Tuscaloosa Summer ID: Trackman Files
July 12, 2024
TUSCALOOSA, AL - The Tuscaloosa Summer ID was held on Tuesday, July 9th at Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa, 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 look at some of 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 | Jacob Driver | AL | Marbury | 2025 | RHP | 90.5 mph |
2 | Ford Traweek | AL | Tuscaloosa County | 2026 | SS | 86.5 mph |
3 | Gibbs White | AL | Tuscaloosa County | 2027 | 3B | 86.1 mph |
4 | Jackson Carmichael | AL | Bessemer Academy | 2026 | RHP | 83.6 mph |
5 | Spencer Davis | AL | Hillcrest | 2025 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Spencer Davis | AL | Hillcrest | 2025 | RHP | 2422 rpm |
2 | Ford Traweek | AL | Tuscaloosa County | 2026 | SS | 2254 rpm |
3 | Jacob Driver | AL | Marbury | 2025 | RHP | 2240 rpm |
4 | Gibbs White | AL | Tuscaloosa County | 2027 | 3B | 2229 rpm |
5 | Colin Woodward | AL | Spain Park | 2027 | RHP | 2076 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 | Bentley Smith | AL | Douglas | 2028 | RHP | 16.8 in |
2 | Barrett Hughey | AL | Bibb County | 2029 | 3B | 16.1 in |
3 | Cameron Adkins | AL | North River Christian | 2029 | 1B | 15.9 in |
4 | Bennett Lightsey | AL | American Christian Academy | 2029 | OF | 15.4 in |
5 | Jacob Driver | AL | Marbury | 2025 | RHP | 14.8 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 | Braxton Vice | AL | Demopolis | 2026 | 1B | -18.5 |
2 | Cameron Adkins | AL | North River Christian | 2029 | 1B | -17.9 |
3 | Luke Wallace | MS | GEORGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 8.3 |
4 | Jackson Carmichael | AL | Bessemer Academy | 2026 | RHP | 8.2 |
5 | Colin Woodward | AL | Spain Park | 2027 | RHP | 8.1 |
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 | Gibbs White | AL | Tuscaloosa County | 2027 | 3B | 2480 rpm |
2 | Blake Jackson | AL | American Christian Academy | 2025 | LHP | 2454 rpm |
3 | Bentley Smith | AL | Douglas | 2028 | RHP | 2394 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 | Spencer Davis | AL | Hillcrest | 2025 | RHP | 2444 |
2 | Ford Traweek | AL | Tuscaloosa County | 2026 | SS | 2309 |
3 | Jackson Carmichael | AL | Bessemer Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2222 |
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 | Braxton Vice | AL | Demopolis | 2026 | 1B | -18.2 |
2 | Blake Jackson | AL | American Christian Academy | 2025 | LHP | -17.4 |
3 | Bentley Smith | AL | Douglas | 2028 | RHP | 12.5 |
4 | Gibbs White | AL | Tuscaloosa County | 2027 | 3B | 11.7 |
5 | Jackson Carmichael | AL | Bessemer Academy | 2026 | RHP | 9.9 |
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 Clark | AL | Briarwood Christian | 2025 | OF | 97.4 mph |
2 | Ellis Hamiter | AL | Tuscaloosa Academy | 2025 | SS | 97.1 mph |
3 | Braydon Wright | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | SS | 94.1 mph |
4 | Keegan Giles | AL | Leroy High School | 2026 | 2B | 92.9 mph |
5 | Christopher England Jr. | AL | Hillcrest | 2027 | 1B | 92.3 mph |
6 | Gunnar Hobson | AL | Hillcrest High School | 2025 | SS | 90.7 mph |
7 | Peyton Rackard | AL | Hillcrest | 2027 | SS | 90.2 mph |
8 | Landon Rubel | AL | Snook Christian Academy | 2025 | 3B | 90.1 mph |
9 | Grady Moore | AL | MADISON ACADEMY | 2028 | C | 88.1 mph |
10 | Bentley Smith | AL | Douglas | 2028 | RHP | 88.1 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 | Braydon Wright | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | SS | 86.5 mph |
2 | Will Clark | AL | Briarwood Christian | 2025 | OF | 85.9 mph |
3 | Gunnar Hobson | AL | Hillcrest High School | 2025 | SS | 85.8 mph |
4 | Ellis Hamiter | AL | Tuscaloosa Academy | 2025 | SS | 84.5 mph |
5 | Keegan Giles | AL | Leroy High School | 2026 | 2B | 84.0 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Landon Rubel | AL | Snook Christian Academy | 2025 | 3B | 326 ft |
2 | Bentley Smith | AL | Douglas | 2028 | RHP | 323 ft |
3 | Wyatt Rath | AL | Northridge | 2027 | C | 321 ft |
4 | Ford Traweek | AL | Tuscaloosa County | 2026 | SS | 318 ft |
5 | Braydon Wright | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | SS | 317 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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