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2336 Phoenix Scout Day: Trackman Pitching Leaders


Patrick Johnson
North Carolina Assistant Scouting Director


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PBR was in Walkertown, NC on Saturday May 22, 2024, at Walkertown HS to see the PBR Scout Day with 2336 Phoenix Baseball. Close to 20 players from the 2024-2029 classes were on hand for the workout day.

The day started with players running a laser timed  60. From there hitters took multiple rounds of BP with TrackMan tracking each ball put in fair play.  After the offensive evaluations, players were evaluated at their primary defensive positions.  To finish the day, pitchers threw controlled bullpens, again with TrackMan tracking each pitch and giving analytic data on each player.

Below we begin to break down the player performances from the workout.  To see the full roster with all of the stats from the workout, you can CLICK HERE.

2336 Phoenix Baseball Scout Day - Trackman Pitching Leaders

FASTBALL STATS

Peak Velocity


Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Eff Velocity (avg)
1 Matthew Bankhead NC Thomasville 2025 RHP 78.7 mph
2 James Spencer NC Southwest Guilford 2025 RHP 77.3 mph
3 Luis Sanchez NC Northeast Guilford 2025 RHP 74.0 mph
4 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 71.9 mph
5 Caden Joyce NC Walkertown 2026 RHP 70.6 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Luis Sanchez NC Northeast Guilford 2025 RHP 2008 rpm
2 David Holt NC Noble Academy 2027 RHP 1998 rpm
3 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 1988 rpm
4 James Spencer NC Southwest Guilford 2025 RHP 1947 rpm
5 Matthew Bankhead NC Thomasville 2025 RHP 1925 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Luis Sanchez NC Northeast Guilford 2025 RHP 1869 rpm
2 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 1865 rpm
3 David Holt NC Noble Academy 2027 RHP 1861 rpm
4 James Spencer NC Southwest Guilford 2025 RHP 1832 rpm
5 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 1795 rpm


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone.  For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 19.3 in
2 Luis Sanchez NC Northeast Guilford 2025 RHP 17.3 in
3 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 16.5 in
4 Caden Joyce NC Walkertown 2026 RHP 16.4 in
5 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 16.2 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Horizontal movement is often referred to as run.  This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 David Holt NC Noble Academy 2027 RHP -14.3
2 Caden Joyce NC Walkertown 2026 RHP -11.5
3 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 7.3
4 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 6.5
5 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP -6.0


Peak Spin Score

The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin.  It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.  

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 David Holt NC Noble Academy 2027 RHP 28
2 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 27
3 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 27
4 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 26
5 Luis Sanchez NC Northeast Guilford 2025 RHP 26


CURVEBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 James Spencer NC Southwest Guilford 2025 RHP 69.0 mph
2 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 65.8 mph
3 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 62.1 mph
4 David Holt NC Noble Academy 2027 RHP 60.1 mph
5 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 59.1 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 David Holt NC Noble Academy 2027 RHP 2168 rpm
2 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 2152 rpm
3 James Spencer NC Southwest Guilford 2025 RHP 1871 rpm
4 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 1831 rpm
5 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 1679 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 David Holt NC Noble Academy 2027 RHP 2135 rpm
2 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 2118 rpm
3 James Spencer NC Southwest Guilford 2025 RHP 1838 rpm
4 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 1744 rpm
5 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 1635 rpm


Average Induced Vertical Movement

This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory.  It does not measure how late the movement happens.  This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP -5.5 in
2 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF -3.8 in
3 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B -3.3 in
4 James Spencer NC Southwest Guilford 2025 RHP -2.9 in
5 Caden Joyce NC Walkertown 2026 RHP 1.8 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 David Holt NC Noble Academy 2027 RHP -14.3
2 Caden Joyce NC Walkertown 2026 RHP -11.5
3 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 7.3
4 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 6.5
5 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP -6.0


Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 David Holt NC Noble Academy 2027 RHP 36
2 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 33
3 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 29
4 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 29
5 Caden Joyce NC Walkertown 2026 RHP 27

CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Luis Sanchez NC Northeast Guilford 2025 RHP 74.8 mph
2 Matthew Bankhead NC Thomasville 2025 RHP 71.8 mph
3 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 70.8 mph
4 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 64.0 mph
5 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 63.6 mph


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B 15.3 in
2 Luis Sanchez NC Northeast Guilford 2025 RHP 14.2 in
3 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF 13.8 in
4 Matthew Bankhead NC Thomasville 2025 RHP 13.8 in
5 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 7.1 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 John Eckard NC Northwest Guilford 2026 RHP 13.2
2 Luis Sanchez NC Northeast Guilford 2025 RHP 12.0
3 Matthew Bankhead NC Thomasville 2025 RHP 7.1
4 Jackson Marriott NC Page 2026 OF -5.3
5 Manuel Morales NC Mount Tabor 2025 1B -3.3