Louisiana Senior Games: Data Dive, Pitchers
September 27, 2023
On September 16th, we hosted the Louisiana Senior Games at LSU-Eunice. This event featured some of the top talent from across the state in the 2024 class, and it provided our staff with an in-depth look at some high-follow players as we inch closer to the spring season.
Inside today’s Pitching Data dive we will highlight the players with top metrics per Trackman.
Last week, we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories in our statistical leaderboards. Today, we will take an even closer look at the pitchers in attendance with the help of our tech partners, broken down by the categories and leaderboards below.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Alex Morrison | LA | Tioga | 2024 | OF | 88.9 mph |
2 | Bennett Stakes | LA | Southside | 2024 | LHP | 88.4 mph |
3 | Austin Pounds | LA | Archbishop Hannan | 2024 | RHP | 87.0 mph |
4 | Jackson Bruney | LA | Sacred Heart | 2024 | RHP | 83.5 mph |
5 | Kole Hebert | LA | Breaux Bridge | 2024 | LHP | 83.0 mph |
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Bennett Stakes | LA | Southside | 2024 | LHP | 2359 rpm |
2 | Connor Perritt | LA | Franklin Parish | 2024 | RHP | 2253 rpm |
3 | Sidney Loughlin | LA | Episcopal School of Acadiana | 2024 | RHP | 2182 rpm |
4 | Jackson Bruney | LA | Sacred Heart | 2024 | RHP | 2173 rpm |
5 | Cary Aymond | LA | Lafayette Christian | 2024 | RHP | 2160 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.
SPIN EFFICIENCY% (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Efficiency % (avg) |
1 | Cooper Delaney | LA | Weston | 2024 | RHP | 97 % |
2 | Alex Morrison | LA | Tioga | 2024 | OF | 97 % |
3 | Aiden Domingue | LA | Teurlings Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 97 % |
4 | Sterlin Glapion | LA | Lake Charles College Prep | 2024 | OF | 97 % |
5 | Kole Hebert | LA | Breaux Bridge | 2024 | LHP | 95 % |
Spin Efficiency: This metric is the percentage of the raw spin rate that directly impacts pitch movement; so while raw spin is measured by revolutions per minute (rpm), spin efficiency is the ratio of true spin divided by raw spin. It’s important to understand that more is not always better when it comes to spin efficiency. The optimal spin efficiency on a pitch depends on the pitch type and should be understood in the context of a pitcher’s entire arsenal. Regarding the true four-seam fastball, a spin efficiency close to 100 percent is preferable, indicating that nearly all the backspin generated on the ball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand is contributing to the “riding” action the pitch has as it enters and exits the strike zone, making it especially effective in the upper third of the strike zone.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Bennett Stakes | LA | Southside | 2024 | LHP | 24.5 in |
2 | Peyton Chiasson | LA | Mandeville | 2024 | OF | 22.0 in |
3 | Thomas Falcon | LA | St Michael the Archangel | 2024 | RHP | 21.5 in |
4 | Jackson Bruney | LA | Sacred Heart | 2024 | RHP | 19.7 in |
5 | Sterlin Glapion | LA | Lake Charles College Prep | 2024 | OF | 19.4 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Van Mayhall IV | LA | Catholic | 2024 | LHP | -18.2 |
2 | Truman Moyer | LA | Hahnville | 2024 | OF | 17.2 |
3 | Thomas Collins | LA | New Iberia | 2024 | LHP | -17.0 |
4 | Kole Hebert | LA | Breaux Bridge | 2024 | LHP | -13.7 |
5 | Cooper Sirk | LA | Dunham | 2024 | LHP | -13.4 |
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.”
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Colt LeJeune | LA | North Vermilion | 2024 | SS | 75 % |
2 | Chase Kelley | LA | St Amant | 2024 | 2B | 71 % |
3 | Michael Scott | LA | Mandeville | 2024 | RHP | 66 % |
4 | Thomas Falcon | LA | St Michael the Archangel | 2024 | RHP | 62 % |
^ | Jackson Bruney | LA | Sacred Heart | 2024 | RHP | 62 % |
5 | Cary Aymond | LA | Lafayette Christian | 2024 | RHP | 55 % |
^ | Trystian Bradley | LA | Ponchatoula | 2024 | RHP | 55 % |
Average MLB pitchers throw 62 percent strikes, and better pitchers throw strikes 65 percent of the time, or a ratio of roughly 2:1, strikes to balls.
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jackson Bruney | LA | Sacred Heart | 2024 | RHP | 2513 rpm |
2 | Cary Aymond | LA | Lafayette Christian | 2024 | RHP | 2462 rpm |
3 | Trystian Bradley | LA | Ponchatoula | 2024 | RHP | 2249 rpm |
4 | Aiden Domingue | LA | Teurlings Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 2180 rpm |
5 | Sterlin Glapion | LA | Lake Charles College Prep | 2024 | OF | 2171 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jackson Bruney | LA | Sacred Heart | 2024 | RHP | -17.4 in |
2 | Aiden Domingue | LA | Teurlings Catholic | 2024 | RHP | -16.7 in |
3 | Peyton Chiasson | LA | Mandeville | 2024 | OF | 14.1 in |
4 | Colt LeJeune | LA | North Vermilion | 2024 | SS | -11.6 in |
5 | Austin Pounds | LA | Archbishop Hannan | 2024 | RHP | -6.6 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Sterlin Glapion | LA | Lake Charles College Prep | 2024 | OF | -19.8 |
2 | Austin Pounds | LA | Archbishop Hannan | 2024 | RHP | -18.7 |
3 | Garret Newingham | LA | Bell City | 2024 | RHP | -16.0 |
4 | Cary Aymond | LA | Lafayette Christian | 2024 | RHP | -14.6 |
5 | Jackson Bruney | LA | Sacred Heart | 2024 | RHP | -12.4 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Garret Newingham | LA | Bell City | 2024 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Trystian Bradley | LA | Ponchatoula | 2024 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Aiden Domingue | LA | Teurlings Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 75 % |
3 | Sterlin Glapion | LA | Lake Charles College Prep | 2024 | OF | 66 % |
^ | Cooper Sirk | LA | Dunham | 2024 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Chase Kelley | LA | St Amant | 2024 | 2B | 66 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Connor Perritt | LA | Franklin Parish | 2024 | RHP | 2516 |
2 | Alex Morrison | LA | Tioga | 2024 | OF | 2230 |
3 | Truman Moyer | LA | Hahnville | 2024 | OF | 2211 |
4 | Bennett Stakes | LA | Southside | 2024 | LHP | 2062 |
5 | Kole Hebert | LA | Breaux Bridge | 2024 | LHP | 2025 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Bennett Stakes | LA | Southside | 2024 | LHP | 20.5 in |
2 | Cooper Delaney | LA | Weston | 2024 | RHP | 9.9 in |
3 | Thomas Collins | LA | New Iberia | 2024 | LHP | 8.0 in |
4 | Michael Maxwell | LA | Archbishop Hannan | 2024 | RHP | 5.6 in |
5 | Sidney Loughlin | LA | Episcopal School of Acadiana | 2024 | RHP | 5.4 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Truman Moyer | LA | Hahnville | 2024 | OF | -10.3 |
2 | Connor Perritt | LA | Franklin Parish | 2024 | RHP | -8.6 |
3 | Sidney Loughlin | LA | Episcopal School of Acadiana | 2024 | RHP | -6.5 |
4 | Alex Morrison | LA | Tioga | 2024 | OF | -5.1 |
5 | Kole Hebert | LA | Breaux Bridge | 2024 | LHP | 4.9 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Thomas Collins | LA | New Iberia | 2024 | LHP | 100 % |
^ | Bennett Stakes | LA | Southside | 2024 | LHP | 100 % |
2 | Sidney Loughlin | LA | Episcopal School of Acadiana | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Cooper Delaney | LA | Weston | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
3 | Kole Hebert | LA | Breaux Bridge | 2024 | LHP | 44 % |
CHANGEUP
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Bennett Stakes | LA | Southside | 2024 | LHP | 1974 rpm |
2 | Cary Aymond | LA | Lafayette Christian | 2024 | RHP | 1940 rpm |
3 | Alex Morrison | LA | Tioga | 2024 | OF | 1939 rpm |
4 | Kole Hebert | LA | Breaux Bridge | 2024 | LHP | 1794 rpm |
5 | Thomas Collins | LA | New Iberia | 2024 | LHP | 1760 rpm |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Austin Pounds | LA | Archbishop Hannan | 2024 | RHP | 18.9 |
2 | Kole Hebert | LA | Breaux Bridge | 2024 | LHP | -17.9 |
3 | Thomas Collins | LA | New Iberia | 2024 | LHP | -17.3 |
4 | Alex Morrison | LA | Tioga | 2024 | OF | 15.1 |
5 | Cooper Delaney | LA | Weston | 2024 | RHP | 14.6 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Trystian Bradley | LA | Ponchatoula | 2024 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Thomas Collins | LA | New Iberia | 2024 | LHP | 75 % |
3 | Peyton Chiasson | LA | Mandeville | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Kole Hebert | LA | Breaux Bridge | 2024 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Chase Kelley | LA | St Amant | 2024 | 2B | 50 % |
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