The PBR Tennessee Top Prospect Games - Knoxville is an INVITE ONLY event featuring top 2024-2027 prospects from around the state. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 13 - Wednesday, June 14 at The University of Tennessee.

Top Prospect events are the longest standing, class specific invite-only events across the PBR ecosystem. The Top Prospect is held in the summer months when recruiting is at a frenzied pace, and are always held in open contact periods with the goal of providing a high-end event for class specific recruiting to college coaches. These events are historically well recruited across the country for one reason: the players. It provides a fresh look at prospects who fit the mold of playing at the next level, both in game play and showcase style events.

Top Prospect events are limited and built upon invitation only and generally geared towards a specific graduating class, helping college coaches who are looking to narrow their search. Rosters are comprised of the highest of ranked prospects in your prospective state, with invitations being issued from past event success, high school season accolades and more. Players can also request invitations through their individual state event page, by submitting highlights, statistics and more.

The event will begin with a position player showcase in the morning followed by game play in the afternoon. Pitchers will throw in the game against live hitters. 

The event is limited in the number of participants.  Pitchers will be evaluated/videoed during live game action. Rosters will be organized/built by specific positions to maximize playing time/exposure for each player. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity, please get your registration in as soon as possible, as roster spots are limited, both by total quantity and by position.

 

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Itinerary

When:
Tuesday, June 13 & Wednesday, June 14

Who:
2024-2027 Grads (By Invitation Only)

Where:
University of Tennessee - Lindsey Nelson Stadium

 

Schedule: 

Schedule below is an estimate and will be subject to change*

Tuesday, June 13

8:45 AM: Check-In & Instruction
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Position Player Showcase
1:00 - 4:00 PM - Game Play

Pitcher Only's will check-in one hour before the scheduled game time.

Wednesday, June 14

8:45 AM: Check-In
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Position Player Showcase"
1:00 - 4:00 PM - Game Play

Pitcher Only's will check-in one hour before the scheduled game time.

*NOTE: Games are simulated to regulate pitch counts and innings played.

 

TECH PACKAGE

Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive unrivaled access to their advanced ball-tracking and swing metrics through the TrackMan and Blast Connect apps as well as visual skills through Vizual Edge testing. Furthermore, key metrics will live inside your Prep Baseball Report profile to help players in their recruitment process.  

TrackMan is the global leader in ball-tracking accuracy. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, all players will get unrivaled access to their performance data in the Trackman interactive app. Players can create custom dashboards that unlock both hitting and pitching data.

Pitching Features Include:

• Pitching data access includes: release speed, spin rate, spin axis, release height, extension, horizontal and vertical break, and location on each pitch 

• See each pitch trajectory in 3D from multiple viewpoints

• Create defined tags to label and compare pitches

• Pin pitches together to create tunneling visualizations between different pitch types

• Visualize each pitch location

Hitting Features Include:

• Hitting data access includes: Exit speed, distance traveled, launch angle, launch direction, spin rate, contact depth and contact side/height for each swing.

• Visualize plate coverage

• Pairing of all data points on each swing

Key ball flight metrics will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level. TrackMan’s advanced data metrics will augment what players already receive from a PBR showcase, which includes an edited video of their performance, personalized scouting reports, verified statistics, run times and positional velocities.

Blast is the global leader in swing analysis and used by nearly every MLB organization. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive access to BlastConnect in the Blast App, that unlocks critical insights and actionable data from their performance.

Features Include:

• Swing Analysis and Blast Motion hitting assessment

• Professional-level swing analytics to help players improve their hitting performance

• Free 30-day trial to Blast Premium Services subscription

Key hitting metrics and Blast Motion Scores will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level.

 

Prep Baseball Report events will be equipped with Swift Performance’s industry-leading athletic testing technologies to capture pinpoint accurate, actionable data for all participants, ultimately delivering new insights into athletes’ speed, explosiveness and power for recruiters to evaluate.

Athletes will be evaluated on a multitude of metrics that goes beyond just the 60 yard dash, participants will also get their 10 and 30 yard splits to the 60 yard dash.

Athletic Testing Metrics include:

• 60 yard dash with 10 and 30 yard splits

• Top end speed (mph)

 

Upcoming Events

SHOWCASE	DATE	LOCATION
Knoxville Open	6/20	Knoxville Catholic High School (Knoxville, TN)
Knoxville Rising Stars ID	6/20	Knoxville Catholic High School (Knoxville, TN)
Clarksville Open	6/27	Austin Peay University (Clarksville, TN)
Memphis Open	6/28	Memphis University (Memphis, TN)
Murfreesboro Open	7/11	Riverdale High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Chattanooga Open	7/12	Chattanooga State CC (Chattanooga, TN)

 

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