Trackman Reports: NOVA Premier
August 31, 2020
On August 20th NOVA Premier and PBR VA/DC held a Scout Day at Dominion High School in Sterling, VA. There were 25 players in attendance for the event. During the event we compiled swing data and metrics from each player using our Blast Motion sensors. Below are some players who stood out on Trackman.
Top Fastball Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Tyler Muscar
VA
Westfield
2021
LHP
86.2 mph
2
Ryan Morrison
VA
Freedom (South Riding)
2022
LHP
82.3 mph
3
Wesley Clarke
VA
Marshall
2021
RHP
81.5 mph
4
Joshua Kim
VA
Freedom (South Riding)
2021
SS
81.0 mph
5
Billy Adkins
VA
Freedom (South Riding)
2021
SS
80.6 mph
6
Jackson Murphy
VA
Briar Woods
2021
C
79.0 mph
7
Zachary Beretsky
VA
Broad Run
2021
RHP
76.9 mph
Top Fastball Spin Rate
The average spin rate on a Major League fastball is 2250-2350 RPMs. MLB fastballs with high spin tend to be thrown up in the zone because they appear to rise to hitters, causing the hitter to swing under them. Heavy sink fastballs have spin rates below 1800 and are thrown down in the zone to take advantage of that.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Jackson Murphy
VA
Briar Woods
2021
C
2253 rpm
2
Tyler Muscar
VA
Westfield
2021
LHP
2242 rpm
3
Billy Adkins
VA
Freedom (South Riding)
2021
SS
2232 rpm
4
Wesley Clarke
VA
Marshall
2021
RHP
2153 rpm
5
Ryan Morrison
VA
Freedom (South Riding)
2022
LHP
2102 rpm
6
Quentin Shin
VA
Tuscarora
2021
2B
2036 rpm
7
Joshua Kim
VA
Freedom (South Riding)
2021
SS
2010 rpm
Top Breaking Ball Spin Rate
The average spin rate on a Major League curveball is 2500-2600 RPMs and a slider is 2400-2500 RPM. Elite MLB breaking balls spin at over 3000 RPMs.
Curveball
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Billy Adkins
VA
Freedom (South Riding)
2021
SS
2561 rpm
2
Connor Kelsey
VA
Independence
2022
RHP
2162 rpm
3
Zachary Beretsky
VA
Broad Run
2021
RHP
2084 rpm
4
Ryan Morrison
VA
Freedom (South Riding)
2022
LHP
2075 rpm
5
Jackson Murphy
VA
Briar Woods
2021
C
1993 rpm
6
Adam Chow
VA
Broad Run
2021
OF
1993 rpm
7
Tyler Morley
VA
Broad Run
2021
1926 rpm
Slider
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Wesley Clarke | VA | Marshall | 2021 | RHP | 2201 rpm |
Top Live Exit Velocity
Hitters exit velocities were measured during their BP round, these are the top exit velocities measured off the bat.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Zach Mazur | VA | Stone Bridge | 2021 | SS | 96.3 mph |
2 | Jackson Murphy | VA | Briar Woods | 2021 | C | 93.2 mph |
3 | Adam Chow | VA | Broad Run | 2021 | OF | 93.0 mph |
4 | Joe Ferguson | VA | Broad Run | 2021 | C | 92.9 mph |
5 | John McAleer | VA | Independence | 2021 | OF | 92.4 mph |
6 | Wesley Clarke | VA | Marshall | 2021 | RHP | 92.4 mph |
7 | Drew Petitt | VA | Briar Woods | 2021 | OF | 92.3 mph |
Farthest Hit Ball
Trackman calculates the estimated distance that a batted ball will travel based on exit velocity and launch angle of each batted ball.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Zach Mazur | VA | Stone Bridge | 2021 | SS | 357 ft |
2 | Joe Ferguson | VA | Broad Run | 2021 | C | 343 ft |
3 | Wesley Clarke | VA | Marshall | 2021 | RHP | 343 ft |
4 | Jackson Murphy | VA | Briar Woods | 2021 | C | 336 ft |
5 | Cole Parvin | VA | Independence | 2021 | SS | 332 ft |
6 | Drew Petitt | VA | Briar Woods | 2021 | OF | 326 ft |
7 | Jake Trout | VA | John Champe | 2021 | OF | 321 ft |