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Prep Baseball was at Olympic HS in Charlotte, NC on November 2nd for the Prep Baseball Scout Day with Charlotte Baseball Academy.  Scout Days allow for organizations to run a workout for their players with Prep Baseball in attendance.  Players that attend have a chance to update their Prep Baseball profile page with stats, metrics, and video.

The day began with players running a laser timed 60 yard. 10yd and 30yd splits were taken as well.  Offensive evaluations were next with players going through multiple rounds of BP.  TrackMan was used to track all ball flight off the bat.  Following the offensive session, players worked out at their defensive positions and then pitchers threw controlled bullpens.  The entire day was captured on video and player profiles will be updated with a highlight video of the workout.

The roster from the Charlotte Baseball Academy Scout Day can be seen HERE.

Charlotte Baseball Academy Scout Day: TrackMan Hitting Metrics

EXIT VELOCITY

TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions.  Below are the best exit velocities produced by individual players, by category.

Max Exit Velocity

Best Average Exit Velocity

DISTANCE OFF THE BAT

TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air.  For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.

Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session

SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE

TrackMan is able to track and follow how hard the ball is hit as well as the angle off the bat. With this information, TrackMan has deduced the Sweet Spot as batted balls hit with a launch angle of 8 - 32 degrees.

LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball.  While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive %

Fly Ball %

Ground Ball %

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