Trackman Files (Pitching): Baton Rouge Summer ID
June 28, 2024
Zachary, LA - The Baton Rouge Summer ID, our third Open ID event of the summer, was held yesterday, June 25, 2024, at the Zachary Youth Park, home of the Zachary High Broncos. All players in attendance ran a laser-timed 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, participated in batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, defensive evaluations, and pitchers ended the event by throwing bullpens, where they were able to obtain their metrics via Trackman.
We continue our post-event coverage with a look at the top Trackman pitching metrics from the event. Please continue to check back over the coming days, as we'll release additional post-event coverage of the Baton Rouge Summer ID.
View all event stats HERE.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Tanner Forbes | LA | Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 82.4 mph |
2 | Reed Dupre | LA | Iowa | 2025 | RHP | 80.8 mph |
3 | Ethan Leblanc | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2026 | 3B | 79.3 mph |
4 | Seth Trosclair | LA | Liberty Magnet | 2025 | RHP | 75.9 mph |
5 | Carson Nichols | LA | University Lab | 2029 | OF | 74.4 mph |
6 | Austin Purpera | LA | St. John | 2025 | RHP | 74.3 mph |
7 | Jaise Marshall | LA | Zachary | 2028 | 2B | 71.5 mph |
8 | Ichiro Day | LA | Zachary | 2027 | OF | 71.5 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ethan Leblanc | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2026 | 3B | 2203 rpm |
2 | Reed Dupre | LA | Iowa | 2025 | RHP | 2140 rpm |
3 | Austin Purpera | LA | St. John | 2025 | RHP | 2027 rpm |
4 | Carson Nichols | LA | University Lab | 2029 | OF | 1900 rpm |
5 | Tanner Forbes | LA | Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 1861 rpm |
6 | Jaise Marshall | LA | Zachary | 2028 | 2B | 1846 rpm |
7 | Ichiro Day | LA | Zachary | 2027 | OF | 1810 rpm |
8 | Seth Trosclair | LA | Liberty Magnet | 2025 | RHP | 1608 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 | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tanner Forbes | LA | Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 17.0 |
2 | Ethan Leblanc | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2026 | 3B | 14.3 |
3 | Jaise Marshall | LA | Zachary | 2028 | 2B | 9.1 |
4 | Seth Trosclair | LA | Liberty Magnet | 2025 | RHP | 8.9 |
5 | Ichiro Day | LA | Zachary | 2027 | OF | -8.4 |
6 | Austin Purpera | LA | St. John | 2025 | RHP | 7.4 |
7 | Carson Nichols | LA | University Lab | 2029 | OF | 4.2 |
8 | Reed Dupre | LA | Iowa | 2025 | RHP | 4.0 |
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 FASTBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Carson Nichols | LA | University Lab | 2029 | OF | 17.8 in |
2 | Jaise Marshall | LA | Zachary | 2028 | 2B | 17.7 in |
3 | Ethan Leblanc | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2026 | 3B | 16.5 in |
4 | Austin Purpera | LA | St. John | 2025 | RHP | 15.5 in |
5 | Ichiro Day | LA | Zachary | 2027 | OF | 15.0 in |
6 | Tanner Forbes | LA | Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 12.4 in |
7 | Seth Trosclair | LA | Liberty Magnet | 2025 | RHP | 11.1 in |
8 | Reed Dupre | LA | Iowa | 2025 | RHP | 9.7 in |
Induced Vertical Break: IVB simply means the pitch is "breaking" upward from the average level a pitch falls from release to home plate. The higher the number, the more "rise" the pitch has compared to average.
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Reed Dupre | LA | Iowa | 2025 | RHP | 2318 |
2 | Ethan Leblanc | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2026 | 3B | 2085 |
3 | Jaise Marshall | LA | Zachary | 2028 | 2B | 1895 |
4 | Seth Trosclair | LA | Liberty Magnet | 2025 | RHP | 1889 |
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 CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Reed Dupre | LA | Iowa | 2025 | RHP | 2395 rpm |
2 | Carson Nichols | LA | University Lab | 2029 | OF | 2150 rpm |
3 | Ichiro Day | LA | Zachary | 2027 | OF | 2118 rpm |
4 | Tanner Forbes | LA | Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 2117 rpm |
5 | Seth Trosclair | LA | Liberty Magnet | 2025 | RHP | 1904 rpm |
6 | Jaise Marshall | LA | Zachary | 2028 | 2B | 1893 rpm |
7 | Austin Purpera | LA | St. John | 2025 | RHP | 1781 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 CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tanner Forbes | LA | Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 17.0 |
2 | Austin Purpera | LA | St. John | 2025 | RHP | 13.6 |
3 | Carson Nichols | LA | University Lab | 2029 | OF | 9.7 |
4 | Jaise Marshall | LA | Zachary | 2028 | 2B | 8.0 |
5 | Reed Dupre | LA | Iowa | 2025 | RHP | 1.4 |
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.
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