Trackman Files (Pitching): Louisiana Top Prospect Games
June 13, 2024
Lafayette, LA - The Louisiana Top Prospect Games were held on Tuesday June 11, 2024, at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. This was our third event of the summer and consisted of over 100 of the top prospects from the 2025-2027 high school classes.
Today, with the help of one of our tech partners, Trackman Baseball, we continue our post-event coverage with a closer look at the top Trackman metrics and data from the pitchers in attendance at this year's Louisiana Top Prospect Games.
View all event stats HERE.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Hayden Pearson | LA | ASCENSION EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 91.7 mph |
2 | Kade LaCoste | LA | POPE JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 90.8 mph |
3 | Adam Brodnax | LA | Buckeye High School | 2025 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
4 | Braden Mouton | LA | Central Catholic School | 2025 | RHP | 90.1 mph |
5 | Thomas Allen | LA | Benton High School | 2025 | RHP | 89.2 mph |
6 | Jackson Beddoe | LA | Sulphur High School | 2025 | SS | 89.1 mph |
7 | Owen Stempel | LA | Archbishop Hannan | 2025 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
8 | Peyton Starr | LA | West Monroe | 2027 | 3B | 88.9 mph |
9 | Cole Guidroz | LA | Central High School | 2026 | SS | 88.8 mph |
10 | Brayden Clement | LA | South Terrebonne High School | 2025 | SS | 88.6 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Peyton Starr | LA | West Monroe | 2027 | 3B | 2397 rpm |
2 | Bradey Miller | LA | Covington High School | 2026 | RHP | 2357 rpm |
3 | Ja'Vonte Gray | LA | Hahnville | 2026 | RHP | 2334 rpm |
4 | Tanner Webb | LA | Benton | 2025 | RHP | 2328 rpm |
5 | Bryce Wilson | LA | Chalmette High School | 2025 | LHP | 2326 rpm |
6 | Adam Brodnax | LA | Buckeye High School | 2025 | RHP | 2298 rpm |
7 | Jake Tompkins Jr. | LA | Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2281 rpm |
8 | Kade LaCoste | LA | POPE JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2278 rpm |
9 | Hayden Pearson | LA | ASCENSION EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 2272 rpm |
10 | Lenny Cline | LA | Archbishop Rummel | 2025 | C | 2253 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 | Bryce Wilson | LA | Chalmette High School | 2025 | LHP | -17.8 |
2 | Brooks Bumstead | LA | Dutchtown | 2027 | 3B | 15.4 |
3 | Aiden Melna | LA | ST FREDERICK HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 14.2 |
4 | Tanner Webb | LA | Benton | 2025 | RHP | 13.5 |
5 | Jackson Beddoe | LA | Sulphur High School | 2025 | SS | 13.4 |
6 | Luke Hewitt | LA | Catholic | 2027 | LHP | -13.4 |
7 | Jake Wooten | LA | PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL | 2027 | LHP | -12.8 |
8 | Drew LeJeune | LA | NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 12.8 |
9 | Aidan Ryan | LA | Covington High School | 2025 | LHP | -12.5 |
10 | Henry Beckers | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2026 | RHP | 12.2 |
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 | Bradey Miller | LA | Covington High School | 2026 | RHP | 18.0 in |
2 | Jackson Watts | LA | ST THOMAS MORE HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 17.7 in |
3 | Hayden Pearson | LA | ASCENSION EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 17.6 in |
4 | Peyton Starr | LA | West Monroe | 2027 | 3B | 17.3 in |
5 | Lenny Cline | LA | Archbishop Rummel | 2025 | C | 16.7 in |
6 | Thomas Allen | LA | Benton High School | 2025 | RHP | 16.6 in |
7 | James Guidry | LA | VANDEBILT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 16.6 in |
8 | Konner Boudreaux | LA | St. Louis Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 16.6 in |
9 | Carter Wilson | LA | Sulphur | 2026 | OF | 16.2 in |
10 | Tanner Webb | LA | Benton | 2025 | RHP | 16.1 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 | Slade Shove-Knox | LA | Sulphur High School | 2025 | RHP | 2759 |
2 | Ty Lamartina | LA | Acadiana High School | 2026 | C | 2515 |
3 | Ja'Vonte Gray | LA | Hahnville | 2026 | RHP | 2448 |
4 | Logan McNamara | LA | Mandeville | 2025 | RHP | 2427 |
5 | Koa Romero | LA | Hahnville High School | 2027 | 3B | 2411 |
6 | Kade LaCoste | LA | POPE JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2403 |
7 | Peyton Starr | LA | West Monroe | 2027 | 3B | 2350 |
8 | Lenny Cline | LA | Archbishop Rummel | 2025 | C | 2283 |
9 | Ashton Bultron | LA | Sam Houston | 2025 | RHP | 2233 |
10 | Thomas Allen | LA | Benton High School | 2025 | RHP | 2201 |
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 CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2460 rpm |
2 | Cooper Austin | LA | Central | 2027 | C | 2371 rpm |
3 | Jackson Beddoe | LA | Sulphur High School | 2025 | SS | 2351 rpm |
4 | Jake Wooten | LA | PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL | 2027 | LHP | 2343 rpm |
5 | Hayden Pearson | LA | ASCENSION EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 2332 rpm |
6 | Dane Bodin | TOURNEYS | Lutcher High School | 2026 | SS | 2273 rpm |
7 | Bradey Miller | LA | Covington High School | 2026 | RHP | 2236 rpm |
8 | Alex Scheuermann | LA | St. Martin's Episcopal | 2026 | LHP | 2173 rpm |
9 | Lucas Lawrence | LA | Catholic High School | 2026 | LHP | 2144 rpm |
10 | Brennan Champagne | LA | COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | 1B | 2131 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 | Jake Wooten | LA | PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL | 2027 | LHP | -17.6 |
2 | Brooks Bumstead | LA | Dutchtown | 2027 | 3B | 17.6 |
3 | Sam Marse | LA | Mandeville High School | 2026 | RHP | 17.3 |
4 | Hayden Pearson | LA | ASCENSION EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | -15.8 |
5 | Lucas Lawrence | LA | Catholic High School | 2026 | LHP | -15.4 |
6 | Adam Brodnax | LA | Buckeye High School | 2025 | RHP | 15.3 |
7 | Ja'Derryian Washington | LA | Barbe | 2026 | SS | 14.7 |
8 | Cole Guidroz | LA | Central High School | 2026 | SS | 14.6 |
9 | Lenny Cline | LA | Archbishop Rummel | 2025 | C | 13.9 |
10 | Logan McNamara | LA | Mandeville | 2025 | RHP | 13.9 |
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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