spin efficiency close to 100 percent is preferable, indicating that nearly all the backspin generated on the ball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand is contributing to the “riding” action the pitch has as it enters and exits the strike zone, making it especially effective in the upper third of the strike zone.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Ethan Wade | AL | Auburn | 2026 | 1B | 19.2 in |
2 | Taylor Bower | AL | ABBEVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | 1B | 18.5 in |
3 | John Gregory | AL | Mountain Brook High School | 2029 | SS | 17.3 in |
4 | Chase Chumley | AL | Tallassee High School | 2025 | SS | 16.8 in |
5 | John Justus | AL | Coosa Christian | 2025 | LHP | 16.4 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Davis Ford | AL | Opelika | 2025 | LHP | -16.2 |
2 | Carson McCutchin | AL | Holtville High School | 2025 | LHP | -16.0 |
3 | Thomas Lemmond | AL | Tallassee | 2025 | RHP | 14.7 |
4 | Edmund Cody | AL | Dothan High School | 2026 | RHP | 13.5 |
5 | Colin Murphy | AL | Spanish Fort | 2025 | RHP | 13.2 |
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.”
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Ethan Wade | AL | Auburn | 2026 | 1B | 80 % |
2 | Carson McCutchin | AL | Holtville High School | 2025 | LHP | 66 % |
3 | Asher Arnett | AL | Beulah High School | 2028 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Taylor Bower | AL | ABBEVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | 1B | 50 % |
Average MLB pitchers throw 62 percent strikes, and better pitchers throw strikes 65 percent of the time, or a ratio of roughly 2:1, strikes to balls.
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Edmund Cody | AL | Dothan High School | 2026 | RHP | 2916 rpm |
2 | Ryan Farr | AL | Auburn | 2026 | C | 2709 rpm |
3 | Riley Wilemon | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | OF | 2653 rpm |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jace Dean | AL | Headland | 2028 | 1B | 17.4 |
2 | Wyatt Pippin | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | RHP | -14.4 |
3 | Colin Murphy | AL | Spanish Fort | 2025 | RHP | -13.9 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Knox Chambliss | AL | Auburn | 2026 | OF | 100 % |
2 | Hudson Campbell | AL | Glenwood | 2026 | OF | 75 % |
^ | Jace Dean | AL | Headland | 2028 | 1B | 75 % |
3 | Colin Murphy | AL | Spanish Fort | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Edmund Cody | AL | Dothan High School | 2026 | RHP | 2629 |
2 | Davis Ford | AL | Opelika | 2025 | LHP | 2504 |
3 | Colin Murphy | AL | Spanish Fort | 2025 | RHP | 2359 |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Davis Ford | AL | Opelika | 2025 | LHP | 15.5 |
2 | Wyatt Pippin | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | RHP | -11.3 |
3 | Colin Murphy | AL | Spanish Fort | 2025 | RHP | -9.0 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | John Englezos | AL | Helena | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Colin Murphy | AL | Spanish Fort | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
2 | Edmund Cody | AL | Dothan High School | 2026 | RHP | 33 % |
3 | Davis Ford | AL | Opelika | 2025 | LHP | 20 % |
CHANGEUP
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Riley Wilemon | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | OF | 2099 rpm |
2 | Ethan Wade | AL | Auburn | 2026 | 1B | 1914 rpm |
3 | Colin Murphy | AL | Spanish Fort | 2025 | RHP | 1910 rpm |
4 | Wyatt Pippin | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | RHP | 1901 rpm |
5 | Carson McCutchin | AL | Holtville High School | 2025 | LHP | 1856 rpm |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Carson McCutchin | AL | Holtville High School | 2025 | LHP | -18.3 |
2 | Colin Murphy | AL | Spanish Fort | 2025 | RHP | 17.1 |
3 | Brayden Dockery | AL | Helena | 2026 | RHP | 16.4 |
4 | Hudson Campbell | AL | Glenwood | 2026 | OF | -15.3 |
5 | Ty Waters | AL | UMS-Wright | 2026 | C | 15.0 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Colin Murphy | AL | Spanish Fort | 2025 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Edmund Cody | AL | Dothan High School | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Carson McCutchin | AL | Holtville High School | 2025 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Taylor Bower | AL | ABBEVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | 1B | 66 % |
^ | John Englezos | AL | Helena | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Ryan Farr | AL | Auburn | 2026 | C | 50 % |
^ | Davis Ford | AL | Opelika | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Ty Waters | AL | UMS-Wright | 2026 | C | 50 % |
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.
Upcoming Fall Events
SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
Alabama Fall Games | August 25th, 2024 | University of Montevallo (Montevallo, AL) |
AL/MS Border Battle (Invite-Only) | October 12th-13th, 2024 | Northeast Mississippi CC (Booneville, MS) |
Central Alabama Fall ID | October 20th, 2024 | Prattville High School (Prattville, AL) |
North Alabama Fall ID | October 27th, 2024 | James Clemens High School (Madison, AL) |
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