CSI Scout Day: Positional Data Dive
October 16, 2024
On Friday, October 11th, the Prep Baseball Idaho staff hosted it's annual Scout Day with the College of Southern Idaho, CSI Scout Day, on-campus at Skip Walker Field in Twin Falls, Idaho. This event featured over 30 players, both freshman and sophomores, within the Golden Eagles baseball program and gave coaches a chance to collected updated TrackMan data and metrics on their players.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top pitching data performers from the event with our Pitching Data Dive articles. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top position players and metrics with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
For complete event results, click here.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Exit Velocity – This metric measures the speed of the ball off the bat, measured in miles per hour (MPH).
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Distance – This metric measures how far the ball traveled, or would travel if it was not obstructed, measured in feet.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
HARD HIT %
Hard Hit % - Percentage of batted balls with an exit velocity of 90 MPH or higher.
SWEET SPOT %
Sweet Spot % - 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.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Hand Speed – The speed of the handle of the bat just before impact, measured in MPH. The handle is measured 6 inches from the knob of the bat.
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
Bat Speed – The speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact, measured in MPH. The sweet spot is measured 6 inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
Rotational Acceleration – A measure of how quickly the hitter gets from launch position to being on plane. This is measured in G-Force (g).