Northern LA Fall Prospect ID - TrackMan Files
September 27, 2021
On Sunday, September 19th, the PBR Louisiana staff hosted the Northern LA Fall Prospect ID at LA Tech University.
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 | Blaine Rogers | LA | Calvary Baptist Academy | 2022 | 3B | 84.4 mph |
2 | Cale Hollis | LA | Glenbrook | 2022 | RHP | 83.9 mph |
3 | Dee Morgan | LA | Tallulah Academy | 2023 | RHP | 83.4 mph |
4 | Cody Van Noppen | LA | Calvary Baptist | 2022 | C | 83.3 mph |
5 | Bryce Landreneau | LA | DeRidder | 2024 | C | 81.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Cale Hollis | LA | Glenbrook | 2022 | RHP | 2303 rpm |
2 | John Kliebert | LA | Lutcher | 2024 | 3B | 2216 rpm |
3 | Dee Morgan | LA | Tallulah Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2021 rpm |
4 | Blaine Rogers | LA | Calvary Baptist Academy | 2022 | 3B | 1972 rpm |
5 | Cody Van Noppen | LA | Calvary Baptist | 2022 | C | 1936 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 | Cale Hollis | LA | Glenbrook | 2022 | RHP | 13.0 |
2 | Jackson Cowan | LA | West Monroe | 2023 | 3B | 12.7 |
3 | Joshua Lim | LA | THE DUNHAM SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 8.1 |
4 | Cody Van Noppen | LA | Calvary Baptist | 2022 | C | 6.7 |
5 | Bryce Landreneau | LA | DeRidder | 2024 | C | 6.4 |
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.”
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cale Hollis | LA | Glenbrook | 2022 | RHP | 2605 rpm |
2 | Cody Van Noppen | LA | Calvary Baptist | 2022 | C | 2394 rpm |
3 | Dee Morgan | LA | Tallulah Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2283 rpm |
4 | John Kliebert | LA | Lutcher | 2024 | 3B | 2188 rpm |
5 | Blaine Rogers | LA | Calvary Baptist Academy | 2022 | 3B | 2110 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Cody Van Noppen | LA | Calvary Baptist | 2022 | C | 13.6 |
2 | Dee Morgan | LA | Tallulah Academy | 2023 | RHP | 12.8 |
3 | Blaine Rogers | LA | Calvary Baptist Academy | 2022 | 3B | 12.8 |
4 | Jackson Cowan | LA | West Monroe | 2023 | 3B | 10.8 |
5 | John Kliebert | LA | Lutcher | 2024 | 3B | 10.2 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Gregory Willis | LA | Pineville | 2023 | OF | 86.1 mph |
2 | Trey Hawsey | LA | West Monroe | 2024 | 1B | 83.8 mph |
3 | Grayson Harlow | LA | Sam Houston | 2022 | OF | 83.3 mph |
4 | Harrison Waxley | LA | Airline | 2022 | 3B | 82.1 mph |
5 | Caden Flowers | LA | Calvary Baptist | 2022 | SS | 81.0 mph |
6 | Caleb Ross | LA | West Monroe | 2022 | OF | 80.3 mph |
7 | Mason Fitzgerald | LA | Leesville | 2022 | C | 79.8 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 | Trey Hawsey | LA | West Monroe | 2024 | 1B | 94.1 mph |
2 | Harrison Waxley | LA | Airline | 2022 | 3B | 92.8 mph |
3 | John Pearson | LA | West Monroe | 2024 | 3B | 92.5 mph |
4 | Gregory Willis | LA | Pineville | 2023 | OF | 91.9 mph |
5 | Cody Van Noppen | LA | Calvary Baptist | 2022 | C | 91.0 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Harrison Waxley | LA | Airline | 2022 | 3B | 359 ft |
2 | John Pearson | LA | West Monroe | 2024 | 3B | 348 ft |
3 | Trey Hawsey | LA | West Monroe | 2024 | 1B | 347 ft |
4 | Gregory Willis | LA | Pineville | 2023 | OF | 337 ft |
5 | Blaine Rogers | LA | Calvary Baptist Academy | 2022 | 3B | 325 ft |
6 | Caleb Ross | LA | West Monroe | 2022 | OF | 325 ft |
7 | Jackson Cowan | LA | West Monroe | 2023 | 3B | 324 ft |
8 | Bryce Landreneau | LA | DeRidder | 2024 | C | 317 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.