East TN Open + Rising Stars: TrackMan Files
July 22, 2022
On July 19th the PBR Tennessee staff hosted the East TN Open + Rising Stars event at Walters State Community College, featuring many of the state’s top players inside the 2023-2027 classes. Inside today’s TrackMan Files, we’re highlighting the top performers from this event from the data and metrics from our TrackMan unit.
Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event. We also rolled out a Statistical Leaderboard pointing out the top recorded stats by category.
Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan unit. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.
MAX FASTBALL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Levi Gingerich | NC | Green Level | 2023 | RHP | 87.7 mph |
2 | Brayden Hendrickson | TN | Unicoi County | 2023 | SS | 83.6 mph |
3 | Gavin Crum | KY | Johnson Central | 2023 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
4 | Corbin Crosby | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2025 | LHP | 81.2 mph |
5 | Jackson Steele | TN | Carter | 2023 | OF | 77.9 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Levi Gingerich | NC | Green Level | 2023 | RHP | 2267 rpm |
2 | Gavin Crum | KY | Johnson Central | 2023 | RHP | 2264 rpm |
3 | Brayden Hendrickson | TN | Unicoi County | 2023 | SS | 2184 rpm |
4 | Corbin Crosby | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2025 | LHP | 2109 rpm |
5 | Landan Wells | TN | Halls High School | 2025 | 2B | 2033 rpm |
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.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Corbin Crosby | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2025 | LHP | -13.8 |
2 | Levi Gingerich | NC | Green Level | 2023 | RHP | 13.6 |
3 | Landan Wells | TN | Halls High School | 2025 | 2B | 10.1 |
4 | Jackson Steele | TN | Carter | 2023 | OF | 8.8 |
5 | Brayden Hendrickson | TN | Unicoi County | 2023 | SS | 7.7 |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Gavin Crum | KY | Johnson Central | 2023 | RHP | 2233 |
2 | Levi Gingerich | NC | Green Level | 2023 | RHP | 1966 |
3 | Cooper Henry | TN | Walker Valley | 2025 | LHP | 1701 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Landan Wells | TN | Halls High School | 2025 | 2B | 2312 rpm |
2 | Brayden Hendrickson | TN | Unicoi County | 2023 | SS | 1997 rpm |
3 | Gavin Crum | KY | Johnson Central | 2023 | RHP | 1989 rpm |
4 | Jackson Steele | TN | Carter | 2023 | OF | 1970 rpm |
5 | Corbin Crosby | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2025 | LHP | 1858 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Levi Gingerich | NC | Green Level | 2023 | RHP | 16.1 |
2 | Jackson Steele | TN | Carter | 2023 | OF | 11.7 |
3 | Brayden Hendrickson | TN | Unicoi County | 2023 | SS | 10.5 |
4 | Cooper Henry | TN | Walker Valley | 2025 | LHP | -5.8 |
5 | Landan Wells | TN | Halls High School | 2025 | 2B | 5.1 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Ian Lindsay | SC | P27 Academy | 2023 | C | 90.8 mph |
2 | Bladin Malone | KY | Eminence Independent | 2023 | SS | 86.3 mph |
3 | Jackson Steele | TN | Carter | 2023 | OF | 86.1 mph |
4 | Nicholas Schultz | NC | Clyde A Erwin | 2024 | C | 83.4 mph |
5 | Jake Harris | TN | Farragut High School | 2026 | C | 82.1 mph |
6 | Jack Hamilton | TN | The Kings Academy | 2026 | 1B | 81.7 mph |
7 | Ian Setzer | TN | Union County | 2023 | SS | 81.3 mph |
8 | Grayson Wright | TN | Bearden High School | 2026 | SS | 80.6 mph |
9 | William Cade Cocke | TN | Clarksville Christian | 2024 | C | 79.9 mph |
10 | Landan Wells | TN | Halls High School | 2025 | 2B | 78.5 mph |
Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Ian Lindsay | SC | P27 Academy | 2023 | C | 96.7 mph |
2 | Jackson Steele | TN | Carter | 2023 | OF | 94.3 mph |
3 | Nicholas Schultz | NC | Clyde A Erwin | 2024 | C | 92.4 mph |
4 | Bladin Malone | KY | Eminence Independent | 2023 | SS | 90.9 mph |
5 | Jake Harris | TN | Farragut High School | 2026 | C | 89.1 mph |
6 | William Cade Cocke | TN | Clarksville Christian | 2024 | C | 88.2 mph |
7 | Brayden Hendrickson | TN | Unicoi County | 2023 | SS | 88.2 mph |
8 | Owen Porter | TN | Gibbs High School | 2026 | 1B | 87.8 mph |
9 | Jack Hamilton | TN | The Kings Academy | 2026 | 1B | 86.5 mph |
10 | Ian Setzer | TN | Union County | 2023 | SS | 86.2 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Jackson Steele | TN | Carter | 2023 | OF | 360 ft |
2 | Ian Lindsay | SC | P27 Academy | 2023 | C | 346 ft |
3 | Ian Setzer | TN | Union County | 2023 | SS | 324 ft |
4 | Jake Harris | TN | Farragut High School | 2026 | C | 310 ft |
5 | Landan Wells | TN | Halls High School | 2025 | 2B | 303 ft |
6 | Nicholas Schultz | NC | Clyde A Erwin | 2024 | C | 302 ft |
7 | William Cade Cocke | TN | Clarksville Christian | 2024 | C | 299 ft |
8 | Grayson Wright | TN | Bearden High School | 2026 | SS | 297 ft |
9 | Bladin Malone | KY | Eminence Independent | 2023 | SS | 291 ft |
10 | Kyler Worsham | TN | LAKEWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2027 | 2B | 291 ft |
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