Top Prospect Showcase: TrackMan Files
October 14, 2021
On Tuesday, June 22nd, the PBR Texas staff hosted the Top Prospect Showcase at Sam Houston State University. This showcase was filled with quality players from all classes. We brought multiple players from the day to the 2021 Future Games & Junior Future Games.
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 | Jacob Rogers | TX | Friendswood | 2022 | RHP | 91.8 mph |
2 | Aidan Coleman | TX | Reagan | 2023 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
3 | Tate Evans | TX | Marcus | 2022 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
4 | Jack Jouett | TX | Clark | 2022 | RHP | 87.9 mph |
5 | Reagan Hallmark | TX | Vidor | 2022 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jack Jouett | TX | Clark | 2022 | RHP | 2644 rpm |
2 | Reagan Hallmark | TX | Vidor | 2022 | RHP | 2339 rpm |
3 | Jacob Rogers | TX | Friendswood | 2022 | RHP | 2296 rpm |
4 | Cody Edwards | TX | Clark | 2022 | RHP | 2265 rpm |
5 | Bryce Farlander | TX | Plano West | 2022 | SS | 2262 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 | Hudson Gardner | TX | Lake Travis | 2023 | LHP | -16.6 |
2 | Juan Diego Amescua | TX | Central Catholic | 2025 | SS | 13.9 |
3 | Dakota McCaskill | TX | Tyler Legacy | 2022 | RHP | 12.9 |
4 | Lawson Peel | TX | Frenship | 2022 | C | 12.0 |
5 | Zackary Nichols | TX | Ridge Point | 2022 | RHP | 10.8 |
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 | Colton Cross | TX | Arp | 2023 | RHP | 2450 |
2 | Cason Davenport | TX | Lake Country Christian | 2023 | SS | 2234 |
3 | Zackary Nichols | TX | Ridge Point | 2022 | RHP | 2165 |
4 | Cole Murphy | TX | George Ranch | 2022 | SS | 2160 |
5 | Brenden Vasquez | TX | John Paul II | 2022 | RHP | 2110 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Lance Gorman | TX | Brandeis | 2024 | RHP | 2377 rpm |
2 | Colton Cross | TX | Arp | 2023 | RHP | 2365 rpm |
3 | Jacob Rogers | TX | Friendswood | 2022 | RHP | 2319 rpm |
4 | Brady Cunningham | TX | Celina | 2022 | RHP | 2311 rpm |
5 | Cason Davenport | TX | Lake Country Christian | 2023 | SS | 2301 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Hudson Gardner | TX | Lake Travis | 2023 | LHP | -15.9 |
2 | Tate Evans | TX | Marcus | 2022 | RHP | 15.1 |
3 | Mason Kinchen | TX | Grand Oaks | 2025 | LHP | -13.6 |
4 | Andrew Berg | TX | Conroe | 2022 | RHP | 13.1 |
5 | Bryce Farlander | TX | Plano West | 2022 | SS | 12.3 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Matthew Houston | TX | Hallsville | 2022 | C | 94.9 mph |
2 | Xander McAfee | TX | Southwest Christian School | 2022 | OF | 91.6 mph |
3 | Ethan Bourg | TX | Magnolia West | 2022 | SS | 91.4 mph |
4 | Brody Miller | TX | James Bowie | 2022 | OF | 91.0 mph |
5 | Brady Cunningham | TX | Celina | 2022 | RHP | 90.6 mph |
6 | Dylan Brown | TX | Prestonwood Christian | 2022 | 3B | 90.3 mph |
7 | Aidan Coleman | TX | Reagan | 2023 | RHP | 90.1 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 | Nolan Williams | TX | Salado | 2022 | OF | 102.1 mph |
2 | Jake Duer | TX | Marcus | 2022 | OF | 100.1 mph |
3 | Xander McAfee | TX | Southwest Christian School | 2022 | OF | 99.8 mph |
4 | Dylan Brown | TX | Prestonwood Christian | 2022 | 3B | 98.5 mph |
5 | Ethan Bourg | TX | Magnolia West | 2022 | SS | 97.3 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Xander McAfee | TX | Southwest Christian School | 2022 | OF | 393 ft |
2 | Dylan Brown | TX | Prestonwood Christian | 2022 | 3B | 373 ft |
3 | Brady Cunningham | TX | Celina | 2022 | RHP | 371 ft |
4 | Kyle Lewis | TX | Lubbock-Cooper | 2022 | OF | 369 ft |
5 | Brody Miller | TX | James Bowie | 2022 | OF | 353 ft |
6 | Matthew Houston | TX | Hallsville | 2022 | C | 346 ft |
7 | Ethan Bourg | TX | Magnolia West | 2022 | SS | 343 ft |
8 | Nolan Williams | TX | Salado | 2022 | OF | 343 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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