PBR IL - John A. Logan Scout Day: TrackMan Files
October 19, 2021
On Thursday, October 7th, the PBR Illinois scouting staff held the John A. Logan JC Scout Day at Rent One Park in Marion, Illinois. All the prospects in attendance showcased their talents in front of our staff, including a handful of other scouts that attended.
Earlier today we published a Statistical Analysis, bringing you a quick statistical analysis of those that participated in the event, as well as a quick nugget on which players stood out.
Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Terry Busse | South Suburban JC | 2020 | RHP | 94.8 mph |
2 | Benny Thompson | Anderson University (IN) | 2021 | RHP | 93.7 mph |
3 | Ben Thompson | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 93.7 mph |
4 | Josh Dima | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | LHP | 93.3 mph |
5 | Ryan Tressler | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 91.2 mph |
6 | Jackson Lee | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | RHP | 91.0 mph |
7 | Mitchel Hemmen | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
8 | Kristian Asbury | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 90.4 mph |
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Brandon Keyster | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | LHP | 2593 rpm |
2 | Ben Thompson | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 2412 rpm |
3 | Benny Thompson | Anderson University (IN) | 2021 | RHP | 2412 rpm |
4 | Kristian Asbury | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 2245 rpm |
5 | Brayson Shew | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | RHP | 2207 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 | Brandon Keyster | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | LHP | -14.3 |
2 | Terry Busse | South Suburban JC | 2020 | RHP | 12.7 |
3 | Nate Thomas | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 11.7 |
4 | Brayson Shew | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | RHP | 11.3 |
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 | Terry Busse | South Suburban JC | 2020 | RHP | 2456 |
2 | Brandon Keyster | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | LHP | 2215 |
3 | Jackson Lee | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | RHP | 2203 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ben Thompson | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 2513 rpm |
2 | Benny Thompson | Anderson University (IN) | 2021 | RHP | 2513 rpm |
3 | Mitchel Hemmen | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 2300 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Brandon Keyster | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | LHP | -14.1 |
2 | Mitchel Hemmen | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 14.1 |
3 | Brayson Shew | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | RHP | 13.0 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Jacob Schroeder | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | C | 93.9 mph |
2 | Jason Hodges | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | OF | 93.9 mph |
3 | Cole Christman | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | C | 92.7 mph |
4 | Ben Thompson | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 92.7 mph |
^ | Benny Thompson | Anderson University (IN) | 2021 | RHP | 92.7 mph |
5 | Joseph Schmidt | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | C | 91.5 mph |
6 | Grant Trinkle | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | OF | 90.7 mph |
7 | Tyler Heckert | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | SS | 90.3 mph |
8 | Tre Hondras | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | OF | 89.8 mph |
9 | Gavin Baldwin | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | OF | 89.6 mph |
10 | Bryson Arnette | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | 3B | 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 (HITTING)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Ben Thompson | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 102.5 mph |
^ | Benny Thompson | Anderson University (IN) | 2021 | RHP | 102.5 mph |
2 | Cole Christman | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | C | 101.7 mph |
3 | Jason Hodges | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | OF | 99.5 mph |
4 | Jacob Schroeder | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | C | 99.0 mph |
5 | Samuel Mickels | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | 3B | 97.9 mph |
6 | Gavin Baldwin | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | OF | 97.6 mph |
7 | Joseph Schmidt | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | C | 97.4 mph |
8 | Grant Trinkle | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | OF | 96.8 mph |
Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Cole Christman | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | C | 404 ft |
2 | Samuel Mickels | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | 3B | 394 ft |
3 | Jacob Schroeder | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | C | 383 ft |
4 | Ben Thompson | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 380 ft |
^ | Benny Thompson | Anderson University (IN) | 2021 | RHP | 380 ft |
5 | Grant Trinkle | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | OF | 375 ft |
6 | Jason Hodges | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | OF | 374 ft |
7 | Gavin Baldwin | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | OF | 371 ft |
8 | Khyle Radcliffe | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | OF | 369 ft |
9 | Austin Jerger | Mineral Area JC | 2021 | 1B | 359 ft |
10 | Peyton Henry | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | OF | 356 ft |
11 | Tre Hondras | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | OF | 353 ft |
12 | Brian Winters | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | OF | 350 ft |
13 | Joseph Schmidt | John A. Logan JC | 2019 | C | 347 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.