Rawlings Prospects Scout Day: TrackMan Hitting Analytics
August 17, 2021
PBR was on hand with the Rawlings Prospects for an organization scout day on Thursday August 5th, 2021. The scout day took place at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University.
The day started with catchers going through their defensive evaluation making throws to second base with cameras, stop watches, and radar guns collecting numbers. Pitchers followed by throwing a controlled bullpen of 15-20 pitches with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics. Position players then ran a laser timed 60 and took live batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. Then day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
Below we take a look at some of the statistical leaders during the scout day.
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By the Numbers
- 18 total players
- 2 players ran a sub-7 60 on the lasers
- 4 players ran a 7.13 or better 60-time on the lasers
- 3 infield arms reached 80 mph or higher
- 2 outfield arms topped at 82 mph or higher
- 77 mph was the top catcher arm velocity
- 2.03 was the best pop time recorded
- 4 hitters had an exit velocity of 90 mph or better
- 374 ft was the longest ball hit
- 86.33 mph was the top fastball
- 2324 rpm was the top fastball spin
- 2229 rpm was the top curveball spin
Trackman hitting Analytics
TRACKMAN LEADERS
Peak Exit Speed (Live BP)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 95.5 mph |
2 | Jack Carela Pantaleon | NC | Heritage | 2024 | 1B | 94.1 mph |
3 | Camden Deal | NC | Millbrook | 2022 | C | 93.5 mph |
4 | Zack Mays | NC | Wakefield | 2022 | OF | 89.9 mph |
5 | Brooks Booth | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | LHP | 89.1 mph |
6 | Jackson Berkhead | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 88.8 mph |
7 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 88.6 mph |
8 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 88.5 mph |
9 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 86.1 mph |
10 | Levi Carlton | NC | Corinth Holders | 2022 | SS | 85.8 mph |
Average Exit Speed (Live BP)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Jack Carela Pantaleon | NC | Heritage | 2024 | 1B | 88.0 mph |
2 | Camden Deal | NC | Millbrook | 2022 | C | 87.0 mph |
3 | Jackson Berkhead | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 83.4 mph |
4 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
5 | Brooks Booth | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | LHP | 80.7 mph |
6 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 80.1 mph |
7 | Zack Mays | NC | Wakefield | 2022 | OF | 80.0 mph |
8 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 79.7 mph |
9 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 79.5 mph |
10 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 78.3 mph |
Peak Distance Off the Bat
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 374 ft |
2 | Camden Deal | NC | Millbrook | 2022 | C | 344 ft |
3 | Zack Mays | NC | Wakefield | 2022 | OF | 327 ft |
4 | Levi Carlton | NC | Corinth Holders | 2022 | SS | 313 ft |
5 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 305 ft |
Average Distance Off the Bat
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 256 ft |
2 | Pierce Davidian | NC | Ravenscroft | 2024 | SS | 218 ft |
3 | Brooks Booth | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | LHP | 201 ft |
4 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 196 ft |
5 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 191 ft |
Hard Hit Percentage
TrackMan is able to track and follow exit velocities of each hitter. Based on the individual's top exit velocity, TrackMan is able to give us a percentage of hard hit balls. This percentage is based off of each individual hitter's top exit velocity.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
1 | Camden Deal | NC | Millbrook | 2022 | C | 42 % |
2 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 37 % |
^ | Jack Carela Pantaleon | NC | Heritage | 2024 | 1B | 37 % |
Launch Angle Percentage
Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball. While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.
Line Drive Percentage
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
1 | Jackson Berkhead | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
2 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 50 % |
3 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 44 % |
4 | Camden Deal | NC | Millbrook | 2022 | C | 42 % |
5 | Pierce Davidian | NC | Ravenscroft | 2024 | SS | 41 % |
Ground Ball Percentage
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Jack Carela Pantaleon | NC | Heritage | 2024 | 1B | 62 % |
2 | Samuel Bretherick | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | RHP | 61 % |
3 | Camden Deal | NC | Millbrook | 2022 | C | 42 % |
^ | Seth Lumpkin | NC | Northern | 2023 | C | 42 % |
4 | Zack Mays | NC | Wakefield | 2022 | OF | 41 % |
5 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 33 % |
Fly Ball Percentage
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Landon Jones | NC | Grace Christian | 2023 | SS | 77.8 % |
2 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 75.0 % |
3 | Elijah Fernandez | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | C | 50.0 % |
^ | Brooks Booth | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | LHP | 50.0 % |
4 | Levi Carlton | NC | Corinth Holders | 2022 | SS | 46.2 % |
5 | Pierce Davidian | NC | Ravenscroft | 2024 | SS | 41.7 % |
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