PBR IL Scout Day - Parkland JC: TrackMan Files
September 8, 2021
The Prep Baseball Report/Parkland JC Scout Day took place on Wednesday, September 2 on the campus of Parkland College in Champaign, IL. The prospects showcased their talents in front of the PBR scouting staff, as well as MLB Scouts. Yesterday we began our analysis of the event with a look at the Statistical Analysis.
Today, we’re continuing our post-event analysis by examining the data measured by our TrackMan units. The technology is able to capture information that’s difficult to capture by the naked eye, like pitch-by-pitch metrics and batted-ball data. We’ll explain more below:
PITCHING
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Mitch Mueller | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 93.0 mph |
2 | Tucker Shalley | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 92.1 mph |
3 | Alex Pipes | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 91.6 mph |
4 | Jack Snider | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 91.5 mph |
5 | Sam Myers | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 91.3 mph |
6 | Jay Schueler | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
7 | Matthew Haley | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 90.6 mph |
8 | Carter Monke | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 90.5 mph |
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jack Snider | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 2493 rpm |
2 | Jay Schueler | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 2488 rpm |
3 | Carter Monke | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 2451 rpm |
4 | Alex Pipes | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 2406 rpm |
5 | Sam Myers | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 2399 rpm |
6 | Nathan Righi | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 2394 rpm |
7 | Jack Young | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 2379 rpm |
8 | Mitch Mueller | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 2369 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 Fastball Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Alex Pipes | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 15.3 |
2 | Tucker Shalley | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 15.0 |
3 | Matthew Haley | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 14.4 |
4 | Jack Young | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 13.0 |
5 | Reece Rodabaugh | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 12.8 |
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 Slider Spin Rate
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Alex Pipes | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 2686 |
2 | Jack Snider | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 2612 |
3 | Jay Schueler | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 2528 |
4 | Carter Monke | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 2397 |
5 | Reece Rodabaugh | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 2384 |
6 | Nathan Righi | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 2353 |
7 | Jack Young | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 2230 |
Average Curveball Spin Rate
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jack Snider | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 2604 rpm |
2 | Jay Schueler | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 2468 rpm |
3 | Carter Monke | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 2359 rpm |
4 | Reece Rodabaugh | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 2334 rpm |
5 | Jack Young | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 2249 rpm |
Average Changeup Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Sam Myers | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 21.4 |
2 | Matthew Haley | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 18.6 |
3 | Jack Snider | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 17.0 |
4 | Alex Pipes | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 16.8 |
5 | Nathan Righi | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 16.2 |
HITTING
Average Exit Velocity
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Keenan Taylor | Parkland College | 2020 | 3B | 99.3 mph |
2 | Jackson Moffat | Parkland College | 2021 | 3B | 97.7 mph |
3 | Jose Lara | Parkland College | 2020 | OF | 96.3 mph |
4 | Matthew Jones | Parkland College | 2019 | 3B | 96.2 mph |
5 | Jackson Powell | Parkland College | 2020 | 1B | 95.2 mph |
6 | Jimmy Rybarczyk | Parkland College | 2020 | OF | 94.3 mph |
Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”
Peak Exit Velocity
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Nathan Waldridge | Parkland College | 2020 | OF | 104.3 mph |
2 | Jackson Powell | Parkland College | 2020 | 1B | 103.6 mph |
3 | Keenan Taylor | Parkland College | 2020 | 3B | 102.9 mph |
4 | Jackson Moffat | Parkland College | 2021 | 3B | 102.8 mph |
5 | Jimmy Rybarczyk | Parkland College | 2020 | OF | 102.3 mph |
6 | Matthew Jones | Parkland College | 2019 | 3B | 102.2 mph |
7 | Jose Lara | Parkland College | 2020 | OF | 102.2 mph |
8 | Jaron Ward | Parkland College | 2021 | OF | 100.0 mph |
Peak Estimated Batted Distance
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Jimmy Rybarczyk | Parkland College | 2020 | OF | 409 ft |
2 | Keenan Taylor | Parkland College | 2020 | 3B | 406 ft |
3 | Jackson Powell | Parkland College | 2020 | 1B | 401 ft |
4 | Jackson Moffat | Parkland College | 2021 | 3B | 391 ft |
5 | Jaron Ward | Parkland College | 2021 | OF | 391 ft |
6 | Matthew Jones | Parkland College | 2019 | 3B | 382 ft |
7 | Cole Evans | Parkland College | 2019 | OF | 379 ft |
8 | Jose Lara | Parkland College | 2020 | OF | 376 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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