Nashville Preseason ID - TrackMan Files
January 4, 2022
On Sunday, January 2nd, The PBR Tennessee Staff kicked off 2022 by hosting the Nashville Preseason ID at Showtime Sports Academy. The event featured a group of talented 2022-2025 prospects.
Today, we’re continuing our post-event analysis by examining the data measured by our TrackMan units. The technology is able to capture information that’s difficult to capture by the naked eye, like pitch-by-pitch metrics and batted-ball data. We’ll explain more below:
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Mason Raffauf | TN | Columbia Academy | 2022 | LHP | 82.5 mph |
2 | Ryan Stein | TN | Nolensville | 2025 | OF | 81.7 mph |
3 | Easton Barnett | TN | Stewarts Creek | 2024 | RHP | 80.4 mph |
4 | Carter Milligan | TN | Milan | 2023 | 3B | 80.3 mph |
5 | William Mccoy | TN | Brentwood Academy | 2023 | RHP | 79.8 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Tyler Wilson | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2024 | C | 2360 rpm |
2 | Carter Milligan | TN | Milan | 2023 | 3B | 2308 rpm |
3 | Ben Kauffman | TN | Cannon County | 2025 | 1B | 2146 rpm |
4 | Mason Raffauf | TN | Columbia Academy | 2022 | LHP | 2070 rpm |
5 | Easton Barnett | TN | Stewarts Creek | 2024 | RHP | 2014 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 | William Mccoy | TN | Brentwood Academy | 2023 | RHP | 13.5 |
2 | Gavin True | TN | East Robertson | 2025 | RHP | 13.1 |
3 | Ben Kauffman | TN | Cannon County | 2025 | 1B | 12.9 |
4 | Thatcher Green | TN | Nashville Christian | 2022 | CF | 12.1 |
5 | Carson Pack | TN | Oakland High School | 2025 | RHP | 10.9 |
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 | Mason Raffauf | TN | Columbia Academy | 2022 | LHP | 2031 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Carter Milligan | TN | Milan | 2023 | 3B | 2118 rpm |
2 | Mason Raffauf | TN | Columbia Academy | 2022 | LHP | 2051 rpm |
3 | Tyler Wilson | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2024 | C | 1884 rpm |
4 | Ryan Stein | TN | Nolensville | 2025 | OF | 1810 rpm |
5 | William Mccoy | TN | Brentwood Academy | 2023 | RHP | 1787 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ryan Stein | TN | Nolensville | 2025 | OF | -14.0 |
2 | Carson Pack | TN | Oakland High School | 2025 | RHP | 12.4 |
3 | Ben Kauffman | TN | Cannon County | 2025 | 1B | 11.8 |
4 | Carter Milligan | TN | Milan | 2023 | 3B | 11.6 |
5 | Mason Raffauf | TN | Columbia Academy | 2022 | LHP | -11.3 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Reece Killion | TN | Henry County | 2022 | C | 91.0 mph |
2 | Scotty Dean | TN | Rossview | 2023 | C | 88.9 mph |
3 | Ryan Stein | TN | Nolensville | 2025 | OF | 88.2 mph |
4 | Carter Milligan | TN | Milan | 2023 | 3B | 88.2 mph |
5 | Thatcher Green | TN | Nashville Christian | 2022 | CF | 87.3 mph |
6 | Ty Martin | TN | Smith County | 2024 | 1B | 86.5 mph |
7 | John Morgan Thomas | TN | Marshall County | 2023 | 1B | 85.0 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 | Reece Killion | TN | Henry County | 2022 | C | 99.5 mph |
2 | Ty Martin | TN | Smith County | 2024 | 1B | 97.4 mph |
3 | Scotty Dean | TN | Rossview | 2023 | C | 95.4 mph |
4 | Ryan Stein | TN | Nolensville | 2025 | OF | 93.9 mph |
5 | Carter Milligan | TN | Milan | 2023 | 3B | 93.8 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Reece Killion | TN | Henry County | 2022 | C | 372 ft |
2 | Scotty Dean | TN | Rossview | 2023 | C | 357 ft |
3 | Thatcher Green | TN | Nashville Christian | 2022 | CF | 351 ft |
4 | Ty Martin | TN | Smith County | 2024 | 1B | 341 ft |
5 | Thor Williams | TN | Anderson County | 2022 | OF | 330 ft |
6 | John Morgan Thomas | TN | Marshall County | 2023 | 1B | 327 ft |
7 | Ryan Stein | TN | Nolensville | 2025 | OF | 325 ft |
8 | Gunnar Waldrop | TN | Riverdale | 2025 | C | 321 ft |
Find all TrackMan stats from the event HERE
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