TN Preseason All-State: TrackMan Pitching Files
February 10, 2023
Franklin, TN - The Tennessee Preseason All-State was held on Saturday and Sunday, February 4th & 5th at Showtime Sports Academy in Franklin, TN. This event consisted of some of the top prospects from the 2023-2026 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens during the workout and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Sunday.
Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from each statistical category recorded on the Trackman B1 unit. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event.
View entire event stats HERE.
MAX FASTBALL VELO & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Eli DeBerry | TN | Arlington | 2024 | RHP | 91.2 mph |
2 | Bo Bailey | TN | Pope John Paul II | 2025 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
3 | Eli Emery | TN | Mt Juliet | 2024 | RHP | 89.7 mph |
4 | Connor Martin | TN | Goodpasture Christian | 2023 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
5 | Ari Bethea | TN | Collierville | 2025 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
6 | Carter Casabella | TN | Station Camp | 2024 | RHP | 88.1 mph |
7 | Ayden Jacobs | TN | Collierville High School | 2025 | RHP | 87.9 mph |
8 | Cason Hill | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2025 | OF | 87.6 mph |
9 | Jake Truitt | TN | Goodpasture | 2024 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
10 | Daniel Parris | TN | Knoxville Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 87.3 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Connor Martin | TN | Goodpasture Christian | 2023 | RHP | 2387 rpm |
2 | Ari Bethea | TN | Collierville | 2025 | RHP | 2331 rpm |
3 | Eli DeBerry | TN | Arlington | 2024 | RHP | 2284 rpm |
4 | Tyler Wilson | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2024 | C | 2279 rpm |
5 | Cade Allen | TN | South Gibson County High School | 2026 | RHP | 2265 rpm |
6 | Cason Hill | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2025 | OF | 2258 rpm |
7 | Harrison Pollina | TN | Arlington | 2026 | RHP | 2254 rpm |
8 | Daniel Parris | TN | Knoxville Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 2206 rpm |
9 | Tyler Zeligman | TN | White House Heritage | 2024 | RHP | 2153 rpm |
10 | Rhett Slagle | TN | Elizabethton High School | 2026 | RHP | 2143 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 | Ethan Haley | TN | York Institute | 2024 | SS | 16.9 |
2 | Cade Pilkinton | TN | Dickson County | 2023 | OF | -16.8 |
3 | Braden Suggs | TN | Bearden | 2023 | OF | 16.4 |
4 | Corbin Crosby | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2025 | LHP | -15.7 |
5 | Nate Webb | TN | POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 1B | 15.7 |
6 | Landon Parman | TN | Mt. Juliet | 2024 | LHP | -15.0 |
7 | Carter Casabella | TN | Station Camp | 2024 | RHP | 14.7 |
8 | Connor Martin | TN | Goodpasture Christian | 2023 | RHP | 14.2 |
9 | Ryan Edwards | TN | THE WEBB SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 14.1 |
10 | Konner Bowden | TN | Columbia Central | 2024 | OF | -13.6 |
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.”
MAX & AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Connor Martin | TN | Goodpasture Christian | 2023 | RHP | 2898 rpm |
2 | Eli Emery | TN | Mt Juliet | 2024 | RHP | 2691 rpm |
3 | Eli DeBerry | TN | Arlington | 2024 | RHP | 2672 rpm |
4 | Ari Bethea | TN | Collierville | 2025 | RHP | 2554 rpm |
5 | Eli Scoggins | TN | Van Buren Co High School | 2025 | RHP | 2454 rpm |
6 | Owen White | TN | MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2372 rpm |
7 | Cade Allen | TN | South Gibson County High School | 2026 | RHP | 2361 rpm |
8 | Tyler Wilson | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2024 | C | 2353 rpm |
9 | Cason Hill | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2025 | OF | 2299 rpm |
10 | Bo Bailey | TN | Pope John Paul II | 2025 | RHP | 2283 rpm |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Connor Martin | TN | Goodpasture Christian | 2023 | RHP | 2716 |
2 | Eli DeBerry | TN | Arlington | 2024 | RHP | 2566 |
3 | Eli Emery | TN | Mt Juliet | 2024 | RHP | 2536 |
4 | Ari Bethea | TN | Collierville | 2025 | RHP | 2469 |
5 | Cade Allen | TN | South Gibson County High School | 2026 | RHP | 2320 |
6 | Tyler Wilson | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2024 | C | 2309 |
7 | Owen White | TN | MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2279 |
8 | Eli Scoggins | TN | Van Buren Co High School | 2025 | RHP | 2277 |
9 | Carter Winders | TN | Crockett County | 2026 | C | 2221 |
10 | Ethan Haley | TN | York Institute | 2024 | SS | 2202 |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
MAX & AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Daniel Parris | TN | Knoxville Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 2625 rpm |
2 | Ryan Edwards | TN | THE WEBB SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 2527 rpm |
3 | Harrison Pollina | TN | Arlington | 2026 | RHP | 2501 rpm |
4 | Owen White | TN | MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2475 rpm |
5 | Eli Gardenhire | TN | Boyd Buchanan | 2024 | LHP | 2371 rpm |
6 | Tyler Wilson | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2024 | C | 2367 rpm |
7 | Bo Bailey | TN | Pope John Paul II | 2025 | RHP | 2312 rpm |
8 | Brody Carr | TN | Jefferson County | 2026 | OF | 2294 rpm |
9 | Cason Hill | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2025 | OF | 2277 rpm |
10 | Eli Scoggins | TN | Van Buren Co High School | 2025 | RHP | 2260 rpm |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Daniel Parris | TN | Knoxville Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 2556 rpm |
2 | Ryan Edwards | TN | THE WEBB SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 2494 rpm |
3 | Owen White | TN | MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2450 rpm |
4 | Harrison Pollina | TN | Arlington | 2026 | RHP | 2423 rpm |
5 | Eli Gardenhire | TN | Boyd Buchanan | 2024 | LHP | 2229 rpm |
6 | Cason Hill | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2025 | OF | 2228 rpm |
7 | Brody Carr | TN | Jefferson County | 2026 | OF | 2227 rpm |
8 | Eli Scoggins | TN | Van Buren Co High School | 2025 | RHP | 2225 rpm |
9 | Gunner Skelton | TN | Columbia Academy | 2026 | SS | 2222 rpm |
10 | Tyler Wilson | TN | Middle Tennessee Christian | 2024 | C | 2211 rpm |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Connor Martin | TN | Goodpasture Christian | 2023 | RHP | 19.6 |
2 | Eli DeBerry | TN | Arlington | 2024 | RHP | 18.4 |
3 | Braden Suggs | TN | Bearden | 2023 | OF | 18.4 |
4 | Carter Kelley | TN | Giles County | 2024 | OF | -18.3 |
5 | Cade Allen | TN | South Gibson County High School | 2026 | RHP | 17.7 |
6 | Harrison Pollina | TN | Arlington | 2026 | RHP | 17.6 |
7 | Ayden Jacobs | TN | Collierville High School | 2025 | RHP | 16.5 |
8 | Jake Truitt | TN | Goodpasture | 2024 | RHP | 16.2 |
9 | Drew Childress | TN | Seymour | 2025 | SS | 16.0 |
10 | Landon Parman | TN | Mt. Juliet | 2024 | LHP | -15.7 |
Horizontal Break: This metric measures the distance, 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.
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