Tucson Preseason ID: TrackMan Files (Pitching)
January 13, 2022
On Saturday, Jan. 8th, the Tucson Preseason ID was hosted at Cienega High School. An open event for 2022-2025 graduates. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Arizona staff, while data was being recorded by state-of-the-art technology.
Today, our post event coverage continues as we analyze pitching data collected from our TrackMan unit on site. TrackMan Portable combines the best of video and radar technology to output the most accurate data in every environment.
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Max FB and Peak FB Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
2 | Sal Valenzuela | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | 83.7 mph |
3 | Sam Pitts | AZ | Buena | 2023 | LHP | 81.3 mph |
4 | Hudson Harrison | NM | Centennial | 2024 | 1B | 80.0 mph |
5 | Isaac Garza | NM | Canutillo | 2024 | OF | 78.1 mph |
^ | Alek Felix | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | 1B | 78.1 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 2237 rpm |
2 | Nate Shoemaker | AZ | Catalina Foothills High School | 2025 | 3B | 2182 rpm |
3 | Sal Valenzuela | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | 2141 rpm |
4 | Sam Pitts | AZ | Buena | 2023 | LHP | 2122 rpm |
5 | Jaden Keenan | AZ | Catalina Foothills | 2024 | LHP | 2115 rpm |
6 | Hudson Harrison | NM | Centennial | 2024 | 1B | 2025 rpm |
7 | Alek Felix | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | 1B | 2016 rpm |
^ | Isaac Garza | NM | Canutillo | 2024 | OF | 2016 rpm |
8 | Alan Matthew Durazo | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | 2004 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.
AVG FB & Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Eff Velocity (avg) |
1 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 82.7 mph |
2 | Sal Valenzuela | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | 82.6 mph |
3 | Sam Pitts | AZ | Buena | 2023 | LHP | 80.1 mph |
4 | Hudson Harrison | NM | Centennial | 2024 | 1B | 78.0 mph |
5 | Isaac Garza | NM | Canutillo | 2024 | OF | 77.4 mph |
^ | Alek Felix | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | 1B | 77.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Hudson Harrison | NM | Centennial | 2024 | 1B | 16.2 in |
2 | Sal Valenzuela | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | -14.2 in |
3 | Jaden Keenan | AZ | Catalina Foothills | 2024 | LHP | -12.7 in |
4 | Isaac Garza | NM | Canutillo | 2024 | OF | -12.5 in |
^ | Alek Felix | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | 1B | -12.5 in |
5 | Aleksander Krupa | AZ | Cienega | 2023 | OF | 12.1 in |
6 | Max Pitts | AZ | Buena | 2024 | RHP | 9.9 in |
7 | Sam Pitts | AZ | Buena | 2023 | LHP | -9.8 in |
8 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 9.1 in |
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.”
AVG CB/SL Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Brennan Waldrop | CA | Mission Vista | 2022 | LHP | 2193 rpm |
2 | Noah Scilley | AZ | Gilbert Classical | 2023 | RHP | 2179 rpm |
3 | Jake Romaine | AZ | Desert Vista | 2023 | OF | 2166 rpm |
4 | Steve Solorzano | NM | Las Cruces | 2023 | 3B | 2157 rpm |
5 | Cohen Baack | AZ | Centennial | 2025 | RHP | 2066 rpm |
6 | Adem Wagner | AZ | Horizon | 2025 | RHP | 2038 rpm |
7 | Jacob Mustain | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | SS | 2027 rpm |
8 | Hunter Heeringa | AZ | Valley Christian | 2023 | RHP | 1995 rpm |
AVG CH Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Sal Valenzuela | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | -13.9 |
2 | Isaac Garza | NM | Canutillo | 2024 | OF | -12.5 |
^ | Alek Felix | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | 1B | -12.5 |
3 | Alan Matthew Durazo | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | -11.2 |
4 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 9.6 |
5 | Jaden Keenan | AZ | Catalina Foothills | 2024 | LHP | -9.4 |
6 | Hudson Harrison | NM | Centennial | 2024 | 1B | 8.5 |
7 | Aleksander Krupa | AZ | Cienega | 2023 | OF | 8.4 |
8 | Max Pitts | AZ | Buena | 2024 | RHP | 6.1 |
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