USA Prime Scout Day - TrackMan Files
September 29, 2021
On the weekend of August 14th, the PBR Texas staff hosted the USA Prime Scout Day. at St. John Paul II High School.
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
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 | Sam Friedman | TX | Wakeland | 2023 | 3B | 12.9 |
| 2 | Austin Rogers | TX | Prosper | 2022 | OF | 12.9 |
| 3 | Daren Vazquez | TX | Sanger | 2022 | RHP | 10.9 |
| 4 | Breck Bradshaw | TX | Lake Dallas | 2022 | RHP | 10.9 |
| 5 | Ethan Weiss | TX | L.D Bell | 2023 | OF | 10.7 |
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 | Nathan Harmon | TX | Marcus | 2022 | 3B | 2370 |
| 2 | Breck Bradshaw | TX | Lake Dallas | 2022 | RHP | 2353 |
| 3 | Braedyn Cunningham | TX | Denton Guyer | 2022 | RHP | 2272 |
| 4 | Sam Erickson | TX | Flower Mound | 2024 | OF | 2266 |
| 5 | Jerame Cordeiro | TX | Prosper | 2023 | RHP | 2131 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Cole Loser | TX | Denton Guyer | 2023 | RHP | 2610 rpm |
| 2 | Andrew Ortiz | TX | Weatherford | 2022 | OF | 2492 rpm |
| 3 | Landon Davidson | CO | Pine Creek | 2023 | OF | 2430 rpm |
| 4 | Sam Friedman | TX | Wakeland | 2023 | 3B | 2360 rpm |
| 5 | Sam Pyland | TX | Frisco Wakeland | 2022 | RHP | 2271 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
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)
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Miguel Amason | TX | Hebron | 2022 | RHP | 372 ft |
| 2 | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 355 ft |
| 3 | Sam Erickson | TX | Flower Mound | 2024 | OF | 353 ft |
| 4 | Canon Chester | TX | Sinton | 2022 | 1B | 346 ft |
| 5 | Nathan Harmon | TX | Marcus | 2022 | 3B | 343 ft |
| 6 | Caleb Cowan | TX | John H Guyer | 2023 | OF | 338 ft |
| 7 | Nicholas Herrick | CO | Cherry Creek | 2023 | OF | 334 ft |
| 8 | Austin Rogers | TX | Prosper | 2022 | OF | 333 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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