Prep Baseball Report

CDN College & University Showcase: Hitting Data Dive


Cam Black-Araujo
Assistant Director, Prep Baseball Canada

On Saturday, March 2nd the Prep Baseball British Columbia staff hosted it's second full showcase of the season with the Canadian College & University Showcase at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley, British Columbia. This event featured over 20 players from the Vancouver area and beyond in the 2024 and 2025 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect updated metrics via our tech partner TrackMan.

Beyond updates metrics and profile, the event also players the showcase their skills in front of several college coaches from schools on the West side of Canada.

Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive articles. Today we'll conclude our post-event leaderboards within this article as we take a look at the top hitting metrics, captured by TrackMan, from the Canadian College & University Showcase.

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TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

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.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

SWEET SPOT %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
2024 18U Best of the West BC 05/01 Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC)
2024 15U Best of the West BC 05/01 Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC)
2024 Island Future Games Trials BC 05/22 Royal Athletic Park
2024 BC Future Games Trials BC 05/23 Delair Park Field
2024 Whalley Summer Open BC 08/17 Whalley Athletic Park

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