The Prep Baseball North Carolina ProCase has become a must see event for area scouts that cover North Carolina.  The 6th annual event was held on Sunday February 11th at Diamond Xtreme in Kernersville, NC.  With over 30 of the top prospects from North Carolina's 2024 and 2025 grad classes in attendance, the 2024 ProCase was set to be one of the best in the event's history.  The 2024 roster drew over 30 professional scouts to Kernersville for the workout.

The day kicked off with the catchers going through their defensive workout, followed by 16 bullpens from top arms in the state.  As the pitchers finished their work on the mound, Prep Baseball scouts ran the participants through an athletic workout taking measurements on height, weight, grip strength, 30yd dash, and vertical jump.  Following the athletic testing, players went through multiple rounds of BP in the spacious setting at Diamond Xtreme.  The cage area allowed scouts to see the ball fly over 100 feet off the bat.

TrackMan was used during the bullpens and BP sessions with screens setup for the pro scouts to see the analytics in real time.  BLAST sensors were used during BP as well, allowing Prep Baseball Scouts to capture and share swing metrics on each hitter.  Below we begin the deep dive on the 2024 North Carolina ProCase with a look at some of the stats from the day.

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By The Numbers
+ 1 Player posted an exit velocity that was a new record for the NC ProCase
+ 19 hitters recorded an exit velocity of 90mph or higher
+ 17 hitters had a BLAST bat speed of 70mph of higher
+ 17 players ran a 4.00 or faster 30yd
+ 16 players hit 18mph while being tested
+ 25 players had a vertical jump test at 28in or higher
+ 12 pitchers had a fastball at 90mph or higher
+ 4 pitchers had their fastball spin recorded higher than 2400rpm
+ 6 pitchers had their breaking ball spin at 2400rpm or higher
+ All 3 catchers recorded a pop time of 2.00 or better
+ 4 outfielders had arm strength at 85mph or better
+ All 6 infielders tested with arm strength across the infield at 84mph or higher

2024 NORTH CAROLINA PROCASE - 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.

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.

Average Horizontal Movement

Peak Spin Score

SLIDER STATS

Peak Velocity

Peak Spin Rate

Average Spin Rate

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Average Horizontal Movement

Peak Spin Score

CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Average Horizontal Movement