LakePoint Preseason ID: TrackMan Files
January 13, 2023
The LakePoint Preseason ID was held on Saturday, January 7th at LakePoint Sports in Emerson, Ga. This event was an open event that consisted of prospects from the 2023-2026 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 Saturday.
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 | Judah Powell | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | 1B | 89.0 mph |
2 | Mark Buelow Jr. | GA | St. Francis | 2024 | 3B | 81.8 mph |
3 | KJ Hart | GA | River Ridge | 2025 | OF | 81.8 mph |
4 | Chase Harris | GA | Jackson | 2023 | RHP | 81.2 mph |
5 | William King III | GA | Lake Oconee Charter High School | 2025 | RHP | 81.1 mph |
6 | Trey Luke | GA | Rockmart High School | 2026 | LHP | 80.1 mph |
7 | Brandon Bell | TN | Lenoir City | 2024 | 3B | 79.7 mph |
8 | Brady Kerlin | FL | KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH | 2025 | RHP | 79.5 mph |
9 | Davis Jones | GA | The Lovett School | 2025 | RHP | 79.1 mph |
10 | James Joiner | GA | GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 79.0 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Nolan Elrod | GA | Cartersville | 2026 | LHP | 2164 rpm |
2 | Davis Jones | GA | The Lovett School | 2025 | RHP | 2075 rpm |
3 | Judah Powell | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | 1B | 2005 rpm |
4 | Michael Nottleman | GA | Columbus High School | 2026 | LHP | 1991 rpm |
5 | Brady Kerlin | FL | KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH | 2025 | RHP | 1968 rpm |
6 | Charles Chappelle | GA | Dalton | 2026 | OF | 1963 rpm |
7 | Chase Harris | GA | Jackson | 2023 | RHP | 1949 rpm |
8 | Cooper Chunn | GA | North Gwinnett | 2024 | OF | 1937 rpm |
9 | Mark Buelow Jr. | GA | St. Francis | 2024 | 3B | 1883 rpm |
10 | Trey Luke | GA | Rockmart High School | 2026 | LHP | 1883 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 | Cooper Chunn | GA | North Gwinnett | 2024 | OF | 18.1 |
2 | Brady Kerlin | FL | KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH | 2025 | RHP | 16.4 |
3 | Michael Nottleman | GA | Columbus High School | 2026 | LHP | -15.7 |
4 | Judah Powell | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | 1B | 14.2 |
5 | Logan Picheta | GA | Chamblee | 2026 | LHP | -11.2 |
6 | Robert Yagyu | GA | Rockmart | 2025 | 3B | 10.4 |
7 | Trey Luke | GA | Rockmart High School | 2026 | LHP | -9.6 |
8 | Chase Harris | GA | Jackson | 2023 | RHP | 9.1 |
9 | Nolan Elrod | GA | Cartersville | 2026 | LHP | -9.0 |
10 | James Joiner | GA | GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | -6.1 |
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 | Judah Powell | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | 1B | 2519 |
2 | Charles Chappelle | GA | Dalton | 2026 | OF | 2100 |
3 | Cooper Chunn | GA | North Gwinnett | 2024 | OF | 1959 |
4 | Brady Kerlin | FL | KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH | 2025 | RHP | 1837 |
5 | Chase Harris | GA | Jackson | 2023 | RHP | 1806 |
6 | Michael Nottleman | GA | Columbus High School | 2026 | LHP | 1793 |
7 | Trey Luke | GA | Rockmart High School | 2026 | LHP | 1769 |
8 | KJ Hart | GA | River Ridge | 2025 | OF | 1602 |
9 | Robert Yagyu | GA | Rockmart | 2025 | 3B | 1507 |
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 | Judah Powell | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | 1B | 2537 rpm |
2 | Nolan Elrod | GA | Cartersville | 2026 | LHP | 2383 rpm |
3 | Davis Jones | GA | The Lovett School | 2025 | RHP | 2173 rpm |
4 | Mark Buelow Jr. | GA | St. Francis | 2024 | 3B | 2084 rpm |
5 | Charles Chappelle | GA | Dalton | 2026 | OF | 2059 rpm |
6 | Trey Luke | GA | Rockmart High School | 2026 | LHP | 1987 rpm |
7 | Brandon Bell | TN | Lenoir City | 2024 | 3B | 1919 rpm |
8 | William King III | GA | Lake Oconee Charter High School | 2025 | RHP | 1782 rpm |
9 | Michael Nottleman | GA | Columbus High School | 2026 | LHP | 1756 rpm |
10 | Chase Harris | GA | Jackson | 2023 | RHP | 1739 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 | Cooper Chunn | GA | North Gwinnett | 2024 | OF | 19.2 |
2 | Michael Nottleman | GA | Columbus High School | 2026 | LHP | -18.7 |
3 | Logan Picheta | GA | Chamblee | 2026 | LHP | -15.5 |
4 | Trey Luke | GA | Rockmart High School | 2026 | LHP | -15.3 |
5 | Judah Powell | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | 1B | 11.7 |
6 | Brady Kerlin | FL | KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH | 2025 | RHP | 9.6 |
7 | Robert Yagyu | GA | Rockmart | 2025 | 3B | 9.4 |
8 | William King III | GA | Lake Oconee Charter High School | 2025 | RHP | 8.6 |
9 | Nolan Elrod | GA | Cartersville | 2026 | LHP | -7.7 |
10 | James Joiner | GA | GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | -6.7 |
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 | Judah Powell | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | 1B | 94.5 mph |
2 | KJ Hart | GA | River Ridge | 2025 | OF | 92.2 mph |
3 | Evan Wiley | GA | Fayette County | 2024 | SS | 90.6 mph |
4 | Cooper Chunn | GA | North Gwinnett | 2024 | OF | 90.5 mph |
5 | William Myhand | GA | Mill Creek High School | 2026 | 1B | 90.1 mph |
6 | Brandon Bell | TN | Lenoir City | 2024 | 3B | 90.0 mph |
7 | Hiram Zamora | GA | Roswell | 2025 | C | 89.8 mph |
8 | Nathan Rowland | GA | North Paulding High School | 2025 | C | 89.6 mph |
9 | Stephen FitzGerald | GA | Blessed Trinity Catholic | 2024 | C | 89.2 mph |
10 | Mark Buelow Jr. | GA | St. Francis | 2024 | 3B | 89.0 mph |
11 | Andrew Watson | GA | Rockmart High School | 2026 | 1B | 88.9 mph |
12 | Andrew Komar | GA | Harrison | 2025 | 3B | 88.7 mph |
13 | Robert Yagyu | GA | Rockmart | 2025 | 3B | 88.7 mph |
14 | Charles Chappelle | GA | Dalton | 2026 | OF | 88.4 mph |
15 | Mason Westmoreland | GA | Villa Rica | 2024 | SS | 87.5 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 | Judah Powell | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | 1B | 360 ft |
2 | KJ Hart | GA | River Ridge | 2025 | OF | 359 ft |
3 | Andrew Komar | GA | Harrison | 2025 | 3B | 344 ft |
4 | Hiram Zamora | GA | Roswell | 2025 | C | 335 ft |
5 | Charles Chappelle | GA | Dalton | 2026 | OF | 332 ft |
6 | Mark Buelow Jr. | GA | St. Francis | 2024 | 3B | 331 ft |
7 | Brandon Bell | TN | Lenoir City | 2024 | 3B | 324 ft |
8 | William Myhand | GA | Mill Creek High School | 2026 | 1B | 323 ft |
9 | Trey Luke | GA | Rockmart High School | 2026 | LHP | 318 ft |
10 | Mason Gazaway | GA | Marietta | 2025 | OF | 308 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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- GA LakePoint Preseason I.D: Pitchers Report 2/08/23
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- GA LakePoint Preseason I.D: Outfielder Reports 1/31/23
- GA LakePoint Preseason I.D: Catcher Reports 1/30/23
- GA Lakepoint Preseason I.D. : Top Uncommitted 2024's 1/18/23
- GA LakePoint Preseason ID: TrackMan Files 1/13/23
- GA LakePoint Preseason ID: Blast Motion Boards 1/13/23
- GA LakePoint Preseason ID: Quick Hits 1/11/23
- GA LakePoint Preseason ID: Stats Story 1/09/23