TrackMan Leaders: Mission Baseball Pitchers
August 21, 2023
On August 8, 2023, PBR Scouts were at South Meck HS in Charlotte, NC to take in the PBR Scout Day with Mission Baseball. The club on hand featured mostly 2026 grads. Position players went through a a full workout including running timed 30s and 60s, multiple rounds of BP, plus a defensive workout at their primary position. Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen with TrackMan tracking each pitch thrown.
You can see the full roster and all of the stats compiled at the PBR Scout Day with Mission Baseball by CLICKING HERE.
Mission Baseball Scout Day - TrackMan Pitching Leaders
FASTBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
85.5 mph
2
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
82.8 mph
3
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
79.5 mph
4
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
78.5 mph
5
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
78.1 mph
Average Effective Velocity
Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement. With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Eff Velocity (avg)
1
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
84.0 mph
2
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
81.8 mph
3
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
77.8 mph
4
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
77.5 mph
5
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
76.2 mph
Peak Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
2298 rpm
2
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
2242 rpm
3
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
2148 rpm
4
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
2083 rpm
5
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
1984 rpm
Average Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
2242 rpm
2
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
2168 rpm
3
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
2061 rpm
4
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
2022 rpm
5
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
1898 rpm
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone. For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
17.4 in
2
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
16.4 in
3
Joshua Tordella
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
3B
15.8 in
4
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
15.4 in
5
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
15.3 in
Average Horizontal Movement
Horizontal movement is often referred to as run. This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
-10.0
2
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
-9.9
3
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
5.6
4
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
-5.3
5
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
-5.2
Peak Spin Score
The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin. It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Score (max)
1
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
28
2
Joshua Tordella
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
3B
28
3
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
27
4
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
27
5
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
25
CURVEBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
73.3 mph
2
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
72.2 mph
3
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
71.0 mph
4
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
68.0 mph
5
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
67.3 mph
Peak Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
2426 rpm
2
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
2334 rpm
3
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
2313 rpm
4
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
2259 rpm
5
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
2165 rpm
Average Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
2293 rpm
2
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
2281 rpm
3
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
2259 rpm
4
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
2209 rpm
5
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
2118 rpm
Average Induced Vertical Movement
This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory. It does not measure how late the movement happens. This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
-4.6 in
2
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
-4.2 in
3
Joshua Tordella
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
3B
3.4 in
4
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
-3.4 in
5
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
-2.6 in
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
-10.0
2
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
-9.9
3
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
5.6
4
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
-5.3
5
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
-5.2
Peak Spin Score
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Score (max)
1
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
35
2
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
33
3
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
33
4
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
32
5
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
31
CHANGEUP STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
79.5 mph
2
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
75.9 mph
3
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
73.9 mph
4
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
73.9 mph
5
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
70.7 mph
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
16.4 in
2
Trevor Cook
NC
Lake Norman Charter
2026
SS
14.8 in
3
Joshua Tordella
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
3B
13.9 in
4
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
13.0 in
5
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
9.4 in
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
16.4
2
Tyler Cain
NC
Weddington
2026
1B
14.1
3
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
-12.5
4
Drew Darling
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
OF
11.6
5
Michael Scaletta
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
-10.3
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