Trackman Files (Pitching): Louisiana State Games
October 1, 2024
Lafayette, LA - On Saturday and Sunday, September 28-29, 2024, the Prep Baseball Louisiana staff traveled to the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, to host our annual State Games event, which featured over 100 prospects across the state's 2025-2028 classes. Each participant went through a pro-style workout that consisted of running a laser-timed 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, defensive evaluations, and batting practice using Trackman Baseball and Blast Motion. After the workout on Saturday, each player participated in two games over the weekend with one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Below, we take a look at the top pitching metrics with the help of one of Trackman Baseball.
*VIEW ALL EVENT STATS FROM THE 2024 LOUISIANA STATE GAMES HERE.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Braden Mouton | LA | Central Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
2 | Gavin Foreman | LA | Acadiana | 2026 | RHP | 90.0 mph |
3 | Troy Green | LA | Slidell | 2025 | RHP | 89.7 mph |
4 | Alex Richardson | LA | Belle Chasse | 2026 | RHP | 89.3 mph |
5 | Ty Lamartina | LA | Acadiana High School | 2026 | C | 88.8 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Dylan Robinson | LA | St Augustine | 2027 | SS | 2662 rpm |
2 | Jake Clifton | LA | Pearl River | 2025 | RHP | 2510 rpm |
3 | Trey Scarborough | LA | St. Mary's Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 2501 rpm |
4 | Bradey Miller | LA | Covington | 2026 | RHP | 2370 rpm |
5 | Bryce Wilson | LA | Chalmette | 2025 | LHP | 2363 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 | Julien Vinet | LA | C.E. Byrd | 2025 | RHP | 18.0 |
2 | Cole Albert | LA | Vermilion Catholic | 2028 | 3B | 16.5 |
3 | Grant Sunstrom | LA | LSU Laboratory | 2026 | RHP | 16.1 |
4 | Bryce Wilson | LA | Chalmette | 2025 | LHP | -15.2 |
5 | Troy Green | LA | Slidell | 2025 | RHP | 14.8 |
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 FASTBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Caleb Wall | LA | Dutchtown | 2025 | RHP | 19.3 in |
2 | Jack Henry Goode | LA | Neville High School | 2026 | RHP | 19.2 in |
3 | Coy Purpera | LA | Brusly | 2026 | OF | 18.1 in |
4 | Lincon Stephens | LA | Pitkin | 2026 | LHP | 18.0 in |
5 | Hayes Segar | LA | Catholic | 2026 | OF | 17.8 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 | Cameron DeRoche | LA | Lutcher | 2026 | LHP | 2630 |
2 | Dylan Robinson | LA | St Augustine | 2027 | SS | 2627 |
3 | Jake Clifton | LA | Pearl River | 2025 | RHP | 2482 |
4 | Ty Lamartina | LA | Acadiana High School | 2026 | C | 2473 |
5 | William Power | LA | Teurlings Catholic | 2026 | SS | 2467 |
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 | Landon Guidry | LA | Pope John Paul II | 2026 | RHP | 2613 rpm |
2 | Bradey Miller | LA | Covington | 2026 | RHP | 2533 rpm |
3 | William Power | LA | Teurlings Catholic | 2026 | SS | 2526 rpm |
4 | Jayce Ruiz | LA | Riverside Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2522 rpm |
5 | Aidan Ankersen | LA | St. Paul | 2025 | C | 2289 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 | Julien Vinet | LA | C.E. Byrd | 2025 | RHP | 21.2 |
2 | Jake Clifton | LA | Pearl River | 2025 | RHP | 18.8 |
3 | Hunter Rogers | LA | Southside | 2025 | RHP | 17.0 |
4 | Blaze Duhon | LA | North Vermilion | 2026 | LHP | -16.7 |
5 | Jake Wooten | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2027 | LHP | -16.2 |
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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