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On Sunday, Feb. 27th, Colorado's Preseason All-State Showcase was hosted by Marucci Clubhouse in Castle Rock, Colorado with the top some of the top uncommitted talent across the State in attendance. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Colorado Scouting Staff, while data was being recorded by Prep Baseball's state-of-the-art technology. 

Today, our post event coverage begins as we analyze the pitching data collected from our TrackMan unit on site. TrackMan Portable combines the best of video and radar technology to output the most accurate data in every environment.

Below is the top performers in several different pitching categories from this weekend's Preseason All-State Showcase:

MAX FASTBALL & AVG FASTBALL

AVG FB SPIN RATE & HORIZONTAL BREAK

Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.

Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”

AVG CB/SL SPIN RATE

AVG CH HORIZONTAL BREAK

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	STATE	DATE	LOCATION
Northern Colorado Rising Stars ID	CO	03/13	DBAT Norco - Windsor, CO
Denver Rising Stars ID	CO	04/18	Slammers Facility - Englewood, CO

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