Fall Upperclass: TrackMan Files (Pitching)
October 21, 2021
On Sunday, Oct. 17, the annual Fall Upperclass Showcase was hosted at Grand Canyon University. An open event for 2022/2023 graduates. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Arizona staff, while data was being recorded by state-of-the-art technology.
Today, our post event coverage continues as we analyze 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.
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Max FB and Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Collin Riff | AZ | Saguaro | 2022 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
2 | Deegan Cordova | AZ | Lake Havasu | 2023 | RHP | 88.6 mph |
3 | Ruben Villaescusa | AZ | Tucson | 2022 | OF | 85.7 mph |
4 | Carson Stoller | AZ | Sandra Day OConnor | 2023 | LHP | 84.2 mph |
5 | Santiago DiBene | AZ | Nogales | 2022 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
6 | Ryan Weller | AZ | Horizon | 2023 | OF | 83.3 mph |
7 | Samuel Brown | AZ | Bradshaw Mountain | 2022 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
8 | Trevor Collins | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2023 | RHP | 82.3 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Diego Garcia | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 2475 rpm |
2 | Ryan Weller | AZ | Horizon | 2023 | OF | 2339 rpm |
3 | Sean Jeffries | AZ | Gilbert | 2022 | SS | 2277 rpm |
4 | Ruben Villaescusa | AZ | Tucson | 2022 | OF | 2276 rpm |
5 | Santiago DiBene | AZ | Nogales | 2022 | RHP | 2252 rpm |
6 | Kyle Jeffries | AZ | Gilbert | 2023 | RHP | 2219 rpm |
7 | Carson Stoller | AZ | Sandra Day OConnor | 2023 | LHP | 2203 rpm |
8 | Bronson Sluiter | AZ | Higley | 2023 | RHP | 2195 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.
AVG FB and Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Eff Velocity (avg) |
1 | Deegan Cordova | AZ | Lake Havasu | 2023 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
2 | Collin Riff | AZ | Saguaro | 2022 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
3 | Samuel Brown | AZ | Bradshaw Mountain | 2022 | RHP | 81.6 mph |
4 | Santiago DiBene | AZ | Nogales | 2022 | RHP | 80.6 mph |
5 | Ryan Weller | AZ | Horizon | 2023 | OF | 80.3 mph |
6 | Landon Turnage | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2023 | RHP | 80.3 mph |
7 | Ruben Villaescusa | AZ | Tucson | 2022 | OF | 79.8 mph |
8 | Carson Stoller | AZ | Sandra Day OConnor | 2023 | LHP | 79.0 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Trevor Collins | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2023 | RHP | 20.1 in |
2 | Carson Stoller | AZ | Sandra Day OConnor | 2023 | LHP | -19.9 in |
3 | Sean Jeffries | AZ | Gilbert | 2022 | SS | 17.9 in |
4 | Bronson Sluiter | AZ | Higley | 2023 | RHP | 17.5 in |
5 | Ruben Villaescusa | AZ | Tucson | 2022 | OF | 16.1 in |
6 | Kyle Jeffries | AZ | Gilbert | 2023 | RHP | 15.6 in |
7 | Blake Tigges | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2022 | SS | 15.4 in |
8 | Collin Cartee | AZ | Deer Valley | 2022 | RHP | 15.3 in |
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 Slider Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Diego Garcia | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 2567 |
2 | Blake Tigges | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2022 | SS | 2318 |
3 | Bronson Sluiter | AZ | Higley | 2023 | RHP | 2223 |
4 | Jackson Nealy | AZ | Perry | 2022 | RHP | 2042 |
5 | Demario Faison | AZ | Estrella Foothills | 2023 | OF | 1999 |
6 | Deegan Cordova | AZ | Lake Havasu | 2023 | RHP | 1983 |
7 | Samuel Brown | AZ | Bradshaw Mountain | 2022 | RHP | 1971 |
8 | Trevor Collins | AZ | Sunnyslope | 2023 | RHP | 1965 |
AVG Curveball Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ryan Weller | AZ | Horizon | 2023 | OF | 2667 rpm |
2 | Diego Garcia | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 2565 rpm |
3 | Collin Riff | AZ | Saguaro | 2022 | RHP | 2495 rpm |
4 | Sean Jeffries | AZ | Gilbert | 2022 | SS | 2377 rpm |
5 | Kyle Jeffries | AZ | Gilbert | 2023 | RHP | 2217 rpm |
6 | Collin Cartee | AZ | Deer Valley | 2022 | RHP | 2204 rpm |
7 | Max Slavin | CO | Rock Canyon | 2022 | OF | 2166 rpm |
8 | Nathan Nichols | AZ | Basha | 2023 | OF | 2139 rpm |
AVG Changeup Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Sean Jeffries | AZ | Gilbert | 2022 | SS | 19.0 |
2 | Carson Stoller | AZ | Sandra Day OConnor | 2023 | LHP | -13.9 |
3 | Bronson Sluiter | AZ | Higley | 2023 | RHP | 13.6 |
4 | Collin Cartee | AZ | Deer Valley | 2022 | RHP | 12.8 |
5 | Collin Riff | AZ | Saguaro | 2022 | RHP | 12.3 |
6 | Jackson Nealy | AZ | Perry | 2022 | RHP | 11.9 |
7 | Jerry Coyle | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2023 | 2B | 11.6 |
8 | Max Slavin | CO | Rock Canyon | 2022 | OF | 11.2 |
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