Trackman Files (Pitching): North Louisiana Fall ID
September 4, 2024
Ruston, LA - On Sunday, September 1, 2024, the Prep Baseball Louisiana staff traveled to Louisiana Tech, to host our first event of the fall with our North Louisiana Fall ID. Each participant went through a pro-style workout that consisted of running a laser-timed 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, defensive evaluations, batting practice using Trackman Baseball and Blast Motion, and the pitchers finished the event off by throwing bullpens with Trackman Baseball. Below, we take a look at some of the top pitching metrics across different categories from Sunday.
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MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Garrett Frye | LA | West Monroe | 2025 | RHP | 87.2 mph |
2 | Spencer Guilbeau | LA | Vandebilt Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 86.4 mph |
3 | Gavin Brint | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2025 | RHP | 82.0 mph |
4 | John Brady Tatum | LA | LaSalle | 2025 | LHP | 81.2 mph |
5 | Luke Powell | LA | West Monroe | 2028 | SS | 80.5 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Garrett Frye | LA | West Monroe | 2025 | RHP | 2422 rpm |
2 | Spencer Guilbeau | LA | Vandebilt Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 2249 rpm |
3 | Gavin Brint | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2025 | RHP | 2239 rpm |
4 | Caden Pryor | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2028 | OF | 2116 rpm |
5 | John Brady Tatum | LA | LaSalle | 2025 | LHP | 2003 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 | John Brady Tatum | LA | LaSalle | 2025 | LHP | -13.2 |
2 | Garrett Frye | LA | West Monroe | 2025 | RHP | 12.5 |
3 | Christian Brown | LA | Sterlington | 2027 | SS | 7.5 |
4 | Jonathan Morejon | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2028 | C | -4.9 |
5 | Gavin Brint | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2025 | RHP | 4.8 |
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 | Gavin Brint | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2025 | RHP | 20.2 in |
2 | Garrett Frye | LA | West Monroe | 2025 | RHP | 15.9 in |
3 | John Brady Tatum | LA | LaSalle | 2025 | LHP | 15.7 in |
4 | Luke Powell | LA | West Monroe | 2028 | SS | 15.5 in |
5 | Christian Brown | LA | Sterlington | 2027 | SS | 15.2 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 | Spencer Guilbeau | LA | Vandebilt Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 2451 |
2 | Gavin Brint | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2025 | RHP | 2370 |
3 | Garrett Frye | LA | West Monroe | 2025 | RHP | 2062 |
4 | Caden Pryor | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2028 | OF | 2012 |
5 | Jonathan Morejon | LA | Parkview Baptist | 2028 | C | 1764 |
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 | Gavin Brint | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2025 | RHP | 2580 rpm |
2 | Spencer Guilbeau | LA | Vandebilt Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 2427 rpm |
3 | Caden Pryor | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2028 | OF | 2337 rpm |
4 | Christian Brown | LA | Sterlington | 2027 | SS | 2118 rpm |
5 | Luke Powell | LA | West Monroe | 2028 | SS | 2002 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 | John Brady Tatum | LA | LaSalle | 2025 | LHP | -14.8 |
2 | Garrett Frye | LA | West Monroe | 2025 | RHP | 11.5 |
3 | Gavin Brint | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2025 | RHP | 10.8 |
4 | Caden Pryor | LA | Loyola College Prep | 2028 | OF | 10.1 |
5 | Spencer Guilbeau | LA | Vandebilt Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 6.7 |
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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