PBR IL - Heartland CC Scout Day: TrackMan Files
September 30, 2021
On Thursday, September 23, the PBR Illinois scouting staff held the Heartland Community College Scout Day at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. All the prospects in attendance showcased their talents in front of our staff, including a handful of other scouts that attended.
Our staff published a quick Statistical Analysis from this event earlier today, shining some light on those who stood out from a pure numbers standpoint - 60-yard dash, exit velocity, etc.
We'll continue our extensive post-event coverage by diving deeper into the data we gathered at Heartland, all thanks to the technology we have at our disposal. This piece will highlight the numbers collected through our TrackMan units, such as the pitch data and batted ball metrics from the day.
PITCHING
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Mitchel Sampson | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 92.8 mph |
2 | Keegan Buksa | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
3 | Jacob Kampf | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 90.5 mph |
4 | Reese Dutton | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 90.0 mph |
5 | Connor Aten | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
6 | Teague Conrad | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 89.3 mph |
7 | Brayden Closs | Heartland CC | 2021 | LHP | 89.2 mph |
8 | Meade Johnson | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
9 | Luke Skudlarczyk | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 88.6 mph |
10 | Connor Best | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 87.3 mph |
11 | Luke Markunas | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 87.2 mph |
12 | Drew Martin | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Connor Aten | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 2573 rpm |
2 | Reese Dutton | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 2302 rpm |
3 | Meade Johnson | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 2296 rpm |
4 | Luke Skudlarczyk | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 2256 rpm |
5 | Mason Telford | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 2203 rpm |
6 | Brayden Closs | Heartland CC | 2021 | LHP | 2173 rpm |
7 | Drew Martin | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 2151 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jake Jakubowski | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 21.5 |
2 | Michael Rivera | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 16.6 |
3 | Luke Skudlarczyk | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 15.4 |
4 | Teague Conrad | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 15.4 |
5 | Jason Buhl | Heartland CC | 2021 | LHP | -15.1 |
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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Connor Aten | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 2881 |
2 | Jake Jakubowski | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 2575 |
3 | Reese Dutton | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 2544 |
4 | Jacob Kampf | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 2354 |
5 | Meade Johnson | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 2249 |
Average Curveball Spin Rate
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Connor Aten | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 2840 rpm |
2 | Reese Dutton | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 2513 rpm |
3 | Jacob Kampf | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 2399 rpm |
4 | Meade Johnson | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 2349 rpm |
5 | Keegan Buksa | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 2253 rpm |
Average Changeup Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Teague Conrad | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 21.8 |
2 | Michael Rivera | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 20.1 |
3 | Luke Skudlarczyk | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 19.5 |
4 | Jake Jakubowski | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 19.3 |
5 | Reese Dutton | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 18.8 |
6 | Brayden Closs | Heartland CC | 2021 | LHP | -16.7 |
7 | Jason Buhl | Heartland CC | 2021 | LHP | -15.5 |
8 | Kieran Schmitz | Heartland CC | 2020 | LHP | -14.8 |
HITTING
Average Exit Velocity
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Tyler Brandenburg | Heartland CC | 2019 | 1B | 97.6 mph |
2 | Jeremy Figueroa | Heartland CC | 2020 | 2B | 96.6 mph |
3 | Sam Antonacci | Heartland CC | 2021 | SS | 95.5 mph |
4 | Jacyk Uehling | Heartland CC | 2020 | OF | 94.9 mph |
5 | Bobby Atkinson | Heartland CC | 2021 | 1B | 94.3 mph |
6 | Matthew Murphy | Heartland CC | 2020 | C | 93.7 mph |
7 | Riley Rundquist | Heartland CC | 2019 | 1B | 92.8 mph |
8 | Sean Shook | Heartland CC | 2020 | 2B | 91.5 mph |
9 | Braden Zenor | Heartland CC | 2020 | OF | 89.8 mph |
10 | Quinn Willard | Heartland CC | 2021 | OF | 88.9 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
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Tyler Brandenburg | Heartland CC | 2019 | 1B | 104.6 mph |
2 | Matthew Murphy | Heartland CC | 2020 | C | 103.1 mph |
3 | Jacyk Uehling | Heartland CC | 2020 | OF | 102.3 mph |
4 | Riley Rundquist | Heartland CC | 2019 | 1B | 102.0 mph |
5 | Bobby Atkinson | Heartland CC | 2021 | 1B | 101.9 mph |
6 | Mason Sawyer | Heartland CC | 2020 | C | 101.4 mph |
7 | Quinn Willard | Heartland CC | 2021 | OF | 100.6 mph |
8 | Sam Antonacci | Heartland CC | 2021 | SS | 100.6 mph |
9 | Jeremy Figueroa | Heartland CC | 2020 | 2B | 100.3 mph |
10 | Sean Shook | Heartland CC | 2020 | 2B | 99.0 mph |
11 | Bryce Brown | Heartland CC | 2020 | 3B | 98.5 mph |
Peak Estimated Batted Distance
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Riley Rundquist | Heartland CC | 2019 | 1B | 399 ft |
2 | Matthew Murphy | Heartland CC | 2020 | C | 398 ft |
3 | Jeremy Figueroa | Heartland CC | 2020 | 2B | 397 ft |
4 | Mason Sawyer | Heartland CC | 2020 | C | 391 ft |
5 | Bobby Atkinson | Heartland CC | 2021 | 1B | 389 ft |
6 | Tyler Brandenburg | Heartland CC | 2019 | 1B | 385 ft |
7 | Sam Antonacci | Heartland CC | 2021 | SS | 384 ft |
8 | Jacyk Uehling | Heartland CC | 2020 | OF | 372 ft |
9 | Ben Hartl | Heartland CC | 2021 | C | 358 ft |
10 | Quinn Willard | Heartland CC | 2021 | OF | 357 ft |
11 | Sean Shook | Heartland CC | 2020 | 2B | 351 ft |
12 | Braden Zenor | Heartland CC | 2020 | OF | 337 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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