Queen City Fall ID: TrackMan Pitching Metrics
October 25, 2024
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Prep Baseball was at Moor Park in Mooresville, NC on October 17th for the Queen City Fall ID and the Dry Pond Scout Day. Both events were run at the same time, allowing our scouting staff to see players in an athletic environment. The Fall IDs are open to all high school players in North Carolina, while the Scout Days are organized and hosted by the organization.
The day began with players going through their athletic testing. Players ran a laser timed 60, with 10yd and 30yd splits. The Fall ID players followed the running with testing grip strength testing and vertical jump testing. Offensive evaluations were next, for all players, with players hitting off a Jr. Hack Attack, going through multiple rounds of BP. TrackMan, and BLAST for the Fall ID players, were used to get advanced metrics on each hitter's swing and the 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 Queen City Fall ID can be seen HERE.
The roster from the Dry Pond Scout Day can be seen HERE.
Queen City Fall ID: TrackMan Pitching Analytics
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.
Peak Spin Rate
Average Spin Rate
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
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.
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.
CURVEBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Peak Spin Rate
Average Spin Rate
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.