United Baseball Club Scout Day - TrackMan Files
October 19, 2021
On Sunday, October 17th, the PBR Texas scouting staff hosted the United Baseball Club Scout Day at Dallas Jesuit 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
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Sam Gerth | TX | Coram Deo Academy | 2023 | RHP | 87.2 mph |
2 | Evan Harbach | TX | Argyle | 2023 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
3 | Zachary Frye | TX | Timber Creek | 2023 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
4 | Anthony France | TX | McKinney North | 2022 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
5 | Anthony Brumley | TX | Aubrey | 2024 | RHP | 84.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Anthony Brumley | TX | Aubrey | 2024 | RHP | 2557 rpm |
2 | Grant Origer | TX | Plano East | 2024 | RHP | 2492 rpm |
3 | Grant Harlan | TX | Lovejoy | 2024 | 2B | 2399 rpm |
4 | Abe Woods | TX | Trinity Christian Academy | 2023 | SS | 2351 rpm |
5 | Hunter Smith | TX | McKinney Boyd | 2022 | OF | 2323 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 | Hank Harper | TX | McKinney Boyd | 2023 | 1B | 18.4 |
2 | Connor Cassano | TX | Wakeland | 2022 | OF | 17.7 |
3 | Rudy Martinez | TX | Denton Ryan | 2025 | 1B | -17.6 |
4 | Jack Jacobson | TX | Plano West | 2024 | RHP | 17.3 |
5 | Anthony France | TX | McKinney North | 2022 | RHP | 16.4 |
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 | Grant Origer | TX | Plano East | 2024 | RHP | 2416 |
2 | William Johnson | TX | Reedy | 2023 | LHP | 2224 |
3 | Austin Shipley | TX | Dallas Christian | 2022 | LHP | 2142 |
4 | Anthony Brumley | TX | Aubrey | 2024 | RHP | 2058 |
5 | Connor Cassano | TX | Wakeland | 2022 | OF | 2050 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Walker Blue | TX | Legacy Christian | 2023 | OF | 2487 rpm |
2 | Grant Harlan | TX | Lovejoy | 2024 | 2B | 2453 rpm |
3 | Ian O'Brien | TX | Prince of Peace Christian | 2023 | 2B | 2388 rpm |
4 | Sam Gerth | TX | Coram Deo Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2358 rpm |
5 | Brandon Huff | TX | Frisco Reedy | 2023 | SS | 2335 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Rudy Martinez | TX | Denton Ryan | 2025 | 1B | -19.0 |
2 | Abe Woods | TX | Trinity Christian Academy | 2023 | SS | 18.2 |
3 | Aidan Hoang | TX | Wakeland | 2024 | OF | -17.3 |
4 | Zachary Frye | TX | Timber Creek | 2023 | RHP | 16.7 |
5 | Anthony France | TX | McKinney North | 2022 | RHP | 16.4 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Karsen Luther | TX | Conroe | 2023 | 1B | 92.0 mph |
2 | Logan Myers | TX | Arlington Martin | 2023 | SS | 88.9 mph |
3 | Caden Sorrell | TX | Marcus | 2023 | OF | 88.8 mph |
4 | Oran Abel | TX | Melissa | 2024 | C | 86.3 mph |
5 | Sam Gerth | TX | Coram Deo Academy | 2023 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
6 | Hunter Smith | TX | McKinney Boyd | 2022 | OF | 85.4 mph |
7 | Nate Arterburn | TX | Southlake Carroll | 2023 | SS | 85.1 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 | Karsen Luther | TX | Conroe | 2023 | 1B | 96.9 mph |
2 | Garrett Martin | TX | Grapevine | 2022 | C | 95.7 mph |
3 | Caden Sorrell | TX | Marcus | 2023 | OF | 95.6 mph |
4 | Logan Myers | TX | Arlington Martin | 2023 | SS | 94.7 mph |
5 | Anthony France | TX | McKinney North | 2022 | RHP | 93.4 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Karsen Luther | TX | Conroe | 2023 | 1B | 349 ft |
2 | Addison Brown | TX | Wakeland | 2023 | OF | 334 ft |
3 | Grant Origer | TX | Plano East | 2024 | RHP | 326 ft |
4 | Kaiden York | TX | Legacy Christian | 2023 | 1B | 325 ft |
5 | Carl Lind | CO | Legend | 2022 | 3B | 311 ft |
6 | Hunter Smith | TX | McKinney Boyd | 2022 | OF | 308 ft |
7 | Caden Sorrell | TX | Marcus | 2023 | OF | 305 ft |
8 | Major Spence | TX | Marcus | 2024 | LHP | 303 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.