PBR was at Pfeiffer College for a Scout Day with the Carolina Clippers organization on Saturday October 28th. A new organization that is building, hails from the Stanly County area, just outside of the greater Charlotte area.  

Position players went through a full pro-style workout, including a timed 60, an offensive workout, and a positional workout.  Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen.  PBR scouts were on hand to watch the entire workout, collecting notes and stats.  TrackMan was used to capture ball flight info on pitchers and hitters.  Swift Athletics laser timers were used on the 60 yard dash, also getting a 10yd and 30yd split on each runner.

CLICK HERE to see the full roster and stat roll out from the Scout Day

Carolina Clippers - TrackMan Hitting Leaders

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

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

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact.  The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.

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 %