West TN Preseason ID: Trackman Files
January 27, 2022
On Sunday, January 23rd, The PBR Tennessee Staff hosted the 2022 West TN Preseason ID at the University of Memphis. The event featured a group of talented 2022-2025 prospects.
Following up the Stat Story and the Quick Hits, 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 | David Hamilton | TN | Grace Christian Academy | 2023 | OF | 86.0 mph |
2 | Carter McKay | TN | Arlington | 2024 | 1B | 83.7 mph |
3 | Ayden Jacobs | TN | Collierville High School | 2025 | RHP | 82.1 mph |
4 | Hudson Cepparulo | TN | Henry County | 2023 | 1B | 81.0 mph |
5 | Logan Davidson | TN | Henry County | 2025 | 3B | 77.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Carter McKay | TN | Arlington | 2024 | 1B | 2398 rpm |
2 | David Hamilton | TN | Grace Christian Academy | 2023 | OF | 2110 rpm |
3 | Logan Davidson | TN | Henry County | 2025 | 3B | 2108 rpm |
4 | Ayden Jacobs | TN | Collierville High School | 2025 | RHP | 2073 rpm |
5 | Hudson Cepparulo | TN | Henry County | 2023 | 1B | 1863 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 | Caden Freeman | TN | Arlington | 2024 | OF | 13.4 |
2 | Hudson Cepparulo | TN | Henry County | 2023 | 1B | 11.6 |
3 | Logan Davidson | TN | Henry County | 2025 | 3B | 10.4 |
4 | Carter McKay | TN | Arlington | 2024 | 1B | 7.8 |
5 | Marcus Hudson | TN | Southwind | 2023 | RHP | 6.7 |
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 | Ayden Jacobs | TN | Collierville High School | 2025 | RHP | 2060 |
2 | David Hamilton | TN | Grace Christian Academy | 2023 | OF | 1869 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Logan Davidson | TN | Henry County | 2025 | 3B | 2303 rpm |
2 | Caden Freeman | TN | Arlington | 2024 | OF | 2054 rpm |
3 | Carter McKay | TN | Arlington | 2024 | 1B | 1935 rpm |
4 | Hudson Cepparulo | TN | Henry County | 2023 | 1B | 1859 rpm |
5 | Ayden Jacobs | TN | Collierville High School | 2025 | RHP | 1818 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Hudson Cepparulo | TN | Henry County | 2023 | 1B | 12.9 |
2 | Caden Freeman | TN | Arlington | 2024 | OF | 10.1 |
3 | David Hamilton | TN | Grace Christian Academy | 2023 | OF | 5.3 |
4 | Logan Davidson | TN | Henry County | 2025 | 3B | 4.0 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Carter McKay | TN | Arlington | 2024 | 1B | 93.6 mph |
2 | Hudson Cepparulo | TN | Henry County | 2023 | 1B | 85.8 mph |
3 | Jack Pitts | TN | Arlington | 2024 | C | 85.7 mph |
4 | David Hamilton | TN | Grace Christian Academy | 2023 | OF | 84.3 mph |
5 | Matthew Autry | TN | Collierville | 2023 | OF | 82.8 mph |
6 | Logan Davidson | TN | Henry County | 2025 | 3B | 81.8 mph |
7 | Caden Freeman | TN | Arlington | 2024 | OF | 81.4 mph |
8 | Carson Finch | TN | Christian Brothers | 2025 | OF | 79.2 mph |
9 | Foster Pittman | TN | Collierville | 2025 | OF | 78.7 mph |
10 | ADAM GORDON | TN | Friendship Christian | 2024 | OF | 78.2 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 | Carter McKay | TN | Arlington | 2024 | 1B | 99.8 mph |
2 | David Hamilton | TN | Grace Christian Academy | 2023 | OF | 95.7 mph |
3 | Matthew Autry | TN | Collierville | 2023 | OF | 92.2 mph |
4 | Hudson Cepparulo | TN | Henry County | 2023 | 1B | 91.1 mph |
5 | Jack Pitts | TN | Arlington | 2024 | C | 90.0 mph |
6 | Foster Pittman | TN | Collierville | 2025 | OF | 89.2 mph |
7 | ADAM GORDON | TN | Friendship Christian | 2024 | OF | 88.8 mph |
8 | Caden Freeman | TN | Arlington | 2024 | OF | 87.3 mph |
9 | Ayden Jacobs | TN | Collierville High School | 2025 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
10 | Logan Davidson | TN | Henry County | 2025 | 3B | 86.8 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Carter McKay | TN | Arlington | 2024 | 1B | 363 ft |
2 | Jack Pitts | TN | Arlington | 2024 | C | 305 ft |
3 | Caden Freeman | TN | Arlington | 2024 | OF | 273 ft |
4 | Hudson Cepparulo | TN | Henry County | 2023 | 1B | 272 ft |
5 | Matthew Autry | TN | Collierville | 2023 | OF | 270 ft |
6 | ADAM GORDON | TN | Friendship Christian | 2024 | OF | 263 ft |
7 | Ayden Jacobs | TN | Collierville High School | 2025 | RHP | 259 ft |
8 | Foster Pittman | TN | Collierville | 2025 | OF | 259 ft |
9 | Ethan Finch | TN | Christian Brothers | 2023 | 2B | 257 ft |
10 | Logan Davidson | TN | Henry County | 2025 | 3B | 253 ft |
Find all TrackMan stats from the event HERE
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