Fall Campus Tour: UGA - TrackMan Files
January 13, 2023
The Fall Campus Tour: University of Georgia was held on Sunday, November 6th at the University of Georgia. This event was an open event that consisted of prospects from the 2023-2027 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens during the workout and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Sunday.
Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from each statistical category recorded on the Trackman B1 unit. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event.
View entire event stats HERE.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Noah Thigpen | GA | Lowndes | 2024 | RHP | 91.1 mph |
2 | Adam McKelvey | GA | Roswell | 2024 | LHP | 87.3 mph |
3 | Peyton Robidoux | GA | WHITEFIELD ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
4 | Reed Thursby | GA | Centennial | 2024 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
5 | Jackson Sammons | GA | SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
6 | Patrick Hassan | GA | North Oconee | 2027 | SS | 85.2 mph |
7 | Parker Bryant | GA | West Laurens | 2025 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
8 | Adam Lafontaine | GA | Oconee County | 2025 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
9 | Tommy Dowd | GA | Cambridge High School | 2024 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
10 | Jared Glenn | GA | Dacula High School | 2025 | 3B | 81.6 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jackson Sammons | GA | SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2459 rpm |
2 | Adam McKelvey | GA | Roswell | 2024 | LHP | 2409 rpm |
3 | Parker Bryant | GA | West Laurens | 2025 | RHP | 2392 rpm |
4 | Wyatt Brown | GA | North Oconee | 2024 | RHP | 2305 rpm |
5 | Noah Thigpen | GA | Lowndes | 2024 | RHP | 2291 rpm |
6 | Tommy Dowd | GA | Cambridge High School | 2024 | RHP | 2245 rpm |
7 | Reed Thursby | GA | Centennial | 2024 | RHP | 2245 rpm |
8 | Adam Lafontaine | GA | Oconee County | 2025 | RHP | 2226 rpm |
9 | Tyler Rothell | GA | Habersham Central High School | 2026 | 1B | 2202 rpm |
10 | Branson Blalock | GA | Walnut Grove | 2026 | RHP | 2148 rpm |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
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 | Nolan Jones | GA | North Paulding | 2026 | 1B | 16.1 |
2 | Parker Bryant | GA | West Laurens | 2025 | RHP | 15.0 |
3 | Brenden Morrison | GA | Harlem | 2026 | 3B | 13.6 |
4 | Scott Miller | GA | Dalton | 2025 | RHP | 13.1 |
5 | Wyatt Brown | GA | North Oconee | 2024 | RHP | 12.8 |
6 | Chase Alonso | GA | Rabun County Middle School | 2028 | 12.6 | |
7 | Tommy Dowd | GA | Cambridge High School | 2024 | RHP | 12.4 |
8 | Peyton Robidoux | GA | WHITEFIELD ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 11.8 |
9 | Adam McKelvey | GA | Roswell | 2024 | LHP | -11.5 |
10 | Patrick Hassan | GA | North Oconee | 2027 | SS | 11.3 |
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.”
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Tommy Dowd | GA | Cambridge High School | 2024 | RHP | 2646 |
2 | Adam McKelvey | GA | Roswell | 2024 | LHP | 2378 |
3 | Dalton Gergen | GA | Thomson | 2025 | OF | 2231 |
4 | Peyton Robidoux | GA | WHITEFIELD ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 2199 |
5 | Patrick Hassan | GA | North Oconee | 2027 | SS | 2197 |
6 | Adam Lafontaine | GA | Oconee County | 2025 | RHP | 2074 |
7 | Zaelyn Smith | GA | Coffee County | 2024 | OF | 1924 |
8 | Scott Miller | GA | Dalton | 2025 | RHP | 1900 |
9 | Will Maier | GA | Grayson | 2024 | RHP | 1864 |
10 | Brenden Morrison | GA | Harlem | 2026 | 3B | 1855 |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Parker Bryant | GA | West Laurens | 2025 | RHP | 2679 rpm |
2 | Landon Kemp | GA | Cherokee Bluff High School | 2025 | SS | 2612 rpm |
3 | Tyler Rothell | GA | Habersham Central High School | 2026 | 1B | 2384 rpm |
4 | Branson Blalock | GA | Walnut Grove | 2026 | RHP | 2363 rpm |
5 | Tommy Dowd | GA | Cambridge High School | 2024 | RHP | 2319 rpm |
6 | Peyton Robidoux | GA | WHITEFIELD ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 2205 rpm |
7 | Michael Hunter Stonecipher | GA | East Cobb Baseball Academy | 2025 | C | 2196 rpm |
8 | Adam McKelvey | GA | Roswell | 2024 | LHP | 2133 rpm |
9 | Dalton Gergen | GA | Thomson | 2025 | OF | 2126 rpm |
10 | Luke Clanahan | GA | Peachtree Ridge | 2025 | LHP | 2096 rpm |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nolan Jones | GA | North Paulding | 2026 | 1B | 19.5 |
2 | Parker Bryant | GA | West Laurens | 2025 | RHP | 15.2 |
3 | Adam McKelvey | GA | Roswell | 2024 | LHP | -15.1 |
4 | Jared Glenn | GA | Dacula High School | 2025 | 3B | 14.3 |
5 | Chase Alonso | GA | Rabun County Middle School | 2028 | 13.9 | |
6 | Noah Thigpen | GA | Lowndes | 2024 | RHP | 12.9 |
7 | Wyatt Brown | GA | North Oconee | 2024 | RHP | 12.1 |
8 | Branson Blalock | GA | Walnut Grove | 2026 | RHP | 12.0 |
9 | Mason Moore | GA | Colquitt County | 2024 | OF | -11.7 |
10 | Landon Kemp | GA | Cherokee Bluff High School | 2025 | SS | 11.5 |
Horizontal Break: This metric measures the distance, 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.
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Judd Puckett | GA | Crawford County | 2023 | 3B | 97.2 mph |
2 | Alec Waller | GA | Tucker | 2025 | CF | 93.9 mph |
3 | Karson Wheeler | GA | Jackson County | 2024 | C | 93.5 mph |
4 | Parker Bryant | GA | West Laurens | 2025 | RHP | 92.8 mph |
5 | Dalton Gergen | GA | Thomson | 2025 | OF | 92.6 mph |
6 | Jake Zehner | GA | Etowah | 2024 | OF | 92.1 mph |
7 | Owen Primm | GA | Jefferson | 2024 | OF | 91.8 mph |
8 | Julian Wright | GA | Woodland | 2023 | OF | 91.5 mph |
9 | Jared Glenn | GA | Dacula High School | 2025 | 3B | 91.5 mph |
10 | Joseph Reed | GA | Colquitt County | 2023 | 1B | 91.3 mph |
11 | Brock Holcombe | GA | Lakeside | 2027 | OF | 90.9 mph |
12 | Mason Moore | GA | Colquitt County | 2024 | OF | 90.8 mph |
13 | Jackson Sammons | GA | SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
14 | Cameron Kenney | GA | Denmark | 2024 | 3B | 89.9 mph |
15 | Tyler Kennedy | GA | Harris County | 2023 | OF | 89.8 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Judd Puckett | GA | Crawford County | 2023 | 3B | 385 ft |
2 | Jackson Sammons | GA | SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 352 ft |
3 | Owen Primm | GA | Jefferson | 2024 | OF | 348 ft |
4 | Julian Wright | GA | Woodland | 2023 | OF | 348 ft |
5 | Jake Zehner | GA | Etowah | 2024 | OF | 348 ft |
6 | Parker Bryant | GA | West Laurens | 2025 | RHP | 344 ft |
7 | Jared Glenn | GA | Dacula High School | 2025 | 3B | 340 ft |
8 | Karson Wheeler | GA | Jackson County | 2024 | C | 339 ft |
9 | Michael Hunter Stonecipher | GA | East Cobb Baseball Academy | 2025 | C | 330 ft |
10 | Troy Ford | GA | Acellus Academy | 2025 | OF | 330 ft |
Distance: This metric measures the estimated “carry flat” distance, measured in feet, meaning the distance that the ball travels before it lands, or would have landed if it were not caught or obstructed.
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