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Team Carolina Trials: Triangle - Trackman Pitching Analytics


Patrick Johnson
North Carolina Assistant Scouting Director

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Open IDs give Prep Baseball Scouts a chance to see players from their area while also working to fill out rosters for upcoming regional and national events like the Future Games, Super Sophomore Games, and Top Prospect Games.  The Team Carolina Trials fall under this Open ID forum.  The Team Carolina Trials: Triangle brought Prep Baseball to Clayton, NC on a very nice playing surface, allowing players to perform at a high level.

The event started with position players going through their athletic testing, including height and weight measurements, a vertical jump, RSI jumps, grip strength testing, and a laser timed 60.  Offensive evaluations were next, including multiple rounds of BP.  BP was followed by defensive evaluations and then pitcher bullpens.  

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.

By the Numbers - Team Carolina Trials: Triangle

  • 18 Players from NC including graduates from 2025, 2026, 2027, & 2028
  • 8 players registered a vertical of 30in or higher
  • 2 players saw their grip strength peak at above 130 psi 
  • 10 players had an exit velocity of 90mph or higher in BP
  • 1 player posted an exit velocity above 100mph
  • 4 infielders had arm strength at 80mph or higher across the diamond
  • 5 hitters posted an average bat speed of 70mph or higher with BLAST.

Team Carolina Trials: Triangle - TrackMan Pitching Analytics

FASTBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 86.2 mph
2 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 86.0 mph
3 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 84.2 mph
4 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 84.0 mph
5 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 83.2 mph


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 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 82.8 mph
2 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 82.8 mph
3 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 80.1 mph
4 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 79.9 mph
5 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 79.2 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 2478 rpm
2 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 2335 rpm
3 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 2268 rpm
4 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 2239 rpm
5 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 2147 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 2403 rpm
2 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 2180 rpm
3 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 2179 rpm
4 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 2106 rpm
5 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 2004 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 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 20.8 in
2 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 17.6 in
3 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 17.2 in
4 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 17.1 in
5 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 14.0 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 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP -20.1
2 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 11.9
3 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS -7.8


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 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 29
2 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 27
3 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 27
4 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 27
5 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 26


CURVEBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 74.4 mph
2 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 74.1 mph
3 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 72.3 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 3225 rpm
2 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 2472 rpm
3 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 2361 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 3119 rpm
2 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 2301 rpm
3 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 2241 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 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP -6.7 in
2 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP -6.5 in
3 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS -5.7 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP -20.1
2 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 11.9
3 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS -7.8


Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 44
2 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 34
3 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 32

CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 83.0 mph
2 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 78.8 mph
3 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 77.3 mph
4 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 76.2 mph


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 14.0 in
2 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 9.3 in
3 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 8.4 in
4 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 7.6 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP -18.8
2 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 18.1
3 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 16.3
4 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 9.7